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Peter A. Levitan
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It's always a good idea to make sure that public records about you are accurate....
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Peter A. Levitan
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If you entered into a written agreement when hiring the lawyer, your...
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Peter A. Levitan
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The general contact for Avvo given on their web site is: Avvo Corporation...
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Peter A. Levitan
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While it's legal in some jurisdictions and illegal in others, where it's...
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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Much like a consumer looking for advice, one of the benefits that I gain from...
Gerry J. Elman
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The good news is that copyright doesn't protect the use of a single word, such...
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Peter A. Levitan
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If it's for your personal use in teaching only, and not for any wider...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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The following is not legal advice and should not be relied upon to take or...
Mario Sergio Golab
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Copyright law is strictly Federal, thus any state law is preempted by federal law .
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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I have a very different take than Mr. Golab. Federal copyright law...
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Mario Sergio Golab
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Parody is an exemption to copyright use, but make sure is parody.
Peter A. Levitan
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I think a fuller answer is needed. Just because something is a parody doesn't...
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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Query: The example he gave was if I were driving in my car, and videoing the...
Oscar Michelen
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I just want to add to Daniel's thorough and proper response that having a video...
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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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Donald W. Heyrich
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If you do use the other company's policy as a guide, make sure that you are not...
Randy K Freedman
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Assuming you are referring to a Privacy Policy that governs how you use...
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Lawrence Neil Rogak
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If your new business violates your non-compete agreement, you are leaving...
Donald W. Heyrich
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I agree with Mr. Rogak. An attorney will need to review your agreement to...
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John Gregory Nowakowski
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You are mostly in danger of either trademark infringement or copyright...
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As was stated, this is a very fact specific inquiry so consulting an...
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Jason Adam Dickstein
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Although an author gets a copyright in a work automatically upon creation, the...
Eric Nissim Assouline
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It is always a good idea to copyright any work that you create as soon as...
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Okorie Okorocha
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it really depends if it is being used to advertise a product, or a news...
Alec Scott Rose
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Generally, no, unless the footage is news footage acquired in a setting where...
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Mark Rosencrantz
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You have two issues: (1) what recourse do you have against the former plumbing...
Peter A. Levitan
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In addition to Mark Rosencrantz's sound answer, if the former plumbing manager'...
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Peter A. Levitan
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You're not permitted to make use of the clips (which are protected material)...
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Peter A. Levitan
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As to the synopsis, yes. The U.S. Copyright Act Copyright Act permits copying...
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Peter A. Levitan
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There are several things you can do both to check on the lawyers you've already...
Okorie Okorocha
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If someone is sexually harassing a child, that is a crime and you should call...
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Paul E Deloughery
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I can't tell if you are an agency, or the model, but either way the answer is "...
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I know of no statute, rule or regulation that would REQUIRE you to have a...

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