This woman deserves no sympathy, and Blizzard deserves no hate. The reason it is so high is, first of all, if you are selling something at a yard sale, logically, you would start out asking for the absolute most you think you could get for it, expecting the price to considerably drop through negotiation, Blizzard, or rather, Blizzard's lawyers, did exactly this, the only problem is, the customer was apparently brain dead and took the first offer, by this, I mean, she didn't show up to court and contest it, like Blizzard no doubt expected, so the judge awarded the full amount. Also, the 88 million may seem excessive, but it at least has a logical backing, because in the most extreme case, Blizzard theoretically could have lost the amount, though it probably wouldn't be that severe. She dug her own grave, illegally giving Blizzard's product for free to over 400,000 people, and raking in 3 million in profits for herself, and ignoring the C&Ds. Besides, even if you still somehow want to blame Blizzard for being excessive, the amount is totally inconsequential, because even the most reasonable amounts would leave her bankrupt, I think it's save to say that if she made 3 million, Blizzard probably lost at least close to that much due to her server. After she forfeited the illegal profits, she would be staring down a several million dollar fine, which would almost definitely cause her to file bankruptcy. Perhaps I'm a heartless bastard, but I honestly can't see why anyone would have any sympathy for her, seeing as the entire case was avoidable in several ways, and could have been significantly reduced as well.
