Can I use a caricature of a famous person on a "gag" fishing lure without permission?

If you use the name or likeness of a famous person for a commercial purpose you may be violating their right of publicity and you may be sued....

Generally, copyright includes at least the exclusive right to prepare derivative works, and if you are using a photograph which someone else owns...

Trademark Infringement question, Please advice

Generally speaking, if another prior existing trademark is "confusingly similar" to yours and is used in commerce for the same goods/services,...

An owner of a copyrighted work, has at least, the exclusive right to prepare derivative works, so while it may be possible to have a copyright on a...

What Can I do In this Case?

You state "I've been hit with copyright for about 2 years", and "They've taken income from me for 2 years as well as blocking my video". Have...

It may not be likely that you can do anything, however, what were the circumstances of the taking of this video? You should discuss all of the...

Is Giphy legal?

Use of GIFs from Giphy, or from some other source, may create issues of trademark infringement, copyright infringement, and rights of publicity...

Are you saying that someone is already using this trademark for their motorcycle club? Trademark rights are based on use, so if someone else is...

You indicate that it is "clear what the brand is", so there would appear to be a trademark infringement concern, or possibly a trademark dilution...

What are the IP rights I have for photos taken of my product by someone else in a review of my product?

You state that "I did not take the photo of my product" but apparently that the buyer of the product did. Generally, absent work made for hire...