Hacked Xbox Player Defeats Microsoft In Court To Save Digital Game Library
It's been a tumultuous time for game preservationists as of late, with Sony potentially ditching physical media despite vocal outcry, and numerous stories of digital content being deleted after it's been bought and paid for. Today though, we have a victory to report: a Brazilian Reddit user named u/Ordo_Liberal successfully took Microsoft to court regarding the loss of his hacked account, and Microsoft has been ordered to both restore the account and pay u/Ordo_Liberal $400 USD for the trouble. There may be more to the story, though.
For one, this ruling only applies to Brazil, where citizens can easily file suits like this. It doesn't set a precedent anywhere else in the world, and as of this writing, u/Ordo_Liberal hasn't been granted access to the restored account or been paid the sum demanded by the court.
Not only does he suspect that Microsoft will likely appeal the decision, he's...
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