"browsewrap" agreements (see below) After signing up to a forum and posting my copyrighted articles, photos, and graphics.

The answer depends on what you mean by "ownership." If by ownership you mean ownership of the copyrights in the works you created then, no,...

Newly trademarked name in another state

Attorney McCollum has already very thoroughly answered your question. I write only to make plain, if it wasn't already, that if the other...

As my colleague notes, your plan is unlawful without a license from each celebrity. Everyone, including celebrities, own a "right of publicity" in...

If I wanted to sell a t-shirt with a photo of Robin William's face and movie quote on back from Jack.

There's no "maybe" about the answer: No, you may not lawfully sell a shirt adorned with a photograph of Robin Williams. That misappropriates his...

I have a website, how much can i talk about a band without permission, and do I have to get written permission?

It's lawful -- of course -- to write about any subject under the sun and then publish that writing. There are limitations. For example: the...

Can I use a picture from another source in my website?

Everyone should assume that all the photographs displayed on websites are copyright-protected and, therefore, cannot be lawfully copied and then...

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I am planning to start an app, I am not sure what are the first steps legally as far as protecting the idea and patent it

A mobile application is merely a tool to do business. You note that your "app" is "very similiar to Uber." Do you mean that your planned BUSINESS...

This is very likely not a copyright matter. While Turbo Style Products, LLC abandoned its utility patent application for its car headlight...

I have a unique name that is also the name of my personal business. My exact name was just used in a large movie.

Why do you care? In fact, don't you think having your company name "used" [what does that mean?] in a "large movie" will be of benefit to your...

If a newspaper credits a photo to a photography agency, is it OK for the newspaper to crop out the agency's watermark?

Removing "copyright management information" - such as a watermark -- from a copyrighted work can be, and is routinely held to be, unlawful under 17...