The legal action between Sony and George Hotz is over, and many have asked what would be done with the extra money individuals donated for Hotz's legal defense. He had promised to donate the overage to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and on Saturday he made good on that promise with a $10,000 donation.

"This money goes to the EFF in hopes that America can one day again be a shining example of freedom, free of the DMCA and ACTA, and that private interest will never trump the ideas laid out in the constitution of privacy, ownership, and free speech," Hotz wrote on this blog. He also took this opportunity to get a few shots in at Sony.

While no one really won at the end of the litigation, Hotz seems ready to claim the upper hand due to the fact the PlayStation 3 remains open, and others continue to work on cracking the latest firmware. "At the end of the day, something I take comfort in. The PS3 got OWNED," Hotz wrote. "'Once the code works they'll never be able to take it away from us.'"

Hotz also claimed this case won't deter others from cracking Sony's hardware. "If you piss them off enough for them to pull out the legal team and their million dollar checkbook, worst thing that happens is you have to super swear to never do it again," he stated. That was the deal struck with Sony: while Hotz did not have to admit to doing anything wrong, he did have to promise to stop cracking Sony-owned hardware.

Somehow I doubt this is the last we'll hear from Hotz on this particular topic; this is the story that keeps on giving.