(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); In a post on the US PlayStation Blog, Patrick Seybold (Senior Director for Corporate Communications & Social Media at Sony Computer Entertainment) has released a joint statement declaring that the lawsuit filed by SCEA against prominent PlayStation 3 firmware hacker George Hotz (aka GeoHot) has been amicably settled with a permanent injunction against Hotz, as both parties “expressed satisfaction that litigation had been quickly resolved.”

Said General Counsel for SCEA, Riley Russell:

“Sony is glad to put this litigation behind us. Our motivation for bringing this litigation was to protect our intellectual property and our consumers. We believe this settlement and the permanent injunction achieve this goal.”

In the statement, Hotz said:

“It was never my intention to cause any users trouble or to make piracy easier. I’m happy to have the litigation behind me.”

It was also discovered that Hotz was not part of the recent denial of service attacks on Sony’s internet services and websites, perpetrated by hacking group Anonymous.

The lawsuit was brought about in the first place as SCEA accused Hotz of “violating federal law by posting online information about the security system in the PlayStation 3 videogame console and software that SCEA claimed could be used to circumvent the security system in the console and allow the playing of pirated videogames.”

Russell concluded:

“We want our consumers to be able to enjoy our devices and products in a safe and fun environment and we want to protect the hard work of the talented engineers, artists, musicians and game designers who make PlayStation games and support the PlayStation Network.

“We appreciate Mr. Hotz’s willingness to address the legal issues involved in this case and work with us to quickly bring this matter to an early resolution.”

Posted by Oliver on April 11, 2011 at 05:45 PM You must login or register to view this content.



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How bout a source next time? Good info but a source would be nice. I for one haven't heard this news yet.

i have a source or where i got it from.

Ok when I posted it wasn't there. Thanks. Good post btw.

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