What are my options?

In consultation with a copyright /entertainment/film lawyer you need to figure out who owns what and whether you have already formed a joint...

No. California Civil Code 3344 (living people) and 3344.1 (deceased people) prohibits using names and likenesses for advertising and commercial...

What U.S. content published before 1923 is still covered under copyright law? Or is all of it in the public domain?

Great question. Yes, there are caveats. Works by co-authors, works first published outside the U.S., works by non-U.S. authors, works published...

No. Posting on You Tube (or a blog post more commonly) is NOT publication under the copyright act. The previous response confuses "performance"...

I have a question about a non complete clause.

Short Answer: It depends. Check out this helpful article and see if New Mexico follows any of the cited law:...

Is it legal to make a program based off a copywrited book, if you make the program participants buy the book? And credit the aut

Copyright law does not protect the ideas embodied in the book, only the way those ideas are expressed. But if the 'program' takes more than the...

How can you file your Trademark application to be able to sell several products under your brand?

Additional classes are added with additional applications. Many attorneys offer free initial consultations in which many, if not all of your...

Who owns the rights to my column?

You are correct. The newspaper probably does NOT own your copyright. The received an express or implied license (possibly non-exclusive) in return...

Yes. Adding an arbitrary (non-descriptive) adjective to a descriptive word can be a great (strong) trademark. You have to "disclaim" any rights in...

I am looking for an entertainment lawyer to go over a producer agreement.

Check out Linda Newmark's excellent contract analysis with commentary and chapter on Producer contracts in The Musician's Business and Legal...