If I take a picture of someone's house or property and put it in a book for publishing and selling, am I obligated to pay them,

Google Earth does that with your house and my house and pretty much everyone's house. Do you remember getting paid by Google for that? Nope, didn't...

Q:"If a celebrities name isn't trademarked, " A: Trademark happens! Under 15 USC 1127 The definition is: "The term “trademark” includes any...

I want to write a prequel to a Victorian age story, do I need to do any paper work first?

Sounds like you want to do a derivative work based on a Disney work. See 17 USC 106 and note the second enumerated exclusive right of a copyright...

What can I do if a real estate firm stole my business model?

None. It is not your business model, it is theirs now. Business models that are not patented are not protectable under patent law. Business models...

The issue of likelihood of confusion is examined as outlined in this section of the Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (MPEP 1207.01)...

Can my organization be sued for something said by former members about another organization

What was their status at the time the comments were made? If they were members and spoke with authority for the organization then the organization...

Freelance Outdoor Videographer - Arizona

Freelance videographers (aka "papparazzi") have been handling these issues routinely for many years. The way to monetize is to move quickly and get...

What pitfalls do I need to know about in contract with gallery that wants to sell my deceased husband's paintings and artwork?

Well, it depends on who owns the paintings, doesn't it. How can the gallery take over without approval of the executor of the will or administrator...

The email, if fully kept, will have metadata that will likely prove the sender or at least the IP address of the sender (unless spoofed). Your...

What type of attorney do I need?

Family lawyer is what you need. You seem to have a potential Marvin (palimony) claim if you were together 17 years. That needs to be addressed by a...