against the gold farming outfit Peons4Hire (aka Game Dollar). The In news likely to have repercussions for similar cases, Blizzard has handily won their lawsuitpermanent injunction [pdf] they were awarded in the suit’s settlement effectively means you’ll never see a Peon spam message in your mailbox or chat window ever again. The original suit was filed because of Blizzard’s belief that this gold spam ’diminished players’ game experience and cost Blizzard subscribers, bandwidth, employee time, and ultimately, revenue.’

The injunction deals with that by prohibiting Game Dollar/Peons from selling virtual assets from World of Warcraft, or powerleveling characters in the game. They’re also legally enjoined from using the chat or in-game mail system to advertise their service ... possibly the first time I’ve seen a court case refer to a virtual world’s specific forms of communication. Beyond all that, Game Dollar is further prohibited from investing in a new company that engages in these activities.

Read on for ... the catch. (There always is one.)

Read the full report at Massively via TenTonHammer.