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Blizzard Seeks to Block User Rights, Privacy

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the still-haven't-downed-netherspite dept.

An anonymous reader writes "In the overlooked case between Blizzard and MDY Industries, the creator of the WoWGlider bot, Blizzard is arguing that using any programs in conjunction with the World of Warcraft constitutes copyright violation. Apparently accessing the copy of the game client in RAM using another program infringes upon their rights. Under that logic, users do not even have the right to use anti-virus software in the event that the game becomes infected. Furthermore, Blizzard's legal filings downplay the role of their Warden software, which actively scans users' RAM, CPU, and storage devices (and potentially sensitive data) and sends information back to Blizzard to be processed."

2 of 639 comments (clear)

  1. Re:DOA by Gramie2 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Funny how the apostrophe in your post slipped from "wont" on the second line down to "right's" on the first line! :-)

    And I'm sure that "Slaves" is jealous of "Customer's" having a gaudy, frivolous extra apostrophe.

  2. What about mental RAM? by BerkeleyBull · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    One of the issues here has to do with whether copies of WOW that exist only in RAM are violating copyright.

    So I hear a song on the radio and it gets stuck in my head. One of two possible scenarios occurs to me:

    1) The RIAA sues me for making unauthorized copies of their product and violating copyright.

    2) I sue the RIAA for invasion of privacy.

    BB