When Sony revealed the settlement yesterday on the official PlayStation Blog, it declined to provide details of the resolution. Not surprisingly, those details are now public information thanks to an Internet leak.
Writing on his blog, Geohot Got Sued, Hotz stated that he will never buy another Sony product, and he encourages readers to join him in his boycott of the tech giant:
"As of 4/11/11, I am joining the SONY boycott. I will never purchase another SONY product. I encourage you to do the same. And if you bought something SONY recently, return it. Why would you not boycott a company who feels this way about you?"
Though the court case has ended, Anonymous says its fight against Sony, launched in part because of the company's lawsuit against Geohot, will continue. Posting today on its web site, Anon says it's taking its fight to the streets.
"In the eyes of the law, this case is over. We disagree. We believe Sony's actions in this case are unjust. We do not agree with Sony forcing social media sites like Youtube to hand over the IP addresses of people who viewed GeoHot's videos... We find it unacceptable that Sony is even permitted to request this information in the first place. These acts are completely disrespectful and unforgivable."
"The current solution will only embolden other greedy corporations to employ similar unfair tactics, so it is necessary to continue our protest to make our voices heard. We invite you to do the same. Operation Sony, or OpSony for short, is simply the opening shot."
"Where the judicial system has failed, Anonymous will persevere, by standing up for the rights of everyone, not just those who dared to challenge these corporations. Geohots' belief was in the freedom of information dissemination. We will stand with him."
Anon says it plans to do just, with protests outside of Sony Stores around the world being organized for April 16.
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