Paid a programmer to develop an app, no contract and now he is selling it to other parties, who owns it, what legal recourse?
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Answered on February 07, 2014
The law could imply a contract in such situations, the breach of which provides a remedy i.e. implied by the conduct of the parties. I would not...
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Is It Allowed To Use A Few Seconds Of Someone's Video If I Don't Use It To Sell?
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Answered on February 06, 2014
It literally depends upon for what purpose you are going to use the video. In some situations there is no requirement to get permission in other...
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Can I paint a picture of celebrities using photos, YouTube clips or movie clips ?
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Answered on February 04, 2014
You probably want to consider publicity rights in your desire to paint pictures of celebrities. Also you may want to consider copyright issues with...
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My question is, how can I protect my website from image copyright issues if someone else is actually editing my articles.
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Answered on February 04, 2014
There may be some possible defenses under U.S. intellectual property law, of course, someone posting images on your website that does not have the...
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What is the best way to protect my creative property?
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Answered on February 04, 2014
The previous answers are good advice for you doing your own research and filings. But protecting creative property, if creative is interpreted to...
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I received a legal letter from a firm representing a photographer, stating that i violated copyrights on a picture.
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Answered on February 03, 2014
U.S. Copyright law protects works that are original and explains what is not protected under U.S. Copyright law. The concept behind the law is to...
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Can I legally use a curl script on my website to securely login to another website with my customers login credentials?
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Answered on February 03, 2014
Your question is very broad, but based on the information given, and without any detailed understanding of the facts, it seems that you are using...
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Does my trademark for my Slimming Water logo infringe on Dasani water logo which is owned by Coca Cola?
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Answered on January 30, 2014
It depends, in trademark law; the cornerstone of trademark infringement is the likelihood of confusion between the two marks. GoTo.Com v. Walt...
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A foreign company is using our company name and selling very similar services - can we get them to stop using our name?
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Answered on January 29, 2014
First, an off-shore company is probably free in its jurisdiction to engage in selling services similar to yours. However, the fact that it appears...
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Should i render a trademark service to all those uploading their company logo on my consultancy firm website and how can i?
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Answered on January 28, 2014
If they are up-loading there logo onto your website then it’s safe to say they do it with knowledge and understanding and agree to any agreement or...
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