The previous answer concludes with good advice -- you need to speak directly with a lawyer. Avvo is for general questions and answers and you...

It is unlikely to be successful to try to assert any claim like that more than 15 years after the occurrence. The statutes of limitation for...

Good answer above. Perhaps your "paralegal" was thinking of the law before the 1970s when a registration expired at 28 years. Even that was...

Chances are 10 years is way too long to raise a right of publicity (Name, Image, Likeness) case. They typically are about the same as a...

It sounds like this would be a "derivative work." In the new copyright application you check off and describe that, including a brief description...

For one thing, "any kind of regulation" is pretty ambiguous. The US Copyright Office has "regulations" but copyrightability depends on the App. ...

Inspired, like replica, sounds like a euphemism for counterfeit. Sell counterfeits, figure $50,000 for statutory damages.

Unless the user has a license for the music you will be accused of inducement of infringement. If they don't have a license and they make a copy...

The first consideration is that if it is a famous mark, do they already have a registration and will the Trademark Examining Attorney reject your...

Q: Is there a legal way to get a clear answer out of them? A: The "legal way" would appear to be to go to court. Collect all the...