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This Means Warcraft!
Mark Rasch, 2006-04-03

A recent World of Warcraft case involved a WoW book by Brian Knopp that was being sold on eBay. It resulted in automated takedown notices by "lawyerbots" and shows how the legal process today can end up silencing legitimate uses of trademarks and copyrights.

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This Means Warcraft! 2006-04-03
Anonymous
This Means Warcraft! 2006-04-03
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War of the Worlds 2006-04-03
Mark D. Rasch (2 replies)
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Knopp's personal site also taken down by ISP 2006-04-04
Anonymous (1 replies)
Re: Kopp's personal site also taken down by ISP 2006-04-04
Brian Kopp (1 replies)
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Mark D. Rasch
Kopp's website (where he also sells the book) contains the following disclaimer, which may or may not be effective:

Disclaimer:
This guide is not a copy of the official guide nor is it piracy in any way shape or form.
The "World Of Warcraft Guide Package" is an unauthorized source for educational purposes, I have composed this guide independently and
it is not endorsed or authorized by Blizzard in any shape or form.

This product was created solely to inform/educate players of the online game World Of Warcraft to become a better player, owned and operated by Blizzard. In accordance to US Copyright Law: Sec. 107. "Sec. 107. Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use "Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright.".

The contents of this website infringes no copyright laws. We are not affiliated with any gaming site.

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