If I get ideas and follow pattern in some best selling books in writing my own book, will I be guilty of copyright infringement?

The folks that know about these things tell us there are only a handful of basic plots in all of literature and that any particular story is but a...

You have NO right to register your name as a domain name at any of the top level domains [.com. .net, .info, even .name]. Only if a name also...

May I use famous artists' (Giotto, Titian, Rembrandt, et al) paintings as illustrations for a children's Nativity ebook?

Q: "Can I use these images in my story?" R: As long as the photographs are truly in the public domain, then yes. "In the public domain" means...

Can I make and sell snowmen ornaments that have an NFL team's colors or name on them?

Without a license from NFL Properties, Inc. it's unlawful to affix any of the NFL's trademarks to a product and then sell the product. So no "NFL,"...

IS IT LEGAL IN THE STATE OF INDIANA TO HAVE 2 CORPORATIONS WITH THE EXACT SAME NAME @ THE EXACT SAME TIME ?

I understand your question but not the facts as you've described them. Generally, no, it is not lawful for company to begin to do business...

I want to embroidery "Disney Girl" on a tote bag for my personal use. Would this be copyright infringement?

So long as you don't sell or give away, or offer to sell or give away, your personal-use tote bag, you may adorn that bag with any words or phrases...

Protecting book sales royalties from a suer/creditors.

There is nothing special about personal income earned by way of royalty payments for the sale of books or art or software. [Note: While some states...

How do I protect my intellectual property without copywriting? (Yes reposted with clarification)

You should NOT work as a W-2 employee but rather either (1) work in your own personal capacity as an independant contractor or (2) create a company...

How do I protect my intellectual property without copywriting?

Q: "How do I protect it so that they cannot use my program if I am terminated?" R: You're paid to create something and yet you think you still own...

When you do something illegal, and get caught, you don't have much leverage to negotiate a favorable deal. So, yes, you must turn over the...