Can I choose a domain name for my website with an already used product name in it?

I agree with my colleagues' answers and would add that your knowing use of "KOOLADE" in a domain name, recognizing, as you do, that it may affect...

Can I use famous, deceased celebrity entertainers, such as the Marx Brothers, as characters in an original teleplay or novel?

I would be concerned about the right of publicity of these people. Even though they are dead, the right of publicity in most states goes beyond...

Using social media to sell T-shirt’s and cite government resources

You raise several questions. No copyright exists in facts, as such--but the way the facts are selected and presented may be subject to copyright. ...

How likely is it that a company will follow through with threats to take me to court? What do I risk by not paying a settlement?

My colleagues give you good advice. This is not the place to discuss specifics of a potential lawsuit, particularly the names of the parties, the...

From what you describe, you are wanting to get non-name brand items and imprint them with the names and/or logos to make them appear to be name...

HOW CAN I BE SURE THAT A GREETING CARD COMPANY WON'T 'STEAL' MY GREETING IF I DON'T HAVE A COPYRIGHT ON THE GREETING?

Before you spend the money to register the copyrights on your greetings, you might contact one or more greeting card companies to find out whether...

Word mark / Design mark: two words - can they be registered attached or better separated? Does it make a difference?

If a two-word trademark is arguably descriptive and thus not capable of being registered, the Patent and Trademark Office will nevertheless accept...

I agree with my colleagues. Whether your boyfriend was the owner, or only a partial co-owner, would be governed by local state law, not by...

What are the grounds to appeal a termination of parental rights?

Without knowing the particulars of the case, it is not possible to give more than a general answer. The questions on appeal would ordinarily...

Can you copyright splatter art like Jackson Pollock or accidental works of art ?

I think what Mr. Natoli is saying is that if your work seems to be so close to a famous artist's work that a lay person would think that the famous...