T-shirt design that resembles a famous person. Consequences and copyright issues?

Assuming the graphic on your t-shirts conjure up a famous celebrity, including the celebrity's image, name, likeness, voice, or even signature,...

Many non-attorneys confuse trademark and copyright protection. I've linked below to a blog post by yours truly illustrating the distinction, which...

If I build a smart phone app that explains how to do something that is technically illegal can I be sued if someone is caught?

Under the First Amendment of the United States you have pretty expansive rights to publish all sorts of content, although your right to free speech...

What is the definition of a website's name? is that the DBA a company would be operating under?

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." Sorry to get Shakespeare on you, but company names,...

Can a website detect that you are recording their live stream using software? This is not a legal question. From a technology standpoint, I would...

Creating an affiliate program for my eBook.

As with any publisher, a licensing and distribution deal will address terms such as scope of the license, limited liability, representations and...

COPYRIGHT OR TRADEMARK?

In short, trademark protection extends to words and logos that identify your business (i.e. brands). Copyright protection extends to original works...

Looking to hire another law firm

Many legal problems may arise. The best practice is draft a carefully written independent contractor agreement tailored to the nature of engagement...

Need advice from a trademark lawyer.

To obtain trademark rights, a company must use an original mark in commerce and otherwise meet the United States Patent and Trademark Office...

COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT HOW ARE DAMAGES…

Prior sales, licensing and revenues of a protected work are indeed a factor in calculating copyright infringement damages of that work. In some...