This allowed the user to acquire in-game currency and level-ups of the character without being present to perform the required actions.

[6] Glider was featured in the 2018 documentary film Play Money[7][8] and its creator Michael Donnelly was a speaker at DEF CON 19.

[9] While MDY Industries asserts that the software is meant to overcome design flaws in the World of Warcraft environment, Blizzard contended in a 2006 United States federal lawsuit that the program's use violated their terms of service.

[1] Public Knowledge, a public interest group which filed an amicus brief in the case,[11] criticized the decision, saying it makes the loading into memory of legally obtained software an act of copyright infringement subject to high statutory penalties, if the user has violated the software's license agreement in any way.

[15] Following the judgment, Blizzard petitioned to enjoin MDY Industries from distributing Glider or releasing its source code.