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RodrigoX
Profile Joined November 2009
United States645 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-04 22:22:17
June 04 2010 22:21 GMT
#1
Blizzard Terms of Use:

Game clients and Service.
The Game clients and the Service (including without limitation any titles, computer code, themes, objects, characters, character names, stories, dialogue, catch phrases, concepts, artwork, animations, sounds, musical compositions, audio-visual effects, methods of operation, moral rights, documentation, in-game chat transcripts, character profile information, recordings or replays of Games, and the Game client and server software) are copyrighted works owned by Blizzard and its licensors.



My response:

Woah Woah Woah. This is the same bullshit Kespa was pulling. This is 100 percent not right!

An artists work, is the artists work. The makers of paint dont control him. Complete 100 percent bullshit.

If this is allowed to happen you will have the same terrible IF NOT WORSE situation that BW progamers are in right now, getting jipped money wise for what they produce. Unless blizzard is fair about it, and is just doing another Kespa cock block.

This is not fair for the players at all and everyone with a head on their shoulders be 100 percent against this.

Do you agree?
We were all raised on televion that made us believe we'd all be Millionairs, Movie gods, and Rockstars..... But we won't.... We are slowly learning that fact. And we are very, very pissed off.
AmstAff
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Germany949 Posts
June 04 2010 22:23 GMT
#2
so a progamer cant sell his replays but blizzard can? LOL e-sports is dead...
after 2 years i reached it = marine icon
Eury
Profile Joined December 2008
Sweden1126 Posts
June 04 2010 22:23 GMT
#3
I hate to tell you but Blizzard has always owned replays if you read the fine print. This isn't anything new.
Doso
Profile Joined March 2008
Germany769 Posts
June 04 2010 22:24 GMT
#4
This has ALWAYS been the case with EVERY Blizzard game. No one can make money from selling replays that way, a good thing imo.
Tinithor
Profile Joined February 2008
United States1552 Posts
June 04 2010 22:25 GMT
#5
If you notice, it says recordings too. So potentially blizzard could start charging EVERYONE who wants to make youtube videos or casting anything if they wanted.
"Oh-My-GOD" ... "Is many mutas, Yes?"
PrinceXizor
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States17713 Posts
June 04 2010 22:27 GMT
#6
Yeah it's understandable i can't sell my replays, but if blizzard makes money off my replays i legally have no claim to that money.

(not saying my replays are worth jack, it's hypothetical)
Eury
Profile Joined December 2008
Sweden1126 Posts
June 04 2010 22:28 GMT
#7
On June 05 2010 07:25 Tinithor wrote:
If you notice, it says recordings too. So potentially blizzard could start charging EVERYONE who wants to make youtube videos or casting anything if they wanted.


Yes, but they haven't done so for the last 15 years. And I doubt selling youtube videos is a particular attractive market for a multi billion company.
tarsier
Profile Joined May 2010
United Kingdom223 Posts
June 04 2010 22:29 GMT
#8
where is the quote about blizzard saying they're gonna start charging for watching replays?
Tdelamay
Profile Joined October 2009
Canada548 Posts
June 04 2010 22:29 GMT
#9
It's not new. It's the same case with World of warcraft machinima. Since the product uses their product, you can't make profit off of it without their consent.
This road isn't leading anywhere...
CheezDip
Profile Joined June 2010
126 Posts
June 04 2010 22:32 GMT
#10
On June 05 2010 07:28 Eury wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 05 2010 07:25 Tinithor wrote:
If you notice, it says recordings too. So potentially blizzard could start charging EVERYONE who wants to make youtube videos or casting anything if they wanted.


Yes, but they haven't done so for the last 15 years. And I doubt selling youtube videos is a particular attractive market for a multi billion company.


They weren't in league with Activision for the last 15 years either.
RodrigoX
Profile Joined November 2009
United States645 Posts
June 04 2010 22:34 GMT
#11
On June 05 2010 07:32 CheezDip wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 05 2010 07:28 Eury wrote:
On June 05 2010 07:25 Tinithor wrote:
If you notice, it says recordings too. So potentially blizzard could start charging EVERYONE who wants to make youtube videos or casting anything if they wanted.


Yes, but they haven't done so for the last 15 years. And I doubt selling youtube videos is a particular attractive market for a multi billion company.


They weren't in league with Activision for the last 15 years either.


Amen to that.
We were all raised on televion that made us believe we'd all be Millionairs, Movie gods, and Rockstars..... But we won't.... We are slowly learning that fact. And we are very, very pissed off.
clickrush
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Switzerland3257 Posts
June 04 2010 22:34 GMT
#12
On June 05 2010 07:25 Tinithor wrote:
If you notice, it says recordings too. So potentially blizzard could start charging EVERYONE who wants to make youtube videos or casting anything if they wanted.


lol I dont think they are that stupid. If anything then they would invest money in that and not suck money out of it.
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Bear4188
Profile Joined March 2010
United States1797 Posts
June 04 2010 22:35 GMT
#13
I love how many people assume that Blizzard reserving the legal rights to something means they are going to do the most abusive thing possible with those rights.

This is just lawyer business to secure a good position for themselves if they are ever under lawsuit or need to throw some legal weight around.
"I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something." - R. Feynman
Eury
Profile Joined December 2008
Sweden1126 Posts
June 04 2010 22:36 GMT
#14
On June 05 2010 07:32 CheezDip wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 05 2010 07:28 Eury wrote:
On June 05 2010 07:25 Tinithor wrote:
If you notice, it says recordings too. So potentially blizzard could start charging EVERYONE who wants to make youtube videos or casting anything if they wanted.


Yes, but they haven't done so for the last 15 years. And I doubt selling youtube videos is a particular attractive market for a multi billion company.


They weren't in league with Activision for the last 15 years either.


Vivendi ( the owner of Activision-Blizzard) has been Blizzard's owner since 98.
Jugan
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States1566 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-04 22:37:15
June 04 2010 22:36 GMT
#15
On June 05 2010 07:25 Tinithor wrote:
If you notice, it says recordings too. So potentially blizzard could start charging EVERYONE who wants to make youtube videos or casting anything if they wanted.


But smart money says they won't, because it would hurt the game (and esports in general). As far as I know (which could be wrong) regarding intellectual property, blizzard has, does, and will maintain ownership of replays from their games. Nothing new.
Even a Savior couldn't fix all problems. www.twitch.tv/xJugan
Mohdoo
Profile Joined August 2007
United States15539 Posts
June 04 2010 22:37 GMT
#16
If Blizzard didn't own replays, sites like SC2P could make people subscribe in order to download replays.
EnderW
Profile Joined March 2010
United States170 Posts
June 04 2010 22:37 GMT
#17
OP I think you are just being whiny and nit-picky. I seriously doubt that this will have any negative affect, they are simply protecting their bases. When you are a giant corporation you need to do these things
Learn from the mistakes of others, because you wont live long enough to make them all yourself.
murb
Profile Joined June 2010
3 Posts
June 04 2010 22:43 GMT
#18
From the EFF on the case between Blizzard, publisher of World of Warcraft, and MDY, publisher of the Glider bot.

"in Section 117 of the Copyright Act, Congress gave owners of computer software the right to use their legitimately purchased software without having to rely on permissions in license agreements. Blizzard and other software vendors are arguing that customers are not owners, but mere licensees, in an effort to eliminate our rights under Section 117. "
guitarizt
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States1492 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-04 22:48:00
June 04 2010 22:47 GMT
#19
I'm no lawyer but this reminds me of the nfl/nba/ect owning rights to all future telecasts.
“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.” - Hemingway
Fogul
Profile Joined July 2009
United Kingdom179 Posts
June 04 2010 22:47 GMT
#20
Selling replays would be like selling gold in WoW. Nothing wrong with the rules Blizzard has for that. I really doubt they will be selling replays themselves in the future.
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