Do I need to ask an artist's permission to use his/her song on my nonprofit website?

You've gotten some good advice here. Paying for the licenses will certainly be less expensive than a lawsuit. The problem with relying on fair...

Graphic designer ignores my request for original logo file. What do I do?

You've received some good advice here so far. Most of the information you need should be in your contract with the first designer, including what...

How else is one supposed to learn how to play Agricola, Tannhauser, or Diplomacy!? Yes, you can make instructional videos about copyrighted...

My startup is a registered trademark, and someone has an Instagram account with the name. How can I resolve this issue?

Your rights may or may not be infringed. It depends on the mark, how distinctive it is, when it was registered, when the account was registered,...

Me and friend singed a agreement for me to buy her house from her but it is hand written with one witness will it hold in court?

No, this will not hold up in court in Louisiana. Immovables (like land and permanent buildings on the land) can only be sold by authentic act,...

Do you specialize in entertainment lawyers

We aren't allowed to solicit clients from this forum, but you can use the Find a Lawyer function on this site to find someone in your area. Once...

Do I have a case?

Perhaps. If anything, this would be a breach of contract case, not a copyright infringement. Have you asked them to complete the contract by...

I am managing a band who is not incorporated. Should I set up a DBA as "John Smith doing business as Band X" ?

There are many types of business entity arrangements a band may choose, depending on how the band wants to operate. The default, without any kind...

If you own a cd or cassette tape can you legally download mp3's of the songs on them?

Like Mr. Jaffe said, you can transfer from one medium to another, so long as you are not distributing it to others. However, you cannot download...

A friend of mine wanna sue me over the money I own him.. Without any hand written agreement.

He can sue you, but that doesn't mean much because people can file suit for any reason or no reason at all. It doesn't mean the he will win or...