I have photo of a celeb sports star & I. Guest in my gym. Do I need his permission to use the photo on my site.

As a franchise attorney, and adding to what the entertainment attorney advised, you should have obtained his permission at the time the photo was...

What kind of legal trouble can result from copywrite infringement?

As the other attorneys indicate, there's a IP issue here. So why don't you go about it a different way that builders understand. Tell the first...

When you appropriate someone's logo without their permission, and use it to sell something, that's trademark infringement. Don't do it - unless you...

It sounds like they've got the goods on you, so to speak, with your IP address, etc. And $200 is a very reasonable settlement amount. About your...

Do I need to register as a foreign LLC in California or can I just file a Franchise Tax Return at the end of the year?

As a franchise attorney I agree with the other attorney answers. If your product is being distributed and shipped here in CA, that's likely enough...

We are a small business....a dance studio. Do we have to pay the ASCAP a hefty fee each year to use the music we buy from Itune

As a franchise attorney, I must ask you something. As business owners, do you really consider $1,200 a year, which is $100 a month a "hefty fee?"...

As the other franchise attorney notes, the failure to disclose the BK and fraud would only be required if that individual is part of the current...

As a franchise attorney, I agree with the other attorney answers. The only additional comment is that you carefully consider (with counsel) the...

Sued for selling counterfit iPhone cases.

When you say you were "served today," what do you mean? Usually served means being presented with a Complaint by a process server. If so, you need...

Does a franchisor have to disclose all facts pertinent to a franchisee under SEC rules?

As a franchise attorney I can predict the critical issue is not the 10k SEC filings, but what was disclosed (or not) in the FDD Franchise...