What should I do before submitting my documentary to be copyrighted?

I take it you're attempting to register the copyright in the film. The Copyrlght Office publishes a Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices [...

Can I arrange notes in a song and use a similar title to original one without infringing on copy-write?

This is the second time you've asked this question. The responses to the first one were just fine. http://goo.gl/OVNGcs

Is it legal to use old packaging (no name or logo, but some text) and newspaper in the illustrations of a picture book?

I think you're saying that you want to publish illustrations in a book about the environment that show product packaging [without any logos and...

Will I have a copyright problem arranging a familiar song but slightly changing its title (for my students I teach). thank you@

Your piano students need to buy their own sheet music. Or you can print out, for free, public domain piano sheet music [query Google for ( "public...

Will I get a copyright infringement?

Providing the means for someone to unlawfully interfer with and modify another's computer program is not only a civil wrong [for which you can be...

Can I file a utility patent more than 12 months after a provisional patent application?

Now that its placeholder function has expired, the Patent Office will not publish your provisional application and so, unless you publish it for...

First, affixing the TM symbol is not necessary when the mark is being used in a sentence and is displayed closeby elsewhere in a slogan, title, or...

If I run a free internet radio station, am I liable for publishing & performance royalties?

Visit SoundExchange at http://www.soundexchange.com/artist-copyright-owner/digital-royalties/ and then speak with your own Oregon-licensed...

Should I have to pay a record label to put my music on iTunes/Spotify?

You're entering the music BUSINESS -- so it's time to learn the business. Visit amazon.com and query its books database for [ music distribution ]...

Can I trademark the name I give to employees that delivers my service?

As my colleagues note, yes, trademark rights can be developed in any non-generic name that you call your employees. You're not branding THEM,...