Blizzard set to make $6 million from bot maker

[K1boRG]

Blizzard Entertainment are on their way to receiving $6 million after they took legal action against MDY Industries, the maker of a World of Warcraft bot.

The World of Warcraft Glider software allows players to automate many of the repetitive steps in the WoW world and allowing them to go afk while the software controls their character, in essence playing the game for them.

Blizzard filed a suit against MDY which it won in July of this year. Blizzard however saw its appeal for double or triple the cash settlement rejected but the case will resume in January 2009 where the remaining issues in the legal conflict look likely to be settled.

The remaining issues are whether mDY broke the US Digital Millenium Copyright Act and whether the creator of the software, MDY founder Michael Donnelly, will have to pay the damages out of his own pocket.

According to the BBC the Glider program cost $25 and it's believed the company sold around 100,000 copies.

BBC NEWS | Technology | Blizzard gets Warcraft bot payout

[Zifa]

Dude, thats posted like 5 times now, we dont need a 6th...

[Bennyrub]

The greedy blizz goblin is after more muniez

[CarlZon]

ouch, that he've got to pay it out of his own pocket aswell :P poor guy