Kp might want to take down your server off Wowstatus

drain · (#1 (**permalink**))

yeah 2 of the private servers i played on got shut down and the forums were closed and had this quote

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This letter is to notify you, pursuant to the provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, that we believe one of your customers is infringing Blizzard Entertainment's, a division of Vivendi Universal Games, Inc. ("VUG"), copyrighted materials. Specifically, Blizzard Entertainment is the owner of the copyright for the computer games Diablo(r) II and StarCraft(r) and World of Warcraft. The following site hosts and/or distributes software that violates Blizzard Entertainment's copyright: http://z14.invisionfree.com/nWo_Gaming/index.php? The aforementioned site either hosts or distributes software which illegally modifies and/or alters Blizzard Entertainment copyrighted software or bypasses anti-circumvention technology, thereby infringing upon Blizzard Entertainment copyrights. Accordingly, Blizzard Entertainment demands that you act expeditiously to remove, or disable access to, the web page listed above in order for you to claim a safe harbor under the DMCA from liability for contributory and vicarious copyright infringement. Please immediately delete or disable access to this web page and remove its contents from view. Should you have any questions, please contact the undersigned at piracy@blizzard.com or 949-955-1380 extension 1616. I have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by Blizzard Entertainment, VUG, its agents or the law, and that the information in this notice is accurate. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that I am authorized to act on behalf of all of the aforementioned entities.

Sincerely,
Rod Rigole
Corporate Counsel

Looks like blizzard are finally doing something about private servers ;s

Stats Scanner · (#2 (**permalink**))

they have been doing it for a long time

nanaki254 · (#3 (**permalink**))

WOAH and i used to play on nWo... it was a hard ass server .. literally... like starting creatures were lvl 10 and all ubery and all that..Lol...shame. well hope this dont get closed =]

mongo11 · (#4 (**permalink**))

I cant even connect to the den XD it says that the username and password is wrong

Disgorge · (#5 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by mongo11

I cant even connect to the den XD it says that the username and password is wrong

are you sure you have the right ip?

Markon · (#6 (**permalink**))

Joy, the DCMA. I do dislike that thing.

I'm guessing the "anti-circumvention technology" they're talking about is their login server. It would technically be right if it went to court. Hopefully Blizzard won't get too hardcore about shutting the servers down though.

The funny thing is, they could knock out 90% of the servers out there by just hard coding the realm list into the exe. Then you'd *have* to edit the exe to play, which would violate the EULA, possibly be illegal, yadda yadda.

Azranos · (#7 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by Markon

The funny thing is, they could knock out 90% of the servers out there by just hard coding the realm list into the exe. Then you'd *have* to edit the exe to play, which would violate the EULA, possibly be illegal, yadda yadda.

Easy way around that, depending on coding and how they place it a fix could be made between 1 and 5 hours without client modification in anyway, though how many server would want or have the ability to create this i do not know.

but i believe if this happened the den would easily carry on working.

suomidude · (#8 (**permalink**))

Lol and I thought that they weren't even doing a crap about private servers.. Damn I was wrong.

Believe · (#9 (**permalink**))

I found KP's server through WoWstatus XDDD

blaig · (#10 (**permalink**))

yeah I heard about Blizzard doing that, Why do they care so much? oh yeah like everything else in this world its about MONEY... because customers come onto private servers which takes away from blizzards retail..