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Uri Geller sued Nintendo over a spoon-bending Pokémon

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The infamous psychic who made a career out of bending spoons with his mind launched a massive lawsuit against Nintendo in 2000. He claimed the Pokémon 'Kadabra'—a psychic creature holding a bent spoon whose Japanese name is Yungerer—was an unauthorized, evil parody of his identity. He lost, proving that international copyright law is stronger than telekinesis.

Uri Geller sued Nintendo over a spoon-bending Pokémon
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