As of 9 November, 2009, there are 169 Runescape worlds. 88 for free players, 81 for Members.
No, because the private servers aren't linked to Runescape at all.
Well there are not many Runescape Classic Private Servers, but luckily you can download one called "RSCAngel". Go to http://www.RSCAngel.com Runescape 2 Private Servers are illegal, but the two most popular ones are Moparscape, and Frugooscape*. *Frugooscape got sued, and are no longer providing a Runescape 2 Private server.
Runescape private servers are private servers where players can play the browser MMO with a select few. Sometimes the servers will have mods added to them which make gameplay different.
There are around 2,000 known Runescape private servers. However, only the top 20 private servers have more than 500 users each, with the number one private server hosting over 10,000 players.
Your Account and your IP get logged off the Runescape servers.
Its a website called Runelocus and it have many different Runescape private servers, plus you don't have to sign up or pay for any of its services.
Private Servers are illegal
Private Servers are just run off someones computer where RuneScape servers are dedicated servers with 24/7 up time. The screen goes black because the source code was stolen from RuneScape and is not fully functional, there are many glitches in private servers making them not worth the effort.
The only RuneScape game is RuneScape, but Jagex has made other games and there are various private servers similar to it... Such as PKHONOR or Grinderscape
Runelocus has a list of six private Runescape servers that are active. Runescapeservers is a net site that lists hundreds of private servers. Each has a short description of their performance.
yes
According to Jagex ( The creators of Runescape ) they are not, they violate copyright rules.