Comments on: Blizzard sends C&Ds to WoW iPhone programs http://www.gameslaw.net/2009/05/04/blizzard-sends-cds-to-wow-iphone-programs/ In-depth legal analysis and news for video games and virtual worlds Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:59:59 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dan http://www.gameslaw.net/2009/05/04/blizzard-sends-cds-to-wow-iphone-programs/comment-page-1/#comment-684 Dan Tue, 05 May 2009 11:14:38 +0000 http://www.gameslaw.net/?p=600#comment-684 Well it's easy for Blizzard to send out C&Ds. They don't need to have any legal argument behind it. They can pretty much just threaten whatever they want and use the threat of epic litigation to get their way. Pretty standard stuff, tbh. I'd love to see someone fight Blizzard. I wonder what the actual claim would take the shape of....trademark? Well it’s easy for Blizzard to send out C&Ds. They don’t need to have any legal argument behind it. They can pretty much just threaten whatever they want and use the threat of epic litigation to get their way.

Pretty standard stuff, tbh. I’d love to see someone fight Blizzard. I wonder what the actual claim would take the shape of….trademark?

]]> By: Eric Ford http://www.gameslaw.net/2009/05/04/blizzard-sends-cds-to-wow-iphone-programs/comment-page-1/#comment-683 Eric Ford Mon, 04 May 2009 17:07:36 +0000 http://www.gameslaw.net/?p=600#comment-683 Well, the sad thing is it's not even that definite. They are removing apps that just interface with a site that is freely available and honestly have no clue why they're doing it outside of rumors. Yes, it's ridiculous. Well, the sad thing is it’s not even that definite. They are removing apps that just interface with a site that is freely available and honestly have no clue why they’re doing it outside of rumors.

Yes, it’s ridiculous.

]]> By: E. Zachary Knight http://www.gameslaw.net/2009/05/04/blizzard-sends-cds-to-wow-iphone-programs/comment-page-1/#comment-682 E. Zachary Knight Mon, 04 May 2009 16:56:35 +0000 http://www.gameslaw.net/?p=600#comment-682 So Blizzard is trying to get people to remove apps that just interface with a site that is freely available to receive updates and information that is freely available, all because they want to make a similar app. Sounds like fun. So Blizzard is trying to get people to remove apps that just interface with a site that is freely available to receive updates and information that is freely available, all because they want to make a similar app. Sounds like fun.

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