How can you sell your 'ideas' to corporations,companies,etc?

A bare idea has little economic value, so companies will not buy them. What has value is a working product, device, piece of software or the like....

Received a fake email for a web hosting company claiming a due payment.

First, this is not an IP question. Second, if you are sure this is not the host then all they need to do is deleet the email. The sender does not...

Whether a song is "fair use" depends how you use it. There is a list of uses that are permitted under the statute, so you would have to say how...

I used some content I found on the internet on a website. I got a letter from a lawyer to take it down. I did.

I would first write and demand (a) proof this agency really represent the photographer or artist and (b) proof the material is registered with the...

Can I sell artistic interpretaitons of photographs that I captured at a concert?

If you are going to make any commercial use--whether for money or to improve your professional reputation, you would be wise to get the persons...

Is it okay to quote song lyrics in a documentary about a mans life?

A few words or the title of a song cannot generally be copyright, so you would not infringe if you used them as the title of your film. (Many...

Would Apple Inc consider giving me consent for this? How do I get past the corporate wall?

A couple of points. First, call their main number and ask for the licensing department. Next, the Apple heart with a bite out may be without...

Our web solution infringes on a claim in a newly issued patent. Does a proactive strategy make sense?

A proactive approach is IMHO appropriate, but not one focused on litigation or invalidating the problem patent. In a low revenue situation you...

Identity Theft

There are so many parts to the liability issue, and they are so dependent on the specific facts that it is not possible to give a definitive...

Downloading copyrighted material on personal computer

The first thing is for gosh sake password your router. If you don't know how, ask soemone who does. I am not as comfortable as the other...