I was married to a famous man, there is a movie that is in the process and they are using his likeness. If they use my likeness

Very likely not. Your "right of publicity" -- that is, your right to commercialize your name and image -- is balanced against the public's First...

Intellectual property theft?

Assuming there is a company already doing business as Lex-Code then your registration and use of lexcode.co.uk is very likely in bad faith [and...

Do i have chances of winning over a trademarked iphone app name that was filled by the competitor when i complained about it?

If you made your application under the disputed name publicly available before the other company made its application publicly available then, as...

I collaborated on an electronic book with one other person. I am registering it's copyright. Who is the considered the author?

It sounds to me like the two of you are "joint authors" of the book and, therefore, are co-owners of the copyright [which you each hold as "tenants...

Buying software from an educational institution under a GPL

Universities often have their own, biased view of copyright law that is at odds with how copyright disputes actually play out in court. They have...

What are the copywrite laws in New York regarding internet material?

The sound clips are copyright-protected "sound recordings" that you did not have the right to copy nor have the right to make available for...

Where should I trademark my record company logo?

Assuming your record company is engaged in interstate commerce in such a way that your trademark is made known to consumers residing in at least...

What are my options when it comes to copyright laws.

The issue, with the model, is whether she violated her contract with your company. Whether what she was wearing, or doing, is protectable...

If I purchase an embroidery down load of a team logo (from an authorized site) can that only be used for personal use?

It is very likely the case that the company from whom you are downloading the logo pattern only owns the right to let others download the pattern...

Whether the photographer had the right to publish the offending photographs depends on the language in the Model Release that you signed. It is...