What should I be paid (this is intellectual property) if editor wants to reprint an article I wrote for a magazine in a book?

What do YOU think you should get paid, if you think you should get paid? There are publications which pay little or nothing but bring a lot of...

I am wondering if I am able to use small clips of music for radio stingers that are intended as station IDs and not intended for

I agree with prior responses but would you to keep the snippets only long enough to identify the source, and no longer.

Do I need permissions for using small self transcribed excerpts of recorded music for my teacher education book?

In principle I concur with prior responders. My concern is your statement that you will use "small excerpts of the song at a time." In this case,...

I am working on filing a trademark with my brand name "Arsene Azzara." I recently found abrand "Lois Azzaro" Is this too similar

Is this other brand registered? Is either of these brands a real person's name? If you have filed your application, the PTO will tell you if the...

What is (photo) commercial usage? Many parks in NYC state the photo can not be taking for commercial usage.

Commercial use means anything which is used in commerce, which could be selling a photo, posting it as a nice display in your place of business,...

If you were to cross the border from California to Nevada, come to my office, and ask me a question, could I answer it? Of course I could. If you...

What are the copyright laws on blogs?

It depends on what you mean by using stories. If you mean reposting or otherwise copying the writing, then you are looking at a potential...

Laptop use in court

If you want something for your own reference, like notes for your presentation, you may be able to use your laptop. However, any documents you...

Divorce, California: How long does someone have to object to a Request for Production of Documents?

The answers you have received answer the immediate question. However, it sounds like your next step really should be to get representation.

Are you saying that Scribd charged 1/10 the otherwise published price, or that you have a way to download for 1/10 of the price charged by Scribd? ...