A new Geohot interview is out from the The Alyona Show. The interview talks about the latest PS3 hacks and what Geohot thinks of Sony’s (recent) actions, and his lawsuit. Geohot says in the interview that he is confident of winning the lawsuit against Sony, and the lawsuit is just a “scare” tactic to steer hackers away from the PS3. “Fear doesn’t win and its something [Sony] will never learn”
You can view it below here:
“I mean…ya know?”
02-25-2011
12:24 PM
"I mean, ya know.."
02-25-2011
12:30 PM
yeah geohot!
02-25-2011
12:31 PM
i feel like i was rick rolled when they played his rap i skipped that part prob missed a good chunk of it from that
02-25-2011
12:39 PM
I mean you know lmao thats my saying for the rest of this week
02-25-2011
12:40 PM
you can tell that Geohot had more to say but was instructed by his legal counsel not to say much.
02-25-2011
12:43 PM
geohot is such a legend
02-25-2011
12:49 PM
I mean, ya know XD!
Seriously though, I like how serious he got when she asked if he think he had chance to win the case. Dude is solid and he knows what is up.
02-25-2011
01:02 PM
rick rolled..
02-25-2011
01:10 PM
geohot is still a doushe and an attention whore despite his good work.
02-25-2011
01:16 PM
Alyona got it wrong, GeoHot didn't fully hack the PS3 last month.
Also why doesn't GeoHot show some respect to the real hero's of the scene, no mention of how he couldn't have got the root key without fail0verflow, he also lied when he said piracy wasn't possible on his CFW.
02-25-2011
01:24 PM
Oh My
Oh My God
This Man is Awesome
He is what the Hackers are need to Be
We all are With you
n he is targetting Sony Proucts Means
U will soon see a PSP2 Hack Coming out
02-25-2011
01:31 PM
Respect, Respect, Respect, Respect for this nice Guy!!!!
02-25-2011
01:35 PM
Cuz there's no reason for him to be on a show just to say "btw props to failoverflow for gettin' the root key". Or would you spit out names bout other people on a show like that?
It's better for him not to say much - maybe he's actually trying to protect the other hackers through that ;>
02-25-2011
01:37 PM
Wouldn't making any mention of fail0verflow by Geohot compound Sony's case, and make him seem like a cry baby trying to pass the buck...Which would be just one more thing for people to slate him for....
Why doesn't he just blurt out every Hacker/Dev involved so Sony know exactly who to chase, maybe then Sony would leave him alone...That would make him really popular....
Seems to me he can't win, keeps his mouth shut about those involved and he's an egotistical glory hunter...Spills the beans and he's a cry baby grass trying to pass the buck....
We need to remember Sony will be watching his every move, listening to his every word, so it's a good thing he's not spouting all about others involvement.
02-25-2011
01:37 PM
@GregoryRasputin He didn't lie, he made his best efforts to prevent piracy, but hackers found a way around what he did. Although I don't think many people are using Geohotz CFW anymore, I think it's more of kmeaw or MFW because it's easier to get pirated games on them, but I don't know my PS3 is bricked...
Edit: Also Geohot was technically the first to hack it when OtherOS was taken off, but by my understanding he backed down because he got a lot of hate mail saying it's his fault OtherOS is gone. Then he came back when hacks started coming out again. As for showing respect to Fail0verflow, he has no choice but to think about himself because of the lawsuit, it's what the brain does. If he comes out of the lawsuit and he gives no thanks then that's a big middle finger and you're right, but my point is valid for time being.
02-25-2011
01:40 PM
Am I the only one who thinks he's baked as **** in this interview?
02-25-2011
01:41 PM
all respects to GeoHot, but they shouldn't have said and GeoHot shouldn't have allowed them to say that he is the ONLY hacker fighting against Sony.
And we support all hackers that stick out there neck.
02-25-2011
01:43 PM
He definetly needs jailtime, he looks like he is having an o****m from the media attention, and he is getting sued for hacking something, and then admits he is already hacking the next product from sony, that will certenly work in he's advantage, just like taunting rap video's. I really hope he gets what's coming to him by he's own damn ego.
02-25-2011
01:44 PM
Don't be silly......
The thing is, i don't wear GeoHot or fanboy goggles, i can see outside the picture, which means i dont sit in the GeoHot bum kissing section, i respect him for the things he has done, i dont respect his glory whoring.
If you think Sony don't know who the majority of the hackers are, you are blind and naive, even before the court cases GeoHot wasnt giving thanks to people that deserved it, he only edited his site after fail0verflow complained about it on Twitter.
02-25-2011
01:44 PM
I mean, you know its good that he's getting so much media coverage. Sony is not going to be able to do anything to extreme with out them looking bad to the world not just the small minority of ps3 homebrew enthusists.
02-25-2011
01:44 PM
02-25-2011
01:46 PM
Exactly, he just wants to take all the credit for himself, makes his head bigger...
You don't need to teach me history on the PS3, i wrote it...
GeoHot left the scene, because of lamers flaming him, he didnt hack the PS3 to benefit us, he never gave us the option to have Homebrew, if it hadnt been for PS Jailbreak, we still wouldn't have homebrew, GeoHot only came back after fail0verflow had ripped the PS3 to shreds.
02-25-2011
01:53 PM
Before I get flamed for saying that...........
"I'm a personification of freedom for all"
His words, thought about and arranged by him for his rap (His solicitors would not have encouraged him to do it).
What is happening to him is wrong, but what he is intentionally doing to the other devs is worse in my opinion, as he is riding the glory wave on their work.
EDIT To all those who donated directly to him, do you think he did not get paid for this interview?
02-25-2011
01:57 PM
Of course it is wrong, but he did cause much of it himself, but he needs to win this court case.
When Alonya said "GeoHot last month fully hacked the PS3", he could have said that it wasn't just his effort, he could have stated that many great devs in the scene were also responsible.
02-25-2011
01:57 PM
it doesn't mather if geohotz is aiming for attention...what is important is that he is helping...that is all that mathers...and for that i say thank you george
02-25-2011
02:00 PM
02-25-2011
02:01 PM
In all kinds of things people take the glory for things they didn't actually do...
Singers are a great example of this, how many years will an artist bask in the glory of a No.1 hit without giving any real credit to the song writer/s...We may know who wrote the song but the artist gives little to no credit and take all the glory for themselves...
02-25-2011
02:06 PM
http://www.youtube.com/user/SaynotoSony?feature=mhum
Attention
Stay on topic
02-25-2011
02:14 PM
Credits to writers/composers/musicians are always given in the album booklet.
02-25-2011
02:14 PM
The Police most times know who committed crimes, but without proof/witness there's jack they can do....
He will also be being told what he can and can not say by his legal team...
You do not respect him at all, if you did you would also respect his right to speak out if he wishes.
02-25-2011
02:15 PM
Also Yes, the others could have done as he is, but do you not see that is the point being made here, that they did not?
02-25-2011
02:19 PM
I do respect some of his work, i don't respect his glory whoring, im sorry i cant be one of the bum lickers like others, im also sorry that i can see the whole picture.
I respect mostly people like fail0verflow, SKFU, KaKaRoTo, Kmewa, garf_chokolo, Mathieulh, they arent glory whores and they do what they do for us, not for themselves.
02-25-2011
02:19 PM
02-25-2011
02:20 PM
02-25-2011
02:28 PM
he is so awkward!
that was painful to watch.
02-25-2011
03:06 PM
I Mean ; You know
This is how a hacker needs to be ; whitout glasses
cool on TV talking and smiling
02-25-2011
03:29 PM
hes a smug arrogent ahole i wanted to hit him so bad watching that
02-25-2011
03:29 PM
I'm not trying to make excuses, but assumptions are never good. The fact is that your ego can either bring you confidence or arrogance depending on what your ego is based on. George has had past successes in hacking which can give the insinuation that he will succeed in winning the lawsuit which brings confidence.
His ego will either help him or severely hurt him in the long run. Since I have an explanation that he has an ego based on confidence it is more likely he will win and succeed. Although there is an arrogance in the fact that he thinks he can take on an entire corporation. *Hack iDevices *Hack PS3 *Lawsuit by a MAJOR corporation. It's a big leap in logic between legalities and technicalities, but without his ego he doesn't stand a chance in hell against Sony.
That's just the way I see it and my logic behind it. It doesn't mean you have to agree, it just means you have to understand both sides, I understand the purpose you have for the side of George being an ego-maniac, but I have a purpose and meaning for my argument as well.
02-25-2011
03:33 PM
wait what people here not hear others use "you know" before? I hear it all the time here in the UK, some people start or finish with "you know" for every sentence :P
Geohot probably feels a hell of a lot better now though, as he said within 2 days ppl donated enough to cover his current legal fees. Love the way he's used this interview to tell sony he's out for them now. Hope he hacks the upcoming new ps3 with new hardware, the psp phone thing and the psp2. Of course if he wins this case, otherwise I guess he will hack them then release the hack anonymously.
02-25-2011
03:42 PM
02-25-2011
03:59 PM
Who cares about his ego or devs he didnt thank...if this was justin beiber fighting fony id donate some coin....its not the players but the outcome of the game that matters...its peeps vs large corp thats it IMO.
02-25-2011
04:05 PM
02-25-2011
04:06 PM
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If they had started this suit against fOf or even Graf then the negative publicity that our case is getting would have been dramatically reduced.
It IS negative publicity for us. You only have to look at threads like this where even the people who support and want Homebrew are split on our opinions of our spokesperson. Take our opinions and put them to the general public, and courts in particular.
For a start, his hacking and winning that case against Apple is not in his favour here as he is already painted as being a trouble causer (rightly or wrongly). Add to that the facts that he is not confident but has more than an average ego (read my previously quoted comments about his self description in his video) coupled with his reason for donations so he can have more lawers like Sony has (quality Is what matters in a court, not quantity) then I think he is heading for his own epic fail.
I hope sincerely I am wrong as it will stop Homebrew and a lot of things dead in all aspects of computing and gaming, but only time will tell.
02-25-2011
04:52 PM
anyone else think "Geohot could use a haircut" when they saw this?? Maybe take 20 bucks from his donations maybe he just dont give a F***
02-25-2011
04:55 PM
Why does he need a haircut, he is a handsome looking fellow and his hair looks nice, also his hair is short, so i don't see why you would mention something so silly >.<
02-25-2011
05:01 PM
02-25-2011
05:01 PM
Bless you George!
You got one comical personalility!\n I cant wait to see who plays him in the movie!
02-25-2011
05:10 PM
Is it possible to transfer goehot's brains to my head???
02-25-2011
05:11 PM
kudos to the guy and all and i do remember that he blocked level 2 access with his firmware to stop backups . but why arent the other devs that make firmware in court....why?....because they are not attention seekers and are not stupid enough leave a trail behind that would of taken sony 10 minutes to find out all the information thay they would need . like i said loads of respect to the guy ...but he asked to be choosen for this
02-25-2011
05:15 PM
I mean.....you know....
as good as he is, he has quite the ego.
02-25-2011
05:56 PM
Tribute to geohot
youtube.com/watch?v=8g73GfmTtUM
Full movie in Theaters this Summer! :D
02-25-2011
06:32 PM
02-25-2011
09:06 PM
"Kudos to fail0verfl0w", and seriously if he mentions them right now he would
be more d0uche, that he is trying let others carry his sh!tload of problems
with Sony, "I mean you know" at this point if he says I didn't hack the ps3 and failoverflow
did, so Sony would withdraw their suit case I would say he is d0uchbag and
coward.
I admire his honesty though, about him saying it's not totally selfless, and I
don't blame him really, being 21 years old, bragging to the girls that he is a
nerd getting sued by SONY, fame and all..
02-25-2011
09:40 PM
Most people aren't stupid, the ones with brains knows he is in it for the fame, for the attention etc...
02-25-2011
10:03 PM
^ didn't know what happened on twitter, and I didn't say he is NOT seeking fame,
Nevertheless, we've got to understand that that guy started it all, and I hate to see
people bragging while their heads full of hot air, but this guy knows what he is doing and
he has knowledge more or less.
I watched failOverfl0w CCC video & the EPIC Fail security, but you can't deny 99% of
PS3 users who are willing to install custom firmware, wont be able to do anything after
seeing that video, nor they will be able to extract the keys, the keys where released
days after the video, and no one stepped in instead, we've gotta give him some credit.
I am not trying to be biased towards him, nor I am a big fan, just trying to be fair,
and failOverFl0w's work is something we can't neglect, simply it's pure awesomeness.
outstanding really
02-25-2011
10:59 PM
It's true geohot is an attention whore but he has balls to go up against Sony. You can't say the same for FOF. Yes it was his attention whoring that got him there in the first place but it was necessary because if geohot wins (and I think he will) it will be a win for us consumers and we will have complete rights to the things we purchase with our own money. Yeah he should have gave credit to FOF but he did find the private keys which even they couldn't do and none of them are willing to risk their ass against Sony. In conclusion I respect FOF but if they want the credit then they need to take responsibility and see it through till the end like geohot and fight Sony.
02-25-2011
11:41 PM
I dont care what anyone says about geohot, this guy is a computer hacker legend. Please all the Haters just keep hate'n but people who would love to be able to do the stuff these guys do are the one's talking trash. I dont see anyone standing up saying I would take your place facing Sony...
02-25-2011
11:53 PM
Is it just me or does he seem like hes blits out of his mind , i mean you know
maybe they will legalize maryjane too lol jk
good interview geo
02-26-2011
01:19 AM
A couple of points people are missing
1. FOF were also sent court papers just like geohot.
2. If he mentions them in a video then the video will be played in court and then what FOF will be in trouble too if the case is won by $ony as this would serve as evidence.
3. If you used someone elses work to do something which could be illegal would you tell the world about it or wait until that person sends you a message asking you why you have not given them credit for their work.
4. GeoHot was probably waiting for FOF to say something instead they complained on twitter Geo seen it and decided to give them credit because they asked for it.
(Who was attention seeking there?) I could understand if Geo said he was the one that done all the work but he never did. The only thing he claimed glory for was his 3.55 jailbreak which he did create himself as a custom firmware .pup and to date he is the only one that has a pup file that installs over the current firmware every other custom firmware is a full flash of the console I think we owe him more than we think, if we ever want him to help the scene again then all this hate has got to stop. Me personally I think hes a bit ****y person but thats it, be nice im sure he will release some real goodies once this case is over just to say :thefinger: $ony.
Credits to FOF GeoHot and anyone else who has contributed to the scene I look forward to seeing more and hopefully when I finish my programming course maybe I could contribute something as well.
Game on
02-26-2011
03:40 AM
"I mean"......"Ya Know"
:D
02-26-2011
04:34 AM
He just told you dumb broad,Iphone5!
02-26-2011
06:56 AM
He still acts like an idiot on camera, as if he's a holly-wood star and it wouldn't surprise me if he thinks movie rights are going to start flowing in for him.
HOWEVER: He is actually doing the right thing by contacting the media about it, by posting a public fight to Sony. When it comes right down to it, what other methods have ever worked where a corporation finally gives in and says, "Okay guys, we blew this out of proportion? Let em hack."
What he should focus on in his interviews in a bit more, but not too much more detail; is what Sony did illegal to their systems, why its important that you own a device you get to use it the way you see fit, question more on just what owning a device means?
I did like how he mentioned the Xperia X10; he mentioned that to tell Sony, there's really nothing you can do about this cause the DMCA states its LEGAL. He should have lied and said he bought the phone new to support new Sony products. It would have sent a message to those ignorant or thinking he just a pirate that he will support new technology, that the technology is good but that the way Sony fights ownership of a device is wrong.
Alsp what he should have done is compared to I-Phone and how that is legal, and why it should also be legal with PS3. If he couldn't do that on a televised interview, than do it on youtube now that people recognize his face; and that's what we need, a face that stands out that not only fought in courts, but also won in courts.
So let's face it, as much of an idiot that he is on camera, he is the necessary face of hacking.
02-26-2011
07:17 AM
I mean,you know! It's great to see he's still going strong and hasn't been badly effected by Fony's scare tactics.And after all this he's still going to hack their products.Cannot wait to see what he'll do to the NGP.
02-26-2011
10:09 AM
"...get up, stand up...stand up for your rights...get up stand up...dont give up the fight..."
02-26-2011
10:37 AM
Man I love how this guy works. Gets sued and still cracking Sony products. LMAO
02-26-2011
10:50 AM
Just a couple of points. My opinion of course and they may be absolute bull poo lol.
The comment he made about the Xperia X10 can be taking as a direct statement that he has a personal vendetta against Sony.
As to the DMCA rules on the iPhone etc, the actual allowances made there have virtually nothing in comparison to the PS3 or any other games console for that matter (Yes, I've waded through a lot of it lol). A couple of direct quotes are as follows...
"Computer programs that enable wireless telephone handsets to execute software applications, where circumvention is accomplished for the sole purpose of enabling interoperability of such applications, when they have been lawfully obtained, with computer programs on the telephone handset.".... So we now have the ability to legally install anything we want to a device we purchased.
"Computer programs, in the form of firmware or software, that enable used wireless telephone handsets to connect to a wireless telecommunications network, when circumvention is initiated by the owner of the copy of the computer program solely in order to connect to a wireless telecommunications network and access to the network is authorized by the operator of the network".... We can unlock our phone for any network use.
Apple are still fighting the decision (see below), and trust me peeps, if gh loses against Sony, then Apple will also use his general attitude as a reason for him breaking the iPhone against him in their ongoing arguments to the DMCA Authorities.
"Current jailbreak technologies now in widespread use utilize unauthorized modifications to the copyrighted bootloader and operating system, resulting in the infringement of the copyrights in those programs, Apple told the U.S. Copyright Office"
02-26-2011
12:26 PM
GregoryRasputin, i love reading what you write. Spot-on.
I see this as a good buy and good riddance video, he must be aware the end is near.
His last shot at having something to say that some people will listen too. even tho it was all wrong.
I really find myself wanting too add lots of personal insults.