Ryan Winzen put together an impressive video demo of a game he called World of StarCraft, using StarCraft 2's modding tools. The video was passed around the various gaming blogs yesterday, and unfortunately it caught the eye of Activision Blizzard, who sent a cease and desist notice to YouTube, causing the video's deletion.

Keep in mind you can find many videos of the StarCraft 2 engine put to use to create all sorts of mods, some of them named for, or referencing, well-known properties. Unfortunately, by naming the mod in question World of StarCraft, Winzen tripped over two well-known Blizzard properties, including a product that may or may not be in production. Even if Blizzard has no plans of creating a World of StarCraft game in the near future, the company apparently feels it's important to keep the name open and unencumbered by relationships to mods and fan-made projects.

Winzen pleaded with Blizzard to allow him to continue to develop a game called World of StarCraft. He shows some heart, but his response seems a touch naive. "I know it's hard to trust someone you've never met to piggyback on your own legacy... Let me assure you that I am in no way shape or form going to deliver anything less than complete perfection (edit: close to perfection)," he wrote on his forum.

The poor guy just wants a chance to create one of the most wished-for games in the industry, dagnabbit! "If you have a problem with what I am doing... or would like to talk about it. I'm all ears. But please don't send me some messenger with a cease and desist letter," he wrote to Blizzard. Winzen claims the mod "holds possibilities" for both himself and the developer behind World of WarCraft. "Furthermore, if you like this idea and would be willing to grant me a seal of approval to continue... that would be wonderful. I won't let you down."

We have a feeling that if Blizzard was interested in making a World of StarCraft game, the company would use its vast resources to create something it could then charge players $15 a month to play, making a rather large fortune for themselves and the shareholders.