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Euphoria14 on 18 November 2009

Pirate: "Hi, I would like to sue Microsoft"

Judge: "Alright sir, what is your case?"

Pirate: "Well, I was just minding my own business, downloading games illegally and playing them on my modded XBox360. Then Microsoft banned by console from being able to play online."

Judge: "Stop breaking the law asshole."


I think it just might end up this way.



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Phrancheyez on 18 November 2009

I think it's hilarious that people actually cry to MS about this. I hope this lawsuit does nothing more than cost the people who started it a ton of time and money and I hope they get absolutely nothing for it.



Tyrannical on 19 November 2009

MS has also banned accounts, and if you have MS points on your banned account then you are SOL.



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JaggedSac on 19 November 2009
disolitude said:
I dont know a single xbl account that was banned. Consoles get banned...not accounts.

This is correct.  Stepto said the ban follows the console, not the account.



JaggedSac on 19 November 2009
Tyrannical said:

MS has also banned accounts, and if you have MS points on your banned account then you are SOL.

I think this pertains to breaches in the Live terms of service.  Such as showing your scrotum while playing UNO.  They ban the account, not the console in this case.  But this scenario does not apply to the OP.



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kitler53 on 19 November 2009

i just have this feeling that about 2 weeks after one signs up for this class action lawsuit police will come bust your door down.



Gintoki on 19 November 2009

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Aion on 19 November 2009

The pirates won't win this.



 

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Chairman-Mao on 19 November 2009

Pussy-ass bitch 360 owner: My 360 just got banned, I want to sue Microsoft

Judge: Why did they ban your 360?

P.A.B. 360 Owner: Oh because I got caught pirating games

Judge: Go fuck yourself


That's what it would be if I was president...



greenmedic88 on 20 November 2009

The OP refers to console bans, pertaining directly to MS online admin services detecting illegally modified hardware, regardless of whether it was illegally modified for the purpose of playing copies of games purchased and currently owned, or pirated copies of games not purchased or currently owned.

Not the same as an XBL account ban due to violations in TOS.

Technically, anyone with a banned console can use their XBL account on any non-banned console.

So in other words: shut it, buy a new console and don't illegally mod this one.

MS should/could prosecute anyone dumb enough to place their name on a class action lawsuit over inactivating their own console by illegally modifying it, assuming MS has a means of detecting illegitimate software being used on said modified console.