news.bbc.co.uk - 10/1/2008
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World of Warcraft creator Blizzard has won $6m (£3.36m) in damages from the makers of a software 'bot'. The damages award comes after Blizzard won the first round of its legal battle against MDY Industries in July 2008. Blizzard embarked on the case against MDY claiming that the World of ...
shacknews.com - 9/30/2008
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Video game-related stocks have long been seen as
a safe haven for investors, but even Blizzard was
feeling the crunch today after the record-breaking 777 point drop on the Dow Jones industrial average. The tech-based NASDAQ index saw a similar ...
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Game Stocks Drop As Wall Street Crashes, Burns
shacknews.com - 9/25/2008
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Blizzard has revealed that when Wrath of the
Lich King launches on November 13 , World of
Warcraft (PC) subscribers will only be able to obtain the MMO's second expansion pack in DVD format. "World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King will only ...
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Blizzard Wins $6M in World of Warcraft Bot Case
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Adding to its existing mountain of money, World of Warcraft developer Blizzard has been awarded $6 million due to MDY Industries' sales of the controversial MMO Glider software, reports BBC News.
The software, which sold for $25, allows players to automate actions and gain experience while not actively playing the PC MMO. Back in July, the court ruled that bot author Michael Donnelly had violated World of Warcraft's license agreement. ...
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Blizzard gets $6 million from WoW bot maker
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... BBC News reports Blizzard was granted $6 million in damages from MDY Industries, the makers of a software bot that enabled World or Warcraft (WoW) users to automate tasks. According to the article more than 100,000 people bought the program, which is named MMOGlider, for $25 a pop. ...
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