OSNews: http://www.osnews.com/story/24647/GeoHot_Donates_Leftover_10000_to_EFF Exploring the Future of Computing en-us Copyright 2001-2013, David Adams adam+nospam@osnews.com Sat, 25 May 2013 13:36:15 GMT http://www.osnews.com/images/osnews.gif OSNews.com http://www.osnews.com Glad to hear it! http://www.osnews.com/thread?470388 http://www.osnews.com/thread?470388 Well done Hotz! I'm glad to stuck to his word on this and yes, I think the EFF is the best place to look for a DMCA exemption on hacking your own consoles firmware. Sun, 17 Apr 2011 22:47:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (SReilly) Comments Good news http://www.osnews.com/thread?470393 http://www.osnews.com/thread?470393 This GeoHot is seriously a class act, an example to us all. Mon, 18 Apr 2011 02:55:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (BrianH) Comments RE: Good news http://www.osnews.com/thread?470401 http://www.osnews.com/thread?470401 Lucky seems more accurate to me. Very lucky. Mon, 18 Apr 2011 10:53:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (flanque) Comments RE[2]: Good news http://www.osnews.com/thread?470405 http://www.osnews.com/thread?470405 I don't think that luck had anything to do with it. This whole Geohot case was becoming a PR nightmare for Sony. So while Sony could have crushed Geohot like a bug and make an example of him (because that's the way the world works - people with deep pockets fuck John Q. Citizen in the ass, nose and ears), they would've lost more on the sales front. Simple math. Mon, 18 Apr 2011 11:22:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (pandronic) Comments RE[3]: Good news http://www.osnews.com/thread?470409 http://www.osnews.com/thread?470409 The cards fell in his favour. At best it was a tactical recovery. Mon, 18 Apr 2011 12:04:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (flanque) Comments Good news http://www.osnews.com/thread?470413 http://www.osnews.com/thread?470413 I saw some of the comments against Hotz and thought it was undeserving. None of the negative posters were under the hammer and it was a bit too easy for them to complain. He did the best he could and the lesson remains the same as it has been for years.
Never, ever buy Sony products until they're wiped from the face of the Earth.Edited 2011-04-18 12:54 UTC Mon, 18 Apr 2011 12:39:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Pana4) Comments Money Donation http://www.osnews.com/thread?470416 http://www.osnews.com/thread?470416 He should have donated the money to the RIAA.

(before you mod my post, I'm just being funny.) Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:15:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (hussam) Comments RE: Good news - we'll see how it goes http://www.osnews.com/thread?470419 http://www.osnews.com/thread?470419 Given the anger in the last related article's discussion, we'll see how this one goes and who joins in now that there is actually a final outcome to react too. Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:48:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (jabbotts) Comments Only Problem http://www.osnews.com/thread?470421 http://www.osnews.com/thread?470421 People donated to him with the expectation that he was going to fight Sony. He used the money to roll over and settle his bills... he should donate all of it, not just what's left over. Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:17:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (xaoslaad) Comments RE[4]: Good news http://www.osnews.com/thread?470425 http://www.osnews.com/thread?470425 Sony outright won this one, escaping the bad PR was just a bonusEdited 2011-04-18 16:58 UTC Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:57:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (orestes) Comments RE: Only Problem http://www.osnews.com/thread?470429 http://www.osnews.com/thread?470429
People donated to him with the expectation that he was going to fight Sony. He used the money to roll over and settle his bills... he should donate all of it, not just what's left over.


So, what was the total amount donated? I haven't seen that number posted anywhere yet. I only know that he closed the donation link when he had "enough" to start with. Mon, 18 Apr 2011 17:33:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (umccullough) Comments RE[2]: Good news http://www.osnews.com/thread?470430 http://www.osnews.com/thread?470430 I meant that his behavior throughout this situation and in the aftermath had class. Luck has nothing to do with that.

He is lucky he got off so lightly, because Sony's behavior had no class, until the settlement. That is why it was such a PR nightmare for them. Mon, 18 Apr 2011 17:38:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (BrianH) Comments RE: Only Problem http://www.osnews.com/thread?470432 http://www.osnews.com/thread?470432
People donated to him with the expectation that he was going to fight Sony. He used the money to roll over and settle his bills... he should donate all of it, not just what's left over.

GeoHot is only one person... Do you seriously think he can battle a MULTI-BILLION dollar company?!

Sony had a bad PR and that's good enough for me when it comes to person vs Bunch of lawyers. Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:09:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Quake) Comments RE: Only Problem http://www.osnews.com/thread?470434 http://www.osnews.com/thread?470434 The donations were for his legal bills, he paid them, then topped up the remainder with his own money, what more could you have asked for?

He did exactly what he said, and what was expected of him. Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:39:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (BluenoseJake) Comments RE[2]: Only Problem http://www.osnews.com/thread?470436 http://www.osnews.com/thread?470436 .Edited 2011-04-18 20:15 UTC Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:14:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Soulbender) Comments RE[5]: Good news - outright win? http://www.osnews.com/thread?470467 http://www.osnews.com/thread?470467 I think an "outright win" for a company as big as Sony would be a decisive legal outcome including an outright ban on device owners tampering with there purchases. What they got instead was an indecisive outcome that allowed both sides to step back with some compromises. Mon, 18 Apr 2011 23:27:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (jabbotts) Comments RE: Only Problem - pretty easy huh http://www.osnews.com/thread?470469 http://www.osnews.com/thread?470469 Pretty easy to sit infront of your computer and pass judgment on someone else. Have you ever been the single focus of a corporate legal team? Mon, 18 Apr 2011 23:29:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (jabbotts) Comments RE: Only Problem http://www.osnews.com/thread?470619 http://www.osnews.com/thread?470619 Pardon me while I take out a loan to donate money I don't have to my favorite organization so I can live up to your lofty ideals. /facepalm

People gave him money to support him in his fight against Sony, and he spent some of the money fighting Sony. I fail to see the issue with that. There was no expectation of an all-out win; I'm pretty sure most who donated to him expected a far worse outcome than the actual one. I'd say he was quite honorable in how he handled the entire situation, including his generous donation to the EFF, some of which was his own money (i.e. not donated to him).

On that note, exactly how much have YOU donated to the EFF? I doubt it is anywhere near 10k. Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:34:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Morgan) Comments RE[2]: Good news http://www.osnews.com/thread?470732 http://www.osnews.com/thread?470732 What does luck have to do with being a class act? Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:37:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (tylerdurden) Comments RE: Only Problem http://www.osnews.com/thread?470733 http://www.osnews.com/thread?470733 Haters gonna hate... Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:39:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (tylerdurden) Comments