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Pamela Koslyn
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Apparently some other user had admitted infringing on your trademark and has...
Kaiser Wahab
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From your question, it sounds like the following is true: you have a fashion...
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Pamela Koslyn
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The photo has probably fallen into the public domain, but not necessarily. 1923...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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You took something that did not belong to you -- someone else's photograph....
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Pamela Koslyn
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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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Pamela Koslyn
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If he's using your likeness, and/or implying by use of your name and website...
Kaiser Wahab
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To piggyback off the useful advice already provided, you did not mention...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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There are at least two separate issues in play: (1) is someone other than the...
Pamela Koslyn
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There's more you can do to manage your risks. You should own this company as a...
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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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As noted, nope. In fact, I think you will create a dispute with the other...
Pamela Koslyn
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No way. You can list the product in the recipe/ingredient list, as long as you...
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Jonathan H Levy
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Parody is generally a defense to trademark infringment. As long as you were...
Pamela Koslyn
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My guess is that your use of those brand names in your song is ok, but that...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Your song (or a novel) can incorporate a trademarked product (or a celebrity's...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Contributor Level 7

No one can answer your question w/o evaluating the content of your song. I...
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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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There are many companies that currently include "gramaphone" or "gramophone" in...
Pamela Koslyn
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Choosing a business name is a big decision, and there are several different...
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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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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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The below does not constitute legal advice, does not form an attorney-client...
Lev Konstantyn Martyniuk
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If you are certain that your employer is in fact willfully copying materials...
William Robert Samuels
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If by "safe" you’re asking whether LegalZoom is trustworthy, the answer is...
Oscar Michelen
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I would also note that for straightforward simple documents and forms, local...
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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Bridgeman Art Library, Ltd. v. Corel Corp. is still good law and holds, like...
Pamela Koslyn
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Public domain works are available for use by anyone, and anyone can make their...
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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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I'm a stalwart proponent of the right to make fair use of others' copyrightable...
John Duy Tran
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I would recommend reviewing the "Fair Use' defense in the copyright act and...
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....
Pamela Koslyn
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Avvo may not be the best forum to find a low cost lawyer. There are plenty of...
Clark AD Wilson
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You should seek an entertainment law attorney who is registered in the state...
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Pamela Koslyn
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What do you mean by a "review"? if you mean write a critique of a performance,...
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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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Contributor Level 7

As for your pictures, read the Copyright Office fact sheet about registering...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Fan sites are in that grey area where the rights of the original trademark...

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