EPT[News] MBCGame: "Gretech is asking for too much" - Page 4
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nttea
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TheAngelofDeath
United States2033 Posts
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tyCe
Australia2542 Posts
On August 11 2010 00:49 Iplaythings wrote: Go ahead, noone will stop you. You know you dont have to openly comment to everyone who writes something you disagree with. Blizzard was the greedy one, even if they made the game they have the right to royalties, but nooo, they wanted broadcasting rights as well. You might say that they deserve that as well, but they left the ladder a long time ago. Blizzard dont make rights for the wc3 / starcraft in China, where royalties would be deserved, but broadcasting right is over the top. To me it's like saying that some guy from England invented soccer, then broadcast rights all goes to England to administer. Even there can be made arguements for it. Compare SC2 with another form of intellectual property, such as a song or a film. One can buy a song or film legally via CD/DVD/iTunes, but that doesn't exclude the liability of a radio station for a song or of a TV station/cinema for a film. They also have to pay because they are also users of intellectual media. Don't get it wrong, although SC2 is more interactive, the only way we can interact with SC2 is via the software, i.e. property, of Blizzard. SC2 is not a sport like association football (so called "soccer"), where the knowledge of the workings of the game is in the public domain. Forget e-sports, SC2 is intellectual property. The only reason Blizzard might give a discount or concession would be out of kindness or stupidity. Blizzard wants to grow SC2 and e-sports and they want a regulatory and economic say in what goes. KeSPA is the greedy kid that took free cookies put out for tasting at the local supermarket. Blizzard is finally asking them to pay up for future cookies, but KeSPA has been eating for free for too long to listen. | ||
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palexhur
Colombia730 Posts
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emucxg
Finland4559 Posts
On August 11 2010 07:10 palexhur wrote: @Tyce :Where the negotiations between MBC and Gretech have something to do with SC2?, it is about BW that we are talking here, SC2 value as an e-sport right now is zero (lets see what happens in the future). agreed, sc2 has nothing to do here | ||
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Redmark
Canada2129 Posts
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Mystlord
United States10264 Posts
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Husmusen
Sweden92 Posts
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phosphorylation
United States2935 Posts
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QibingZero
2611 Posts
On August 11 2010 04:15 AyJay wrote: THERE ARE NO GOOD GUYS IN BUSINESS For the last fucking time. Every company wants some dollah and each has it's own way of achieving it: Blizzard making good games, Activision having Bobby Kodick and EA releasing tons of shitty products. Ah, the irony is so sweet here. You do realize that Blizzard has reached such high popularity not simply due to it's game quality, but also because they've been considered the 'good guys' in business, right? Blizzcon did not come about simply because the games were good - it's been a testament to the community formed around Blizzard and it's customers. Because of this strong bond, it was assured from the day it was announced that SC2 would succeed, regardless of it's actual quality as a game. This is what being the 'good guys' in business does for you. If people stop thinking Blizzard are the good guys, they end up selling less Blizzcon tickets, less games, etc. Of course, those of us who actually like BW enough to still watch it on a regular basis are probably a small enough minority that we won't factor into their decision in the first place. So I'm sure they'd rather have the profits they could potentially make off BW re-licensing, even if it's a slap in the face to everyone involved. On August 11 2010 07:27 Redmark wrote: Whether you agree with him or not, it's pretty obtuse to say something like that. Replace 'SC2' in his post with 'Brood War' and very little changes. Reality is often obtuse. | ||
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blueblimp
Canada297 Posts
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Motiva
United States1774 Posts
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writer22816
United States5775 Posts
On August 11 2010 09:02 Motiva wrote: lol It looks like im in the minority here, but I can't blame Blizzard or Gretech or any of this. You'd seriously have to your head in the sand to act like kespa orginially did. Furthermore, this idea that because blizzard waited until it was relevant to act, that they shouldn't have acted. This idea is inane. Blizzard should be able to do anything it wants with it's IP until a contract is formally signed. Until then, pay what you owe MBC or stfu. :-D lol. And be glad Blizzard gave you many years of glory for near-free. lol Steal and ask for me.. plz. What do they owe? they spent thousands of man hours getting this game to be esport-viable, making maps, tools, investing large amounts of money, etc. blizzard has done nothing to help them out. | ||
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Motiva
United States1774 Posts
On August 11 2010 09:06 writer22816 wrote: What do they owe? they spent thousands of man hours getting this game to be esport-viable, making maps, tools, investing large amounts of money, etc. blizzard has done nothing to help them out. lol. I have no idea what they owe, but MBC says it's too much. Perhaps owe isn't the correct word. However then you change the subject to history and go on about how some company did a bunch of work without first signing a contract with that owner of the original intellectual property. Sounds pretty foolish to me. Maybe it's not, but to then be omg you're so evil when the owner of that property finally wants it back is nothing but misinformed. | ||
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XsebT
Denmark2980 Posts
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Sprouter
United States1724 Posts
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StarStruck
25339 Posts
/Ignore Wait for a court date or loosen stance. | ||
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Loanshark
China3094 Posts
Probably wouldn't even have made SC2. | ||
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aimaimaim
Philippines2167 Posts
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Milkis
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On August 11 2010 09:09 Motiva wrote: lol. I have no idea what they owe, but MBC says it's too much. Perhaps owe isn't the correct word. However then you change the subject to history and go on about how some company did a bunch of work without first signing a contract with that owner of the original intellectual property. Sounds pretty foolish to me. Maybe it's not, but to then be omg you're so evil when the owner of that property finally wants it back is nothing but misinformed. Hanbitsoft, the publisher of SC in Korea, was a major part of getting Starcraft leagues up and running. It was kinda assumed from that point on that it was okay. The world is never as black and white as you paint it out to be | ||
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