Xbox 360 ban: Microsoft rejects Motorola settlement
The Xbox firm is feverishly trying to escape one of the most disastrous legal rulings imposed on the company in its thirty-seven-year history, after the International Trade Commission (ITC) was advised in May to ban the import and sale of Xbox 360 systems in the United States unless the dispute was settled.
At the heart of the legal war is a patented Motorola Mobility technology - called ActiveSync - that Microsoft uses across a number of devices and technologies such as Windows 7, Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player and Xbox 360 S.
In its settlement offer, Motorola Mobility has asked for a royalty of 2.25 per cent on each Xbox sale, and $0.50 per copy of Windows, that use its patented technology. Microsoft has rejected this offer, though the company is running out of room for negotiation.
In April, Judge David Shaw said Microsoft should be handed a cease-and-desist order on sales of Xbox 360 Slim consoles across America unless the dispute was settled. He claimed that Microsoft should also be banned from importing the console from China, and pay Motorola Mobility 7 per cent of the value of any unsold systems remaining in US stores.
The ITC commissioners can either allow the initial determination stand, or amend certain terms, or send it back for a rewrite. If Shaw's recommendation is enacted, President Barack Obama will have 60 days to review the decision.
Apple and Activision are two of several US firms opposing the ITC's recommendation to ban Xbox 360 in the US on the basis of a complex patent dispute.
The legal war between Microsoft and Motorola Mobility - fought in courtrooms in Germany, the US and an ITC panel - has proven to be extraordinarily expensive for both parties. A Seattle judge recently claimed that attorney fees already spent "could finance a small country".
Microsoft alleges that Motorola Mobility breached contract by demanding "unreasonable licensing fees" for use of the patents. It argued that it would have needed to spend some $4 billion each year to cover licensing costs.
Motorola's counter-claim is that Microsoft gave up its right to negotiate on the royalty rate as soon as it began lawsuit action.
In April, a court in Germany declared Microsoft consoles should be banned across the country. This verdict will not come into effect until the US lawsuit is concluded.
Microsoft, which has defied all major outcomes of the case, has warned the ITC that banning Xbox 360 across the US would not serve the public interest, because it would leave the market with a choice between PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii.
Shaw rejected the argument, claiming that enforcing intellectual property rights takes precedence.
Most Xbox 360s in the US are imported from China - a business practice considered vital in driving down production costs.
Motorola Mobility was recently acquired by Google.
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Source: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/354709/xbox-360-ban-microsoft-rejects-motorola-settlement/
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MPAAPosted:
High_Hamster If xbox gets banned people will just stop buy Motorola products thus forcing them to shut down anyway Motorola gets screwed.
I think you have forgotten one problem, motorola is now owned by google, you gonna stop using google search? gmail? youtube? nah i really didn't think so.
SwapPosted:
MPAAAndroid61395 Microsoft better figure out how to fix this. I don't want Xbox to get banned.
They won't get banned, Microsoft have the financial resources to have this tied up in court for years, motorola don't stand a chance.
i agree Motorola you suck your stuff you make sucks
High_HamsterPosted:
If xbox gets banned people will just stop buy Motorola products thus forcing them to shut down anyway Motorola gets screwed.
FameeMediaPosted:
Motorola's looking to ruin peoples lives, what would my life be without my xbox :(
MPAAPosted:
Android61395 Microsoft better figure out how to fix this. I don't want Xbox to get banned.
They won't get banned, Microsoft have the financial resources to have this tied up in court for years, motorola don't stand a chance.
ElijahPosted:
It isn't like Motorola is doing this to be evil, they're doing it because someone used their patent without asking. I don't think the ban of Xbox should happen though. Motorola has every right asking for this amount of money.
DubblePosted:
OG- I really hope Xbox 360 doesn't get banned, Motorola is awful company :(
Motorola is now Google and Google is not awful >:(
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