Do the people who helped create the idea for a start-up have any right to ownership of the idea itself/the company?

You ask a great question and this is a common situation. If you are successful, you could end up in a Facebook v. Winklevoss kind of situation...

Your question is to vague to provide a real answer. What precisely do you mean as a replica? A cartoon drawing? Another person with your actual...

Questions about Common law and state trademarks. This is merely hypothetical and I don't need a "consult your lawyer" response.

You are mixing up two concepts. They are two difference things. All trademark rights are derived from usage in commence. States have a...

Can I have another persons personal name as a .com

What is your true motivation for registering the name? Is it to have a fan site or is it to hope that the domain is purchased from you?

Can he be faced jail time if this does get reported???

This is some kind of scam and once they get your banking information they will try to empty your account, or another similar scam. Did you really...

Can i work for a company in the USA that i have invested in as a foreign investor, can i get a work permit?

I am changing the subject area to "Immigration" so that you can receive feedback from immigration attorneys.

What makes you believe that the photo was uncopyrighted and also, what made you feel that you had the right to scam a stranger? The good news is...

What should I do about a Internet scam?

Craigslist most likely has no liability whatsoever unless they had knowledge that the poster was a scammer. Where did you send the money too and...

Is it illegal to tell someone "kill yourself" ?

Legalities aside, why do you feel that you have that right?

DMCA Abuse - Competitor

Is he sending the takedown notice to you or third party sites?