Can online stores rent my copyrighted videos?

No they cannot rent out or re-sell your copyrighted material without your express permission. At best all they can do is re-sell , one time, the...

I was charged with Pettit larceny and I want to know what would be the average price for a lawyer??

Alot will depend on the value of what it is alleged you stole. Lawyers try to gauge their fees based on how many appearances and how much time it...

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Do I need a lawyer?

Let me be clear - No. That you had the "idea" in the 1980s would not stop them from putting the idea in their cars now. It was just an idea. If...

Being accused of copyright/Patent infringement - is it black & white or is there 'gray' area?

Jewelry design is a gray area to some extent and my fellow lawyers are correct that no one can give a definitive answer without seeing the two...

I'm opening a small business for an alternative use for a commonly-used product. Do I need to get a patent, trade or copyright?

This question is very unclear. IF the "commonly used product" has copyright, trademark or patent attached to it, then you cannot just put up a...

If a minor child (12) skypes with another minor child and exposes himself would that be considered illegal and prosecutable?

In most states 12 year olds cannot be prosecuted as adults in the criminal justice system for that type of crime, but they can be hauled into the...

I want to start selling my paintings.

There is no way to answer this via this forum. Most of the images pulled up by Google Images are have copyright attached to them. Copyright...

Can a 15 - 16 yr. old get charged with producing and distirbuting child pornography in Texas ?

You need to hire local experienced criminal defense counsel. It will not hlep him much that she also may have a committed a crime, first of all...

As a site operator do I need to enforce my TOS to the letter? If I don't could there be legal liability?

While you should make sure you establish a pattern of enforcing all your TOS, that one is one of the most important. Take all of the posts down...

I shot a video of a famous golfer at a number of public clinics back in 2001. Let's call him "john Golfer".Can I sell the video?

Assuming you had the right permission to tape and use the images, the next issue is John Golfer's right to privacy and publicity which may...