Is it legal to take a photo of someone in the street, and then post it on a message board for others to ridicule?

Messrs. Brinkmeier and Naegele are correct as far they go. Two critical elements to remember. 1 - in order for a statement to be defamatory...

Can I cause someone to be able to stop viewing a site, when I don't own the site, or pursue legal action, from over the internet

You have provided insufficient information to enable anyone to offer you or your friend coherent guidance. Much depends on the Terms of Use and...

Can I sell Red Mercury substance Online?

If you are talking about true "red mercury" - i.e., cinnabar (mercuric sulfide [HgS]) or vermillion or the alpha crystalline form of mercury (II)...

This is not a matter of "using [your] domain name in their domain name," but rather a matter of easily providing information about your domain. As...

Is the website mine or the company's?

Since you created the web site for your employer, registered the domain name for the use of your employer, and your employer pays for the domain...

Is it legal for someone to use video of me as an advertisement for their company without my permission?

The YouTube excerpt of your testimony, as an advocate, before a public hearing of the Long Beach City Council, includes tombstone ads at the end...

Sub Domain Names

The short answer is, "It depends." Much of the answer will turn on a doctrine known as initial interest confusion and is going to be...

Is posting news legal

If you are copying and posting the exact text of news articles, your right to do so will depend on the policies of the copyright owners. Some...

Internet Legal issues

As a general rule, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office will not register a trademark for a domain name - at least not before it has developed...

How to sue for slander, and libel when you have tangible proof to clear your name?

As a general rule, things said in the course of a court action are privileged under the "litigation privilege" and therefore not actionable as...