Fossilman's Account Hacked?

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Look at the case for what it is, not what it might become if they win.


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That's not the point - I don't think Negreanu indicated whether he believes they can win or cannot win, and I certainly don't claim to have any knowledge of it; if Greg believes they can win, his opinion is certainly much more relevant and likely to be correct than mine.

In this case, the point Negreanu is making (that I consider at least somewhat valid) is that yes - the WPT may be forcing players to accept some exploitation, but for the overall greater good. Think of it as getting a punch in the face so that your entire family can be well off. The punch in the face itself is very bad and unfair to you, but maybe you just "take one for the team" because the end result is so good (and I don't think anyone could claim the WPT has been anything but fantastically good for the "family" of the poker world).

I guess Greg's contention (based on subsequent posts) is that what the WPT is doing is much worse than a punch in the face - it's the right to injure you however they want in perpetuity. Fair enough point. Maybe in a year the WPT is busto and they decide it's time to cash in, and now FossilCondoms with Greg's face on each one come out.

Given the people behind the WPT, I would like to believe that won't happen. However, obviously management can change later and who knows what would happen. I'd hope this could have been resolved without litigation.

If we can assume a non ligitation settlement was tried, was the problem the players not being willing to grant some reasonable use of their images/likeness for WPT promotion or the WPT saying all your likeness are already belong to us, too bad? If the later, fine, I think the lawsuit is justified. If the players are willing to do nothing, then ok, I think the WPT should fight too. I'm curious to know which it was.