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If I include the following items in the website, will I violate the retailers' intellectual property rights?
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Answered on May 02, 2015
Linking would not infringe, nor would referring to the name of the product or the retailer. Use of the logo might give rise to a likelihood of...
If listening to music on YouTube is free anyway, what makes it illegal to merely convert the video to MP3 format?
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Answered on May 02, 2015
When you convert it into an MP3, you are making a copy of it, which is one of the exclusive rights conferred by copyright.
Does a mark featured on the Kickstarter crowdfunding site qualify as evidence that the mark is being used in commerce?
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Answered on May 02, 2015
To be registerable and to begin acquiring rights in a mark, it has to be used in association with actual goods that are being offered for sale or...
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Selling original negatives, plus copyright for same, do I need a lawyer to write up the transfer of copyright ownership?
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Answered on May 02, 2015
Pursuant to the copyright statute, any assignment of copyright must be made through a written instrument. Verbal copyright assignments are not...
Can my teacher join my clan in Clash of Clans?
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Answered on May 01, 2015
This is more a matter of MMO law than intellectual property law. You would have to bring any suit relating to this matter in a virtual court and...
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I'm a photographer that wants to start up a photography business. What are my first steps?
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Answered on May 01, 2015
1: Buy a camera; 2: Read a book on the photography business; 3: Hire a lawyer.
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Software Development Contract (Agile Processes) required for a new client / project.
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Answered on May 01, 2015
You should seek a law firm that has attorneys with business law experience and intellectual property law experience. Most firms web sites describe...
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Is it trademark infringement to put together two solid color bracelets to create team colors?
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Answered on May 01, 2015
Probably not so long as you do not advertise them in a way that would not suggest that you are affiliated with the team or are endorsed by the team.
Can I legally use puns of celebrity names for my product flavor names?
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Answered on May 01, 2015
You would be infringing their publicity rights if you did this without a license. See the link below for some good links to celebrity licensing...
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Does PayPal own the copyrights of a book sold through them?
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Answered on May 01, 2015
Not unless you assign your copyright in the book to them in a written assignment.
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