Witcher author Andrzej Sapkowski has demanded that CD Projekt pay him more royalties for the game license. If you remember he hates games, and is jealous of it's success.
He was also stupid to sell the rights for a small cash amount.
Link - https://www.cdprojekt.com/en/investors/regulatory-announcements/current-report-no-15-2018/
He was also stupid to sell the rights for a small cash amount.
Link - https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/...ccessfully-demands-more-money-from-cd-projekt"They offered me a percentage of their profits. I said, 'No, there will be no profit at all - give me all my money right now! The whole amount. It was stupid. I was stupid enough to leave everything in their hands because I didn't believe in their success. But who could foresee their success? I couldn't."
Link - https://www.cdprojekt.com/en/investors/regulatory-announcements/current-report-no-15-2018/
I sense we might see a future legal battle.Subject: Receipt of a demand for payment submitted on behalf of Mr. Andrzej Sapkowski
Legal basis: Art. 17 of the Market Abuse Regulation _MAR_ – inside information
The Management Board of CD PROJEKT S.A. with a registered office in Warsaw, Jagiellońska 74, hereby announces that on 1 October 2018 the Company received an official demand for payment filed by plenipotentiaries of Mr. Andrzej Sapkowski.
The notice indicates that Mr. Andrzej Sapkowski expects payment of additional royalties beyond what had been contractually agreed upon between himself and the Company. The contents of the notice are attached to this report.
In the Company’s opinion the demands expressed in the notice are groundless with regard to their merit as well as the stipulated amount. The Company had legitimately and legally acquired copyright to Mr. Andrzej Sapkowski’s work, i.a. insofar as is required for its use in games developed by the Company. All liabilities payable by the Company in association therewith have been properly discharged.
It is the Company’s will to maintain good relations with authors of works which have inspired CD PROJEKT RED’s own creations. Consequently, the Board will go to great lengths to ensure amicable resolution of this dispute; however, any such resolution must be respectful of previously expressed intents of both parties, as well as existing contracts.
In the Company’s opinion receipt of the abovementioned demands meets the significance criterion due to the identity of the person submitting the demands.
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