Sony Gets Access To Geohot’s PC
Judged.
Published: 12:30, 11/02/2011 by Alex C [nofi].
37U.S. District Judge Susan Illston has ruled that George Hotz must allow Sony access to sift through his PC’s hard drive, according to Wired, in order to find traces of how Hotz managed to hack the PS3′s security.
“I find probable cause that your client has got these things on his computer,” said Illston, although she makes it clearly that Sony can only look for the stuff that’s relevant to the case.
“It’s a problem when more than one thing is kept on the computer. I’ll make sure the order is and will be that Sony is only entitled to isolate … the information on the computer that relates to the hacking of the PlayStation.”
Although hacking mobile phones is technically lawful under the DMCA in the US, other copyrighted works don’t fall under the same umbrella, although Hotz’ lawyer doesn’t agree. “The conduct Mr. Hotz has engaged in is still covered by the DMCA,” he said.
In addition to this court order, Sony has been sending out an “undisclosed” number of DMCA takedown notices to websites that have published the code.
We assume these takedowns won’t venture as far as marketing figure Kevin Butler.
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11/02/2011 at 12:34
Member since: Forever
I would find it quite funny if Geohot had some security on his PC that meant Sony had to circumvent it (break the DMCA) to gain access.
11/02/2011 at 12:34
Member since: Forever
*ironic
11/02/2011 at 12:46
Member since: Apr 2010
Would that even be a possibility considering they have been given legal persmission to access it?
11/02/2011 at 15:58
Member since: Sep 2008
If it’s encrypted, in England, it’s illegal to withhold the password. In the US (afaik), it’s actually fine to do that, something to do with having the right to not incriminate yourself.
11/02/2011 at 23:43
Member since: Aug 2009
Alright the law in UK that could be used to get you to disclose a password is called Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act.
It can only be used in criminal law, it has no use in civil law.
So no that could not get you to disclose the password unless it involved the police.
13/02/2011 at 15:31
Member since: Sep 2008
Ah, I didn’t know that, that’s nice.
11/02/2011 at 12:53
Member since: Jul 2010
Just because sony have been granted access doesnt mean they know how,
would be funny if he had some sort of security that if they pressed the wrong key they had 10 seconds to type a passeord before the machine caught fire
11/02/2011 at 23:39
Member since: Aug 2009
http://www.Truecrypt.org
Anyone? I would of just done it to be ironic.
11/02/2011 at 12:50
Member since: Dec 2009
Lets hope he in ‘cahoots’ with Gary Glitter or his day is about to get a lot worse….
Pirates = Cnuts!!!
11/02/2011 at 13:28
Member since: Dec 2008
Being in “Cahoots” would surely mean his day IS going to get worse not better… :)
11/02/2011 at 15:35
Member since: Dec 2009
Yep, thats what i meant dude,
merci
11/02/2011 at 14:50
Member since: Jan 2011
Geohot porn galore
11/02/2011 at 14:53
Member since: Forever
This is why hackers should live like Gene Hackman in Enemy Of The State, things should have exploded long before now
11/02/2011 at 20:02
Member since: Jul 2010
classic film, great and scary at the same time
11/02/2011 at 15:07
Member since: Jul 2010
Going through his pc hard drive shouldn’t be allowed or it should have been long destroyed or given to someone to hide.
12/02/2011 at 23:20
Member since: Dec 2010
…says the pirate
:) just kidding :)
you must have way too much porn on your HDD to make that comment…
…I’ve got just enough ;)
11/02/2011 at 15:35
Member since: Oct 2010
Given weeks of warning, is there some reason why he’d still have relevant info on “his computer?”
11/02/2011 at 17:36
Member since: Nov 2009
Surely someone with the technical expertise like geohotz despite being misguided is smart enough not to keep his important law breaking data on a hdd i would of thought a cloud account or online storage would of been a better choice.
11/02/2011 at 20:03
Member since: Jul 2010
why do sony want to do this? are they really that clueless at how he did it??????????
11/02/2011 at 21:07
Member since: May 2009
Surely it’s much better simply to legally compel Hotz to tell Sony how he did it? He couldn’t lie as they would just check. If he has multiple ways of doing it and witholds one, he escapes BUT if he’s stupid enough to release THAT (he isn’t) then Sony can bomb his drive.
11/02/2011 at 23:10
Member since: Nov 2008
lawyered!