 | Jason West in Vince Zampella, moška, ki sta bila v središču te tedenske drame na Infinity Wardu, sta vložila tožbo proti Activision za zahtevke, ki jih dolgujejo, to so plačila licenčnin. |
Ta teden, so se pojavile nove težave med Activisonom in Infinity Wardom in namreč Jason West in Vince Zampella (uslužbenca Infinity Warda) tožita Activision zaradi nepoplačanih dolgov zaradi licenčnin..
Komentar Kotaku (Slovenski Prevod):
"Activision je zavrnil čast, te države (Kalifornija), da morajo delodajalci svojim zaposlenim izplačati upravičeno, kar so zaslužili," je dejal odvetnik Robert Schwartz, od odvetniške pisarne O Melveny & Myers. Activision je najel odvetnika, da izvede preiskavo in neutemeljene dajatve. Nepokornost in kršitev fiduciarnih dolžnosti, kar je postalo razlog za prenehanje, ki je bilo v ponedeljek, 1. Marca. Bili smo pretreseni z odločbo Activisiona, da prekine našo pogodbo, pravi Jason West. Mi smo dali naše srce in dušo v to družbo, in sicer ne le za razvoj svetovnega studia, ampak montažo, in na ekipo smo bili ponosni skoraj desetletja..
Konec koncev, smo vse kar smo imeli dali Activisionu zato si nesmemo dovoliti da, bomo na koncu mi tisti ki bomo plačali!.. je nakoncu dodal Zampella.
Zanimivo je, da poleg tega si želijo prilastiti še Modern Warfare blagovno znamko. Ali to pomeni, da želijo, da bi "Modern Warfare" igro publiciral nekdo drug in ne Activision, ali pa bi si raje pokopali blagovne znamke, samo da jih ne bi publiciral Activision, izjava je res malce nerazumljiva vendar bomo o tem povedali še kasneje malo več..."
Komentar Kotaku (Orginal ENGLISH Verzija):
"Activision has refused to honor the terms of its agreements and is intentionally flouting the fundamental public policy of this State (California) that employers must pay their employees what they have rightfully earned," said the pair's attorney, Robert Schwartz, of law firm O'Melveny & Myers. "Instead of thanking, lauding, or just plain paying Jason and Vince for giving Activision the most successful entertainment product ever offered to the public, last month Activision hired lawyers to conduct a pretextual 'investigation' into unstated and unsubstantiated charges of 'insubordination' and 'breach of fiduciary duty,' which then became the grounds for their termination on Monday, March 1st."
West and Zampella are coming out swinging. "We were shocked by Activision's decision to terminate our contract," Jason West says. "We poured our heart and soul into that company, building not only a world class development studio, but assembling a team we've been proud to work with for nearly a decade. We think the work we've done speaks for itself."
"After all we have given to Activision, we shouldn't have to sue to get paid", Zampella adds.
Interestingly, in addition to seeking the unpaid royalties, the pair are also after "the contractual rights Activision granted to West and Zampella to control Modern Warfare-branded games". Whether that means they want to make "Modern Warfare" games without Activision, or would seek to have the brand buried if it's without their input, is unclear. We'll update when we hear more."
West and Zampella are coming out swinging. "We were shocked by Activision's decision to terminate our contract," Jason West says. "We poured our heart and soul into that company, building not only a world class development studio, but assembling a team we've been proud to work with for nearly a decade. We think the work we've done speaks for itself."
"After all we have given to Activision, we shouldn't have to sue to get paid", Zampella adds.
Interestingly, in addition to seeking the unpaid royalties, the pair are also after "the contractual rights Activision granted to West and Zampella to control Modern Warfare-branded games". Whether that means they want to make "Modern Warfare" games without Activision, or would seek to have the brand buried if it's without their input, is unclear. We'll update when we hear more."
Ali to pomeni, da se bodo dolgoletna partnerstva po toliko skupnih dosežkih in uspehih razdrla???!!
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