Selling or giving away does not matter. Infringement is still infringement. Fraud is still fraud.

Not only are there problems with the intellectual property but selling something which you know to be counterfeit is fraud.

As Attorney Tencza points out, your concern here is more likely to be trademark rather than copyright. Any creative work automatically gains...

Is this similar trademark infringing? Gotta ___ vs Got ___?

Infringement claims may be based upon the look of a mark, the text involved in the mark, or the sound of the mark. GOT and GOTTA sound an awful...

As drummer for the band, you should have had some sort of contract or work agreement. This issue should be examined in light of that agreement. ...

Short quotes are typically not eligible for copyright protection, longer quotes may be, and there is no specific dividing line between the two. It...

It is quite likely that your use of the logo would be considered incidental use. However, your use of a person's likeness without their...

Can I sell copies of a painting that depict a celebrities face?

In addition to likely violation of rights of publicity you are also very probably infringing upon copyright rights and possibly trademark. Simply...

Do I have legal rights to receive royalties on a book I fully illustrated?

I presume that you illustrated the book under an agreement with the author or publisher, written or oral. I also presume that you have been paid...

BrandsAuction.com is buy sell and license site for mainly US market, does anyone know any similar sites for international brands

This is not a legal question. You might try licensing and marketing trade shows and conventions.