Is depicting the rape of a fictional character who is a minor in a hand drawn comic illegal in the state of Michigan?

This is a question of Michigan criminal law, and perhaps federal criminal law. Your proposed illustrations would probably be at the intersection...

It seems like for some reason you want to have two separate LLCs for producing your film. I have seen a lot of models for film production, but I...

We would like to understand our right and what we can do to protect our company design. Thank you

You must speak with a trademark attorney experienced in trademark litigation. To assess the merits of the other party's claim, an attorney would...

How many seconds--or minutes--of content am I allowed to use when I don't have a valid "fair use" claim, eg, "commentary."

I believe there is no de minimis exception for infringing a copyright in a sound recording. In any event, if there is no fair use exception, then...

What recourse do I have in this situation?

Difficult to say without reviewing all of the documents. Does the amendment require the payment to be effective? If not, then you would probably...

If I have a registered design trademark for a food product do I have to use it on box of the product?

You've gotten good answers from the attorneys here. If it does not involve revealing confidential information, could you please say why it is that...

I would like to sell political pins, is this possible?

As the other attorneys have mentioned there are two issues with what you are proposing: (1) you may be infringing the original copyrighted images...

Please check the details. Thank you very much.

1. Even though I am not an agent, do I still need a talent agency license, or is there another way to set up my company? I want to name it...

Did I violate my music publishing administration agreement’s “no assignment” clause by assigning copyright shares to heirs?

Wow, that's confusing. What do you want to accomplish? Do you want to just have the performance royalties from the Administrator paid out to you...

You may be protected by the concepts of fair use and implied consent. An experienced documentary attorney would have to review the footage and the...