Plagiarized images/illustrations post-publication problem for book

I strongly suggest that you call your intellectual property attorney. I'm sure he or she owns a phone. Because you're already represented, it's...

Hello! Would I have to get authorization from NC to print the NC State Flag on merchandise?

State flags cannot serve as trademarks -- by anyone, including a state. So the initial answer is, no, you would not need your state's permission to...

Is it regal to buy Coach purse here in U.S and resale outside country?

If in the U.S. you lawfully purchase in bulk a branded product then you may lawfully re-sell that product in any country where it can be lawfully...

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Copyright infringement

Your own New York-licensed intellectual property attorney will walk you through the analysis that's triggered by copyright law at 17 U.S.C. 113(c)...

Company is selling MY design on a t-shirt on their website. What action can I take and how can I get this taken down?

The 99Designs "Design Transfer Agreement" -- which is the ONLY source of rights you may have in the design -- is governed by Austraila law. Your...

Do I have exclusive rights to a work I have modified that is distributed under the CC Attribution Unported 3 License

I question your conclusion that "For a legal agreement, I need to have exclusive rights to any music I distribute in my program." Who evaluated...

Can i use book text/excerpts in a commercial mobile app?

Publishing for commercial use any more than a minimal amount of another's writing -- minimal being more than a sentence or two -- is copyright...

I want to make regular ties and make them into skinny ties and sell them. Is there any copyright or trademark issues or others?

It's unlawful under trademark / unfair competition law to buy and then materially alter a new, branded product and then re-sell that product under...

How do I obtain permission to have Audrey Hepburn's picture printed on a cake for my 14 year old's birthday party?

The link below will take you to the California Secretary of State "Successor-In-Interest" database of those who control the "right of publicity" of...

How do i make sure a work is public domain?

Bad example: The technological differences between photographs made in 1903 and those made in 2014 are immense [even when digitized]. The broader...