Now this could be a story about copyright issues that may wind up having a very happy ending…

It all starts with one Ryan Winzen, a 25-year old artist who claims to have no inclination toward video game programming but who has been creating custom maps for Blizzard’s Warcraft and StarCraft games since he was 13.

A few days ago Ryan sent shockwaves across the Intertubes when he went public with a lil’ project that he’s been working on…

Yup, “World of StarCraft”! Ryan is using the in-game editor and assets to create a StarCraft II mod that is… well, World of StarCraft. And it’s exactly what you’re thinking it is: a massively multiplayer online game that does for StarCraft what Blizzard’s mega-popular World of Warcraft has done for the company’s other well-known franchise.

Remember: Ryan used the StarCraft II editor and the game’s own assets to ...