"Japan is not happy with the US government's habit of using images from Japanese videogames in its political rhetoric, which has included racist, war-mongering social media posts"
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/japan-has-reportedly-asked-the-us-to-stop-using-mario-pokemon-and-others-in-social-media-posts/
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SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world · 99 pts · 12d
If Nintendo sues the US government for copyright infringement lemmy's collective head would explode trying to figure out who to root for.
Honk@sh.itjust.works · 107 pts · 12d
sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz · 13 pts · 12d
It will never happen because that's not what U.S. courts are for.
PRIMEcavitationfetishist@quokk.au · 13 pts · 12d
Would be funny as hell if it got them kicked out of okinawa, though.
PRIMEcavitationfetishist@quokk.au · 4 pts · 12d
There's a morejapabese version of this. From a Godzilla movie I believe.
Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works · 15 pts · 12d
I already said in another post that all those tech billionaires LotR-"inspired" surveillance companies will turn me pro IP-law. All those fascist doomsday fuckers can do is steal ideas.
PRIMEcavitationfetishist@quokk.au · 5 pts · 12d
IP law will never actually fight against them. Not in ways that matter. Only ending capital.
Flower@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 11d
So every book should now be in a solarpunk setting so they start copying those ideas?
Dagnet@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 12d
Let them fight, I can root for both sides to lose
1337ESTbun@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 9d
X3, the enemy of my enemy is my friend I hate the US faarr more then I hate Nintendo,at least with Nintendo you can just ignore their products or emulate them its far harder to get away from a country
PRIMEcavitationfetishist@quokk.au · 1 pts · 12d
I believe there is a traditional Japanese meme for this.
Fizz@lemmy.nz · 1 pts · 9d
I would hope the US wins and copyright dies.
lemmyng@lemmy.world · 61 pts · 12d
So Captain Bonespurs McSyphilis can freely use Nintendo IP to troll libs online with no consequence whatsoever, but Normie McRegularPerson can pour their heart and soul into making a fan game, fan art, or modding consoles, and they literally will be arrested, thrown in jail, convicted of a felony and be forced to pay Nintendo for the rest of their lives as a literal wage slave.
KssioAug@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 20 pts · 12d
That's United States of America. The country of free speech, and the land of opportunities. The democracy every country should strive for!
fulg@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 12d
« When you’re famous, they let you do it »…
Hupf@feddit.org · 10 pts · 11d
Zomg@piefed.world · 9 pts · 12d
They got tariff money and tariff refunds, they'll be alright....
Speaking of Nintendo that is...
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 9 pts · 11d
the moment nintendo allowed them to use pokemon memes, its too late.
VitoRobles@lemmy.today · 9 pts · 11d
Well then Nintendo, you should invoke Luigi.
Abyssian@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 11d
CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 11d
Taylor? Isn't she a Democrat who Trump has a beef with?
Abyssian@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 11d
CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml · 8 pts · 11d
Doesn't look like she likes it. 3 audio removed from vids: https://www.nme.com/news/music/taylor-swifts-august-removed-from-donald-trump-tiktok-post-that-joked-she-would-be-super-excited-about-its-use-3961488
He's trolling her because she doesn't like him. Wrong end of stick.
History: https://www.billboard.com/lists/donald-trump-taylor-swift-timeline-everything-hes-said/aug-18-2024-ai-images/
Abyssian@lemmy.world · -4 pts · 11d
CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 11d
So you're pretty sure of stuff you're very wrong about and don't wanna check your facts. It's very MAGA for someone so anti-Trump.
Abyssian@lemmy.world · -2 pts · 11d
supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 11d
What about JK Rowling she seems like she would get along with Trump?
Also do something about it Japan, empty words mean nothing to useless babies.
Abyssian@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 11d
SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 12d
When Trump uses American copyrighted stuff, he gets sued.
If Japan wants Trump to stop they have to start a war.
That's what Trump wants. Another war.
FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 26 pts · 12d
Nintendo is fully capable of suing Trump for it, they just don’t like suing people who can afford attorneys fees.
SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml · 8 pts · 12d
Trump can't afford discovery. Too much truth for him.
PRIMEcavitationfetishist@quokk.au · 3 pts · 12d
The us government has a base in Japan. They can be asked to leave. This would piss the CIA off so much.
Promethiel@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 11d
Fuckers took that into account. A pull out leaves that side of the contraband network still functional, as it does after every pull-out from any CIA operation.
The actual military might be peeved, but probably be secretly glad they don't have to pretend to police their troops on leave from also eating the Japanese crayons and committing heinous crimes.
Pokemon, Mario, the IPs of some relevance yet for the youth. Which US alphabet soup agency do you suppose put their use forward? It may be as infuriating as if it was 'just for the lols', but it absolutely isn't just for the lols.
The entire thing is part of the currently ongoing digital offshoot of COINTELPRO.
PRIMEcavitationfetishist@quokk.au · 1 pts · 11d
Feels more gladio than cointelpro.
Fizz@lemmy.nz · 2 pts · 9d
To bad US copyright is only sometimes enforced. You ain't a US record label so good luck.
Everyone who got tariffed needs to drop the us copyright act. Its so cucked to have this in exchange for free trade then get tariffed. Then have the US blatantly disregard copyright and in front of everyone but still enforce it on non American companies.
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 1 pts · 11d
Nintendo would like everyone to forget about Jynx from Pokemon and nearly every opponent in the Punch-Out series aside from Mike Tyson himself.
(they're all racist stereotypes)
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social · 4 pts · 11d
That's the Japanese version of inclusion. I've seen their deliberate attempts at racism and trust me, you'd know.
Jankatarch@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 10d