It was GeoHotz release of Sony's security root key that tipped it.CommanderKirov said:It was about him jailbreaking his PS3 and Sony going "WAIT A MINUTE DERE".Jumplion said:I'm pretty sure he stated when he got the money that he would donate any leftover funds to the EFF, so no new news here. Just people knee-jerking at his actions.
Honestly, this case has been twisted, manipulated, and skewed so much on both sides that it's come to the point where I don't think anybody even knows what the original lawsuit was about.
Not that hard to summarise
It's not nearly as simple as you made it out to be (even though it would be great if it was).