What would be the best way to continue business without over stepping any legal boundaries?

If you have knowledge of the infringing activity, and your service directly or indirectly induces, causes, or materially contributes to the...

There is absolutely NO rule of copyright law allowing x number of measures or notes of a musical composition. If you are using the "hook" or the...

Consumer complaint posted on Youtube. Can trademark owner have it removed?

1)Trademark lawsuits can be brought in either state or federal court. A threat of arbitration would require you to have contractually agreed to...

A company has violated my intellectual property and is not taking action on a DMCA notice. What are my options?

If the DMCA didn't work you can file suit here in federal court in Los Angeles. But first you have to register your copyright in the design, not...

Can I use karaoke tracts in live performances regularly each week ? Would be organized as a church (501 C3).

There is an express exemption in U.S. copyright law allowing even secular music to be performed without a performance license if it is part of an...

Paramount Pictures has several trademark registration for MISSION IMPOSSIBLE. That does not mean they have an exclusive monopoly on all usage of...

Unless you were hired by the college as a writer/historian, you own the copyright.

Me n My friend wanna do a Trademark together we are both Co-founder's

First, decide whether the trademark will be owned by the co-founders as individuals or as a general partnership, or will it be owned by a different...

Depends on the recording agreement. Unless the label is supporting the tour (unusual for a new artist) generally the label doesn't take any % of...

Is it legal to sell copyrighted(!) photos (or the information for their existence) to people whose female friend appears in them

You may want to read up on the fate of my former client, John Rutter, that was involved in a similar situation. He had the model's consent. He went...