Could I be facing some legal backlash?

Your scenario is far too fact intensive for us here to be able to offer anything insightful. It could be the case that you are free to do exactly...

As my colleagues note, CC is a platform that will allow your work to be shared, tweaked, distributed, etc. under various licensing terms. As noted,...

I am looking to protect a phrase before marketing it on T-shirts & such.

As noted by my colleague, short phrases or words are not subject to copyright protection because they lack the degree of creative expression...

Am I still legally allowed to sell a brand I own 49% of, if my business partner is dissolving the LLC the brand is under?

I agree with my colleague that these situations are far too chewy and factually intensive for any of us here to be able to really offer any helpful...

AS my colleagues note, there are a number of considerations involved and this is certainly not the place to get all the legal guidance you need....

Online gaming company based in germany

You play subject to the terms and conditions of use provided by the webmaster. While I have not reviewed them, I would bet that they reserve the...

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Is it illegal to share edited music with students so they can use it to practice at home in preparation for a dance recital?

I think this is one of those situations where it becomes a matter of degree. Under copyright law we have a concept of de minimus infringement...

What is the best approach in presenting my idea to a company? Do i need a lawyer present with me?

My colleagues offered some good insights here. I would say that there is simply no "one" answer to this question and much depends on all the...

Movie Screening on College Campus: Do I need a license?

No one is doing legal research for you here over this free public Q&A platform. A public performance is one that occurs "in a place open to the...

Well, the short answer is no, a patent if not required. It is designed to protect the inventor (the vast majority of something like 96% of all...