Blizzard Stomps Bnetd in DMCA Case

Posted by michael on Saturday October 2, 2004 @06:00AM from the if-you-buy-blizzard-games-you're-supporting-them dept.

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."

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OT, sorry by dmayle · 2004-10-02 06:43 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Whala

Oh, come on.. Do we write paddy-o (patio)? How about shays (chaise) lounge? It's in the English dictionary, it's not like you're using a foreign word. It's spelled 'Voila', and it's so easy to remember. It's like the strings instrument, but with the vowels reversed. (No, it's not 'voilin'...)

Sorry to be pedantic, but such butchering of the English language is really frustrating. And yes, it is now part of the English language. Though, to be truthful, if you typed moochas grassy-ass, It would probably be just as annoying.