Can I give away a product for FREE if it has a patent and I am not authorized to sell it?

Chances of anyone coming after you for what you are proposing is very small, but it is not zero. If you don't mind taking a small risk, then sure,...

What are my rights if somebody uses famous footage and gives no credit

Copyright in original works attaches to the work upon creation. However, if you want to sue for infringement of the copyright, then you have to...

How long does copyright protection last??

More information is needed to determine if the song are copyright protected at this time as copyright laws have been revised and amended by...

They may have rights to the domain name. However, the question is if they have trademark rights in "carprices." More information is needed re how...

A group was created on Facebook from Africa to mimic our church in the United States, how do I request removal?

First task is to identify the protectable intellectual property then compare them to the way they are used by the group in Africa to determine...

Probably not. The name of the band is a trademark and your use can cause confusion. There could be uses of the mark that are not infringing but...

Is it legal to have designer brand prize games?

You should be fine so long as there is no confusion that there is as association between the services your offer and the owners of these other...

There are multiple defendants & I want to serve disc requests on 1 def- do I have to send copies of requests to all other defs?

Generally, the answer is yes, you would need to serve the discovery on the other parties as well.

I have a question for an entertainment lawyer about a tv show using footage that I shot myself without approval or a release.

Did you have an agreement in writing with the producers of the show? It is likely that you did, in which case that agreement assigned your rights...

Several people are using my daughters companys name for their own websites/business what can we do?

A business name and trademark are not the same. If your daughter is using her business name to identify services/goods to the consumers, then she...