Is it ok to use Disney princess colors for my work?
No one owns colors in a vacuum. The question is not whether you can use them. The question is whether your use of them presents a false association...
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No one owns colors in a vacuum. The question is not whether you can use them. The question is whether your use of them presents a false association...
Your instincts are correct. You could be held accountable under secondary liability claims like contributory infringement for assisting your...
"Geek" is a very saturated term. So while you might not have an issue with "Geek Squad" there may be many others that could pose a problem....
You received good responses. This is a very chewy area that is the cause for a lot of confusion. Merely placing words on an item like a mug or a...
We really do not have the facts here to address this, so all I can do is offer a more general overview of what to consider. Before you invest...
Merely repackaging someone's product under your own brand is likely going to be considered "reverse passing off" as noted, which is a form of...
The odds that they anyone will invest in litigation over the use of one image on one webpage is pretty slim. They can in theory sue you in Canada...
Sure, if your students are downloading content without permission from the copyright holder then there is some risk associated although in this...
The odds that anyone is going to take such cases on a contingency is pretty slim and each will be judged on its own merits. I suggest that you...
You take on some risk although it is probably not a high risk in this case. Because you are commercializing this you could be held liable for...