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Jason Adam Dickstein
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Adam Philipp's answer, that such copying is usually precluded from copyright...
Adam L.K. Philipp
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Generally, no. Unless you obtain permission from the copyright holder, this...
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Craig Edward Kennedy
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The work you are proposing is regulated by the Federal Copyright law found in...
Peter A. Levitan
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Not quite. Craig Kennedy is correct that this is a highly technical area of...
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Nancy Baum Delain
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Thomas, A patent application is one of the most complex legal documents in...
Craig E Bohn
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The process may appear simple to some, but it requires precise compliance with...
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Mark Phillip Walters
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In answering your question, I’ll first assume that the dress you seek to...
Daniel Du-Ning Woo
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I'll add some comments to Mr. Walters' answer. Your question doesn't say where...
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Anthony Edward J. Campbell's answer
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The initial step of the legal portion is to conduct a professional patent...
Adam L.K. Philipp
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One alternative to undergoing a patent search, is preparing a provisional...
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Mark Phillip Walters
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If your pictures are simply of ordinary people doing ordinary things in public,...
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Anthony Edward J. Campbell's answer
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I agree with Mark's answer, and he provides excellent general guidelines....
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Phillip Gustavo Day
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Tough question because you raise issues not only about trademark use but also...
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Matthew Peter Digesti's answer
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Its best to take each issue and address each specifically: Your Logo: Your...
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Daniel Du-Ning Woo
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This question needs much more detail because it's unclear what will be included...
Erik Swen Syverson
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Copyright laws apply to all creative expression reduced to a tangible form. So,...
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Mark Phillip Walters
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While you don't need to hire a patent attorney or patent agent, I grossly...
Andrew Armour Magwood
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No. But you also do not need a pilot to fly your airplane for you either. You...
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Phillip Gustavo Day
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My colleagues have answered your question very well so there isn't much more to...
Mark Phillip Walters
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I'll assume when you say "trademarked" you are talking about registration,...
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Anthony Edward J. Campbell's answer
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Currently, there is no registration requirement to obtain a copyright and the...
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Anthony Edward J. Campbell's answer
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You have a copyright by virtue of creation. There is no registration...
Timothy Mark Donoughue
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The website Mr. Campbell references at http://www.copyright.gov is also an...
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Randy K Freedman
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Fair use is a doctrine in United States copyright law that allows limited use...
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Lawrence Neil Rogak
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Yes, you can get sued for downloading music from the internet for free....
Eric Nissim Assouline
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On October 17, 2007, a jury in a federal district court in Minnesota found...
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Mark Phillip Walters
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The short answer to your question is no, provided that you were not hired...
Daniel Du-Ning Woo
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I don't know where you work. Some states, such as California and Washington,...
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Mark Phillip Walters
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The book will need to be pretty old to be in the public domain. If the work...
Jason Adam Dickstein
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Mark Phillip Walters' answer is an excellent one. There are, however some "...
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Mark Phillip Walters
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While it is perfectly legal to make backup copies of your DVDs, most software...
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Mark Phillip Walters
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It is illegal to import DVDs that you know or reasonably should know are...
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*disclaimer* I have no legal history, or education. Just thought my observation...
Oscar Michelen
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I assume by your question that if it is "legal" you mean is it a crime or some...
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Lawrence Neil Rogak
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If they did, it would be a "first." So far, the record companies are only...

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