You may want to re-read the current dashboard terms and services agreement if you want to sue Microsoft some time in the future. After the new update caused a bit of havoc with new users and old one's alike, the update went live and introduced a lot of new features including ads and ruining the chances of an indie dev on the Live Arcade. Added with the new dashboard was a lovely new piece of lawyer-ese too.

A segment tastefully bolded in the terms of service states that the owner of the 360 is forbidden to participate in class action lawsuits against Microsoft.  Yes, according to section 18 of the user license agreement with Microsoft you cannot be apart of any dispute where a user (or series of users) can get into a court battle with the Windows company unless it is privately handled out of court through arbitration. So you'll have to go the crueler judges of fate, the Microsoft tech support.

Sony and Electronic Arts have enacted very similar policies in the past, as recent as September to mitigate the impact of such lawsuits. It's a bit rough coming from 360 as the E74 error was everywhere, well enough to effect 33% of consoles worldwide. Speaking of which, this new law is only in effect in the US, so every where else, sue to your heart's content...but remember where the company is based.

Via [TheEscapist]

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