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I think this fits here, so here goes.
Today on BulbaNews, an article showed up that piqued my interest. The 5th Annual Unofficial Pokemon PAX Kickoff Party was scheduled for August 27, 2015 at 9 pm. It was canceled because, the day before that, The Pokémon Company International filed a lawsuit against the organizing group for copyright infringement dating back to 2011, the first such party. I can't believe I'm not making this up: here is the legal filing.
I wanted to generate a discussion on this subject. What do you folks think about this? Is TPCI putting its nose in trying to get money somewhere where they really shouldn't be? Are the images in contention (of Pikachu and Snivy) what you would call "fair use"? Or should these people be punished?
Today on BulbaNews, an article showed up that piqued my interest. The 5th Annual Unofficial Pokemon PAX Kickoff Party was scheduled for August 27, 2015 at 9 pm. It was canceled because, the day before that, The Pokémon Company International filed a lawsuit against the organizing group for copyright infringement dating back to 2011, the first such party. I can't believe I'm not making this up: here is the legal filing.
I wanted to generate a discussion on this subject. What do you folks think about this? Is TPCI putting its nose in trying to get money somewhere where they really shouldn't be? Are the images in contention (of Pikachu and Snivy) what you would call "fair use"? Or should these people be punished?