Can I collect old clothing donations and sell them online for profit? I reside in Florida.

So you want to compete with the Salvation Army and Goodwill industries? Generally, if you observe how they go about advertising the old clothing...

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Is it illegal to show creative work I did for a previous employer?

Q:"Is it illegal to show creative work I did for a previous employer?" A: Yes if it belongs to the employer (which it usually does), otherwise...

Do I need permission or can I get by ?

You likely can do this without permission, but that would entail risk that seems pointless and unnecessary. Most YouTube personalities have...

Entertainment law. In a sitcom style script is it copy write infringement if you use the name of a Movie or Broadway show,

Your work "Galaxy Explorers" about a crew of a spaceship on a new adventure each week is not a "parody" of Star Trek unless you are making fun of...

It is interesting how many people latch onto the "not-for-profit" language and think that somehow excuses copyright infringement. The statutory...

Is it okay to use an abbreviation to represent intellectual property in a book?

Q:"Is it okay to use an abbreviation to represent intellectual property in a book?" A: Yes, if you use an acceptable and proper abbreviation, some...

You can, of course, but you want to know if it's legal. Google "passing off" and "reverse passing off". Buy in larger quantities and buy with a...

Would Give Cosmetics & Skin Care and Give Cases Cosmetics be considered confusingly similar under trademark law?

Generally, they likely would, but the issue isn't confusion of the marks, but rather confusion of the source of the respective goods bearing the...

Ask the nursing home to confirm to you that they have a P.R.O. license, that is, an ASCAP, BMI, or SESAC license. If not, get a hold harmless and...

Please check for prior answers. We have answered this literally a hundred times on Avvo. No, you can't try to confuse consumers add to source or...