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It’s a peaceful ending for George “GeoHot” Hotz after all – the infamous PS3 jailbreaker and Sony have settled their differences out of court. The legal battle between GeoHot and Sony had more than its fair share of twists and turns, but it’s now reached a surprisingly anticlimactic (if not unexpected) ending: Earlier today, Sony and GeoHot announced that they’d reached a settlement in the matter. While the full terms of the settlement aren’t clear (and likely never will be), what we do know is that Hotz consented to a “permanent injunction” in the matter, likely in exchange for Sony […]http://cdn.themis-media.com/media/global/images/library/deriv/50/50557.jpg