Blizzard countersues WoWGlider

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mrwuss — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 23:50:46 GMT

This is quite funny, the entire situation tickles me.

A judge is going to toss it out of court and then should promptly smack everyone involved for wasting the time of the court.

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GreyRiot — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 23:50:45 GMT

Why are Vivendi and Blizzard Delaware companies yet they both reside in California?

Is this a common practice I'm not aware about? (ie lower takes in Delaware?)

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ilovemrdoe — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 23:50:44 GMT

Why?

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mrwuss — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 23:50:43 GMT

Because neither company has any rights to a real lawsuit? It's trivial at best?

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mrwuss — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 23:50:42 GMT

Delaware has the easiest LLC/Inc laws.

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Lothaer — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 23:50:41 GMT

i think Blizzard just wants to screw some more people out of money lol f***ing tight asses.

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Tango2k7 — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 23:50:40 GMT

I hope Blizzard win on all demands.

People who code tools like this and people who use those are scum and need to be removed from the game. They also need to pay for the illegal profit they make off of other people's hard work.

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Shrake — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 23:50:39 GMT

It's Blizzards right to act against these people, so I hope they win on all demands as well.

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vuldum — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 23:50:38 GMT

You'll find that the majority of US companies or their affiliates are incorporated in Delaware for the reason stated below, their laws are more inclined towards the companies there.

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Oofums — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 23:50:37 GMT

What about if Michael was outside of the US? Say in Asia, or Europe? (I'm just curuious, I wouldn't know anything about it :P)

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imperia — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 23:50:36 GMT

"People who code tools like this and people who use those are scum and need to be removed from the game. They also need to pay for the illegal profit they make off of other people's hard work."

nicely said!

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Dreamreaver — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 23:50:35 GMT

Actually, Blizzard does have an actionable case here, and it looks good on their behalf. (This is from a former paralegal.) The main issue is the interference in the contract IMO. But the WoWGlider seller making money off a program that violates the Terms of Use is another possible actionable. I think that the court of law will actually support Blizzard in this. (And this is the first GOOD use of the DMCA that I have ever seen!!!!)

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migrane — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 23:50:34 GMT

Regardless of how this pans out in court (IF it even makes it there) it should scare enough people out of using glider to make this worth Blizz's while.

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Buttink — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 23:50:33 GMT

" "People who code tools like this and people who use those are scum and need to be removed from the game. They also need to pay for the illegal profit they make off of other people's hard work."

nicely said!"

So, basically anyone who is smarter then you is scum?

I personally don't see how this is anywhere close to DMCA infringement.

This is like me making a windows program. OMG I'M GOING TO BE SUED I USED THIS ON WINDOWS OS. The courts have no clue what they are doing as far as copyrights on software. RDX is basically a pay for addon why doesn't blizzard sue them.

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Zuluhed — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 23:50:32 GMT

the pdf file with the actual case in it. http://www.wowglider.com/legal/Complaint1.pdf

more details about the case: http://www.wowglider.com/Legal/Feb_16_2007/

Making glider isn't against the blizzard's code of conduct, nor can it be forbidden by it. What can be done is sue the people using glider, not the creator (this is coming from a Dutch law student).

This case is about infringment of copyrights which isn't really the case here.