Maybe. The answer is fact specific, and can depend on whether you have been using the design in commerce (e.g., at another restaurant), have a...

Is it possible to to fire dispute attorney during opposition? Trademark

You can always fire your attorney, no matter what stage the litigation is in. However, you have to assess how that will affect your case...

Can i use the colors and name of my high school for tshirts if I change the logo?

Making a handful of tees for a class reunion is unlikely to cause any commotion at all, especially if it is for personal use rather than commercial...

Is it extortion for a website to request money to remove defamatory content on its website?

No, it's not extortion in the legal sense of the word. It is, however, what is colloquially known as slimy. Pay-for-delete to remove damaging...

Question concerning pornographic material on the Internet?

No, you can't get in trouble for surfing the web for commercial porn -- otherwise half the male US population would be in custody (cf. the movie...

Received a settlement demand from Getty Images

This is a gigantic problem with Getty. They just announced last week that they were allowing 30 million addition photos to be used without license...

Could it be ruled as copyright infringement for a satirical show to do comedic dramatic readings of published songs?

It could be. Comedy is not necessarily parody (which is a "fair use" defense), and not always transformational. However, commentary about something...

How do I protect the copyrightable elements of a 1st edition of a work if all copies have been destroyed?

The question is a bit confusing. Was the 1st edition registered with the Copyright Office? Or are you saying that you never registered the work and...

All copyright works -- including photographs -- are subject to the fair use defense, so it really depends what the other person is doing with the...

Is web content scraping software legal?

It depends what the software does. If it scrapes content and allows users to republish copyrighted articles without a license, then the intent...