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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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Re: This Means Warcraft! 2006-04-08
Matthew Murphy
In this instance, Blizzard's claim should be one of "breach of contract" rather than copyright infringement, no?

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 v...

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