It's very difficult to challenge the validity of a copyright, as the Supreme Court has made clear that inadvertent clerical errors will not be...

Copyright infringement is determined primarily by the "substantial similarity" test. If your work looks substantially similar to the work of the...

No. You would be making derivative works which would violate copyright law unless you obtain a license. But there is much more. Your use might...

You created derivative works without permission, and then published them on Facebook. This could violate copyright and trademark law. If you had...

You should assume that any material that you find on-line is protected by copyright law. Contrary to mythology, there is no general "education"...

Statutes are works of art that can be protected by copyright law, and sometimes trademark law. You are proposing to create a derivative work. If...

Your use of dialogue from movies as song lyrics could get you into big trouble unless you have a license to use that dialogue from the screenwriter...

Recipes are ordinarily not protected by copyright law, except to the extent they incorporate expressive elements such as photographs or drawings. ...

The alcohol beverage industry is highly regulated at the federal, state and local levels. You face complex issues under a wide array of legal...

No. You would be creating a derivative work by adding a name to the stuffed animals, which are protected by copyright and trademark law, and...