Legal Question in Technology Law in Ohio
EULA Enforcement
This a quote from a EULA
agreement:
''You must not create or provide any
other means by which any -----
Product may be played by others
(including, without limitation,
replacement or modified client/server
software, server emulators).''
Now, I have also read this on
Wikipedia:
''As the case of Lotus v. Borland
demonstrates, recreating ''methods
of operation'' is not a copyright
infringement.[dubious � discuss]
Thus, emulating copyrighted material
is not a breach.''
So, my question is that if someone
did create a server emulator for the
game in question, would that clause
in the games EULA be enforceable by
law? Also, I am referring to the
server only, with no copied code or
material from the official games
client.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: EULA Enforcement
I am not inclined to discuss whether a particular agreement may be enforceable, in light of a case citation which may or may not be relevant, with someone who is neither my client nor another attorney. I'm not going to go read that case and I don't have the full agreement, so anything I could say would be speculation at best, and idiotic at worst. Sorry.
Related Questions & Answers
-
Web Development Portfolio Rights I work with a web development firm as a... Asked 2/27/09, 12:26 pm in United States Ohio Computer & Technology Law