alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 18 days ago"Japan is not happy with the US government's habit of using images from Japanese videogames in its political rhetoric, which has included racist, war-mongering social media posts"www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square33linkfedilinkarrow-up1426arrow-down18
arrow-up1418arrow-down1external-link"Japan is not happy with the US government's habit of using images from Japanese videogames in its political rhetoric, which has included racist, war-mongering social media posts"www.pcgamer.comalessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square33linkfedilink
minus-squareLemmayng@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up75·18 days agoSo Captain Bonespurs McSyphilis can freely use Nintendo IP to troll libs online with no consequence whatsoever, but Normie McRegularPerson can pour their heart and soul into making a fan game, fan art, or modding consoles, and they literally will be arrested, thrown in jail, convicted of a felony and be forced to pay Nintendo for the rest of their lives as a literal wage slave.
minus-squareKssioAug@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·18 days agoThat’s United States of America. The country of free speech, and the land of opportunities. The democracy every country should strive for!
So Captain Bonespurs McSyphilis can freely use Nintendo IP to troll libs online with no consequence whatsoever, but Normie McRegularPerson can pour their heart and soul into making a fan game, fan art, or modding consoles, and they literally will be arrested, thrown in jail, convicted of a felony and be forced to pay Nintendo for the rest of their lives as a literal wage slave.
That’s United States of America. The country of free speech, and the land of opportunities. The democracy every country should strive for!