Can i create a graphic using someone's likeness to put on clothing and sell for profit?

First, by querying related answers in the Avvo database you've demonstrated the very admirable trait of taking responsibility for thinking through...

My dauhgters picture on websites

The following is not legal advice and should not be relied upon to take or refrain from taking any action. The answer to your question starts...

I want to add a disclaimer to my website since I plan to post lesson plans and have a blog. Can I write it myself? Copyright?

If I understand you correctly, you intend to publish physical fitness "lesson plans" and a related curriculum online and physical fitness...

How much does a lawyer charge for a trademark search typically?

A trademark attorney is most often NOT the best qualified to perform a trademark clearance search. Such searches are typically performed by...

I found a photograph of mine that taken without my permission used on a popular diet/exercise website in a flash presentation.

You first need to answer the question of why their use of your photograph causes you so much distress. Is it a photograph that you have sold...

As Barry and Oscar note, your question raises a number of issues that cannot be quickly answered. Absent application of the parody exception...

I want to manufacture t shirts with quotes from george bush and use a image of his signature.is that a violation of copyright.

I respectfully disagree with Mr. LaSorsa for the reason that Oscar provides -- and, more fundamentally, because copyright simply does not attach...

Can I sell purses I've made using a purchased pattern?

The following is not legal advice and should not be relied upon to take or refrain from taking any action. The only situations, of which I'm...

I need legal advice in IP for an online website that deals with online gamers.

You obviously need to immediately retain an intellectual property litigator. Your preference should be an Illinois-licensed attorney because (1)...

I want to manufacture t shirts with quotes from george bush and use a image of his signature.is that a violation of copyright.

The short answer is no. As long as there is no intimation that the shirts are created, sponsored, or endorsed by President Bush (or his new...