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Is It Over For Private World Of Warcraft Servers? Blizzard Sues Turtle WoW

A popular private server where thousands of users played World of Warcraft for free is currently the subject of legal proceedings. However, it remains to be seen whether this will actually spell the ...

With a lawsuit looming, World of Warcraft private server Turtle WoW has issued a formal plea for a fan server licensing: 'We hope that Blizzard embraces fan‑driven c…

The letter cites community-driven servers in games like EverQuest and Minecraft.
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Fan-run World of Warcraft server network Turtle WoW asks Blizzard to "embrace" its work in response to lawsuit

As the legal battle between World of Warcraft developer Blizzard and popular private server network Turtle WoW continues, the group responsible for its creation has called on Blizzard to "consider ...
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Blizzard sues Turtle WoW emulator for 'egregious' copyright infringement

TL;DR: Blizzard is suing Turtle WoW developers for large-scale copyright infringement, accusing them of operating unauthorized private World of Warcraft servers using pirated game files. The lawsuit ...