More on the Unauthorized WoW Guide Case

We reported a while back about gamer/author Brian Kopp, who has filed suit against Blizzard for blocking sales of his unauthorized guide to WoW. SecurityFocus.com has an article today that delves a little deeper into the legal wranglings of the case, and the ensuing debate that has erupted as a result.

The author describes how companies such as Blizzard employ what are essentially 'lawbots' to scour the web for anything potentially damaging or infringing & then floods the allegedly offending sites with cease & desist letters which, as in this case, are often heeded with little or no investigation as to their merits, effectively allowing machines to enforce our laws for us, in however small a way. This sound slightly wrong to anyone else? I'm no lawyer (although I played one in the 10th grade), but I'll be damned if I'm gonna let this be the first baby step that allows some filthy robot to give me a ticket for jaywalking one day...