Sony is taking its ongoing battle with hackers to the U.S. District Court in Northern California. On Tuesday, the company filed a temporary restraining order targeting George Hotz, of the hacking group fail0verflow, and 100 others who were not named. Sony said the hackers violated federal copyright law. Sony also seeks to collect money for attorney fees and damages. Last year, Sony began to phase out the PS3’s OtherOS feature, which was included in the original console offering, citing security concerns.
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Sony's War on Hackers Could Backfire
Posted by: Rob Spiegel January 12, 2011 12:40 PMSony is taking its ongoing battle with hackers to the U.S. District Court in Northern California. On Tuesday, the company filed a temporary restraining order targeting George Hotz, of the hacking group fail0verflow, and 100 others who were not named. Sony said the hackers violated federal copyright law. Sony also seeks to collect money for attorney fees and damages. Last year, Sony began to phase out the PS3’s OtherOS feature, which was included in the original console offering, citing security concerns.