Hello - I want to make a new trash bags brand with faces of famous people on them. is that legal?

I agree with the others' statements. I add that various states have statutes that confer the right of publicity even decades after a person's...

Is acting on bad legal advice defensible in a court of law?

You are asking questions on Avvo to get generalized answers for free with the hope that you don't have to pay a lawyer to advise you with respect...

I would I would like to put the last 52 years of Super Bowls on a deck of cards either for every quarterback or team that won

I agree with the others. The NFL guards its trademarks seriously and wants a lot of money and a reliable catalog of business experience even to...

I agree with what everyone else has said. I add a couple of things: First, the NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA, and even NCAA colleges jealously guard their...

Can I use the thunder rolls music if I change the words?

I know the song. It is way too recent to be in the pubic domain. Even though you want to do this for a non-profit organizaiton, you may NOT...

Copyright/IP question?

Your videotaping yourself reading someone else's copyrighted work creates a "derivative work" under the Copyright Act. Only the copyright owner...

I agree with one of the other commenters that you should be able to say what you do--that you do custom pinstriping work ON Harleys, Kawasakis,...

The short answer is that doing this is likely copyright infringemrent. In the United States, one must go back before January 1, 1923, to be...