Can I sue a company for using my late grandfather's name?
No, there is no complaint here. Lots of people share names. They are also free to adopt any name they happen to like. If however it is clearly...
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No, there is no complaint here. Lots of people share names. They are also free to adopt any name they happen to like. If however it is clearly...
You are free to sue at anytime you believe that there has been a breach of a duty owed. Your specific complain here was not that clear, however....
If you are a commercial venture assisting customers in their infringement you can be held liable under secondary liability theories like...
As noted, it appears his work will still be covered under copyright protections. Further, you could be violating his right of privacy and...
Probably. But there is a difference between using this name as a trademark versus presenting an association with the late artist or his body of...
I suggest that you consult with a lawyer in private and discuss your objectives in more detail. You can start by calling around to several for a...
There's not much you are going to be able to do about it if the domain has Facebook clearly in it. The fact that you can connect the name as an...
Merely owning infringing works is not going to be an issue. Placing that in commerce can be.
You can, sure. You will have to rely on some unconventional theories however. I don't agree that just because they are a private company with terms...
Yes, but if they are appearing in a collection or a work you would register the work as a whole and not each individual drawing. Before you...