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Is it legal to download photos from art and upload them to my website not as mine but as art display?
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Answered on June 19, 2013
copyright infringement still occurs even if you don't claim the copied item is yours.Awareness and display are not grounds for claiming fair use....
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Does the time shift ruling, of fair use, apply to the capture of streaming video or audio for personal use?
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Answered on June 19, 2013
I am not aware on this specific issue being litigated, so I presume you are a law student trying to get us to do your homework, or you are just a...
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Left off a patent and individuals are trying to block me from publishing related research using data. How do I proceed?
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Answered on June 19, 2013
If you are an academic, there is surely a higher education organization involved, your college or University. I think your first place to check is...
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What can I do if a company is suing my family for downloading a torrent movie, Killer Joe LLC?
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Answered on June 19, 2013
Google "EFF Subpoena Defense Resources", look for the state sheet the suit is pending, and contact one of the lawyers listed. The trolls are...
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I am selling jewelry online that I purchased wholesale from overseas. Some of the items might be designers but I am not aware
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Answered on June 18, 2013
Maybe yes and maybe no. You buy fake ROLEX watches and have the ROLEX and "Perpetual Oyster" or other indicia removed. It is clear they are...
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JOINING A PART OR ADDING A PARTY!
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Answered on June 18, 2013
Surely you mean if a non-party is liable, how are they added to a copyright infringement suit.
This is done either by Motion or by the Court on...
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Is it legal to use the likeness of a famous photograph in a new design?
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Answered on June 18, 2013
Probably not. You likely have both copyright infringement problems under 17 USC 501 and right of publicity issues under various state laws. You...
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In 2007 my husband and I payed a company to have our invention designed . We just found out our product is being sold!!!!
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Answered on June 18, 2013
Another horror story about not using a patent attorney to get a patent, and not using inventive protection or strategic lawyering to follow through...
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What measures can one take to protect the content of a blog?
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Answered on June 18, 2013
You have copyright protection automatically under 17 USC 102. You should additionally register copyrights for the various images and text and other...
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The clarification to my yesterday question " What can be done with the film synopsis "
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Answered on June 18, 2013
You have a "synopsis" and you use the term properly to mean a summary or of the basic plot of a movie....
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