I just needs to copyright the songs i have wrote on paper and later add the music to them, can I do that?

Good news, you already did. It's automatic. Copyright protection subsists, in accordance with 17 USC 102 in original works of authorship fixed in...

Can a phrase/design used on a t-shirt that is going to be sold for profit, be trademarked or copyrighted?

specifics. We need them and you did not give then, except that you received a CDL. And, you should not give specifics in public here. You really...

Can I use team logos that I cut from wood and turn into furniture?

No.The novelty or creativity of how you make unauthorized use of another's trademark is not a defense to trademark infringement. It might help as...

After a certain time, does a trademark holder who "sleeps on his rights" lose the ability to enforce the trademark?

Yes, eventually a trademark owner will lose the right to enforce the mark against a particularly long standing and large infringement under a...

How do I get permission to use an NFL logo from 1933 to 1945 on a personal item.

Follow Nike's motto. Just Do It. This is not public or commercial, so no license is needed.

I want to use clips of cover bands performing published songs in a documentary. What licenses do I need?

I suggest thou have a licensing agency handle this.They have the contacts to do this. Try HFA Slingshot or ASCAP for starters. You should perhaps...

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Can you help? I'm requesting a business consultation with Mrs. Boutte Grey.

This hardly seems to be a legal question. Try Facebook or Twitter or Linked In.

What are my legal obligations when wanting to publish recipes from a Facebook page? Who owns the recipes?

potentially the recipe, if creatively done, might have great creativity in the instructions or descriptions, but the list of ingredients is just a...

Can I publish a photo that I take myself of my t.v. with a Disney movie scene playing?

No, why should that be any different? The original creative content would still be there and you reproduced it without permission. Worse you would...

I wrote a story and posted it on my blog. A few months later, I noticed several websites who have copied my story as their own.

Well, the good news is that this seems to appeal to people and the copyright law gives you some automatic protection. If your post on your blog was...

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