I copyrighted an entire webpage and internet based platform in which I am the original creator, producer, html developer

You are in urgent need of an Intellectual Property lawyer. You are likely infringing a trademark and do not know it. If you have copyright (which...

Normally yes, that is what "trailers" are, the clip that the studio wants to let people use to promote the film. Siskel & Ebert made that a routine...

Looking to protect IP property that has been developed within a software application. Should I Copyright the source code or??

The best way to secure the IP and product is to hire an IP lawyer to protect it for you. You should not attempt that on your own, as the risk is...

Google "EFF Subpoena Resources", go to the site, and scroll down to North Carolina. Call one of the listed attorneys.

Do I need special permission from an author or their publisher to make and sell summaries of books?

Summaries would typically be considered derivative works and require permission in view of 17 USC 102. However, book reviews and critical...

Selected as the best answer

I purchased the inventory of a dissolved corporation, it appears abandoned and has not had any activity for more than 5 years

Five years would normally be enough to make a good prima facie case of abandonment. However, the owner contacting you suggests that abandonment may...

Can I buy license material retail that is NFL and make an item and sell it

The "materials" you bought are for your personal use or resale in unaltered form. You are about the hundredth person to ask essentially the same...

No, that would be legal suicide for your business.Superman's attorneys would slap you faster than a speeding bullet, and that slap would be a fist...

Yes you need person to be safe. You have two main risks, copyright infringement and violation of right of publicity.Infringement is a concern...

Using mugshots for awareness and entertainment purposes

This is perilous. Several states have laws against such sites and you would likely be violating right of publicity in the rest. You want to pillory...