I used someone elses work, but I took it down they are treatining to sue?
I think she has a very valid complaint here. It sounds like the second artist merely created a derivative work based off of the first rendition....
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I think she has a very valid complaint here. It sounds like the second artist merely created a derivative work based off of the first rendition....
In what context are you asking? A band can name themselves anything they want in general. It is possible that there is another band with the same...
This really requires a more proper analysis as there are a few moving parts here. As noted, she might be able to complain about the continued...
Just based on what you offered here I'm not sure how this would not violate the copyright interest in the work as well as perhaps infringing on...
The name itself is problematic for registration purposes because it is very descriptive. This does not mean it can't be done as there might be...
Adding the term "brand" to an existing trademark does nothing to avoid infringement assuming that is your concern here. For example, I could not...
So there is a concept know as the innocent printer defense. In cases where there was no way for you to know whether the image in question is owned...
Any creative expression will be covered by copyright law automatically. Then you register the work with the US Copyright Office so to perfect your...
Fictional characters can be protected apart from the works in which they appear. So while I am free, for example, to name a character in my book...
This is really more of a copyright concern. Any creative expression will be covered by copyright law automatically. Then you register the work...