Geohot Sued by Sony over Root Key Leak

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We knew it would happen. Geohot released on his blog the PS3 “root key” and various tools to run homebrew on the PS3. Seems like Sony isn’t planning going down without some payback first. For the list of charges and a posting by Geohot on the matter read more!

Posting from geohot.com:

"As of 1/11/2011 7:20 PM EST, I have been served with papers, see below…

Motion For TRO

Proposed Order

old front page, with relevant info removed, is here

contact me geohot … gmail"

List of charges:

Confidential Information On Computer

Intent To Defraud And Obtain Value

Knowing Transmission of Code

Intentional and Reckless Damage And Loss

Trafficking in Password

Intent to Extort

Links to download the relevant documents concerning the case:

Motion For TRO

Proposed Order

Posted: Jan 11, 2011 10:11 pm

Comments

TTG_l0g4nPosted: Wed. Jan 12, 2011

This is like Jailbreaking an itouch being such an issue with apple...

Geohost never supported the pirating of games.
just like jailbreakers do not "support" the cracking of apps.

Sony is just going to try to win a case they know they are not.

DidPosted: Wed. Jan 12, 2011

They aren't gonna win this haha FAIL!

RugerSR9Posted: Tue. Jan 11, 2011

SnPrXMafiA Wasn't there a case where the judge said the user who bought the item (ps3) can do what he or she wants to it? Its not like sony is loosing money...

Sonys whole defense is that it enables users to play pirated games. They also claimed that Geohot supported piracy and he DID NOT! They are basically starting a faulty lawsuit to scare hackers from wanting to proceed further and to keep the good guys down.

SnPrXMafiAPosted: Tue. Jan 11, 2011

Wasn't there a case where the judge said the user who bought the item (ps3) can do what he or she wants to it? Its not like sony is loosing money...

RugerSR9Posted: Tue. Jan 11, 2011

Honestly I don't see Sony getting anywhere in court with this. It will just keep fail0verflow and Geohot from creating homebrew until the trial is settled. The law should be that anything that you own you have full reasonable extent to modification and customization. In other words they took stuff from what they owned. I can't believe that they would waste the money taking this to court. They won't win. It'll be just like the Apple jailbreaking lawsuit.

BribePosted: Tue. Jan 11, 2011

ouch sucks for him lol