Can I get a trademark on a logo, and a copyright on a website

As others stated, a full clearance search should be performed before committing to a trademark. Both registered and unregistered marks should be...

Can I get a lawsuit put on me for a copyrighted YouTube video?

Unless you own a copyright for something in the video, you have no basis to send a DMCA notice. There has been at least one successful suit...

Business names are not copyrighted. Copyright protects the expression of an idea. Business names are protected by trademark. In selecting a...

Is there a legal difference between a "copyright holder" and a "copyright owner"?

I would only add to the good advice from my colleagues that copyright includes multiple rights, and these rights are often assigned or licensed in...

There is no law against it, and I cannot think of any rights that would be violated by taking a picture of something that happened in a public...

Will I be sued?/ What can I do in this situation? (Copyright/terms and agreements)

If you represented that you have the right to authorize their use of the song, they relied on this representation, and their YouTube channel was...

The Constitution only restricts government actors, not private entities. If you don't like Facebook's actions, your recourse is to refrain from...

Someone is stealing my images and is claiming I can not legally do anything to them

If you have not yet filed an application to register your copyright for the images, you should do so immediately. Depending on the type of artwork,...

Can a company or an individual use the Chicago Cubs name in a blog?

I agree with the other answers saying that your use would create a false impression of affiliation or endorsement by the Cubs, and would be...

What can I trademark?

You should begin by having an attorney perform a clearance search for the name of your business to ensure that the name is not confusingly similar...