This can easily turn into the SCEA vs The Internet case
Is V for Vendetta a sony title?
Geohot seeking donations for legal defense against Sony.
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Re: Geohot seeking donations for legal defense against Sony.
#32I donated, I don't own any Sony hardware anyway, but this is cause I really care about. If Sony were to win it could open a shit storm of similar activity from other manufacturers.
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#33So the only options if I want to donate are:
* Use Paypal
* Initiate communication (via email)
No thanks.
Re: Geohot seeking donations for legal defense against Sony.
#34He mentions that the EFF isn't taking on the full load of the case, but maybe he'd get more donations if EFF acted as an intermediary and managed the donations for him. He mentions several times questions like "Why should I trust you?", and his answer, "I'm very ethical", is not that reliable in and of itself. If the EFF sets up a fund, we wouldn't have to worry about suspicions about the use of the money and Geohot…
Going through EFF would be ideal, but I also think Geohot has proven himself to have good intentions over the last few years.
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#35Is there a way we contribute without our wallets?
Not that its going to do Geohot much good, but I for one won't be purchasing another Sony product, ever.
It would also be good to let Sony itself know this. So that when they wonder why their sales went down, they wouldn't pretend to attribute it only to competition and market trends.
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#36Just donated. I wish there was someone better than Paypal for this; I can't see any good reason why it should take several tries for me to guess my own phone number. "Please enter a valid telephone number" is NOT a helpful error message!
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#37I'm donating - what Sony is doing is illegal. I understand that his work has lead to the option of piracy, and I fully support Sony's decision to ban consoles that have been modified from their online network - however the legal battle against geohot and team fail overflow is wrong. Bottom line; this is a worthy fight to wager and my money will help support it.
Sadly, this is America and there is nothing illegal enough to not be challengeable in court. Seriously, the simple fact that Hotz has to pay up front and Sony has more money makes it possible for Sony to sue Hotz for a hopeless cause. Other countries collect money only after the trials, which effectively allows poor people a fair representation in court if their cause is righteous.
This whole issue is more a problem with the US legal system than it is with Sony. Sad.
Re: Geohot seeking donations for legal defense against Sony.
#38A side question. If we donate, what stops PayPal from randomly "freezing" his account and holding the money hostage, as they have on a number of other occasions for people having a "Donate" link?
Re: Geohot seeking donations for legal defense against Sony.
#39So the only options if I want to donate are: * Use Paypal * Initiate communication (via email) No thanks.
You know, nowadays opening a random one-time email account takes less than 5 minutes. Just go to hotmail and register as oks03wsdjf. You can do that and find out how you can donate.
Re: Geohot seeking donations for legal defense against Sony.
#40So the only options if I want to donate are: * Use Paypal * Initiate communication (via email) No thanks.
You know, nowadays opening a random one-time email account takes less than 5 minutes. Just go to hotmail and register as oks03wsdjf. You can do that and find out how you can donate.
I think you miss the point. I don't want to communicate with anyone in order to donate anything to them. There are plently other options out there than Paypal so why are they not offered.