I am starting a business as a sole proprietorship with the assumed name, DMG Enterprises.

No, you should not do that. That will likely lead to a servicemark conflict. You, as a second comer have a legal duty to avoid any conflict with a...

Throwing concerts, how to best protect myself?

You need an Illinois-licensed entertainment law attorney. There are lots of them in Chicago. Go to the Find A Lawyer tab and enter "Entertainment"...

Do you need any type of business license for a simple photo sharing website in Florida?

You should see a Florida-licensed attorney so the attorney can go over your specific activity and determine if it would qualify as a business. You...

Copyright question

Generally, you are correct, provided the agreement does not specify otherwise. You should have an intellectual property law attorney review the...

Received a Content Infringement Letter but I did not take anyone's photos.

Yes, it appears they got it all wrong. 17 USC 113(c) immunizes use images of products for sale from copyright infringement. Likewise, 15 U.S.C....

The business structure affects authorship in view of the definition of "work for hire" under 17 USC 101 and you will likely need a copyright for...

I have re-written The Crucible in easier to understand language. Would publishing it be legal?

The 1953 "The Chronicles of Sarah Good" , better known as "The Crucible" is protected by copyright. What you did is create a derivative work as...

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"Remove all labels from your product, or we will not reorder!" Does this request raise a legal red flag?

The customer is wanting you to engage in "white labeling" so they can put their own private label on the product instead of your brand. THIS IS NOT...

I had a question regarding the use in commerce requirement in regards to trademark law.

Sure, that will be good use for trademark purposes. The actual requirement is use in interstate commerce OR COMMERCE WITH FOREIGN NATIONS. [The...

I need advice on where to turn copyright or trademark? I am looking at creating my own line of t-shirts, hats with slogans?

You'll want to rely on trademark registrations primarily, I think. Trademark protection is automatically given to you upon first use in interstate...