Can a family member copyright family information?

Copyright in the photos will generally belong to the person or persons who took the photos. Family information such as generic lists, addresses etc...

How to best respond and negotiate settlement for a copyright infringement demand notice, due to use of an image on a website?

Having represented over 3,000 businesses in claims like this - yes that many, I can tell you that there is lots of research you can do on the...

I am a lawyer in nj and have a potential client needing a ny lawyer in a criminal case first degree felony.

Its between the lawyers but there can be no "referral fee" without participation. Usually the referring lawyer serves as the liaison and maintains...

If I were to make a painting from someone else's hand-drawn, mass-reproduced copyrighted image, is this infringement?

Yes this would be copyright infringement as it would be a derivative work of a copyrighted work and the right to do that belongs to the copyright...

How not to violate copyright laws if our company is going to use backing tracks for singing contest and sell videos afterwards?

Its not clear from your question if the backing tracks are supposed to be original or if the backing tracks are from previously written songs. If...

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Will i need a lawyer

Really neither of you but you are closest. The duration of copyright in works is generally computed the same way for all works created on or after...

What can happen?

As long as you are not talking about or engaging in sex or exchanging sexual pictures nothing you describe is illegal.

Will I need a lawyer, or will a public defender be able to get me an ACD just as efficiently?

In Nassau an ACD is the likely result. With a marijuana ACD, the case will stay open for one year and provided you are not arrested on anything...

My lawyer just submitted a motion thats about to vacate me with the Manhattan court

Congratulations! Do you have a question?

Yes show up and ask for more time to get fingerprinted and photographed. Otherwise an arrest warrant will issue. You should go with a lawyer as...