Is it copyright infringement to post parts of song lyrics to a social media account when you obviously credit the artist/writer?
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Answered on December 13, 2018
Posting someone else's lyrics on social media is, generally, copyright infringement and is, therefore, unlawful. Sometimes doing so is a lawful...
Can mercari hold my money for making a false accusation even thought the buyer received the item and was happy?
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Answered on December 13, 2018
You and your own California-licensed intellectual property attorney need to read and apply the applicable provisions of Mercani's Terms of Use....
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I am looking to protect my intellectual property as it relates to existing software I've developed and maintain.
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Answered on December 11, 2018
The “except for” provision in the agreement you quote reads a lot like California law.
In short, that contractual provision provides that the...
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Sport license?
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Answered on December 11, 2018
To find a company licensed to sell sports-branded products you should look on the product's label or packaging. Either or both should identify the...
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Can I use a public domain image created by the US government on a tshirt that may ship internationally?
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Answered on December 11, 2018
I think your premise is wrong. All copyrightable works authored by U.S. federal government employees are in the public domain -- everywhere in the...
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Clarifying my question.
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Answered on December 11, 2018
I think I responded to your previous question....
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How do I know what [legal] documents to ask for when hiring a small game company to do work for me?
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Answered on December 11, 2018
This is at least your third or fourth question. While you're smart for asking, it's very unwise to proceed with your business plans using only this...
Preregister copyright for a book with a game based on it that is already preregistered?
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Answered on December 11, 2018
There are, at least, three downsides to preregistering a qualifying work of authorship: the cost, the public disclosure of the description of the...
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If we do work for a company can we state that on our website or must we get approval even if not using the trademark?
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Answered on December 10, 2018
Your clients' company names are almost certainly trademarks -- as well as trade names.
Under trademark law it's generally lawful to use...
Can I file a civil suit against Facebook for failing to remove my photos used on fake profiles (i.e. copyright infringement?
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Answered on December 10, 2018
So long as Facebook is not acting as a "publisher or speaker" of offending material, it’s immune from liability when such material is posted by its...
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