Is Pokémon fan art legal?
One-of-a-kind, original drawings and paintings are legal. Since everyone does it, copyright holders must not care. If I only sell fan art at conventions, and not online or in stores, it is okay. If I'm not making a profit from my fan art, it is legal to draw someone else's characters.
The Pokémon name, the names of individual Pokémon characters, and their respective images are all probably protected by trademark laws. So, as with the phrase Super Bowl, be careful about using Pokémon names and characters in advertisements or product names.
The Pokémon Company publishes a 'fanart' license. You're allow to make whatever Pokémon art you want with the caveat that it belongs to The Pokémon Company and cannot be used for anything beyond personal use.
The Pokémon Company has a strict ban on any commercial uses — you can forget about selling a Pokémon-inspired remix album or game.
Where fan art is licensed from the original creator through a written licensing agreement, there are unlikely to be any legal issues if a licensee complies with the terms of a given license.
Selling fan art comes down to this, if you are selling and making a profit without getting permission from the copyright holder, you can be sued for infringement.
Unfortunately, we're not in a position to review requests to use the Pokémon intellectual property (including its characters, names, and designs). As a result, we ask that you not use it in or associate it with your project in any way. Can't find what you're looking for?
no, you cannot use any Pokémon name or any information related to them on your website without permission or paying a licensing fee.
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If you're basing your work off of ideas, characters, books, movies, or anything else that another person created, then you're putting yourself at risk for copyright infringement.
Can you sell Pokemon fan art on Etsy?
As a general rule, fan art is illegal to sell on Etsy or anywhere else if the seller doesn't have the proper legal permission from the copyright and trademark holders.
If the owner does not consent to a particular use of a work, fan art may be considered infringement of either the copyright and/or trademark of the original work that the art is based on.
Originally Answered: Is it legal to put the word "Pokemon" on a t shirt and sell it if I design the style myself? Yes, it it. The word 'Pokemon' is trademarked by the Nintendo Corporation. It'd be the same as using Mickey Mouse on a shirt.
You can draw them for your own personal use, but if money is exchanged for them you are in violation of copyright law…even if you sell just one. There is no “limited production" allowed. You don't need a lawyer to tell you if it's a copyright violation.
The Pokémon Company, partially owned by video gaming giant Nintendo Co, is suing six Chinese companies for copyright infringement and unfair competition behaviour over a mobile game accused of bearing similarities to the Japanese franchise.
If you use or create anything already owned by companies, it is still possible to get in trouble for using intellectual property without those companies' permission, regardless if whatever you made is free or for profit.
As a general rule, fan art is illegal to sell on Etsy or anywhere else if the seller doesn't have the proper legal permission from the copyright and trademark holders.
If you really want to make such a game, just make it without the Pokemon name or characters. Gameplay can't be copyrighted. You can make a game that plays almost identically to Pokemon if you want to. You just can't use the names, characters, or illustrations from Pokemon.
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Unfortunately, we're not in a position to review requests to use the Pokémon intellectual property (including its characters, names, and designs). As a result, we ask that you not use it in or associate it with your project in any way.
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Can you sell Harry Potter inspired art?
If you're basing your work off of ideas, characters, books, movies, or anything else that another person created, then you're putting yourself at risk for copyright infringement.
Address your letter to the copyright owner and explain who you are and what you want to do. Be clear about the fact that you want to sell your fan art and let them know where you plan to sell it. At the end of your letter, explicitly ask them for permission to use their work to make fan art.
How many copyright strikes do you get on Etsy? Etsy can shut your shop down on the first copyright strike. They don't have a policy for how many violations your shop can have before they shut it down. It is left up to Etsy's discretion and they can ban you at any time, for any reason, without notice.