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Pamela Koslyn
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Without you disclosing the relevant facts about why you think that your...
Dana Howard Shultz
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I agree with the first answer that more facts must be provided before any...
Pamela Koslyn
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Besides this Avvo site and other similar sites that have lawyer ratings, you...
Mark B Saku
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I'm not sure that Avvo rates lawyers by their practice area in relation to...
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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Query: If I wrote a novel that basically ... re-tells the story of a classic,...
Pamela Koslyn
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Not every author whose work is used as a basis for another's work feels honored...
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Pamela Koslyn
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A parody has to make some commentary about the original work, it can't simply...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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If your song does not comment on the original then it's NOT a parody of the...
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Joshua Michael Masur
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The answer is... it depends. But we can at least pin down the issue by name:...
Pamela Koslyn
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Copyright infringement is a difficult concept and not easily explained in a...
Pamela Koslyn
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It's very typical. They agree to compensate you if they use your idea, but warn...
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Warren Jeffrey Roth
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Your best avenue would be to contact your local social security office. The...
Chais L Sweat
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The consequences are different depending on whether this card is issued to you...
Jonathan H Levy
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If the Nitty Grit Dirt Band is the entertainer surely some arrangement must...
Pamela Koslyn
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Appropriate or not, the band very likely owns the rights to the trademark/...
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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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The answer to most of life's questions -- including legal ones -- is maybe. In...
Pamela Koslyn
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No, you can't. Wii is a trademarked product of Nintendo, and Nintendo has Wii...
Paula Jeanette Mcgill
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If you want to handle this matter yourself, you should read the Georgia Statute...
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Pamela Koslyn
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First, check your contract to see what it provides for termination. Often...
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You may not be struck. Read the contract carefully. You may be able to...
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Timothy Michael Papp
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Sounds to me like you have more than a verbal contract -you have a valid...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Ok, you just want to have characters use the name and show their signage....
Pamela Koslyn
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If you're planning to shoot a film at private university, you need more than...
Linda Friedman Ramirez
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I believe you need to speak with a business attorney in the State of California...
Pamela Koslyn
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Non-compete clauses aren't enforceable in CA, and while contracts and common...
Pamela Koslyn
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In my experience (and I've been practicing music/entertainment law for 20+...
Bartley F Day
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I would agree with the other "answerer's" comments, with a few additional...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Please see my legal guides on how to register your copyrights, how to protect...
L. Maxwell Taylor
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Copyright is a bundle of rights that are yours AUTOMATICALLY when you create an...
Chais L Sweat
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The short answer is "it depends". Texas courts are divided on the question of...

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