Sony and Hotz out-of-court settlement analyst says it will deter other hackers

According to overseas media reports, Sony and PS3 cracked hacker George Hotz recently issued a joint statement declaring that "the lawsuit against Hotz by Sony Computer Entertainment US branch in SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., has been settled out of court." The two sides reached a consensus on March 31, 2011. As part of the settlement agreement, Hotz agreed to be imposed a permanent ban.　　"Although Hotz declined to discuss the specifics of the agreement on his blog, calling it" confidential ", the full text of the agreement has recently been disclosed by the website VG247.　　Hotz is permanently barred from illegally dealing with technologies that circumvent any technology-protective measures of any Sony product, including any decryption code.　　He is also prohibited from assisting in any of these acts, or in any form to publish any confidential information about Sony.　　Any breach of this agreement will be charged with a compensation of USD 10,000, up to a maximum of $250,000. Industry analyst Michael Pachter on the matter, Sony's move will be able to effectively deter other hackers to PS3 other illegal actions.　　The result is what Sony wants. "I think most hackers are aware of the possibility that Sony is going to court and the price of such behavior," he said. Sony's attorney, Riley Russell, said: "Sony is happy to reach an out-of-court settlement." Our aim is to protect the company's intellectual property rights and users ' interests against infringement by law. I believe that our goal has been achieved through a settlement agreement and a permanent injunction. "Next view the full text of the Sony-George Hotz settlement [Page][page] More information please focus on playing games online (edit/Ming)