If i have a real copy of a dvd but the case is missing the cover

I do not know about DVDs, but books without covers are destined for destruction, not resale. Certainly you cannot violate the copyright on the...

Can I file a lawsuit against a website that is using my information from another website to promote porn using my name.

There is a federal law, the DMCA, that provides for getting a host to take down an offending website, but that is for copyrights. Still, a clever...

Almnost non of this is going to have anything to do with copyrights, which protect pictures, writings, music and teh like. Names can not be...

Sell ideas to companies

Sorry, but there is no wise route to sell ideas, becausie they are a dime a dozen. The only things with value are _developed_ ideas, such as...

Frankly, this is a business question, not a legal one, but you should have trademark counsel engaged beforehand if you go the direction of selling...

I want to copywrite my instrumental music cd on my own and at a later date redo it with a lawyer

While trademark application in my view require attorney assistance, registering a copyright on the Copr Office website is something anyone with...

I am writing a cookbook. The recipes are titles of songs/ shot phrases. Is this permissible under copyright and trademark laws?

The pen and inks will likely be invasions of the artists' right to control their own likenesses, hence illegal. Ask for permission in each case and...

Would I need permission to use stats from NFL games in an app if labeled by city names and pro football?

First, make sure your source of compiled stats allows republication, as a copyright matter. The names of cities are no trademark protected, so,...

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I'm starting a weekly movie trivia league - Can I use movie characters names in title of each tourney? eg. Johnny Fontane Open

Characters are part of what is included in a copyright. It is called "derivative work." So, without permission you cannot write follow on books...

If I create a trade secret related to Wal-Mart's business while working there, who owns the trade secret?

Mostly it depends on the nature of your relationship with WalMart. Hourly? Salaried? Management or not? And what did you create your secret from?...