Can I use old books including original text as part of journals I create? Is this derivative work?

That's very interesting -- I like the Sense and Sensibility journal. I have to echo what the second commentator said, though. Where the work is in...

Can I print the title of an old Italian movie on a T-Shirt and sell it?

Titles aren't subject to copyright protection, and if you are simply printing off t-shirts that say L'Avventura on the front and don't reference...

If I display my trademark in a different stylistic way, does the (R) mark still apply?

If the reason for your artistic display of the mark is that you are you trying to change the mark in some way to make it more recognizable (e.g., a...

I have a .com registered trademark. Now, To display the (R) mark, must I also include the .com extension of the mark always?

i hate to break the news to you, but If the registered mark is "XYZ.com" then you can only display the ® with "XYZ.com." If you want to display...

Truth, of course, is a defense to defamation claims. And you have the right to publish your memoirs if you choose to do so and find a house to...

Does the government have rights to my idea if I am in the military?

Courts aren't too fond of the notion that your employer is entitled to any ideas that may float through your mind during the period of your employ...

Possibly. Depends how famous you were, in part. I take it you never registered the name as a trademark and -- given your comment that you founded a...

Start from the premise that criticism of books is permissible (e.g., book reviews), as are reviews that contain "spoilers" about the plot,...

What if you come up with a name and there are fifty other companies with the same name..

I have to echo what Ms. Bass said above. If 50 other companies have the same name and compete in the same market (e.g., "Bob's Towing"), you might...

2 quick questions - Country flags open to public domain? Can providing color choices get you in trouble?

Pamela's answer is on the money on the first part of your question, and part two is a bit too vague to give a definitive answer on. Assuming you...