In regards to reselling clothing, how would you know if fabric contains copyright-protected design?? And what is that??

Copyright law sometimes protects designs that are seen on clothing. However, in the fashion business, the main source of protection is generally...

Cam I buy plain jeans from Walmart and embellish and redesign them so that they may be sold under my trademark

I am not as confident as my colleagues that you can do this. If the jeans are truly plain, with a design that is not recognized as being...

Intellectual property?

In California, if you pitch a script to a movie studi or producer, and if the producer ends up using your idea, you may be entitled to compensation...

I recently googled myself and found my story published in a book.

I would need more information in order to advise you, but in general your permission is not needed if someone publishes news articles, analysis or...

Can I sign a mechanical license contract on behalf of the recording artist I'm helping?

You might be able to act as an agent, but you need to handle this carefully. You certainly should enter into a written agreement with the artists...

As my colleague notes, as a legal matter you need a license I agree that if you only make a small number of t-shirts for a non-profit Church youth...

Before advising you on the legal practicalities, I would need to understand how you use these QR codes in your business, the scope of such use, and...

Copyright Infringement: Outside of my screenplay do I also have to have the defendants screenplays certified by Copyright Office

My colleagues have provided sound advice. You need to retain counsel if you want to pursue this, and you probably will have a much more difficult...

Let's be practical. The fair use doctrine may protect you in this situation, but it requires a court to engage in a rather complex analysis and I...

There is a substantial concern and you are risking a law suit. The issue here would be whether your use of a modified superman logo constitutes...