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Can I use a drawing of a "storm trooper helmet" as the artwork for the cover of my music album I am about to release digitally?
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Answered on November 07, 2014
The image of a storm trooper helmet is a federally registered trademark owned by Lucasfilm [visit the link below]. Your display of that helmet on a...
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I want to get the license of using some midi format music in my app, and need a layer to help me in US.
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Answered on November 07, 2014
Your first step is to determine which of the three performing rights organizations handles the licensing for the song that you want to use. Then...
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Is it legal to depict an image of a specific make and model of modern aircraft in a satirical illustration?
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Answered on November 07, 2014
There's no reason of which I'm aware that would make it unlawful to display images of commercial airplanes in a drawing -- so long as no...
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I applique and quilt. if I make a quilt using my own cut outs of a NHL team, can it be sold? I
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Answered on November 07, 2014
Selling any product prominently adorned with someone else's trademark is unlawful [with a few exceptions, none of which apply to your situation]. ...
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Could I sue wall mart for false advertisement with this?
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Answered on November 07, 2014
A Go Pro Hero costs $129. A Go Pro Hero4 costs $399.
A Walmart clerk put out on the floor a price placard erroneously listing the Go Pro Hero4...
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People are distributing my paid product (a Cinema 4D lightpack), that isn't in the copywrite library. How can I put down pirates
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Answered on November 07, 2014
To enforce a copyright, it is the copyright owner's responsibility to (1) register the copyright in his work, (2) compile evidence of infringement,...
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I wrote a short synopsis for a movie produced in Milwaukee that is now on sale on Amazon.com. Should I be getting paid for this?
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Answered on November 07, 2014
Q: "Should I be getting paid for this?"
R: Why do you think you should be paid? Did someone tell you, orally or in writing, that he would pay...
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Hi - I am trying to figure out if my aesthetic modification for yoga towels qualifies for a design patent.
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Answered on November 07, 2014
The concept of a towel having a "sparkly" decorative edge is subject matter eligible for a design patent. Whether your particular design is...
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Can you legally download images from another fanpage, and repost on your fanpage?
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Answered on November 06, 2014
Unless the photograph is no longer protected by copyright -- that is, it's in the public domain -- then it's unlawful to reproduce the photograph...
Can I take an existing cosmetic product (lipstick), alter it (tinted lip balm), repackage it, and sell it?
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Answered on November 06, 2014
Many lipsticks are patented [visit the first link below]. It would very likely be patent infringement to modify a patent-protected lipstick by...
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