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On March 31 2011 22:44 dtz wrote:
Hm i wonder if this is one of the condition imposed by KT in order for them to sponsor the GSL.
I recall there was a news that KT was going to sponsor GSL ( GSTL) but it was removed immediately and it seemed to disappear.
Maybe other than the Blizzard court move, this might be a move by GOM to appease the big guns sponsoring BW.
What does KT have to do with this? They're neither a BW broadcaster nor Kespa Chair.
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So basically, this changes... nothing. Things related to BW is now just handed all over to Blizz branch in Korea.
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i wouldn't be suprised if gom was having a hard time being profitable from the GSL.
theres many many many small hints that make me think this
lawsuits cost quite alot of money...
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Canada13406 Posts
On March 31 2011 11:07 tnkted wrote:
I bet Gom has their hands full with SC2. The only way they would give up such lucrative rights is if they weren't making any money of it, or they found a better place to invest.
Of course, I'm not really familiar with these issues at all, but if I was running Gom that's what I'd be thinking.
The bigger problem was that in court the KeSPA side was bringing up issues with regards to whether BLIZZARD or GomTV should be dealing with everything in court which would further delay decisions and create problems with regards to dealing with the IP rights in court. Its easier to just let blizzard deal with it on its own instead of getting pulled into a legal battle which costs a ton of money which they may might prefer not to spend. And if they dont want to get involved but the judges say they need to be involved since they are the ones who should be in court not blizzard then they HAVE to spend that money. This ignores the money they are or are not making from BW.
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this is probably a strategical move we don't understand
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Good decision by GOM imo. There is no reason for them to get involved in a case that might create bad publicity. Let Blizzard deal with their own bullshit
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If I was a business operating in Korea I'd probably want to distance myself from the crusade to kill professional broodwar as well.
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Hmm is this an April's fool? I'm always doubtful of announcements made on the 1st of April...
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Broodwar is called in a BCG-Matrix a Poor Dog, SC2 instead is a Star or CashCow to invest in
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On April 01 2011 01:46 tetramtroll wrote:
Hmm is this an April's fool? I'm always doubtful of announcements made on the 1st of April...
On playXP the date on the newspost is 2011-03-31 08:44:35 KST, that's quite a few hours before 1st April, so you should be save in believing it
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On March 31 2011 11:20 jalstar wrote:
GOM is owned by CJ which has a lot of money in BW. Not surprised this happened eventually.
Isnt it other way around?
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On April 01 2011 01:59 hyperioNsin wrote:Show nested quote +On March 31 2011 11:20 jalstar wrote:
GOM is owned by CJ which has a lot of money in BW. Not surprised this happened eventually. Isnt it other way around?
As in you think GOM is bigger than CJ? wtf...
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On April 01 2011 01:59 hyperioNsin wrote:Show nested quote +On March 31 2011 11:20 jalstar wrote:
GOM is owned by CJ which has a lot of money in BW. Not surprised this happened eventually. Isnt it other way around?
I think CJ owns part of a company, Gretech, which in turn owns GOM. However, it's not a full ownership, so CJ can't control or pressure GOM or Gretech into doing anything.
Also, it's interesting to note that CJ also owns part of OnMedia, which in turn runs OneGameNet.
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I'm not trying to be an ass but Brood War kinda died...
User was warned for this post
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I'd say this is definitely a good thing. It's a good PR move for GOM and if anything it simplifies the court case. It's also easier to come to an agreement between two parties instead of three.
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On April 01 2011 01:46 tetramtroll wrote:
Hmm is this an April's fool? I'm always doubtful of announcements made on the 1st of April...
The news was here before April 1st, it just didn't get marked as a community headline until today. It's legitimate news.
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On April 01 2011 00:21 lastreason wrote:
this is probably a strategical move we don't understand
so true 
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Croatia9530 Posts
On April 01 2011 02:07 SYNC_qx wrote:
I'm not trying to be an ass but Brood War kinda died...
Care to elaborate?
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On April 01 2011 02:07 SYNC_qx wrote:
I'm not trying to be an ass but Brood War kinda died...
Thanks for telling us
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