Intellectual property Lawsuit

There are a variety of other causes of action that might apply to the situation in the State of New York, including both common-law and statutory...

Is copying an ebook legal in translated into a different language?

One of the exclusive rights a copyright owner has is the exclusive right to create or authorize others to create a "derivative work." And, the...

Would creating an artist rendering silhouette of a trademarked character be infringement?

While I generally agree with my colleagues, in this instance, I don't think the question you have asked is susceptible of an easy answer. In my...

I create musicals for sale and change lyrics to popular songs completely to reflect educational content Do I need permission?

In those cases in which courts have found that one song is a parody of another, the following has generally been true: 1) The parodist has...

Can you transfer rights of a copyrighted song, lyrics to author and music to producer?

If the lyricist and composer intended their contributions to be joined together in one song, then they would each be joint authors of the song and...

Restaurateur using my recipe in his restaurant without my permission and refusing to stop. Do I need a lawyer?

I am sorry to report, but copyright law does not protect all writings. For instance, it very clearly does not protect recipes or the "mere listing...

Can I be held accountable by my university for illegally downloading media when I was not at the university?

I agree with the views expressed by my two colleagues, but would add a couple of things: 1) It sounds like you may well have violated the...

I just wanted to invite Attorney Ballard to weigh in on my postings any time. His insights are good ones and I think the dialogue that results is...

Is reselling someone elses instructional videos on the web legal. Our video's had no copyright notice on product.

A threshold question, assuming the videos were not distributed prior to 1989 without a copyright notice, is going to be: who owns the copyright in...

How can you use this logo leagally?

I agree with Attorney Koslyn. This would appear to be a quintessential example of parody and, as such, protected rather than an infringement. ...