Would it be legal to form a small business of modifying old game consoles and selling them for a profit?
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Answered on July 01, 2013
Changing to a "modification process" lowers the risk to you.
1. Trademarks. Since you would be working for customers who are supplying you a...
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Am I liable for copyright infringement???
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Answered on June 30, 2013
There is no duty to warn you. You are already notified legally by the author registering the item. There is little likelihood you will be sued...
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Released children's book manuscript for book mapping and initial drawings without copyright. Have I done any damage ?
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Answered on June 30, 2013
You HAVE a copyright. Copyright subsists pursuant to 17 USC 102 from the moment it is fixed in any tangible medium of expansion. You have 3 months...
EBay sellers are cutting pages from my client's art books and selling them as "prints". What are the legal issues here? Thanks
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Answered on June 30, 2013
The legal issues I see in your situation are:
1. False description under 15 USC 1125, due to mislabeling of the book pages. Since books are...
I received a certified letter from Nike threatening to sue me over TRYING to import counterfeit jerseys into the US.
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Answered on June 30, 2013
Nike is right. Copyright infringement is a strict liability tort. When you buy super cheap brand name merchandise from foreign sources, you know...
I drew a cartoon version of a famous athlete. Can I sell a tee shirt with the cartoon on it?
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Answered on June 30, 2013
yes, that violates right off publicity. You should go about getting permission by going about getting an IP attorney to make the request.There is...
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Why is it legal for us customs to sell counterfeit or trademark infringing merchandise to the public at auction?
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Answered on June 30, 2013
CBP-ICE is not selling to an unsuspecting public, they clearly note what they are selling and it is generally for scrap or charitable use only....
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What form of legal consent or authorization do I need from individuals who I interviewed to use their stories in a play?
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Answered on June 30, 2013
This is a US law website, even though, for brand name protection purposes, it has an abbreviated Italian name (Avvo is short for Avvocato, Italian...
Is the character Felix the Cat in the public domain?
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Answered on June 30, 2013
Where is Rao when a question cries out for recommendation of a search firm?
Asker, you are not searching the right places if you did not find...
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What does it mean if a trademark says no consent required?
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Answered on June 30, 2013
I am not sure which of the 52 trademark registers in the US you mean, the US Principle Register, the US Supplemental Register, or one of the 50...
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