Thread: TPCi files lawsuit against popular magazine publisher: Beckett Media sued due to copy

Wow, I'm surprised. I subscribe to them, I thought they had permission to do this stuff, I guess they didn't?

I liked Beckett stuff. I guess the only reason they weren't sued earlier was the fact that they build hype and sell cards. So this is just Pokemon Company shooting themselves in the foot. Except now they can license it to be done by another company. And make money off it. So never mind.

Am I the only one who has never heard of this magazine?

Originally Posted by Somari

Am I the only one who has never heard of this magazine?

Yes.

Originally Posted by Jesse GS the II

Heh, I subscribed to Beckett Pokémon Collector almost since its first issue, up until about 2001 or so. Back then, though, they didn't use the official Sugimori illustrations, so this must be a recent development. (And the illustrations they did use were terrible. I remember when Gold and Silver came out in Japan in 1999, they released a pictorial list of all 100 Jouto Pokémon as drawn by one of their staff artists, and they all looked like crap.)

Oh my lord their illustrations were FUGLY!! I remember being so offended as a kid, I'm like "what the heck is this crap?!" (of course, not realising that it was crappy unofficial art to prevent legal issues such as this)

Originally Posted by CardKaptor

Did Pojo used to publish a magazine? For some reason I feel like I used to read that, rather than Beckett.

He definitely did and I definitely own one random issue. His magazine was so much better than Beckett just saying. I wonder if there's been an article on Bulbapedia made yet...

Originally Posted by Outrage

Yeah, I mean this one actually is Pokemon related. I like it when Bulbanews publishes news on things the other fansites really wouldn't care about, its still interesting to know what's going on in the Pokemon World beyond our fandom needs.

I agree. I have no problem with this article, it's interesting and actually pretty damn relevant. Most people here have actually heard of and read this magazine, and TCPi suing a fan magazine in any case is worth at least a mention.

Originally Posted by Somari

Am I the only one who has never heard of this magazine?

No xD

Interesting to see what TPCI gets up to.

That's interesting. I just happened to find my Beckett Pokemon guide in time to squash a huge spider the other day.

Yeah, Nintendo is tightening a leash on all it's media, but I'm shocked they're going after Beckett now since Beckett's been at it for so long. I'm more shocked that Beckett is still around pokemon. As others in the thread can attest, I don't believe they have a huge presence beyond nostalgics these days so I can't honestly imagine what sort of threat they have on Nintendo's bottom line.

Originally Posted by JeanLuc Pika-Q

I wonder why Pojo stopped. I was under the impression they just weren't making enough but this legal issue with Beckett coming up makes me wonder...

The magazine kicked the bucket barely a year it was published since the demand trickled as the initial wave of pokemaina dwindled. However the site is still kicking, it focuses mainly on the TCG now (among other franchise TCGs).

Somehow I thought the two worked together for sometime.

OMG! I'm like rolling on the floor laughing right now.. I use to subscribe to this magazine! (proof--> http://miya902.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d23rf7f ) and it was just the worst! The information was inaccurate, the grammar was horrible, and the cheats it told, everyone knew, and the origin stories I could find just as easily on Bulbapedia for free! xD Plus, they never send me the cards I was suppose to get for Subscribing! So haha Beckett, I hope Pokemon sues your a$$ good! >3

I remember going to Kroger's and reading this.

I also remember the G/S illustrations and the crappy translations haha.


Wow blast from my past haha

But-But I still Subscribe! Well I really don't know why TPCi felt the need to do this after TEN YEARS!

Wow I used to buy Beckett too! That is crazy~ @-@