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A friend of mine has live jazz music in his restaurant once a week. He is being called by SESAC and BMI about fees.
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Answered on April 14, 2014
For performance rights for music, it is necessary to get a license from ASCAP, BMI, or SESAC, the PROs (performing rights organizations). Don't use...
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If my xbox Kinect and games were stolen at a friends house, after I left it there, is my friend responsible for those items?
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Answered on April 14, 2014
Depends (a) on the agreement under which you left the items at your friend's house and (b) whether your friend exercised reasonable care such as...
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I had shared my business idea with a person.He text me that he decide to implement my idea by himself. What can I do about?
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Answered on April 14, 2014
I recategorized this from "Business" to "Intellectual Property" so you get better answers from my fellow IP attorneys.
These documents you have...
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What can be patented?
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Answered on April 14, 2014
Join the crowd.
In fact, the Supreme Court even has trouble setting the legal rules for business method patents. You might read the famous...
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I am a writer and would like to write a "continuance" book about a TV show that was canceled over 1 year ago. Legal or no?
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Answered on April 14, 2014
So you want to make a work based on an earlier work but having new content. We call that in legal terms a "derivative work", as it defined as such...
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Is it legal to put images of yourself of products that reside within a popular food line to advertise an event or CD?
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Answered on April 14, 2014
If I understand you correctly, you propose to put a photo you took onto a brand name product to advertize that product. Yes, that can get you sued...
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State trademark name search
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Answered on April 14, 2014
"I am thinking about trademarking a name"
If so, you need to be thinking about hiring an IP lawyer, since you do not "Trademark a name." Trademark...
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Need to patent several items - all hardware - but have limited resources. Willing to share equity. Suggestions ?
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Answered on April 14, 2014
The USPTO ethical rules [37 CFR 10.64(a)(3) http://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/37/10.64] allow equity positions by registered patent attorneys in...
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Am I liable for a past due utility bill because of a forwarding address?
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Answered on April 14, 2014
I am not licensed in TN, but it is hard to see how you could be made liable by some third party using your address unless the utility bill is for...
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What is the most reasonable price to do a Trademark Search and File?
I am trying to trademark my name as a designer.
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Answered on April 14, 2014
"Reasonable" is a subjective matter. You want quality work, not to be zoomed into legal problems by some cookie cutter approach that may not work...
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