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Can an educational system or particular educational path be registered, copyrighted, trademarked or otherwise deemed unique?
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Answered on April 22, 2020
It's a good question, but the answers aren't easy. You cannot patent or trademark ideas. You cannot copyright a short phrase. It sounds like you...
Copyright law and Amazon
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Answered on April 22, 2020
The above answers are good ones. If this is an authentic CD and there were no strings attached -- buy computer software on a CD and you agree to a...
I am trying to make a name for a business that would be called 2hypes but theres a youtuber that has a brand called 2hype?
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Answered on April 21, 2020
There's a lot of imprecise talk all over the place about "branding." It is backwards to think there can be a "brand" without a trademark. A...
Can I summerize a lecture and sell it? (like Blinkist does with book summaries.)
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Answered on April 21, 2020
There's no absolute rule. If you are successful in only taking "ideas" and not "expression" it may be non-infringing, but it's a complex analysis....
Will I be violating copyright laws if I use Pinterest images in paid services to give messages to people?
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Answered on April 21, 2020
Absent a license (permission) to reproduce the images, it is hard to see how it would not be infringing. In theory, Pinterest might have either...
Can i legally create and publish movie reports?
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Answered on April 21, 2020
If you don't take any content -- no screen shots, no dialog -- there shouldn't be a copyright issue. You're only commenting on "ideas" and...
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How to prosecute a case when someone steals my content? How costly is it?
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Answered on April 21, 2020
Short phrases aren't copyrightable. Trademarks need to be used as trademark to identify you as the source of goods. "Coining" a phrase doesn't...
How do i reserve the rights to a 6 word phrase, with a simple logo?
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Answered on April 20, 2020
Apparently you weren't satisfied with the answer that you can't copyright it and it doesn't cost $35. The government fee for an Intent to Use...
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What type of "copyright" do i apply for, for a 6 word phrase? I read that i can do it for $35
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Answered on April 20, 2020
Short phrases are uncopyrightable as literature. The fee hasn't been $35 for years -- it just went up to $65 if you file electronically. Phrases...
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A question about Trademarks and DBAs
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Answered on April 20, 2020
Thinking about what is customer facing is an excellent way of understanding what trademarks "do." Your d/b/a might be something your state...
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