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Daniel W Mcdonald
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Generally, it will be hard to both have your cake and eat it too by keeping the...
Dana Howard Shultz
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Contributor Level 7

I agree with the first contributor and would like to add a couple of thoughts....
Robin Mashal
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Disclaimer: The materials provided below are informational and should not be...
Jon Kenneth Perala
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Two main issues here are "priority of use" - which business first used the mark...
Oscar Michelen
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Contributor Level 7

Whole volumes have been written on what constitutes a "derivative work" so this...
Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

I agree with the other response that it would be difficult for this partner to...
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Tomas Michael Flores
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It's going to depend on the button, what you changed, and how much of it you...
Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

I agree with the other response. I would think that something as common as a...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

Here's the link tto online copyright registration: http://www.copyright.gov/eco/...
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Under the 1976 Copyright Act, which applies to works fixed on or after January...
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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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The interior design company is applying an old maxim: If you have the law on...
Pamela Koslyn
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As the photographer, you own the photos, and there is no such thing as a...
Pamela Koslyn
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You need what's called a Life Rights or Life Story agreement with anyone whose...
Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

Now you're asking about a synch license, the right to use someone's song being...
Mario Sergio Golab
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Contributor Level 5

No, you cannot. There may be many reasons why an author would not like to...
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Pamela Koslyn
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A compulsory mechanical license is permission to use someone's published song,...
Mario Sergio Golab
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All you need to know was explained by Ms. Koslyn. Nothing to add.
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Gerry J. Elman
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Good news. You have filed a trademark application with the federal Patent and...
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Oscar Michelen
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Contributor Level 7

The key would be "confusion" and "dilution." Is it likely that someone would...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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The fact that you're seeking online legal advice before making a branding...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

As the other responses advised, your website does have statutory immunity for...
Dana Howard Shultz
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Contributor Level 7

Another issue that you did not raise but that could easily come up: Copyright...
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Oscar Michelen
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You are not likley to be arrested for downloading one song. The guy will not be...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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To recap: you admit downloading songs without paying for them -- and which...
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Kenneth Allyn Sprang
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Is the name unique? Who owns the rights to the name? If you were born John...
Barry Neil Shrum
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SAG requires that you register your professional name with them when you join...
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Frederick Mason Morgan Jr.
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Anthony Kornarens, (310) 458-6580, is an expert in the area of music royalties.
Okorie Okorocha
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I know several attorneys in the Los Angeles area that I can refer you to....
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Gordon Morris Fauth Jr.
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I don't know all the facts and have not researched the legal issues, so please...
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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Contributor Level 7

None of the following constitutes legal advice but is rather only general...
Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

As the other response notes, the key to your query and who may claim the...

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