Why are the contracts wrong?

Faaip De Oiad · 06-19-2008, 07:51 PM

Santana should not be a free agent after one year. Did he not sign a long term deal?

Raidergoo · 06-19-2008, 08:01 PM

To avoid irking the MLBPA.

Faaip De Oiad · 06-19-2008, 08:09 PM

Thank you.

HolyCow98 · 06-19-2008, 08:10 PM

Question. For legality reasons, isn't a non-OOTP employee going to have to mod the contracts accurately for those to be in the game?

Isn't that the reason EA Sports was using credits instead of dollars in their games. I could be wrong. Just curious.

umwol13 · 06-19-2008, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by HolyCow98

Question. Isn't that the reason EA Sports was using credits instead of dollars in their games. I could be wrong. Just curious.

And even then the credits don't match the actually dollars.

chri5 · 06-19-2008, 09:14 PM

Seeing Jack Cust making 7.5mil when he should be getting 400k made me go

The Wolf · 06-19-2008, 09:29 PM

Jack Cust is a really unique player.

__JR__ · 06-19-2008, 09:49 PM

Obviously Santana is planning to resign with the Twins next year.

Go Tribe · 06-19-2008, 10:48 PM

getting the contract LENGHTS right would have pissed off the MLBPA?

JWay · 06-20-2008, 12:19 AM

I believe that nobody owns the players names attached with the stats, which is what the game reproduces, but all the paperwork etc that goes along with it, (money, trademarks, logos, etc) is not allowed to be reproduced without permission. I could be wrong, but that's my guess.

Or its that they know they can do this without upsetting anyone, and as a small company they're not willing to break it open and open a new can of worms.

bleachercreature · 06-20-2008, 12:28 AM

Well, that answers my question before I asked it. All this stuff gives me a headache. Every time I think I've figured this whole thing with trademarks and licensing and what's allowed and what isn't. Somebody throws a curve ball.

My first reaction to hearing that OOTP 9 was shipping with "real" rosters was that they decided to break the rules and damn the consequences, of course from a business and legal stand point that makes no sense.

I think all this stuff with licensing is getting out of hand.\

06-19-2008, 07:51 PM	#1
Faaip De Oiad Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 260	Why are the contracts wrong? Santana should not be a free agent after one year. Did he not sign a long term deal?

06-19-2008, 08:10 PM	#4
HolyCow98 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Douglasville, GA Posts: 2,735	Question. For legality reasons, isn't a non-OOTP employee going to have to mod the contracts accurately for those to be in the game? Isn't that the reason EA Sports was using credits instead of dollars in their games. I could be wrong. Just curious. __________________ NPBL Enjoying its 60th season Georgia GM

06-19-2008, 08:01 PM	#2
Raidergoo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 9,005	To avoid irking the MLBPA.

06-19-2008, 08:09 PM	#3
Faaip De Oiad Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 260	Thank you.

06-19-2008, 09:14 PM	#6
chri5 Bat Boy Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 5	Seeing Jack Cust making 7.5mil when he should be getting 400k made me go

06-19-2008, 09:49 PM	#8
__JR__ Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Near St. Paul, MN Posts: 93	Obviously Santana is planning to resign with the Twins next year.

06-19-2008, 10:48 PM	#9
Go Tribe All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,534 Infractions: 1/0 (0)	getting the contract LENGHTS right would have pissed off the MLBPA?

06-20-2008, 12:19 AM	#10
JWay Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 5,031	I believe that nobody owns the players names attached with the stats, which is what the game reproduces, but all the paperwork etc that goes along with it, (money, trademarks, logos, etc) is not allowed to be reproduced without permission. I could be wrong, but that's my guess. Or its that they know they can do this without upsetting anyone, and as a small company they're not willing to break it open and open a new can of worms.

06-20-2008, 12:28 AM	#11
bleachercreature Major Leagues Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: New Jersey Posts: 403	Well, that answers my question before I asked it. All this stuff gives me a headache. Every time I think I've figured this whole thing with trademarks and licensing and what's allowed and what isn't. Somebody throws a curve ball. My first reaction to hearing that OOTP 9 was shipping with "real" rosters was that they decided to break the rules and damn the consequences, of course from a business and legal stand point that makes no sense. I think all this stuff with licensing is getting out of hand.\