Do I need permission from owners to re-list their already publicly advertised businesses (in yellow pages) to my website?
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Answered on June 01, 2015
Sure, as noted by the others., If it is publically available info then there is no illegality in placing it on your web pages. But of course it can...
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How can i present an idea to a marketing firm and still protect my intellectual property ?
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Answered on June 01, 2015
First, what IP are we talking about exactly? If that can be formally protected then this will go a long way. But as you know, "ideas" are not...
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When making something with material (yardage) if it has a trademark on it can I sell what I make out of it.
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Answered on June 01, 2015
Regards to copyright, yes. The "first sale doctrine" would protect you in most scenarios. But not with regards to trademark. So if for example I...
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Should I trademark or register a business?
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Answered on June 01, 2015
You sound like you are using the name across several classes of goods and services and yes you should be paying careful consideration to the mark...
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Who owns the raw footage from videos produced by me?
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Answered on June 01, 2015
My colleagues did an excellent framing the issues. While you may be the copyright owner in the material because you are not an employee, the client...
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I use to have a domain name hosted, but it expired. Now it's up for auction. The domain name is also my trade mark name.
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Answered on June 01, 2015
You received very good insights, but there are far too many moving parts to get a truly best course of action here. I too think Attorney Ballard...
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Fair use and online backups
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Answered on June 01, 2015
To chime in with the others, I too am not seeing how this would fall into the realm of fair use.
If there is a real world concern here however,...
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What is the best way to propose a product to a company that will make their existing product more efficient?
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Answered on June 01, 2015
To actually accomplish what you want here will be almost impossible even for those that have many resources at their disposal. As noted, you need...
I want to make a snoopy card to send to a friend- free hand. Is that illegal?
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Answered on May 29, 2015
You received some good insights. Regards to the card, that is purely personal non-commercial use and not actionable infringement. The lazy susan,...
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Can I use "Professional Baseball" and "Boston" on a plain white t-shirt in black lettering? Will I be violating trademark laws?
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Answered on May 29, 2015
AS my colleagues note, these are descriptive terms, but the context matters greatly. For example, even putting the words "Boston Baseball" on a...
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