Maybe it's because I never read the actual lawsuit, but I still don't get what they could possibly be thinking? I mean, yeah, the WPT uses your likeness to promote the WPT. BIG DEAL. Every minute of tv time (or magazine ad time or whatever) that you get (wearing all your sponsored gear or not!), makes you more recognizable, more marketable, and so on.
It's like they forget that if the WPT didn't exist, NO ONE would have any idea who they are - they wouldn't have ANY outside deals. Sure we may know a few of them from the WSOP, but do you really think anyone (other than a few of us die hards who have been following the sucky coverage for years) would even be watching the WSOP if not for the WPT??? If not for the WPT, there wouldn't be televised poker as we know it.
And here's my biggest issue: If you don't want to sign the release for WPT events, don't play in them!!! There are SO MANY tourneys year round, there is absolutely no need to play in the WPT as a professional poker player... unless of course you want a shot at that tv coverage!
Again, all I can think is that I just don't "get it." I saw a few of these guys at the WSOP but didn't say anything... Maybe I'll bring it up the next time I run into one of them.
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08-26-06, 08:23 AM
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