EPTMy Little Pony: Friendship is Magic - Page 709
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No, this is not a joke/trolling thread. We don't need more filler posts asking if it is. Remember to spoiler season 6 content, and clearly label your spoilers. | ||
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Solarsail
United Kingdom538 Posts
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RoKetha
United States211 Posts
On February 09 2013 14:58 Solarsail wrote: I know they didn't take money for themselves, but cash was being handled in the name of Fighting is Magic when it needn't have been. In the tournament they took an $8 entry fee. With the donations people were asked to donate to a Fighting Is Magic branded page for the money to go towards the charity. Except this is not cash being paid towards Mane6 or Fighting is Magic. This is cash being wagered between participants in a tournament over their relative skills. The part where events like these are streamed and have ticket sales is of questionable legality, but just having a tournament with a prize pool? The medium used for a contest of skill doesn't matter in that way. The other case was just a donation drive which Mane6 was not involved in (or even aware of when it began) to determine which game EVO would have on stage. | ||
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Solarsail
United Kingdom538 Posts
On February 09 2013 15:29 RoKetha wrote: Except this is not cash being paid towards Mane6 or Fighting is Magic. This is cash being wagered between participants in a tournament over their relative skills. The part where events like these are streamed and have ticket sales is of questionable legality, but just having a tournament with a prize pool? The medium used for a contest of skill doesn't matter in that way. The other case was just a donation drive which Mane6 was not involved in (or even aware of when it began) to determine which game EVO would have on stage. | ||
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erkicman
United States206 Posts
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RoKetha
United States211 Posts
Mane6 never received a cent of money. Mane6 never sold Fighting is Magic in any way in exchange for someone else receiving money. Having people pool their money to give to whoever is best at a game is not an exchange of money for the game. | ||
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Solarsail
United Kingdom538 Posts
On February 09 2013 15:50 RoKetha wrote: I don't understand what point you're trying to make. Mane6 never received a cent of money. Mane6 never sold Fighting is Magic in any way in exchange for someone else receiving money. Having people pool their money to give to whoever is best at a game is not an exchange of money for the game. My point is that Hasbro wouldn't care about that distinction. There was money involved. | ||
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nohbrows
United States653 Posts
Also, erkicman, if you ever do decide to leave the fandom, at least keep watching the show :D. | ||
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aeroblaster
United States422 Posts
On February 09 2013 14:57 Camail wrote: You use BB code so well. Thank you. I hope you learned a little something today. | ||
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Indolent
Poland137 Posts
Big respect for Lauren Faust for trying to do something about it. Too bad even she is powerless. US copyrights make me sick:/ | ||
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Saurabhinator
Australia347 Posts
enjoy. | ||
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Barbiero
Brazil5259 Posts
On February 09 2013 21:43 Indolent wrote: The thing is that those guys worked on this game for several months, community was interested in it and it was entirely free for everybody so the only thing that Hasbro would get from it is free advertisement. And they just shut it down for what? Feeling powerful? This game wouldn't done anything harmful to them... AFAIK creators haven't earned a cent from this game. And tournaments played for money? That's entirely different issue. SC2 community also has tournaments with various prices but Blizzard doesn't require us to pay tribute for participation in it. Big respect for Lauren Faust for trying to do something about it. Too bad even she is powerless. US copyrights make me sick:/ Actually, If the prize pool is >1000US$, the tournament is required to pay a percentage of the ads received to Blizzard. Not exactly sure about the values. | ||
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Sermokala
United States13953 Posts
On February 09 2013 22:13 Saurabhinator wrote: pardon my interruption of your discussion, but I drew some ponies and would like to share them. enjoy. blushing twily so cute. | ||
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Ciryandor
United States3735 Posts
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Melliflue
United Kingdom1389 Posts
On February 10 2013 00:28 Ciryandor wrote: Hasbro has a right to do a C&D if they don't like it. The most the company could have agreed to is a licensing agreement that says: "Mane6 pays nominal amount for use of MLP imagery etc and will NOT in any way try to profit from the game. Hasbro agrees to let it go on." Yeah, it's just a shame that the C&D was sent after so much work, not that I am saying Hasbro have done anything wrong here. Mane6 could have asked Hasbro early on if it would be okay or try to come to a licensing agreement. | ||
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Jhuyt
Sweden365 Posts
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RPR_Tempest
Australia7798 Posts
That, haters, is why Rainbow Dash is the element of loyalty. | ||
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Gary Oak
Canada2381 Posts
On February 10 2013 01:04 RPR_Tempest wrote: + Show Spoiler + That, haters, is why Rainbow Dash is the element of loyalty. Indeed. I enjoyed the episode quite a bit. ^_^ | ||
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Barbiero
Brazil5259 Posts
Anyone else think that it would be much cooler if this episode and the previous one were swapped? So many random stuff going around that would be explained only on the following episode XD | ||
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Zer atai
United States691 Posts
I was actually thinking that this episode was going to be about the actual Equestria Games not the selection of the Equestria Games. I hope that have a sporting themed episode soon. I would love to see pony sports!! | ||
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ZealotKiller
Canada161 Posts
On February 10 2013 01:04 RPR_Tempest wrote: + Show Spoiler + That, haters, is why Rainbow Dash is the element of loyalty. Definitely. This episode was so so so so good. | ||
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