Is it illegal to buy clothes from the store, export them out of the country and resell them for profit?
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Answered on January 19, 2013
You need to see a trademark lawyer who has expertise in "parallel imports" [also called "gray market goods"] In some countries this is legal, but...
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Hello i want to protect my Music Name so no one can use it exept from my use ,but i dont know how to?
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Answered on January 19, 2013
I take it you mean you want to protect your stage name so only you can use it.
See a trademark attorney and first have it cleared against...
Should I change my LLC name or register a DBA?
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Answered on January 19, 2013
I agree with Attorney Ballard that you need to back up and clear the propose brand name.
I disagree with your choice of options.There is a...
Is it leagal to take a picture of restaurant menu and upload it on a review website?
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Answered on January 18, 2013
There is a way to do this and a way not to do this. Read 17 USC 107 carefully for the copyright aspect of this, and you may figure the path. If the...
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Is copying and pasting facts from other websites violate any copywright laws?
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Answered on January 18, 2013
Copying the original manner of expression of the fact might be copyright infringement, but repeating a fact in your own original manner of...
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Can you legally sing copy written material via a live stream?
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Answered on January 18, 2013
I disagree with my colleague. This expressly exempted from copyright infringement liability by 17 USC 110(3) as far as the performance in your...
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Is it ethical for me to NOT take action while my employer uses the Superman Logo as part of our safety theme (on shirts, etc)?
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Answered on January 18, 2013
Unless you are in a position of management authority or legal counsel for the employer, you should rest easy and trust your employer. Anything...
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I have purchased some copyrighted songs that I perform with others in a band - is it a copyright violation for the bank to make
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Answered on January 18, 2013
Purchased? From where and who? See an entertainment or copyright attorney as if you are here asking basic questions like this you need professional...
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I bought handbags from a U.S. Customs auction. Can I sell them online, naming the designer? Any liability?
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Answered on January 18, 2013
You are heading off a fiscal cliff to do this. The goods were seized by US Customs and you rely on some customs clerk to say they are legit? You...
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If the GOOD & SERVICES are different would it be trademark Infringing & how does the courts deem it infringing?
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Answered on January 18, 2013
Get off this site and get to an attorney. You just badly damaged your situation by posting such specific stuff. You had better hope your potential...
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