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Is it worthwhile to sue a competing businessperson for stealing one sentence from my business blog to sell the same product?
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Answered on December 12, 2012
What is the sentence? Unless there is some unique aspect to it and it's more than commonplace language (e.g., it's Cormac McCarthy long and...
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Would this be copyright infringement of any kind ?
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Answered on November 27, 2012
You can almost certainly use the same title, because titles can't be copyrighted unless they are part of a series (e.g., Harry Potter and the Next...
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Statement of damages question
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Answered on October 05, 2012
Though the law occasionally deals with minutiae, under the fact scenario described you don't appear to be in any danger of being prejudiced. The...
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Copyright
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Answered on October 05, 2012
On October 29, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear oral argument in Kirtsaeng v. Wiley, a dispute over the importation and re-sale of...
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Creating a sauce that utilizes ingrediants that are sold as products of purchase to resell is that legal?
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Answered on October 03, 2012
Yes, you can create your own proprietary blended sauce by using Pico Pica, Tapatio, Evil Devil Hot Sauce, and Killer Volcano Sauce, and throw in a...
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Do i need to seek permission for posting content on news aggregation site, what are the legalities involved in news aggregation?
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Answered on October 03, 2012
It's pretty easy to get around the intellectual property issues implicated by aggregation sites -- just go look at what the Huffington Post does...
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If there is a patent on a product but no one is producing the product is there by any chance I could produce this product?
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Answered on October 03, 2012
Sure, if you get a license from the patent owner. You just summed up the very reason for the existence of patent trolls -- to lie in wait until...
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If one has been using a name as a common law trademark, what is involved in challenging a trademark approved to someone else?
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Answered on October 03, 2012
If you have never used the name in commerce, you are going to have an uphill battle, particularly as you did nothing to challenge the trademark...
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I just started an online newspaper with a .com ending. Some1 abroad has a .net&uses print. Can I trademark the paper's name?
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Answered on October 03, 2012
The answer is "maybe." If you start operating the newspaper on your domain, and it makes economic sense for you to try and trademark it to protect...
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Can I use an alias to sign up at websites and post comments and reviews?
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Answered on September 05, 2012
Yes, absolutely, assuming the terms and conditions on the particular website allow for it. Even if they don't, it's not illegal to post anonymous...