Late last month, a copyright infringement claim was filed against a fan-made EverQuest emulation server called The Heroes' Journey, and now, that lawsuit has gotten a bit messier. The Daybreak Game ...
TL;DR: The Heroes' Journey Everquest emulation server was shut down after a US court ruled it infringed Daybreak Games' copyright, generating $100,000 monthly from unauthorized use of Everquest IP.
Ten Ton Hammer recently did a piece on the Project 1999 Everquest EMU server. The article covers everything from what made EQ so popular, what SOE and 'Smed' think of emulator servers and the legal ...