Wednesday, an official CSPPA paper or license was leaked on Twitter, creating a huge outbreak among the CS:GO community. The paper consisted of an official contract between CSPPA and the signed players.
For anyone interested what an evil marketing company pretending to be a player association's agreements look like. This was never about helping players, it was about making money and winning personal feuds with owners. I've been saying this since 2016 with the PEA letter. pic.twitter.com/qTqIfA0EIR
— Ryan Morrison (@Morrison) December 9, 2020
CSPPA states that they are founded of the grounds “to protect the interests of professional CS:GO players”. However, it’s exactly this aspect the majority of critiques opposes. Both players, experts, and owners have following this week’s conflict, expressed their view on CSPPA being solely a money-making organization without any consideration towards the players.
One of the most assessed aspects of the contract is that, according to this paper, all players are stuck in their contract for 5 years without any form for an option to rescind.
Read more. “Player protest against BLAST”
https://pley.gg/news/mousesports-vs-vitality-delayed-due-player-protests/
A very vocal voice on the CS scene is Complexity owner Jason Lake. Lake has gone to Twitter criticising CSPPA after the leaked document saying that he’s “baffled as to how any player’s attorney/agent would allow their client to get manipulated like this”
Trying to find the words to express my utter disgust with this document but I think it speaks for itself.
I'm baffled as to how any player's attorney/agent would allow their client to get manipulated like this.
I respect the need for a player's ass'n but PLEASE exercise wisdom. https://t.co/CD3l37kPLk
— Jason Lake (@JasonBWLake) December 9, 2020
CS:GO expert and analyst Auguste “Semmler” Massonnat, Duncan “Thorin” Shields and Matthew “Sadokist” Trivett joins the debate.
“Welp. A 5-year contract that you can’t get out of sounds wonderful.”
Welp. A 5 year contract that you can't get out of sounds wonderful. https://t.co/rBnMI0APGT
— Semmler (@OnFireSemmler) December 10, 2020
The truth to the moral implications underlying the CSPPA issue is simple. What's good for you isn't always good for the scene, but what is good for the scene will always be good for you. Stop being short sighted and selfish, and work to better the entire pro circuit longterm.
— Matthew Trivett ? (@Sadokist) December 9, 2020
The CSPPA must be destroyed. https://t.co/EMcxe15oq4
— Thorin (@Thorin) December 9, 2020
