Why is it always the creators of the cute stuff that seem to be the most ruthless and aggressive? The Pokemon Company seems to be pulling a Disney, suing the creator of Pokemon Unofficial Collector! magazine for using photographs of Pokemon Cards.
The company alleges that Beckett Media LLC publishes a monthly collector's guide to Pokemon cards, listing the rarities and providing photos of selected ones without consent. Beckett has argued that consent was implied due to the fact that the Pokemon Company has used the magazine for advertising space before and didn't complain before. Quite the double standard if that counter claim is true. Nevertheless, the company has maintained that Beckett even offered to stop publishing photos of cards, but has not followed through.
So, if you have ever taken a photo of something Pokemon-related, be careful where you put it. A Mudkip with a briefcase and a thirst for blood might end up knocking on your door.
Pikachu: "I Sue You" [Patent Arcade]
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10:20 AM on 07.21.2010
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This is the truth because my brain says it is.
The idea is silly at best, and I'm sure they don't have a chance.
Internet, I expect this in one hour.
Two companies suing each other ... is this even news?
Fucking win dude.
Well done good sir, Well done indeed.
I'm absolutely sure you either
A) Have no sense of humor
B) Don't understand what humor actually is, or
C) Just hate Jim Sterling on a personal level because he reviewed a game you liked and gave it a low score.
He mentioned "Mudkip with a briefcase and a thirst for blood." Of COURSE it's a joke. Who's brainless again?
It was just to good to pass up.
Read the entire article over again. Go ahead, try it. Look real close this time. See all the many, many negative words Sterling uses? See how he makes one side look bad and the other side look good? If your argument is that he was just manipulating the information purely for humor, then that's even worse, because it was about as funny as a kid's knock-knock joke while also being misleading. Why do you always spring to his defense, anyway? You have some kind of man-crush on the guy?
This:
"A Mudkip with a briefcase and a thirst for blood might end up knocking on your door."
Is fucking win.
I made scan of some shown poke cards, printed them out and sold them to little kids who think they rule the lil world. yeah....pika-pi!
Reel 'em in, Nintendo. Don't let your snarling salivating lawyers destroy your fanbase.