How do I get contracts, without having a lawyer, or how do I create them?

Your situation involves various rights in various parties and you can lose valuable income if you do not do this correctly. Also, you will want to...

I opened a small boutique with an ex and he fired me but I am the one who designed the name and logo?

If you created as an independent contractor the art work, then I would argue you merely licensed your copyrighted work for business use. However,...

My business partner wants to write a book derived from testimonials of our customers, should she get to keep 100% of proceeds?

If you get through the hurdles mentioned above, the issue comes down to one of business opportunity. One partner cannot take for him- or herself...

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If no contract term gives the photographer the right to post your picture. try writing a letter to him stating that your right of privacy is...

Do custom home theaters inspired by pop culture elements infringe copyright? Most of these things are for private residences.

If you are simply inspired by others' copyright and trademark, and you do not make substantially similar copies or derivatives, or reproduce in a...

Sports teams aggressively enforce their intellectual property rights which you would be infringing if you reproduce their copyrighted art on any...

You might be able to secure a design patent for original ornamental features of the jeans, or a utility patent for original utilitarian aspects of...

Are video game developers required to disclose if their software has DRM or similar copy control technologies?

This is regulated by the Federal Trade Commission which requires the distributor of video games to inform its purchasers of the terms on which the...

Recruiter emailed back to a candidate with explicit details of hiring decisions. Is this normal ?

I am switching you from Intellectual Property to Employment and Labor and hope you can get an answer from counsel under that subject matter.

Anytime you use a movie’s logos, characters, symbols, you need permission. Those are intellectual property assets of the producers and their...