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Didn't he distribute his tools to others though, and isn't that what they are going after him for? If he said he hacked his PS3 but didn't tell anyone.. I don't think they would have a case.

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But that is the point: He told others, but he did only do it to his own stuff and he did not sell or otherwise distribute hacked PS3s. Also, he only told them how to run Linux, not how to play pirated games.

How is anyone supposed to do security research if one is not allowed to hack stuff?

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