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A few days ago I have you submitted the video clip above in which geohot demonstrates the first "jailbreak" solution for the PlayStation 3. Before the release of this video geohot released the keys to decrypt the latest version of software for the PlayStation 3. Sony is not too happy with these actions of geohot so decided to introduce a request in an American court asking that court to decide that those keys must be withdrawn from the Internet together with all the information about the decryption and jailbreak of the PlayStation OS. We all know that whatever a court decides, that information will be available on the internet whether Sony wants it or not.
In the submitted application, Sony mentioned George Hotz, "Bushing," Hector Cantero, Sven Peter and "Segher." all actively involved in the development process of fail0verflow which led to the birth of the jailbreak solution for the PlayStation 3. Sony specifies there that these hackers removed the security measures implemented by Sony in its operating systems and because of this now pirated games appear on the Internet made using the fail0verfl0w exploit.
Jailbreak for iOS is legal in the USA based on a law promulgated last year, but for PlayStation the situation is still unclear. geohot published on his website all the necessary information regarding the complaint filed in court by Sony and from now on everyone is waiting to see what will be the fate of jailbreaking for the PlayStation 3.
To be honest, I don't know if an American court will want to "ban" some materials that are freely available on the Internet, materials that can be republished anywhere and anytime without any problem.
What do you think?
Here is an extract from the application submitted by Sony to an American court.
Defendants George Hotz, "Bushing," Hector Cantero, Sven Peter and "Segher" (collectively, "Defendants") have computer hackers. Working individually and in concert with one another, Defendants recently bypassed effective technological protection measures (“TPMs”) employed by plaintiff Sony Computer Entertainment America LLP (“SCEA”) in its proprietary PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system (“PS3 System”). Through the Internet, Defendants are distributing software, tools and instructions (collectively, "Circumvention Devices") that circumvent the TPMs in the PS3 System and facilitate the counterfeiting of video games. Already, pirated video games are being packaged and distributed with these circumvention devices. Declaration of Ryan T. Bricker In Support of Ex Parte Motion for Temporary Restraining Order And Order To Show Cause Re Preliminary Injunction; Order for Impoundment (“Bricker Decl.”) ¶2, Exh. A. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65 and Local Rules 65-1 and 7-10, SCEA moves ex parte to put an immediate halt to the ongoing distribution of these illegal Circumvention Devices and avoid irreparable harm to SCEA and to other video game software developers stemming from video game piracy.
