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Amui
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Canada10567 Posts
November 08 2013 19:42 GMT
#21
That seems like a pretty asinine solution to be honest.

While it is an independant country and they have every right to protect their own companies, the way they are going about it is so fucking illogical.
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NB
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Netherlands12045 Posts
November 08 2013 19:44 GMT
#22
What is the main reason of them demanding to close a fanart site? Is it pornographic related issue or just a culture nationalism conflict?
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emucxg
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Finland4559 Posts
November 08 2013 19:44 GMT
#23
as far as i know, Chinese government used same method against foreign gaming company.
also, all foreign gaming in China needs to get partnered with Chinese gaming company.
azndsh
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States4447 Posts
November 08 2013 22:26 GMT
#24
FWIW, Riot is majority owned by Tencent, a Chinese company.
Dandel Ion
Profile Joined November 2010
Austria17960 Posts
November 08 2013 22:39 GMT
#25
On November 09 2013 04:44 emucxg wrote:
as far as i know, Chinese government used same method against foreign gaming company.
also, all foreign gaming in China needs to get partnered with Chinese gaming company.

You're right, it sounds exactly like communism :3
A backwards poet writes inverse.
simplegg
Profile Joined November 2013
Korea (South)6 Posts
November 09 2013 01:39 GMT
#26
Im a korean lol fan. i'll tell you guys a truth...
the main point is, governments are lier.

they referred about foreign games, but their lots of insisting is pointing korean online games, too.

here, they are also insisting that game is as dangerous as cigarette, alchol, and drug...

and because of a new law including that(progressing discussion in gov...), all game company in korea would have to give 6% of their total selling money per year.
1ntrigue
Profile Joined May 2012
Australia948 Posts
November 09 2013 01:40 GMT
#27
On November 09 2013 04:44 emucxg wrote:
as far as i know, Chinese government used same method against foreign gaming company.
also, all foreign gaming in China needs to get partnered with Chinese gaming company.

It's different in China. It's less about xenophobia and more about connections and money. Money is always king in China and having a Chinese partner means more cuts for everyone involved. Korea is about being "respectable" in its official image and extremely arbitrary behind the scenes.

Korea is just xenophobic/patriotic - two sides of the same coin here.
simplegg
Profile Joined November 2013
Korea (South)6 Posts
November 09 2013 01:48 GMT
#28
you guys told about nexon few times.
restrictly, nexon is not a korean company now.
actually, nexon has lots of child company, and....maybe last year or before, the japanese company(nexon japan) became their head company. We're guessing they fought with gov, or predicted this situation...

in korea, also, we have a department called "ministry of gender equality"blahblah.
they always insist that for their yearly money, but, their real name is yer-sung-boo, translated "department for woman." in English. lots of korean agree that the company is trash and useless. these all situation are from in te department

simplegg
Profile Joined November 2013
Korea (South)6 Posts
November 09 2013 01:53 GMT
#29
i rarely come here, so, if someone want to know more, give me an email
simplegg@naver.com
Eishi_Ki
Profile Joined April 2009
Korea (South)1667 Posts
November 09 2013 03:18 GMT
#30
On November 09 2013 10:40 1ntrigue wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 09 2013 04:44 emucxg wrote:
as far as i know, Chinese government used same method against foreign gaming company.
also, all foreign gaming in China needs to get partnered with Chinese gaming company.

It's different in China. It's less about xenophobia and more about connections and money. Money is always king in China and having a Chinese partner means more cuts for everyone involved. Korea is about being "respectable" in its official image and extremely arbitrary behind the scenes.

Korea is just xenophobic/patriotic - two sides of the same coin here.


Which is honestly ironic because you can't name a chaebol which hasn't had a corrupt asshat for a CEO
glzElectromaster
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
Japan2474 Posts
November 09 2013 03:33 GMT
#31
The Korean government takes these really weird measures when it comes to patriotic matters and economic policies, as well as that darned ministry. I don't know too much about them, but I don't think they're going the right direction...
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obesechicken13
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States10467 Posts
November 09 2013 05:04 GMT
#32
I thought Riot was owned by a Chinese company. Tencent. What's the point of closing down a Western company owned by a Chinese company? Seems silly.

I'm pretty sure Riot KR headquarters gives Koreans jobs. Who cares if Riot is a Korean company? It benefits the Korean economy as much as that of any other company.
I think in our modern age technology has evolved to become more addictive. The things that don't give us pleasure aren't used as much. Work was never meant to be fun, but doing it makes us happier in the long run.
Chexx
Profile Joined May 2011
Korea (South)11232 Posts
November 09 2013 07:10 GMT
#33
On November 09 2013 14:04 obesechicken13 wrote:
I thought Riot was owned by a Chinese company. Tencent. What's the point of closing down a Western company owned by a Chinese company? Seems silly.

I'm pretty sure Riot KR headquarters gives Koreans jobs. Who cares if Riot is a Korean company? It benefits the Korean economy as much as that of any other company.

But the profits dont neccessarily stay in Korea.
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UmberBane
Profile Joined March 2013
Germany5450 Posts
November 09 2013 07:28 GMT
#34
On November 09 2013 10:48 simplegg wrote:
you guys told about nexon few times.
restrictly, nexon is not a korean company now.
actually, nexon has lots of child company, and....maybe last year or before, the japanese company(nexon japan) became their head company. We're guessing they fought with gov, or predicted this situation...

in korea, also, we have a department called "ministry of gender equality"blahblah.
they always insist that for their yearly money, but, their real name is yer-sung-boo, translated "department for woman." in English. lots of korean agree that the company is trash and useless. these all situation are from in te department



Thank you for registering on TL and giving us some additional info.

On November 09 2013 10:48 simplegg wrote:
in korea, also, we have a department called "ministry of gender equality"blahblah.


Btw that sentence sound so Korean/netizen- typical, it's beautiful.
obesechicken13
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States10467 Posts
November 09 2013 07:30 GMT
#35
On November 09 2013 16:10 Chexx wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 09 2013 14:04 obesechicken13 wrote:
I thought Riot was owned by a Chinese company. Tencent. What's the point of closing down a Western company owned by a Chinese company? Seems silly.

I'm pretty sure Riot KR headquarters gives Koreans jobs. Who cares if Riot is a Korean company? It benefits the Korean economy as much as that of any other company.

But the profits dont neccessarily stay in Korea.

That makes sense.

But it will only hurt the good of esports in the long run if a game can't be popular just because it was made by another country.
Imagine if everyone were forced to only play games made in their country. No Esport would ever gain recognition on a global scale and unify people from different countries.
I think in our modern age technology has evolved to become more addictive. The things that don't give us pleasure aren't used as much. Work was never meant to be fun, but doing it makes us happier in the long run.
nojitosunrise
Profile Joined August 2011
United States6188 Posts
November 09 2013 14:20 GMT
#36
I wouldn't be that worried about this. Riot just needs to spend more on lobbying when compared to their competitors in Korea. Riot is starting to have a significant effect on Korean companies so that logically means more government lobbying.
Lonyo
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United Kingdom3884 Posts
November 09 2013 14:46 GMT
#37
On November 09 2013 03:33 joohyunee wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 08 2013 23:45 Chexx wrote:
On November 08 2013 23:44 amazingxkcd wrote:
On November 08 2013 23:42 Chexx wrote:
The Korean government also said that they can't allow a foreign game company to become number 1 game company in Korea.



uhh, source on that? That just seems pulled straight out of the ass


added Source "조 보좌관은 “오진호 대표를 국정감사에 소환한 진짜 이유는 외산 게임의 독주를 견제하기 위함이다. 외국 업체들에게 국내업체가 부담하는 사회적 의무를 지게 만들어 국내 게임업체의 성장을 돕기 위한 의도였다”고 강조했다."

If I mistranslated it tell me

On November 08 2013 23:45 daemir wrote:
Huh, which korean gaming company has been #1 then? I can't even name a korea gaming company.

Nexon for example is a korean game company


Just to clarify the translation. "the real reason we (the government) summoned representative Oh was to stand against the monopolization of a foreign company (on Korean soil). We wanted to give the foreign companies to bear the same responsibilities that the domestic companies bear, to promote their (domestic companies) growth."

Hope that clarifies.


Based on this, it sounds like the Korean government want Riot to have the same obligations/etc that Korean companies have with regard to the responsibilities to Koreans.
Blizzard already do this with limits on when you can play etc (people have had issues with playing in foreigner online tournaments after midnight, like Maru I think).

It seems like they are just saying that Riot can't be allowed to be a western company operating in Korea unless they adhere to the same rule as a Korean company, as otherwise this disadvantages the Korean companies.
Making Riot have to do the same stuff as a Korean company doesn't favour domestic companies, it levels the playing field.
HOLY CHECK!
Chexx
Profile Joined May 2011
Korea (South)11232 Posts
November 09 2013 15:06 GMT
#38
On November 09 2013 23:46 Lonyo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 09 2013 03:33 joohyunee wrote:
On November 08 2013 23:45 Chexx wrote:
On November 08 2013 23:44 amazingxkcd wrote:
On November 08 2013 23:42 Chexx wrote:
The Korean government also said that they can't allow a foreign game company to become number 1 game company in Korea.



uhh, source on that? That just seems pulled straight out of the ass


added Source "조 보좌관은 “오진호 대표를 국정감사에 소환한 진짜 이유는 외산 게임의 독주를 견제하기 위함이다. 외국 업체들에게 국내업체가 부담하는 사회적 의무를 지게 만들어 국내 게임업체의 성장을 돕기 위한 의도였다”고 강조했다."

If I mistranslated it tell me

On November 08 2013 23:45 daemir wrote:
Huh, which korean gaming company has been #1 then? I can't even name a korea gaming company.

Nexon for example is a korean game company


Just to clarify the translation. "the real reason we (the government) summoned representative Oh was to stand against the monopolization of a foreign company (on Korean soil). We wanted to give the foreign companies to bear the same responsibilities that the domestic companies bear, to promote their (domestic companies) growth."

Hope that clarifies.


Based on this, it sounds like the Korean government want Riot to have the same obligations/etc that Korean companies have with regard to the responsibilities to Koreans.
Blizzard already do this with limits on when you can play etc (people have had issues with playing in foreigner online tournaments after midnight, like Maru I think).

It seems like they are just saying that Riot can't be allowed to be a western company operating in Korea unless they adhere to the same rule as a Korean company, as otherwise this disadvantages the Korean companies.
Making Riot have to do the same stuff as a Korean company doesn't favour domestic companies, it levels the playing field.


Riot already does the same as evry other game company
WriterFollow me @TL_Chexx
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