Can my husband and I use a tag line for our new business and for the title of our book series if the phrase is registered?

The answer, of course, is that it will depend on the precise facts of your past use, current use and projected use and the use that has already...

Is a customer list considered a trade secret if it is listed on the companies website?

I agree with the previous posters, provided the customer list is available on the portion of the web site that can be accessed by the public. If...

Can I post essays from exclusively Christian authors on a for-profit website?

If you are planning on using the pastors' names, pictures and/or likenesses, then you also need to make sure that you have consent from them in...

A couple of basics: There is a difference between rights predicated on copyright and rights that arise out of a contract. The former attach...

Essentially three conditions must be satisfied before a compulsory license can be obtained under sec. 115 of the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. sec. 115:...

It is illegal to share copyright music (in p2p networks), but it is illegal to just download it ? (without sharing it)

When someone owns the "copyright" to a particular work, generally that means that they hold the exclusive right to do several things with the work:...

Could you please give me an indication of whether the following infringes copyright or not?

If what you suggested doing in point (1) were a violation of copyright, no book could ever have a bibliography. Thankfully, that is not the case. ...

I would like to print tshirts with quotations from famous artist and include their names to sell. Is that copyright infringement

Personally, I think it's risky. It would not be a violation of copyright, as the first poster indicated, but may well either suggest an...

What kind of legal implications do you have to deal with to have a website such as metacritic.com?

The two previous posters have dealt clearly and succintly with the metacritic.com site itself. More generally, if you are putting together a...

Can I use quotes from Christmas Carols on my Poster Designs?

There is yet another reason to consult a copyright attorney before proceeding with the kind of venture you propose: If you 'get it wrong' and you...