If I was convicted of a felony about 20 years ago is it still on my record?

It's always on your record. Forever, unless you get pardoned.

Yes, you can create a list of coffee shops (or anything else) using publicly available information and post it online. The fact that corporate...

Is a contract still legally binding if not all parties involved were required to sign it?

It may or may not be valid. California has a public policy against non-compete and non-solicitation agreements absent certain circumstances which...

Can I publish a book with funny quotes from patients I see in my work setting (hospital)?

Yes, you are perfectly at liberty to publish a book of jokes or funny sayings from your patients. Presumably, you won't be identifying any of them,...

I would like to obtain a writers name?

You can adopt any name you choose as a pen name or pseudonym, but it's not clear to me what the rationale for doing that would be in your case....

Whether it's fair use or not only comes up in the event you are sued and try to assert "fair use" as an affirmative defense. If it's not for...

Generally, if they file a counter-notice, the images go back up. The web host has no interest in getting involved in the dispute between you. Then...

Can photo model use photos from photoshoot without photographer's consent and not mentioning photographer? Agreed on TFP terms

You have consent, if you have a true TFP arrangement -- both of you get to use the photos and can show them to people and use them as part of your...

What is the best way to protect myself from copyright infringers on photography?

You can do a Google image search to find where all your photos are posted by uploading the images...

Can I put a photo of my old fishing lures on a tee shirt and sell them legally?

If you put all your old fishing lures together and take a picture of them, you own the copyright in the picture and can sell it or print it on...