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What does the declaration of "unawareness" that Hotz filed mean (near the end)? Is that some sort of narrow legal definition, or is he actually declaring that

What does the declaration of "unawareness" that Hotz filed mean (near the end)? Is that some sort of narrow legal definition, or is he actually declaring that he's really never heard of SCEA and didn't know they were located in California? That seems highly unbelievable and a bit ridiculous.

pyre 16y ago
Really? Do you know the names and business locations of all the subsidiaries of whatever popular brand is out there? Do you know all of the subsidiaries under the "Universal" umbrella? What are the addresses of all of them? What are their responsibilities?
- s3graham 16y ago
  Fair enough, I could believe that he did not know the address of SCEA. Of its existence? Someone who's as deeply involved with consumer tech devices and software as he is, it seems pretty unlikely that he would not have encountered them. For example, searching for "sony playstation" and visiting the first link takes you to http://us.playstation.com/ http://us.playstation.com/ which is an SCEA website as listed at the bottom of the page. That's why I was asking. If it means something more like "I've never dealt with them personally or contractually", well then sure. But "never had knowledge of their existence" seems a stretch. Anyway, of course IANAL, etc.
  - eitland 16y ago
    In all seriousness: Do you read the footers of every page you visit?
  - gergles 16y ago
    The boot screen of every PlayStation product says "Sony Computer Entertainment of America Presents" at some point, so if he ever played any games on it, that would hurt his argument, I would think.
Natsu 16y ago
I've heard of Sony, but I had no idea there were so many Sony-related corporations and I've never heard of SCEA before this lawsuit. Of course, I've been boycotting Sony since the rootkit. They've yet to give me a reason to stop. Just yesterday, I went out to replace my broken digital camera. Sony's cameras weren't even considered.

pyre 16y ago

Really? Do you know the names and business locations of all the subsidiaries of whatever popular brand is out there? Do you know all of the subsidiaries under the "Universal" umbrella? What are the addresses of all of them? What are their responsibilities?

s3graham 16y ago
Fair enough, I could believe that he did not know the address of SCEA. Of its existence? Someone who's as deeply involved with consumer tech devices and software as he is, it seems pretty unlikely that he would not have encountered them. For example, searching for "sony playstation" and visiting the first link takes you to http://us.playstation.com/ http://us.playstation.com/ which is an SCEA website as listed at the bottom of the page. That's why I was asking. If it means something more like "I've never dealt with them personally or contractually", well then sure. But "never had knowledge of their existence" seems a stretch. Anyway, of course IANAL, etc.
- eitland 16y ago
  In all seriousness: Do you read the footers of every page you visit?
- gergles 16y ago
  The boot screen of every PlayStation product says "Sony Computer Entertainment of America Presents" at some point, so if he ever played any games on it, that would hurt his argument, I would think.

Natsu 16y ago

I've heard of Sony, but I had no idea there were so many Sony-related corporations and I've never heard of SCEA before this lawsuit. Of course, I've been boycotting Sony since the rootkit. They've yet to give me a reason to stop. Just yesterday, I went out to replace my broken digital camera. Sony's cameras weren't even considered.