I have a good idea for the Chicago Cubs, for a new food item involving their team name?

You can not use their name in any in connection with your food product. You mentioned copyright but that is not applicable (unless you're...

Is it okay to use team colors with a city name?

Team Colors along with something else will most likely be seen by a consumer as a "reference" to the team. There was a recent case where the team...

Domain name and book title the same

This book title will have to be found to have "secondary meaning". This can be a tough hurdle for the publisher/author. It will typically require...

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Had a fallout with an actor, how can i use these scenes.

Even without an agreement there was an implied consent that her image can be used in the movie so I believe you have no reason for concern.

How do you protect an entertainers "likeness" being used without authorization?

In short, yes. Tennessee has the BEST right of publicity laws in the U.S. in terms of survival of the right posthumously and other factors (guess...

I wish to clarify one of the answers. The first sale doctrine is in fact a trademark law concept in addition to copyright law. Probably just...

Will this name infringe on this trademark?

Flexiseek would very likely infringe on Seek, especially if Seek is as strong (i.e. well known) a trademark as you say. "Flexi" is not distinctive...

Unfortunately for you, this is a question that has no definite answer under the law, which as I see it is solely trademark law. There is a line of...

Actually wedding dresses receive quite a bit of copyright protection contrary to many of the answers here. This is due to the relatively...

How do i get money from companies that are making money off of my great great grandfather

This may answer your question albeit indirectly. Copyright lasts for the life of the creator plus 70 years. It's possible that any copyrights he...