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Blizzard/Vivendi Settle WOW Unofficial User Guide DMCA Dispute
Categories: Copyright Cases • DMCA-TPM Cases • Settlements
Text of Complaint
In an out-of-court settlement, a 24 year old Florida man, Brian Kopp, who claimed last March that he’d been unlawfully blocked from selling copies of his unofficial “World of Warcraft” guide by the Blizzard and Vivendi, can resume his sales on eBay. The settlement does not provide for monetary compensation for Kopp. Blizzard and Vivendi agreed to withdraw their previous take-down notices and to drop their infringement claims. They also agreed to refrain from filing future DMCA take-down notices against the same items Kopp had already disputed through counter-notices. Kopp agreed to retain the book’s disclaimers about its unofficial nature and agreed not to include links or instructions on how to locate ‘cheats’ in the game.
Sources: CNet | Kopp’s Press Release | GameSpot | USA Today | Kotaku | GameDaily.biz | Gamasutra | EuroGamer | GamePolitics.com
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- Blizzard/Vivendi Settle WoW Unofficial User Guide DMCA Dispute (June 9, 2006)
- Blizzard/Vivendi Sued for Blocking Sales of Unofficial “WoW” Guide (March 24, 2006)
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