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Can a fired member of the band use my copyrighted material and recreate a second band using the same name?
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Answered on March 20, 2014
Unless you have a federal trademark, they could, even if they are in the same state. You therefore want to obtain a federal trademark registration...
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Can I purchase an nfl product, modify it, and then resell it?
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Answered on March 20, 2014
What would be protected is the actual NFL logo and how this is incorporated or used should not really affect the purposes, unless there is some...
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Would Hy-Vee be infringing on copyright laws if they designed and sold a cake using the "I Like Ike" campaign slogan and design?
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Answered on March 20, 2014
U.S. Copyright law does not extend to the Federal government pursuant to Section 105 of the U.S. Copyright Act, however, the Federal government is...
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Can a derivative work of an open source software project be patented?
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Answered on March 18, 2014
Software patents have been problematic in the United States, and it may well be the case that in this situation it may be, but given the law in...
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Combining digital art content from various people, plus my own to create a new work.
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Answered on March 17, 2014
In this situation it may not be considered original in the sense that you use other combined designer items, but rather a derivative work. In such...
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Would it be considered copyright infringement if somebody uses a business/domain name I registered first with one letter changed
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Answered on March 17, 2014
Dispute around domain names came be adjudicated by ICANN, through a dispute resolution process and usually is completed in 3 to 4 months. On the...
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Is it legal to sell original vintage company logos as crafts?
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Answered on March 17, 2014
It would appear that given company logos like GE and Ford you will probably encounter difficulties; these are well established and famous marks of...
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Can my friend sue me for co-ownership of an app idea?
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Answered on March 17, 2014
In this situation, it may be the case that the intellectual property belongs to you. In order to have rights to it you must show under copyright...
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How water tight are contracts with publishing agents when they are no longer promoting your book?
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Answered on March 17, 2014
Of course there a number of issues here, but you probably want to review the section that deals with termination rights and how you can terminate....
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Is it legal to xerox sewing/needlework patterns from a library book for personal use (including gifting a completed pattern)?
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Answered on March 17, 2014
It depends. If the work is truly in the public domain then probably yes you can use it without fear of being pursued for copyright infringement. If...
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