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Christopher Michael Choate
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From a practical standpoint, your work has copyright protection the moment you...
Kaiser Wahab
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One thing you need to understand about copyright law: copyright law does not...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Did you have a written agreement with your bandmates to share the song...
Pamela Koslyn
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If the comic strips are copyrighted, and if the characters in the comic strips...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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The strips and/or comic book characters are protected under copyright law and...
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Ronald K. Phillips
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See my post at http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/how-do-i-copyright-my-short-...
Pamela Koslyn
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You can copyright your website content. Please see the link below. Your right...
Pamela Koslyn
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I've answered 7 or 8 of your similar questions and have advised you to see a...
Oscar Michelen
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It is very frustrating to see you repeatedly post this question as it abuses...
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Pamela Koslyn
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This may be a case of trademark infringement and "reverse passing off," as well...
Pamela Koslyn
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Copying 5 paragraphs from a legal notice from an entire work (a book?) is not...
Pamela Koslyn
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I think this is your 3rd post, and the answer is the same - it depends on a...
Pamela Koslyn
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No, there's nothing fair about this use. Only the celebrities themselves, or...
Pamela Koslyn
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What exactly did you check out? Band names aren't protectible by copyright. Do...
Kaiser Wahab
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Given the details you provide I would hone in an confirm two things: when did...
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Pamela Koslyn
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The use of a copyright notice is no longer required under U. S. law, but it's...
Boris Umansky
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Notice: The below is for educational and informational purposes only, is not a...
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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Until you receive a copy of the complaint (hopefully before it's filed) there's...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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You took something that did not belong to you -- someone else's photograph....
Pamela Koslyn
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Famous cartoon characters are protected by trademarks and/or copyrights and/or...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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The short answer is "yes" --- you most certainly infringe the copyright in...
L. Maxwell Taylor
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Unless you have permission, it means both civil and criminal liability for...
Pamela Koslyn
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Graffiti on public property or property owned by others is illegal, and can, as...
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L. Maxwell Taylor
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Your mentor would need to get the permission of the copyright owner of each...
Pamela Koslyn
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Photos are owned by whoever took them, and these photos should have copyright...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Please see my response to your identical post. You should be able to ask...
Thomas M Dunlap
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The fee an attorney takes can vary widely with the size of the law firm. A...
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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Re-read Ms. Koslyn's well-thought out response a few times to take it all in....
Pamela Koslyn
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Copyright litigation can get very expensive, as there are both a lot of legal...
Pamela Koslyn
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Yes. The rule of thumb for sampling someone else's music is that if it's...
Mario Sergio Golab
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Yes it is, but you can buy a license to use a few tunes for your website....
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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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I still think the tee shirt rigmarole is irrelevant. You bought access to...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Can you make the question more confusing? Let's work backwards: you...

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