The company which runs CamelotExchange, a specialist barter web
site, is suing Mythic Entertainment, the developer of an on-line
role-playing game, Dark Age of Camelot, over the right to conduct
auctions of items created in the game.
Players of the game can buy items from other players of the game
using virtual currency. However, many players sell items and
characters for real money on auction sites such as eBay or
speciality barter sites like CamelotExchange.
Mythic has allegedly forced eBay to shut down several auctions
of Dark Age of Camelot accounts being conducted by CamelotExchange,
stating that its copyrights have been infringed.
In response, those behind Camelot Exchange are now seeking a
court's declaration that the sale of items and accounts outside the
game does not infringe Mythic’s copyrights.
