Can I commercialize someone else's WordPress plugin under the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 2, June 1991?

If you are taking this seriously, then you really have to have counsel review the terms in light of your broader objectives to ensure that you are...

As noted, fair use is a legal defense and the copyright holder is always free to drag you into court and force you to prove out your use as fair....

Am I able to use songs for a non-profit video?

You would require permission to use sound recordings in this fashion and more specifically it would require a sync license. There is no blanket...

One of the big benefits of an LLC is the flexibility, but these are complicated waters here and you clearly need some concrete legal advice way...

Business partnership

You cannot just be divested of your interests and as noted you also cannot just demand a certain price for it either. Is there any written...

What types of variations are included in a trademarked logo?

Frankly, I would just stop and do nothing further until you have consulted with trademark counsel so everything is crystal clear. If you are...

I'm writing a story outline , how do I protect the title and the story?

The story itself is protected under copyright law automatically in the US once it is reduced to some tangible and expressive format like the...

I'm not really sure why you would think that just because you cannot locate a copyright owner this implies that you can just use their material...

You're likely not going to find any patents related to this but a design patent is possible or even a utility patent is there was some concrete...

What is the procedure to imitate a non fictitious character in a film?

I actually disagree with my colleague's focus here. The right of publicity and privacy, which could potentially come up, would be much more...