Private server closed by Blizzard

[malto]

Hey everyone, here to talk you about something that happened : the first french private server (about 3500-4000 players) has been closed by blizzard this morning.
Blizzard charge the admin of disloyal competition.

Here's an aproximative traduction of the orginal message posted on the server's site :

Hi. This morning 7am, Sebastien alias Nisabest is woke up by the police.

Perquisition of his computer and all documents that refers to internet activity.

8am : Custody and hearing of the accused
12am : End of the hearing, the statement is being sent to the prosecutor.

Charge : violation and exploitation of the copyrights of Blizzard Entertainement refering to use of World of Warcraft as disloyal competition.

World of Energy is therefore closing today, and wait until other servers will pursue.
We dont hope it, but I think World of Energy will be as a instance on Internet cause the admin nisabest will fill all while others will have nothing.

The database is still kept, if we get on of this problem.. We save all.

Blizzard will not lay charges but the french law forbid it.

Good luck to all other servers, and Nisabest will think at you when he will be in lawsuit..

Server's site here : click

Sorry for bad english, bye

[jonny14]

So this only applys to french private servers ?

[kanqaz]

right.....

[malto]

I dont think so. I dont know US/UK laws but french laws are really liberalist...

Maybe someone could confirm it..?

[latruwski]

I dont think so. I dont know US/UK laws but french laws are really liberalist...

Maybe someone could confirm it..?

translated by babelfish ftw:

Hello, this morning 7h20 Sebastien alias Nisabest is made awake by the Gendarmerie of Molsheim in the Alsace area. Searching of the computer and any document concerning the activity on Internet. 8h20: Police custody of the Gendarmerie and hearing of the defendant. 12h00: End of hearing, the verbal lawsuit will be sent to the prosecutor. Charge: to violate and exploit the royalties of Entertainment Blizzard concerning the use of the Play World Of Warcraft like unfair concurence. World Of Energy thus closes its doors today, and wait many of other waiters which will follow. We will not esperons it but I think that World Of Energy will be used as example on Internet because the administrator nisabest all will be caught on the mouth whereas other waiters do not have anything. The base of data nevertheless is kept of dimensioned, if one day one arrives at regler this problem. All is safeguarded. Blizzard will not carry not felt sorry for but according to French Justice it is prohibited. Good luck with all the other waiters, and Nisabest will think of you when it passes to the case...

If i understand this server got owned by the french law, not by blizzard EULA or whatever... no?
so this is only for french servers....probably...

[Equ1N0X]

Blizzard EULA and ToU are a joke, because they dont really give blizzard any legal authority, and only gives them power to affect live accounts. just watch out for local laws O.o

[Toxik the Spammer]

Cheapness!

[2dgreengiant]

So if its closed how come their site is up?

[Le Froid]

I think this is fake..

[TheZaronz]

It stays on their website

[kate1]

omg! feeling bad for the owner of the server...

[snowflaker]

/not true..... If blizzard would realy start investigate the things such as this one there would not be so much private server,like they re right now.this server also never had 3k of players check out how many visist they have on their website+ norma and big server always would have normal domain not IP adress.....