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I signed a LLC partnership agreement on 1/14/2013. My partner told me last week that I am no longer a member.
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Answered on August 17, 2013
You need to talk with a lawyer with experience in business litigation right now. There are lots of good ones on Avvo in the LA area.
Your partner...
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My wife worked for a large energy company for 12 years. The last few years her job expanded due to unfilled vacancies.
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Answered on August 16, 2013
Besides worker's compensation, your wife should meet with an employment attorney to discuss her job and her responsibilities. If she did not have...
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Is it legal to make a website named "Joe's law firm" to generate leads?
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Answered on August 13, 2013
You are representing yourself to be a law firm. Only lawyers can own law firms. Thus, you are, in fact, saying that you are an attorney. You need...
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I am in the process of filing an LLC. The Form LLC-1 Articles of Organization form does not have a place to list the members.
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Answered on August 09, 2013
If you choose not to elect a manager for the LLC, you identify the members on the Statement of Information (LLC-12), which you have to file within...
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The View used two videos I created without permission - copyright infringement or fair use?
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Answered on August 09, 2013
It is very difficult to provide an analysis of fair use without seeing both the original work and how it was used. However, if they commented on it...
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Greetings,
I received a cease and desist email from Rosetta Stone. Should I reply to their email?
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Answered on August 06, 2013
Without having seen either the Rosetta Stone license or its cease-and-desist letter, I suspect that the issue is the Rosetta Stone license. Most...
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My employer in CA changed my schedule without notice. Do I have any rights for retribution?
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Answered on August 05, 2013
Employers can change schedules to meet their needs. I am uncertain what you mean by "do I have any rights for retribution?" If you mean can you do...
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What if two copyright notices are in conflict?
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Answered on August 05, 2013
Works prepared by employees of the US Government are statutorily not entitled to copyright protection -- they are in the public domain. See 17 USC...
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Can I sue someone who will open the business using similar fictitious business name as mine?
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Answered on August 05, 2013
You have a trademark in your trade name, and you have priority in "your" geographical area. A geographic area can be as small as a few square...
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What are guidelines in Fair Use for referring to copyrighted images when making new illustrations?
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Answered on August 05, 2013
This question is extremely broad. First, is there any copyright in the original image? Something from the 19th century or earlier is almost...