Today Microsoft Banned My Country Iran from Minecraft
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#3It would be up to Microsoft to say why they did it. It's probably buried somewhere in the sanction documents. [1] If Microsoft are complying with a sanction then perhaps they may have issues getting a refund, but could at least open a ticket to get an answer if they have not already. Maybe there is a corporate lawyer on here with experience in this matter?
[1] - https://ofac.treasury.gov/sanctions-programs-and-country-inf...
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#4It would be up to Microsoft to say why they did it. It's probably buried somewhere in the sanction documents. [1] If Microsoft are complying with a sanction then perhaps they may have issues getting a refund, but could at least open a ticket to get an answer if they have not already. Maybe there is a corporate lawyer on here with experience in this matter? [1] - https://ofac.treasury.gov/sanctions-programs-and-countr…
Why the flying fuck should sanctions infringe on someone's ability to play a game they already purchased?
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#5It would be up to Microsoft to say why they did it. It's probably buried somewhere in the sanction documents. [1] If Microsoft are complying with a sanction then perhaps they may have issues getting a refund, but could at least open a ticket to get an answer if they have not already. Maybe there is a corporate lawyer on here with experience in this matter? [1] - https://ofac.treasury.gov/sanctions-programs-and-countr…
I think the bigger point is that software you pay for, which requires a bannable login to use even the offline component, should not be allowed to exist.
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#6It would be up to Microsoft to say why they did it. It's probably buried somewhere in the sanction documents. [1] If Microsoft are complying with a sanction then perhaps they may have issues getting a refund, but could at least open a ticket to get an answer if they have not already. Maybe there is a corporate lawyer on here with experience in this matter? [1] - https://ofac.treasury.gov/sanctions-programs-and-countr…
Why the flying fuck should sanctions infringe on someone's ability to play a game they already purchased?
Minecraft is an online game, so in today's world, he didn't purchase the game, just a license to play it online. No server access, no game.
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#7It would be up to Microsoft to say why they did it. It's probably buried somewhere in the sanction documents. [1] If Microsoft are complying with a sanction then perhaps they may have issues getting a refund, but could at least open a ticket to get an answer if they have not already. Maybe there is a corporate lawyer on here with experience in this matter? [1] - https://ofac.treasury.gov/sanctions-programs-and-countr…
Why the flying fuck should sanctions infringe on someone's ability to play a game they already purchased?
Sanctions sometimes ban providing services to people in countries.
Apparently Minecraft requires you to login (a service) to use the game. If the game was completely offline this wouldn't be a problem.
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#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why the flying fuck should sanctions infringe on someone's ability to play a game they already purchased?
Minecraft is an online game, so in today's world, he didn't purchase the game, just a license to play it online. No server access, no game.
Minecraft is not an online game, it has a multi-player option sure.. but it doesn't strictly need to be online. There is a single-player mode since basically forever..
Re: Today Microsoft Banned My Country Iran from Minecraft
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why the flying fuck should sanctions infringe on someone's ability to play a game they already purchased?
Sanctions sometimes ban providing services to people in countries. Apparently Minecraft requires you to login (a service) to use the game. If the game was completely offline this wouldn't be a problem.
Barely a week goes by without some variant of "Iranian Hackers" in the tech/security press - maybe, inshallah, they could release a version that lets you play on Iran-hosted servers without needing to connect to the US for a login?
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#10It would be up to Microsoft to say why they did it. It's probably buried somewhere in the sanction documents. [1] If Microsoft are complying with a sanction then perhaps they may have issues getting a refund, but could at least open a ticket to get an answer if they have not already. Maybe there is a corporate lawyer on here with experience in this matter? [1] - https://ofac.treasury.gov/sanctions-programs-and-countr…
Microsoft has been known to get around sanctions:
https://github.blog/2021-01-05-advancing-developer-freedom-g...