Can I be sued for using photos on my site, or at the worst will I get a DMCA? If I were to do it like thechive.com for example.

If this is a business venture you're seriously considering, you should arrange to sit down for a consultation with a local IP attorney. Many will...

Absolutely; in fact, you need to if you intend to file a normal registration rather than an intent-to-use registration. Get out there and start...

Can you freely link to other webpages from your website?

Putting in links without copying any content from the original document should be fine; that's the purpose of the internet. You probably won't run...

Did you ever say, "Yeah, I'll buy them for that much"? Because, if you did, you accepted and are going to be bound in the contract. Otherwise, it...

Most states require attorneys to put retainers in trust until they're earned; if you have a contingency for a successful case, though, the rest of...

Is there a SOL on debt from a written contract? I live in CA but the contract was signed in CO almost 8 years ago What do I do?

Here is NOLO's list of statutes of limitations for written contracts in all 50 states; I hope it provides you with the information you were seeking.

I signed an independent contractor agreement...

Take the agreement to a lawyer to go over your options for termination; hopefully, you have an at-will clause in there and it will be no big deal....

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I am a creative professional that's been having a lot of trouble getting paid by one of my clients - What are my options?

Yup. You absolutely need to either hire an attorney and file suit or file a pro se suit in small claims, depending on the amount in controversy....

Is it legal to use the name Pacific city for my comic book

So, you're setting your comic in the city that is the setting for Crackdown? I mean, if you took the name and the fact that it's high-crime, it's...

Okay, what do you mean by "pretending to be Batman online"? I mean, everybody can say, "I AM BATMAN," but not everybody can run a blog or twitter...