Can I attribute a made up quote to a fictional character and sell that on a t shirt

To elaborate on the previous answer: normally, what you're doing would violate a creator's copyright in the work from which you are drawing the...

How come Regretsy isn't sued for copyright infringement yet? (I love Regretsy btw)

It looks like a parody humor site; it's possible the content owners don't want to go through the effort of a copyright litigation where the site...

If there is a business in town named Vivint and I wanted to get an assumed name (Vivint) is it legal to do so.

No, you cannot squat on their business name after they've established it - setting aside the fact that, as the other responder said, businesses are...

Am in desperate need of advice. I am being blackmailed to a degree and worried and wish to know the action I must take.

I've moved you over to criminal defense because theft is a criminal charge. Your question didn't really have anything to do with intellectual...

Without an assignment/license, who owns the trademark if the publicly recognized controller of it changes soon after first use?

This is very fact specific; it's going to turn on exactly what happened during the early development, what the written agreements say, and how...

Shopping a Clothing Line to a Celebrity/Musician.

Generally speaking, entertainment attorneys do not act as agents in the sense of promoting your work and seeking investors and/or endorsements. We...

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Can Mirapex cause compulsive shopping for gifts and entertainment to influence others?

I've classified you into defective/dangerous products to help you find the help you seek. I should warn you, though, that attorneys are not going...

My band name shares the same name as an average citizen. Can I be sued for this, or am I in the clear?

Lynyrd Skynyrd was named after the band's high school gym teacher; there's nothing inherently wrong with using a real name for a band name - so...

The short answer is that you need to see a local IP attorney to go over this business plan in order to ensure that you aren't doing anything that...

I just got kicked out of a band. I wrote the guitar melodies that the songs were written to. Can they stop performing the live

Yes, they *can* stop - if they want to. Unless you have a written band agreement that covers these issues, you are all co-creators of the works and...