Unless the pin-up girl is from before 1850, you're asking for trouble. Venus is available; Marilyn or Betty, is asking for a lawsuit. Nor should...

Am I allowed to buy iWatch knock offs from China and sell them online if I write that these are not original?

Don't be stupid or a patsy for the people making the knockoffs. As pointed out, doing this creates trouble both civil and criminal (and feloniously...

Almost certainly not. Even when a 'parody' is a fair use (shown, as my colleagues point out, via a costly trial) any use of that parody to sell a...

Can my teacher prohibit me from publishing an article expressing my view on illegal immigration in the school media?

Can you publish your article? If you pay the price, yes. If somebody else is paying the cost of publication, don't be upset if their choice...

Your sale will be legal. No copyright claim will survive the First Sale defense under the Supreme Court decision Kirtsaeng v. J. Wiley & Sons,...

3d printing replicas?

Nobody knows. This is an "open question" which is going to be resolved by both litigation and statutory changes. There are Continuing Legal...

If you do not feel you can sign the form without committing perjury, do not sign; a contract cannot require you to violate a criminal statute (so...

Should you be concerned? As the estate administrator, yes; you are a fiduciary and responsible to the beneficiaries for the assets of the estate...

Do employee pre-invention assignment agreements transfer to spun off separate companies?

Are you being paid, working for the same team and project, enjoying the same benefits (or lack thereof) at Company B as you were with Company A?...

Can I copyright my business telephone number?

(1) You cannot copyright the telephone number. That sequence of numbers is entirely functional and not protectible that way. (2) You cannot...