Blizzard finally won a glider plug faces closure
"Glider" (MMO Glider) is the United States charges a plug-in software WOW, it can auto-complete upgrade in World of Warcraft, playing G, fishing, herbs and other things, this software has great sales. This, of course, Blizzard should not be allowed, so heavy snow will develop this plug studio to court. After lengthy litigation, Blizzard finally win this lawsuit, and the glider will be forced to close down.
Glider that they will continue to appeal, but success is very slim hope. Before the glider had excuse: their own and at the end of Blizzard client modified or copied, only the keyboard and mouse click simulation. Blizzard claimed that buy WOW client only to be "the right to use", a glider is still in violation of the user agreement. And the court's decision is still to WOW itself into "some entity" and "non-entity part", the former refers to burning data CD-ROM, which means the game design itself. Under the agreement, Blizzard does not limit users to use "physical part", anyone can copy the CD-ROM, but "non-entity of" the use of management and have strict requirements, glider users violated the agreement, a violation of copyright law.
Some anti-copyright protector excessive practice of heavy snow also raised objections, they consider the case of heavy snow in the arguments put forward there are still controversial, if the sentence is indeed a glider to ignore a copyright statement, you may leave to other software companies to have breached the agreement under the pretext of interference or prosecution of the user's opportunity. However, violation of the agreement on the glider evidence was not only one.
As the industry's well-known company, Blizzard in a game at the same time the quality of well-known to plug in the fight against well-known aspects of the firm position. Earlier this year, Blizzard Peons 4 Hire in such cases goldsmith company eventually won the dispute, this time also vigorously attack the use of plug-ins.