When can you use the trademarked name of a professional sports team?

You asked this question previously and received very useful responses [visit the link below].

What are my rights (in copyright) to a translation I created?

You're not thinking about this correctly. The basic, operative fact is that you had no right to translate the opera. As my colleague notes, that...

Hello, Recently my account got disabled for abusing DMCA process, I sent only 1 DMCA complaint. Which was accepted.

Your story makes little sense. You say: 1. You have an account with Website A [but don't say what that means], that 2. you sent Website A...

Who does the intellectual property belong to regarding graphic design?

As my colleague notes, all of your concerns can be alleviated by contract. Properly written, an "assignment" clause in your contract with the...

Can I sell music bands' logo on handmade men rings to people online?

It is unlawful under trademark law to sell rings affixed with anyone else's logo [rock band, restaurant, pet store, whoever]. The fact that others...

The answer depends on the commercial product you're talking about. No, you may not lawfully draw a Pepsi can, affix it to shirts, and then sell...

An article in the June 2011 edition of the North Carolina Bar Association's "Sports & Entertainment" journal states that: “In North Carolina, the...

Do I need to pay a Demand Notice for images used online?

First, don't rationalize. The facts are that you published a photograph for commercial purposes without a license from the copyright owner. ...

I create invitations & sell them online. I found 1 on a blog post & recreated the design myself. Is there any laws against this?

As you note, you didn't create the design -- you re-created it. Which is another way of saying you copied it [perhaps by freehand but, in any...

'Dedicated link' to another website -

No U.S. court has ever held that a "normal" hypertext reference link to an interior page of another's website constitutes copyright infringement. ...