Pokémon Company Denies Authorization for ICE Deportation Video
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The Pokémon Company publicly denounced the Department of Homeland Security for using the Pokémon theme song in a deportation video without permission, emphasizing their non-involvement and disapproval of the content, amidst a pattern of DHS using copyrighted material without authorization.
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