EPTKeSPA and Blizzard dispute ending? - Page 2
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GreEny K
Germany7312 Posts
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FeyFey
Germany10114 Posts
 . Good thing though the more money blizzard gets for free the less annoying will their partners be. (the lawyers must have cost a fortune though, but luckily no one cares about that).Anyway good to see bw in korea is save for now | ||
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JoxxOr
Sweden1502 Posts
On May 09 2011 21:29 LegendaryZ wrote: SC2 really isn't all that popular in Korea right now and that might have weakened Blizzard's position enough for them to concede with the belief that an agreement with KeSPA would help in that regard. In the "what games people are playing in south korean IT-cafés" SC2 have gone from 23 to 15. Its growing but its of course not in the same popularity that scbw is in currently | ||
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TheSilverfox
Sweden1928 Posts
Does this mean that OGN and MBC can broadcast StarCraft II? | ||
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legaton
France1763 Posts
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Hydro
Canada153 Posts
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OptimusYale
Korea (South)1005 Posts
Also I feel that the 2 gaming channels will now be able to broadcast SC2 games so we could very well be seeing some tournaments spring up that may be smaller initally than GSL, but which could eventually overtake it | ||
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Grettin
42411 Posts
Would like to know the details though. How much they have to pay etc.. Is it completely rip-off.. Edit: Gotta agree with Holgerius: Long live Broodwar! | ||
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Holgerius
Sweden16951 Posts
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Yurie
12103 Posts
On May 09 2011 21:31 TheSilverfox wrote: Fantastic! Does this mean that OGN and MBC can broadcast StarCraft II? GomTV has exclusive rights for SC2 in Korea, they gave back the BW rights a while back when it went to court. If GomTV wishes to sell rights for SC2 events to OGN/MBC they can do that. If they want to give rights away for free, they can do that. That has never been blocked. | ||
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anatem
Romania1369 Posts
still there's probably going to be a lot of leftover stuff to be cleaned from the woodwork before everything gets back on track properly. | ||
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Valikyr
Sweden2653 Posts
On May 09 2011 21:31 TheSilverfox wrote: Fantastic! Does this mean that OGN and MBC can broadcast StarCraft II? I sure hope so. That would probably help SC2 as an E-sport in Korea a lot. | ||
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Welmu
Finland3295 Posts
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eviltomahawk
United States11135 Posts
On May 09 2011 21:27 thoradycus wrote: So what woud happen to GOMTV then? They're probably going to continue broadcasting SC2 in the form of GSL and GSTL, though they probably will no longer have any BW leagues in the foreseeable future. However, they could always pull off that April Fools stunt where they showed a BW game instead of an SC2 game. That was fun. Anyways, AWESOME to see the Blizzard vs KeSPA war finally come to a close. I wonder what the terms of the agreement will be besides the Blizzard logo and license fees. There were disputes over Blizzard's desire to fully audit KeSPA and give a stricter definition of IP over VODs and replays. I wonder how those terms had worked out... Nevertheless, when they say "starcraft" content, I assume that it means BW content, so I assume that GOM still has full control over SC2 (unless I'm mistaken). Consequently, non-GOM tournaments may still have to jump through some hoops to get GOM's approval, unless "starcraft contents" also applies to SC2, which would be interesting. | ||
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LegendaryZ
United States1583 Posts
On May 09 2011 21:32 OptimusYale wrote: Haven't alot of progamers said they would hate if Kespa got their fingers in the SC2 pie as it means less money for the players and more money for the sponsors? Also I feel that the 2 gaming channels will now be able to broadcast SC2 games so we could very well be seeing some tournaments spring up that may be smaller initally than GSL, but which could eventually overtake it I don't think there's any reason to think that OGN and MBCGame would produce tournaments smaller than the GSL even from the very start. If where they're currently at with BW production values is any indicator, they're capable of producing fantastic tournaments right from the start and actually filling their seats with their existing fanbase. The problem going forward if they were to get involved in SC2 would really be how they decide to resolve the tournament eligibility issue. Hopefully it won't be like BW with the licenses and such... | ||
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Crunchums
United States11144 Posts
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BLinD-RawR
ALLEYCAT BLUES51078 Posts
OH MY GOD ITS OVER!!!!! BROODWAR IS FREEEE!!!!! SC2 LIVES ON!!!! God gave me an 8 hour power cut,this makes it worth it. | ||
Kipsate
Netherlands45349 Posts
naisu. | ||
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Dattish
Sweden6297 Posts
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antilyon
Brazil2546 Posts
plese, yes! | ||
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