Judge files cease-and-desist order to ban all imports of Xbox; Microsoft responds confidently in their favor

The gaming industry has taken a lot of flak from lawyers and activists in recent years, from California's proposed warning labels, to in-game LGBT relationships, to stories of a mass murderer that just *happened* to be an avid gamer. A more recent event in this saga of mishaps could put a complete ban to Microsoft's massively-successful Xbox 360 in the United States.

The flame ignited last month, with claims of Microsoft infringing Motorola's WiFi and video codec technologies. ITC judge David Shaw is displeased, and will forbid all imports of the console's 4GB and 250GB models to the US, ergo a successful commission. Microsoft responded, pointing out the counter-productive effect the ban will inevitably have on the console market. This did not convince Shaw to hold back. That said, Microsoft officials have stated that they are confident that the case will end in their favor.

I sense a legal shitstorm, yet I am in high hopes that things don't get too messy in the end.