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How do I collect tv residuals owed to me for over 20 years. The residual portion is under
real property .
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Answered on April 20, 2015
There is no reason why residuals for intellectual property should be classified under "real property," it seems like something might be amiss...
Would putting a trademarked logo watermark on online videos protect my intellectual property rights?
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Answered on April 10, 2015
A trademark serves as a "source identifier." If someone made an identical copy of your video and then published that copy online, with the...
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Extent of Image Copyright?
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Answered on March 30, 2015
tl;dr: Not sure there is any reason why you should care?
This question raises a weird new perspective on a long-standing tension of copyright...
What is the definition of a book summary and what type of license does that need?
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Answered on March 24, 2015
A summary often will be considered a "derivative" work from the original book, and as such, the publisher or author of the original book may...
Is it ok to have blurred out/obscured logos/trademarks for commercial use?
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Answered on January 23, 2015
You may have noticed that TV news crews, online reporting, etc. do not take pains to blur out commercial logos. Although commercial movie makers...
Would a patent attorney encourage a client to file a patent application for an invention that may NOT be patentable?
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Answered on January 22, 2015
This is a great question.
As other attorneys have mentioned, we are ethically obliged to dissuade you from filing a utility patent application...
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If software is licensed with the GNU Affero General Public License can I modify and sell the software?
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Answered on January 12, 2015
You might want to review clause 4 that is applicable to conveyance of modified covered works. Also, please consult a local IP atty as this forum...
Architect's Instruments of Service - Which answer is correct?
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Answered on November 17, 2014
This is not a homework / bar study forum.
I want to market my own BBQ sauce. Can i legally use hunts BBQ sauce as the base to mine.
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Answered on November 14, 2014
It doesn't make sense to start from someone else's sauce.
The markup on BBQ sauce is crazy big. Look closely at the ingredients, then call...
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I have found out that I have fraud on one of the credit agency's and I'm not for sure how to get that taken off?
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Answered on November 14, 2014
This IS NOT MY FIELD so please don't contact me for any further assistance.
The best approach that I know of, is to call each of the major...