Sad News - Glider Agrees to Pay Blizzard $6M in Bot Lawsuit

MDY, the makers of the World of Warcraft Bot Glider, has agreed to pay Blizzard $6M in the on going lawsuit brought by Blizzard. MDY realized it could owe more in damages following Janaury's (2009) trial, so it proposed this agreement. From Virtually Blind's article on the MDY v Blizzard Case:

This judgment does not entirely conclude the matter. Issues still slated for trial in January include whether MDY’s sales of Glider violated the Digital Millenium Copyright Act and whether MDY’s owner Michael Donnelly can be held personally liable for the $6,000,000 judgment.

Beyond trial, of course, there will almost certainly be an appeal to the 9th Circuit on the issue of liability, which would negate the stipulation, and thus the $6m damages judgment, if MDY prevails.

It's a sad day for us all when corporate interests override a person's fair use rights on his own computer.