You need a smoking license, a food license if you will also have any drinks served (which is common at a hookah bar), and have a lot of business...

Can I use short quotes by famous individuals in a book I'm designing without getting permission from the authors?

I agree with the previous posters. First of all, regarding copyright, it depends on the length of the quote. There is not a specific word count or...

Does our customer have any legal claim to the domain?

As advice for the future, all of this type of concern should be covered in the contract/agreement that you have with your customer (I know you...

When I aggregate content from multiple sources and republish those articles on my site, am I prone to copyright infringement?

You can provide links to the other sites (and, arguably, headlines), but if you are cutting and pasting an article, even with giving credit to the...

If someone trespassed on my property and I want to send them a "No Trespass Letter" can it be sent to their workplace?

If you intend any benefit of knowing that they received the letter (such as formally warning them), then you need proof that it was served. You...

Is there a way for independent artists to collectively bargain to obtain settlements for IP theft?

Are you asking for us to tell you how to start a business doing this, or just want to know if there is a legal reason you cannot? The artists may...

If I were to make a painting from a photograph I found on-line, is this copyright infringement?

This is a difficult area. Your painting may be considered a derivative work, and thus still be copyright infringement. On the other hand, your...

If I were to make a painting from someone else's hand-drawn, mass-reproduced copyrighted image, is this infringement?

This would most likely be considered a derivative work, and thus would be copyright infringement. It is possible that your own additions to it...

Are t-shirt prints for fundraising with superheroes illustrated as babies a copy right infringement?

The issue here is more likely to be trademark protection rather than copyright. It all depends on the heroes used, whether they are protected by...

Copyright Request of New York Landmarks for Commercial Purposes

As Atty. Tencza said, you are mixing up terms here. This is not nitpicking, as these terms have very different procedures in place surrounding...