"browsewrap" agreements (see below) After signing up to a forum and posting my copyrighted articles, photos, and graphics.

Posting your content on someone else's forum could very well be viewed like publishing an article in any journal (online or print), whereby the...

Am I allowed to use specific Titles, characters and authors to illustrate a point or as examples in a nonfiction book?

In the broadest sense, the answer is "Yes." Articles or books discussing or criticizing a work are free to use the name of the work, it's author,...

I'm shooting a video of people wearing their college gear and holding a sign thanking our care package company. Is that legal?

You should sit down with a reputable local IP attorney and discuss what you want to do. If everyone in the ad is wearing their college gear (e.g..,...

Is it legal to publish the words "Disney Princesses" and images of the characters for an event advertisement?

Unfortunately, this is the kind of thing that Disney actually cares about. They have their own "Disney Princesses" that you and your children...

Trademark Issue

Unless you are wealthy enough not to care how much such a lawsuit would cost and what it would entail, your best best is simply to hire a lawyer to...

You can only sell it if you have a separate license from the NFL. Presumably JoAnn Fabrics has such a license allowing them to sell NFL-branded...

Can you sue a search engine for not indexing a website?

Without understanding the specifics of your situation, it's difficult to know whether you have a cause of action at all. Bing is not a public site,...

Under the DMCA, is it legal to create a different music album using purchased music that is solely for personal use?

So you're burning a CD to play at home or in your car, essentially like high school kids making a mix tape for their girlfriend? Assuming this is...

Using University trademarks on YouTube

If you are filming a documentary or information video on a private university campus, you are going to need to seek permission to be onsite to do...

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Registering a company with name of an existing trademark, is there a trademark infringement?

Attempting to register the same trademark in the same IC is going to cause problems with the examining attorney at the PTO, who is likely to reject...