CD Projekt Settles Dispute With The Witcher Author Andrzej Sapkowski, Crypto Coins News
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CD Projekt announces a signed agreement with Andrzej Sapkowski.
Signals an end to royalty dispute between the two.
CD Projekt retains reputation as gaming’s good guy.
In a news day dominated by hot takes on the freshly launched Netflix TV show, developer of The Witcher video games, CD Projekt, reveals it has solidified its relationship with the author of The Witcher books, Andrzej Sapkowski.
CD Projekt and Andrzej Sapkowski Reach An Agreement
CD PROJEKT, creators of “The Witcher” series of games and upcoming role- playing game “Cyberpunk (****************************************”, together with Andrzej Sapkowski, author of “The Witcher” books, would like to inform that today both parties signed an agreement further solidifying their relationship.
The agreement grants CD PROJEKT new rights , as well as confirms the Company’s title to “The Witcher” intellectual property in video games, graphic novels, board games, and merchandise.
While the news more or less confirms that the Polish studio still values The Witcher IP by putting in the legal groundwork for a potential (or existing?) Project, it also puts to bed the legal struggle with Sapkowski.
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.
Despite the absence of any legal obligation to renegotiate with Sapkowski, it appears that the matter is now settled, further entrenchingCD Projekt’s reputation as gaming’s good guy.
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