Two doses of reality are in order: (1) It should have been utterly forseeable to you that someone would copy your videostream and upload it onto...

The general rule is that a copyrightable work published before March 1, 1989 without a copyright notice is in the public domain -- so long as none...

Is it necessary to get a patent or a copyright for my custom jewelry idea?

In addition to design patent protection, some jewelry is copyrightable. Works of jewelry are copyrightable when they represent the original,...

An unknown author uploads online content that was originally deleted several years ago. Is it legal to reupload his content?

Publishing the material is clearly copyright infringement for all the reasons my colleagues note. As for who would be monetarily liable -- you or...

What exactly is protected under the right to parody? What should I do to ensure I'm covered?

Copyright law provides that it is NOT copyright infringement to perform a nondramatic literary work if the performance is done without any purpose...

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If I have shown good faith/due diligence seeking permission to sample a song, and its owner cannot be reached, can I use it?

Q: "Will hard evidence of due diligence and good faith trying to track down and reach the rights owners be a good defense in court if the owners...

COPYRIGHT OWNERSHIP BY WRITTEN AGREEMENT....

I'm not sure what you're saying. I think you're saying that an author [you?] assigned his copyright to someone who then applied to register the...

My U.S. Patent No. 4,487451 was infringed. How do I proceed with filing Legal Action?

According to my calculation, U.S. Patent 4,487,451 expired in February 2002. You need to speak with your patent attorney in private about this...

Could my issued patent be jeopardized if I had a "law student "help me re-write my claims during my process with the examiner.

If the law student was also a patent agent [some are, as was I] then, no, the assistance he provided in the claim-drafting process does not raise a...

G'day, I've been told a lawer can present a script to a production company instead of an agent. Is this true?

I agree with Attorney Kane. Everyone, including attorneys wherever licensed, "who engages in the occupation of procuring, offering, promising, or...