It's not fraud, but where there's smoke, there's probably a fire. If you do end up pursuing some claim against them (breach of contract, etc.),...

There is no way to properly assess your rights without having the contrract reviewed. On its face based on your facts it sounds like you might have...

Assuming your daughter is a minor, then she lacks the legal capacity to contract in most instances in CA, and the contract is generally voidable at...

Is there a legal way to get out of a contract with an agency without having to pay $5000 penalty?

A reveiw of the contract would be necessary to fully apprise the parties of their options. What this sounds like on its face is a "finder's fee"...

Is it trademark infringement if two musical acts have similar names, but are separated by conjunctions?

You should have a proper clearance performed before moving forward with using the name. As far as similarity of the marks factor of the likelihood...

Which business license should I apply for as a private tutoring opening my own company?

There are advantages and disadvantages to either forming an LLC or staying as a sole proprietor. The main advantage of forming an entity is that...

From the standpoint of contract law, parties are generally free to allocate expenses, split profits, and even define what "profits" means as the...

Do i need a copyright? or could my art be considered a copyright infringement?

As soon as you put your ideas into a tangible medium of expression (in your case, drawn on paper for example), you have a copyright in this work....

Restoring copyright to a domestic work that lapsed it's copyright through registration is public domain infringement.

Recent court rulings have held that remasters are entitled to protection as new works, thus "extending" the copyright in theory, but only.to the...

Can I use small segments of copyrighted books (about 5-8 sentences) as part of an advertisement for my voice acting?

In addition to the advice already given re licensing, I would also be concerned with using an author's name. While there is not a nation-wide...