Can I get into legal trouble if my band name includes the names of currently existing bands?

Generally, the answer to your question is a resounding "No!" There was an article last year called "Where Have All The Good Band Names Gone?" that...

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Questions about Findings and Orders after Hearings

Are you in state court or federal court? Typically an order will -- in either case -- be commemorated in a formal document labeled "Order" and be...

Can the judge presiding at a mandatory Settlement Conference order injuctive relief (a No Contact request)?

Your settlement conference judge is there to do exactly as the title indicates -- try to settle your case. His role is not to rule on motions or...

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Lodge it with the court, serve it on opposing counsel. "Hiding" your strategy isn't going to work, and doesn't make any sense given how long your...

Seller accusing buyer for selling counterfeit item on craiglist.Threatning to file fbi report LEGAL HELP NEEDED

Do you have email exchanges with the buyer offering to meet at the Louis Vuitton store to have them verify authenticity prior to the sale? If so, I...

Can our wedding photography use our pictures on his web site & inin promo brochures to promote his business without a model rele

I feel for you. Without looking at your contract, I can't say with any degree of certainty whether you signed away all your rights in the photos,...

Fake information in a book

If you intend to say that scientific discoveries are attributed to all three authors of the book rather than the one person who, in fact, truly...

"Illegal" as opposed to a violation of the terms of use? There are no statutes prohibiting making real world money from virtual game play, and...

Someone has claimed that the notes that I posted on Facebook are Copyright Infringement/intellectual property infringement.

It is difficult to answer your question with any specificity since you haven't mentioned what the "Notes" at issue were. If they were something you...

How can I determine whether or not the subject of my photograph is due "joint-authorship" credit in my photo of him?

Since your intent is not commemorated in any written form, then it will be a case of your word vs. his word as to any intent. To the extent you...