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Are private servers illegal?

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Zokkomo
#1 - May 8, 2012, 7:28 p.m.
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Hey my friends have been playing this private server that allows you to play Classic WoW and The Burning Crusade, and I was telling them that "Dude I think that's illegal".

But they just keep playing it and I wanna know if it's illegal so I know if I should talk them out of it or if it's not, and just let them enjoy themselves... please respond.... here's a link to the site
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Vrakthris
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#125 - May 8, 2012, 10 p.m.
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05/08/2012 12:39 PMPosted by Zokkomo
And if Blizzard is aware of this, why aren't they terminated? How is a priv server running for years? Blizzard obv does not care...


Simply because something exists, does not mean it is sanctioned or otherwise permitted.

05/08/2012 12:42 PMPosted by Zokkomo
But when I send tickets in they just tell me to read their license and agreements and...


I'm not entirely certain what you'd want them to say. Our In-Game Support staff does not handle such issues, as that is more an issue for our hacks and legal departments. They could not tell you why or why not a particular site is still active nor would they otherwise be able to discuss the matter with you.

While some of you are trying to maintain a civil and constructive discussion I'm afraid many have not. Since the subject itself is not entirely appropriate for these forums I'll be keeping this locked.