wraggster
October 4th, 2015, 13:02
A fan has been ordered by a Washington judge to pay the Pokémon Company International $5,400 (http://motherboard.vice.com/read/a-broke-fan-owes-5400-for-trying-to-throw-a-pokemon-themed-party) for copyright infringement after attempting to throw a Pokemon-themed party earlier this summer. Even though he canceled the free event, the Pokemon Companysuccessfully sued Ramar Larkin Jones (https://www.scribd.com/doc/283477649/Final-Judgment-and-Permanent-Injunction), for using an image of Pikachu to promote the Unofficial PAX Pokemon Kickoff Party.
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/15/10/02/235218/a-broke-fan-owes-5400-for-pokemon-themed-party-posters
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/15/10/02/235218/a-broke-fan-owes-5400-for-pokemon-themed-party-posters