Capcom first made eSports licensing rules public at the end of February in an effort to speed up the approval process for future events and tournaments it wants to host. The license agreement is designed to provide a set of standards that allow tournaments to use images from Street Fighter V and stream events on Twitch without any special permission. by Capcom.
However, members of the game’s esports community complained that the standards were too strict, causing Capcom to make some adjustments. One of the most controversial issues is Capcom’s claim that anyone who hosts a Street Fighter V event will automatically grant Capcom a royalty-free license to use and transmit footage from the event. Fortunately, this is no longer the case.
Capcom modifies the licenses to organize official Street Fighter competitions
‘Capcom may contact you for your permission to include short excerpts from the event on Capcom’s official website and social media channels to promote the game.‘ says Capcom after making the necessary modifications. Explaining the decision to publish the license agreement, Capcom stated that their goal is to make the necessary requirements known and to make approval of a free license much more convenient.