The Pokémon Firm Worldwide has shared a press release with Consequence responding to a video of ICE arrests posted by the White Home and Division of Homeland Safety. The corporate confirmed it didn’t grant permission for the usage of the Pokémon anime theme tune, which was featured within the clip.
“We’re conscious of a current video posted by the Division of Homeland Safety that features imagery and language related to our model,” the assertion reads. “Our firm was not concerned within the creation or distribution of this content material, and permission was not granted for the usage of our mental property.”
Followers have urged The Pokémon Firm to sue the Trump administration for utilizing the theme tune. Nevertheless, the corporate’s former chief authorized officer instructed IGN {that a} lawsuit is extremely unlikely as a result of the corporate is “INSANELY publicity-shy” and “lots of their execs within the USA are on inexperienced playing cards.”