Pokémon Company Fights Back After White House Uses Its IP in Meme
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The Pokémon Company said it did not authorize a White House meme that used imagery from Pokémon Pokopia, marking at least the second time it has objected to the government using its IP. The White House has continued posting memes drawn from various video games—despite pushback—including Halo, Minecraft, Stardew Valley, and Call of Duty, while a DHS video earlier used the "Gotta catch ’em all" slogan. No comment yet from the White House on this latest dispute.
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- Pokémon rebukes White House’s use of its IP in a social media post NBC News
- The Pokémon Company Does Not Approve of the White House’s Memes Vulture
- The Pokemon Company Pushes Back Against Trump Administration's Latest Pokemon Meme GameSpot
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