I buy Michael Jordan sneakers, clothes and other stuff. I want to sell them at my brother's shop. Is that legal?

You should be able to do that. It sounds a little odd that you could buy them retail and then just re-sell them and make money, but if that's what...

How legal is it to rent out movies on a website through downloads or streaming?

The answer above is correct. You would not be "renting" the movie. You can't even rent the copies that you buy from Wal-Mart as those are also...

Ordinarily, once you buy something you can use it for whatever you want. Physical board games should fall in that category. The twist comes when...

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What should I do when microsoft corporate come knocking on my door and calling my house?

You should absolutely not "tell them everything." You probably also shouldn't ignore it. What you should do is call an attorney and talk through...

Intellectual Property infringement in Iowa

Call this guy: Bruce MacPaul Stanfield You can search for him in "Rated Lawyers" above under Copyright Infringement Lawyers in Iowa.

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What is a stipulation?

It means at least some of the parties to a suit agreed to delay a status conference and conference to set a trial date. Ordinarily you would get...

I'm starting a recipe website and I have tons of recipes with no images can I use images I find on the web??

NO! You absolutely cannot just use images you find on the web. Almost certainly, all of those are copyrighted and you will get in trouble for...

When using instrumentals of copyrighted music to create new songs, are there ways of doing this without breaking any laws...

I would say there are no easy ways to do what you want to do without running afoul of copyright law. The only way to be sure, is to do all your...

A slogan such as what you are describing would be more properly protected with a trademark application. Copyright law probably isn't the way to...

Could I sell a picture that I drew based on a very old painting/picture of say someone from the 1500?

Yes. As long as you are drawing it, then yes. If you are really copying a picture someone else drew and trying to sell it, then you would have a...