Blizzard Works to Stop OpenSource WoW Glider

Blizzard Seeks Permanent Injunction Against MDY, Asks Court to Prohibit Making
Glider Open Source (thanks Ant and
Slashdot)
has word that following its legal victory over the makes of the WoW Glider
(story), Blizzard is now seeking a permanent injunction to
prevent the OpenSource release of this software that automates World of
Warcraft gameplay. Here's a bit:Blizzard has now asked the U.S.
District Court for the District of Arizona for a permanent injunction (.pdf)
which would functionally shut down Glider’s WoW presence. In addition, Blizzard
has asked the court for a relatively unconventional order prohibiting MDY from
making the source code for its MMO Glider software available to the public, and
prohibiting MDY from helping people develop other World of Warcraft automation
software.

Blizzard had previously asked the court to shut down MDY’s WoW operations in its
motion for summary judgment, but the court’s summary judgment order did not
address Blizzard’s request. Blizzard’s requests to prohibit open-source release
of MDY’s software and prohibit MDY’s assistance in development of independent
WoW bots are new to this motion — and seem likely to raise eyebrows in the open
source and digital rights advocacy camps.


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