Copyright VS Fair Use

The "fair use" of a coprighted work is NOT an infringement of the copyright in that work. See 17 U.S.C. section 107 ("Notwithstanding the...

I was wondering if I committed copyright infringement?

In light of the information you included in your comments, you should ask your own intellectual property attorney how to proceed, who will very...

Popular song copies my instrumental music. My instrumental music had an uncleared vocal in it. Do I still have the right to sue?

You're not competent to declare that "[t]he circumstances meet all the criteria for a clear case of copyright infringement." You, nor anyone...

As a merchandise designer, I'm trying to better understand parody, homage, etc as it relates to licensed IP.

Visit ssrn.com and use its search function to query [ trademark parody ]. You'll be able to download quite a number of good, scholarly articles on...

Nike apparently does not entertain unsolicited trademark licensing requests [visit the link below] and apparently does not make publicly available...

I am writing a novel the main character sings 1 line from a popular song. Does this need permission or is covered by Fair Use?

I agree with Attorney Bockhop. The line is clearly not the "heart" of the song and, in fact, is used only once in a song that's lyrically quite...

Old copyright infringement question

Q: "Do i have any options?" R: Maybe. The old rule used to be that if someone waited for a very long time to complain about a copyright...

My art designs, characters, slogan etc are being used by a growing restaurant chain and removed my copyrights and using my work?

So, for "several years" a company paid you to help it create the marketing and branding for its restaurant. You did the work, and were paid. Four...

As my colleagues note, copying the design is copyright infringement. You can, of course, contact the artist and ask for a license to display...

Website designer, graphic designer or animator contracts

Your own Michigan-licensed intellectual property attorney should draft the agreements between your company and the other companies that will be...