<s>
Glider	B-Protocol
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
WoWGlider	B-Protocol
or	O
MMOGlider	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
bot	B-Protocol
created	O
by	O
MDY	O
Industries	O
,	O
which	O
interoperated	O
with	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Glider	B-Protocol
automated	O
and	O
simplified	O
actions	O
by	O
the	O
user	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
scripting	O
to	O
perform	O
repetitive	O
tasks	O
while	O
the	O
user	O
was	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Glider	B-Protocol
was	O
ultimately	O
discontinued	O
after	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
was	O
filed	O
against	O
MDY	O
Industries	O
by	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Glider	B-Protocol
was	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
2018	O
documentary	O
film	O
Play	O
Money	O
and	O
its	O
creator	O
Michael	O
Donnelly	O
was	O
a	O
speaker	O
at	O
DEF	O
CON	O
19	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
MDY	O
Industries	O
asserts	O
that	O
the	O
software	O
is	O
meant	O
to	O
overcome	O
design	O
flaws	O
in	O
the	B-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
environment	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
contended	O
in	O
a	O
2006	O
United	O
States	O
federal	O
lawsuit	O
that	O
the	O
program	O
's	O
use	O
violated	O
their	O
terms	O
of	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
court	O
entered	O
summary	O
judgment	O
holding	O
MDY	O
Industries	O
liable	O
for	O
tortious	O
interference	O
and	O
copyright	O
infringement	O
,	O
based	O
,	O
in	O
part	O
,	O
upon	O
the	O
legal	O
premise	O
that	O
users	O
of	O
the	B-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
client	O
software	O
are	O
licensees	O
rather	O
than	O
owners	O
of	O
their	O
copy	O
of	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
court	O
did	O
not	O
hold	O
this	O
view	O
and	O
found	O
that	O
Glider	B-Protocol
infringed	O
upon	O
Blizzard	O
's	O
intellectual	O
property	O
by	O
making	O
an	O
illicit	O
copy	O
of	O
the	B-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
client	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
avoid	O
Blizzard	O
's	O
anti-cheating	O
software	O
,	O
Warden	O
,	O
and	O
ordered	O
MDY	O
Industries	O
to	O
pay	O
Blizzard	O
$	O
6,000,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
finding	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
court	O
agreed	O
with	O
Blizzard	O
that	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
is	O
licensed	O
,	O
not	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
judgment	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
petitioned	O
to	O
enjoin	O
MDY	O
Industries	O
from	O
distributing	O
Glider	B-Protocol
or	O
releasing	O
its	O
source	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2009	O
,	O
MDY	O
Industries	O
suspended	O
Glider	B-Protocol
sales	O
and	O
operations	O
pursuant	O
to	O
an	O
injunction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
they	O
ruled	O
that	O
the	O
bot	B-Protocol
violated	O
the	O
DMCA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MDY	O
's	O
owner	O
,	O
Michael	O
Donnely	O
stated	O
in	O
a	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
forums	O
that	O
given	O
the	O
manner	O
of	O
the	O
ruling	O
and	O
the	O
statements	O
by	O
the	O
court	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
highly	O
unlikely	O
that	O
MDY	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
bring	O
Glider	B-Protocol
back	O
in	O
any	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
mmoglider.com,	O
the	O
official	O
"	O
Glider	B-Protocol
"	O
homepage	O
,	O
had	O
vanished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
acquired	O
the	O
domain	O
name	O
mmoglider.com	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
currently	O
redirecting	O
to	O
a	O
Blizzard-owned	O
website	O
,	O
worldofwarcraft.com	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
also	O
acquired	O
ownership	O
of	O
4	O
MDY	O
Industries	O
trademarks	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
"	O
Glider	B-Protocol
"	O
word	O
mark	O
and	O
the	O
corresponding	O
logo	O
image	O
marks	O
.	O
</s>
