US appeals court decides that Warcraft plug-in glider illegal will be banned

The Nineth Circuit Court of Appeals in the United States of Warcraft automatic plug glider infringement case, the verdict said that the plug-in violated the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and announced the maintenance of its lower court in 2009 to prohibit the spread of this plug-in procedure of the verdict. Glider by a Warcraft player Michael Donnelly, the plug-in can automatically play the blame upgrade, designed to help players through the long upgrade process.　　It is reported that since 2008, Michael Donnelly's company MDY team has sold 120,000 copies of glider, and the court's information also shows that in 2009 before its sanctions, glider is "World of Warcraft," one of the most popular plug. Blizzard said the plug-in violated the terms of the "World of Warcraft" service, and for the players did not use the plug-in is very unfair.　　And because this plug-in can quickly help players to the highest level, blizzard from the player's hands to collect the point card/monthly card costs have also been reduced. The court also said that glider evade Blizzard's anti-detection mechanism--the warden (Warden Marvell) 's behavior also violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, is one kind "avoids the technical protection measure" the behavior.　　But the court also dismissed another blizzard claim that glider's code for "World of Warcraft" constituted copyright infringement. Blizzard reported Michael Donnelly to court in 2006, and the court ruled in 2008 that the defendant had paid 6 million dollars for blizzard.　　At present, Donnelly's acting attorney says he will consider continuing to appeal to the Supreme Court. Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, a product or service that avoids technical measures designed to protect copyrighted material would constitute a criminal or civil offence. According to the bill, RealNetworks's DVD copy software was blocked, and a Californian man faced criminal charges for engaging in an Xbox hacking business.