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I'd like to be able to have a pro-bono entertainment attorney's help, with a contract revue, via email.
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Answered on January 20, 2015
There's an organization called Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, run from Columbia Law School, the coordinates pro-bono legal advice for artists. ...
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I need a lawyer to sue ebay, they have wrongly described a car i have for sale rating it at a number 3? and they have violated e
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Answered on January 20, 2015
If there's enough money at stake for an hourly or flat-fee engagement it shouldn't be hard to find one. I don't think any lawyer would take this on...
Does a cleared check count as a receipt?
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Answered on January 20, 2015
A receipt can serve many purposes, one of which is proof that payment was made. The cleared checks also serve that purpose. If you try to avoid...
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Can I use a Computer (e.g. from Apple or others) in my own products without their permission?
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Answered on January 20, 2015
It doesn't sound like either trademark infringement or (absent facts not described in your question) patent infringement. People sell products...
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Can an artist paint a pill with the logo pfizer on it and sell it? It would be the artists interpretation of medicine.
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Answered on January 20, 2015
You're fine. Since you aren't competing with Pfizer or passing your paintings off as coming from Pfizer you aren't infringing any trademarks. Even...
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How different must a movie be from material that inspired it to be original?
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Answered on January 20, 2015
To be worthy of protection, the new work needs only a minimal level of creativity. However, only the new expressive elements introduced in the new...
Can a Company Refuse to Buy Back Stock?
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Answered on January 20, 2015
It depends on the terms under which the stock was granted. If there are no terms then you have no obligation to buy them back. If there are, the...
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I need to hire a litigator to sue a Florida foreign company. From which city should I select a litigator?
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Answered on January 20, 2015
It depends on your case. We'd have to decide first whether we want to be in state or federal court. Either way there's a lot of regional variation,...
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If you establish a think tank and utilizing the tank's input you create a product, who owns the product?
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Answered on January 20, 2015
That isn't a "think tank". It's just people you're talking to about a business. In this case, neither you nor they own it because there's nothing...
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My name is Christina and I'm on probation for debit card credit card abuse I owe some money can I ask for jail time to pay off
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Answered on January 20, 2015
You should consider sending a screenshot of your question to journalists. When court fines have become so high that people want to pick jail over...
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