What are the issues to consider if someone else requests to publish your recipes in a book?

A recipe is not protectable under copyright law. This is because it is really just a fact (1 part X; 2 parts Y). A recipe book, however, will be...

What do I need to do in order to use footage of a public baseball game (not professional)?

The fact that some other people were captured in the footage is not relevant if this was taken while they were in a public space with no...

I'm probably stating the obvious here, but you really need some proper advice, not just a few bullet points from a free and public Q&A platform. I...

Can I use a business name if it's a registered trademark in a different country?

It would depend on whether they are also doing business in the US and it also depends on how saturated a term might be within a given class of good...

Can I use a TM brand name of a material used to manufacture my product?

Yes, you can do that. You are free to use another's trademark descriptively in text to refer to that mark holder. This is called "nominative fair...

Can I use another company's name in my company name if I am providing a product to be used with theirs?

Using their name (trademark) as part of your own presents a false association with them. You can use their name descriptively in text to refer to...

Does a work in the public domain in the US but having copyright protection in the UK also enjoy copyright protection in the US?

The UK copyright holder is free to enforce their rights there. If they brought suit under the treaty to the US, the US would apply US law and given...

Can I create a brand name and sell products under this name without UPC codes?

The UPC codes have nothing to do with your brand. They may be required depending on how you plan on distributing your products. Before you...

Can I rent out printed copies of an e-book? - Copyright

No, that would be infringement. You would be free to print a copy for yourself of course, but you can't go into business using someone else's...

Book summaries can fall anywhere on the spectrum from egregiously infringing to perfectly lawful - there is no blanket answer. It often comes down...