GeoHot Flees to South America?

[Nebz]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJvTMZe0yI0[/youtube]​

Known best for his iPhone jailbreak, George Hotz a.k.a. GeoHot, is facing charges from Sony for jailbreaking the Playstation 3 gaming console. Recent court documentation suggests that he lied, tampered with evidence and is now in South America.

Click here to read the related court filing 103,
http://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/distr...167/235965/103/ [/p]
Credits to NextGenTactics/TheGUNNShop

WATCH THE VIDEO.
I wasn't sure whether to post it here or in the PS3 area....
Skip to 3:33 for when he begins to start talking about some of the more recent events.


EDIT: For those not up to date on the situation and are just posting as according to the topic title, Hotz didn't flee from his case... As far as I can see he's on his own little vacation. The Case still continues though and, for those those actually following what's going, is open to discussion...

Update: Stewart Kellar, Hotz's attorney, has responded saying the missing hard drive parts have now been delivered.

"The 'integral components' SCEA is talking about are stock controller cards, not the hard drives themselves," Kellar told IGN in an e-mail. "The neutral subsequently had to explain to SCEA the form and function of hard drive controller cards. Those controller cards have since been provided to the neutral so the point is moot."

Kellar also states Hotz is using the donation money he received for the lawsuit only and will donate any leftover funds after the case has been resolved.

"You can never take a vacation from a lawsuit. Mr. Hotz has had to make himself available 24/7 for this litigation, which has been quite demanding on him," he said. "You have to remember that Mr. Hotz didn't choose to fight this battle, but now that he has been sued, he has put his heart into fighting this case that has enormous implications for consumers world-wide."

"As for any question as to whether Mr. Hotz has used donation money to take a trip to South America, that's pretty silly. Litigating against a massive company like Sony, who is represented by five attorneys, is very costly for a 21-year-old," Kellar added. "The donation money George has received is being used exclusively for his legal defense. If there are any funds left after the lawsuit, George is planning to donate the money to the EFF [Electronic Frontier Foundation]."[/p]

Source
Credits to IGN

 

[CarbonX13]

So... now what?

 

[trumpet-205]

Well, if this is true, this will make GeoHot looks bad.

 

[redact]

what a tool

 

[8BitWalugi]

What.
The.
Fuck.

 

[Nebz]

What.
The.
Fuck.

LOL I said the same thing when I was watching the video. I wonder how his supporters feel at this point....

 

[Anakir]

lol this definitely will affect GeoHotz's reputation.

 

[Joe88]

I guess this is what he did with the donations

 

[outgum]

Big deal? Good job Hotz, i approve your skipping the country, if i was going to get fucked over like that, i would leave the country too

 

[Costello]

I guess this is what his did with the donations

damn, I donated him 95% of the homebrew bounty money

enjoy your sunny beach and warm sea water, bitch

[/sarcasm]

 

[Zarcon]

There's more than one reason for tampering with your hard drive when asked to submit it as evidence.
...
Maybe he has really questionable porn on it.

 

[Fear Zoa]

Well I can't say I blame him....

 

[Sterling]

Umm, who is this guy again? Some random youtuber? Honestly, I really don't want to believe he just skipped out. Said integral components could be salvaged from a donor drive no? He didn't tamper with the actual data (hopefully)? If all the data is intact then the problem will be moot if when [if] he returns. I don't envy his position, and if the court documents don't specifically state he cannot go on holiday, then what's stopping him?

I really hope he returns and faces it like he has been.

 

[XXLANCEXX]

Ugh Its another Fuckin Dave Chappelle Moment minus the suing
Dave Chappelle left the country before cause people was giving him
shit about his show so he moved to africa twice cause he didnt want
to do the show anymore cause Comedy Central was controlling him
cause of the contract and people were annoying him so he fled to
africa...Geohot Left(maybe) cause Sony and the fanboys were giving
him shit and well he lied in court if thats what it
says so he left to south america
i think its a dave chappelle moment IMO
please correct me if im wrong.

 

[RupeeClock]

I guess what happened was that Geohot honestly believed that he was innocent, but as the court case progressed he realised he had actually fucked up pretty bad.
So he fled.

 

[ChokeD]

I'm not for or against geohot, but that guy in the video is a turd-waffle. Sorry, I just call'em like I see'em.

 

[Nebz]

Umm, who is this guy again? Some random youtuber? Honestly, I really don't want to believe he just skipped out. Said integral components could be salvaged from a donor drive no? He didn't tamper with the actual data (hopefully)? If all the data is intact then the problem will be moot if when [if] he returns. I don't envy his position, and if the court documents don't specifically state he cannot go on holiday, then what's stopping him?

I really hope he returns and faces it like he has been.

He's just another who does a bit of gaming and world news but he pulled his facts on this from a user who happened to have pulled their own facts from the document which is in my first post.

Maybe it'll interest you that on page 23, Lines 24-26 the court document states "When SCEA echoed TIG's request that the components of the hard drives be delivered immediately, Hotz's counsel responded that Hotz was in South America."
Just a tad bit after that it states his violation of impoundment order raises concerns and then the Conclusion of the document.



I wouldn't be surprised if he fled to try and avoid this but it is pretty lulzy if that's the case seeing as how confident he portrayed himself only to end up getting backed into a corner.

 

[Nathan Drake]

For those saying that it's just some random youtube guy, listen. He pulled his facts straight from the official court documentation that is linked to in the first post. He isn't just bad mouthing geohot, he is stating facts. Don't get pissy because geohot is just a lying doucher.

 

[Sterling]

Umm, who is this guy again? Some random youtuber? Honestly, I really don't want to believe he just skipped out. Said integral components could be salvaged from a donor drive no? He didn't tamper with the actual data (hopefully)? If all the data is intact then the problem will be moot if when [if] he returns. I don't envy his position, and if the court documents don't specifically state he cannot go on holiday, then what's stopping him?

I really hope he returns and faces it like he has been.
Maybe it'll interest you that on page 23, Lines 24-26 the court document states "When SCEA echoed TIG's request that the components of the hard drives be delivered immediately, Hotz's counsel responded that Hotz was in South America."
Just a tad bit after that it states his violation of impoundment order raises concerns and then the Conclusion of the document.

No, no, I read the relevant parts in the court doc link in the description.

Though the evidence establishing personal jurisdiction is already overwhelming,
SCEA has little doubt that there is much more. However, over the last several weeks
Hotz has engaged in a campaign to thwart jurisdictional discovery at every turn –
regardless of whether the Court has ordered such discovery or not. Most seriously, after
Magistrate Judge Spero ordered an inspection of Hotz’s devices and ordered Hotz to
appear at a deposition in California, SCEA learned that Hotz had deliberately removed
integral components of his impounded hard drives prior to delivering them to a third party
neutral and that Hotz is now in South America, an excuse for why he will not immediately
provide the components of his hard drives as requested by the neutral. Hotz’s attempts
to dodge this Court’s authority raise very serious questions.

I really don't understand why the judge and Sony are insisting on pursuing the jurisdiction be in California. I think the whole deal is a fiasco to bankrupt him from legal fees, and they weren't expecting him to get TONS of help like he did. As a matter of fact, I do think he'll be returning.

In response to the bolded, why was it discovered only now? Shouldn't that have been a concern from the get go of inspecting the drives?


QUOTE(Nathan Drake @ Mar 23 2011, 12:57 AM)

For those saying that it's just some random youtube guy, listen. He pulled his facts straight from the official court documentation that is linked to in the first post. He isn't just bad mouthing geohot, he is stating facts. Don't get pissy because geohot is just a lying doucher.

I said that because it is just some random youtuber. In fact, I'm surprised he can read. Well, that's looking at the whole youtube community as a whole.

 

[Gitaroo]

I thought it was because most tech/computer related cases are handle in California.