A law firm claiming to be acting on the behalf of Nihon Ad Systems (NAS), an animation production and licensing company that currently\u00a0manages many of\u00a0the rights of the Yu-Gi-Oh! series,\u00a0has filed a cease and desist order to the popular third-party\u00a0online duel simulator.<\/p>\n
According to head administrators from Dueling Network, the website was ordered to remove all imagery relating to the Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card game and animated series.<\/p>\n
Currently, there\u00a0is no evidence to imply\u00a0any involvement\u00a0on the behalf of\u00a0Konami.<\/p>\n
In addition,\u00a0based on the information we currently know,\u00a0the\u00a0C&D order\u00a0is limited to DN.\u00a0It will not affect the\u00a0Wikia-hosted Yu-Gi-Oh! Wiki\u00a0or our own site, YGOrg, which are legal\u00a0entities independent from DN\u00a0and should be protected under the rules of Fair Use.<\/p>\n
We’ll keep you updated if\u00a0more information comes to light.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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