Blizzard, one of the most successful PC game publishers in the world and part of the international media conglomerate Vivendi Universal, filed a lawsuit in 2002 against the developers bnetd project. Via engineering software company Blizzard, developers bnetd created and distributed a free open-source software, mimicked Battle.net game from Blizzard experience while improving some of its shortcomings. Official charged bnetd developers breach of contract and breach of the various items of intellectual property rights. The defendants argued that the U.S. law, in order to encourage innovation in the United States, the protection of their activities. In this video, Paul Grewal, Silicon Valley lawyer firm Day Casebeer Madrid and Batchelder, who agreed to work on a voluntary basis as a co-counsel for bnetd, tells the story of the trial. He discusses the reasons for Blizzard, the potential damage and the importance of implementation. "Hide
by W. Brian Viard Source: Supplement 10 minutes of video. Publication Date: May 22, 2007. Prod. #: SM154V-VID-ENG
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