Assuming that the painting is within its term of copyright and your cartoon of Saint Paul appropriates unique expression from the oil painting,...

You wiil want to consult a business litigation lawyer who practices in the court where you would be suing the engineer. I infer that the lawsuit...

If you are willing to accept the possibility of being sued for defamation and have proof that everything you post publicly is 100% accurate, then...

What you say doesn't sound like you have a likelihood of a significant monetary recovery. But that would be the basis on which a litigation...

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It sounds like you are on the right track. You are correct that the Steamboat Willie character, as depicted in the black-and-white cartoon is now...

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If you found the proverbs you plan to quote all in the same source, then it would raise an issue of infringement of the copyright for that source. ...

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