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Lawyers Smack Sony’s Hand as It Reaches for Hotz’s Hard Drive
March 21, 2011 No CommentsAttorneys for hacker George Hotz swung back at Sony with a claim that the PlayStation 3 maker has no right to search Hotz’s computer hard drive for a Sony SDK. The system tinkerer has been battling Sony over the publication of PS3 encryption codes, and the case has sparked a debate concerning the extent to which companies can control what consumers do with their products.
