, 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
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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
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This Means Warcraft!
2006-04-04
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It doesn't seem that copyright law prohibits the conduct that Mr. Kopp engaged in. If the EULA is extended to do so, then it becomes the contract, rather than the law, that has been violated.
That assumes Blizzard's EULA was in fact violated and is on-face valid and enforceable...
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