EPTThe CSA produced 500 pages of paperwork and spent $5,000 on lawyers’ and immigration fees for each application.
Holy shit, that's a lot of work hours that shouldn't be necessary ><
Polt recognized as Athlete by the US government. - Page 4
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shabby
Norway6402 Posts
Holy shit, that's a lot of work hours that shouldn't be necessary >< | ||
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kochanfe
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MidnightZL
Sweden203 Posts
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Goibon
New Zealand8185 Posts
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Darkhorse
United States23455 Posts
On January 09 2014 05:33 shabby wrote: Holy shit, that's a lot of work hours that shouldn't be necessary >< Pretty tame for any legal work in the US. | ||
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F1rstAssau1t
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Blizzard should move to make the WCS players get this Visa too. | ||
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-niL
Canada1131 Posts
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IncubusSC
Canada57 Posts
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Darkhorse
United States23455 Posts
On January 09 2014 06:27 IncubusSC wrote: Maybe "Athlete" isn't the right word it confuses people, "Professional Gamer" is probly a more accurate label. But the government didn't recognize him as a "Professional Gamer" because that has no legal meaning in the US. They recognized him as an "athlete". Sure pro gamer is more accurate, but it doesn't do anything for him. | ||
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Dodgin
Canada39254 Posts
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RoninKenshin
Canada97 Posts
On January 09 2014 05:33 shabby wrote: Holy shit, that's a lot of work hours that shouldn't be necessary >< I can't be sure, as I'm Canadian, but 500 pages seems like a gross exaggeration. My clients receive $20,000 in legal fees for just the review and adjustment of less than a hundred pages in contracts. It's possible if the 500 pages were gathered by CSA, and by gather I mean print off every single article/report/thread about Polt. There is little precedence, so gathering a lot of evidence is probably a necessary step. Having said that, I am really impressed with CSA. These are the steps that every organization is skipping, and cause ridiculous and embarrassing problems for progaming in the long run. I hope the CSA continues with its success and keeps growing, providing its success to all progaming organizations in NA and eventually the world. | ||
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AmuseD
Netherlands133 Posts
On January 09 2014 06:33 Dodgin wrote: Red Bull needs to get one of these for Bomber Red Bull still sponsors Bomber? I thought that stopped with him leaving StarTale? | ||
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Dodgin
Canada39254 Posts
On January 09 2014 06:46 AmuseD wrote: Red Bull still sponsors Bomber? I thought that stopped with him leaving StarTale? Red Bull's sponsorship of Startale was mostly a personal sponsorship for Bomber and Life in the first place, they're still supporting him. | ||
opterown
Australia54784 Posts
On January 09 2014 06:47 Dodgin wrote: Red Bull's sponsorship of Startale was mostly a personal sponsorship for Bomber and Life in the first place, they're still supporting him. for bomber/parting/squirtle, not life | ||
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Drake
Germany6146 Posts
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Dodgin
Canada39254 Posts
Well this contradicts what I was told but maybe you're right, or it changed over time. | ||
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Vorenius
Denmark1979 Posts
On January 09 2014 06:28 Darkhoarse wrote: But the government didn't recognize him as a "Professional Gamer" because that has no legal meaning in the US. They recognized him as an "athlete". Sure pro gamer is more accurate, but it doesn't do anything for him. I believe that was his point. The term shouldn't be athlete when it encompasses a lot more than that. Chess, poker, gamers, fishing, dressage etc. are all not athletes in the original sense of the word. It should be competitor or something similar. That would avoid every discussion turing into "lol, not athletes" | ||
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opterown
Australia54784 Posts
On January 09 2014 07:04 Dodgin wrote: Well this contradicts what I was told but maybe you're right, or it changed over time. it was bomber only at first, then ![[image loading]](http://www.gametoc.co.kr/news/photo/201207/2853_5304_552.jpg) this was before life even joined | ||
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c0ldfusion
United States8293 Posts
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tili
United States1332 Posts
I wonder if this means he'll continue his studies or put those on hold. | ||
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