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ITC Judge Recommends Xbox 360 Ban In U.S.
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Microsoft and Motorola have been in a nasty patent battle this year, and a new development from the U.S. International Trade Commission suggests that a sales and import ban against the Xbox 360 is on the table.
According to Wired, the legal red tape goes back to last April, when ITC Administrative Law Judge David Shaw ruled that Microsoft violated four Motorola Mobility (owned by Google) patents that cover H.264 video compression codecs used in Xbox 360s and gaming accessories. As a result, there is a pending ban on Xbox 360 sales in Germany, but its on hold until the rulings in the U.S. are settled.
That final ruling was made this past Monday, and heres how the case will move up the legal ladder:
The ITC Board of Commissions will decide to either change the ruling by August 23rd, or let the Executive Branch (President Obamas office) handle it.
President Obamas office then has 60 days to sign-off on the ITCs ruling, or overturn it.
While a ban isnt very likely to happen (Microsoft argues that technology in the patent should be available for use), Judge Shaw did say that the public interest in enforcing intellectual property rights outweighed giving consumers the choice of buying an Xbox. Its also unlikely that consumers will only be able to purchase Nintendo Wii Us and PlayStation 3s come holiday season, but if the ruling is upheld by all levels of governmentwell, things will get pretty dicey.
As a side note, Google recently announced that they were legally in the clear to buy Motorola for $12.5 billion, so this fight with Microsoft is now officially their fight. Considering that Motorola is also facing a sales ban due to a patent lawsuit from Microsoft, the ITC is in position to dramatically shake up the gaming and tech markets.
Worse case scenario: Xbox 360s are banned in the U.S. and Germany., Microsoft shells out millions (maybe billions) of dollars to compensate Motorola, while Motorola itself shuts down sales in America. Brrr.
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Microsoft and Motorola have been in a nasty patent battle this year, and a new development from the U.S. International Trade Commission suggests that a sales and import ban against the Xbox 360 is on the table.
According to Wired, the legal red tape goes back to last April, when ITC Administrative Law Judge David Shaw ruled that Microsoft violated four Motorola Mobility (owned by Google) patents that cover H.264 video compression codecs used in Xbox 360s and gaming accessories. As a result, there is a pending ban on Xbox 360 sales in Germany, but its on hold until the rulings in the U.S. are settled.
That final ruling was made this past Monday, and heres how the case will move up the legal ladder:
The ITC Board of Commissions will decide to either change the ruling by August 23rd, or let the Executive Branch (President Obamas office) handle it.
President Obamas office then has 60 days to sign-off on the ITCs ruling, or overturn it.
While a ban isnt very likely to happen (Microsoft argues that technology in the patent should be available for use), Judge Shaw did say that the public interest in enforcing intellectual property rights outweighed giving consumers the choice of buying an Xbox. Its also unlikely that consumers will only be able to purchase Nintendo Wii Us and PlayStation 3s come holiday season, but if the ruling is upheld by all levels of governmentwell, things will get pretty dicey.
As a side note, Google recently announced that they were legally in the clear to buy Motorola for $12.5 billion, so this fight with Microsoft is now officially their fight. Considering that Motorola is also facing a sales ban due to a patent lawsuit from Microsoft, the ITC is in position to dramatically shake up the gaming and tech markets.
Worse case scenario: Xbox 360s are banned in the U.S. and Germany., Microsoft shells out millions (maybe billions) of dollars to compensate Motorola, while Motorola itself shuts down sales in America. Brrr.
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If this happens then at least the next gen console is already in the works.
Although I will be pretty pissed if I can't play online anymore.
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Although I will be pretty pissed if I can't play online anymore.
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they banned the xbox 360 but nott the new xbox that coming out
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I really hate the patent system, all of the big companies are going after each other and hurting the consumer. I really hope the the do not ban the Xbox 360 in the US, and if they do I really hope that this does not ban games made for the Xbox 360, or Xbox Live.
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wdf is wrong with the government? Trying to make the economy EVEN worse? Ima bout to move to the UK..
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Yup, I'm moving back to Japan.. See ya everyone!
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F#CK DA POLICE!
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