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Is it legal to publish an app on the app store with pics i got from google images if i cite the pictures?
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Answered on December 14, 2012
As my fellow attorneys have stated you can not just use any picture, you must obtain permission. There are many pictures that you can license for...
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Thinking of making a short film from a scene from a published play. Is there anything illegal in that?
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Answered on December 12, 2012
Largely it depends on when the play was published. (See link below). Copyright Law protects literary, musical, dramatic, and choreographic works...
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We are opening the grateful deli are we allowed to use items from the dead such as dancing bears, skeletons, etc
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Answered on December 12, 2012
From the question and facts presented, most likely you would be infringing on the Grateful Dead's rights. This can encompass many areas of...
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Can a design concept that was branded by an interior design firm be used by a former employee for the client's second location?
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Answered on December 11, 2012
From the facts there is no per se bar against such activity by the client. You have to keep in mind that it is the client's brand, it identifies...
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Are online images of perp walks copyright free? I want to use still images of perp walks in a funny video to publicize a course.
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Answered on December 11, 2012
Most likely not. You would need to obtain permission from either the photographer or the company the photographer works for.
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I did a social experiment on craigslist and received numerous photos from individuals in response, can i blog them?
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Answered on December 07, 2012
Probably not.
Depends on the terms of their submission, what did you state to get them to send in the pictures. Did they sign a release? Did...
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Is it worthwhile to sue a competing businessperson for stealing one sentence from my business blog to sell the same product?
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Answered on December 06, 2012
Registration is a prerequisite to bringing suit in US Federal Courts. Additionally, registration entitles you to additional damages, such as...
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Creating a website , want personal assets to be protected from lawsuits. If the domain name is owned by an LLC is that enough?
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Answered on December 06, 2012
As my colleagues have pointed out there is more to asset protection than just forming an LLC or any other entity. There are other steps you must...
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Can sue someone for using my daughter picture an society network
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Answered on December 05, 2012
More info is required:
Who took the picture? The copyright is owned by the person that took it,not the subject of the picture. She or you (if...
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If i was to lose my diary and someone was to find it and publish it as their own, what actions may I bring, under copyright?
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Answered on December 04, 2012
As Alan, said you may wish to apply for a Copyright Registration. Also, you should think of practical ways now to protect yourself. Keep it in a...
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