Overly broad court decisions that create giant loopholes any company can use to circumvent the limitations of copyright are not a good way to protect your game.

That is what banning problem users is for. All this type of decision does is harm people who don't even play that crappy game.

I guess it's that whole concept of progression, it's so easy in the games and it's much more difficult in real life. It's easy to see why people are attracted to it now that I think about it.

For example Alterac Valley battlegrounds is FULL of them.

I read the article in it's entirety previously and I don't agree with the judge's decision. I do however stand corrected on some of the details, thank you.

ToS != EULA. An EULA has not been tested in court. Terms of Services have been tested ever since the phone companies have existed. All those broadband companies who cap bandwidth or limit how much you can download? Those are in the Terms of Service.

No. The Glider application was judged to constitute copyright infringement. Distributing an application which has no purpose besides to commit copyright infringement, and generating funds off of it is illegal. This has nothing to do with your property. Blizzard is not suing people who run Glider, nor are they saying what you can't do and do with your computer.

http://news.mmosite.com/content/2008-07-15/20080715231135963.shtml

I for one applaud Blizzard's efforts. They are protecting their game and their IP.

While this product is sleazy, it has nothing to do with copyright whatsoever. The court has basically ruled that if you do anything against terms of service, whether its otherwise legal or not, you can be violating copyright.

Most Terms of Service have never been tested in court, if you read through the average ToS it basically grants every right known to man to the company

he sarcasm aside, Glider never actually communicates with Blizzard's servers, it's access is strictly local. The WoW client does any and all interactions with the server. Violating the Terms of Service is welcoming account closure and any number of other actions Blizzard is entitled to attempt but that's on a case by case basis.

Honestly Verno... you've accepted their terms if you play their game. This has nothing to do with your memory and everything to do with how you affect and interact with the live server you're joined to. Their terms, their rules, if you don't like them you can simply stop playing.

Your interaction (with or without Glider) doesn't just stop at your memory... it goes through your little network card, through the internets and onto their server. It's called online gaming.

But they do have the right to tell you what you can and can't do with THEIR game.

Anyone that condones cheating, particularly in online MP games needs to be banned, period.

far worse than a game that will be barely remembered in 50 years