Pretty sure it’s in response to them using the theme song. Idk if Nintendo even owns the rights to that song outside of using it as the theme for their show though. Still people aren’t super happy with Nintendo going “we didn’t say they could use it but we are not taking it down like we would if it was a fan project.”
I’m 99% sure it falls under fair use. There are a shit ton of social media videos that use songs and show clips from the anime. Virtually every YT channel uses Nintendo music from their games as background music, too. Searching “Pokemon theme song” on youtube shows dozens of results so they’re obviously not taking those down either.
It’s not comparable to them taking down fan-works.
why would fan works not be under fair use as long as it’s not for profit?
That’s something that fan-fiction authors cling to, but it’s not accurate. Even if it doesn’t make money it’s still infringement. It just means there’s nothing to go after, so IP owners tend to leave them alone.
Pretty sure it’s in response to them using the theme song. Idk if Nintendo even owns the rights to that song outside of using it as the theme for their show though. Still people aren’t super happy with Nintendo going “we didn’t say they could use it but we are not taking it down like we would if it was a fan project.”
I’m 99% sure it falls under fair use. There are a shit ton of social media videos that use songs and show clips from the anime. Virtually every YT channel uses Nintendo music from their games as background music, too. Searching “Pokemon theme song” on youtube shows dozens of results so they’re obviously not taking those down either.
It’s not comparable to them taking down fan-works.
Genuinely asking, as I’m not that versed on copyright, why would fan works not be under fair use as long as it’s not for profit?
That’s something that fan-fiction authors cling to, but it’s not accurate. Even if it doesn’t make money it’s still infringement. It just means there’s nothing to go after, so IP owners tend to leave them alone.
I see, thanks! Transformative work copyright is always confusing to me.