Can I make music under an alias that references an already existing brand?

It sounds like if you have to explain it, it might not be successful to build a personal identity as your career takes off. Since you have put it...

Using a name or likeness for commercial purposes without authorization is a violation of a person's right of publicity. There are variations state...

Someone trade marked my team name?

If you used a distinctive mark in commerce first you might have common law rights. If they used it first, they might have superior rights. A...

When does a book copyright run out of time?

Figure 1923. It could be sooner, or not, depending on things like whether it was published with a copyright notice, whether it was registered and...

Someone is trying to sell me music that they clearly state they don’t have the rights to. Can I sue?

You haven't described anything that appears to have cause you any monetary damage. It sounds like you caught them and wisely won't spend the money.

I want to self publish my deceased daughter's writings?

Sorry for your loss. Are you really co-authors? If you didn't contribute to the writings it wouldn't be correct to say so. If you are both...

What to do, if an artist I sent a beat to, refused to negotiate terms of purchase and still used it on her album anyway?

You can't enforce a copyright until after a registration issues. File the application as your first step.

There's a place to check off and describe pre-existing material. As pointed out above, it would be a good thing to disclose what's not original. ...

Can I sell similar items to a company's since they do not have a trademark?

If the products are "emojis" chances are they are copyrightable and you should be careful about selling images derived from theirs. For trademark,...

Are the agreements and statements made by a company official authority thru their company emails legally binding documents?

It depends on what is said, the subject matter and the person's authority.