Your awareness of cost is justified. Put together your business plan -- how will you make and sell these and make a profit -- and factor in...

Videos made before 1924?

Video didn't exist in 1924. An original film audiovisual work (assuming it was a "talkie") from 1924 should be in the public domain. If it's...

Your initial question says it is "official" then you say you are "not trying to say that it is official college merchandise." If it is a genuine,...

Can I sell a t-shirt with this on it?

It would be best to retain a lawyer to look at examples and research cases interpreting how much is needed for it to be a "likeness". ...

Retain a lawyer right away. Depending on the stakes involved, you may be able to get a copyright registration in a couple of weeks, but it's...

No absolute rules except using the logo might be too much. Use common sense on what you show and say -- better have a good disclaimer if you're...

Don't do it without permission. Right of publicity is said to include "name and likeness" but that's not literal. There have been cases of...

Is it possible? Yes. Most everything in a contract is negotiable. As far as specific questions interpreting language pulled out of a contract,...

Either of your first two questions describe workable scenarios and the answer to the third may indicate which you decide. On definition of...

It's good that you are asking. Avvo is not the place to get opinions about specific facts, just general information. Your questions mix...