Former Pokémon Lawyer: Media Coverage of Fan Projects Often Triggers Company Crackdown
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Former Pokémon lawyer says media coverage of fan projects alerts company to take them down "I would be sitting in my office minding my own business when someone from the company would send me a link to a news article, or I would stumble across it myself."
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Fan projects only get legal threats if they gain significant funding or popularity "You don't send a takedown right away. You wait to see if they get funded."
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McGowan ran a 20-person legal team at Pokémon and handled various duties beyond IP enforcement.
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Pokémon launched a major lawsuit against a Chinese copycat game in 2022.
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The company said it would "investigate and take appropriate measures" regarding the popularity of Palworld, but has not commented further.