Can I collect tips wearing a Hello Kitty costume legally? Can I legally collect money doing Hello Kitty themed birthday parties?

This is simple, just email Judy Hua, [email protected] and she will tell you how to go about getting a license and what, if anything, they would...

Movies

Not in the USA. If you want that, try Canada.

Can a 12 and 14 year old decide where they want to live full time?

No set age. Best interest of child determines it. Prior to 13 usually a custody agreement decides. After 13 kids can have increasingly more of a...

What are the reasons why a lawyer requests a different judge??!

Why a SOJ? to get one more favorable, slower, faster, less timely, more timely, less rigid, more rigid, or any reason or no reason. Each party gets...

I sent a text message to my brother in the heat of the moment accusing his employer of something that no one else saw

Under Illinois law, the elements of a defamation claim are: the defendant made a false statement about the plaintiff; [yes] there was...

What has happened on the Google Books case?

The case is proceeding with Motions to Dismiss and Discovery. The Scheduling Order as of a couple weeks ago is online at...

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Does copyright expire if the original owner is still living?

Not even if they die. Life plus 70 years.

“Copyright Infringement”, Is there another way I can find out the total number of copies sold?

Your case is way to small to interest a contingent fee litigator. You would need large scale systematic rip-offs of this sort to justify the...

Are scanned public domain books still in the public domain?

Scanning a public domain work does not change it from public to nonpublic so it remains free to use. Correct. Work performed on it might be...

This is police BS. Do as my colleagues recommend, preferably using a family law atty, and get this before a family law judge, who likely will order...