Business owner looking for legal counsel

Before you even get going on this you need to have a marketable brand as that is how you will sell. You need a trademark clearance done on that...

My band wants to name to be two word band name. One of the words is another bands album title. The band is very famous.

The issue is not how famous the other band is but whether there is likely to be confusion between the two bands. You need a trademark attorney to...

If a major manufacturing company uses my name and photo to advertise their company, without my permission, can I sue?

If your facts are correct you should have a claim, however this will require either a Chinese law firm or an international firm to be successful....

An Attorney sued a film production company for filming & marketing a video using a image of a underage girl without her consent

Misclassified as an IP question. I reclassified it as a tax question, in case some tax attorney wants to wade through all that to give an answer.

Q:" Just like Weird Al Yankovic, I used the same music as the artist, but wrote completely different lyrics to parody. I did not get permission...

Why are property rights in the music industry an essential component of the business?

So that people will feel secure in investing in the musicians. And to prevent musicians from cheating like law students do on exam questions about...

Im a scientific research writer, a fictional story has come out w/character voicing elements of my non-fic work. Infringement?

If you change a character enough then it's ok, otherwise not. Depends on what you change. If you change enough it protects you, otherwise not....

Avoiding logo infringement

It is not "better" to use a typed logo unless you are a low cost producer and are selling on price alone. A catchy logo and trademark add value to...

Will a monetized video game review series be considered fair use if video game footage is used?

It might be be fair use or might not. The law and facts determine the issue. There are several factors to be considered. Read the statute so you...

I am about to enter in a partnership with someone. We authored the music and lyrics of a musical with 14 musical numbers.

Put that "fair idea" in writing and then consult a copyright or entertainment lawyer. The "extras" whether income or expenses can be negotiated and...