Importing counterfeit goods not only infringes the genuine manufacturer's trademark (and potentially copyrights and patents) it is also a crime --...

Screenplay question?

Because the person you hired resides in California you'll almost certainly have to sue him -- if you must -- in California. California state law...

Can I perform an arrangement of a video game score if there is no profit or intent to profit involved?

The Legend of Zelda is a Nintendo-distributed video game that includes various musical soundtracks. Some of the musical compositions performed in...

This forum is to convey general legal information only. Your son needs to discuss his particular circumstances in private with a New York-licensed...

As noted, if the image is truly in the public domain then, under copyright law, it would be lawful to modify it and then sell the modified...

Can I claim a copyright on a phrase that I texted to a popular radio talk show?

The only way you can demand compensation is if you own a property right in the phrase or if the radio production company agreed to pay you to use...

If all the maintenance filings are properly made a federal trademark registration issued after November 1989 remains in force for 10 years from the...

The relevant statute is 17 U.S.C. §412: “In any action under this title ... no award of statutory damages or of attorney’s fees ... shall be made...

Not lawfully. Doing so would almost certainly infringe the teams' trademark rights in its logos. Your restaurant needs a license to show sports...

How do I file copyright/slander lawsuit on someone in another state?

Where you'd have to file a lawsuit is not the right question: the right question is whether you have one or more legal claims to bring and, if so,...