Pai Pai Master
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Lol. How many people here donated to him?
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Sony: geohot is altering evidence and fleeing to South America, Geohot: No I'm not
- Thread starter chubigans
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I wish more people would understand that. This is actually a pretty important case in terms of was what it means for future of device modifications. After this is over lets see what Nintendo does to the first person to hack region protection on 3DS or MS to whoever manages to get homebrew running on the next Xbox.Chacranajxy said:
lifa-cobex
Member
If true, at least Sony won't be wasting any more cash and time on him.
unless they put a contract out for his head lol
The Faceless Master
Member
awesome!
now i wish i had donated, just so i could proudly say i was one of the people that helped geohot get away from the man.
it was obvious from the judge's crazy rulings that Sony had "justice" in their pocket.
Go geohot!!!
now i wish i had donated, just so i could proudly say i was one of the people that helped geohot get away from the man.
it was obvious from the judge's crazy rulings that Sony had "justice" in their pocket.
Go geohot!!!
Square Triangle
Member
Pai Pai Master said:
A lot according to the donations thread, I cannot stop laughing.
GeoHot participated in/ bragged about participating in the PS3 hack. Sony sued him for various and sundry. Some people in the gaming community donated money to him, intending it to be used in his legal defense in order to defeat Sony's intellectual property rights claims and thereby set legal precedent. This effort included a donation drive on NeoGAF. Now, Geohot is out of the country by the admission of his own lawyers; constructing this as a precedent test-case will be difficult if the defendant is obstructing the process: not to mention whether he needed donations if he has enough money to spare that he can travel abroad.mentalfloss said:
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Man, this is just hilarious. Sony hated him, and presumably, even the people who supported him before hate him now. This kid's going to get shot.
gundamkyoukai
Member
Things just get better all the time with this case LOL.
Chû Totoro
Member
Even if he flew ou t of the country that doesn't make him a douche (maybe a coward but that's it).
And even if 13k$ is a lot in Africa, it's not that much.
I'm still with the cause (the guy doesn't really count)
And even if 13k$ is a lot in Africa, it's not that much.
I'm still with the cause (the guy doesn't really count)
So he handed over the hard disks, but removed the controller boards? I don't see the problem. It was obviously done in spite, but it's not tempering with the evidence per se. The data is presumedly still there, it's just harder to access. They should be glad he didn't send them just the platters in an envelope.
Cosmo Clock 21
Banned
I can't tell who is fakeposting about GeoHot/Sony anymore.
Also just change the thread title to 'fled the US' or something?
Also just change the thread title to 'fled the US' or something?
Still blown away that people thought this guy was "fighting for good" all along. All he wanted to do was get some fame and crack a system, he had no intentions of getting Linux or anything else back.
I guess he achieved that much. It'll be interesting to see where his life goes from here, and where this "fame" will get him.
I guess he achieved that much. It'll be interesting to see where his life goes from here, and where this "fame" will get him.
Keyser Soze
Member
I don't trust anything Sony says, and I don't see why anyone would...
...this GeoHotz guy on the the other hand, he sounds trustworthy.
...this GeoHotz guy on the the other hand, he sounds trustworthy.
Slayven said:
There is a point there, and questions he might like to answer re. his financial needs, but I'm just saying, it's not like he's a fugitive or anything, on the run - the kind of imagery that comes to mind when people talk about someone fleeing the country.
devildog820
Member
He's not under arrest, he's being sued. You can leave the country for stuff like that.
I also don't think he tampered with evidence, he just made it harder for Sony to read his hard drives. Tampering implies he changed evidence. He hasn't changed anything, just threw up a barrier.
He's still a douche, but Sony is a bigger douche in this case. Two douches don't make a hero.
I also don't think he tampered with evidence, he just made it harder for Sony to read his hard drives. Tampering implies he changed evidence. He hasn't changed anything, just threw up a barrier.
He's still a douche, but Sony is a bigger douche in this case. Two douches don't make a hero.
Dippindork
Member
lol
Chû Totoro
Member
I have a couch, a computer and a 3DS that he should crack so I can play worldwide games. I'll give him 10$ (it's a lot in Africa you know -_- )Canova said:
Mithos
Member
Square Triangle said:
You will stop laughing when you have to rent your Playstation 4 and games, instead of actually buying them.
Ohh and dear E-Discovery, if it have escaped you Geohotz isn't really the normal end-user, its well know he likes to pick stuff apart, and use them the way HE seems fit. ;p
out0v0rder
Member
i gave him $300 dollars. Hope you are ok man.
Gamer @ Heart
Member
Mama robotnik is going to be PISSED
Valkyr Junkie
Member
itxaka said:
The whole point for him asking for donations a month ago was because he was out of money.
From The Dust
Banned
A-fucking-mazing. A+
I wouldn't say delivering an incomplete HD is tampering with evidence. It's obviously against the court's orders, but still the data is still there intact (or at least the third party company didn't even get to verify that yet).
The reason people support him is because they believe what he did should be considered legal, whether he was doing it for fame or restore OtherOS or whatever reason is irrelevant.
MrPliskin said:
The reason people support him is because they believe what he did should be considered legal, whether he was doing it for fame or restore OtherOS or whatever reason is irrelevant.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
itxaka said:
If he was earning money, he wouldn't need to ask for donations. This is logic.
out0v0rder said:
Are you kidding?!
Massa said:
Oh this is just tasty. You don't think giving an incomplete HD is tampering? Please define "tampering" and then get back to me.
Also: I still think he's a dick bag who put a huge strain on the end user for his own good, so fuck his "morality". He's a piece of shit, and I have to upgrade my firmware regularly because of his stupidity.
lunarworks
Member
Video games are serious business.Chacranajxy said:
BobTheFork
Member
I hope your money is ok.out0v0rder said:
Ok about that letter, that can't possibly work as their defense can it? 'You asked for the hard drives, not the hard drives AND the controll chips to use them lol'
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