Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) and George Hotz (Hotz) today announced the settlement of the lawsuit filed by SCEA against Hotz in federal court in San Francisco, California. The parties reached an agreement in principle on March 31, 2011. As part of the settlement, Hotz consented to a permanent injunction.

Both parties expressed satisfaction that litigation had been quickly resolved. Sony is glad to put this litigation behind us, said Riley Russell, General Counsel for SCEA. 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.

It was never my intention to cause any users trouble or to make piracy easier, said Hotz, Im happy to have the litigation behind me. Hotz was not involved in the recent attacks on Sonys internet services and websites.


Looks like the war is over. Call it a win for Sony. Call it a win for Geohot. Either way, a lot of people are going to speculate whether the involvement of Anonymous had anything to do with the result.

I just wonder though, were Sony trying to protect their customers and intellectual property? Or is that a nice way of saying "we knew we bent the rules, so it was either a slap on the wrist for Hotz, or we get sued as well".


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