Another Business Has the Same Name As Mine!

They might be able to claim prior use rights under common law, so you need to be careful here. Before you invest in any trademark make sure you...

I want to make the military suicide awareness ribbon better known.

Regards to copyright, any creative expression will be covered by copyright law automatically. Then you register the work with the US Copyright...

Can I use a Disney phrase as part of my new business?

You are talking about a trademark. "Magic Your Way" is a registered trademark of Disney. So no, using this would be problematic. You should first...

What would I have to do to copyright something?

Any creative expression will be covered by copyright law automatically. Then you register the work with the US Copyright Office so to perfect your...

I plan on animating giant lips that dance and lip sync to 1 min segments of copyrighted songs. Would this be considered fair use

As noted, this is not an example of "fair use." A good example of such use is when a film critic uses a 20 second clip of a 90 minute movie to help...

Can I sue and take to small claims

Sure, you may have some valid claims here such as defamation, unfair completion, perhaps intellectual property infringement as well. Assuming this...

Any creative expression will be covered by copyright law automatically. Then you register the work with the US Copyright Office so to perfect your...

In a litigious society, it would be entirely foolish to make and sell anything that one puts on their body without doing what you can to insulate...

Apart from the civil violations of copyright infringement there are possible criminal charges as well. It is possible that we might be...

Who knows? A simple basic stick figure will have little to no creative expression therefore little to no copyright protection. As more creative...