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Xiphos
Canada7500 Posts
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Wonders
Australia743 Posts
On October 23 2010 09:53 BigBadSkathe wrote: If this lawsuit leads to the downfall of KeSPA I'm all for it. BW can and will survive without them. Every time a new detail comes out about KeSPA's actions it just makes them look less and less professional, and more and more like slime ball capitalists who could care less about the hard work that was put into making the game they make their living off of. Sure they did a lot for esports at a time when Korea needed a distraction, but a little humility would go a long way. Without Blizzard, BW wouldn't exist, and somehow they want to pretend they don't owe their livelihoods to that company. Someone more knowledgeable please correct me if I'm mistaken, but does KeSPA not consist precisely of the companies that are sponsoring the pros teams? | ||
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ZoW
United States3972 Posts
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infinitestory
United States3708 Posts
On October 23 2010 10:04 Wonders wrote: Someone more knowledgeable please correct me if I'm mistaken, but does KeSPA not consist precisely of the companies that are sponsoring the pros teams? The companies definitely have representatives in kespa, but kespa is actually a distinct entity iirc | ||
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Xiphos
Canada7500 Posts
On October 23 2010 10:05 infinitestory wrote: The companies definitely have representatives in kespa, but kespa is actually a distinct entity iirc The head of Kespa iirc is the president of SKT. | ||
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infinitestory
United States3708 Posts
On October 23 2010 10:06 Xiphos wrote: The head of Kespa iirc is the president of SKT. ok that actually makes a lot of sense | ||
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aimaimaim
Philippines2166 Posts
think about it. if they can do this shit and win, blizzard can say "now, fuck off" to gretech and control it and then when they have another new title, they'll remove sc2 and force players to play another game. but i really doubt blizzard will win, seriously. in a korean court? lololol | ||
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Vazze
Sweden275 Posts
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Xiphos
Canada7500 Posts
On October 23 2010 10:08 Vazze wrote: Why is OGN being sued? I thought they negotiated with Gretech for the rights to broadcast? Yeah the thing is that Gretech probably got what they want but ActivisionBlizzard wants to sue OGN and not Gretech (before it was Gretech) so this is a totally new company. I think ActivisionBlizzard did this cuz they didn't get any gain from the contract or something. | ||
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ionlyplayPROtoss
Canada566 Posts
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deafhobbit
United States828 Posts
On October 23 2010 10:05 infinitestory wrote: The companies definitely have representatives in kespa, but kespa is actually a distinct entity iirc Wrong. Kespa is basically a committee of representatives from Esports sponsoring companies. | ||
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StarSense
206 Posts
On October 23 2010 09:46 syllogism wrote: On PlayXP they seem to be hoping that Kespa dies Also, ahaha so many korean legal experts here PlayXP is an sc2 site. What about Fomos? | ||
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endy
Switzerland8918 Posts
On October 23 2010 09:49 Zona wrote: Except one of the main reasons why sponsors see potential in SC2 is because of Korean BW success? That's the whole fucking point. The korean scene is what made a very good game, legendary and epic. What the korean pro scene did is basically free advertising... No company would have sponsored a 80kUSD tournament if it didn't have some potential... If SC2 is developing that fast and get that many sponsors, it's mainly thanks to the history of BW. Blizzard, please show some gratitude instead of sueing people because you want to hijack their broadcasting schedule. The mere fact their are afraid that PL watchers won't switch to GSL is admitting that SC2 is not interesting to watch. They got millions of people playing the game, a very huge cash prize, and still afraid of Proleague haha. I can't even imagine the situation if they weren't so lucky that Boxer and Nada gave them some more free advertisement. On October 23 2010 09:45 Meriones wrote: Developers automatically owning any esports league/esports player/esports broadcasting rights through IP laws/ELUA is the death of esports. This is a good point too. If MBC is saying the truth when they say they are break even broadcasting BW, I think it's gonna be impossible for new esport TV channel to emerge if they have to pay broadcasting fees. | ||
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Wonders
Australia743 Posts
On October 23 2010 10:05 infinitestory wrote: The companies definitely have representatives in kespa, but kespa is actually a distinct entity iirc Yes I know that, but my understanding was that there's nothing apart from those companies. I remember reading in a Milkis thread somewhere that their board of directors consisted entirely of those representatives. | ||
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vectorix108
United States4582 Posts
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milikan
United States67 Posts
In my mind, I have no doubt that professional BW is going to end, and end soon. It might even be argued that the age of wildly famous BW progamers and large prize pools are over. I would like to see the turn out for the finals of the OSL/MSL (will there even be one? I've heard talks about a Korean Air OSL 3, but who knows?), but I'm pretty sure BW is going down. I love BW with all my heart, and it hurts to see the thin crowds at the proleague matches. It looks like its game over, though. | ||
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PandaPolice
Australia86 Posts
KeSPA won't be totally destroyed even if they lose. KeSPA will dissolve, the factions who probably supports Blizzard will break off and form another organisation since the potential/infrastructure of BW is still there. This new organisation gets Blizzard's support, teams gets transfer over, and the leagues can start again. While I don't think Blizzard is entirely in the right, the move to broadcast even without permission is really disrespectful, not only ignoring Blizzard as the creator of said product, but also disregard Intellectual Property Law and all entities protected by it. | ||
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infinitestory
United States3708 Posts
On October 23 2010 10:19 vectorix108 wrote: god, i just wish SC1 and SC2 can coexist. The weird thing is, by all estimates except Blizzard's, they can. | ||
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toadstool
Australia412 Posts
On October 23 2010 09:48 Xiphos wrote: Unless Blizzard goes on and sponsors the players in GSL, e-Sport is over. And Koreans progamers will probably lose all their jobs and thousands of people will lose jobs. Korea will probably ban all Blizzard's product this way. And then Koreans will starve, and World War 3 will happen. On the Korean Peninsula. It all makes sense. | ||
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Xiphos
Canada7500 Posts
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