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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
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TitusVI
Germany8319 Posts
On May 28 2015 09:07 oneofthem wrote: funny how RL is so invested in his status as esports journalist when his is the exact kind of behavior you would find in pre-professional fields.. he is a hack and stands in the way of actual development of the scene with these antics, making the entire idea of esports journalism look bad. yep, since esports is so young it attract's a lot of unproffesional people. Not only Richard Lewis, these people are also in the organisations and whatnot. | ||
GrandInquisitor
New York City13113 Posts
On May 28 2015 19:31 TitusVI wrote: yep, since esports is so young it attract's a lot of unproffesional people. Not only Richard Lewis, these people are also in the organisations and whatnot. Some other "video game attorney" is posting on Reddit. Snooped at his LinkedIn...my god. It's like a Bronze V calling himself an expert in /r/summonerschool. The two of them went to two of the worst law schools in the country and must have been rejected from every reputable firm because their employment history is hilariously bad. | ||
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Zdrastochye
Ivory Coast6262 Posts
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Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
On May 30 2015 03:20 GrandInquisitor wrote: Some other "video game attorney" is posting on Reddit. Snooped at his LinkedIn...my god. It's like a Bronze V calling himself an expert in /r/summonerschool. The two of them went to two of the worst law schools in the country and must have been rejected from every reputable firm because their employment history is hilariously bad. You already know it's not where you come from but how you sell yourself. Especially with how impressionable esports fans can be. | ||
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TitusVI
Germany8319 Posts
On May 30 2015 03:20 GrandInquisitor wrote: Some other "video game attorney" is posting on Reddit. Snooped at his LinkedIn...my god. It's like a Bronze V calling himself an expert in /r/summonerschool. The two of them went to two of the worst law schools in the country and must have been rejected from every reputable firm because their employment history is hilariously bad. yeh. I see it exactly like you. On the other side I mean it's understandable that a guy like snoopeh wants to build on his "fame" or "status" that he has in league. But not sure that's the way to go. If I remember right he has good connections in riot even playing games with tryndamere. So a proper job in riot would have been an opportunity. But now snoopeh is the Saul Goodman of league. | ||
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Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
On May 31 2015 20:45 TitusVI wrote: yeh. I see it exactly like you. On the other side I mean it's understandable that a guy like snoopeh wants to build on his "fame" or "status" that he has in league. But not sure that's the way to go. If I remember right he has good connections in riot even playing games with tryndamere. So a proper job in riot would have been an opportunity. But now snoopeh is the Saul Goodman of league. Sometimes a person's reach extends their experience and grasp. The qualifications to work at certain higher positions at Riot may not be parallel with what Snoopeh brings to the table. They are also the people who perhaps know him best, so it's difficult to sell yourself to people who know your business. | ||
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eieio
United States14512 Posts
On May 30 2015 03:20 GrandInquisitor wrote: Some other "video game attorney" is posting on Reddit. Snooped at his LinkedIn...my god. It's like a Bronze V calling himself an expert in /r/summonerschool. The two of them went to two of the worst law schools in the country and must have been rejected from every reputable firm because their employment history is hilariously bad. As far as I can tell the esportslaw guy went to George Washington Law School which seems to be decently ranked? I mean I know nothing about lawschool but google seems to indicate it's just on the edge of being in the top 20. | ||
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Ryuu314
United States12679 Posts
On June 01 2015 09:54 eieio wrote: As far as I can tell the esportslaw guy went to George Washington Law School which seems to be decently ranked? I mean I know nothing about lawschool but google seems to indicate it's just on the edge of being in the top 20. u/esportslaw is Bryce Blum and he went to a reasonably good law school and worked for a pretty good midsize law firm. GW Law School is pretty good; solidly a tier 1 law school. GI is probably referring to the two lawyers in this post. /u/VideoGameAttorney, (the OP), went to New York Law School (not to be confused with NYU law), which is a pretty bad school. The other guy, /u/eSportsAttorney, from what I can tell, also went to the same school. | ||
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eieio
United States14512 Posts
On June 01 2015 10:45 Ryuu314 wrote: u/esportslaw is Bryce Blum and he went to a reasonably good law school and worked for a pretty good midsize law firm. GW Law School is pretty good; solidly a tier 1 law school. GI is probably referring to the two lawyers in this post. /u/VideoGameAttorney, (the OP), went to New York Law School (not to be confused with NYU law), which is a pretty bad school. The other guy, /u/eSportsAttorney, from what I can tell, also went to the same school. ahhh ok that's why I was confused. Didn't realize there was a second attorney in that thread. | ||
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Zess
Adun Toridas!9144 Posts
On May 28 2015 03:24 Gahlo wrote: RLew has stated over and over that he doesn't get paid by clicks. Which makes sense, because he probably gets enough clicks that it is worth it to normalize the per-article rate into a salary so that everything is smoother for both parties (RL gets security from articles tanking, the org gets security from sudden super popular article) and that way the content can be more focussed and better researched. But that doesn't mean that clicks don't matter -- the onGamers staff probably didn't get paid on a per-click basis either but the denial of their content meant they were RIP'd anyways. | ||
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Ansibled
United Kingdom9872 Posts
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GrandInquisitor
New York City13113 Posts
On June 01 2015 10:45 Ryuu314 wrote: u/esportslaw is Bryce Blum and he went to a reasonably good law school and worked for a pretty good midsize law firm. GW Law School is pretty good; solidly a tier 1 law school. GI is probably referring to the two lawyers in this post. /u/VideoGameAttorney, (the OP), went to New York Law School (not to be confused with NYU law), which is a pretty bad school. The other guy, /u/eSportsAttorney, from what I can tell, also went to the same school. Yeah this is what I meant though I mistakenly thought they went to different schools. One way you know he runs a shitty firm - none of his supposed colleagues at his firm actually list his firm on their LinkedIn. Also I'm like 99% sure his posts violate the New York Rules of Professional Conduct. Attorney advertising is extremely strictly regulated. In particular he definitely can't label himself as an "esports expert" because New York lawyers can't brand themselves as specialists without being certified as such by the ABA or any other organization. (Our firm warned us against even accepting LinkedIn endorsements for this reason.) I don't know what jurisdiction Bryce is in so I don't know if he is guilty of this as well. | ||
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cLutZ
United States19573 Posts
I might be wrong, but it seems like that, to me. Edit: Plus the competency issue. There is IP, labor, contract, and a whole span of issues to deal with. | ||
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eieio
United States14512 Posts
The conflict of interest point is interesting and not one I had considered. Would a company like GGA be large enough to have an in house lawyer? Not that it applies here clearly. OT: hi cLutZ I made a really stupid and condescending post about SpectateFaker a while ago that you corrected and I still feel dumb. In my defense I was exhausted. Sorry lol. | ||
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Sufficiency
Canada23833 Posts
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