Is it illegal to use photos from a website or social media and modify the photos for particular use?

If done without permission it sounds like copyright infringement. Get the permission (a license) in writing and it may be the photographer's, not...

If true you may not need permission. Be very suspicious of the wholesaler. You could ask the designer label if the wholesaler is legitimate. ...

You have problems of at least color and some jersey style identifying a particular team and therefore being a trademark infringement problem, and...

What is the legality of fan art?

Copyright exists for original works of authorship. "Redesign" doesn't convey enough information about whether B and subsequent changes were enough...

Be very wary of "an online service." Most of them are invention promoters who aren't interested in developing your invention, they are interested...

Trademark fair use is anything but black and white. It's more like fuzzy and gray. Statutory fair use requires "non-trademark" use and good...

Is this trademark infringement?

This sounds like a real dispute that shouldn't be discussed publicly on Avvo. Retain a lawyer.

Considering purchasing a business but they're committing trademark violation?

There are ways to minimize risk. An asset purchase rather than buying the whole business might work. Retain a business lawyer who understands...

If the creator of the derivative work had a license to both create and sublicense then it would be OK. Retain a lawyer to look into it. Without...

How to trademark my business?

It depends on whether the goods are similar. Trademark rights don't exist in the abstract -- only relative to the gods or services whose source...