Sony wins a temporary restraining order against George Hotz - Polidicks

California always seems to be the one to circumvent standard practice here. Why are they allowed to proclaim universal jurisdiction? Speaking of which, I believe CA is also where that guy sued tons of spammers in small claims court, forcing them to settle rather than deal with the case.

[QUOTE=DoctorSalt;27785655]California always seems to be the one to circumvent standard practice here. Why are they allowed to proclaim universal jurisdiction? Speaking of which, I believe CA is also where that guy sued tons of spammers in small claims court, forcing them to settle rather than deal with the case.[/QUOTE] We're the capital state of alot of things, but I never thought we'd be the small claims capital.

[QUOTE=jjsullivan;27785679]We're the capital state of alot of things, but I never thought we'd be the small claims capital.[/QUOTE] EDIT: I feel dumb. Yeah, I don't know how you manage these legal loop holes :]

[QUOTE=DoctorSalt;27785693][url]http://johnlbradfield.com/tech/dan-balsam-anti-spam-crusader-this-man-is-my-hero-2/[/url][/QUOTE] Yeah I knew about the article already. I was just making a statement.

Not so Hotz now, is he? :smugdog:

[QUOTE=Mingebox;27785915]Not so Hotz now, is he? :smugdog:[/QUOTE] Don't you joke about The Hotz :frog:

DMCA is bullshit and so is the restraining order. Not even mentioning the fact that it wasn't created solely for pirating software. You have to keep in mind things like homebrew games.

[QUOTE=Biotoxsin;27785963]DMCA is bullshit and so is the restraining order. Not even mentioning the fact that it wasn't created solely for pirating software. You have to keep in mind things like homebrew games.[/QUOTE] Nor was it intended. They should also restrain the firm that made USB Flash Drives because that was involved in cracking and running backups.

[QUOTE=Zeke129;27785463]Except Sony DID sue him and the way Sony is acting here is terrible And why the fuck does California have jurisdiction here anyway?[/QUOTE] A restraining order is much better than a lawsuit for "supposed" future damages.

Does that mean he can't go near sony headquarters or something How does someone even get a restraining order from a company and not a person? :geno:

[QUOTE=triFeral;27786318]Does that mean he can't go near sony headquarters or something How does someone even get a restraining order from a company and not a person? :geno:[/QUOTE] No, he's restrained from uploading the PS3 hack on any site.

[QUOTE=Swilly;27786346]No, he's restrained from uploading the PS3 hack on any site.[/QUOTE] Still leaves plenty of room for transferring to other people. Sony wasted effort on trying to stop this.

[QUOTE=Bletotum;27785549]You bought the PS3 hardware. Why isn't it your right to modify the software on it? its not like you're selling your own console based on the ps3 with a different os[/QUOTE] End-User License Agreement. If you don't like it, either return the unit, or get sued.

[QUOTE=MIPS;27786959]End-User License Agreement. If you don't like it, either return the unit, or get sued.[/QUOTE] Its different for the first generation PS3 who had that clause sneakily put in. For the PS3 slim, you were shit outta luck in the first place.

[QUOTE=MIPS;27786959]End-User License Agreement. If you don't like it, either return the unit, or get sued.[/QUOTE] EULA's doesn't mean that much in Europe :haw: Dunno why the US is so gay for them though.

[QUOTE=Van-man;27789311]EULA's doesn't mean that much in Europe :haw: Dunno why the US is so gay for them though.[/QUOTE] Because we sue people like it's a big game of poker.