Legal answer: As an initial matter, the burden of your responsibility in this will depend on the Venue (e.g., is it incumbent on the Venue to...

This presents a pretty interesting IP puzzle to unravel that I think goes a bit beyond the scope of this Q&A forum and more to you consulting a...

I agree with my colleague, to the extent that the poems you seek to use for your illustrations have not already entered the public domain, which...

My question is that, is it Illegal to make a new superhero of your own and write a book about it?

The answer to your question is fact specific, but I'll go with what you've provided. Assuming that the super-hero you have in mind is not based...

Can I sue a major game maker for not purchased credits - - several times -- but not providing me the same exact earned credits

You can almost always sue someone, but whether or not your claim has any merit should be the crux of your analysis. A few points of...

Attorney Natoli rightly identifies what I think for you is the more pressing legal issue--potential trademark infringement and/or false association...

It sounds like you're attempting to use invoke the "Fair Use" doctrine, which is trickier than it may initially seem to navigate. Yes, "teaching"...

I concur with my colleagues. Unless you expressly negotiated or there was a clause for: reservation of designation; attribution (to you); or, an...

Music use for Youtube request falling on deaf ears.

If the only question you have is "Is there a point when I can use it without permission because they ignore requests"? Answer: No, that's not how...

Indeed Getty Images does do this quite a bit--rather easily actually since they have in place a system for reverse image searching their Copyright...