Getting paid referral fee from a different company than employer

There are too many unknowns for us to answer this question in a way for you to feel comfortable relying on the answer. Are you working under a...

This is really a trademark question at its heart. Merely registering the business with the state does nothing to protect the trademark and the...

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My brother and I formed a remodeling company under a LLC partnership. He has been charging personal expenses on business account

You first have to establish that there are no legitimate charges by confronting him and have him explain them. Regards to how you get money back,...

Paid advertisement with Yelp- 'recommendation Software'

Maybe it's me, but I am missing the legal question here. Feel free to clarify in the comments. If this of serious concern, I suggest that you...

Is logging onto somone else's social media account, without knowledge or authorization illegal?

In agree with counsel. Technically illegal but not practically actionable under the circumstances. I would chalk it up to a life lesson and...

Can you be sued for putting sounds in a game

The short answer is yes and most likely a copyright infringement claim although in some more rare case trademark can apply. If this is of real...

Do I need to get an attorney to trademark a name.

I agree with the others. Unfortunately, the market over-corrected itself and we have ended up with rather exploitive businesses that have...

I concur with the others. What you described is not actionable copyright infringement if done for personal or academic use. But before you say or...

I have an idea of using a product that is in the market for a totally new reason.

I agree with the others. You really cannot protect an idea and a patent protects the HOW not the WHAT. While you can certainly employ a properly...

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You either have a tax obligation on the money or you do not. And it appears that you would not under both state and federal tax codes. So doing...