Sony obtains restraining order against Geohot

Hacker Geohot has been a pretty pain in the rear for Sony after releasing a jailbreak solution for the PS3 console, but in the ensuing months after that, Sony finally managed to obtain a temporary restraining order against said Playstation hacker. A lawsuit was filed by Sony against hacker Geohot, (short for George Hotz), where it involves jailbreaking the 3.55 firmware on his Playstation. US Judge Susan Illston was the person who granted the order, touting that Hotz had allegedly violated the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, in addition to local Californian laws. Of course, bear in mind that this is but a temporary restraining order and the final word on the matter hasn’t been settled yet, as Judge Illston did mention that it is “in effect until the date for the hearing on the Order to Show Cause”. Hotz’ defence team has until February 1 to persuade Judge Illston to dismiss the motion simply because there is a lack of personal jurisdiction, claiming the court is actually out of bounds to issue the order. It does seem to be a long, hard ride for Geohotz and his legal team considering Sony’s potent financial muscle to last the distance in a drawn out court case.