Is it possible to trademark the title of a movie?

yes, but only after the second movie (at that time it becomes a series)

ASCAP has been know to sue the Girl Scouts for singing Happy Birthday (TRUE STORY!) so 'nuff said. By the way "Happy Birthday" is stil under...

I want to make a plaque for outside the public library with Dr. suess characters on it.

Maybe (I HATE saying that!!). This feels like a great fair use case. They are aggressive. They stopped the publishing of a book entitled "The...

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Do I need permission from someone to play a song?

You need to get a blanket agreement from ASCAP and BMI (and maybe SESAC). This is easy. Just find their websites. That's all!

Is my website design considered a derivative work?

On your assumption that it is not substantially similar, then you don't have to credit anyone. Don't call it a derivative work though. Only the...

Can I use a trademarked place as the setting in fiction, if someone dies there?

When I worked for Caterpillar I sued Disney for using Cat machines in a movie that portrayed our machines as "villains". We took issue and sued. ...

There is nothing wrong with this. Reverse passing off is the issue here as you indicated. That only comes into play when you outright rebrand...

I would like to make a short film parodying a movie character. What are the laws regarding parodying characters from movies.

Today is my first day on this website and I'm already noticing that he majority of legal answers are in essence "it depends..call me". I'm taking...

This is fair use under copyright law and a non-infringing use under trademark law (nobody would be confused as to the source or sponsorship of...

I am a small company producing a product that I want trademarked.

It is very likely that you have done enough. Get a lawyer..do a trademark search and file a trademark application with the USPTO if the search is...