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Can I take old video game manuals, cut out pages, and turn them into coasters to sell on my Etsy?
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Answered on February 01, 2013
It seems prudent to avoid using any trademarks in your coaster crafts. If you have reviewed any of the answers to similar questions already asked,...
If an image has no copyright or watermark what are my responsibilities to find out if it is copyrighted before using it?
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Answered on January 31, 2013
Many different items can be found "on the street." In this instance it is kind of like you missed the invisible price tag on somebody's bicycle. ...
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Selling digital renditions of famous art in a video game for virtual currency acquire through real money transactions.
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Answered on January 29, 2013
Dan Ballard raised a good point regarding ownership of intellectual property arising from the video game. Where you may be working with...
Is posting of an image to Facebook or my blog considered "publication" with regard to submitting to the Copyright Office?
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Answered on January 29, 2013
The simplest answer is that you should submit the internet-posted images separately from the definitely unpublished works.
But, surprisingly,...
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Do most attorneys use Legalzoom and Thompson Reuters for trademark searches?
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Answered on January 29, 2013
I do not use either. As a matter of principle I avoid LegalZoom. Thomson Reuters is expensive. I prefer to use the (free) USPTO trademark search...
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I have purchased some copyrighted songs that I perform with others in a band - is it a copyright violation for the bank to make
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Answered on January 18, 2013
You need a mechanical license. http://goo.gl/2HKGB.
Is it leagal to take a picture of restaurant menu and upload it on a review website?
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Answered on January 18, 2013
Whether it is "legal" to take a picture of a restaurant menu depends in part on how creative is the menu layout, and also in part on how that...
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Non compete enforceable in ct ? Tech sales 18 months issued from a New Hampshire company.
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Answered on January 10, 2013
I am bothered by the fact that you already have a lawyer, who has had an opportunity to review the actual document at issue, but you are asking for...
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Can Microsoft Legally sync your contacts and calendar from your windows phone to a live account without your permission?
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Answered on January 10, 2013
It seems a bit silly to say that you are "forced" to have your personal data stored online. It seems more like you have "chosen" to have your data...
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I am writing a book and am now selecting illustrations. I have found a painting on line I would like to use the image of.
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Answered on December 15, 2012
First - check your basis for believing that the painting is in the public domain.
Second - sometimes people who believe in "copyleft" get a...
