TheCapulet
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[citation][nom]Metaddicta[/nom]get your heads out of your asses. You dont have any' rights' at all you do not fight for. Sony has it's rights and these people are voilating them. Sony has the right to say how to use the devices and can and will stop these fucks.[/citation]
Sony very specifically doesn't have the rights to tell consumers how to use their own products. Once a consumer purchases the Sony PlayStation 3 console, all rights of ownership transfer from the distributor of the product to the consumer who purchased it. Consumers don't except an end user licensing agreement when purchasing the item. They don't sign contracts, or even make verbal agreements. The consumer has every right to do whatever they wish to the PS3.
In this case, this guy won't receive jail time, primarily because he hasn't done anything more than break the Terms of Service for Sony's online component. They won't be able to justify breaking into his home and stealing his crap, let alone criminal charges.
And considering what they've done at this point, they probably severely hurt their chances at winning any type of civil suit as well.
Sony very specifically doesn't have the rights to tell consumers how to use their own products. Once a consumer purchases the Sony PlayStation 3 console, all rights of ownership transfer from the distributor of the product to the consumer who purchased it. Consumers don't except an end user licensing agreement when purchasing the item. They don't sign contracts, or even make verbal agreements. The consumer has every right to do whatever they wish to the PS3.
In this case, this guy won't receive jail time, primarily because he hasn't done anything more than break the Terms of Service for Sony's online component. They won't be able to justify breaking into his home and stealing his crap, let alone criminal charges.
And considering what they've done at this point, they probably severely hurt their chances at winning any type of civil suit as well.