Bricker In Support of Ex Parte Motion for Temporary Restraining Order And Order To Show Cause Re Preliminary Injunction Order for Impoundment ('Bricker Decl.') ♢, Exh. Already, pirated video games are being packaged and distributed with these circumvention devices. Through the Internet, Defendants are distributing software, tools and instructions (collectively, 'Circumvention Devices') that circumvent the TPMs in the PS3 System and facilitate the counterfeiting of video games. Working individually and in concert with one another, Defendants recently bypassed effective technological protection measures ('TPMs') employed by plaintiff Sony Computer Entertainment America LLP ('SCEA') in its proprietary PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system ('PS3 System'). Sony has just filed a restraining order against Geohot and members of team fail0verflow for jailbreaking the Sony Playstation 3.ĭefendants George Hotz, 'Bushing,' Hector Cantero, Sven Peter and 'Segher' (collectively, 'Defendants') are computer hackers.
