Am I able to draw characters in my book wearing Jordan’s?
The short answer is not that you can't do that. It's that if you do it increases the specter of a legal issue. For example, if the Nike brand is...
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The short answer is not that you can't do that. It's that if you do it increases the specter of a legal issue. For example, if the Nike brand is...
The agreemement with the Publisher needs to be properly reviewed, but I would assume that if the publisher set up the sales page then they take...
A trademark owner can bring a claim for infringement if you present a false association, sponsorship, endorsement or other affiliation with them....
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This would presumably fall under the "first sale doctrine" which allows the resale of any copyright protected work. You are not obligated to keep...
There would be no legal requirement for you to cite anything. If you think it will help lend credibility to your work then you can certainly do so.
Writing about Disney the entity and their works is not the same as presenting a false association with Disney or using their marks to help promote...
In most cases, this will not be an issue provided that the use of their mark has some artistic or social/political context and the use of it is not...
As noted, this might certainly be actionable infringement. Your partner will need to register the work. And I also agree that there is likely a...
It's not clear that this violates your IP. But this depends on what exactly is transfered in your transaction. Usually, templates used in the...
As noted, if this is a one-off event no one will know and it would be considered di minimis (too small an issue for the courts). But if you were to...