EPTBlizzard and Korean Government's negotiations sour - Page 12
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mofuli
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Magnamus
United States23 Posts
On October 08 2010 02:53 hydraden wrote: Don't assume everybody is dumb, I took Business law classes too. This issue has no precedent, and no specific law on this area. If it goes to court, both party have good arguments. It can drag for years to settle. Million dollar lawyers can't even settle it clearly, you a student wants to be the judge, joke! this thread has degenerated into a pissing contest | ||
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Phrujbaz
Netherlands512 Posts
What I can say, however, is that granting the video game company rights over tournament broadcasts at best does not help the scene. I know the broadcast would include artwork and intellectual property owned by the video game company, but please, think of the kittens! | ||
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dukethegold
Canada5645 Posts
What the hell is Blizzard trying to accomplish? | ||
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Chimpalimp
United States1135 Posts
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fabiano
Brazil4644 Posts
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mmdmmd
722 Posts
Imagine they rivalry/buzz it will generate if they put that PL team into BW. KT vs Blizz will be PERSONAL! | ||
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kineSiS-
Korea (South)1068 Posts
On October 07 2010 15:23 GTR wrote: Remember it's Activision-Blizzard vs Korea, not just Blizzard, so this will be interesting ;d No, it won't be. -_- That fact that you even consider this light-heartedly is disrespectful at minimum. The vicissitudes of the ActivisionBlizzard and KESPA relation ship is not a topic to consider light-heartedly. | ||
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TheAngelofDeath
United States2033 Posts
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us.insurgency
United States330 Posts
On October 07 2010 15:18 Selith wrote: Bad news for Korea: http://www.clubcity.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=64339 In addition to Michael Morhaime, in attendance were: Members of USA FTA agency, as well as US embassy. If it did go down as bad as the eyewitness says it were, it might cause very negative impact in upcoming USA FTA policy as well as relations with USA. Since Korean government is very pro-USA and would do anything to be on good side with them, they might find themselves to be between a rock and a hard place, as they must find a way to appease both Korean chae-bols and interests of USA. Sorry but in no way will a game get in the way of our relationship. There would be no South Korea if the US wouldn`t be there to back them up against North Korea. | ||
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Pyrrhuloxia
United States6700 Posts
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hydraden
United States719 Posts
On October 08 2010 08:02 Pyrrhuloxia wrote: I don't get how KESPA thinks they can use copyrighted Blizzard assets on TV seven days a week without approval. Obviously the US should be backing up Blizzard in this. That's not copyright, KeSPA did not copy anything. | ||
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zeppelin
United States565 Posts
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Pyrrhuloxia
United States6700 Posts
On October 08 2010 08:08 hydraden wrote: That's not copyright, KeSPA did not copy anything. They are using copyrighted Blizzard music, pictures, characters, voice acting, and lots more in for-profit broadcasting. You couldn't just take a Beatles song and put it in your commercial without paying, why should a Blizzard song be any different because it's in a video game? Or why should a video game be any different when it takes much more work to make one than to make a rock album? If KESPA doesn't want to pay Blizzard, all they have to do is develop their own RTS game and have their talented players play that instead. They are better at making maps than Blizzard, so why not make an RTS? If they can't make their own RTS game, it just goes to prove that they really need Blizzard and thus should be paying Blizzard for their work. | ||
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Tdelamay
Canada548 Posts
There's the MLG and the IEM - wouldn't it just be a bigger tournament for us, and it might also prove more appealing to western media. I think it would be better for us. | ||
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PinkPrincess
United States149 Posts
If they're not respecting intellectual property then they're not respecting intellectual property. The attitude that social position matters at all "just a president of an ordinary company" is completely terrible and irrelevant. | ||
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crazeh
91 Posts
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hydraden
United States719 Posts
On October 08 2010 08:39 crazeh wrote: If Kespa are against Blizzard charging them to broadcast Starcaft then how is that Kespa charged MBC and OGN for years for the broadcasting rights to Starcraft? Why have OGN and MBC had to buy broadcasting rights for Starcraft if the game is public property? What rights have Kespa been selling? Why does Kespa even exist as an authoritative figure in Korean Stacraft? They don't own the IP rights to the game, they don't pay the players (the teams sponsors/owners do right?) According to them anyone should be allowed to broadcast Starcraft free of charge in Korea correct? NBA is selling broadcast right to espn, TNT. NBA is not somebody invented basketball, they just organize league. KeSPA is in the same position as NBA. | ||
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moopie
12605 Posts
On October 08 2010 08:39 crazeh wrote: If Kespa are against Blizzard charging them to broadcast Starcaft then how is that Kespa charged MBC and OGN for years for the broadcasting rights to Starcraft? Why have OGN and MBC had to buy broadcasting rights for Starcraft if the game is public property? What rights have Kespa been selling? Why does Kespa even exist as an authoritative figure in Korean Stacraft? They don't own the IP rights to the game, they don't pay the players (the teams sponsors/owners do right?) According to them anyone should be allowed to broadcast Starcraft free of charge in Korea correct? KeSPA sold the rights to air its leagues. Also, depending on how you look at it, KeSPA is involved (remotely) in paying the players, since its made up of the team sponsors themselves. The money was charged since only OGN and MBC draw in direct revenue for their sponsoring (from selling ads during league events), while the rest of the sponsors do not. The revenue goes towards organizing further leagues, courage tournaments, etc. | ||
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palexhur
Colombia730 Posts
On October 08 2010 08:39 crazeh wrote: If Kespa are against Blizzard charging them to broadcast Starcaft then how is that Kespa charged MBC and OGN for years for the broadcasting rights to Starcraft? Why have OGN and MBC had to buy broadcasting rights for Starcraft if the game is public property? What rights have Kespa been selling? Why does Kespa even exist as an authoritative figure in Korean Stacraft? They don't own the IP rights to the game, they don't pay the players (the teams sponsors/owners do right?) According to them anyone should be allowed to broadcast Starcraft free of charge in Korea correct? have you read something about this subject .. (maybe the OP)?, Kespa offered a sum of money to Blizz. | ||
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