A local Apartment complex is using a picture from a Facebook post without my permission. Is this legal?
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Answered on December 27, 2022
Whether it is in your interest to do anything other than just ask them to remove the image depends on facts and context we just don't have here....
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Answered on December 27, 2022
You are free to hire a lawyer you found on Avvo. It's just that we are not permitted to solicit clients over the platform. So we won't quote fees...
Can I get sued for selling non-trademarked clothing from my former client?
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Answered on December 22, 2022
I'm sure you can appreciate that there really is no way to address any of this here save for some very general aspects as my colleagues note. We...
Are the occupations listed below, people in a position of trust?
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Answered on December 22, 2022
Oh God help us if we had to trust people on YT and TT.
But seriously, no, being an influencer is not the same as being a fiduciary. This is not...
What constitutes intellectual property of an AI system, the core is an AI model which would always be unique per deployment?
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Answered on December 22, 2022
The agreement needs to be properly tailored to the transaction. If this is something you are not comfortable doing yourself, I suggest that you...
Is it legal to take screenshots and screen records?
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Answered on December 21, 2022
Doing so for your own personal use is not going to be an issue unless you are otherwise obligated not to do so like through a written contract or...
What form of anime porn illegal?
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Answered on December 20, 2022
In general, most anything animated will not be illegal, but the federal reg on the issue leaves open the door for the possibility if the characters...
How does copyright work as far as ideas for a book with literary agents?
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Answered on December 19, 2022
As noted, copyright will not protect ideas. Just a quick look at primetime TV will tell us many very similar ideas get developed. You can protect...
Can I use a phrase that includes a trademarked phrase but not in the same sequence?
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Answered on December 19, 2022
No one can "own" a phrase outside of specific trademark usage. Just as an extreme example, let's say someone wanted to register the trademark for...
Will i get introuble with the law for copyright or intellectual property if i do the following?
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Answered on December 19, 2022
The test for copyright infringement is called "substantial similarity." So its never a question of whether your work is similar to something else....
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