Blizzard Petition
Petition to Blizzard Entertainment demanding it stop threatening bnetd and other third-party software with DMCA prosecution.
Analysis of BNETD and Blizzard
Background and legal analysis of Blizzard's cease-and-desist letter, and reader discussion. [LawMeme]
Blizzard Rains on Bnetd Project
"Blizzard Entertainment has shut down the bnetd project using the DMCA, as declared in their site." News and reader discussion forum. [Slashdot]
Blizzard, Bnetd Respond on Bnetd Shutdown
"Following the roar of protests following the shut down of the BnetD-project, Blizzard has posted a Battle.net emulation FAQ, citing their reasons to search out and close any project that allows people to play Blizzard games online without using Battle.net." News and reader discussion. [Slashdot]
Chilling Effects Clearinghouse: Bnetd Project
Bilzzard's DMCA cease and desist letter with FAQ.
Rebuttal to the Battle.net FAQ
Tim Neu's rebuttal to Battle.net's "Emulation FAQ".
Battle.net Emulation FAQ
Blizzard's answers to questions like "Why is Blizzard trying to shut down servers that emulate Battle.net?"
DMCA Used to Shut Down Bnetd Project
"bnetd, a GPLed implementation of the BattleNet protocol server which powered such games as Starcraft and Diablo II, has been shut down due to Blizzard invoking the DMCA." News and reader discussion.
Re: Analysis of BNETD and Blizzard
Critical view of Ernest Miller's analysis of the DMCA cease-and-desist letter. [LawMeme]
Legal Analysis Critical of Blizzard v Bnetd
"Lawmeme.org (from the Yale Law School) has published a long piece with lots of background and legal analysis on the case. Conclusion: Blizzard has an uphill legal battle." News and reader discussion. [Slashdot]
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