Enter the Dragon Punch
Banned
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/20...right_infringement_demands_usd4000_in_damages
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/a-broke-fan-owes-5400-for-trying-to-throw-a-pokemon-themed-party
document links
http://www.scribd.com/doc/283477649/Final-Judgment-and-Permanent-Injunction
http://www.scribd.com/doc/283477647...-of-Final-Judgment-and-Permanent-Injunction-1
http://www.scribd.com/doc/283477646/2015-09-18-Ltr-to-Ramar-Larkin-Jones-1
Well, that fucking sucks. $4,000 is a LOT for throwing some unofficial fan parties. You'd think TPC would want to encourage their fanbase to be out there and active, spreading good word of mouth. Guess they have a different vision in mind.
He's hosted a GoFundMe, but I don't know if I can link that?
Release me if old.
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/a-broke-fan-owes-5400-for-trying-to-throw-a-pokemon-themed-party
document links
http://www.scribd.com/doc/283477649/Final-Judgment-and-Permanent-Injunction
http://www.scribd.com/doc/283477647...-of-Final-Judgment-and-Permanent-Injunction-1
http://www.scribd.com/doc/283477646/2015-09-18-Ltr-to-Ramar-Larkin-Jones-1
Jones was hit with a lawsuit from the Pokémon Company, which claimed his use of Pikachu and Snivy infringed on the company's copyright. He canceled the party.
"Once I canceled the event, I thought it would be over, thought it'd be dropped," Jones told me. "I talked to a lawyer the Monday after PAX and thought everything was good. I thought the lawsuit was a scare tacticpeople were making jokes about it at PAX."
"The Pokémon Company International is willing to settle this lawsuit on the terms set forth in the enclosed Final Judgment and Permanent Injunction"
Normally, that's how these things go. A copyright holder sends a cease and desist letter or even files a lawsuit, the infringer cancels their event or takes down the infringing material, and everyone moves on. That's not what happened this time.
The Pokémon Company went through the entire legal process. Jones consulted with but did not hire a lawyer, because he was told that fighting the case would probably cost just as much as paying the lawsuit's damages. Rather than go through an entire trial, the Pokémon Company's lawyers sent Jones a letter asking him to pay $5,400 for copyright infringement. The settlement would prohibit him from ever using the company's copyrighted material again.
"I can't pay it," he said. "I manage a cafe, and cost of living is super expensive in Seattle. I am hoping I can try to pay it over the course of a year, because I simply want to be done with it."
Jones said he has since had conversations with the law firm about bringing the total fees down to around $4,000.
A Pokémon Company spokesperson said the company could not discuss specifics of the case.
"The case is not settled and we are not in a position to comment further," the spokesperson told Motherboard.
[...] Jones says he will not fight the case in court because the cost of a lawyer would exceed the settlement terms.
Well, that fucking sucks. $4,000 is a LOT for throwing some unofficial fan parties. You'd think TPC would want to encourage their fanbase to be out there and active, spreading good word of mouth. Guess they have a different vision in mind.
He's hosted a GoFundMe, but I don't know if I can link that?
Release me if old.