What is the legal amount of sampling of copyrighted music. Not for sale but to post to UTube and see how many hits it gets

The "legal" amount of "sampling" [infringement] is zero if you want to be safe. As a practical matter, you can get away with whatever you get away...

Nonexclusive means nonexclusive. Of course, you could continue to pitch the song non-exclusively. No, the artist does not have to contact the...

If I buy a good with a us patient on it and turn it into something else for resale. do I need authorization.

You might. In order to know, it is necessary to know what you mean by "something else". The patent covers something and we need to know if that...

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Can the judge give me following items if he keeping the value of the house and pretty much everthing in it

The division of property is discretionary with the judge in a family law court. This question deals with property but not intellectual property....

I want to sell chinese manufactured machines for health and spa. Are there any licenses or hurdles I must cross??

One document, you should obtain from this Chinese company is a warranty of noninfringement with an indemnity or "hold harmless" against...

If not yet offered, can providing a service at certain location be patented according to the current patent rules?

Yes, this should be patentable, because it involves the manipulation of a physical object to produce a result that solves a problem, provided the...

How do I protect my idea from the screenplay writer I want to hire ?

With a written agreement that spells out the rights and obligations of each of you, particularly the confidentiality obligations of the...

Patent protection of a new Internet business model

Q:"Did Groupon not get its website model patented?" A: Well yes they did. They have, in fact, 7 patents and 3 published patent application:...

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I actually think you are probably safe with this provided you do not go overboard advertising it and provided you do it in a very wholesome and...

I am an interior desginer and want to use pictures of my work from a builder I worked for. I never signed a copyright. Can I ?

Q:"I should have some kind of ownership since the work was all mine, but I was an employee of the home builder at the time of these projects," A:...