“The Pokémon Company have distanded Itself from a Controversial US Department of Homeland Security Video that Repurped the Franchise’s Iconic Anime Song to Promote An Ice Raid. The Department of Homeland Security Posted The Clip Earlier this Week, SPLICING FOOTAGE OF ICE AGENTS MAKING ARRESTS WITH IMAGERY FROM The ORIGinal Pokémon Animated Series Andes and”, – WRITE: www.hollywoodReporter.com
The Department of Homeland Security Posted The Clip Earlier this Week, SPLICING FOOTAGE OF ICE AGENTS MAKING ARRESTS WITH IMAGERY FROM The ORIGinal Pokémon Animated Seres and Moking and Moc. The Video, Set to the Franchise’s Instantly Recognizable Theme – WHICH FAMously Includes the Lyrics “Gotta Catch ‘Em All” – Quickly Went Viral and Drew Outrage Online.
“We Are Aware of A Recento Posted by the Department of Homeland Security that Includes Imagery and Language Associated with Our Brand,“ The Pokémon Company SAID IN A STATEMENT. “OUR Company was not invited in the creation orist of this content, and permission was not granted for the Use of Our Intellectual Property.”
The Company Did Not Clarify Wheth IT Plans to Pursue Legal Action. But Doug McGowan, Pokémon’s Former Chief Legal Officer, Told Ign in An Interview that HE Experts The Company to Let The Matter Pass Quietly, Noting Its Longstanding Aversion.
This is Far from the first time Time Trump’s Department of Homeland Seen Blowback For Its Use of Artists’ Work that Far More Universally Beloved by the Actions of ICE AGENTS. In august, an Ice recruitment Video posted Via DHS Social Accounts Was Taken Down After the Campaign Allegedly Used Jay-Z’s “Public Service AnnounCement”. The Video Reportedly Committed A Copyright Violation, Prompting It To Be Disabled Following A Takedown Claim. And Just this Week, Comedian Theo Von Publicly Demanded that A dhs Video using a clip of his voice be taken down, saying he have not given permission.
“Yooo dhs i didnt Approve to be used in this. I KNOW YOU KNOW MY Address sons Send a check. And please take this Down and Please keep me out Immigration My Thought and Heart Are A Lot More Nuanced Than this Video ALLOWS. Bye! ”
His Objects Were Apparently Heeded-that Clip Was Reportedly Removeded, While the Pokémon-Temed Video Remains Live at the Time of Writing.
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