Sony lawyers now targeting anyone who posts PlayStation 3 hack

[Chaos]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!  ;D

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/02/twitter-user-tricks-sony-into-rebroadcasting-secret-ps3-code.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

Kevin Butler is simply a hire-on commercial guy, he is in no way VP. And the twitter is in no way regulated by him. It's funny if you glance at it, but looking indepth it's just not that great.

Yeah, and no one said he was VP.  Not even the article. 

"when your own faux spokesperson decides to"

Geohotz
We all know Geohotz by now. Great guy that Geohotz, let us get homebrew on the PS3! I mean, it's not like we had Linux or anything. It's not like you couldn't have developed applications on that platform instead of breaking into a system just to say you want homebrew. But moving on.

Except you didn't have Linux.  Geohotz did it BECAUSE Sony removed the OtherOS function, rendering your point moot.

Sony
I do like Sony. They did have the great security of the PS3 and were nice enough to provide Linux. Not many companies would open a flaw like that willingly. It sucks that people had to exploit the flaw

Uh, have you been paying attention to what's been going on?  PS3's security was flawed, which is HOW this happened.  They were also nice enough to take away Linux, which is what pissed people off.  The 'flaw' people exploited had nothing to do with having Linux, but because they were losing it, and managed to find a hole in Sony's poor security.

Is it well-minded of Sony to sue the people responsible? Of course. Is it going to go anywhere? No. Sony is right in doing so but this won't fix the situation.

Is it well-minded?  Not in the slightest.  They're practicing an exercise in futility.  Once it's on the internet, it's not leaving, no matter how much they scream and rave and foam at the mouth like temper-tantruming 3 year olds.  All they're doing is wasting time and money, money that they'll have a much harder time making now that this has happened.  Especially so if the judge can be convinced that users should be allowed to 'jailbreak' their PS3 in the same manner that people are legally allowed to 'jailbreak' Iphones.  This is about as 'well-minded' as shooting oneself in the foot.

[Meiun]

Is it well-minded of Sony to sue the people responsible? Of course. Is it going to go anywhere? No. Sony is right in doing so but this won't fix the situation.

Is it well-minded?  Not in the slightest.  They're practicing an exercise in futility.  Once it's on the internet, it's not leaving, no matter how much they scream and rave and foam at the mouth like temper-tantruming 3 year olds.  All they're doing is wasting time and money, money that they'll have a much harder time making now that this has happened.  Especially so if the judge can be convinced that users should be allowed to 'jailbreak' their PS3 in the same manner that people are legally allowed to 'jailbreak' Iphones.  This is about as 'well-minded' as shooting oneself in the foot.

I doubt they are expecting to completely rid the world of the PS3 hack. Like you said, now that it's out, it's going to stay around. But that doesn't mean the only option is to just bend over and take it. Because as with many security related matters, all you can sometimes do is deter people as much as possible. The more people they can deter, the less severe of a problem it is for them. They may not be able to completely solve the problem, but they can at least contain it to some extent.

[Chaos]

Is it well-minded of Sony to sue the people responsible? Of course. Is it going to go anywhere? No. Sony is right in doing so but this won't fix the situation.

Is it well-minded?  Not in the slightest.  They're practicing an exercise in futility.  Once it's on the internet, it's not leaving, no matter how much they scream and rave and foam at the mouth like temper-tantruming 3 year olds.  All they're doing is wasting time and money, money that they'll have a much harder time making now that this has happened.  Especially so if the judge can be convinced that users should be allowed to 'jailbreak' their PS3 in the same manner that people are legally allowed to 'jailbreak' Iphones.  This is about as 'well-minded' as shooting oneself in the foot.

I doubt they are expecting to completely rid the world of the PS3 hack. Like you said, now that it's out, it's going to stay around. But that doesn't mean the only option is to just bend over and take it. Because as with many security related matters, all you can sometimes do is deter people as much as possible. The more people they can deter, the less severe of a problem it is for them. They may not be able to completely solve the problem, but they can at least contain it to some extent.

Well, it's their money.  They want to piss it away merely to 'slow it down', it's none of my business, I guess.

[T-Rok]

I can't find the link right now, but Sony is claiming they are going to release an un-hackable system. By even producing such a statement, they are painting a huge red dot on themselves.

[T-Rok]

Found the link

http://www.crunchgear.com/2011/02/24/rumor-fearing-%E2%80%98mainstream%E2%80%99-piracy-sony-mulling-over-%E2%80%98hack-proof%E2%80%99-ps3/

Oh look, double post, yay! lol

[Scotty]

Found the link

http://www.crunchgear.com/2011/02/24/rumor-fearing-%E2%80%98mainstream%E2%80%99-piracy-sony-mulling-over-%E2%80%98hack-proof%E2%80%99-ps3/

Oh look, double post, yay! lol

Article reminded me of a game that was released last year (think it was Assassin's Creed) where Ubisoft came up with, what was in their minds, a brilliant anti-piracy measure, and sure as shit, the DRM was cracked on day one (Although it may have been Splinter Cell, not certain).  I guarantee if this new PS3 is more than a rumor, you will have many, MANY people out there who accept it as a challenge, drop the $300 for it, just so they can claim the "I was the first" crown for themselves.  With any luck, we'll start to see pirate wars over factions who claim the previous was doing it all wrong, and posting up groovy videos on youtube proclaiming how their girth exceeds that of the previous', humor will ensue, and Sony will still be as delusional and confusingly dumb as a 72 year old who's abruptly awoken at 4AM to the doorbell which bestows upon him a flaming bag of his beloved Bichon Frise's dog shit on his front porch,.

[bubba]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!  ;D

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/02/twitter-user-tricks-sony-into-rebroadcasting-secret-ps3-code.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

Kevin Butler is simply a hire-on commercial guy, he is in no way VP. And the twitter is in no way regulated by him. It's funny if you glance at it, but looking indepth it's just not that great.

Yeah, and no one said he was VP.  Not even the article. 

Yes. He works for Sony as an advertisement agent. He's nothing, his twitter is by some dumb half-wit. It wasn't that funny. And it wasn't really re-tweeting. It's just something Twitter does by default. I also like how people think they tricked him. Maybe he knew they were the keys and was making a hilarious joke? Oops, they don't know. I bet the guy who tweeted is laughing his ass off thinking they trumped him.

Except you didn't have Linux.  Geohotz did it BECAUSE Sony removed the OtherOS function, rendering your point moot.

Sony removed the OtherOS feature after Geohotz toted around that he had figured out the security flaw THROUGH OtherOS. It's pretty much the equivalent of telling a banking company that their vault of oodles of money has a giant hole in it, and then the next day after they close the hole you get angry.

[JoEL]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!  ;D

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/02/twitter-user-tricks-sony-into-rebroadcasting-secret-ps3-code.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

Kevin Butler is simply a hire-on commercial guy, he is in no way VP. And the twitter is in no way regulated by him. It's funny if you glance at it, but looking indepth it's just not that great.

Yeah, and no one said he was VP.  Not even the article. 

Yes. He works for Sony as an advertisement agent. He's nothing, his twitter is by some dumb half-wit. It wasn't that funny. And it wasn't really re-tweeting. It's just something Twitter does by default. I also like how people think they tricked him. Maybe he knew they were the keys and was making a hilarious joke? Oops, they don't know. I bet the guy who tweeted is laughing his ass off thinking they trumped him.

Except you didn't have Linux.  Geohotz did it BECAUSE Sony removed the OtherOS function, rendering your point moot.

Sony removed the OtherOS feature after Geohotz toted around that he had figured out the security flaw THROUGH OtherOS. It's pretty much the equivalent of telling a banking company that their vault of oodles of money has a giant hole in it, and then the next day after they close the hole you get angry.

Your stupidity is funny. Just sayin'

[Jake]

Except you didn't have Linux.  Geohotz did it BECAUSE Sony removed the OtherOS function, rendering your point moot.

Sony removed the OtherOS feature after Geohotz toted around that he had figured out the security flaw THROUGH OtherOS. It's pretty much the equivalent of telling a banking company that their vault of oodles of money has a giant hole in it, and then the next day after they close the hole you get angry.

They should have then taken the respectable course and patched OtherOS instead of completely getting rid of it. By taking away functionality, they dug their own grave. That's all there is to it.

[Celson]

Geohotz rap

[bubba]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!  ;D

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/02/twitter-user-tricks-sony-into-rebroadcasting-secret-ps3-code.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

Kevin Butler is simply a hire-on commercial guy, he is in no way VP. And the twitter is in no way regulated by him. It's funny if you glance at it, but looking indepth it's just not that great.

Yeah, and no one said he was VP.  Not even the article. 

Yes. He works for Sony as an advertisement agent. He's nothing, his twitter is by some dumb half-wit. It wasn't that funny. And it wasn't really re-tweeting. It's just something Twitter does by default. I also like how people think they tricked him. Maybe he knew they were the keys and was making a hilarious joke? Oops, they don't know. I bet the guy who tweeted is laughing his ass off thinking they trumped him.

Except you didn't have Linux.  Geohotz did it BECAUSE Sony removed the OtherOS function, rendering your point moot.

Sony removed the OtherOS feature after Geohotz toted around that he had figured out the security flaw THROUGH OtherOS. It's pretty much the equivalent of telling a banking company that their vault of oodles of money has a giant hole in it, and then the next day after they close the hole you get angry.

Your stupidity is funny. Just sayin'

aight

[ARTgames]

I tend to agree with Meiun. Internet is a good drama amplifier some times. 

[Lingus]

Found the link

http://www.crunchgear.com/2011/02/24/rumor-fearing-%E2%80%98mainstream%E2%80%99-piracy-sony-mulling-over-%E2%80%98hack-proof%E2%80%99-ps3/

Oh look, double post, yay! lol

Article reminded me of a game that was released last year (think it was Assassin's Creed) where Ubisoft came up with, what was in their minds, a brilliant anti-piracy measure, and sure as shit, the DRM was cracked on day one (Although it may have been Splinter Cell, not certain).  I guarantee if this new PS3 is more than a rumor, you will have many, MANY people out there who accept it as a challenge, drop the $300 for it, just so they can claim the "I was the first" crown for themselves.  With any luck, we'll start to see pirate wars over factions who claim the previous was doing it all wrong, and posting up groovy videos on youtube proclaiming how their girth exceeds that of the previous', humor will ensue, and Sony will still be as delusional and confusingly dumb as a 72 year old who's abruptly awoken at 4AM to the doorbell which bestows upon him a flaming bag of his beloved Bichon Frise's dog shit on his front porch,.

I believe it was all Ubisoft games, or new games (not quite sure). But yes, Assassin's Creed was one of them. I remember because I was torn about getting the game or not, and it was one of the few games I was planning to get. It was AC2 though. I still don't have it...