EPTKeSPA and Blizzard dispute ending? - Page 18
| Forum Index > BW General |
|
slappy
United States1271 Posts
| ||
|
Suisen
256 Posts
Kespa, thank you thank you for protecting the rights of our players and defeating Blizzard. We all owe you once again. The community shouldn't soon forget Kespa for what they did for us here and give them some more leniency in the future if a fan favorite like Backho gets QDed because of his own mistake. | ||
|
Looky
United States1608 Posts
On May 10 2011 00:40 renzy wrote: If you watch games live, you'll realize that MSL and OSL has all of those, especially during their respective SLs. but what they dont have is english commentators. if they add that and subtitles maybe then i would love that. | ||
|
Ribbon
United States5278 Posts
On May 10 2011 02:28 Kipsate wrote: I thought I could end it with my explenation of Milkis his post, you continued it. While getting to this level is kind of my own fault, we're now having about a flame war about a flame war about a flame war. Flameception. I'm just going to flat-out leave this thread, at least for the next few hours. Lurker mode engaged. | ||
|
raga4ka
Bulgaria5679 Posts
| ||
|
Kal_rA1
160 Posts
 so glad | ||
|
Eury
Sweden1126 Posts
On May 10 2011 02:36 Suisen wrote: Finally Blizzard caved in and gave up. This seems very well to have been the product of SC2's failure, like the Korean journalists seem to suggest. Without SC2 having any chance to replace SC BW, there no longer was the incentive for Blizzard to drive this issue off a cliff. The risk of becoming permanent enemies with the Korean infrastructure as well as losing in court must have made them to accept the standard license fee and abandon this idea of intellectual property of esports matches being the property of the developers because they foresaw and programmed in the game every move the player could choose to make. Kespa, thank you thank you for protecting the rights of our players and defeating Blizzard. We all owe you once again. The community shouldn't soon forget Kespa for what they did for us here and give them some more leniency in the future if a fan favorite like Backho gets QDed because of his own mistake. That was an...interesting interpretation of what happen. Completely wrong, but interesting. | ||
|
moopie
12605 Posts
On May 10 2011 02:38 Looky wrote: but what they dont have is english commentators. if they add that and subtitles maybe then i would love that. They broadcast live and unscripted, you can't subtitle that. And I much much prefer the korean commentators to any english commentator. | ||
|
Cedstick
Canada3336 Posts
On May 10 2011 02:40 Eury wrote: That was an...interesting interpretation of what happen. Completely wrong, but interesting. Hahahaha, yea. That sad thing is seeing just how many people view it like this in past threads. | ||
|
syllogism
Finland5948 Posts
On May 10 2011 02:36 Suisen wrote: Finally Blizzard caved in and gave up. This seems very well to have been the product of SC2's failure, like the Korean journalists seem to suggest. Without SC2 having any chance to replace SC BW, there no longer was the incentive for Blizzard to drive this issue off a cliff. The risk of becoming permanent enemies with the Korean infrastructure as well as losing in court must have made them to accept the standard license fee and abandon this idea of intellectual property of esports matches being the property of the developers because they foresaw and programmed in the game every move the player could choose to make. Kespa, thank you thank you for protecting the rights of our players and defeating Blizzard. We all owe you once again. The community shouldn't soon forget Kespa for what they did for us here and give them some more leniency in the future if a fan favorite like Backho gets QDed because of his own mistake. Kespa gave up, actually | ||
|
Suisen
256 Posts
On May 10 2011 02:46 syllogism wrote: Kespa gave up, actually Where does it say Kespa and OGN/MBC stop doing SC BW? Things will go back to how they used to be before SC2. Blizzard will again accept the standard license fee and give up on this concept that they have intellectual property over the esports matches the players produce. Next step will be Blizzard stopping their huge funds to Gomtv and handing over SC2 to Kespa/OGN/MBC. Only then we will learn what is the true potential of SC2 to compete with SC BW. I thank Blizzard for being so incompetent and extending the life of SC BW for another few years because of this silly legal argument then now have abandoned. | ||
|
Lucumo
6850 Posts
On May 09 2011 21:22 zul wrote: Both tv networks have agreed to give exposure to blizzard with the logo, and the license fee will be given to Blizzard each year, the fee is unspecified at this time. Looks like OGN/MBC gave in, makes me sad  Should have just ignored Blizzard... | ||
Milkis
5003 Posts
Sorry about that. But no, I don't hate SC2. I'm just skeptical about the entire thing. Also: It's pretty clear Blizzard was the one who gave up -- there were rumors about how Blizzard initiated contact with KeSPA to act as a mediator to talk to broadcasting stations. Don't think KeSPA gave up anything. If you don't think other wise... then you're free to believe whatever you want but given the articles that have been out I'm 99.9% confident my story is correct. But until we get something official (which we will soon), there's nothing for certain. | ||
|
Atticus.axl
United States456 Posts
| ||
|
Suisen
256 Posts
The whole issue of intellectual property and trying to shut down SC BW, Blizzard abandoned. | ||
|
Ryo
8787 Posts
On May 10 2011 02:49 Lucumo wrote: Looks like OGN/MBC gave in, makes me sad Should have just ignored Blizzard... OGN and MBC were willing to pay a license fee but the disagreements were about the actual frequency/amount of the fee as well as some other conditions that Blizzard wanted. | ||
|
Armathai
1023 Posts
As I see it, the news has no relation to SC2 whatsoever, except the possibility that KeSPA will incite less negative press about it, and will definitely benefit Broodwar as Sponsors can now support it without having to worry about a a pending court case regarding the broadcasting. I really think most BW enthusiasts don't think negatively about SC2, they just don't care for it, so having it and its fans barge in on BW related issues like some newly born spoiled child is annoying at times. | ||
|
syllogism
Finland5948 Posts
On May 10 2011 02:49 Suisen wrote: Where does it say Kespa and OGN/MBC stop doing SC BW? Things will go back to how they used to be before SC2. Blizzard will again accept the standard license fee and give up on this concept that they have intellectual property over the esports matches the players produce. Next step will be Blizzard stopping their huge funds to Gomtv and handing over SC2 to Kespa/OGN/MBC. Only then we will learn what is the true potential of SC2 to compete with SC BW. I thank Blizzard for being so incompetent and extending the life of SC BW for another few years because of this silly legal argument then now have abandoned. Blizzard got exactly what they wanted. The notion that blizzard wanted to kill BW was fiction. | ||
|
Milkis
5003 Posts
On May 10 2011 02:57 syllogism wrote: Blizzard got exactly what they wanted. The notion that blizzard wanted to kill BW was fiction. Blizzard got far from exactly what they wanted, considering they wanted 100% rights. | ||
|
Ryo
8787 Posts
On May 10 2011 02:57 syllogism wrote: Blizzard got exactly what they wanted. The notion that blizzard wanted to kill BW was fiction. How would you know whether they got exactly what they wanted when you don't even know the details of their settlement. lol | ||
| ||
