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EFF Blizzard v. bnetd Archive - http://www.eff.org/IP/Emulation/Blizzard_v_bnetd/
The Electronic Frontier Foundation's archive of resources about the legal threat, including Vivendi's cease-and-desist letter and EFF's replies to corporate counsel explaining why their claims are unfounded. |
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Battle.net Emulation FAQ - http://www.battle.net/support/emulationfaq.shtml
Blizzard's answers to questions like "Why is Blizzard trying to shut down servers that emulate Battle.net?" |
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Group Backs ISP in Online Gaming Dispute - http://news.cnet.com/2100-1040-858414.html
"The Electronic Frontier Foundation announced Tuesday that it will provide legal representation for a St. Louis Internet service provider threatened by media conglomerate Vivendi Universal for hosting online versions of Vivendi games." By David Becker. [CNet] |
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Battle.net Goes to War - http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/04/18/bnetd/index.html
"Is an open-source version of Blizzard Entertainment's online gaming service an illegal copyright violation, or just a good example of how the Internet works?" [Salon] |
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DMCA Used to Shut Down Bnetd Project - http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2002/2/20/221640/723
"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. |
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Blizzard Petition - http://www.petitiononline.com/blizdmca/petition.html
Petition to Blizzard Entertainment demanding it stop threatening bnetd and other third-party software with DMCA prosecution. |
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Chilling Effects Clearinghouse: Bnetd Project - http://www.chillingeffects.org/dmca512/notice.cgi?NoticeID=98
Bilzzard's DMCA cease and desist letter with FAQ. |
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Rebuttal to the Battle.net FAQ - http://www.visi.com/~tneu/blizzard.html
Tim Neu's rebuttal to Battle.net's "Emulation FAQ". |
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Blizzard Rains on Bnetd Project - http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/02/21/0136256
"Blizzard Entertainment has shut down the bnetd project using the DMCA, as declared in their site." News and reader discussion forum. [Slashdot] |
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Blizzard, Bnetd Respond on Bnetd Shutdown - http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/02/22/1332248
"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] |