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Paypal Joins Blizzard's Fight Against World Of Warcraft Gold Sellers

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by Phil Kollar on January 31, 2011 at 04:21 PM
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This week Blizzard received a powerful new ally on in their never-ending war against gold sellers: Paypal.

In response to Blizzard's complaints against sellers using Paypal as their method for receiving payments for in-game World of Warcraft gold, Paypal issued a letter to various popular gold sellers threatening to suspend their accounts. The full letter from Paypal is copied below (via WoW Insider):

"You were reported to PayPal as an Intellectual Properties violation by Blizzard Entertainment Inc. for the sale of World of Warcraft Merchandise.

"If you feel your sales do not infringe upon the intellectual property rights of the Reporting Party, please complette the attached Objection to Infringement Report by January 21, 2011.

"The completed form should be faxed to the attention of the Acceptable Use Policy Department at [number removed] or emailed to [email removed].

"Should you choose not to object to the report, you will be required to remove all World of Warcraft Merchandise from the website [url removed] in order to comply with the Acceptable Use Policy.'"

Though this move isn't enough to put gold sellers out of commission entirely, it presents a major blow to their business. The harder it is to pay for virtual money through a trustworthy source, the less likely gamers will be willing to take the risk of buying gold at all.

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  • by Monday, January 31, 2011 at 04:38 PM

    Hell yeah Blizzard. Take em out.

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    by Monday, January 31, 2011 at 04:42 PM

    Nice job Blizzard.

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    by Monday, January 31, 2011 at 04:47 PM

    Great! Now they just need the Credit and Debit Card Industry as an ally!

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    by Monday, January 31, 2011 at 04:48 PM
    They could just do what JaGeX did to RuneScape; make a trading limit varying on your level! Oh wait. That ruined it...
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    by Monday, January 31, 2011 at 04:54 PM
    No more whispers and trade chat spams please!
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    by Monday, January 31, 2011 at 05:00 PM
    Gold sellers? What's that?
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    by Monday, January 31, 2011 at 05:05 PM

    well gaming worlds joining finance worlds is pretty cool in and of itself

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    by Monday, January 31, 2011 at 05:06 PM

    If they could somehow how eliminate the gold spammers and whisperers too that would be great, least this will bring it down somewhat.

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    by Monday, January 31, 2011 at 05:08 PM
    Now I don't play and am not interested in playing WOW, but if I wanted to spend real money for your in game money, whats wrong with that?
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    by Monday, January 31, 2011 at 05:09 PM
    Never played a single frame of WoW, but I am glad those who cheat are going to have a harder time doing it now. I hate cheaters with everything I got.
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    by Monday, January 31, 2011 at 05:11 PM

    I like the choice for the article's picture.  

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    by Monday, January 31, 2011 at 05:12 PM
    WoW is so dumb.
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    by Monday, January 31, 2011 at 05:13 PM
    They misspelled "complete" in the second sentence of their letter.
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    by Monday, January 31, 2011 at 05:18 PM
    I'm glad to see this mainly because of just how deeply the gold selling industry actually hurts not only Blizzard, but the players as well. What most people who don't play WoW realize is that gold sellers almost never get the gold they're selling legitimately. No, the gold that people are buying came from accounts that where compromised, hacked, and stolen from. So in reality, those who buy gold are hurting WoW in two different ways: They're taking gold that was stolen from other players who actually *earned* it, and their supporting the thieves by paying them real money. Kudos to Blizzard and Paypal for cracking down on some of the biggest offenders, I know it may not be enough to completely shut the lowlifes down but it's a step in the right direction.
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    by Monday, January 31, 2011 at 05:19 PM

    interesting

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    by Monday, January 31, 2011 at 05:45 PM

    Just another reason why WoW is so controversial these days. It's not just the addiction - it's the shady business that comes underneath it. Glad Blizzard's taking measures...any word on whether they're doing the same to people who "sell" fully-leveled characters?

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    by Monday, January 31, 2011 at 05:51 PM

    Finally. Just, finally.

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    by Monday, January 31, 2011 at 05:53 PM
    wonder who will win, the 500 mill dollar industry in asia of gold farming or blizzard
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    by Monday, January 31, 2011 at 06:04 PM

    I played WoW for 5 years, never once did i feel the need to buy gold. I don't understand why people buy it, it cheapens the experience if you ask me.

  • by Monday, January 31, 2011 at 06:26 PM
    I don't plat WOW at all, nor have I ever. Can someone explain why this is a problem in the WOW community.
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