Sherman Oaks, CA
Entertainment Lawyer at Sherman Oaks, CA
Practice Areas: Entertainment, Contracts & Agreements ... +3 more
If it's for your personal use in teaching only, and not for any wider circulation, perhaps. Contact the publishers where the photos appear, and...
I think a fuller answer is needed. Just because something is a parody doesn't make the use automatically permissible. There are still a number of...
Mr. Ballard and Mr. Michelen are mostly correct, but with one exception. Mr. Michelen's example of a newscast with incidental music in the...
I agree with Mr. Ballard's very thorough answer. Federal copyright law does pre-empt (supersede) state laws on the subject -- but federal...
The fact that your organization is non-profit is only one of four factors that are considered under the U.S. Copyright Act in determining whether...
All the foregoing advice is excellent. To answer the last question, a publisher won't care that the copyright was initially claimed in the...
Adam Philipp's advice is sound, that the only secure legal protection for an invention (or idea relating to an invention) is under patent...
They ABSOLUTELY should furnish you with a fully signed original (i.e., signed by both parties). To do otherwise isn't standard or proper legal...
I agree with Oscar Michelen regarding trademark law. But copyright law does not cover titles or names, so both the dispute between you and this...
Mr. Digesti is correct that you need to consult a copyright, intellectual property or entertainment attorney knowledgeable in this specialized...
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