Is it legal to copy movies from tv shows (Turner Classic Movies) and then reproduce the movie onto a dvd and sell it online?

I disagree with the prior 3 answers. It is legal if you have permission. You did not say how or where you "bought" this DVD, and it might be a...

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Can I use a sketh of famous rappers on the cover for a book?

Wow, those were two long answers from Attorney Ballard and Attorney Montague considering the brevity of your question. The short answer is yes,...

Should I Copyright a book prior to submitting for review by publishing houses?

Copyright registrations are cheap and last a very long time and provide valuable extra enforcement rights. So when in doubt you should register. It...

Selling posters with old motivational/philosophical/sporitual quotes

DejaVu. Please, check prior questions before resubmitting one already asked and answered many, many times. This one seems to come up almost as...

We have a product we're launching ;our name is the same as a trademarked name but ours is odor control, other is skincare,legal?

Change your name or change you line of work. It is poor business judgment to adopt a trademark that is already in use by someone else for products...

Can I change the lyrics to a song for use in an internal orientation video for employees at our public agency?

For most songs, there are several copyrights, usually commonly owned by the label producing and distributing the song. There is the copyright of...

Can you use your competitors trademarked everyday word name in your ad? It would be used as an everyday word?

You don't HAVE TO pass the course, you WANT to pass the course. But you need to do your own research, otherwise it remains "fuzzy" as you...

Can I protect the name of a sole proprietorship business in the event I expand into a larger corporation?

Trademark and service mark rights are AUTOMATIC upon first use in commerce. Registration confers additional rigthts. Federal registrations confers...

Can you produce a custom car emblem to tribute another company by using the company logo and sell it?

You cannot get away with trademark infringement by calling it "Tribute". You have to pay financial tribute (royalties) and get permission. Wow,...

Can I create from scratch a well-known logo with different colors and different fonts from the original to sell online?

Legally you fix it by not doing it. You can't seriously be proposing stealing someone's logo and just recoloring it and changing fonts, can you?...