What are all the legal things I need to do when starting a website?

I have written a legal guide on this since the question comes up so often here on Avvo....

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I am an artist and one of my illustrations was stolen and published in a book released in Colombia, will I be able to sue?

For one illustration, the cost of legal representation is going to make this a money lost of a case unless you can do one or more of the...

If I have documented proof of a person saying they are going steal my idea and do it themselves can I sue them?

To be quite blunt, it's not your friend that was the dumbass, but rather you. You may argue there was an implied business with an implied...

California Preliminary Injunction in Trademark Case.

generally, you should file an opposition to the motions, so you don't get defaulted. The judge may decide the motions without a hearing if you...

As an employee for a tech firm, can I file a patent for a different technology (web) than the one I am working with?

As an employee, you have likely assumed a responsibility to assign to your employer and the invention that relates to your employer's business and...

Looking for co-author who understands real estate and is curious about copyrights

If limited to just my pee, the intersection of state federal law would be a great article, but not for what you propose. Real property and...

Yes, if you agree to be gagged The legal basis is a common term of a settlement contract.

Perhaps it's the tough economic times, but we have gotten various versions of this question a lot here on Avvo. Yes, you should be able to resell...

Still using my name on their website as employed

"in order to confuse their clients that I had a working relationship with." Come on now, you don't know that. More likely it's just inertia....

Do copyright pictures fall into public domain like books and music do?

You can review this handy chart to determine what is and isn't public domain. http://copyright.cornell.edu/resources/publicdomain. If the chart...