Comments on: Taking anti-hacking law too far?

By: mojo

mojo — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 18:30:43 +0000

People misunderstand S/W copyright, in my NSHO. Not least, the government.

If I buy a copy of your software, it (that copy) belongs to ME. And since it’s MY property, I can do any damn thing I like to it EXCEPT reproduce it (make a copy). Hence the name.

Tear it up, disassemble, hack, crack or flibbertigibbet, it’s MY copy to use, abuse or destroy. If that don’t suit you, don’t sell me a copy.

By: Keith D

Keith D — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 23:51:45 +0000

Let’s not forget the US Military who’d been building Linux parallel processing arrays out of the boxes for custom simulation software.

I wonder if the DoD will step in behind the guy. Wouldn’t that be a hoot!

By: gitarcarver

gitarcarver — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 18:19:42 +0000

Apparently the judge denied the temporary restraining order.

Sony makes the absurd argument that because the code allows the owner to access pirated software, that is the only thing the code is good for. That is patently false and Sony knows it. Users were very upset when Sony blocked the PS3 from running a Linux partition after the unit was sold to them. The hack also allows the playing of pre-PS3 games (games from the PS) that the PS3 does not allow.

By: VMS

VMS — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:17:07 +0000

By Sony’s attorneys putting in such an absurd argument, the judge should impose the sanction of invalidating the ENTIRE contract and licensing agreement and tossing the case. Clearly there was not a “meeting of the minds.”