Post: Regarding Sony Tracking IP Addresses
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03-06-2011, 09:36 PM
#1
CLM
[b]They say sorry Mr. West is..[/b]
Read the spoiler if you haven't:
Sony is suing George Hotz, alleging that he violated the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and the Computer Fraud Abuse Act for distributing on his Web site his tools for jailbreaking the PS3, which enable PS3 owners to run home brew and pirated applications on their console. The DMCA prohibits the trafficking of devices designed to circumvent copy protection technologies.
The decision by Magistrate Joseph Spero in the Northern District of California grants Sony the right to ask Hotz' Web provider, Bluehost, for the IP addresses of visitors to Hotz' geohot.com site since January 2009, as well as server logs and other information related to the account, and information on computers that accessed or downloaded files from it, Wired reported.
According to court documents, Sony also wants Hotz' tweets that relate to his hacking of the PS3, as well as information on people who posted comments to his blog on Blogspot and on people who had access to a video he uploaded to YouTube demonstrating his jailbreak tools.
Courtesy of CNET
Anyway, I have been messaged multiple times about this, with people asking me what they're going to do. Relax. They aren't going to sue you or hunt you down. Do you really think they have the time to do this to millions of people? Of course not. The only logic behind this in my opinion is Sony just using the number of IP's that visited his sites as evidence in the case. I know this may seem like common sense to some, but there is a lot of unneeded fear going around.
So everyone should just relax and calm down. Unless your name is Graf_Chokolo or Geohot don't be afraid
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03-06-2011, 10:15 PM
#11
MasterMasta
Do a barrel roll!
Yeah I had a quick thought of this over night. Thanks for letting everyone know.
03-06-2011, 10:35 PM
#12
TryCatchMe
Like A Boss
Sony don't scare me, I'm more scared of spiders then I am of them
03-06-2011, 10:41 PM
#13
PsYcHoSiS
Eatin' poopy
Originally posted by ClutchLikeMelo
As most of you know Sony has been granted the right to see everyone's IP address that has visited any of Geohots sites or social networking pages.
Read the spoiler if you haven't:
A federal magistrate ruled this week that Sony can subpoena the ISP of a hacker who has released a PlayStation 3 jailbreak, as well as order Twitter, Google, and YouTube to hand over information from his accounts on those sites.
Sony is suing George Hotz, alleging that he violated the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and the Computer Fraud Abuse Act for distributing on his Web site his tools for jailbreaking the PS3, which enable PS3 owners to run home brew and pirated applications on their console. The DMCA prohibits the trafficking of devices designed to circumvent copy protection technologies.
The decision by Magistrate Joseph Spero in the Northern District of California grants Sony the right to ask Hotz' Web provider, Bluehost, for the IP addresses of visitors to Hotz' geohot.com site since January 2009, as well as server logs and other information related to the account, and information on computers that accessed or downloaded files from it, Wired reported.
According to court documents, Sony also wants Hotz' tweets that relate to his hacking of the PS3, as well as information on people who posted comments to his blog on Blogspot and on people who had access to a video he uploaded to YouTube demonstrating his jailbreak tools.
Courtesy of CNET
Anyway, I have been messaged multiple times about this, with people asking me what they're going to do. Relax. They aren't going to sue you or hunt you down. Do you really think they have the time to do this to millions of people? Of course not. The only logic behind this in my opinion is Sony just using the number of IP's that visited his sites as evidence in the case. I know this may seem like common sense to some, but there is a lot of unneeded fear going around.
So everyone should just relax and calm down. Unless your name is Graf_Chokolo or Geohot don't be afraid
Read the spoiler if you haven't:
Sony is suing George Hotz, alleging that he violated the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and the Computer Fraud Abuse Act for distributing on his Web site his tools for jailbreaking the PS3, which enable PS3 owners to run home brew and pirated applications on their console. The DMCA prohibits the trafficking of devices designed to circumvent copy protection technologies.
The decision by Magistrate Joseph Spero in the Northern District of California grants Sony the right to ask Hotz' Web provider, Bluehost, for the IP addresses of visitors to Hotz' geohot.com site since January 2009, as well as server logs and other information related to the account, and information on computers that accessed or downloaded files from it, Wired reported.
According to court documents, Sony also wants Hotz' tweets that relate to his hacking of the PS3, as well as information on people who posted comments to his blog on Blogspot and on people who had access to a video he uploaded to YouTube demonstrating his jailbreak tools.
Courtesy of CNET
Anyway, I have been messaged multiple times about this, with people asking me what they're going to do. Relax. They aren't going to sue you or hunt you down. Do you really think they have the time to do this to millions of people? Of course not. The only logic behind this in my opinion is Sony just using the number of IP's that visited his sites as evidence in the case. I know this may seem like common sense to some, but there is a lot of unneeded fear going around.
So everyone should just relax and calm down. Unless your name is Graf_Chokolo or Geohot don't be afraid
Yeah, thanks bro.. People got all worked up about it.. they were like..
"z0MG $0NY TRACK MY IP!! I NEEDZ PROXYY"
People should just.. chill..
03-06-2011, 10:43 PM
#14
guitar3652
Grunt
Originally posted by PsYcHoSiS
Yeah, thanks bro.. People got all worked up about it.. they were like..
"z0MG $0NY TRACK MY IP!! I NEEDZ PROXYY"
People should just.. chill..
"z0MG $0NY TRACK MY IP!! I NEEDZ PROXYY"
People should just.. chill..
Exactly
off topic: how did you make the moonwalking turtle O_O
03-06-2011, 10:45 PM
#15
PsYcHoSiS
Eatin' poopy
Originally posted by guitar3652
Exactly
off topic: how did you make the moonwalking turtle O_O
off topic: how did you make the moonwalking turtle O_O
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03-06-2011, 10:57 PM
#19
guitar3652
Grunt
Originally posted by PsYcHoSiS
Don't SAY thanks... Hit the button xD xD
Lol i did :bro:
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