A film company is streaming our film on their YouTube page for free; they have no rights but are benefiting from it. How to sue?

A better question is how can you monetize the company's streams of your film. You can, of course, simply demand that YouTube take the film off...

Can I patent yet or no?

Your FIRST concern is whether the sales of your product would infringe a currently-in-force patent. Your own Michigan-licensed patent attorney can...

I assume the copyright infringement lawsuit is still proceeding against LLC #1. If so, then you already have an attorney handling the matter. So...

Can an ex-partner from my LLC copyright work and IP after his voluntary withdrawal?

Federal law creates the general rule that the copyrightable work product of a partner, LLC member, or employee created within the scope of his or...

Can I be pursued by a copyright holder for infringement for selling a vintage piece online? For example, a Moulin Rouge poster?

The Moulin Rouge is a Paris nightclub that opened in 1899. Over the last 115 years many artists have created numerous posters to advertise the...

There is no bright line rule defining the boundaries of the unlicensed, digital sampling of music [that is, the legality of creating a “mashup”]. ...

Your premise is wrong. You note that "third parties have been downloading my products." They haven't. They're downloading U.S. Government-owned...

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Can someone use my photo in an advertisement without my permission?

As my colleagues note, the company that's using your image to advertise its business is very, very likely misappropriating your state law "right of...

I have a pending trademark application that is pending but there is a major casino that is trying to stop it and take it from me

I strongly recommend you retain a Nevada-licensed intellectual property attorney. Any out-of-state attorney will have to hire local counsel, on...

If my website greatly facilitates web messaging between it's members, what liability/legal exposure do I have for bad content?

Your business model sounds like it's merely a listserv [actually, an "automated mailing list manager" -- LISTSERV being a federally registered...