Geohot is no stranger to legal troubles. His latest problems with the law involve Sony suing him for violation of the DMCA, computer fraud and copyright infringement. They have been granted a temporary restraining order which “forbids him from distributing the jailbreak, helping or encouraging others to jailbreak, and distributing information they've learned during the creation of the jailbreak,” according to his Wikipedia page.
The courts have also ordered Geohot to hand over all computers and storage media used in the creation of any jailbreaking software to Sony’s lawyers. I know I would have a hard time handing over all of my computer equipment to a bunch of lawyers. In response to Sony’s allegations Geohot has posted his opinion on the matter on YouTube. For those of you who enjoy reading along with the lyrics:
Yo it’s geohot
And for those who don’t know
I’m getting sued by Sony
Let’s take this out of the courtroom and into the streets
I’m a beast, at the least, you’ll face me in the northeast
Get my ire up, light my fire
I’ll go harder then Eminem went at Mariah
Call me a liar
Pound me in the *** with no lube, chafing
You’re ******* with the dude who got the keys to your safe and
Those that can’t do bring suits
Cry to your Uncle Sam to settle disputes
Thought you’d tackle this with a little more tact
But then again fudgepackers, I don’t know Jack
I shed a tear every time I think of Lik Sang
But **** man, they’re a corporation
And I’m a personification of freedom for all
You fill dockets, like that’s a concept foreign to y’all
While lawyers muddy water and TROs stall
Out of business is jail for me
And you’re suing me civilly
Exhibit this in the courtroom
Go on, do it, I dare you
If rap was EVER about the world of computer tech, maybe I'd actually enjoy it. This is the the closest to enjoying it I've probably ever come. Congrats Geo, the Brian Wilson of jailbreaking.
wow. Geohot makes one rap and ppl are ready to get on there knees for him...? Man, yeah he made a rap you dont have to go on and on about how awesome he is and this and that. Not saying he isnt friggen talented. Like wow try reading this thread and see how many ppl say that same thing, or talk about how awesome it is to be him or how sony should hire him. ohh boy, give it a break.
If rap was EVER about the world of computer tech, maybe I'd actually enjoy it. This is the the closest to enjoying it I've probably ever come. Congrats Geo, the Brian Wilson of jailbreaking.
if rap was EVER about computer tech, it would suck and no one would like it. seriously??? rap about computer tech? come on
lol.....nerd
wow. Geohot makes one rap and ppl are ready to get on there knees for him...? Man, yeah he made a rap you dont have to go on and on about how awesome he is and this and that. Not saying he isnt friggen talented. Like wow try reading this thread and see how many ppl say that same thing, or talk about how awesome it is to be him or how sony should hire him. ohh boy, give it a break.
Largely I believe in what you are saying. The console market is a strange one, however. They sell their hardware for less than or equal to cost with the assumption that they recoup this all on software.
I see a couple scenarios here:
1) we cause home gaming to nose-dive and people close shop (already happened to SEGA for largely these reasons - which is why they are solely a third party now).
2) Everything (and I mean everything) hardware becomes rented... sort of like DVRs are from many cable companies.
3) You sign a clause stating that you agree not to tamper with the copyright software (that is their true worry here, NOT that you are jailbreaking the thing)
Either way, it's clear that Sony is just trying to make an example of the kid. Bottom line is if people work on breaking down the walls of anti-piracy, these console makers are going to decide it isn't profitable enough for them to be in the market in the first place.
I agree. What's most likely to happen with these big companies though? I don't think ppl will want to rent phones or consoles, I don't see that going over very smoothly for some reason.
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