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ABC news is using an image I took of Thomas Gilbert, who was shot in NYC without my permission, is this copyright infringement?
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Answered on January 07, 2015
The first question is whether you own the copyright in the photograph. If someone hired you to take photographs at an event then the contract...
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Who do rights for a book usually belong to?
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Answered on January 07, 2015
My colleagues have already very ably answered your question. I write only to note that you should query Google for [ "literary agent" book ] and...
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How can I protect my idea from business competitors? In college I discovered a method that markedly improves self-help efficacy.
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Answered on January 07, 2015
A method of doing something that's visible to the public and which has as its intended endpoint an [alleged] increase in self-awareness is not...
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Will Attorneys be interested in approaching Production Companies with my screenplay?
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Answered on January 06, 2015
As my colleagues note, you need to do some legwork to find a literary agent specializing in representing screenwriters. Note: It's my understanding...
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Can i trade mark a descriptor name/sound - nom nom? (nom nom food truck is now out of business - can i use this name?)
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Answered on January 06, 2015
As my colleagues note, before a person names a company or brands a product or service the person needs to have a trademark attorney "clear the...
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I found a standard website terms and condition template on Entreprenuer.com and I want to know will I be able to use it.
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Answered on January 06, 2015
There is no "standard" Terms of Use agreement. Those terms will depend on what the site is used for, the content on the site, and to whom it...
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What are the legal requirements for starting a clothing line?
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Answered on January 06, 2015
You need to read a few books about how to start a business and quite a few about how to start and manage an apparel business [visit the links...
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Can I move to Cancel a Trademark that was filed several years after I began operating a similar business under the same name?
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Answered on January 06, 2015
As Attorney Burt notes, it’s sometimes a real challenge to cancel the registration for a mark that's been on the Principal Register for 5 years or...
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Copyright Ownership/Intellectual Rights for Software / Web Application Code. Can we go after our ex-client for non-payment?
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Answered on January 05, 2015
I agree with Attorney Ross.
I think the rule is clear that a licensee’s breach of a COVENANT in an implied copyright license does not rescind...
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I produce video content, can I periodically file a copyright application to cover a bunch of them? what are the rules on this?
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Answered on January 05, 2015
Read Copyright Office Circular 45 [via the link below]. The short answer is, no, audiovisual works are not one of the types of works that may be...
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