As an author utilizing a nom de plum, how do I file for a US copyright of my thesis without revealing my private identity?
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Answered on September 24, 2013
You can register with the LLC as the claimant and a pseudonym or anonymous name as the author. However, modern sleuthing will quickly discover who...
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Received email in regards to our trademark/brand name & domains. Does this sound like a scam, or cybersquatting issue?
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Answered on September 24, 2013
Don't fall for it, it's a well known scam "Asian domain name". If some Chinese wants your domain they will get one like it anyway. If you pay this...
Can getty images sue me for an image I used on a site (unknowingly) back in 2006 for a client?
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Answered on September 24, 2013
Getty Images is represented by a contingent fee attorney who pursues only if it makes economic sense. Your task is to show him is does not make...
Can I sue the company if I signed the arbitrate agreement, but the company didn't pay me as detailed in the compensation plan.
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Answered on September 24, 2013
Need to see the arbitration clause to know the answer. You can, of course, sue but the Judge may dismiss if there is binding arbitration and...
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Is easement an example of eminent domain?
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Answered on September 24, 2013
As a Texas licensed IP lawyer and UT Law School grad, I see you don't know the difference between IP and RP. First year student? Anyway, an...
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If I created a name that is not common, and used it in business back in 1999 or 2000. Can I oppose someone else registering it?
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Answered on September 24, 2013
With that many questions, you need to see an IP lawyer for a consultation. It sounds like sour grapes over a trademark or servicemark you abandoned...
Article spinning and copyright infringement
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Answered on September 23, 2013
If your percentages are accurate, this is likely not infringing. Depends on whether a judge would find it substantially similar to the expressive...
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1. May I put cheap Disney Character masks on bank robbers in a film? Curious if this is 'Transformative Use', hence permissable?
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Answered on September 23, 2013
Sure you can do that. And Disney is free to sue you, and likely will. They will claim you are engaged in trademark tarnishment, trademark...
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Does exploitation of a disabled person include intellectual property? Texas Penal Code, Section § 22.04
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Answered on September 23, 2013
It might well be. Hacking is a crime, but it is not clear that what you call hacking is actually hacking. Deliberately causing mental injury to a...
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What is perfection in the context of secured transactions?
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Answered on September 23, 2013
Perfected in that context means recorded officially. Something can be more perfected by being officially recorded first before someone attempts to...
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