If you copy the overall appearance of Mickey Mouse, you will be violating what is called "trade dress". If you advertise it as such, you will...

Is a dance routine video of this type on YouTube eligible for fair use? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGSCRv6Qbwk

That sounds like willful and deliberate infringement with a bogus self-rationalization based on a misunderstanding of the fair use...

Will copyright law bind me from doing this?

Bind? You would be an infringer under 17 USC 501 since what you propose violates several of the exclusive rights under 17 USC 106 of the copyright...

Small vinyl shops selling NFL and other copyright decals, Ok?

What you describe sounds like blatant infringement rather than officially licensed product. The NFL has people whose job it is to stop infringers...

That is likely free speech, but that might not stop the NFL from shutting it down via expensive litigation. Sometimes tweaking the tiger is...

Copyright infringement penalty

$200-$150,000 per picture 17 USC 504(c) http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/504 Yes, jail time is possible under certain very rare...

Can I publish photos I took of rock stars for a coffee table book?

No, that will infringe publicity rights. You may not use the name and likeness of celebrities for commercial purposes without permission or you...

Lawsuits

This is a lawyer finding site using lawyer answers to help you find the right lawyer to hire. It is not a way to find out how to get money you...

Can I get an injunction against website hosted in Iceland?

Damian, you will need to sue in Iceland, using the US court order as evidence to obtain an injunction. You need an Icelandic IP attorney. Here is...

There is "first sale" doctrine in both patent, trademark and copyright law that is basically that if the IP owner sells an item, then the buyer can...