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Blizzard Stomps Bnetd in DMCA Case
base3 writes "The EFF reported that the Vivendi/Blizzard vs. the good guys case has been decided, and it doesn't look good. Some highlights from the ruling
are: A clickthrough EULA isn't unconscionable (and thus enforceable); Fair Use rights can be waived in a EULA; First Sale rights (!) can be waived in a EULA; The DMCA's interoperability provisions are not a defense. If this ruling is allowed to stand, it will allow one-sided EULAs to force the waiver of the rights of First Sale and Fair Use. This, combined with the Supreme Court's recent assent to perpetual copyright, a few decades at a time, will destroy any semblance of balance in U.S. copyright law. Fortunately, the EFF plans to appeal the ruling."
It's a press statement by Blizzard that says "Don't buy our products!".
Yay our favorite game company won!
Now the boycott on them can end! Enough of those pesky morals and ethics. I mean they make AWESOME video games. No one's gonna remember your sacrifice against a game company. So GAME ON!
WOOO HOOO!
Mac OS X and Windows XP working side by side to fight back the night.
The EFF reported that the Vivendi/Blizzard vs. the good guys case has been decided, and it doesn't look good.
Thanks for letting us know who the good guys are! I can never figure out who's right or wrong myself, and I like it when I can count on Slashdot telling me that.
God fucking damn it!
This is teh sucks.
"All your base are
Belong to us!"
Blizz with the blitz
Got the gamers in fits
Fair Use has been dissed
now the EULAs exist
Vivendi gets pissed
as STEAM clouds thier green visors
As VALVE holds the mod
community with incisors
The game won't come out
till legalistic advisors
come up with a way to please
the stockholder misers!
Sarcasm. Most /.'ers would know that a program ending in a "d" would be a daemon. inted, xinetd, httpd, dhcpcd, etc.
Contract: CDMusic Publishing, Inc. (hereafter referred to as the "licenser") licenses this CD to be used as a coffee coaster by the buyer (hereafter referred to as the "licensee"). The licensee may not listen to, alter, copy, resell, give away, or otherwise do anything with this recording. The CD belongs solely to the copyright holder, and the licensee waives all rights to listen to this music, including on a player manufactured by CDMusic Publishing, Inc., using headphones manufactured by CDMusic Publishing, Inc. at a volume that would not allow non-licensees to hear the music. All other use, asides the already stated "Coffee Coaster" clause, is prohibited by this contract.
Sign: ____________________________
Initial: ________
Date: ___________
- Yolego
Cooooooool...
One less person to add to server load on the opening day of WoW. Your loss buddy.
No, it's against most EULAs.
Also, I notice your username is technix4beos, so a word of warning. If you would look at the BeOS EULA, you would see that you are forbidden from publicly mentioning any opinion of the software or the company, Be Incorporated. Since all that's left of Be is a couple lawyers looking for something to sue, I would not recommend mentioning BeOS on the web, even though..
Hold on, there's someone at the door.
If the copyright holder of windows forbids it..
It might be stupid, but they could do it legally...
It really isn't anything to worry about. Remember? Developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers....Woooooooooo!
It would be cool if it didn't suck.