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"bnetd" is a program to run private servers for Blizzard's multiplayer games.

On 19 February 2002, Vivendi Universal Games/Blizzard Entertainment demanded the shutdown of bnetd.org, claiming their software violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) by bypassing "anti-circumvention technology".

Resources in This Category

• Blizzard Rains on Bnetd Project

  http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/02/21/0136256
  "Blizzard Entertainment has shut down the bnetd project using the DMCA, as declared in their site." News and reader discussion forum. [Slashdot]

• Blizzard, Bnetd Respond on Bnetd Shutdown

  http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/02/22/1332248
  "Following the roar of protests following the shut down of the BnetD-project, Blizzard has posted a Battle.net emulation FAQ, citing their reasons to search out and close any project that allows people to play Blizzard games online without using Battle.net." News and reader discussion. [Slashdot]

• EFF Takes Bnetd Case

  http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/03/12/1332243
  "Blizzard is attempting to squash the Battle.net emulator and open source bnetd project. The EFF has taken the case." News and reader discussion. [Slashdot]

• Group Backs ISP in Online Gaming Dispute

  http://news.cnet.com/2100-1040-858414.html
  "The Electronic Frontier Foundation announced Tuesday that it will provide legal representation for a St. Louis Internet service provider threatened by media conglomerate Vivendi Universal for hosting online versions of Vivendi games." By David Becker. [CNet]

• Legal Analysis Critical of Blizzard v Bnetd

  http://slashdot.org/story/02/02/27/1829252/legal-analysis-critical-of-blizzard-v-bnetd
  "Lawmeme.org (from the Yale Law School) has published a long piece with lots of background and legal analysis on the case. Conclusion: Blizzard has an uphill legal battle." News and reader discussion. [Slashdot]

• Lumen: Bnetd Project

  https://www.lumendatabase.org/notices/150
  Bilzzard's DMCA cease and desist letter with FAQ.

• Q&A With Vivendi Rep About Bnetd

  http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/04/23/112241
  "War3pub.net managed to get some answers out of a Vivendi rep about why they are suing BnetD and what they hope to accomplish." News and reader discussion. [Slashdot]

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