I received an email from a photographer demanding a licensing fee for using an image on my Facebook page found on Google images.

Since you did not take the photograph yourself nor licensed the right to use it from the person who owns its copyright your publication on Facebook...

If I co-produced a musical arrangement, am I entitled to "production" credit when filing with the US Copyright Office?

As far as copyright law goes there is no such thing as "production" credit. There is only the question whether you're a "joint author" of the...

I'm a musician, can I change the title of the show "Malcolm in the Middle" to "Malachi in the Middle" for the title of my album?

As noted by my colleague, quite likely. But your own attorney needs to pass final judgment. You should buy and read a few books on music law and...

The general rule is that it's unlawful to use the name or likeness or other personally identifiable traits of a living person in a commercial...

Can the photographer who I hired to photograph my large scale art hanging outside in a field sell this photo as his own artwork?

The rule is that the creator of a copyrightable work -- such as a photograph -- owns the copyright in the work absent a written agreement...

I have in my possession a photograph I took in 1994. I had it copyrighted in my name in 2011.

As the owner of the copyright in the photograph you can modify it however you want and publish it wherever you want. The year date on the copyright...

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How do I find good reputable attorneys in foreign countries that will develop good and assist in enforcing business contracts?

Start your research via the International Trade Administration's website: http://www.trade.gov

How many steps of removal are required before a copyright/trademark/right-to-privacy no longer apply?

Yes, it would be lawful to paint and sell the portrait described. There could be no reasonable "false assocation" or right of publicity claim...

Repurposing a product to be used in the field of cosmetics.

I think you want to buy a patented cosmetic product, change its physical form, and then sell it for a purpose different from that which the...

Is a photograph considered commercial use if it is used strictly as a reference for a painting intended for sale?

I don't understand why you care whether the use of the photograph is "commercial." One of the assumptions you posit is that "[t]he photo...

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