X7 Esports made history on the weekend when they became the first esports organisation from the Isle of Man to reach the EU Masters, but their celebrations were marred somewhat on social media. Fans of French LFL organisation Karmine Corp argued an image posted on Twitter by X7 members and other teams was ‘stolen’ from Karmine and adapted without their permission.

Debate and confusion ensued, and we thought it’d be useful for organisations and the LoL esports community to understand the legalities around image copyright to prevent such ire in the future.

Continue reading The Blue Bawl: Karmine Corp fans are raging on Twitter about others adapting their org’s artwork ahead of EU Masters, but is it theft or fair use? We asked a legal copyright specialist