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I don't know all the technical stuff, but I remember reading something about how hackers could access PSN without being detected by Sony. I don't know if that's true but it's something to consider.

I continue to see this once in a while and it baffles me all over again each time it pops up. Yes, poor Geohot. He got cocky and thought he couldn't be touched, and so he stepped across the line and posted the code to the world.

Some things are wrong just bc they are. Other things are wrong bc of how they affect other people. What he did caused immediate compromise to psn, affecting MILLIONS of other people. The vast majority of ps3 owners just want to use the system for what it's meant for. Geohot's action was looking to compromise (and was already in the process of compromising) millions of other ps3 owners' ability to fully enjoy their ps3, and that's not fair.

As I'm sure you know, HIPAA in medicine prevents the sharing of confidential patient information by a medical provider. This act can be broken if a patient shares with a medical provider that they plan to cause harm or take the lives of other people. In this case, the medical provider is to report the situation. This takes away that patient's right of privacy of information; but, it's bc that person would have compromised the rights of others (i.e. taking their life). Geohot has rights, as we all do; but, he doesn't have the right to take away other people's rights. Who knows what would've happened to psn in the future. Apparently Sony saw the potential implications of the situation, and considered them severe enough to take Geohot to court for it. Please correct me if I'm missing something. Although, I feel I've heard every explanation under the sun and still can't even begin to relate to the thought process behind it.

And as for the comments (not by you) about Sony only winning bc they could afford better lawyers...(sigh)..If something is truly wrong, no amount of money is going to change that. If a person murders someone in public, leaving blatant evidence all over the place, he's going to jail. He can hire every top lawyer in the world, but it won't matter - the judge will rule against him B/C WHAT HE DID WAS WRONG. Likewise, Sony and Geohot pleaded their cases, and the judge ruled against Geohot B/C WHAT HE DID WAS WRONG.

Does Sony regret what they did?

Let's hope so!

Does Sony regret their disgusting and illegal consumer rights violation of removing OtherOS, which was the main cause of this hacking fiasco in the first place?

Let's hope so even more strongly!

Will Sony admit that they regret their actions?

NO!

Will Sony learn anything?

LOLNO!

And the more Sony do, the more they bring attention to the hacks that have already been released. Sony has done well in helping to build up the PS3 hacking community with their iron-fisted actions. Now that the security holes have been breached, they'll never be able to plug them.

It isn't a serious problem now. Most of the industries whining that they are being killed by piracy are turning in record profits year-after-year. The console gaming industry is no exception, and it's absolutely absurd that they say, and that people believe, that they are losing billions or trillions or quadrillions of dollars per year because some 15-year-old with no money just downloaded 4TB of games that he never would have bought and will mostly be left unplayed.

The PC gaming industry might be an exception, but that's mostly their own fault for using restrictive DRM that punishes legitimate customers and makes cracked versions of the game far easier to play

I think it's obvious that Sony regret it now. Not in the sense they thought they were doing something wrong like a moral regret, but in the sense that they never imagined there would be such a grassroots backlash against them, resulting in what is currently going on. This ordeal could plague Sony and the PSN for years and it is costing them a fortune.

why would they regret it? they have saved a lot of money on piracy had he continued and even gone on to hack the NGP.

its pathetic when companies give up to hackers in fear of more damage. they need to be taught a lesson and sony is doing exactly that and with support from other companies, piracy can be a thing of the past.

im glad their not intimidated by anonymous and have made them look like angry school children.

like someone mentioned, its a perfect excuse to do some major updates.

Should've offered him a job instead of taking him to court...

he would have made everyone else resign then.....

It reminds me a lot of when the music industry went after Sean Parker. Life in his $20 million prison must be tough.