Received a threatening letter from a lawyer saying i had illegally downloaded a video and would be sued unless i paid $3,400.

Sounds like you ignored the earlier subpoena warnings from your ISP. That's the risk of ignoring legal notices, things can escalate and get more...

I want to sing a cover tune for a CD. Do entertainment lawyers handle Mechanical Licenses? Do I need a Perfomance license also?

Yes, that is part of what an Entertainment Lawyer and agent or both generally do. As far as performance licenses, yes the establishment will...

NO, that is wrong. If by felony, you mean the customary definition of maximum prison time of 1 year or more, all of the offenses in 17 USC...

Is it ethical for my lawyer 2 advise me 2 submit my copyrighted work(s) to an entity that I think I can trust without an NDR ?

Listen to your lawyer, she is giving good advice. You, on the other hand show by your statements that you are fairly clueless on copyright and...

Prenda law

Copyright enforcement firm specializing in anti-piracy litigation on a massive scale, particularly for the porn industry. Notorious for shakedown...

This appears to be a scam or a vanity publisher. Some indie labels are very fly-by-nite as nowadays all it takes is about $10K to set up a decent...

There are many great entertainment lawyers in NYC. Here are 4 to look up under the Find A Lawyer tab: Marc Jacobsen, Maurice Ross, Ivan Parron, and...

Can I get control of a book & DVD product I created that's being sold if the company violated payment & terms of our deal memo?

You can, of course, work with an attorney to try to get this contract rescinded or get contract damages. The facts you relate suggest what you have...

Do I have to pay this fine for posting Adobe software for sale online?

If I offer to assassinate the CEO of some company, and get arrested and then, "upon realizing that would actually be illegal", withdrew the offer,...

Are all photos automatically copyrighted without having to be sent in to the US copyright office?

Yes. You asked for the wrong thing, so they are taking you at your literal word. They are laughing at you and making fun of your lack of knowledge...