Blizzard legally targeting freelance coders

[lolp1]

EDIT: Read more about it. I am fairly confident that Blizzard made a really smart move and that any proposed 'counter-actions' by Boss-land will result in a big loss in every way for them in the end, sadly. This stuff is not ground-breaking and similar cases have been proven to hold up in court several times.

Sued Freelancer Allegedly Turns Over Contractee Source Code In Settlement - Slashdot



ummm what D: So I guess someone will be getting sued by Bossland as giving away something that is not his is also a crime.

I have not read the link yet, but if it is true it is no surprise if you ask me. In fact, I would consider that mild compared to some of the settlement requirements I know threatened coders agreed to in the past from personal talks with them over the past 6 years as more and more info was able to be discussed legally for them.

They have used this same strategy before (..) With in a few months, all seven individuals were threatened with suits and some got it worse than others. From hush-hush contracts about discussing any detail of the case publicly on both ends, to hard-drives handed over (...)

[andy012345]

I agree, after the last HB banwave and their response of "Not sure how we were detected, not sure what we can do, GOOD LUCK FOLKS" I wouldn't be surprised if Blizz were gearing up for another wave once the temp bans are up.

Oh look, I was right. Banwave going out now.

[lolp1]

Oh look, I was right. Banwave going out now.

Dang, you mean they did the same exact thing to honorbuddy they have been doing across all three major platforms since diablo 2 over 10 years ago, for the second time? Teach me .

[s1gnal]

Yeah, blizzard wants more money. Let them resubscribe. We all know how crack addicted those botters are! They are paying my paycheck every day. Lets ban them! Yeah!