Remember the Blizzard v MYD Industries lawsuit case concerning the WoWGlider bot program for World of Warcraft? The last time we reported about it, the two sides are at a standstill. Now, here comes a new... well, not necessarily a challenger, but a new voice. Head over the full article to read about the stand of the interest group Public Knowledge on the issue.

Having filed lawsuits against each other a year ago, Blizzard and WoWGlider bot developer Michael Donnelly are stuck in a stalemate. Both have recently filed new motions this week - essentially claiming victory without trial. More details for this World of Warcraft debate over at the full article.

 

MDY Industries and Blizzard are still at it, and someone's got a new spin on the legal battle. An anonymous reader over at Slashdot gave an interesting comment on the ongoing World of Warcraft issue.

The reader expressed that Blizzard is disregarding user rights. Taking out the legal jargon from the case, the reader said that "accessing the copy of the game client in RAM using another program infringes upon their rights." The reader gave an example: What if the game becomes infected? Will players be liable to lawsuits if they use anti-virus software? The reader adds that Blizzard's Warden software (scans players' PCs and sends info back to Blizzard) contradicts their entire argument.

For those unfamiliar with "bot" programs, specifically WoW Glider, it's a program that lets players pre-program their avatars so they can be left while players are at work or at school. So what does this actually mean for WoW players in the long run? That still remains to be seen. We'll keep you updated on the ongoing legal battle plus other World of Warcraft news. Stay tuned.

 

Destructoid's Earnest -Nex- Cavalli has a very, erm... scathing, commentary on Markee Dragon INC.'s defense of Michael Donnelly, MDY Industries, and the infamous WoW Glider.

The point of the whole commentary is that Cavalli is of the belief that Markee Dragon is so bad at putting up an argument that it almost sounds like he's arguing for Blizzard. Multiple references to date rape and the horror of Internet slang making appearances in scholarly debates are made. However, we really don't need to go too deep into it (Cavalli's commentary) as it's pretty much a mockery, and you can imagine how that things like that turn out on your own.

What we would like to do though, is lead you to Markee Dragon's defense of WoW Glider. We'll let you folks decide for yourselves if it's deserving of scorn or not. You can reach it via our "Read" link below. If it makes your ears bleed, flame as you would; if you happen to agree with it, be sure make Cavalli aware of your opinion. Enjoy folks!

 

Blizzard and Vivendi have recently filed a case against MDY Industries – the folks responsible for wowglider.com – and Michael Donnelly in the state of Arizona, USA. It is reported that Blizzard is seeking injunctive relief and monetary damages against MDY.

Basically, Blizzard is legally requesting Michael Donnelly to stop the production of WoW Glider and they want him to pay damages. Blizzard believes that Glider infringes on their intellectual property as the Glider allows players to cheat, and thus giving a portion of their gaming population an unfair advantage. Blizzard also believes that Glider encourages Blizzard customers to breach their contracts for playing the game. Their last claim is that Glider is designed to circumvent copyright protections.

Some Glider users contend that Glider is not exactly a cheat program as it does not allow you to dupe items or make things show up out of thin air. They say that the only thing that Glider does is that it allows the character to be played 24 hours straight, something that normal humans can't do.

Blizzard is also seeking for ownership of the domain www.wowglider.com, the source code for Glider, all of Donnelly's copies of WoW, and of course money.

If you wish to get more information about wowglider.com's side of the argument, feel free to use our "Read" link below. The link should lead to several PDF files regarding WoWglider's answer and counter claims.

We'll update you as soon as more information on this case is made public.