Diablo 3 - German vzbv Sends Blizzard Cease&Desist

Apparently the official German consumer advice centre (vzbv) was not amused by the stuff Blizzard printed on the Diablo 3 box. Or rather by the things they allegedly forgot to mention.

The vzbv believes Blizzard breaks German law by either not mentioning the following points or not explaining them with sufficient clarity:

• permanent internet connection required
• Battle.net registration is not a one-time procedure to enter a key
• D3 can only be used if the player creates a personalized account on Battle.net

So the vzbv sent Blizzard a cease & desist letter for infringement of competition laws. Blizzard has time until July 13th to sign the C&D or risk a trial in front of a German court.

Found at GamersGlobal.de, who also have additional infos in their column the games lawyer.