Can I sell t-shirts with the name of my community on them with my original artwork and or pictures?
You note you "live in a community within an HOA." I take that to mean you live in a home within a definable subset of homes nestled within a...
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You note you "live in a community within an HOA." I take that to mean you live in a home within a definable subset of homes nestled within a...
If the facts really are as you describe, you would be entitled to a copyright in the protectable, creative expression that you add to the novel...
The appearance and/or configuration of a product can be protectable under design patent law or trade dress law. The VAST majority of products,...
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Why were you sent a DMCA takedown notice? Unless you're a "service provider" of internet services for others the takedown notice is not legally...
In the absence of an enforceable non-compete agreement [with a non-solicitation clause] it's likely the only claim you could assert is for...
Unless it constitutes a fraud that causes actual harm, plaigerism is not a legal wrong -- it's an ethical wrong. Ethical wrongs are bad, of course,...
Using a branded product as the canvas to create art is highly problematic legally if the product is then sold for its intended purpose. If sold as...
If by "use" you simply mean to reference Yoda to describe a scene playing out in your book then very likely, yes, that would be lawful for the...
No, you cannot lawfully copy the painting and sell those reproductions. That would infringe the copyright in the painting. You own the physical...
Yes, trademark rights will develop in the name of your comic book series IF each book in the series has the same name [use subtitles and/or numbers...