If you pay up front for the Writing, Producing and Recording of a song, do you own the rights to the song and the Master copies

Assuming the person you paid was not an employee, you would have to meet the conditions for a specially commissioned work-made-for-hire. There are...

I created a cover song of an original (with different lyrics). Can I sell it legally?

If you had just re-recorded the same musical composition and lyrics as the original, you would only need a statutory (compulsory) mechanical...

I signed intellectual property rights agreement with employer. I'm starting untreated company, ok to copywrite under comp name?

What a terrible employment agreement you signed. A friendlier agreement would have allowed you to own intellectual property that you created on...

Yes, you are violating the teams' trademark rights and the players' rights of publicity, among other possible rights. The boundaries are you need a...

The use you describe almost certainly would be considered copyright infringement. I do not see any legitimate case that can be made that the use...

I know someone that his/her pictures were used for an album of a very famous musician.

You do not present enough facts to see whether the person may have a claim or not. Was there implied consent? How do you know there was no...

Two book titles with the same name?

The general rule is that you cannot copyright the title to a book or other work. But you could still be violating other rights of Marvel. For...

Short answer: You can't use any portion of the company's trademarks on your t-shirts without permission.

How can I protect my unique text and design from being stolen by the company I'd like to sell or license it to?

Here are some things you can do to protect your original work of authorship: 1. Place a copyright notice on the work, such as © 2013 Robert...

I need to know about using a public domain sound recording in a country where the sound recording is not in the public domain.

Assuming valid US copyrights, you will need a written license from both the owner of the sound recording and the owner of the composition.