If I publish someone else's book, but with quotes around it and clearly sourced as their writing, is that legal?

Your version of the book would not "quote" the book. It would infringe the copyright in the book. Calling a copy of someone else's work a "quote"...

Your painting of a comic book cover is a "derivative work" based on the book cover. One of the rights protected by the copyright that attaches to...

Can the CLC seize my shirts?

You can do anything you like. There are always consequences, however, so the question is not whether you must turn in the infringing shirts, the...

What are the implications of the Festo rulings on Doctrine of Equivalents and patent infringement?

There has been hundreds of articles and law reviews written on the effect that the Festo decision has on patent drafting and patent infringement...

While short quotes are generally not copyrightable, selling a number of products all displaying quotes from one single television show very likely...

Can I print tshirts of art I made of known characters?

Any products of the type that you describe would be confiscated by U.S. Customs as counterfeit [because they infringe the registered copyright and...

You can learn about parody under copyright and trademark law [and how it differs from satire] via the articles linked-to below. Before you start...

Mug Shots model/subject rights

I think you're trying to argue what you think should be the law. But what you think the law should be is irrelevant. The law is that publishing a...

My Copyrights Are Being Infringed

You wrote that: "Roughly 5 years ago a well known artist used 10 of my beats for online releases without my consent or any agreement being...

You can publish questions and answers if you're the author of both. If you're not the author of the questions then you can't publish them --...