A federal judge ordered prolific hacker Geohot to turn over his computers and hard drives and to stop publishing the tools used to root Sony's PlayStation 3 after finding his hack was likely a violation of US copyright law.
The temporary restraining order was issued on Thursday by US District Judge Susan Illston of San Francisco. It's a major victory for Sony and a setback for hacker hobbyists who believe they should be permitted to modify hardware they legally own. It comes in a lawsuit Sony filed two weeks ago against New Jersey-based Geohot shortly after he deduced the security key Sony used to lock down the PS3.
The ruling also comes as a defeat to 21-year-old Hotz, who two weeks ago, argued he wasn't subject to the suit because he doesn't have sufficient ties to Northern California, where the action was brought. Shortly after release of the order, his attorney vowed to fight on.
?Needless to say, we're disappointed about the issuance of the TRO, but this doesn't end the question of personal personal jurisdiction of Mr. Hotz, and we still intend to go forward with that motion,? San Francisco-based lawyer Stewart Kellar told The Register. ?Suffice it to say it is burdensome to my client for him to give up his computers and hard drives for the order.?
The temporary restraining order was issued on Thursday by US District Judge Susan Illston of San Francisco. It's a major victory for Sony and a setback for hacker hobbyists who believe they should be permitted to modify hardware they legally own. It comes in a lawsuit Sony filed two weeks ago against New Jersey-based Geohot shortly after he deduced the security key Sony used to lock down the PS3.
The ruling also comes as a defeat to 21-year-old Hotz, who two weeks ago, argued he wasn't subject to the suit because he doesn't have sufficient ties to Northern California, where the action was brought. Shortly after release of the order, his attorney vowed to fight on.
?Needless to say, we're disappointed about the issuance of the TRO, but this doesn't end the question of personal personal jurisdiction of Mr. Hotz, and we still intend to go forward with that motion,? San Francisco-based lawyer Stewart Kellar told The Register. ?Suffice it to say it is burdensome to my client for him to give up his computers and hard drives for the order.?
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/01/27/sony_ps3_tro_awarded/
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12307891
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