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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! 2006-04-04
Dan
The sad part is that Blizzard is actually infringing on Brian's right to write about and publish his own personal experiences, which he has paid Blizzard for via the WoW subscription fees. This would appear to be a case of prior restraint in many ways. Under First Amendment law, Brian should be ab...

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