I am forming a three-person LLC (to be taxed as S-corp) in Florida

This issue comes up often with web-based businesses. While the specific answer requires legal advice, which cannot be provided in this forum,...

Can I List Publicly Available Company's Information on My Directory Website Without Their Consent?

Contact information, such as address, phone and fax numbers, typically cannot be copyrighted. AVVO, for example, compiles profile information...

Live webcam performances are presumptively protected by the First Amendment, and I'm not aware of any adult being prosecuted for such conduct. You...

DMCA Abuse - Competitor

17 USC 512(f) allows a victim of DMCA abuse to sue for damages and attorneys fees. A cease and desist letter should be the first step, with a...

You can register the copyright to the source code used to operate the bot. You might be able to register a trademark for the brand name of the...

Can I copy the privacy policy and terms and conditions from a competing company and make tweaks to it?

I've written an article detailing the many reasons this is not a good idea. http://www.xbiz.com/articles/192896

Ultimately, you'll need to consider the specific state statute involved, along with federal law (18 USC s. 2256). My article on the topic might be...

What should I do? Sincerely, Ted

The image that was used belongs to someone, and thus somebody owns the copyright. Getty images does aggressively pursue copyright infringers. ...

What are my options,

If you own the copyright to the photos, and you wrote the ad text, the reproduction of this material violates your copyrights. Therefore, in...

Facebook and Instagram are (presumably) not your employers, and thus have no obligation to protect your civil rights, or make sure you're not...