EFF Speaks Out Against Sony's Frightening Case Against Geohot

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Posted January 20, 2011 at 1:22pm by iClarified

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has spoken out about Sony's 'outrageous' and 'frightening' case against Geohot.

In a lengthy post on its blog, the EFF explains dangerous implications if Sony were to succeed in its case.

That means Sony is sending another dangerous message: that it has rights in the computer it sells you even after you buy it, and therefore can decide whether your tinkering with that computer is legal or not. We disagree. Once you buy a computer, it's yours. It shouldn't be a crime for you to access your own computer, regardless of whether Sony or any other company likes what you're doing.
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Sony's core arguments — that it can silence speech that reveals security flaws using the DMCA and that the mere fact of a terms of use somewhere gives a company permanent and total control over what you do with a device under pain of criminal punishment — are both sweeping and frightening, and not just for gamers and computer researchers. Frankly, it's not what we expect from any company that cares about its customers, and we bet it's not what those customers expect, either.

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EFF Speaks Out Against Sony's Frightening Case Against Geohot

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STP - January 20, 2011 at 10:00pm

First of all the length that you have to go to make this work is beyond most people . Let's face it even an unteathered jailbreak of the latest OS for Iphone hasn't happened yet . Relax sony . Geo Hot why don't you unlock the iphone 4 before you mess with PS3 ? Just sayin ..

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Nooencares - January 20, 2011 at 7:23pm

It is funny Sony wants to sue somebody who find ways to get more use out of their device. But when their device doesn't live up to the customer expectations its so what. YLOD comes to mind. These big corporations continue to screw over the little people. JBing and not being is our only defense.

Virtual-Oz - January 20, 2011 at 6:14pm

How about a PETITION against the lawsuit?

Quang - January 20, 2011 at 5:25pm

If you know about the computer industry long enought you might remember the word "IBM CLONE" You can read more on it by Googleling it on the internet. My questions, is reverse engineering illegal? That's is all I have to say. Sony is going the wrong way with this and Apple too. And Oh was Apple computer back in the 70s was an IBM clone? hhmmm? I wonder that the founder of Apple was like geohot?

yoshac - January 20, 2011 at 4:11pm

It's very simple - boycott products which have DRM. I now only buy consumer electronics that have open programing interfaces. The last Sony product I purchased was a PS2, when they released a Linux kit for it; my DVD player? A Liteon with GPL Linux open source. I do own lots of Apple products - iPhone 3G & 3GS, aTV 1 & 2, Macbook, Macbook Pro - but none of those were purchased until unlocks were available - BootCamp on the Macs, and Jailbreaks on the iPhones and AppleTV's. I'm ready to buy an iPhone 4, but Apple doesn't get my cash until there's an untethered jailbreak.

Baguera - January 20, 2011 at 4:06pm

I wonder if you customize your personal car from boosting The engine power to changing the entire body car why that car company won't sue you or sue the people who are customizing it for you? Just for one reason, it's your car. The same thing should be for your iPhone, PS3, etc....there is no difference. what's yours is yours no one has the right to tell you what you can do with it.

Noman - January 20, 2011 at 3:07pm

And they just ignore the fact that everytime something gets hacked the sales of device jumps up to the roofs. Apparently one of tenth iPhone is jailbroken.. thats like 10milj units sold because its possible. They should be paying hackers to release their Jbs than sueing them... bloody hippocrates.

Gigi - January 20, 2011 at 2:31pm

I am personally disgusted by Sony and their arrogant attitude towards those who make the mistake of buying Sony products. This is why I have not bought any of their products since 2000. Lately, Apple is starting to get on my nerves too.

Steve - January 20, 2011 at 1:47pm

I have a feeling one day people will get sue for accident drop their ps3 on the floor and break it.

Jeremy - January 20, 2011 at 2:06pm

You have no idea what we have in mind. Mwaaahaha...