Do I still own copyrights to a cartoon character I created even if I signed a donation and release agreement for single usage?

Looks like you sold your copyright, not licensed it for a single use. Did you read this document before you signed it? Did you understand it? looks...

You need a lawyer admitted to practice in the federal District court in the Southern District of New York. This is not something you can do easily...

You can register the title of a series of films, not just one. If you use the title as a source indicator, you may already have a common law...

Once the Opposition period ends and the mark is registered, if the other side breaches the settlement, you can file a cancellation action at the...

Can an Iranian who is the owner of a registered trademark under Madrid convention register and use that trademark in the U.S.?

Got caviar? The easy answer is that yes, The Madrid Protocol allows the mark to be registered and used in the US. The harder question involves...

Clearing people and company for a movie

You are correct that the First Amendment protects public information. However to make a movie usually involves fictionalized account and nonpublic...

Unfortunately, under the Facebook terms and conditions, you waved and voluntarily relinquish your right to prevent other people from using your...

I want to write a book about my life experiences, I started working for Mexican cartel/mafia when I was 14 & i was never caught?

Thank you for this interesting question. Not a simple answer. First, there are issues about your own criminal liability requiring the association...

Is ALL literary work published before 1923 in the public domain?

No. All literary works before 1923 are NOT necessarily in the public domain. Under the 1909 Copyright Act and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act...

I have questions on copyright infringement ?

Toys, posters, etc. appearing in the background of videos can create copyright liability. The famous case is Ringgold vs. BET Television in which a...