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EFF Takes Bnetd Case

Posted by michael on from the pinch-hitter dept.

An anonymous reader sent in: "As reported three previous times, Blizzard is attempting to squash the Battle.net emulator and open source bnetd project. The EFF has taken the case. Read the press release. LawMeme also has a satiric fable."

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  1. Re:"Freedom" of thievery? No. by iamsure · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Incorrect.

    As a paying customer, I demand value and satisfaction from my Blizzard software like Warcraft and Diablo2.

    Since the Blizzard server is:

    - SLOOOOW
    - Unreliable
    - Hacked all to hell
    - VERY buggy

    I choose to have the ability to play my ALREADY PURCHASED SOFTWARE on a server of my choice. Just because Blizzard would prefer I didnt doesnt mean jack.

    Your argument that Bnetd is punishing Blizzard for creating value is totally incorrect.

    It punishes Blizzard for NOT creating value on the server side.

    I rewarded them for their client side software. What I choose to connect to is *MY CHOICE*.

    And its entirely legal too..

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    GPL'd web-based tradewars themed space game