Sony calls in the U.S. to close the sites accused of pirating PlayStation

Sony has asked a California court to close the sites and failOverflow Geohot to it accuses of piracy to take advantage of a security breach of the PlayStation 3. This morning, both only offer information on demand. failOvverflow explains that his goal was to install another operating system and encouraged not to pirate games or published methods or decryption key.

The multinational accuses the defendants of violating the digital copyright Sony. The lawyers are also seeking to seize the defendants' computers that may contain tools to circumvent or crack their security. Sony accuses Geohot holder to benefit from income through a Paypal account of the violation.

Sony has opened a broad legal battle against those who disrupt the operation of your console. In Spain seeks a USB device distributors PSJailbreak release of the PlayStation 3. Recently, the court overturned the injunction prohibiting the sale made in September. Advocates argued that the accused firm PSJailbreak is not intended nor is their main objective is to allow pirated game titles but the console looks to other features that Sony itself had joined the same and then retired, as use of Linux.

In the text of the order, the defendants contend that the manufacturer has given the console "in a number of limitations of use that go beyond the mere protection of your original games, trying to prevent the user from using this device for other uses Sony will not decide. " Sony has always maintained that the objective is to neutralize PSJailbreak "technological measures for the PlayStation, as well as the supports of their games, all with the purpose of providing it acts which involve violations of intellectual property" .

In the lawsuit, the company points out that the distribution of this device "would generate irreparable damage and a severe and disproportionate involvement of the business activities of Sony."

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