The funny saying is probably OK. The "mascot," which I assume is a drawing or photo, was copyright by its creation, and you do not own that copr.,...

I need advice about acquiring intellectual property (old video game) Because Im interested in working on that particular title

Look, I am sure you are a fine programmer and creative artist, but it is clear from all these questions that--while you appreciate there are...

Yes, possibly copyrights, if any were registered as design copyrights. Also trademarks, since registered or not they are "iconic." Scale of...

What may confuse you, the asker, is why is not the photo(s) a work for hire and therefore owned by you who paid for it/them. The answer is...

Certainly something that short cannot be copyright. Not allowed by copr. law. Something that short can be a trade name, protected as a...

Are your photographs on social networking sites (i.e. Facebook, Myspace, Twitter) your intellectual property?

If you refer to photos you made, It is federal issue, under the federal copr. law. There is a remedy basket called the digital millennium...

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You may be able to patent it, but this is a grey area. I would consult a patent lawyer (member of rhe patent bar) and pose the question, in regard...

Is it legal for attorney to hand out 4 unpublished scripts to 11 defendants when only a few scenes in 1 script are in question?

I think that is helpful. Your attorney can remind the jury these handouts were agaisnt judges direction, that they were told to disregard them,...

Intellectual property advice

The short answer is that in no case is any attorney engaging in an attorney client relationship, nor in fact offering legal advice. Most attorneys...

Copyright And Sheet music

All law is "shady" as you put it--written in shades of grey, because human behavior is so written, That is, people do things only slightly...