As a former jail employee that resigned can I inform the news media of an event that happened without law suit/backlash?

You could subject yourself to an invasion of privacy claim. Your employment agreement with the prison may also prohibit you from making certain...

How can I get an extension from New York State Court? where and what to file?what to write?

I agree with my colleague. I would just add that it may still be early enough to avoid a default judgment against you. I agree you should call...

I agree with my colleague. In court, you will not want to grant your roommate any adjournments and require a hearing as soon as possible. Usually...

I agree with my colleagues that the agreement is binding on the artist, notwithstanding that they signed under an artist's name or pseudonym. In...

My private photos taken with my cellphone at home were posted on a porn website. What can I do to find who uplaoded the photos?

Try following the procedures of the terms and conditions for the website where the photos are posted. As the other lawyers mentioned, they usually...

Since some of the works you mentioned were first published in the US after 1923, there is a good chance that they could be protected by US...

I am a lyricist in Georgia. I am under contract with an entity in Nashville, TN. Do I need to be licensed in both states?

I'm not aware of any licensing requirement for lyricists. For tax and legal purposes, your "nexus" is generally where your office is located or...

If a video is combined with a pre-existing musical recording, is the resulting music video a "joint" or "derivative" work?

That is an interesting legal issue about derivative versus joint work under the copyright law. But you may have the initial problem of...

Would this be defamation, What is the laws when it comes to spoofing/parodies

Under New York law, your expositive use of the celebrities' likenesses in your play would be considered noncommercial and therefore not subject to...

Can social media evidence be used in a custody case?

It would seem that the evidence you mentioned would be relevant and material to the issues of your divorce proceeding and would therefore be...