Turtle WoW—a fanmade, souped-up take on World of Warcraft Classic with new character customization options and zones—is like a lot of MMO private servers in that it took years of work across a dozen modding disciplines to make it a reality. Unfortunately, it became so successful that it caught the attention of the original game's developer, as evidenced by the copyright infringement lawsuit Blizzard filed last month.
When that suit was filed, the team behind the private server issued a statement: "Turtle WoW is here to stay." Yesterday, October 17, they issued another: An open letter to Blizzard itself, requesting a licensing framework for fan mods and private servers.
