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Geohot, FailOverflow, Responds After Served With Lawsuit From Sony

Posted by: Ernice Gilbert January 13, 2011 in Hot, News, Sony 11 Comments

George Hots aka Geohot and FailOverflow have posted responses to Sony’s lawsuit. According to FailOverflow, the only reason they hacked the PS3 was because of Sony’s “removal of OtherOS”.

FailOverflow said via their website (courtesy Yahoo News): “Our exclusive goal was, is, and always has been to get OtherOS back”, adding that it does not, and has never, “condoned, supported, approved of, or encouraged videogame piracy.”

Geohot also responded, telling the BBC: “I am a firm believer in digital rights. I would expect a company that prides itself on intellectual property to be well versed in the provisions of the law, so I am disappointed in Sony’s current action.”

He added: “I have spoken with legal counsel and I feel comfortable that Sony’s action against me doesn’t have any basis.”

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  • linglingjr

    “I am a firm believer in digital rights”
    cover up BS with more BS he has killed any chances of getting a job in any software industry i hope he gets sued $999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999

    Ernice Gilbert Reply:
    January 13th, 2011 at 10:58 pm

    That’s an awful lot of money.

  • linglingjr

    oh not even lol just think of all the other money he took away from all the other crap he exploited and told every one else and their mother how to do then everyones like thats cool ima download that with out paying for it!!

    Ernice Gilbert Reply:
    January 14th, 2011 at 7:22 am

    No, I understand Lingling, I know it costs a whole lot of money to develop these games and what not…. I just thought your post of $999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 was somewhat funny.

  • nick

    hes got a point.
    sony are trying to sue him for something he has not done, i had to laugh when they sent him 1 dollar to try and prove hes making money off this.
    i mean come on sony, you cant be that desperate!
    they f*cked up with there security, and now they have to deal with it!

    Ernice Gilbert Reply:
    January 14th, 2011 at 7:25 am

    Hey, a company must try to defend itself. Geohot’s kinda frightened though. At least a point is being sent.

    Ernice Gilbert Reply:
    January 14th, 2011 at 7:25 am

    A message rather.

  • nick

    he seems fairly relaxed to me.
    its going to be interesting to see what happens if he wins, we might see it become completley legal to jailbreak and run CFW on your system!

    Ernice Gilbert Reply:
    January 14th, 2011 at 12:31 pm

    Then they’d probably stop making consoles, seeing that it’d drastically increase the risk of piracy.

  • nick

    no, of course there not going to stop.
    sony are making a mint out of the ps3, there not going to kiss that goodbye because a few bad apples are playing without paying.

    Ernice Gilbert Reply:
    January 15th, 2011 at 9:30 am

    And now I hear they’re trying to launch in China. Now that’d be serious cash.

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