The context really matters here. In gest or as a parody this is probably not something to be concerned about. But that said, if it appears that you...

A DMCA notice will be for copyright violations not trademark. It may be that this is serving as a logo and your use of it infringes on that, but...

I just think don't I can offer anything meaningful without a better understanding of your objectives. As noted, there are trademark and copyright...

This is certainly possible to do without an issue, but you have to make certain you are not crossing the line over to copyright infringement. I...

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You have to have a proper evaluation of all the facts and circumstances and a review of any written agreements. There really is not much we can say...

First, how old is the photo. If it is very old like published prior to 1924 then presumably it will be in the public domain now and you could do...

It sounds like you are talking about not just a design, but one that is also being used as a logo or image trademark. So the first consideration...

Your use sure sounds like it would be commercial. We can't know from here whether another entity negotiated a professional license to use their IP....

In general, you are free to buy an item then lend some artistic contributions to it and resell it. A good example might be taking a generic denim...

If you are merely embedding a video that is not on your server and are using only the thumbnail image as a link to that, I don't see this as a...

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