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Isn't it fantastic how a company can sue someone for using something that he bought in a way that was not intended by the company? This make 'ownership' kind of
by Derbasti 16y ago
Isn't it fantastic how a company can sue someone for using something that he bought in a way that was not intended by the company? This make 'ownership' kind of a funny thing since Sony still has rights on a product even if it does not own it any more (you bought it!).
I know that some other countries (e.g. Germany) allow anyone to do whatever he likes with something he bought as long as he does not re-sell it. But if he bought it, it belongs to him, and he is free to do with it whatever he wants--be that using it as intended, destroying it, or hacking it.
What if Sony would declare it illegal to destroy your Play Station? Would they be able to sue you for throwing it out a window? Would they be able to sue you for indadvertedly breaking it during a power surge?
Seriously, this is very close to what is happening to Hotz right now. US law is fucked up!
- Shanewho 16y agoDidn't he distribute his tools to others though, and isn't that what they are going after him for? If he said he hacked his PS3 but didn't tell anyone.. I don't think they would have a case.
- Derbasti 16y agoBut that is the point: He told others, but he did only do it to his own stuff and he did not sell or otherwise distribute hacked PS3s. Also, he only told them how to run Linux, not how to play pirated games. How is anyone supposed to do security research if one is not allowed to hack stuff?