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Blizzard/Vivendi 2, bnetd 0

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the shot-down-twice dept.

wiggles writes "It appears that the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals has sided with Blizzard/Vivendi (pdf link) in the ongoing bnetd case. According to the PDF of the opinion posted today, 'Appellants failed to establish a genuine issue of material fact as to the applicability of the interoperability exception [of the DMCA]. The district court properly granted summary judgement in favor of Blizzard and Vivendi on the operability exception. Summary judgement in favor of Blizzard and Vivendi is affirmed.' No word yet on the EFF's website as to what their next move will be."

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  1. My move is still by eddy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    to not buy Blizzard products (yes, this includes WoW), but that's just me.

    --
    Belief is the currency of delusion.
    1. Re:My move is still by PhiberOptix · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.

      Mahatma Gandhi

  2. Lets take a moment to consider by jsmoonrider · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Let's look at the ramifications of this ruling to some of the most popular OSS. OpenOffice: Interoperability with Microsoft product by... reverse engineering GAIM: interoperability with Microsoft/Yahoo/AOL product by... reverse engineering Two huge players that could never be produced if this ruling is upheld. Anyone else scared?