{"id":187393,"date":"2019-12-21T06:12:59","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T22:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/?guid=c331da8765fbb79f5d1ca313d60a2667"},"modified":"2019-12-21T06:12:59","modified_gmt":"2019-12-20T22:12:59","slug":"cd-projekt-reaches-agreement-with-series-author-gains-new-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/2019\/12\/21\/cd-projekt-reaches-agreement-with-series-author-gains-new-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"CD Projekt reaches agreement with series author, gains new rights"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/cd-projekt-continue-witcher-agreement-series-author\" title=\"CD Projekt to continue working on Witcher properties, reaches agreement with series author\" georiot-ignore=\"true\" class=\"norewrite\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.windowscentral.com\/sites\/wpcentral.com\/files\/styles\/large\/public\/postimages\/2015\/06\/witcher-3-banner_0.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"intro\">Issues have been resolved.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"aside news-summary\">What you need to know<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"end\">\n<li>CD Projekt had been in a legal disagreement with the author of The Witcher novels, Andrzej Sapkowski.<\/li>\n<li>An agreement was reached today, with both parties cooperating moving forward. <\/li>\n<li>The agreement also granted CD Projekt new rights to The Witcher. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>CD Projekt (the parent company of CD Projekt Red) had recently been in a legal disagreement with Andrzej Sapkowski, the author of The Witcher novels. When Sapkowski originally sold the rights for The Witcher to be developed into a game series, it was in the form of a lump sum payment, instead of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2017-03-24-meeting-andrzej-sapkowski-the-writer-who-created-the-witcher\" georiot-ignore=\"true\" class=\"norewrite\">CD Projekt&#8217;s initial offer<\/a> of a percentage of the overall profit.<\/p>\n<p>After the rousing success the games have seen, Sapkowski&#8217;s lawyers argued that the initial deal was unlawful and that additional reparations of roughly $16 million USD were needed. Today, CD Projekt announced that both the company and Sapkowski have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdprojekt.com\/en\/media\/news\/cd-projekt-s-a-solidifies-relationship-with-witcher-books-author-andrzej-sapkowski\/\" georiot-ignore=\"true\" class=\"norewrite\">reached an agreement<\/a>, with CD Projekt gaining &#8220;new rights&#8221; and reaffirming the company&#8217;s rights to The Witcher franchise in video games, graphic novels, board games, and merchandise. The press release also noted that moving forward, both parties have a framework on which to cooperate.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve always admired Mr. Andrzej Sapkowski&#8217;s works &mdash; a great inspiration for the team here at CD PROJEKT RED,&#8221; says Adam Kici&#324;ski, President and Joint CEO at CD Projekt. &#8220;I believe today marks a new stage in our continued relationship,&#8221; Kici&#324;ski states.<\/p>\n<p>As of the moment, it&#8217;s unclear what the additional rights refer to exactly. 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