How can I claim fair use for unpublished video?

Defending yourself in a copyright infringement lawsuit is unwise. Long before your fair use affirmative defense is put before the court you...

As with the USPTO, does the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) allow for provisional patents?

Your questions reveal that you need to do some more homework on how to acquire patent protection through the Patent Cooperation Treaty process....

Are there IP attorneys that help find licensing deals for established brands? Can someone point me in the right direction?

You don’t want an intellectual property attorney to take point on expanding your company’s brand through licensing. You need a licensing agent....

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The federal Controlled Substances Act of 1970 excludes non-psychoactive hemp from the definition of marijuana. 21 U.S.C. Sec. 812(b); Hemp...

Is it enough proof to protect my lyrics from someone stealing my sales revenue to have the proof on my computer and phone

As noted by my colleagues, storing your lyrics on your computer and/or smartphone provides little to no admissible evidence of the date the lyrics...

As an app developer that has licensed with publishers to use their music, do I have to get separate licenses to use album art?

Yes, you need a license from the owner of the copyright in each album cover [which is very likely not the music publisher] and, no, your display of...

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What is the process for obtaining rights to use music videos as background for Karaoke screens?

You would need, at least: (1) a license from the owner of the copyright in the music video [likely the band's marketing company -- which may not...

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How to properly use community service mark in the European Union?

I think you're asking whether your website must be hosted on a server in Europe in order to satisfy your Community Service Mark use requirement....

Is it legal to place words from a greeting card which noted the words came from a headstone in Ireland on a rock/headstone?

I think you're asking whether it's lawful to display on a greeting card a short saying created by someone else. Very often yes, sometimes no....