The notorious battle between Sony and PS3 hackerGeorge “Geohot” Hotzhas ended today, with the two parties settling out of court.
Hotz has agreed to a permanent injunction imposed by Sony’s legal team, which is being taken to mean that he’s not going to post source codes, hacking tips, or anything else that will help circumvent the PS3’s security. Any further agreements remain confidential knowledge of the parties involved.
“Sony is glad to put this litigation behind us,” said SCEA general counsel Riley Russell. “Our motivation for bringing this litigation was to protect our intellectual property and our consumers. We believe this settlement and the permanent injunction achieve this goal.”
Hotz also made a statement, seeming similarly glad to be done with the battle: “It was never my intention to cause any users trouble or to make piracy easier. I’m happy to have the litigation behind me.”
Whether this willsatisfy Anonymous, and whether SCEE will continue its fight withGraf_Chokolo, remains to be seen.
