In the ongoing legal struggle between Sony and George “Geohot” Hotz, the hacker who published the Playstation 3 rootkey, a court has granted Sony access to “limited information” from Hotz’ PayPal account. Specifically, the court allowed Sony to access data “to identify the source of funds in California that went into any PayPal account associated […]
About two weeks ago we reported on Sony’s efforts to obtain a temporary restraining order against the alleged group of hackers “fail0verflow” that played a key role in George “Geohot” Hotz accessing the PS3’s critical systems. The court in California Sony approached earlier has now decided to both hear the case and grant the electronics […]
Establishing an 18+ rating has been a major issue for Australian gamers, but it looks like they will have to wait a little longer for the Court to rule on that possibility. The Standing Committee of Attorneys General arrived at the decision to postpone the hearing on the subject, with no alternate date given at […]
Despite its December set-back, where their injunction against original Fallout developer Interplay was denied, Fallout fan-site Duck and Cover has reported that publisher Bethsoft is reloading for a second attempt at legal action. Replacing their legal staff, Bethsoft has not returned requests for information from Elder-Geek as of yet. Keep your pip-boy tuned to this […]