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How do I help my confidant retain rights to his life story?

You want to provide confidential advice that involves a contract? I'm not a member of the California bar, but that sure sounds to me like that is...

What you are permitted to "use" an what you can "register" need to be considered separately. And from a trademark point of view they are quite...

Only if you have established rights to provisional royalties. Best is to send them notice of the published claims and explain why you think they...

Probably. But one would expect it will depend on what is said, all the details of the agreement and what is proposed to be done with the...

Could it be a copyright infringement to create a derivative work (sound recording or audiovisual work)? Yes. Could it be a copyright infringement...

When a retired star athlete dies how can we brand his iamge?

You can't "brand" their image. The "brand" belongs to their estate and it is illegal to use without violating their rights of publicity. ...

The answer above is a good one. An additional observation on your seeking a trademark registration -- if you have multiple quotes on the front of...

I'm trying to sell images on shirts for kids to color them is it legal for me to use Disney images?

Drawings of Disney characters are protected by copyright. Some may also be registered trademarks. If you sell online don't be surprised if the...

Can i legally take notes from a video?

Under any normal meaning of taking notes it sounds like similarity would be in idea not expression so not infringing.