Options when company who uses your photo refuses to pay?

I agree with the answer above. Your two biggest problems is that you could not recover attorneys fees if you did not register your photograph...

How do I arrange a meeting or get in contact with someone in charge for the NBA, NFL, NHL and MLB?

Yes, you should find a good sports lawyer. There is a niche for people who just practice that area. This does two things, prevents you from...

Is it legal to discuss, in a novel that I am writing, movies and other books that actually exist?

As stated above, you can probably do this. But the question is, why not just have your characters refer to fictional movies and books? That would...

Can a music playlist be copyrighted?

As stated above, yes you can copyright a playlist. Your copyright would exist only in the arrangement of the songs, not the songs themselves. ...

Is it violation of trademark to adorn an existing licensed item?

Since the person who brought you the article of clothing is already officially licensed, that person has the right to do pretty much anything he or...

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Do I need a Copy Lawyer?

While I generally agree with the issues stated above, I completely disagree with the conclusion. You did nothing wrong, and now Sony is making...

We seem to get some variation of this question very frequently. The bottom line is this, you want to affix the NFL, Star Wars, NCAA etc decal to...

Same name copywright/trademark laws

We don't want to overstate the likelihood that you would get in trouble, because after all, no one *owns* the word "GLEE". But, if your character...

Regarding copy write laws: Can you use photos from artists like Michelangelo for todays branding? Or just using their artwork in

Exactly right, the reason you see copies of those pieces of art everywhere is because (a) they are very beautiful pieces, and (b) anyone can freely...

Plagiarism

I agree with everything said. I would also like to emphasize that, to me, the most important bit of information is how untrue the widely-held...