Your display on your blog of your version of the Zim character and the "images from the Invader Zim comic" infringe the copyrights Viacom owns in...

Can I sell photographs with a copyright mark on the back?

The copyright in a photograph grants its owner the exclusive right to copy, publicly display, distribute, and create derivatives of the photograph....

Buying a product look alike and using a name of your owns. Is that illegal?

I disagree entirely with my colleagues. Buying a product, removing its branding, and reselling the product under a different brand is, without...

Do I need to get a copyright registration for all of my main characters in my comic book series.

NO copyright attaches to the visual appearance of a comic book character simply because it appears in a comic book. The copyright attaches to the...

As a pro se non-attorney, may I directly contact the employees, former employees, and clients of an opposing party?

Attorney Johnston provided you with a link to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Manual of Procedure [TBMP} which, in part, explains the...

Will someone need my permission to register a recording of a song of mine if I only registered the composition part?

My colleagues have already provided you with very good answers. I write only to strongly suggest that if you intend to make a business out of your...

1. Is that book copyrighted? 2. If not, can I translate it and publish that translation on the internet for free?

IF "The Gospel of the Kingdom" by Philip Mauro book was published with a proper copyright notice and IF it's copyright was timely renewed and IF...

The names and appearances of comic book and fictional television characters are protected under trademark law and their appearances are also...

How can I get a photograph of me taken without my knowledge taken off a paid website?

Visit the link below, read the information provided for victims, and think about whether your situation is one that qualifies for assistance. Then...

An associate appears to have been damaged by fraudulent trademark registration. What is the best course of action?

Trademark registration is voluntary, not mandatory. The issue, therefore, is not whether Jim can persuade the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board to...