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Abington IP, a Tulsa-based law firm specializing in Intellectual Property Law and Consumer Class Actions, is investigating the possibility of a class action lawsuit in regards to Microsoft’s recent banning of thousands of modified Xbox 360 consoles. Typically, consoles are modified or “modded” in order to play games without legally owning a copy. Once banned, the consoles are no longer able to connect to Xbox Live to play games online.
Of course, a law firm suing a major corporation is not news; however, their reasoning in the suit is unique. Abington IP is suggesting that Microsoft timed the bannings after the releases of two major online games, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Halo 3: ODST; games likely to generate increased revenue in Xbox Live subscriptions. Apparently, users are still able to connect to Xbox Live using their subscription, just not with the banned consoles.
The reality is that anyone modifying their console for illegal uses knows the associated risks (read: getting banned). Hopefully the lawsuit fizzles out.
Go figure a bunch of goat ropers from Oklahoma filing a lawsuit against Microsoft.
So let me get this straight.
Some tiny law firm in the middle of one of the least populous states is contemplating a lawsuit against one of the largest companies in the world.
And this is new? Does the PB Post really think this warrants placement among its top stories.
Journalism like this should answer any questions you may wonder as to why this newspaper is not making money.
@Richard
Well evidently is was enough news to get you to click on it and then leave a nice comment which is really the only goal of this story.
Thanks for contributing to the problem.
Thanks for the comments. It is always great to hear from readers.
@Richard
Was this story linked on the top stories on pbpost.com? On Power Up, we try to cover relevant news in the video games industry.
You are completely right that a law firm considering to sue Microsoft is no big deal. I mentioned this in the article.
However, I thought the reasoning behind the suit (timing in regards to big releases) and the circumstances of the suit (thousands of Xbox 360 consoles being banned for illegal modification) were newsworthy.
Thanks for reading and keep the comments coming.
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