I signed a publishing contract with a company I've found out is a fraud. Do I need to sue to get the rights to my book?

what rights you have remaining will depend on the contract you signed and its validity. In any case, as suggested by the post above, you should...

I signed a publishing contract with a company I've found out is a fraud. Do I need to sue to get the rights to my book?

what rights you have remaining will depend on the contract you signed and its validity. In any case, as suggested by the post above, you should...

Is it legal for a financial company to request a 5 month security deposit for an unsecured loan

What do you mean by a 5 month security deposit? An unsecured loan by its definition does not involve any collateral or security. They charge more...

Can i recover my money?

Much will depend on the language in the insurance policy document. Try to read all the fine print, or find a contract lawyer to do so. Also, take...

My band used a specific name for the past 6 years, suddenly this year we found it trademark for a IT company? Should we rename?

Even if you did not register your band's name as a trademark, you may have a right to the tradename by virue of use. What does your band do? A...

Is reselling someone elses instructional videos on the web legal. Our video's had no copyright notice on product.

You will need to register your copyright to be able to sue any infringers. Also, you need to provide notice to the infringers of your copyright on...

If I mention someone elses registered trademark in my commercial material, is this enough to claim trademark infringement?

Generally, such issues are covered by "nominative fair use" of trademark. The question will ultimately come down to whether the advertising...

My child's teacher wants parents to record small stories onto tape for a reading center in class. Is this copyright infringement

It may or may not be covered by fair use exception for educational purpose. Depends on what you mean by use in classroom reading center, how...

I think you are conflating several issues here and need to provide more details. If I understand correctly, you take material from this supplier....

Can a school legally force me to sign a patent agreement giving them the rights to a patent in order to graduate?

Such agreements to assign patent rights are routine and well within the rights of any institution including universities and corporations that hire...