Courts to decide if MQ etc. legal or not

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SamDaMan
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Courts to decide if MQ etc. legal or not

Post by SamDaMan » Mon Apr 23, 2007 2:42 am

http://www.theimageplace.net/uploads/7b600767fb.pdf

In early 2005, MDY developed a software program under the name WoWGlider. WoWGlider is a software program designed to interact with the World of Warcraft. WoWGlider assists a player with in-game tasks in World of Warcraft such as advancing levels or completing repetitive events. But, the program does not give a player any advantage over any other player in World of Warcraft. WowGlider simply allows the computer to play the game while the user is away from the computer. Only individuals who are licensed to play World of Warcraft purchase WoWGlider. MDY began marketing and distributing WoWGlider in May, 2005 through its Internet website.

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Post by fearless » Mon Apr 23, 2007 8:36 am

What exactly does this have to do with WinEQ?

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Well..

Post by SamDaMan » Mon Apr 23, 2007 1:10 pm

If wowglider wins then "passive macroquest" and afk botting will possibly not be bannable. Lax might have more then a passing interest in this case. WinEQ is obviously legal though.

The post is mostly to inform Lax of the case in the event he is unaware of it.

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Post by mijuki » Wed Apr 25, 2007 5:12 am

The case is only about whether or not WowGlider violates Blizzard's copyright on WoW (Donnelly doesn't distribute WoW ar try to distribute it), or whether or not Donnelly has interfered with the contracts Blizzard has with other people (Donnelly doesn't force anyone violate their contract with Blizzard, though his software allows it).

It has nothing to do with banning. Blizzard is allowed to prevent people from using their servers if they want to, no matter what the end result is.

It's about Donnelly not letting Blizzard threaten him with monetary damages with made up claims.

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