Can I get sued for basing a fictional character in a book on a real person?
There are no absolute rules, other than if it is impossible for anyone to identify the person, then there is no right of privacy or publicity case....
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There are no absolute rules, other than if it is impossible for anyone to identify the person, then there is no right of privacy or publicity case....
Save your documentation, especially if you've been doing the same thing for 10 years, and retain your own lawyer. Don't ignore it. It won't go...
Good answer above. Eavesdropping is an issue if you're recording conversations surreptitiously. Using people's likenesses commercially brings up...
Your right exists from the moment the work is fixed in a tangible medium of expression. So if someone copies, they are an infringer. But you...
If they are genuine goods, authozed to be sold in the jurisdiction with a valid, enforceable manufacturers warranty, if you buy them in the...
Don't believe everything you read about public domain. If it's really in the public domain use the original not the watermark copy. Problem solved.
I wrote a law review article "Numerals as Trademarks" which might apply sometimes, but maybe not here. A compilation could be copyrightable. You...
Good answer above. Your facts also bring to mind you should have your attorney consider copyright authorship and work made for hire issues. ...
Depends on whether the customer has the rights to authorize reproduction of the "main picture" and "sort of sound." Customer is photographer,...
"It" doesn't work that way. Let's assume by "random" you mean they are chosen for a somewhat arbitrary reason and not that they are statistically...