Step one is to determine whether the poetry written by your mother remains protected by copyright. The 1909 Copyright Act applies to poetry and...

How in Continuation patent applications works?

Your question can't be answered as asked. There are three kinds of "continuation" patent applications: a continuation, a continuation-in-part,...

Can I use public domain pictures for my book?

I'm not sure what Attorney Janik is talking about. The term "public domain" -- in both our vernacular and in copyright law -- means that there...

The common law rule, which practically always applies, is that it's lawful to take a photograph of a person -- even a minor -- and to then publish...

How do i find an entertainment attorney to ask some questions to?

Making and selling music for money is a business. So you need to learn the business. No one, including an entertainment attorney, can possibly...

Hello! Could someone please tell me if they know if I am ABLE to use colleges' names WITHOUT their mascot for a paid service?

I think it likely that with guidance from your own Washington state-licensed intellectual property attorney you could get past the potential false...

Should an unpublished literary estate registered as a collection or broken down into separate registrations prior to litigation?

I assume the author of the "unfinished book" is alive and so will re-label what you're calling a "literary estate" to the "Collection of...

No, neither you nor Jo-Ann's is a party to the license. The license you reference is the NFL's grant to the fabric manufacturer to make and...

Can I preclude others to patent my idea if I published it (youtube, website) under one of the CopyLeft licenses?

You question presupposes that your "concept/solution/idea" is patentable. While software is patentable subject matter -- one estimate is that 60%...

Q: "...can I file a counter notification(s) telling them I will remove every single video affected by the DMCAs if they let the counter...