Can I claim rights to songs that i help arrange and created that was "UNFINISHED" then released by other part ?

There are at least two legal issues: (1) Is the contract enforceable and, if so, does it address this situation and (2) are you a "joint author" of...

Can I sell handcrafted items I made using a pattern I bought from a private person or company?

Clothing designs slip through the cracks in copyright, trademark, and design patent law. The general rule is that clothing designs are NOT...

Q: "Can a person sell handmade items that have trademarked logos on them or the patterns to make such items?" A: Not lawfully if the logo is...

If I am making cookie portraits, can I use celebrity likenesses to show how accurate my work is?

You've asked two questions: Q1. Can you lawfully re-create celebrity likenesses on cookies to demonstrate in your advertising how well you can...

Can I publish a book of poetry with author unknown from the 1800s.

I know of no situation in which a book created before 1894 is -- or can be -- still protected by a copyright either within the United States or...

Can I reuse beer bottles if I remove the trademarks?

Q: "Even after removing any trademarks, would we still be at risk of trademark infringement?" R: Only if the shape of the bottle readily...

Career website and interviews

Under Section 430 of the Communications Decency Act a website owner who offers his website as a forum for public comment is, generally, immune from...

Is there a legal document that I can sign with clients to assure them I will not use their passwords in any malicious manner?

As Attorney Murillo notes, only your own business attorney can draft a proper agreement for you. One more suggestion: The agreement will very...

I want to make shirts for the World Cup and sell online.

Why would you "describe" the World Cup when describing your shirt? What does the World Cup have to with shirts? Nothing -- except if you display on...

Can i read an article somebody else posted online and profit from it?

Your recording would infringe the copyright in the article; specifically, the right of the copyright owner to make a "derivative" work based on the...