The phrase "Everything Is Awesome" is the very well-known Lego movie song title and serves as that song's main lyric. The phrase is, as a result,...

Can I make them remove it since it's mine, or did I screw myself by letting them use it in the first place?

Based on the information in your question and comments to my colleagues it appears you own the copyright in the picture but granted your former...

What is the advised way to do this?

As my colleagues note, copyright automatically attaches to the material displayed on your webblog as soon as it's uploaded. As also noted, you...

Does this count as use in commerce?

This is second, recent question about trademark "use in commerce." So let's just read the law: For purposes of federal trademark law "a mark...

Can my publisher insert ads for other books in the back of my work without consulting me? What is this called?

If you didn't have the contractual right to reject the advertising then the publisher's alleged failure to "consult" with you caused you no harm....

Is my publisher required to give me my 100 copies of my book in print even if he never releases the book in print to the public?

In comments to my colleagues you note that publication of your book occurred via e-book sales. Those sales, however, likely do not constitute print...

As my colleague notes, the publication of a new song based on an existing song is, generally, an unlawful "derivative" of the original. So, the...

How do I either get them to pay some restitution or at least get hired?

I think you think you're owed money because you own some rights to the movie "Avatar." Really? The basis, I take it, is that your "story...

Petition for Cancellation of a trademark registration can be done at any time at the USPTO

There are too many possible variations on how the first proceeding was brought, litigated and decided to determine whether a second proceeding in...

What do I have to do if I want to start a clothing line using pictures from movies, tv shows, video games and sports?

It's unlawful to display "pictures from movies, tv shows, video games and sports" on clothing -- or any product -- without a license from the...