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alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 12 hours ago

"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"

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"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"

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alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 12 hours ago
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Japan has reportedly asked the US to stop using Mario, Pokemon, and others in social media posts
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It's not just about the sanctity of copyright law anymore—Japan's foreign ministry is apparently worried that the US government is damaging the brands.
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    If Nintendo sues the US government for copyright infringement lemmy’s collective head would explode trying to figure out who to root for.

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        It will never happen because that’s not what U.S. courts are for.

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          Would be funny as hell if it got them kicked out of okinawa, though.

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        There’s a morejapabese version of this. From a Godzilla movie I believe.

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      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.

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        So every book should now be in a solarpunk setting so they start copying those ideas?

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        IP law will never actually fight against them. Not in ways that matter. Only ending capital.

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      Let them fight, I can root for both sides to lose

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      I believe there is a traditional Japanese meme for this.

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