Banned Xbox Live Users Class Action Investigation

[Xecuter]

Abington IP, a law firm specialising in consumer class actions posted this on their website

An investigation is currently being conducted regarding business practices of Microsoft with respect to its recent cancellation of certain modified Xbox consoles for use with Xbox Live.

As has been reported widely in the media, tens of thousands of Xbox owners have had their modified Xbox consoles banned from Microsoft's online gaming service Xbox Live. Although modification of Xbox consoles is against the terms of use for Xbox/Xbox Live, Microsoft "conveniently" timed the Xbox console ban to occur just after the release of the new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 game and less than two months after the release of the very popular Halo 3: ODST game. This "convenient" timing may have resulted in more Xbox Live subscription revenues for Microsoft than it would have generated had these Xbox console bans taken place at some time before the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Halo 3: ODST. Additionally, sales of both Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (published by Activision) and Halo 3: ODST (published by Microsoft Game Studios) would likely have been greatly diminished had the Xbox console ban occurred prior to the release of these games.

If you are an Xbox Live subscriber, had your modified Xbox console banned from Xbox Live, were not refunded a prorated sum for the time left on your subscription, and would like to participate in a class action against Microsoft, please submit your information below.

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[TheThirdWheel]

Here's what I wrote, I know it is highly unlikely anything will come of this but it is cathartic to be able to vent.

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My XBox was banned from XBox Live on November 05 2009. There is information left out of the above statement that may be helpful. When my XBox was banned, there were additional downgrades to my system (and every banned system) that goes beyond my restriction from the online service. The feature which allows me to copy my game to the system's internal hard drive was disabled. This feature allows for faster load times of every Xbox game and is wholly unrelated to the Live service. Another disabled feature is the ability to use a memory card or your own hard drive to transfer your gamer profile and any saved games to a friend's Xbox or another Xbox I own. My data is "locked" to my system, and I have effectively lost data which took me an estimated 100 hours or more to accumulate.
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[barelynotlegal]

hum...sound intringing?

 

[RSTRich]

I've signed it, and advised friends too Best case scenario, we get unbanned, worst case, we get refunded, no lose situation as far as I can see

 

[tafgh]

Worst case is nothing changes, Best case we get unbanned

 

[bloodierjester]

u have to be out of your mind if u have any hope of getting 1 cent out of this case of Pirates vs. M$.....its crazy that people are actually mad at M$ right now when probably 98% deserve fines or jail time