If I use part of someone else's facebook post and use it to create a post for myself can I get sued for it?

See what Facebook's terms and conditions say. If your contract with Facebook doesn't give to a license, and if the "part" is an original part of a...

I read elsewhere, but haven't researched myself, that Starbucks has a policy on modifying and reselling. See if there is such a thing. Otherwise...

"Monetize" sure sounds synonymous with "commercial." That other people have not been caught should not be a component in your business plan.

It will will depend on all the facts and maybe why you need to know. In filling out the form and there being nobody adversely affected, it's...

If you want to analyse & interpret another writers poem for commercial gain,is it ok to use abbreviations for lines of the poeM?

There's undoubtedly more to it than you describe. Best to retain your own lawyer and get a confidential opinion. Maybe someone knows all the...

Copyright covers images. If it's really a "brand" -- something that identified you to consumers -- it could be a trademark. But trademarks need...

This shouldn't be asked and answered substantively on a public board. Retain a lawyer to go over your specific facts and prpvide a confidential...

About Intellectual Property Ownership

Original works of authorship created by a non-employee (free lancer/independent contractor?) have copyright that belongs to the creator. If the...

There are so many of them they slip through the cracks or they are so limber it's a game of Whack A Mole to go after them all. Not a good plan. ...

The fact that others have not been caught yet is not a good basis for a business plan. Two main rights come to play: (1) copyright in an image and...