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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! 2006-04-06
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Great article, it seems that Lawyers have found a way exploit the legal system. The exploit being creating FUD among content providers (Websites) with the leaverage of the copyright laws and having things done their way without ever having to go to court. I guess the concept of "actus non facit reum...

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