Can a screenwriter use a script he or she wrote under a work-for-hire agreement as a writing sample?

This is not a legal debate site where you try to argue your case against experienced lawyers (unless you are one of the other lawyers here, as then...

One thing is clear. YOU DON'T understand what you think you understand. While there might be a gray are factually, the legal principles are not...

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I recieved a letter from CEG-TEK about copyrighted materials and they want me to settle before a deadline, should I pay them?

I take it you are at Ole Miss and your modem was used for a torrent download and you now got a DMCA notice from your ISP with a forwarded copy of a...

I received a cease and desist letter from intellectual property law firm. How much trouble can I be in?

I agree with Attorney Natoli and strongly disagree with the criminal defense attorney. You need to consult an IP attorney that knows how to respond...

Should I have a copyright/ patent transfer agreement signed before working with a designer/manufacture?

YES, the transfer agreement you need is, in legal jargon, a "License Agreement", either exclusive or non-exclusive, to the manufacturer and you...

Is it illegal to sell college spirit shirts without using the school's logo?

You need to get CNU permission before selling shirts associated with the CNU Captains. You need to hire an IP attorney to have a clearance search...

If you are under a invention assignment agreement but you was hire to invent can you be sue if you patent and sell an invention?

Q:"I will not be gaining anything for my creative and hard work because I e-signed a Invention assignment agreement." A: Sour grapes does not make...

I have an invention idea. It will require using a few things that other people have already invented can I use their products?

You get your inventions out there by getting your inventions out there and by filing appropriate patent applications before you do so, if you are...

It is not infringement for you to make it for personal use, but it is infringement for the T-shirt printing company to make it since they would be...

Do I need a property release or anything to sell photos or drawings of buildings that are not under copyright?

NO, not generally, yet there are exceptions you need to know. There is generally copyright if the building is recent, and copyrights last a long,...