Need advice since the producer tried to contact us regarding a movie they are making about a family member.

Q: "What is the typical compensation for your life story?" R: If the person is a public figure for all purposes [a politician or celebrity, for...

Can I sue for compensation of creating a website's content?

Q: "... can I just take all the content, leaving a useless, empty site?" R: Not lawfully. The company that does business on the site [and which...

Looking into getting started in affiliate marketing

As my colleague notes, your concern is best remedied with a business solution, not a legal one. Query Google for "affiliate marketing and...

Can an Internet domain name registration be lost by failing to file for federal trademark?

Putting facts on the hypothetical helps. Person A registers oofygoofy.com but never publishes a site at that domain nor uses Oofy Goofy as a...

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Does adding a Disclaimer allow a sign maker to make and sell corporate logos as vinyl decals?

Q: "Does adding a Disclaimer allow a sign maker to make and sell corporate logos as vinyl decals?" R: No. In fact, trafficking in logos that are...

Is Satire Allowed? I thought it would be allowed in this case as fair use, due to transformative natur. Sorry, ran out of space.

Your sting of questions about the copyright fair use doctrine are better addressed to an academic in an academic setting rather to practising...

Copyright Laws

The news articles published by Wikinews are published under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic license. Read the license terms here:...

Copyright Infringement?

Your series of questions about the copyright fair use doctrine require far more elaboration than is possible via this Avvo forum. Vist...

Fair Use Clarifications

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Writing the words of a song on a piece of paper that only you will see is not only NOT an infringement of copyright it is not even necessary to...