Sony sought the right (and won it) to subpoena the IPs of everyone that had done something as viewed GeoHot's blog, watched YouTube, Twitter, donated via Paypal, etc [1].
Sony sought the right (and won) to search all of his computer equipment [2].
These are severely heavy-handed tactics. They wanted to embarrass and persecute him. They took this thing personal first.
Sony sought the right (and won it) to subpoena the IPs of everyone that had done something as viewed GeoHot's blog, watched YouTube, Twitter, donated via Paypal, etc [1].
Sony sought the right (and won) to search all of his computer equipment [2].
These are severely heavy-handed tactics. They wanted to embarrass and persecute him. They took this thing personal first.
1: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/03/geohot-site-unmaski...
2: http://www.destructoid.com/ps3-hacker-geohot-must-surrender-...