Buying a Twitter username

I don't think you need to be terribly concerned as the buyer about the prohibition on selling user names -- that's more there to deter people from...

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Can I sell a photograph of a dog without the owners consent?

Caveat, I said "in general" you can photograph whatever you want in public, but there are some notable exceptions -- e.g., photographing children...

Can I sell a photograph of a dog without the owners consent?

As Pamela said above, dogs have no publicity rights, so not even Lassie can stop you from selling her photo (yes, Lassie was a girl) -- though the...

Is decorative art subject to copyright law if being used to decorate the set of an independent film?

There are plenty of cases that have held that the brief use of paintings, prints and original art in film sets is permitted as a fair use or as de...

Use of a college name

You mean can you make fun of Upper Eastern Tennessee Junior College in some skit, parody, comedy act or other form of commentary permitted by our...

Haven't you paid any attention to the FBI warnings in French before the previews on your Blockbuster rentals? Copying is verboten. Even if you have...

You can't legally sell clothing (e.g., football jerseys) with the NFL logo without a license from the NFL. All those fake Gucci handbags and Rolex...

Who owns the copyright to my work?

It really depends what the Operating Agreement for the LLC says -- likely it says that you are contributing your art in exchange for an ownership...

Is there a good set of questions to ask an intellectual property attorney before hiring them?

No, there isn't a magic set of questions to ask a lawyer to put your mind at ease before hiring him. Putting aside for the moment the magic of the...

Clothing can't be copyrighted in the U.S., but it can in other countries (e.g., Australia), so if you are planning on world-wide distribution you...