There's no absolute rule for all quotes. Each one will require balancing a number of factors. (1) Short phrases by themselves are not...

Good answer above. There may also be more you need to analyze. In audiovisual works things like the movement in a series of frames can matter, as...

Initial rejections are common. One law review article, and I'm reporting from memory, was that 60% of do it yourself applications are finally...

You can't get a "clearance" on Avvo. You need to retain a lawyer to give you a confidential opinion. If you are going to sell these, two possible...

We don't have enough facts. If what is copyrighted is the computer code used to generate the characters on a computer and you never make a copy it...

Avvo answers are provided by lawyers, and are general answers. So we can't give specific legal advice, nor should you want that on a public board,...

Trademark law permits fair use if you use a word in a non-trademark way for descriptive purposes, "fairly and in good faith". Could you make...

Chances are it would be trademark infringement and if there's "art" in the logo, copyright infringement, depending on the vintage. "Business" and...

Better put aside a good bit of money to defend. Players may assert right of publicity claims, leagues or teams may assert trademark claims and...

Good answers above. I'd sort of combine them. Property, after someone dies, goes to heirs and legatees (that's the old common law thing and might...