Is using screenshots of a video and / or very little footage considered fair use.

I concur with Attorney Vaccaro that you have to examine the Fair Use rules very carefully, but depending upon your intended usage I would expect...

What steps should I take to protect a new type of fitness program?

From your question, it is impossible to tell what can be protected as intellectual property. You can register your trade name but that merely...

What do we have to do to file Trademark & Copyright for our authors both domestically & internationally?

Many IP attorneys, myself included, offer a free initial consultation and can go over the rights and the processes. You can also download...

Can I use intellectual property rights, or some other legal means, to require a friend to make good on an oral contract?

I concur with prior responders but would further advise that you register the copyright ASAP, assuming that you did all of the writing. This would...

If you have the documentation you claim, you can likely defend the charges made prior to the point at which he demanded his card back and that you...

1. Is copying the contents an illegal act (noting that all contents are scientific &engineering facts)

Facts, whether scientific or not, are not subject to copyright protection. Expressing those facts in word may be. In some cases, the wording is...

What is the actually unfair competition law? And in this situation described above what can I do?

Act expeditiously regarding the abandoned patent. I have heard of several cases where applications were left to languish by a patent attorney not...

Do I have any legal options in this matter to force sale or to sue buyer for misrepresentation?

Hopefully the terms and intents were spelled out in some sort of signed agreement. If so, that agreement may be enforceable or there may be...

Can I proceed under fair law use, or should I get permission from the author?

What you propose is almost definitely not fair use, but depending on your precise intent may be permissible. You need to discuss with IP counsel,...

If a prospective CEO undertakes to pay the costs of getting patents in the U.S., would that cause ownership issues?

Paying the fees for a patent, whether we are talking about fees to the patent office or to the patent attorney, do not confer any rights in and of...