What is required to copyright my work? How can I prove ownership of a document?

There is no mystery regarding how you prove you are the original author of the documents. It would require any of those things you would think of...

It is definitely possible to have "patent pending" for ten years on an invention. It happens frequently. But if it has been pending that long, then...

Can I take legal action in the case described below to obtain financial compensation for copyright infringement ?

What you have is the classic "editorial versus commercial" distinction which photographers understand very well, but judges don't understand. ...

Do I need permission to use copyrighted images, logos, and text even if I give them credit

YES! There is no such thing as any "attribution" exception to copyright infringement. Not giving them credit can, in some circumstances, make...

Hopefully you have not been sued by BWP Media. They are an extremely active copyright plaintiff and their MO tends to be finding blogs or other...

Can I sue a top tier online retailer for copy right infringement?

There are several things you need to be considering right now. How long has it been since you first "published" your image, i.e., when did you...

If I purchase a video game from a store then download it from Thepiratebay.se for the sake of convenience is it still illegal?

It's worth noting that at least some of the founders of The Pirate Bay got jail sentences for what they started with that site. That information...

On the facts just as you've stated them, yes you should be able to produce a product with *the same* design without fear of infringing that design...

I'm sorry if this offends you, but based on your grammar, perhaps you chose the wrong field. You are on a site full lawyers letting us know you are...

We want to reproduce porcelain signs. I know signs like Coca Cola require license. However, what about defunt companies ?

If there are no trademark rights associated with the signs, meaning that those trademarks are no longer in use by the entity that originally made...