Assuming that there are no other problems with using the same eight words, it seems to me like you will be violating the songwriter's copyright in...

Yes, and you could also get arrested by the grammar police for the wording of your question.

While I usually agree with Daniel Ballard on almost everything he posts, I may have a slightly different opinion this time. I am not exactly sure,...

There are two issues for you to be concerned with. The first is whether you and your friend are creating a joint work or not. If you are not...

If I sell a script and the underlying rights to a novel during an option period, the author basically loses the screen rights?

What Daniel Ballard said. Interestingly, if your option expires without being exercised, your screenplay cannot be made by anyone without the...

How would I know for the name I'm thinking about for the brand is legally available for use and for the website ?

Generally, it is best to hire an experienced trademark attorney to check your proposed trademark. This is because only an attorney familiar with...

The best practice would be to get the signed releases on the set before you shoot them. As another attorney noted, the release should have a...

Should I have gotten paid? How do we determine who owns the video? How should I reply to the digibeta master request?

As the producer and director of the music video, you probably are the author of the copyright in the video. As the owner of the video, a third...

It depends if your band members are employees or independent contractors. Employees get W-2's which require withholding, and independent...

Can my image be used in a film without a signed release?

I don't believe there is too much established case law regarding the requirement of a producer getting a written release to use your image in...