Blizzard Gets DMCA Smackdown From Sony

tdye writes: "Blizzard has apparently released an internal memo banning P2P software inside the company. They've been served by Sony with a DMCA note, based on rampant music sharing inside Blizzard. I guess what goes around, comes around! You can see it on Declan McCullagh's PoliTech website."

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I've got just the armor they need...

[Zildy]

Ironic Iron Plate Mail of the Damned

Defense: 534
Smite Damage: 1 - 2
Required Strength: 45
Required Level: 39

+204% Legal Defense
+843% Resistance to Flames
+436% Faster legal woe recovery
+2264% More gold received from Bnetd
+30125 Running speed

-342 HP for every DCMA attack

The P2P software of choice in many companies...

[SIGFPE]

...for sharing files is Windows File Sharing. Just right click on a folder of mp3's and switch on sharing to let your colleagues enjoy your collection. I would just love to see it outlawed.

and who owns Blizzard?

[mo]

The comedy of this is that Blizzard is owned by Vivendi Universal, one of the big 5 record labels, as well as a member of the MPAA.

Another MSSE Alumnus!!!

[Big Sean O]

That stands for the Montgomery Scott School of Engineering...

Scotty: How long did you tell the captain the deflector work would take us?

LaForge: Two hours and we have barely more than that till the Borg cube arrives.

Scotty: And how long will it actually take us?

LaForge: Two hours-like I told him.

Scotty: Geordi, ye've got a lot to learn. You never tell captain's how long it will really take. How do you expect to earn a reputation as a miracle worker that way?