TheImpressiveX@piefed.socialM to movies@piefed.socialEnglish · 14 days ago'Disgusting': White House condemned for using Spider-Man: Brand New Day to promote ICEthetab.comexternal-linkmessage-square22linkfedilinkarrow-up1250arrow-down15 cross-posted to: crimes_of_ice@lemmy.4d2.org
arrow-up1245arrow-down1external-link'Disgusting': White House condemned for using Spider-Man: Brand New Day to promote ICEthetab.comTheImpressiveX@piefed.socialM to movies@piefed.socialEnglish · 14 days agomessage-square22linkfedilink cross-posted to: crimes_of_ice@lemmy.4d2.org
minus-squarerozodru@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29arrow-down1·14 days agoIt’s like Nintendo/Japan being unhappy with the white house using Pokemon and other anime. Ok, sue them. Nintendo will sue anyone that even moderately thinks about modding something of theirs so why aren’t they suing? like you said, privately they’re fine with it.
minus-squarejve@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·14 days agoOr they fear how retribution will hurt their bottom line. Not necessarily “ok with it” but more ok with it than they are with risking blowback.
It’s like Nintendo/Japan being unhappy with the white house using Pokemon and other anime. Ok, sue them. Nintendo will sue anyone that even moderately thinks about modding something of theirs so why aren’t they suing?
like you said, privately they’re fine with it.
Or they fear how retribution will hurt their bottom line.
Not necessarily “ok with it” but more ok with it than they are with risking blowback.