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 Copyright infringement notices have been received by webmasters of several popular Pokémon fansites, in regards to content relating to Pokémon Black and White versions.
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 shall constitute a waiver of any rights or remedies of Nintendo of America Inc., its parent or
 affiliated companies, all of which are expressly reserved.|PokéBeach|cat=notatall}}
-[[File:ArchaicBeachPost.png|thumb|Post on PokéBeach forums by user Ambi Pom Pom]]
 Bulbagarden can now confirm that Joe Merrick (a.k.a. Serebii) of Serebii.net has also received an infringement notice. While he has requested that we not publish the notice in full, we have been permitted to see the original PDF notification that was sent to him. While there are some minor differences between the two, based on Joe being in the UK rather than the US, the content and format of the notices is for all intents and purposes identical to that received by PokéBeach.
-A number of people have called the validity of this email into question. One strong case against the email was made by PokéBeach forums member Ambi Pom Pom, seen in the screenshot to the right. We do note that these emails appear to have been sent on behalf of the legal council for Nintendo of America, rather than the council for The Pokémon Company International, as we would have expected. To the best of our knowledge, TPCi does employ different legal council to Nintendo of America, being represented by a firm in Texas rather than the California based firm the emails appear to have originated from.
+Following further information posted in the discussion thread for this story on the Bulbagarden forums by WaterPokémonMaster, we are now confident in stating that this is not a hoax of any kind, and that these notices are legitimate. Both WaterPokémonMaster and Joe have since contacted the lawyer directly by phone. WaterPokémonMaster has made it clear in his statement on our forums that he does not wish to discuss the content of these discussions. The exact reasons for these notices having been sent to these sites are as of yet still not fully understood by Bulbagarden.
-At this point in time, Bulbagarden is yet to receive any such letter. As such, we are as of yet unable to confirm it was sent by who it claims to be from, as opposed to being from someone maliciously targeting Pokémon fansites. In the meanwhile, we ask that Pokémon fans everywhere please remain calm and patient while we attempt to check the validity of these notices, and the exact reasons for why they were sent.
+Although news website IGN reported that Bulbagarden had received an infringement notice also, this is false and their article has been duly edited. Two days after the initial reports, Bulbagarden has not received a notice. We have not been able to confirm if any sites other than PokéBeach and Serebii have also received notices. The two sites involved have complied and removed the offending images.