I'm currently working on an app for Pokemon, and I have a few questions about copyright issues. I'll ask general questions so that others who are working on apps can benefit from the answers as well.
- How should you declare a copyright? Do you just say something like 'All [sprites, Pokemon, etc.] are property of the Pokemon Company'? Is there precise wording one needs to worry about? Where should we put it (home page vs. bottom of every page)?
- To the best of your knowledge, what specifically falls under the copyright? I would imagine that Pokemon sprites/icons do, but what about other assets (e.g. at this GitHub repo)? For example, the icons for Pokemon types, menu icons, sound effects, [EDIT: and fonts] etc. I would also think that numerical/textual game data (like the power/types of moves, chances of secondary effects, etc.) is OK.
- Would it be legal to put a donation link in my app, even if it uses copyrighted material? I would imagine that I couldn't legally sell my app, but it would be nice to give users the option to support the me/the app, esp. if I'm handling the server costs myself. I'm not sure what the etiquette in this community is concerning donation links...