As a band, can we use the photographs taken of us by a person for advertising.

This is really a quite simple question and the answer is equally simple. The photographer owns the copyright in the photographs. It does not...

Discovery question

Lawyers are required to cooperate with each other to facilitate discovery and pre-trial proceedings. This does not mean, however, that lawyers...

It is well established that state officials are not immune from section 1983 suits. Such suits are almost always brought against individual state...

If a state actor wants impunity from civil litigation or my waiver of my right to litigate, do I have a 14th amendment case.

People waive or limit litigation rights all the time. Nothing in the constitution prohibits this. Often, when parties settle disputes or enter...

Should I have been paid for doing commercials?

The issue here is whether the continued broadcast of these commercials violates your right of publicity. While I would need to know more...

I purchased a product over the phone which had been advertised on TV. After trying the product, I emailed the company on

I would need more information before advising you. When you purchased the order on the telephone, did you agree to accept future shipments subject...

Would I lose this domain / trademark dispute?

You would almost certainly lose, In order to win you would have to show that you have been legitimately using these domain names to operate a real...

In all likelihood, this is illegal. You will violate the rapper's right of publicity and more likely than not trademarks and copyrights. Don't do...

Hello, I am a youth author and I wanted to copyright my work. I understand that I am a minor so I was wondering the process

My colleagues have done a splendid job providing the basic information which you need. I would add a couple of points. 1. It is always a good...

The line between infringement and a "fair use" parody?

"One can use the image of say Spiderman or Batman so long as it was accompanied by a story or report that makes the character seem dumb or funny". ...