WOW Ruminations and Speculations

The changes to WOW that are planned for Cataclysm has people in a speculative mood. Each of these articles are worth a read.

What exactly is intellectual property in WOW?
http://procrastinationamplification.com/how-far-does-intellectual-property-go/

What is "community" in WOW?
http://www.pinkpigtailinn.com/2010/05/why-community-word-doesnt-make-sense.html

Aging and growth impact community quality.
http://www.psychochild.org/?p=946

What WOW would be like as a solo RPG game.
http://tishtoshtesh.wordpress.com/2010/05/28/what-if-wow-rpg/


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TourGuide Interview: Copyright, Advertising, Blizzard and Addons

A fascinating and complex interview with TourGuide's creator, touching on how it became a vehicle of a paid leveling guide service,  how other leveling services used TourGuide, and with a bit about Blizzard's policy towards addons, including the problems with Carbonite's ads, PLUS what this all means.  A very convoluted story, with implications for the future and also copyright protection issues.
http://www.wow.com/2010/03/13/what-happened-to-tourguide/#continued

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