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FractalsOnFire
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Australia1756 Posts
May 09 2011 12:36 GMT
#41
YEEEAAHHHH good to see its bloody over, about damn time.

Why is this in the SC2 section anyway? More relevant to BW
Buffy
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Sweden665 Posts
May 09 2011 12:37 GMT
#42
Freaking amazing that is over ! Woho !
Yes I am
Roggay
Profile Joined April 2010
Switzerland6320 Posts
May 09 2011 12:37 GMT
#43
On May 09 2011 21:35 Dattish wrote:
I hope this means the powerhouses of SC1 will move on to SC2 and possibly influence other countries to start their own leagues because of popularity and the fact that the game doesn't look like pixels shooting at each other.

What?... this means the opposite...
Kipsate
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Netherlands45349 Posts
May 09 2011 12:38 GMT
#44
On May 09 2011 21:22 zul wrote:
http://www.fomos.kr/board/board.php?mode=read&keyno=117178&db=Global&cate=&page=1&field=&kwrd=

"The fight over the intellectual property rights seems to be coming to a close.The dispute between Blizzard and Kespa will be settled amicably as of now, and a license contract will be signed shortly.
The scheduled court date on the 13th has been delayed, the reason being the three parties, ongamenet,mbcgame, and Blizzard coming to an agreement.

Three parties are currently discussing the terms for a brighter future of e-sports in Korea. Ongament, and MBCgame will be at liberty to produce and sell starcraft contents, and open starcraft tournaments.
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. Initially Blizzard requested an unreasonable amount of at least \0,00,000,000? a year(proleague-both individual leagues included)and Kespa rejected the offer.

The dispute over the intellectual property rights surfaced when Blizzard gave GOMTV the exclusive rights over starcraft 1 and 2. The agreement is believed to have arrived due to starcraft2’s failure to be embraced by the Korean fans. We can certainly hope that the Korean e-sports looks brighter than ever!"

#finally

edit: can a mod please edit the headline ("Dispute")


Haha, knew it.
WriterXiao8~~
eviltomahawk
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States11135 Posts
May 09 2011 12:39 GMT
#45
On May 09 2011 21:37 Roggay wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 09 2011 21:35 Dattish wrote:
I hope this means the powerhouses of SC1 will move on to SC2 and possibly influence other countries to start their own leagues because of popularity and the fact that the game doesn't look like pixels shooting at each other.

What?... this means the opposite...

Eh, it still would be nice to have a bit of crossover between the SC2 and BW scenes. Once the animosity between the authorities of the two scenes dies down, I think it would be healthy for both scenes to start interacting with one another more.
ㅇㅅㅌㅅ
BLinD-RawR
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
ALLEYCAT BLUES50898 Posts
May 09 2011 12:39 GMT
#46
On May 09 2011 21:38 Kipsate wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 09 2011 21:22 zul wrote:
http://www.fomos.kr/board/board.php?mode=read&keyno=117178&db=Global&cate=&page=1&field=&kwrd=

"The fight over the intellectual property rights seems to be coming to a close.The dispute between Blizzard and Kespa will be settled amicably as of now, and a license contract will be signed shortly.
The scheduled court date on the 13th has been delayed, the reason being the three parties, ongamenet,mbcgame, and Blizzard coming to an agreement.

Three parties are currently discussing the terms for a brighter future of e-sports in Korea. Ongament, and MBCgame will be at liberty to produce and sell starcraft contents, and open starcraft tournaments.
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. Initially Blizzard requested an unreasonable amount of at least \0,00,000,000? a year(proleague-both individual leagues included)and Kespa rejected the offer.

The dispute over the intellectual property rights surfaced when Blizzard gave GOMTV the exclusive rights over starcraft 1 and 2. The agreement is believed to have arrived due to starcraft2’s failure to be embraced by the Korean fans. We can certainly hope that the Korean e-sports looks brighter than ever!"

#finally

edit: can a mod please edit the headline ("Dispute")


Haha, knew it.


well not that I care,if this makes SC2 a better game then its better no?
Brood War EICWoo Jung Ho, never forget.| Twitter: @BLinDRawR
BeWat3r
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Germany182 Posts
May 09 2011 12:40 GMT
#47
I really hope, that Korea will get a lot more attention towards sc2, but still I`d like to have some awesome sc bw action in korea.
Sc2 is more or less a game, sc bw is an art
Writer and moderator for TaKeTV.net
Kipsate
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Netherlands45349 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-05-09 12:41:04
May 09 2011 12:40 GMT
#48
On May 09 2011 21:39 BLinD-RawR wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 09 2011 21:38 Kipsate wrote:
On May 09 2011 21:22 zul wrote:
http://www.fomos.kr/board/board.php?mode=read&keyno=117178&db=Global&cate=&page=1&field=&kwrd=

"The fight over the intellectual property rights seems to be coming to a close.The dispute between Blizzard and Kespa will be settled amicably as of now, and a license contract will be signed shortly.
The scheduled court date on the 13th has been delayed, the reason being the three parties, ongamenet,mbcgame, and Blizzard coming to an agreement.

Three parties are currently discussing the terms for a brighter future of e-sports in Korea. Ongament, and MBCgame will be at liberty to produce and sell starcraft contents, and open starcraft tournaments.
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. Initially Blizzard requested an unreasonable amount of at least \0,00,000,000? a year(proleague-both individual leagues included)and Kespa rejected the offer.

The dispute over the intellectual property rights surfaced when Blizzard gave GOMTV the exclusive rights over starcraft 1 and 2. The agreement is believed to have arrived due to starcraft2’s failure to be embraced by the Korean fans. We can certainly hope that the Korean e-sports looks brighter than ever!"

#finally

edit: can a mod please edit the headline ("Dispute")


Haha, knew it.


well not that I care,if this makes SC2 a better game then its better no?


Its fine as long as they dont touch BW broadcasting times nor force SC2 down the Koreans throats, which we all know didn't work.
WriterXiao8~~
Rickilicious
Profile Joined July 2009
United States220 Posts
May 09 2011 12:40 GMT
#49
The agreement is believed to have arrived due to starcraft2’s failure to be embraced by the Korean fans.




rofl. biased much?



All in all, good news
Doug Righteous
Musou
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
1375 Posts
May 09 2011 12:42 GMT
#50
On May 09 2011 21:28 Omegalisk wrote:
While it's great that they are finally coming to an agreement, that news article/forum post is extremely biased toward KESPA. I would like to see a more neutral announcement (maybe when the deal is actually signed).


On May 09 2011 21:30 Maliris wrote:
Hmm reading over that article again, it is incredibly biased towards kespa.. ;/
SDM doesn't exactly like SC2/blizzard either

You're not going to find a source that's less biased towards KeSPA. Fomos is by far the most Blizzard-friendly e-sports news site. DES and others are far more pro-KeSPA than Fomos, so if you're hoping to see something more neutral, you aren't going to be satisfied.
johanngrunt
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Hong Kong1555 Posts
May 09 2011 12:44 GMT
#51
How unpopular is SC2 in Korea?
LaLuSh
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
Sweden2358 Posts
May 09 2011 12:44 GMT
#52
Superdanielman wrote the article ^^ The jab at sc2's popularity pretty expected.
BLinD-RawR
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
ALLEYCAT BLUES50898 Posts
May 09 2011 12:44 GMT
#53
On May 09 2011 21:40 Rickilicious wrote:
Show nested quote +
The agreement is believed to have arrived due to starcraft2’s failure to be embraced by the Korean fans.




rofl. biased much?



All in all, good news


it wasn't embraced by koreans much.only by those who could afford it,which is not that many.
Brood War EICWoo Jung Ho, never forget.| Twitter: @BLinDRawR
Tanatos
Profile Joined April 2010
United States381 Posts
May 09 2011 12:44 GMT
#54
It is just about BW, not SC2. Why is this is SC2 section?
zeru
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
8156 Posts
May 09 2011 12:44 GMT
#55
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zul
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Germany5427 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-05-09 12:50:30
May 09 2011 12:45 GMT
#56
On May 09 2011 21:40 Rickilicious wrote:
Show nested quote +
The agreement is believed to have arrived due to starcraft2’s failure to be embraced by the Korean fans.




rofl. biased much?

...

I think it may just be the truth. SDM visited the startale house some time ago and the players (esp. July) talked pretty open to him. they were sad sc2 didnt get the attention they hoped for and once you are out of GSL, there is nothing in Korea. Lets hope some things change for good now.
look here for background infos
keep it deep! @zulison
zyzq
Profile Joined February 2011
United States3123 Posts
May 09 2011 12:45 GMT
#57
On May 09 2011 21:35 Dattish wrote:
I hope this means the powerhouses of SC1 will move on to SC2 and possibly influence other countries to start their own leagues because of popularity and the fact that the game doesn't look like pixels shooting at each other.


such ignorance

User was temp banned for this post.
Kipsate
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Netherlands45349 Posts
May 09 2011 12:45 GMT
#58
On May 09 2011 21:42 Musou wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 09 2011 21:28 Omegalisk wrote:
While it's great that they are finally coming to an agreement, that news article/forum post is extremely biased toward KESPA. I would like to see a more neutral announcement (maybe when the deal is actually signed).


Show nested quote +
On May 09 2011 21:30 Maliris wrote:
Hmm reading over that article again, it is incredibly biased towards kespa.. ;/
SDM doesn't exactly like SC2/blizzard either

You're not going to find a source that's less biased towards KeSPA. Fomos is by far the most Blizzard-friendly e-sports news site. DES and others are far more pro-KeSPA than Fomos, so if you're hoping to see something more neutral, you aren't going to be satisfied.


PlayXP is more favored towards Blizzard then Fomos tho.
WriterXiao8~~
Antoine
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States7481 Posts
May 09 2011 12:45 GMT
#59
On May 09 2011 21:42 Musou wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 09 2011 21:28 Omegalisk wrote:
While it's great that they are finally coming to an agreement, that news article/forum post is extremely biased toward KESPA. I would like to see a more neutral announcement (maybe when the deal is actually signed).


Show nested quote +
On May 09 2011 21:30 Maliris wrote:
Hmm reading over that article again, it is incredibly biased towards kespa.. ;/
SDM doesn't exactly like SC2/blizzard either

You're not going to find a source that's less biased towards KeSPA. Fomos is by far the most Blizzard-friendly e-sports news site. DES and others are far more pro-KeSPA than Fomos, so if you're hoping to see something more neutral, you aren't going to be satisfied.

well, it also depends on the writer. if this was written by daniel lee, as i suspect it to be, he's known to be pretty strongly pro-kespa and anti-sc2
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ShootingStars
Profile Joined August 2010
1475 Posts
May 09 2011 12:45 GMT
#60
Hope this means the SC1 pros will move on to SC2 soon! Times are changing, get on the with the change, and embrace it. Stop living in the past, Flash. :D
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