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What is the best wording to give my acting stage name full legal protection against infringement in the United States?
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Answered on August 06, 2016
I regularly assist artists (particularly singers and bands in the music industries) in protecting their "stage names". This is not something you...
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Is it legal to use another companies product to customize and re-sell without their permission
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Answered on August 06, 2016
This is a very complex question that I have faced several times in recent years. I can tell you from personal experience that brands such as Nike...
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Can I sell products with Federal Highway Administration signs printed on it? i.e. Stop Signs, Yield, etc?
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Answered on August 06, 2016
I disagree with my colleagues to the extent they assume various traffic and highway signs are in the public domain. Not so. Governmental officials...
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Looking for a help with Intellectual property protection and Copyright for web-site and new social platform
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Answered on August 06, 2016
You are wise to seek advice from legal counsel. But none of us can give you meaningful responses to your questions without knowing precisely what...
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I discovered a song which I had been featured on had been distributed to Itunes/Spotify. Am I owed any compensation for this?
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Answered on July 28, 2016
You might be entitled to compensation but it is a long-shot at best unless you entered into a written artist agreement, As a working musician (as...
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Question about Domain name ownership for trademark registered in USA
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Answered on July 21, 2016
This depends on whether, in fact, your use of the domain constitutes trademark infringement and/or represents cybersquatting. If you are using the...
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How to Participate in swtor2credits Summer Promo:Free 5% - 10% Swtor Credits?
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Answered on July 21, 2016
This is spam. It is totally unacceptable
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Photographer suing us for using his image on a flyer on a bulletin board
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Answered on July 12, 2016
I doubt if you are liable in this situation. You did not publish or copy the infringing photograph. Further, you could not be held liable in these...
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Can they enforce their copyright?
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Answered on July 12, 2016
You keep asking the same question. If a a valid copyright registration exists, it can be enforced by the copyright owner. Further, if there are...
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Copyright law...image on old record album
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Answered on July 12, 2016
It is virtually certain that this photograph is still protected by copyright. Using it without a license would violate copyright law unless your...
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