Quoting the introparagraph at arstechnica.com...

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Judge's ruling that WoW bot violates DMCA is troubling

Glider, a popular WoW bot, took another hit on Wednesday as a federal judge ruled that the product went beyond copyright infringement to being a circumvention device under the DMCA. The decision raises serious questions about the legal status of interoperability and competition in the software industry.

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Wow, who would have thought that an MMO bot was a violation? However, there's more to the story if you can deal with legal concepts that surround this issue...

So there's a lot of titles out there in the MMORPG market. All of them have different aspects, features and drawcards that may or may not appeal to you.  Yet more and more, people are playing games that they perhaps don't love, but are content enough to stick with.  Of course, moving to a new game is always an irritating process, with no guarantees as to enjoyment and certainly no guarantees as to landing in a capable guild that will take you everywhere you want to go.  This article deals with some of the more common titles and reasons to play/not play them with your time and dollars.