Copyright use of material (music/song) before acquired by a record label/publisher

Assuming I understand the situatation correctly, it would depend on the terms of the license that the artist granted you. If there were some...

"Work for hire" does that mean that you get to maintain intellectual property and copyright to your work?

If you are the one creating the work, you do *not* want a "work made for hire" agreement if you want to maintain your copyright in the work. A...

My phone & address were posted on a site and that I gave the person aids. Steps on who to sue if he's anonymous.

First, it is a bad idea filing a lawsuit by yourself. A simple suit would be one thing, but a suit requiring third-party subpoenas and...

There are a few potential issues here. As you mention, there may be a potential copyright infringent claim, but the copying incidental to a...

Am I liable for copyright infringement???

Copying a photo and using it on your own website without permission would generally constitute copyright infringement, absent some sort of...

Is It Possible To Use Official Product Pictures If I Sell Them?

Retail product companies often have official guidelines for use of their product photography. For example, I know Apple has official guidelines...

Is it OK to re-publish a deceased author's self-published, copyrighted book with just his verbal OK from 20 years ago?

It's a pretty significant risk, and you can't be "fairly confident" that 20-year-old verbal permission will insulate you from liability. First,...

Can an English company that trades with many US corporations pursue trademark infringement in the US?

Unfortunately, the answer to your question is "maybe yes, maybe no." In the U.S., a company can develop "common law" trademark rights without...

Can I use this business name which is similar to another, and the same type of business?

While I agree with the other attorneys who have responded that there is some risk associated with using zabihaguide.com, I think the business using...

When dealing with requests for amounts of money in this range, it's sometimes difficult to know whether involving an attorney will end up costing...