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The risk
We don't have too much to worry about right now but should Blizzard prevail the precedent will allow for pretty much any challenge to interoperation to be found for the plaintiff. That said, you're quite right, the abuse of copyright is the greater risk but whenever you leave a loophole you need to remember that there's always going to be a rat that wants to exploit it.