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: GamePolitics.comSony and Hotz Accused of Same Crime in Separate Cases
By james_fudge
While Sony would not care to admit it, it is basically being accused of the same thing that PS3 hacker George "Geohot" Hotz is: violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. A class action lawsuit filed by people ticked off over Sony's removal of Linux support on the PS3 - also known as "Other OS," has had many of its claims against the company dismissed except one.
Sony Computer Entertainment America filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit and the court granted part of that request, while denying another part. The court dismissed all the claims against Sony except for one relating to allegations that SCEA violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. The plaintiffs in the case have the "right to amend," which means they have 20 days to fix "the deficiencies." Read More
Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on February 21, 2011 (boomark / email).
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