CubitOom@infosec.pub to Nintendo@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoPokémon Formally Submits to the Department of Homeland Security's Use of Ash Ketchum and Pokémon Series Theme Tuneinfosec.pubimagemessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up1587arrow-down132file-text
arrow-up1555arrow-down1imagePokémon Formally Submits to the Department of Homeland Security's Use of Ash Ketchum and Pokémon Series Theme Tuneinfosec.pubCubitOom@infosec.pub to Nintendo@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square63fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareshininghero@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoNow the big question is: can this be used as case law against future attempts by Nintendo to stomp on fair use and other parody works?
minus-squarefrongt@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoThere’s no case, so there’s no case law.
minus-squaremissingno@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoOnly if Nintendo goes after something that could be defended as parody. But they know to choose their battles carefully, they only threaten legal action when they know they can win, and this won’t change those kinds of cases.
Now the big question is: can this be used as case law against future attempts by Nintendo to stomp on fair use and other parody works?
There’s no case, so there’s no case law.
Only if Nintendo goes after something that could be defended as parody. But they know to choose their battles carefully, they only threaten legal action when they know they can win, and this won’t change those kinds of cases.