Are Celtic symbols protected by copyright law, and if so, how can one use it as business logo? Thank you.
It's not the actual symbol that is protected, it would be the creative expression used to present that symbol. In some cases, no copyright...
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It's not the actual symbol that is protected, it would be the creative expression used to present that symbol. In some cases, no copyright...
This is a trademark matter and in my experience most MCs will file their marks as "membership marks" that give you control over the use of the mark...
What you are describing is not really trademark use. Titles to single creative works like songs or movies are not afforded trademark rights unless...
When operate on FB you do so under their terms. There is no right to be on FB and FB is not responsible for your data unless they agreed to take on...
If you are merely linking content to another platform like YT and not actually downloading. copying or hosting content on your server then it...
If the goods and services are not related then a conflict is unlikely. The standard is whether the names are likely to cause market confusion. For...
The author of the book would have no say at all unless you are mischaracterizing his own words. He has no standing here otherwise. But as noted,...
We really can't answer that in a vacuum, but sure, this might be a problem if you are both engaged in the same or very similar industries....
No, the standard is whether your mark is likely to cause market confusion as to the source of the good or service, not whether you share a term....
Attorney Kobrin offered a great response. In theory, this is an exercise in fair use like when a film critic uses a 25 second clip of a movie to...