10-05-2004, 06:54 PM
Archon_Wing,Oct 5 2004, 12:38 AM Wrote:If people could log on to online servers without a cd key then, then it would remove this safeguard.
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I think it's more that they looked like complete asses when everyone and their mother was playing the War3 beta. Or else it was just a complete coincidence that they chose that time to shut down other matchmaking services and bring forward their suit. <_<
The ruling also clearly supported EULAs, stating that not only are they conscionable contracts, but that the terms supercede consumer rights, and first sale rights do not apply.
The DMCA was here upheld where it wasn't in the bleem case, because this Judge deemed the emulatory function of bnetd too similar to battle.net, wheras Bleem was decided to be qualitatively different than a PS because it played on your computer screen. :rolleyes: