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Pamela Koslyn
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Please see my legal guide which has a step by step discussion on how to...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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As for your pictures, read the Copyright Office fact sheet about registering...
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Pamela Koslyn
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First, copyrights don't protect products or ideas, they protect expressions of...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Query: If I publish and start selling the pieces, does the fact that I already...
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Kaiser Wahab
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The first thing you should check and see is whether you had your employee sign...
Robert John Murillo
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This is a complex issue and requires careful review of many more facts than you...
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Pamela Koslyn
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I don't think sending your lyrics to record companies is a good idea, they don'...
Mario Sergio Golab
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No it is not. To copyright your creations you must apply to the US copyright...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

The blog name itself, like film names and novel names, isn't protectible. But...
Jeffrey Thekdi Gedeon
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You will probably want to seek separate trademark registrations for the name...
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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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You need to seriously think about who's being harmed by sales of the photograph....
Clark AD Wilson
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Your issue likely deals with the 'Right of Publicity'. But, as you will see...
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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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The below does not constitute legal advice, does not form an attorney-client...
Mario Sergio Golab
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if the data is not copyrighted, protected by any means, and available to the...
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Kurt Van Thomme
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The below does not constitute legal advice, does not form an attorney-client...
Ethan Jared Wall
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Contributor Level 3

Kurt is right on the money. Short phrases cannot be copyrighted and your...
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Sadiq Aziz Ansari
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Contributor Level 4

Keep in mind that all claims of an application are usually rejected at first,...
Mason Boswell
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Contributor Level 4

It sounds like you have already found the file history at the Patent Office....
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Ronald Anthony Sarno
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You can probably do better if you take out liability insurance and incorporate....
Pamela Koslyn
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You also need a corporation or LLC and liability insurance to protect your...
Oscar Michelen
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There are all kinds of issues when dealing with minors, including that without...
Craig Andrew Redinger
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Contributor Level 3

The following is intended to be instructive in nature, and does not constitute...
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Dylan O Adams
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I would suggest going to www.uspto.gov for guidance on filling out trademark...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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The previous two answers were spot on. I write only to caution against...
Gerry J. Elman
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One can protect the description of an invention from being copied by using the...
Peter A. Levitan
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Adam Philipp's advice is sound, that the only secure legal protection for an...
L. Maxwell Taylor
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I am not licensed to practice either as a patent lawyer before the PTO, or in...
Kurt Van Thomme
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The below does not constitute legal advice, does not form an attorney-client...
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Barry Neil Shrum
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The answer to your question is not as definitive as it might at first appear....
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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As Barry and Oscar note, your question raises a number of issues that cannot be...
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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Contributor Level 7

The following is not legal advice and should not be relied on to take or...
Kenneth Leo Kunkle
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Contributor Level 3

Under current US law, websites that allow users to upload content can avoid...
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Dylan O Adams
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Contributor Level 4

Indeed, it is difficult, and expensive, to enforce an NDA in a foreign...
Sanjin Mutic
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Mr. Adams provides some very sound advice. Just to add, that you may negotiate...

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