I am looking to startup a .com and I'm worried about copyright infringement of Albert Einstein. Any advice is appreciated.

My colleague hit on the right issues. I think the biggest concern will be whether your site is infringing on any trademarks and of course there are...

It should be straight forward regards to the category and tags, but in truth I have never tries myself - I only answer them. But I would not worry...

Can I use disney caracters to decorate a digital photo album?

The short answer is YES! So long as this is for your own purely personal use and not intended for commercial use or self-promotion, etc. No one is...

What are the tax and business requirements in Maryland and DC for an internet-based business?

Presumably, as a provider of these services you should likely have no business or tax responsibilities in DC or MD if you have no presence there....

If she is a sole prop, then it matters not. There is no legal distinction between her and the business. There may be very good reasons for keeping...

ABC news is using an image I took of Thomas Gilbert, who was shot in NYC without my permission, is this copyright infringement?

I generally agree with my colleagues and the first point of inquiry is making sure you are the copyright owner. The only thing I would add is...

What to do if my design with non-commercial creative common license being copied and sold by a company without my credit?

How you move forward and what action you should take depends on many variables and we simply do have near enough information to render that kind of...

Who do rights for a book usually belong to?

I agree with the answers provided. In most cases, you as the author will retain your copyright interest in any work you create, but some publishing...

As most of the other attorneys aptly note, the fabric comes with an implied license to use it for personal use. So you are free to make whatever...

I'd like to know if I have a good chance at a certain trademark before I spend several hundred dollars applying for it.

I agree with the other responses. I think at a starting point, you can try to conduct some of your basic due diligence like internet searches...