Micro oft al o ha to pay roughly $400 in damage to the u er.
A ole Xbox gamer ha eemingly won an important judgement again t Micro oft, which require the tech giant to re tore the u er' u pended Xbox account and accompanying video game library. In a po t on Reddit, Ordo_Liberal aid that a Brazilian court ha ordered Micro oft to rever e it deci ion to revoke acce to the u er' account and library after it wa hacked. Engadget ha reached out to Micro oft for comment and will update thi tory if we hear back.
The aga began three month ago according to Ordo_Liberal, who detailed the ituation on Reddit, explaining that Micro oft froze their account after there wa "unauthorized acce " and aid that the "only option we have i to permanently u pend thi account to prevent any further u e." In tead of making a new account and creating a digital library from cratch, Ordo_Liberal filed a law uit again t Micro oft.
The gamer explained on Reddit that hiring a public defendant to ue Micro oft came at no co t thank to Brazil' tance on con umer protection ca e . According to the judgement, Micro oft ha 15 day to re tore acce to Ordo_Liberal' account or it will face a penalty of 150 reai , or about $30, a day, until re olved, with a cap of 1,500 reai (roughly $300). The court al o ordered Micro oft to pay 2,000 reai , around $400, to Ordo_Liberal. Thi ca e may not have a much monetary impact a imilar cla action law uit , but it could offer a glimmer of hope for many con umer who are becoming increa ingly concerned about companie witching to digital-only librarie .
