Is it against copyright law for a school district to provide assessment instruction manuals to a parent?

If the request was for the School to copy and forward the assessment instructions then perhaps unauthorized copying. Perhaps the test or...

Falsely claiming inventorship status is Fraud on the Patent Office. However, since you have sold the patent rights you may not have standing to...

Not unless permission is given and that would be a failure for a publisher. The answer is No - it will be infringement.

Provisional Patent in Canada

Intellectual Property law varies between nations. You need advice from Canadian Patent Counsel. Contact an attorney in Canada.

How do I determine what is copywritten and what is not?

There is no black and white answer. One is that the issue sounds like Trademark and not Copyright. See counsel.

How can I protect a feature in my invention?

After filing the non-provisional do a preliminary amendment to add the temp control feature. See patent counsel.

If you are not the author, and in films there are many authorship contributors, then yes you need permission(s) and there may be other hazards. ...

Do I need to Consult a Patent Attorney ?

You need a patent attorney immediately to tell you the 5 things that you cannot do before the patent application is filed. and to do a patent...

Do I have to formally copyright a book through LegalZoom or with a lawyer's help or do I automatically have rights to my work?

Original authorship becomes a copyright property as it is produced. A filing with the Copyright Office gives added benefits should infringement...

Yes. Screen shot or printout. Or get a holder for the dashboard and look at the map on the phone.