Is it legal to Add Someones profile on your site without his consent? Like Avvo.com Does?

Of course it is legal to add a profile to your website without consent, provided you use publicly available information and accept full...

You want one that specializes in "Internet law". All attorneys "should" know about Internet law in this digital age, but you want a specialist as...

Repost this under "identity theft" and perhaps you can get the name of a lawyer to hire to answer this for you. It is not an Intellectual Property...

I saw a tee shirt of a parody about a celebrity athlete. Instead of Blake Griffin it said Flake Griffin. Is this legal?

Since Avvo is for helping you find a lawyer, and you are instead wanting lawyers to speculate and give you free assistance with a hypothetical...

When design become a public domain?

"The design" is sufficiently vague that we cannot help you much. You indicate you already had a patent attorney search and opine. Why are you here...

Entertainment Law Question: If I pay a singer $5 to sing my original song, do I own the sound recording rights?

That is quite a horror story. You have screwed up. It is because you previously screwed up by not working with an entertainment lawyer. You have no...

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I am developing an idea for a hard toy of a generic "grinch" character and using the name grinch as part of its brand. Problem?

Yes, you should hire an IP attorney. There is risk of Dr. Suess asserting IP rights against you. An IP attorney can help you research the IP...

Does filing for bankruptcy take care of any money demanded by image copyright infringement letter of Getty Images?

That is an extreme step. There are simpler ways that will cost less than a bankruptcy. See http://www.extortionletterinfo.com/ for one such program.

I have no idea what to do and I'm in panic mode. From what I've researched CEG-TEK is not to be trusted. Please help.

I doubt that you really thought sharing copyrighted material without permission was legal. You do live on planet earth, right? You can use any...

What are the consequences of not responding to a trademark post-registration office action to fix an inaccuracy in id. of goods?

As you can see, there is strategic disagreement on the advisability of responding to a refusal to enter a post-registration amendment. You indicate...