Research the publication of the original music. Searching the Copyright Office records online course is not the most reliable way to check for a...

Is it trademark infringement if someone uses my registered TM as part of their description for a product in the same space?

It depends on the mark. A supermarket can use Apple for fruit. A technology company probably not. The standard, assuming you have a valid mark,...

There are likely more facts, but from what you decribe it sounds like you must have filed a trademark application that was published and there was...

Will there ever be a legal precedent that will allow you to freely use social media without repercussions professionally?

As correctly pointed out above, the government cannot regulate your speech, except in the most egregious circumstances -- yelling Fire in a crowded...

Unless this happened decadws ago it sounds like copyright infringement of an architectural work. You need to register and your damages will be...

How to register a trade mark?

If you haven't sold product yet you haven't used the trademark. Until you have actual sales, including in interstate commerce (consult a trademark...

Contact your credit card company and see if you can get your money back. Save all documents that may identify the seller. Ask the seller for your...

Etsy seems a bad place to copy something to use as a business logo. Unless you find the original published without copyright notice before 1978 it...

If the freelancer using illegal software to do work for our company, will our company be sued?

That's a potentially tough one. Copyright covers making copies. Assume it's a CAD program and your designers start from scratch -- no preexisting...

How long should i wait to drop my music after i fill out the copyright form on copyright.gov?

If you file electronically and keep good records of the application you file (when I do it, I take screen shots of at least the completed...