In submitting images to the Copyright Office, should I submit the out-of-the-camera versions or final edits.

BOTH. You can submit multiple images in a single registration. There are strategic reasons both for and against doing that. See a copyright...

Is there a fine for selling counterfeit goods?

18 USC 2320 read it and see. How does $2,000,000 and 10 years in jail sound to you? OK, confiscation of your goods, paying everyone else's...

Can I create and sell an original painting that features an interpretation of a copyrighted design? (i.e an Eames Chair)

15 USC 1114 and 17 USC 501 are problematic for you. See an IP attorney. Avvo is ok for finding a a lawyer but it is a recipe for disaster if you...

Do most attorneys use Legalzoom and Thompson Reuters for trademark searches?

Legal Zoom? NEVER - legal zoom is a cheap way to zoom into legal trouble. Thomson Reuters, not usually, but occasionally, particularly on really...

No, of course not. A judge can declare the disclaimer ineffective or even void if the facts are egregious. If someone thinks you did not use "best...

Filling book copyright under pen name for the 1st time, but book was written few years ago and previously sold online.

Q:"1. Im using a pen name for the copyright filling. Do I have to disclose in the book the author's name has been changed? A: Generally NO in the...

I am an independent contractor. The director of the facility where I work is committing copyright infringement.

I think that you are not liable if you are not participating in the copying, are not encouraging the copying, and are not enabling the copying....

I paid fees to acquire a transparency of an artist's work that is in public domain and made a reproduction of the art for sale

This is an example of where copyright can be counterintuitive. If your reproduction is very good (accurate & close to the original), your...

Do Attorneys answering questions on this website owe a duty to the person asking the question?

Yes, they owe a duty not to deliberately mislead with intent to harm, which would be virtually impossible to prove except in the most extreme case,...

Can I purchase domain name called www.IHateTheiPad.com and then blog about my dislike of the iPad while running advertising?

Yes, that would be fair use under both trademark law and copyright law. Might get you sued for defamation, however.