If I wrote and illustrated a children's book, is there a significant chance I'd be accused of copyright infringement?

The Asker correctly addresses the possibility of a charge of copyright infringement. However, infringement is substantial similarity of the new...

There is a real estate website (trulia.com) that uses a Google copyrighted photo of my house looking over the backyard fence.

Views available to the public are not likely protected from photography. You are not the copyright owner. Not likely any action available to you...

I have a question about copyright and the specifics on "works for hire".

"Work for hire" is copyright produced by an employee with the employer owning the copyright interest. Authorship or production of a copyright...

The sale of liquor in a bottle appears to sell the both the liquor and the bottle. The bottle label is likely a copyright interest which is...

The Copyright owner's of the song have the right to make copies. The Asker's question states the proposal to make a copy for the Asker's video. ...

Would you say this card would have any legal sway?

Without opening the link it appears that the phrase is not likely copyright protectable. It does not appear to suggest trademark. The Asler's...

Explainer video and my competitor

The competitor claims copyright infringement. Copyright does not protect ideas but only the particular expression. Infringement occurs when the...

Parody and fair use law involving trademarked characters on tshirts

None unless you have permission. Your use of trademark and copyright characters for t-shirts will be infringing without permission. See...

The use is not "fair use" which is use for criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship or research. Their use is infringement. See...

Listed cosmetics to sell online. Manufacturer sent notice they don't allow products sold online. Are they allowed tosue if I do?

Contracts exist or they don't. If the cost/benefit justifies then get advice from Intellectual Property counsel.