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Amazon and Apple rent digital movies, is it legal for everyone to rent the digital copies of the movies they purchased?
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Answered on October 04, 2018
Digital purchases of movies generally may be subject to licensing agreements, which may typically prevent renting the digital movies.
You...
Am I considered "copyright-registered" even though my copyright application is still pending?
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Answered on October 04, 2018
If a copyright application for registration is still pending but not registered, then there is no approved copyright registration, at least not...
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I'm being sued for copyright infringement of 8 movie download from BitTorrent should I be worried
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Answered on October 04, 2018
Generally, if you are being sued for copyright infringement you should consult with an intellectual property attorney immediately in a private...
Re Copyright- What is the easiest path to use a common picture of the Lone Ranger in a book that I am independently publishing?
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Answered on October 03, 2018
Generally, assuming these are all protected by copyright, then you would need appropriate license(s) from the copyright owner.
If a work is in...
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If a patent was filed for in May 1996 and obtained Nov 1998? It is now Sept 2018. Can I repatent the idea/invention?
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Answered on October 03, 2018
Generally, assuming a U.S. patent, which issued in 1998, with no extensions, earliest priority filing date May 1996, it would appear to have...
I own a physical printed photograph in several sizes by a popular photographer. Can I legally resell the photos online?
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Answered on October 03, 2018
Even though you may own the physical photographs, on the surface it does not appear that you own copyrights to the photographs.
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Can i use the name of a brand in a song title?
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Answered on October 03, 2018
"Rubik's Cube" appears to be, at least, a U.S. registered trademark related to puzzles.
There may be arguments that this trademark is famous....
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Is it illegal to put pictures of my granddaughter on my beauty salon website without the mother's permission?
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Answered on October 03, 2018
Generally, you should not be using anyone's likeness for commercial purpose without their permission and/or the permission of their legal guardians...
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Is it legal to recreate and sell a shirt with a character from a popular tv show?
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Answered on October 02, 2018
A fictional character may be protected by copyright.
In addition, if you use someone's likeness for commercial purpose you may be sued for...
Do I have to have some sort of permission to use logos/brand names on motorcycle/dirt bike graphics?
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Answered on October 02, 2018
If you incorporate a trademarked logo or trademarked name of someone else in your product and sell your product without permission of the original...