Non-compete terms are often viewed skeptically by courts, but you need a lawyer to review all the terms of the agreement.

If you have an agreement where they said they'd pay royalties, the should do it. If it was just an "idea" probably not. That's different than I'd...

Either they have licenses or they haven't been caught yet.

It sounds like you only looked at trademark registrations. In the US trademark rights can arise from use, before registration.

And to get a registration you need a "deposit" a copy of your work. If there's sheet music, easy. Or your own recording.

The rationale in the Betamax case was time shifting was fair use as against the exclusive right to make copies. I'd have to check the Digital...

It sounds like it would raise questions of copyright infringement in the use of the photo, right of publicity of the person in the photo, and...

Using names and trademarks in context, where necessary to identify the thing(s) about which you are writing, is generally called "nominative fair...

There are a lot of variables that prevent an absolute answer. You can use geographic terms but you can't use them in a misleading ("geographically...

Slogans are particularly hard to judge. Some do not function as trademarks, they are present to urge someone to take action, are widely used to...