| Battle.net Emulation FAQ: Blizzard's answers to questions like "Why is Blizzard trying to shut down servers that emulate Battle.net?" |
| Battle.net Goes to War: "Is an open-source version of Blizzard Entertainment's online gaming service an illegal copyright violation, or just a good example of how the Internet works?" [Salon] |
| Blizzard Petition: Petition to Blizzard Entertainment demanding it stop threatening bnetd and other third-party software with DMCA prosecution. |
| Blizzard Rains on Bnetd Project: "Blizzard Entertainment has shut down the bnetd project using the DMCA, as declared in their site." News and reader discussion forum. [Slashdot] |
| Blizzard, Bnetd Respond on Bnetd Shutdown: "Following the roar of protests following the shut down of the BnetD-project, Blizzard has posted a Battle.net emulation FAQ, citing their reasons to search out and close any project that allows people to play Blizzard games online without using Battle.net." News and reader discussion. [Slashdot] |
| Chilling Effects Clearinghouse: Bnetd Project: Bilzzard's DMCA cease and desist letter with FAQ. |
| DMCA Used to Shut Down Bnetd Project: "bnetd, a GPLed implementation of the BattleNet protocol server which powered such games as Starcraft and Diablo II, has been shut down due to Blizzard invoking the DMCA." News and reader discussion. |
| EFF Blizzard v. bnetd Archive: The Electronic Frontier Foundation's archive of resources about the legal threat, including Vivendi's cease-and-desist letter and EFF's replies to corporate counsel explaining why their claims are unfounded. |
| EFF Takes Bnetd Case: "Blizzard is attempting to squash the Battle.net emulator and open source bnetd project. The EFF has taken the case." News and reader discussion. [Slashdot] |
| Group Backs ISP in Online Gaming Dispute: "The Electronic Frontier Foundation announced Tuesday that it will provide legal representation for a St. Louis Internet service provider threatened by media conglomerate Vivendi Universal for hosting online versions of Vivendi games." By David Becker. [CNet] |
| Legal Analysis Critical of Blizzard v Bnetd: "Lawmeme.org (from the Yale Law School) has published a long piece with lots of background and legal analysis on the case. Conclusion: Blizzard has an uphill legal battle." News and reader discussion. [Slashdot] |
| Q&A With Vivendi Rep About Bnetd: "War3pub.net managed to get some answers out of a Vivendi rep about why they are suing BnetD and what they hope to accomplish." News and reader discussion. [Slashdot] |
| Rebuttal to the Battle.net FAQ: Tim Neu's rebuttal to Battle.net's "Emulation FAQ". |
| Some Games Aren't Fun: Editorial explaining how Blizzard's action could negatively impact the entire software industry. By Russell Pavlicek. [Infoworld] |
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