Posted on August 7, 2008 by Stacia Lay

WoW "Gold Farming" Class Action Update

UPDATE:  Although I would've liked to see more of this case (just so I could work in "For the Horde" in a blog entry but somehow I just did), it appears there has been a settlement in the case filed by a player of Blizzard's World of Warcraft against so-called "gold farmers," who generate ("farm") virtual gold in-game to sell to players for "real world" money.  It looks like the case is not over yet though as the plaintiff moved for leave to file a motion to enforce the settlement under seal (which was only granted in part, see the Court's order here PDF, 4 pages).  As a side note, even though the motion to file under seal was unopposed, it was comforting to have the Court seriously consider the public's interest in having access to judicial records and to limit the parties' right to file documents under seal.

For my earlier discussion of the case (Hernandez v. IGE U.S. LLC, Case No. 07-21403-CIV-COHN (S.D. Fla.)) and the amended complaint filed in the case, see here.
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