I want to sell necklaces with quotes on them (on the back). If I cite the author, after the quote, is that sufficient?

No need to cite authors unless the quote has been trademarked for necklaces. Check with a TM attorney for the specific quotes.

Homemade vinyl decals and the new BSHU

There is not copyright on the phrase bshu, but there may be a trademark registration, and that should be checked before and answer could be...

Legal liability of using film school equipment.

First, there is an issue as to whom the IP created by the film belongs. Sometimes schools sign students to assign all IP produced while in school...

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You mean the great hero of mine, and fellow aerospace engineer, Neil Alden Armstrong, the first human to set foot on the moon? As my colleagues...

You need permission to use/reproduce anything that has copyright, and you do not need it if the artwork is in the public domain. From the dates...

Am i able to take a 100 Best African American Poems (ISBN13: 9781402221118) and make a digital copy of it to put on a website?

It depends if anyone of those 100 poems still has copyright rights. If not then you are free to use it anyway you like it. For those poems that...

I am a fashion designer and copied (but changed) an embroidery pattern on another designers dress. They are suing me

It is almost impossible to advise you without seeing both the original and your work. You should consult with a copyright attorney who can first...

How can one best protect against trade dress/trademark infringement if one creates a public web site as described below?

There is a fair use doctrine that actually permits the use of IP while engaging in parody. Unfortunately for you it is not something mathematical,...

Do manufactures stock product photos fall under fair use, are they considered to be exempt from copyright infringement

In principle no, you cannot use the manufacturer's stock photos as it would infringe the photographer's and most likely the manufacturer's...

Is it a fraudulent trademark if you register a unitary mark consisting of two otherwise entirely descriptive terms....

A mark is a business identity, thus it must be used in commerce as described in your application for registration before the USPTO. If in the...