GeoHot Settles With Sony in PS3 Jailbreaking Case, Offers Brief Comment

From DailyTech: On Monday, Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC announced [press release] via its U.S. Playstation blog that it had entered into a settlement with famed 21-year-old iPhone hacker George "GeoHot" Hotz.

According to Riley Russell, General Counsel for SCEA:

Sony is glad to put this litigation behind us. Our motivation for bringing this litigation was to protect our intellectual property and our consumers. We believe this settlement and the permanent injunction achieve this goal.

We want our consumers to be able to enjoy our devices and products in a safe and fun environment and we want to protect the hard work of the talented engineers, artists, musicians and game designers who make PlayStation games and support the PlayStation Network. We appreciate Mr. Hotz’s willingness to address the legal issues involved in this case and work with us to quickly bring this matter to an early resolution.

The release also carried a comment from GeoHot, who writes:

It was never my intention to cause any users trouble or to make piracy easier. I'm happy to have the litigation behind me.

Sony clarifies that Mr. Hotz was not behind the recent attacks on Sony webpages that were conducted by the loosely organized hacker collective Anonymous. Mr. Hotz had previously backed a boycott on Sony products backed by Anonymous and other digital freedom proponents.

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