How do companies like canvascultures.com and https://inktuitive.com reprint images from Disney, the Mononply game, and films?

You can find examples of clear and obvious infringement all over the internet. If they are reprinting Disney content they either do so under...

A hyphen or dash is not going to make a great enough distinction to avoid market confusion in almost all cases. For example, I could not get away...

What are the primary legal issues to be concerned with when writing a "how-to" instruction manual about trademarked software?

The short answer is yes, of course you can write a how to book pertaining to a particular branded product. You need to make sure you are not...

So, I'm not 100% on your objectives here, so the below response is really more of a general one. You are free to use another's trademark...

It really depends. I would want to better understand the context here before offering any kind of opinion. For example, any time you present a...

May I teach painting classes where participants paint logos or stadium images of our local professional sports teams?

That should be fine as I understand it. Each person is free to paint whatever they like in general. The question of infringement is not going to...

Can i use altered logos in music videos or music artwork without infringing on copyright?

For what purpose? If you are doing this in the vein of political or social commentary then that should be considered a fair use. If, however, you...

Can I sell my own production or brand of socks that has a similar color to another brand of socks?

Maybe, so long as that is not causing any market fusion regards to the source of the products. In some cases, things like color schemes can be...

Just based on your description here, you should be able to accomplish this without any threat of infringement, but you need to make sure you are...

I have trademarked the business name Ponderoasters and another roaster in town just changed their name to Ponderoast Coffee.

You should consider a formal USPTO registration for the mark. But yes, if they are in your market area then yes you can consider that an...