I have a month to pay $1000 for a copyright infringment lawsuit even though I'm innocent. How do I buy more time?

"I'm innocent and I just want to get this over with." If you are innocent then you do not want to pay. But if you want this over with then time...

Is it legal to make a new tag myself and attach it to the designer clothing I sell online?

At most the tags might contain trademarks, but I doubt it, not in Chinese sold or shipped to the US. As for copyright, clothing designs as such...

Should i pay the copyright infringement penalty from the copyright enforcement group?

I have had a couple clients with similar situations. As other counsel have said, everything depends on the specific facts, and you should consult...

You can write what you want, but if you try to publish this "vindication," your publisher will want indemnification and maybe even a surety bond. ...

I am sorry to say this, but this forum is not a substitute for engaing a lawyer. It is like attending a lecture with Q and A afetrward. So, we do...

How does "public domain" work when different laws apply in different countries?

Counselor Whitaker is correct that a global economy fitted to a world with some 200 sovereign does not fit perfectly. I think the relevant nations...

If I wanted to trademark the phrase "need me" but a mark already exists for "u need me", will mine be approved?

Not likely. The hallmarks of a good mark--put in simplified terms--are that it will not be confused with a mark of another owner in the same class...

Do i need permission to analyze books/movies that are copyrighted?

In general what you describe doing is exactly what Congress meant when it created the "fair use" exception to copying a copyrighted creative like...

To whom is "public domain" applicable?

Public domain is a concept having only to do with making copies of works, or performing a piece, a copyright. It has nothing to do with reading. ...

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If I pose as a model for a photographer but do not sign a release, may I ask for them to be removed from the photographer's web?

The answer varies among states, and depends on the state where you posed, where the website i hosted and perhaps where the website's owner resides....