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http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/39000/New_Xbox_360_TOS_Seeks_To_Block_Class_Action_Lawsuits.php
Mimicking Sony's move to block class action lawsuits from PlayStation Network users, Microsoft updated its Xbox 360 terms of services to prevent U.S. owners from taking the company to court.
In its major dashboard update rolled out for Xbox 360 yesterday, Microsoft amended the TOS that all owners must agree to before using the console, adding new language purporting that they are giving up their right to file lawsuits against the platform holder.
The new TOS section reads:
"If you live in the United States, you and Microsoft agree that if you and Microsoft do not resolve any dispute by informal negotiation ... any effort to resolve the dispute will be conducted exclusively by binding arbitration in accordance with the arbitration procedures in Section 18.1.7.
You understand and acknowledge that by agreeing to binding arbitration, you are giving up the right to litigate (or participate as a party or class member) all disputes in court before a judge or jury.
Instead, you understand and agree that all disputes will be resolved before a neutral arbitrator, whose award (Decision) will be binding and final, except for a limited right of appeal under the federal arbitration act."
Mimicking Sony's move to block class action lawsuits from PlayStation Network users, Microsoft updated its Xbox 360 terms of services to prevent U.S. owners from taking the company to court.
In its major dashboard update rolled out for Xbox 360 yesterday, Microsoft amended the TOS that all owners must agree to before using the console, adding new language purporting that they are giving up their right to file lawsuits against the platform holder.
The new TOS section reads:
"If you live in the United States, you and Microsoft agree that if you and Microsoft do not resolve any dispute by informal negotiation ... any effort to resolve the dispute will be conducted exclusively by binding arbitration in accordance with the arbitration procedures in Section 18.1.7.
You understand and acknowledge that by agreeing to binding arbitration, you are giving up the right to litigate (or participate as a party or class member) all disputes in court before a judge or jury.
Instead, you understand and agree that all disputes will be resolved before a neutral arbitrator, whose award (Decision) will be binding and final, except for a limited right of appeal under the federal arbitration act."
