Can a company take ownership of proprietary content that Im working on outside of work ?

The first step is to review your employment agreement. If your job description is, for example, building props, scripts (or a cookbook, or photos...

Why does a lawyer need online access to your account to transfer money

Ask your bank. Possibly both. And the routing number, SWIFT code, etc. Be sure you are dealing with a reputable firm.

Sorry, I'm just a copyright lawyer. I have no expertise in this area. Consult a criminal defense lawyer for the answer. Good luck to you. Hang in...

I have had a brand & related website since 2013. I now have a cease and desist email to stop from someone who reg brand in 2018

If you used the mark ("brand") in actual commerce in the U.S. (i.e., sold goods or rendered services for a fee) before the registered user, you may...

How do I respond to a Copyright Infringement Claim?

$500 sounds like a fair retroactive license fee for a commercial use. Offer fair market value for the use, settle and move on.

Copyright infringement is a "strict liability" tort---if the songwriter copied several lines from your poem, that's copyright infringement, whether...

Copyright and IP related to publications and teaching.

1) Register it with the Copyright Office;2) Use a copyright notice

Your analysis is spot on but your vocabulary is a bit off. HFA collects mechanicals from copies of songs sold including downloads. A producer's...

I could not see any remedy under copyright law so I moved your challenging question to partnership law. Regardless of whether the 'settlement...

Patent and Copyright

Yes! registering the thesis at the Copyright Office before publication would provide added protection for the copyright. But if in so doing the...