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Pamela Koslyn
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Generally you have 3 years from the date you discovered or should have...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Query: " ... so how do I determined if I have infringed on someone else...
Pamela Koslyn
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As noted by my colleagues, your software will be accepted by the Copyright...
Pamela Koslyn
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Obviously something like this can't be answered on Avvo, it's got far too much...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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“Definition of a victim: a person to whom life happens.” Peter McWilliams...
Pamela Koslyn
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Specific copyright infringement claims, like trademark infringement claims, can'...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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If you want to know whether your amended software code infringes your...
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Pamela Koslyn
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From a quick search on the copyright database, it seems the flag is from 1911,...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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It's unlawful in California to offer business services by using an insignia,...
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Dana Howard Shultz
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Please see my answer to your other (almost identical) question.
Pamela Koslyn
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Please see the Copyright Office database search link, linked below, so you can...
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Dana Howard Shultz
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It's certainly possible that use of part of your company's name could...
Pamela Koslyn
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Trademark infringement requires a nuanced analysis, and without knowing how...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Yes, if you took the photos, then you own both the photos and the copyrights to...
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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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In addition to the super information already given, you can read a recent court...
Steven Alan Fink
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Noncompetes are disfavored in CA. You can open a business with no problem. If...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

Your play, from the moment its written is protected by a common law copyright....
Tomas Michael Flores
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I would recommend that you first register the play with the Library of Congress...
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Ronald K. Phillips
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You need to talk to a trademark attorney, and they'll need specific facts....
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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See http://bit.ly/3XGa2D for responses to a similar question.
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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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“Whoever intentionally traffics or attempts to traffic in goods or services...
Brian Richard Dinday
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Okay, here is yet another point of view, but somewhat different. You do not...
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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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You, in good faith, asked a hypothetical question. As has been made abundantly...
Boris Umansky
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Notice: The below is for educational and informational purposes only, is not a...
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Pamela Koslyn
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If you're creating a parody and your use is deemed "fair," then you don't owe...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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2 Live Crew wrote a song parody of Roy Orbison's "Oh, Pretty Woman" and sold...
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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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Pamela Koslyn
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Colors (and team name and stylem size, and placement of font, etc.) are a big...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Your App's trademark (not the product itself) would still be eligible for a...
Jeffrey Thekdi Gedeon
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Agreed. It shouldn't matter that the software is free. For example, Google...
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Pamela Koslyn
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This prior user from another state may have prior use, but you don't specify...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Contributor Level 7

The facts that you've put into play in your stream of consciousness questions...
Pamela Koslyn
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The rightsholders of the logos you're re-using on your own products have the...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Contributor Level 7

See the answers given at: http://bit.ly/3B17Gp
Pamela Koslyn
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Yes, you can sell copies of your photo or on mugs or shirts. Since you took the...
Imran Farooq Vakil
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I generally agree with the analysis provided above, and people do it all the...

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