I am drawing a series of cartoon characters that are becoming very popular. How do I get the character and his name coprighted?

You already have copyright, as that's automatic under 17 USC 102 the moment you draw the images. You need to register these images if you intend to...

I've been using a software license at home to improve my skills and to help the company with the workload.

You should see an employment lawyer. Do not expect good news. You are likely an "at will" employee and termination is likely not an issue. What the...

I thought you would get more from the immigration attorneys, so let me try to help. An F-2 visa is for a dependent of an F-1 visa holder, i.e. a...

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Do I need an attorney to write a Cease and Desist letter to be legal? I'm out of options and don't know what else to do.

What you need to do is to get a TRO from a family law judge. The police have to enforce that. You can go to the local state court, ask the clerk...

I think it is foolish of you to get involved out of some apparent revenge. If you are not making this all up, just go to the cops and report it....

Can i build a website and market my page with all the ideas and lessons i learned at a trading academy?

Rather than annoying my colleagues with boilerplate over and over ad nauseum in answers, I prefer to make a legal guideline on starting a website...

Using an artist photo on my album cover that has features by them, is it legal?

You need permission of everyone involved, photographer of the photos, subject of the photos, songwriters for the tracks, etc. You really need to be...

Is it possible for an f-2 visa holder to sell an intellectual property and earn one time licence fees?

There are ways to do this, but you need to see an immigration lawyer to set it up properly.

Dear Avvo, If somebody made a movie about me without my agreement what can I do? Thank you

You likely have little recourse if this is biographical or parodical. If you are a celebrity and this was done for commerical advertising, you...

I want to register a copyright to some songs I wrote alone then recorded with a band. Can I use these recordings?

There are two copyrights involved. One on the lyrics and music. You say you wrote that so you would own that. You should list with ASCAP as...