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There are multiple cases in the United States regarding game hacks. Some of the more famous involve Blizzard, with the biggest example being a suit against the
by AntiRush 10y ago
There are multiple cases in the United States regarding game hacks.
Some of the more famous involve Blizzard, with the biggest example being a suit against the creators of WowGlider, a bot for World of Warcraft (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MDY_Industries,_LLC_v._Blizzard_Entertainment,_Inc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MDY_Industries,_LLC_v._Blizzar...)
- jessespears 10y agoFascinating: The Court of Appeals ruled that for a software licensee's violation of a contract to constitute copyright infringement, there must be a nexus between the license condition and the licensor’s exclusive rights of copyright. However ... that a finding of circumvention under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act does not require a nexus between circumvention and actual copyright infringement. The DMCA's anti-circumvention section appears to be the only thing that preserved parts of the original finding. Perhaps the next time this law is up for review, some less onerous terms can be placed for reverse engineering for the purpose of interoperability.