Update: Geohot To Appear On G4TV Tonight, TRO Hearing Pushed Back

by Mike Bendel on January 13, 2011 @ 5:00 pm


Update: G4TV segment with Geohot is above. Be patient as the video is still processing. Kudos to YouTube user TitusF2 for capping this!

Currently in the legal crosshairs of SCEA, famed hacker George “Geohot” Hotz will appear on G4TV’s ‘Attack of the Show’ later tonight at 7 p.m. EST, as revealed on his official site. We’ll update this with a link to the video once it’s live.

In related courtroom drama, today’s filings indicate that the hearing date for Sony’s motion to place a temporary restraining order on Hotz has been pushed back by a day. It’s now scheduled for Friday, January 14 at 9:00 a.m.

Follow this author on .

Read moreGeohot Vs Sony: Round 1Judge Blocks Sony’s TRO Motion, Geohot Safe For NowGeohot Sets Up Legal Defense FundSony Files Lawsuit Over PS3 Hacks, Names Geohot, Fail0verflow TeamSony Tries To Prove Geohot Has A PSN Account

Comments
Dan says:

I hope this will get uploaded at some point, I'll be in bed by then :(

Deathrow says:

Beginning to become an attention whore.

And even on TV.

FrozenIpaq says:

Yeah...I'm not a fan of his antics (asking Sony to give him a job mainly)

Spiros says:

Yeah, same with me, but I think he should be trying to draw attention to this, I think the more people that know about this then the better it will turn out. He or fail0verflow haven't broken any laws, that's obvious right, but Sony's trying to intimidate, not just them but anyone that might come after with the same intention. Also, if Sony wins this then that's just less rights for every consumer.

MenaceInc says:

If they had broken any law then you could be sure that they would have had Sony's legal team after them in a much nastier way than just "Please take down the tools and data"

Sleeet says:

I just looked on my DVR and Hotz isn't listed in the summary for today's episode of "Attack of the Show." Weird. Also, I haven't been following the scene too closely and, though I should search around (which I'll do after submitting this), what do I need apart from the jailbreak.zip hosted on Geohotz's website? I thought I've heard something about a package installer. Can anyone tell me where to find that? Thanks.

FrozenIpaq says:

Believe you're looking for this: http://exophase.com/20605/first-proof-of-concept-ps3-custom-firmware-released/ (CFW that allows package installation)

Josey Wales says:

Geohot really did an amazing thing here, he made a statement on the network that shows Cheaters and Cops 20 hours a day - now the public interest will REALLY take his side.

Dan says:

"When does the PSP2 come out?"

Cocky bastard, but I lol'd

El Xando says:

Link?

Zx30 says:

This guy reminds me of the main villain of Live Free and Die hard.

Sleeet says:

Thanks Ipaq. Does anyone know if Sony has begun taking action against "jailbroken" hardware yet? Also, does anyone have an idea where the most... significant... PS3 homebrew community is right now (not that there's much of anything)? This brings back memories of QJ.NET and the PSP scene.

I really lol'd as well at that comment. That'll just infuriate Sony more.

Spiros says:

So the hearing was this morning, does anyone know how long these types of hearings take?

x3sphere says:

It depends, I would say probably a couple hours at most, it should be over by now. No filing updates yet though.

Update from geohot.com:

"As of 2:00 PM EST, 1/14/2011, I am not subject to any TROs"

Trigun says:

I love all the comments talking shit about him. It's hysterical really.

MenaceInc says:

He's looking less like frodo these days.

Josey Wales says:

Interesting....

Colm says:

That was a weird interview, he basically took credit for all work on the PS3 instead of crediting FailOverfl0w & co.

Josey Wales says:

Ahh the glories of telebroadcasting

you say:

Login with your username and password below. New User?





Quantcast