Post: GeoHot Sued by Sony
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01-13-2011, 05:48 AM
#1
If you haven't heard, educate yourself about the root key for the PS3 You must login or register to view this content. & about his CFW You must login or register to view this content..
Around a week after GeoHot released his CFW and the PS3's root key, Sony has taken action and filed a lawsuit against him and the team known as FailOverFl0w, a team dedicated to the PS3 that develop hacks for the PS3.
Sony, unlike Microsoft is the only one taking action against those who allow and create methods for pirating while Microsoft simply bans the console they believe is modified to allow piracy.
Charges:
Originally posted by another user
18 U.S.C. § 1030(a)(2)(C) – Confidential Information On Computer
18 U.S.C. § 1030(a)(4) – Intent To Defraud And Obtain Value
18 U.S.C. § 1030(a)(5)(A) – Knowing Transmission of Code
18 U.S.C. § 1030(a)(5)(B) and (C) – Intentional and Reckless Damage And Loss
18 U.S.C. § 1030(a)(6)(A) – Trafficking in Password
18 U.S.C. § 1030(a)(7)(B) – Intent to Extort
18 U.S.C. § 1030(a)(4) – Intent To Defraud And Obtain Value
18 U.S.C. § 1030(a)(5)(A) – Knowing Transmission of Code
18 U.S.C. § 1030(a)(5)(B) and (C) – Intentional and Reckless Damage And Loss
18 U.S.C. § 1030(a)(6)(A) – Trafficking in Password
18 U.S.C. § 1030(a)(7)(B) – Intent to Extort
The angle that sony is taking seems to be that they are trying to censor and remove all leaks related to the PS3 instead of simply disabling the consoles like other companies.
Due to the PS3 console being an expensive to produce system and very little profit is made from the system itself, whilest majority of their income is from game sales, it makes sense why they are pressing the specific charges posted above.
Since in this age that we live in is the age of information, taking down and removing such information that was on GeoHot's site is near futile, mirrors of his original site has sprung up You must login or register to view this content. & You must login or register to view this content..
It is hosted on a university's server and was uploaded by a man by the name of David S. Touretzky.
David is a known fighter, he was involved in the DeCSS in which a teenager was sued for creating a program allowing people use DVDs on a Linux system, back in 1999 which was a big deal then.
David also has fought and won in other law suits and even has a site about what to do if you are wrongfully accused of a copyright violation.
The man has the balls, experience and has shown in the passed that he has the knowledge to fight big cases.
I think it's time to sit back and watch as things get interesting.
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01-13-2011, 08:57 PM
#29
spydermonkee
Bounty hunter
:wtf: its amazing how georgee boy is getting all the credit for failoverflows work, he released it cuz sony wouldn't give him a job...
you dont get anywhere in this world making threats, thats why his ass is getting sued,
failoverflow even stated that they weren't going release anything due to repercussions!
And 90% of evryone thinks he did it for us:rolleyes:
you dont get anywhere in this world making threats, thats why his ass is getting sued,
failoverflow even stated that they weren't going release anything due to repercussions!
And 90% of evryone thinks he did it for us:rolleyes:
01-14-2011, 12:59 AM
#31
Sync
Guest
Originally posted by Toastmonkey
This is ****ing bullshit F33L, Bullshit. 3 members posted the same thread, the got closed and you started this. You don't deserve to be mod.
as you can see F33L PMed the members and asked if this thread can be made and i was one of the members who made a thread like this but i asked him to close mines because his has a lot more info and more people will look at it as he's a staff member so do research before you start bitching about shit..
01-14-2011, 01:13 AM
#32
Konie06
Pokemon Trainer
Originally posted by TheBigRod
Ah well that's true, I sure hope people don't donate to him, even if this benefitted other people, he did something REALLY stupid.
Yet People like you who is siding against him turn around and Leech the Same Files and Exploits he made.. nice one
01-14-2011, 01:15 AM
#33
TheBigRod
uh-may-zuh-zing
Originally posted by Konie06
Yet People like you who is siding against him turn around and Leech the Same Files and Exploits he made.. nice one
Since when did I leech his files? LOL.
Might wana look at the rest of the conversation me & F33L were having, dude.
You have 25 posts, you most likely came to the site for the CFW & FTP shit.
01-14-2011, 01:57 AM
#34
Konie06
Pokemon Trainer
Originally posted by TheBigRod
Since when did I leech his files? LOL.
Might wana look at the rest of the conversation me & F33L were having, dude.
You have 25 posts, you most likely came to the site for the CFW & FTP shit.
Might wana look at the rest of the conversation me & F33L were having, dude.
You have 25 posts, you most likely came to the site for the CFW & FTP shit.
Join Date: Dec 2009..
Try again. :n: .Im here just to read whats new in All Categories. and Look for People who wanna play Mw2 2getter and Tem up in ZOmbie in Black Ops.. dont let the Post fool you, ive been here longer than you.
01-14-2011, 01:58 AM
#35
TheBigRod
uh-may-zuh-zing
Originally posted by Konie06
Join Date: Dec 2009..
Try again. :n: .Im here just to read whats new in All Categories. and Look for People who wanna play Mw2 2getter and Tem up in ZOmbie in Black Ops.. dont let the Post fool you, ive been here longer than you.
Try again. :n: .Im here just to read whats new in All Categories. and Look for People who wanna play Mw2 2getter and Tem up in ZOmbie in Black Ops.. dont let the Post fool you, ive been here longer than you.
Just because you joined in '09 doesn't give you the right to call me out on leeching that I didn't do.
01-14-2011, 03:48 AM
#36
Originally posted by Tali
anyone who thinks that CFW is mostly used for CL's is a high pitched little CoD fag who thinks hes the coolest kid at recess because he has a spinning coin.
All dah ladies love me for my spinning emblem though :.
In all seriousness, a lot more is being done than you think, after the 3.42 update much was lost but GeoHot has reopened that wonderful door for us all.
You'd be surprised how much has been done apart from challenge lobbies :p.
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01-14-2011, 04:18 AM
#37
PhantomRenegade
PS3 hacking is dead
Originally posted by F33L
All dah ladies love me for my spinning emblem though :.
In all seriousness, a lot more is being done than you think, after the 3.42 update much was lost but GeoHot has reopened that wonderful door for us all.
You'd be surprised how much has been done apart from challenge lobbies :p.
In all seriousness, a lot more is being done than you think, after the 3.42 update much was lost but GeoHot has reopened that wonderful door for us all.
You'd be surprised how much has been done apart from challenge lobbies :p.
thats exactly what im saying
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