Would this use of copyrighted photos of rare animals in a noncommercial documentary be considered fair use?

To follow suit of my colleagues, you will require a license to use the IP of another. There is no fair use exception for what you described and you...

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(Please read details first) Am I wrong to think they infringed on my trademark rights?

Let me start by saying that you need to consult a lawyer in private because there are far too many variables that need to be fleshed out. That...

If a famous friend.....

The fact that the business also happened to contribute to your friends campaign certainly does not suggest that your friend is somehow culpable in...

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Book reviews and 'blurbs', who owns them,publisher or author?

I would posit that no one "owns" the review, at least not as an asset which is kind of how you are framing it. If I write a review about a book I...

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Can a car decal displaying an ad for an adult sex toy website be legally displayed?

In my opinion, that would clearly fall under right of free speech. Community decency issues are obviously extremely subjective. For example, what...

I have a threat letter from McCormick Legal over a Getty Image infringement issue. How do I avoid this?

How you choose to handle this really depends. It is a bit of a SCAM to be sure (we call them copyright trolls), but of course if you did use the...

Can I leave a consultant position to join a competitor's co in a full time employment position?

I agree with my colleague. In CA, you as an employee (consultant) will not be bound to a non-compete agreement save for some very unusual...

How can a Delaware LLC be dissolved if dissolution requires Supermajority, but members are in a deadlock?

If you operating agreement does not provide a way to resolve deadlocks you may have a real problem that will require the court's involvement....

Is this legal for a nonprofit board of directors to do?

While certainly I agree with the meaning and intent of my colleagues comments, I disagree that NFPs are highly regulated. It is frankly the exact...

You would require a terms and conditions of service/use for the site that covers both those that engage your service as well as those that merely...