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Does Florida have any laws on the number of grandchildren a Grandparent is allowed to watch in their home?
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Answered on February 19, 2013
In general, it would not be the number of grandchildren as the state can not restrict a persons right to have none or twenty children and likewise,...
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Is a different tensed or informal/slang version of a generic word still considered to be a generic trademark?
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Answered on February 19, 2013
If the shortened word is inthe dictionary, then it is generic.
But note that there are many generic words that are trademarked very...
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If you take a picture and someone uses that picture to make a profit without your consent, is that illegal?
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Answered on February 19, 2013
The question of who owns the rights to the pictures depends on the conditions under which you were paid to take the pictures. Did they sign an...
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T-shirt design that resembles a famous person. Consequences and copyright issues?
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Answered on February 19, 2013
So you want to use a famous person's image on your t-shitrs and make money. Does that seem fair in your mind? And usually, when asking these...
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Copyright Interest in Unpublished Manuscripts?
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Answered on February 19, 2013
Were you awarded the entire estate and no interests passed to others, and/or there was no sale, transfer of ownership, or gifting of the works in...
Can I use Mattel Barbie in my photography or is that copyright infringement? using in good taste selling as my photography?
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Answered on February 19, 2013
The answer is complicated and the fact that mattel sued and ultimately lost is evidence enough that this is very dangerous waters to sail into. ...
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Our company is selling patented compound on line and we received a letter from attorney .
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Answered on February 19, 2013
1. You may or may not have been selling a patented compound on line. Do not assume without a legal opinion (and especially do not do so on a...
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Is this practice by sports Pay for view TV programmers legal?
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Answered on February 19, 2013
Read through all the paperwork carefully and see what it says (that is the firs thing I would do as an attorney). If there is no allowance in the...
Is the permission needed from the family of a deceased person to make a movie about him ?
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Answered on February 19, 2013
There are authorized biographies and unauthorized biographies. You can write a book or make a movie about someone without their (or their estates)...
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Who do I go to, to act as a go-between, between myself and a publishing company?
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Answered on February 19, 2013
You most likely need an attorney in Maine to represent you (I am assuming you entered into this agreement in Maine). Most attorneys offer a free...
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