How can a CEO award equity grants to freelance developers in Belarus--who they haven't met in person and may be "flight risks"?

Given the MIA risk you describe, you may want to give them some sort of royalty on revenue instead of an equity interest. You should meet with...

What if a modeling photo of me was printed on a huge wall on the last season of Big Brother on CBS? No release forms signed

As a modeling photo, copyright of it is likely to remain with the photographer. Your publicity rights are implicated under California law if the...

As the above answers explain, an idea alone is only protectable if it qualifies as and can remain a trade secret, in which case you would want...

If what you do can be characterized as simply using the ideas from the othe company’s work and not a copy or a derivative of its expression...

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You want to be clear in your marketing and labeling about the product you are selling, which is a partially re-designed used brand name item of...

Can I get my money back without written contract which I loaned to my friend?

Mr. Doland's answer provides good advice. It sounds to me like the $86,000 may have been a capital investment rather than a loan, in which case...

Can I sue a clothing company for taking peoples money with out giving you additional information before buying?

You might have a claim for misrepresentation and/or breach of contract, depending on the surrounding facts. Review the company’s posted policies...

Is it okay to use a product from another company on my ecommerce/social media with my personal product?

The very reason you want to use popular brand name items is the reason this will be seen as trademark infringement. The trademark owners are...

Can my daughter use Disney characters in a book she writes?

Technically this is copyright infringement. Whether Disney finds her or not is another matter. However, why risk it? For posting creations using...

We downloaded a bill paying app through Google play store..they have not paid our bills further research shows they are a scam.

Report the credit card as used in a scam and cancel that number and have a new card issued. Report the matter to Google (they have several...