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If you paid for the game client(wow) it is not illegal to play in private servers
by zygimantasdev 7y ago
If you paid for the game client(wow) it is not illegal to play in private servers
- leereeves 7y agoIn the US, it is illegal (copyright infringement) to run a private server. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2010/08/the-88-million-server-private-wow-server-op-loses-big/ https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2010/08/the-88-million-server... And given that, a lawyer could argue that paying to play on (or even donating to) a private server is contributory copyright infringement. I don't know if that has been tested in court. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contributory_copyright_infringement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contributory_copyright_infring... But oftentimes you can get away with it; few game companies go after small private servers.
- olliej 7y agoYou mean Diablo and Starcraft? They do cost money, yet still require access to Blizzard servers, and running on separate servers is a T&C violation, which the DoJ considers a violation of the CFAA.