Based on the contract terms shown below who owns the work and ip rights if compensation was not given?

Likely the assignee. What the assignor has is a breach of contract claim for money damages if the agreed compensation was not paid. Of course, "as...

The media has been invading my privacy to steal intellectual property for nearly a decade. Can anyone advise on stopping it.

OK, you should do three things, I think: 1) Hire an investigator, 2) Hire an agent or get after you agent to do something or get a new one if you...

. How did that person obtain my books without the publisher having to pay me a royalty? Am I being swindled?

It is likely you are being cheated. Underpayment of royalties is rather rampant in vanity publishing and ebook publishing. You need to see an...

Patent exists for anidea almost identical to mine. What can I do?

You are at once both very bright and very ignorant, and I complement you on your focus on the claims of the patent, as that is what you need to be...

NO, and the fact that he does that is likely to draw attention of Nintendo and that will get them looking closely at whatever else is being done....

I am writing an eBook that on a Wii game that gives away cheats and codes... can I do that?

Yes, if you do it correctly. You need a thorough review and clearance by an intellectual property ("IP") lawyer to see that you infringe neither...

Can I write a book on a video game?

Yes, but how you do that may either get you sued or keep you in the clear. See an intellectual property law attorney for a clearance on both...

No, but it may be trademark infringement. These characters are valuable to their creators and spawn lots of ancillary merchandise, including books,...

Copyright question

Attorney Ballard's answer is very comprehensive. There is a nice chart at http://copyright.cornell.edu/resources/publicdomain.cfm that helps...

I was videotaped without my knowledge or consent. I have no proof. Is there anything I can do legally, like a civil case.

File with no proof? To what point. Remember plaintiff has the burden of proof.