You have both copyright as well as trademark concerns. You are asking whether this would fall under a fair use exception as a parody. Very likely...

How can I legally be a brick and mortar retailer which sells a brand at an unauthorized (by the brand) location?

You are free to resell any lawfully purchased item and you are not required to purchase from an authorized source, but doing so ensures the best...

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Bar in mexico themed with books

This all depends. Using quotes will generally be permitted. This is largely because using what amounts to a very small portion of a much larger...

Who would own this literary character?

This free and public Q&A platform is not going to be able to get you an answer you can rely on without more detail. Any creative expression...

How can I get legal help for copyright infringement of my artwork used on the cover of a new book without permission?

It is doubtful you have any claim because the work that your art was featured in is specifically discussed in that book. That is essentially the...

I doubt that the "timing" argument is enough to establish requisite creative expression in that kind of photo. In my opinion, there would not be...

I thought I had a honest business going I use to order all type of hat jerseys jackets off the internet and resale them for proi

This really all depends. If at the end of the day, your products were counterfeit then you should leave well-enough alone and not engage in that...

Maybe, you still have to clear the mark. The fact that this mark shows up as abandoned in the USPTO records does not mean it is free to use....

Where can I find a searchable database of song lyrics that are in public domain?

The work does not have to be in the public domain in order for you to use a quote from it lawfully. But consider most works published prior to 1923...

Maybe? If they purchased the book lawfully, they have a right to resell it. If you believe that they are infringing by copying it for example, or...