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A friend of mine has acquired and is in posession of a famous and very well known celebrities previously worn clothing..

I can see no reason why your friend cannot sell these swimsuits, provided that she acquired possession of them legally. However, your friend...

Can I copy a list of name found on other website?

Copyright law does not protect facts. However, copyright law does protect compilations of facts----the protection covers the organization or format...

Register copyright for website

This is not just a simple matter of filling out a few forms. Further, your web-site as a whole does not qualify for copyright protection. ...

Can I take a designer's money that used my design without permission to sell on shirts?

You can't just "take" the money. You would have to bring an action for copyright infringement in a federal court, and you would have to win the...

Ordinarily copyright law does not protect clothing designs. But original fabric designs can be protected by copyright law. The issue here is...

Do I have Intellectual Property Rights or do I have to TM my business name?

You first need to understand the difference between a trademark and a domain name. A domain name is simply a group of words, letters and numbers...

My colleagues have been very helpful. But I will be explicit in saying what most of them hint out. You are making a major blunder if you are...

Am I able to use songs for a non-profit video?

You cannot use these songs without obtaining synchronization licenses (you might need several). This would be a clear violation of copyright...

There is nothing illegal or unusual about using a stage name. In fact, many famous artists obtain trademark protection for their stage names which...

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