Is it illegal to buy paid courses, summarize the information (fully citing the original work), and sell the summary?

As my colleagues note, a “summary” of a copyright-protected work is very likely a derivative work that requires a license to create and sell....

Starting a small T-Shirt Company - What exact steps should we take to determine the legality of using a quote on a T-shirt?

The default rule is that short phrases are NOT copyrightable. See 37 C.F.R. section 202.1 via the first link below. Courts apply this rule...

Can I use a DMCA take down notice to stop a company from masquerading as my scheduling company? Or are there better options?

The direct answer is no, you cannot send the website owner a DMCA takedown notice because it's not even arguably infringing a copyright you own....

Am I infringing on someone else's work if my designs are somewhat similar to theirs?

Your artwork cannot infringe the copyright in anyone else's artwork if (1) you did not have access to that other work or (2) the other work is...

You may not need a license if the musical work public performance exception applies. Your own Illinois-based intellectual property attorney needs...

You want to copy and display on a website certain language training exercises written by someone else. Without permission from the copyright owner...

If you file for a provisional patent in the usa does that protect you internationally?

As my colleague notes, no, a provisional patent application filing does not protect the invention internationally -- and does not even protect it...

Who can pursue any legal manners in finding out if there is money?

If the song's musical composition copyright was only licensed [not sold] and if the copyright is still current [because it was properly renewed]...

I think Attorney Kelly is the only one who asked the key, dispositive question: Is the Chinese manufacturer offering to sell the infringing product...

Is a non-exclusive license for videos & photos with unspecified durations revocable at will (with or without cause) in Nevada?

The United States is structured as, and is governed by, a constitutional federalist government. That means that one unifying federal Constitution...