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Redmark
Profile Joined March 2010
Canada2129 Posts
October 23 2010 20:55 GMT
#401
I just have one question: are Koreans bothered at all by these implications in these threads that their country is hopelessly corrupt/old-fashioned/stupid/insane? People keep saying things like 'it's SK can't they just kick them out', and it seems insulting to both sides (as well as to an entire country).
tommya
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada52 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-23 21:03:56
October 23 2010 21:00 GMT
#402
On October 24 2010 05:49 Vedic wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 24 2010 04:52 tommya wrote:
On October 24 2010 04:14 Vedic wrote:
On October 24 2010 03:45 tommya wrote:
I haven't read much of the thread aside from the op post, but it makes me wonder.

Why does MBC/possibly OGN have to listen to foreign companies? Can't they just tell them to fuck off, this is south korea, and we don't really give a shit if you want to sue us? Are the SK police going to arrest them and send them off to an American prison? I would imagine the SK government might be more interested in collecting tax from broadcasting studios than bending over and letting foreign powers tell them how to run their police system.

I can understand that maybe the SK government wouldn't want to tarnish their reputation, but it seems brood war has become part of their culture. I know it's become part of mine, as I watch quite a few proleague broadcasts. Sure, they could get new companies to broadcast the games, but don't OGN and MBC directly sponsor some tournaments? I don't know how many people would be willing to do so in SK.

I can't help but think at some deep level, MBC/possibly OGN will lose the case but nothing will happen because of it. It's not like America is going to declare war on them just because they're refusing to PAY FOREIGNERS to continue their culture. That sounds like some serious imperialistic bullshit to me.

Can someone explain why I'm wrong?


Not reading anything on the matter, and then spending THAT big of a thread on pointing out things that are completely wrong, is a waste of time. Next time, READ.

For one, Blizzard owns the rights to the game. For two, Blizzard put Gretech (korean) in charge of their broadcasting rights, merely because KeSPA wouldn't accept the terms. For three, South Korea is not in some judicial stone age - if they lose, the consequences will be severe.


Alright, I think you missed my point.

Sure, Blizzard owns the game, they created it. Sounds good and fair so far. They're stating that unless you pay royalties, you cannot broadcast it. Blizzard is a game making company (or at least it was, before they beaome a "shit making" company) not a warring state. Blizzard is stating that no, you may have a large business based around our product, but you have to completely change your business to either pay us or disband. Why should MBC listen?

Imagine you live in America. Imagine America isn't a big, strong superpower... imagine it is relatively weak. If some other country, for example Great Britain invaded and said "you guys can't drink tea, you guys have to pay us tax, and you guys cannot have any large broadcasting stations containing ANYTHING made in our country of Great Britain." Would that go over well? No, that would be warmongering / international bullying.

In response to your second point, Gretech might be in charge of Blizzard's broadcasting rights. Imagine if in my previous example, they selected a few Americans to be tax collectors and law enforcers for Great Britain. Does that change anything?

I don't exactly understand what you mean by your third point, so I cannot make a reply that accurately contains my opinion. Please explain it, so our debate may continue.

Why can't MBC sue Gretech for harassing their broadcasting / threatening their business' prosperity? Better yet, why do courts who have to deal murder, rape, arson, and crime in general care about two gaming companies having a fit with each other over unclear "IP rights?"


It's not a "debate" - you're asking about things that have been discussed in great detail already, and making assumptions about things that have already been discussed/dismissed. You agree to the terms set by Blizzard in order to install the game. One of those terms is specifically that you do not OWN the game, or it's content - you are licensing it. You require a license in order to use it for anything but personal use. While your example is absolutely terrible, if "Great Britain" had a product with a license agreement, and you broke that agreement, you would be on the business end of an international lawsuit.

Your MBC harassment lawsuit question points to either a lack of knowledge of the situation, law in general, or that you're trolling. I'm going to assume a troll, but in case you aren't, you really need to READ these threads before you post.


Clearly, you are not interested in discussing the topic. If that is, then why do you continue to check the thread? You dodged all of my points and explained the concept of licensing, something I assure you I know in detail. You insulted the quality of my example, completely misinterpreted it, and then proceeded to accuse me of trolling. I do not know a whole lot of what is going on with MBC/OGN/Gretech/Blizzard, and I came into this thread to find out more and I even proposed my theory on what is going to happen in the end. I feel it is you who is trolling and harassing a user, and I am no longer interested in debating with you.

On October 24 2010 05:55 Redmark wrote:
I just have one question: are Koreans bothered at all by these implications in these threads that their country is hopelessly corrupt/old-fashioned/stupid/insane? People keep saying things like 'it's SK can't they just kick them out', and it seems insulting to both sides (as well as to an entire country).


Is there some kind of reason why South Korea can't deny foreign companies access to their country with the intent of crippling broadcasting studios and making a profit off of it?
SWED
e4e5nf3
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
Canada599 Posts
October 23 2010 21:03 GMT
#403
I dont think this is a wise idea for Blizzard. They obviously want the current BW audience to transfer over to SC2, but by doing it this way they are just pissing off the people. Much better just to have a gradual, natural shift from one game to the other, even if it takes years.
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rredtooth
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
5464 Posts
October 23 2010 21:31 GMT
#404
On October 24 2010 06:03 e4e5nf3 wrote:
I dont think this is a wise idea for Blizzard. They obviously want the current BW audience to transfer over to SC2, but by doing it this way they are just pissing off the people. Much better just to have a gradual, natural shift from one game to the other, even if it takes years.
that's not what's happening here... they would gladly have kept BW alive had kespa not been retarded. blizzard made a product, that product got extremely popular, they suddenly wanted credit and compensation (which makes perfect sense), kespa is greedy and says 'fuck you'.

honestly, in a logical non-proleague-fanboy sense, blizzard has the right to do this.
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iosef
Profile Joined June 2007
Israel194 Posts
October 23 2010 21:39 GMT
#405
First, only one Battle.net account per cd-key. Ok, it's bullshit but I guess we put up with worse from other companies.

Next, no LAN in Starcraft II. Seriously, what the fuck? I generally play more LAN multiplayer than online with most games. Way to fuck people like me over, blizz.

And now blizzard is suing one of the companies that turned a game - their game - into the world's first and only true e-sports phenomenon? What the FUCK?

At first one could maybe have attributed some weird things to executive meddling from higher ups brought in by Activision. That's not any kind of adequate explanation for all of this. I seriously think all the success and $$$ from WoW has brewed up some kind of concoction over at Activision Blizzard, and it's ugly. I still have some nostalgia for Warcraft: Orcs & Humans, but this new company isn't something I even recognize.

/impotent nerdrage
LegendaryZ
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1583 Posts
October 23 2010 21:41 GMT
#406
I really doubt that Blizzard will actually win this. They've known about these leagues since the beginning and only now, a decade later, do they bring a lawsuit. If they wanted to assert control, they should have done so years ago. I can't see how any court would take them seriously at this point.
maybenexttime
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Poland5800 Posts
October 23 2010 21:41 GMT
#407
On October 24 2010 06:31 redtooth wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 24 2010 06:03 e4e5nf3 wrote:
I dont think this is a wise idea for Blizzard. They obviously want the current BW audience to transfer over to SC2, but by doing it this way they are just pissing off the people. Much better just to have a gradual, natural shift from one game to the other, even if it takes years.
that's not what's happening here... they would gladly have kept BW alive had kespa not been retarded. blizzard made a product, that product got extremely popular, they suddenly wanted credit and compensation (which makes perfect sense), kespa is greedy and says 'fuck you'.

honestly, in a logical non-proleague-fanboy sense, blizzard has the right to do this.


To ask for royalties? Yes. To ask for the ownership of everything KeSPA puts a lot more money into than blizzard into both BW and sc2 (if not all their games combined)? Hell no...
zenMaster
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada761 Posts
October 23 2010 21:44 GMT
#408
On October 24 2010 06:31 redtooth wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 24 2010 06:03 e4e5nf3 wrote:
I dont think this is a wise idea for Blizzard. They obviously want the current BW audience to transfer over to SC2, but by doing it this way they are just pissing off the people. Much better just to have a gradual, natural shift from one game to the other, even if it takes years.
that's not what's happening here... they would gladly have kept BW alive had kespa not been retarded. blizzard made a product, that product got extremely popular, they suddenly wanted credit and compensation (which makes perfect sense), kespa is greedy and says 'fuck you'.

honestly, in a logical non-proleague-fanboy sense, blizzard has the right to do this.

Your argument against Kespa is so full of holes it makes me want to shoot a baby in the face.
Xiphos
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Canada7507 Posts
October 23 2010 21:53 GMT
#409
See this is what I feel have happened. Its suppose to be a standard game when ALL THE SUDDEN, Blizzard went all-in against Kespa and things got ugly afteward.
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Meriones
Profile Joined October 2010
43 Posts
October 23 2010 21:53 GMT
#410
Let's not forget that SC2 is actually not a good game and people only play it or say it's good because they have to (Idra, Artosis, Day9).



User was temp banned for this post.
Garaman
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States556 Posts
October 23 2010 22:12 GMT
#411
i hope blizzard gets trashed in court.

if they lose, i hope they ban sc2 tournaments through some legislation out of spite

fuck blizzard, im glad i will continue to boycott their product
OpticalShot
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Canada6330 Posts
October 23 2010 22:30 GMT
#412
Makes me even more proud for not purchasing SC2 yet (been playing on a bunch of guest passes lol). Fuck you blizzard. If you trash e-sports in Korea, I will not buy SC2 and D3 and all the other fuckshit you decide to release. I eagerly await the NA release of Cabal II.
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blade55555
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States17423 Posts
October 23 2010 22:34 GMT
#413
On October 24 2010 07:30 OpticalShot wrote:
Makes me even more proud for not purchasing SC2 yet (been playing on a bunch of guest passes lol). Fuck you blizzard. If you trash e-sports in Korea, I will not buy SC2 and D3 and all the other fuckshit you decide to release. I eagerly await the NA release of Cabal II.


tbh I highly doubt they care if they lose you as a customer its you missing out not them.

Either way sucks it had to go to this hope it all works out in the end....
When I think of something else, something will go here
blahman3344
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States2015 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-23 22:39:24
October 23 2010 22:39 GMT
#414
ugh, why is it always MBC that always gets the worst of things. >.<

Seriously though, I hope MBC wins the case, otherwise this will be bad news for all of the BW scene in Korea >.<
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risk.nuke
Profile Joined May 2010
Sweden2825 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-23 22:43:54
October 23 2010 22:42 GMT
#415
Blizzard is going all in trying to take control over the sc e-sports community. quoting the "pros" on their sites and acting as if they owned the players and picturing false "we are your friends" signals to newcomers" where it should say "Hi my name is Activision and I want YOUR money"
I'm so disapointed
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schaf
Profile Joined August 2010
Germany1326 Posts
October 23 2010 22:47 GMT
#416
On October 24 2010 06:03 e4e5nf3 wrote:
I dont think this is a wise idea for Blizzard. They obviously want the current BW audience to transfer over to SC2, but by doing it this way they are just pissing off the people. Much better just to have a gradual, natural shift from one game to the other, even if it takes years.


if they just had made starcraft 2 the game it should have been, that process would be way faster and 'natural'
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prototype.
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Canada4215 Posts
October 23 2010 22:54 GMT
#417
On October 24 2010 07:47 schaf wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 24 2010 06:03 e4e5nf3 wrote:
I dont think this is a wise idea for Blizzard. They obviously want the current BW audience to transfer over to SC2, but by doing it this way they are just pissing off the people. Much better just to have a gradual, natural shift from one game to the other, even if it takes years.


if they just had made starcraft 2 the game it should have been, that process would be way faster and 'natural'

This whole situation is so dumb. There's no reason for both games not to coexist in the esports scene.

Isn't blizzard the only one that sees this as a problem? In the end, it really is all about money for activision/blizzard.
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jacen
Profile Blog Joined April 2004
Austria3644 Posts
October 23 2010 23:23 GMT
#418
On October 24 2010 06:53 Meriones wrote:
Let's not forget that SC2 is actually not a good game and people only play it or say it's good because they have to (Idra, Artosis, Day9).

1) I consider SC2 quite good considering expectations and how long it's being out. Watching the GSL really reminded me of the Gilette OSL back in the days when Julyzerg munched through most of the terrans with ease. But in the end, it's certainly a matter of opinion.

2) I partly agree with you about Artosis doing this for the money. Although he seems to get more into it with every game they cast.
But accusing Idra (who made very little buck of SC2) and especially Day[9] who has only sporadic SC2 casting jobs and little revenue for his stream is really rude. These 2 put everything they are in this and if you would have ever seen Idra steaming out he booth after a lost game, you would surely know that. Let me reverse your argument to make you see how it works out for you:
"Let's not forget that KESPA isn't actually after the good of the sport but rather to make the most buck out of it."
Surely you would say that's absurd, and it is considering the countless anonymous faces helping KESPA putting up a great show. But your argument is nearly identical ...


Of course SC2 needs the kick-start by the GSL, but the lawsuit is not to sacrifice BW for SC2.
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Meriones
Profile Joined October 2010
43 Posts
October 24 2010 00:02 GMT
#419
I think it's rude to make a difference between Artosis and the other two. Very rude to Artosis.

SC2 is a huge cheesefest with little micro, no lan latency and automated macro. It is Idra's worst nightmare as a SC BW player.
writer22816
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States5775 Posts
October 24 2010 00:36 GMT
#420
I hope Kespa wins and then kills the GSL out of spite anyway. That should teach the greedy Activision Blizzard a lesson.
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