How are private servers allowed to operate without being struck down by copyright infringement or something similar? How was the source code obtained?
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Depends on the game. Some games like older FPS games had private servers built into the game because they really didn’t have central servers. Others are done in an illegal way like people who run private World of Warcraft servers, but the only reason anyone care about those is because Blizzard is expecting their $15 a month. Most companies don’t care about private servers because they’re not losing money from you doing it and anyone who is playing on those servers knows what they’re getting into so the company doesn’t have to worry about “protecting” them from cheaters or whatever.
Did you have a specific game you were thinking about when asking this question?
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