Re: World of Warcraft license spat could be trouble for IT: I don't think we have to worry too much about software vendors filing lawsuits to prevent other software from interoperating with their own products. For example, VB Scripts, VBA modules and Office macros all enhance the underlying products, making them more valuable to the users and vendors alike. The online came situation is dif- ferent in part because people pay monthly fees to participate and in some cases, can earn real world money from their activities. Although 1 wouldn't like to see that kind of [user license agreement] violation considered copyright infringement (EULAs need a serious overhaul and specific legal guidelines, but not from the courts!), Blizzard should be able to protect their franchise somehow. Maybe they just need better lawyers.
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