Generally, you may want the individuals to sign appropriate releases to use their names and pictures, and specify the particular purpose you are...

Generally, a trademark is a name or symbol used to identify a source of goods/services, in commerce. Generally, a patent relates to an...

How do you deal with theft of design artwork?

You may be able to sue for compensation for the barber college using your design, and/or for copyright infringement depending on all of the facts;...

Is an image not copyright-able 2 years after it has been made available to the public?

Copyright, under today's law in the US, occurs when a work having a modicum of creativity is fixed in a tangible medium of expression. ...

I'm writing an ad for a health supplement. I'm including a quote from me, the founder, but prefer to use a pseudonym. Legal?

In your example, you give a fictional name, with a title of President, of a health supplement company; this appears to be misleading and arguably...

Photographed works of art for an artist & edited the images to make prints. Do I have any rights to the funds from prints sales?

If you took photographs and did editing you may have copyrights to the photographs and the edited versions, however, you may have given a non...

Jeep is, at least a registered trademark, for many types of goods/services; and if you use that trademark on the cover of a book, you may create...

Trademark infringement?

Trademark rights are based on use, although registration is important for many reasons; and someone can have common law trademark rights, without a...

DMCA take down notice appears to require, at least, "(i) A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of...

Is private recording allowed in New Orleans ?

You should speak to an attorney licensed in Louisiana, however, it may be that at least one party to the conversation may need to consent to...