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Is a business agreement for a period of 50 years based on laws in one state, still be honored if moved to another state?
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Answered on September 19, 2018
Moving to another state has zero to do with the enforceability of a contract. The contract, assuming it is valid, can be enforced in the courts...
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Can I create funny photoshop images from popular photos for marketing?
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Answered on September 19, 2018
There is no problem if your client did this on his/her own for their own personal use. But the fact that you are a commercial business raises the...
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Can I purchase bulk quantities of a branded product and repackage it into retail consumer size containers?
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Answered on September 18, 2018
These kinds of practices are always a bit chewy. In most cases, it would not be unlawful to repackage a product and resell it. But as noted the...
New shop opened up using a VERY similar name. Can I make her change it?
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Answered on September 18, 2018
The first step is in evaluating the trademarks at large. Are these very descriptive or straight up generic terms? Are you sure you were using yours...
How can I protect myself when using stock images on romance/erotica ebooks that have licensed stock photo models on the cover?
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Answered on September 18, 2018
Mr. Victoroff offered an excellent response here. In most cases, these images should be cleared for such use regards to both publicity rights as...
Can an author use my artistic characters names and likeness in their book without my consent?
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Answered on September 18, 2018
It's really a question of degree and we don't have those details here.
The crux of a case like this is found in your statement: "he used my...
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Can I paint already existing cartoons on my friends walls at his business?
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Answered on September 18, 2018
You received good answers. While the risk is probably pretty low, it still exists. If this was purely in the personal use realm you would not have...
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Trademark and Copy-write?
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Answered on September 18, 2018
As far as the copyright registration, that can be now before you publish the work.
Before you invest in any trademark make sure you get some...
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Where they will sue me for copyright? And do they have chance to win?
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Answered on September 18, 2018
The odds that this person is going to file a lawsuit against you given the facts is extremely slim to non-existent. The amount of out of pocket...
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How to sell my songs that are completed?
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Answered on September 18, 2018
Regards to how to sell your work, you need to do some research on the industry. There are a million broke songwriters in Nashville that have been...
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