Pokémon GO developer Niantic now requires a permit to use Milwaukee county parks in its immensely-popular mobile title. This new rule is essentially saying that the game can’t use the city’s park. To get the ordinance overturned, Niantic or another interested party would have to file a lawsuit, which hasn’t happened as yet. “[Cities and public officials] don’t have an option to file suit against Niantic. That’s not really in the cards,” Avvo chief legal officer Josh King explained to GamesBeat last summer. “If you want to look at the pure legal issue there, Niantic or Pokémon can associate any piece of property with, let’s call it a virtual signal. They’re well within their First Amendment rights to do that.”
Source: VentureBeat
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