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Joementum
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
787 Posts
November 11 2010 08:22 GMT
#1
This is something I've been wondering about for a bit, but never really asked anyone so hopefully some TL'er knows the answer to this.

Every time I watch casted replays, I think, Hey, these replays were made public so obviously the person casting them is allowed to do them, but then, the person casting the replay says something like I finally got permission to cast these replays. That's when I get confused as hell.

The replays the are casting are replays that were made public such as the MLG Dallas replays. If they were made public then why do you need permission to cast them? Is it even illegal to cast replays from certain tournaments even if they were made public?

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Piste
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
6174 Posts
November 11 2010 09:05 GMT
#2
maybe they ment that those replays were secret and not released before the tournament were over/in a certain point?
piroko139
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States261 Posts
November 11 2010 09:06 GMT
#3
I'm pretty sure it's player based, not legality based. More of a thing of privacy.

Some players do not want their stuff cast on the (public) internet. Yes, the replays are available on the internet, but many people (such as myself) do not even know these replays exist until it's broadcasted.
dtz
Profile Joined September 2010
5834 Posts
November 11 2010 10:04 GMT
#4
most of the times basically it meant that the games have been played before hand and given to the official casters ( for various reasons such as integrity )

but before a certain time, the casters can't cast the games in order not to spoil the result to the viewers. So when the caster said that means that he has gotten the go ahead to cast the games.

Pretty sure not all replays are released to the public actually. Some casters do get exclusive replays from tournament organizers/players.
SOB_Maj_Brian
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States522 Posts
November 11 2010 11:26 GMT
#5
Actually Blizzard does own copyright in the replays! People who run tournaments are required (not sure if all follow through on this requirement) to get a license from Blizzard that give them rights to 'broadcast' these replays.
nekuodah
Profile Joined August 2010
England2409 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-11-11 16:31:29
November 11 2010 16:30 GMT
#6
The reason most casters say this is because the replay probably has a strategy the player has prepared and doesnt want made public until used at a tournament or something. And to the above guy you only need permission to run the tournament, anyone can cast any random replays without blizzards permission unless maybe they are making lots of money out of it in which case it will definatly get blizzards attention.
Joementum
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
787 Posts
November 11 2010 16:38 GMT
#7
On November 11 2010 18:05 Piste wrote:
maybe they ment that those replays were secret and not released before the tournament were over/in a certain point?


Nope. MLG Dallas replays were released pretty soon after the tournament.

On November 11 2010 18:06 piroko139 wrote:
I'm pretty sure it's player based, not legality based. More of a thing of privacy.

Some players do not want their stuff cast on the (public) internet. Yes, the replays are available on the internet, but many people (such as myself) do not even know these replays exist until it's broadcasted.


Privacy is something that you don't get in Starcraft II especially considering that 2 people have access to the same replay, so I don't think the privacy thing will ever work for anyone =P. Hell, you have to give random people your first/last name just for them to be on your friend's list if I'm not mistaken.

On November 11 2010 19:04 dtz wrote:
most of the times basically it meant that the games have been played before hand and given to the official casters ( for various reasons such as integrity )

but before a certain time, the casters can't cast the games in order not to spoil the result to the viewers. So when the caster said that means that he has gotten the go ahead to cast the games.

Pretty sure not all replays are released to the public actually. Some casters do get exclusive replays from tournament organizers/players.


That could be a reason. Never really thought that the tournaments would want people waiting. As far as the replays we're talking about, they are all public. They were available for download just hours after the tournament finished.

So, it seems like as long as you have a license from Blizzard, there really is no stopping you from broadcasting replays other than integrity and other player's wishes if they decide they don't want to be casted.
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