Who owns the rights to the music I've produced? How do I sell it legally/legitimately?

As all my colleagues note, the default will be that all creative contributions to the work equate to co-authorship unless otherwise agreed to. I...

Is it legal for a former employer to use my personal intellectual property after I've been fired?

I'm sure you have gleaned by my colleagues' responses that this is actually a far more fact intensive scenario than you may have first realized. We...

Software Copyright Transfer Agreement

As noted, this is not a place to come and ask how best can you try to be your own lawyer. I agree you need to enter into an assignment agreement...

Do I infringe on Nikes trademark?

While my colleagues offered very good and thorough responses, no one here can give you anything that resembles reliable legal advice without a full...

Is it copyright to use ideas from a song in a children's book?

I agree with my colleague's. What if anything is being used from the other work? The test for copyright infringement is called the substantial...

Do I need a utility patent, design patent, copywright, trademark, or should I apply for provisional patent for my idea?

The starting point and next best step is to discuss all your plans over with IP counsel and in private so a best course of action can be reached....

I agree with my colleagues here. In general, using a mark for some personal use where that mark is not placed in the stream of commerce is not...

Advice on a similar logo by another company.

As noted, who knows? If the market might be confused as to the source then sure this company may very well have a legal claim. Its not really about...

Parody and fair use law involving trademarked characters on tshirts

You should begin to do some focused research on parody and fair use. This is s simple public Q&A platform and not a substitute for your own lawyer....

Selected as the best answer

We would need all the gritty details to offer a proper opinion, but just because they are a NFP does not mean they get a free pass to use other's...