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How can I protect my idea from a company that I want to pitch it to as a new software tool they should implement?

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Can a toy manual be a selling point?

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Is a trademark application for the supplemental register published for opposition?

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How do I get a magazine to pay for many unlicensed registered copyrighted images?

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What can we do as consumers when a file hosting website is not providing the service they are being paid for?

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Is a boardgame that takes place in a magical candy realm breaking Candyland's copyright?

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