Do I need to change the name of my new magazine since there is another German magazine with the exact same name?

If the German company is not in the US market then it just doesn't matter, but if they are then they can claim rights even if they never filed for...

Using quotes will generally be permitted. This is largely because using what amounts to a very small portion of a much larger body of work will not...

It's legal in the sense that you are gaining the copyright license to use that photo. So if I'm writing an article on Curry I can go to Getty and...

As noted, you are free to do that. Sending C&Ds yourself might be a waste of time. Many times rights groups or successful media concerns will have...

Youtube videos have a SHARE button allowing you to share videos. Is that copyright enfringement?

No, what you describe would not be considered an infringement. A link is really just like pointing to information located elsewhere. In fact, if...

If the google docs were created on my account do I have to give the other party anything? Are they "their property"?

We can't answer this question here. It boils down to what exactly you are in possession of and what your agreement was with this employer. If the...

If I have an LLC, and another company elsewhere has the same name, can I still use it?

Remember that just because you share a name does not necessarily mean you are infringing. For example, we are not confused between Delta Airlines...

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In the US clothing designs are not protected under copyright law. This is because we consider them functional and not just a form of creative...

Anything wrong with making a mobile game that's a lot like another?

The short answer is no. There are many games on the market that are like others. The issue is whether yours infringes on the other presumably under...

My LLC owns the trademarks for different brands-if the company is dissolved who owns the trademarks? I am 51% owner--

You need to consider the trademark (brand) as an asset that has value (or perhaps not). If it has value and the LLC is dissolving you need make...