This thread exists to unify the plethora of recent threads about various sites distributing addons without permission, often with very outdated versions. I will update this list as more are posted; please disable automatic URL linking when posting additional sites, so as not to promote the site through things like Google page rank etc. If possible, please also post an email address or URL where copyright infringement should be reported.
Where possible, send your notice via email, not via a contact form on a website, so that you have a record of the sending. You can also print it out and send it via registered postal mail.
The list of infringing websites, ordered alphabetically by domain:
alladdon.com
No contact information on website. Administrative contact for the domain name is s3lhli@gmail.com. Very similar to the contact for the old hotwow.com website listed below. Most likely the same person(s) are behind this one. Also, the website is hosted by EraNet, who can be contacted at support@eranet.com or by other means listed on their website at www.eranet.com/customer/contact.net
gameinworld.ru
Their website contact form does not seem to work; you can contact the domain name registrant through the form at www.reg.ru/whois/admin_contact?dname=GAMEINWORLD.RU. Their host can be contacted through the "report abuse" form at vps2fast.com/kontakti/.
World of Addons is operated by Ten Ton Hammer, who have been around long enough that they should know better. Either they're really stupid, or just douchebags.
Additionally, they are currently using Razer gaming peripherals to promote their new addon site and its massive copyright infringement. Obviously Razer is not responsible for, or probably even aware of, this misuse of their brand and products, but if you want to let them know about it, you can contact them at cult@razer.com to tell them how sad you are to see their awesome products being used this way.
addon.hotwow.com/addon/
No contact information on website; domain registration administrative contact is s3lh@yahoo.com.cn
addons1.mmosite.com/wow/
Send email to mmositegame91@yahoo.com.
Other email addresses listed on the site include cooperation@mmosite.com, cooperation1@mmosite.com, and cooperation1@mmosite.com. The HTML source of their download pages indicates the email address download@mmosite.com. The domain name's administrative contact information lists linyouqin@gmail.com.
forgeadvantage.com/faq/addons
Use contact form at https://forgeadvantage.com/contact
Or send email to domain name administrative contact at jewel@mlnarik.com
mac.softpedia.com/get/Games
Send email to gameseditor@softpedia.com (reported by Tekkub here)
www.filefront.com
While they don't intentionally distribute addons without permission, they are a popular place for random people to upload addons. They're pretty quick to respond if you send an email to report@filefront.com
www.wowmatrix.com
Use contact form at www.wowmatrix.com/contact.html (Beware -- they may try to circumvent your takedown request by removing the addon from the viewable database on their website, but not removing it from their actual database accessible through the client! They also don't respond directly, so you'll have to keep checking to determine when/if they comply.)
Please do not use this thread to report sites that appear to host addons, but whose download links actually point to malicious executables. Personally, I think anyone foolish enough to be tricked into downloading and running a malicious executable in such an obvious fashion deserves whatever they get from it, but regardless of your feelings on the topic, these sites aren't actually hosting addons, and as such are outside the scope of this thread.
this is a repost as the forum software filled in the autoparse text option when I went to edit my previous post. The software would not let go of the autoparse :confused:
Yeah that last one looks really dubious, old out of date info, combined with everything linking to an exe hosted on wowpowerleveling something or another...
According to the FAQ on WowMatirx, it says they don't host any addons but instead download them from authorized sites. Is there any way to prove that they are actually hosting the files?
According to the FAQ on WowMatirx, it says they don't host any addons but instead download them from authorized sites. Is there any way to prove that they are actually hosting the files?
Irrelevant. Deep-linking to other sites without explicit permission is arguably even worse because it steals their bandwidth.
I completely agree with you, however, does the DMCA encompass distribution without hosting?
Technically, they aren't directly distributing anything, since they aren't hosting anything and the legality of hot-linking is highly controversial (though it is believed not to violate any rights), which is precisely the reason we can't do much about it other than vent frustration, since it's more of a moral issue than a legal one. Surprisingly, they did remove several addons lately after repeated requests, including my own.
well it's worse in that it's harder to block without penalizing your normal users :(
isn't there some kind of referrer information that gets passed along when someone gets to your site from an off-site link? i suppose they could spoof it though.
isn't there some kind of referrer information that gets passed along when someone gets to your site from an off-site link? i suppose they could spoof it though.
problem is that as far as i can see is that the wowmatrix client gets a "list" from wowmatrix where all the addons are and then downloads it so the download isn't really coming from off-site but directly from the wowmatrix user computer
It is exceedingly easy and trivial for anyone to write to a HTTP connection pretending to be Firefox, and then sending the appropriate headers and cookies to page X, then visit page Y to download Z addon. It'll just be like the real thing, minus the actual displaying like in a browser.
problem is that as far as i can see is that the wowmatrix client gets a "list" from wowmatrix where all the addons are and then downloads it so the download isn't really coming from off-site but directly from the wowmatrix user computer
Well if that's the case, wouldn't it be possible to make it impractical to keep this list of locations updated?
On a side note, humans are creatures of habit. Correct me if I'm wrong, but WoWMatrix didn't come to the forefront until WAU was disco'd, because people were happy with WAU and saw no need to change. It's going to take a similar force to get people to move away from WoWMatrix. However you've only got to keep them away long enough to form new habits. I'm sure a few weeks of WoWMatrix being broken after patch day would work wonders.
On a side note, humans are creatures of habit. Correct me if I'm wrong, but WoWMatrix didn't come to the forefront until WAU was disco'd, because people were happy with WAU and saw no need to change. It's going to take a similar force to get people to move away from WoWMatrix.
I agree.
I believe WAU got people into this ingrained habit of starting a program up and clicking an "update all" button before logging in for the night. It's one of the biggest reason I choose for moving many of the addons I use to ace equivalents (that and the illusion that they were necessarily better and more efficient ::roll::). It was sort of needed as if you had different versions of Threat-1.0/Threat-2.0 you have different theat numbers (same goes for boss mods and boss timers)
Now I have a completely different way of updating my addons. My basic philosophy is "If it isn't broken and/or blowing chunks all over your UI don't update it".
I have favourites set up for all my addons on all the major addon sites. Only took me about 2-3 hrs to set up. When a new version or build for one of my addons is submitted I get an email. I examine the email to figure if I want to update or not mostly based on if it's broken or not , how broken and if there's any new changes that sound major (hint hint anything that has something about major code revisions or optimisations).
Takes me a few mins every other day to go through the addon update emails I get. My UI is fairly stable. I have a fairly good idea what's changed with my addons and which addons get regular updates. And I don't need to waste my time with an auto updater program
PS I gave wowmatrix a go after putting this strategy in . It gave me all the wrong versions to install. Yikes !
if you really wana give wowmatrix a headache, implment the link as pure javascript inline code, with random variable names to generate the actual file link. your browser will eval the code and make the link. things like wowmatrix that slurp the html would have to implent/execute the javascript. As someone who developed many o spiders/harvestors hitting js only pages can be a pain especialy with compressed javascript thats obsufcated to try to implement that logic to extract a link.
Pure js inline generated links simply fail to be detected with a lot of the common HTML parsing tools they might use like mechanize or hpricot.
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You can find a DMCA takedown notice template here:
http://www.wowinterface.com/storage/faq/DMCAtakedown.doc
Where possible, send your notice via email, not via a contact form on a website, so that you have a record of the sending. You can also print it out and send it via registered postal mail.
The list of infringing websites, ordered alphabetically by domain:
alladdon.com
No contact information on website. Administrative contact for the domain name is s3lhli@gmail.com. Very similar to the contact for the old hotwow.com website listed below. Most likely the same person(s) are behind this one. Also, the website is hosted by EraNet, who can be contacted at support@eranet.com or by other means listed on their website at www.eranet.com/customer/contact.net
gameinworld.ru
Their website contact form does not seem to work; you can contact the domain name registrant through the form at www.reg.ru/whois/admin_contact?dname=GAMEINWORLD.RU. Their host can be contacted through the "report abuse" form at vps2fast.com/kontakti/.
worldofaddons.com
A number of email addresses are listed on their "About Us" page at www.tentonhammer.com/aboutus. You can also contact them through their "Claim An Addon" page at www.worldofaddons.com/claim.
World of Addons is operated by Ten Ton Hammer, who have been around long enough that they should know better. Either they're really stupid, or just douchebags.
Additionally, they are currently using Razer gaming peripherals to promote their new addon site and its massive copyright infringement. Obviously Razer is not responsible for, or probably even aware of, this misuse of their brand and products, but if you want to let them know about it, you can contact them at cult@razer.com to tell them how sad you are to see their awesome products being used this way.
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Infringing websites from 2010 and earlier:
addon.hotwow.com/addon/
No contact information on website; domain registration administrative contact is s3lh@yahoo.com.cn
addons1.mmosite.com/wow/
Send email to mmositegame91@yahoo.com.
Other email addresses listed on the site include cooperation@mmosite.com, cooperation1@mmosite.com, and cooperation1@mmosite.com. The HTML source of their download pages indicates the email address download@mmosite.com. The domain name's administrative contact information lists linyouqin@gmail.com.
drantum.bplaced.net/joomla/downloads.html added 2010-04-11
Use contact format http://drantum.bplaced.net/joomla/kontakt.html
Or contact their web host at http://www.bplaced.net/?location=report
forgeadvantage.com/faq/addons
Use contact form at https://forgeadvantage.com/contact
Or send email to domain name administrative contact at jewel@mlnarik.com
mac.softpedia.com/get/Games
Send email to gameseditor@softpedia.com
(reported by Tekkub here)
www.brothersoft.com/games/tools_and_editors/
Use contact form at www.brothersoft.com/info/contact_us/
(reported by Satrina here)
www.filefront.com
While they don't intentionally distribute addons without permission, they are a popular place for random people to upload addons. They're pretty quick to respond if you send an email to report@filefront.com
www.strategyinformer.com/pc/mods/worldofwarcraft/mod.html
Send email to kres@strategyinformer.com
Or use contact form at www.strategyinformer.com/contacts.html
www.wowmatrix.com
Use contact form at www.wowmatrix.com/contact.html
(Beware -- they may try to circumvent your takedown request by removing the addon from the viewable database on their website, but not removing it from their actual database accessible through the client! They also don't respond directly, so you'll have to keep checking to determine when/if they comply.)
Please do not use this thread to report sites that appear to host addons, but whose download links actually point to malicious executables. Personally, I think anyone foolish enough to be tricked into downloading and running a malicious executable in such an obvious fashion deserves whatever they get from it, but regardless of your feelings on the topic, these sites aren't actually hosting addons, and as such are outside the scope of this thread.
Their contact from: www.wowmatrix.com/contact.html
this is a repost as the forum software filled in the autoparse text option when I went to edit my previous post. The software would not let go of the autoparse :confused:
However thanks for the list.
http://www.wowinterface.com/storage/faq/DMCAtakedown.doc is the template used against WowKon.
May need some cleanup, I've not looked at it in a while.
Irrelevant. Deep-linking to other sites without explicit permission is arguably even worse because it steals their bandwidth.
I completely agree with you, however, does the DMCA encompass distribution without hosting?
Technically, they aren't directly distributing anything, since they aren't hosting anything and the legality of hot-linking is highly controversial (though it is believed not to violate any rights), which is precisely the reason we can't do much about it other than vent frustration, since it's more of a moral issue than a legal one. Surprisingly, they did remove several addons lately after repeated requests, including my own.
isn't there some kind of referrer information that gets passed along when someone gets to your site from an off-site link? i suppose they could spoof it though.
problem is that as far as i can see is that the wowmatrix client gets a "list" from wowmatrix where all the addons are and then downloads it so the download isn't really coming from off-site but directly from the wowmatrix user computer
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On a side note, humans are creatures of habit. Correct me if I'm wrong, but WoWMatrix didn't come to the forefront until WAU was disco'd, because people were happy with WAU and saw no need to change. It's going to take a similar force to get people to move away from WoWMatrix. However you've only got to keep them away long enough to form new habits. I'm sure a few weeks of WoWMatrix being broken after patch day would work wonders.
I agree.
I believe WAU got people into this ingrained habit of starting a program up and clicking an "update all" button before logging in for the night. It's one of the biggest reason I choose for moving many of the addons I use to ace equivalents (that and the illusion that they were necessarily better and more efficient ::roll::). It was sort of needed as if you had different versions of Threat-1.0/Threat-2.0 you have different theat numbers (same goes for boss mods and boss timers)
Now I have a completely different way of updating my addons. My basic philosophy is "If it isn't broken and/or blowing chunks all over your UI don't update it".
I have favourites set up for all my addons on all the major addon sites. Only took me about 2-3 hrs to set up. When a new version or build for one of my addons is submitted I get an email. I examine the email to figure if I want to update or not mostly based on if it's broken or not , how broken and if there's any new changes that sound major (hint hint anything that has something about major code revisions or optimisations).
Takes me a few mins every other day to go through the addon update emails I get. My UI is fairly stable. I have a fairly good idea what's changed with my addons and which addons get regular updates. And I don't need to waste my time with an auto updater program
PS I gave wowmatrix a go after putting this strategy in . It gave me all the wrong versions to install. Yikes !
Pure js inline generated links simply fail to be detected with a lot of the common HTML parsing tools they might use like mechanize or hpricot.