Is it legal to use famous artwork on my own products for profit?

As Attorney Harrison notes, once a copyrightable work is in the public domain [see link below] then it is, generally, lawful for everyone to use...

Featuring a known figure in sports on apparel. Is it legal to have the letters NBA on image.

Assuming you actually receive Bill Walton's permission to sell the shirt [good job getting that by the way], then I see no trademark violation by...

What can I do if a website is using photo's of me on their website and I signed nothing stating that they could.

You agreed to create your client's website and some videos. You agreed to have your photograph taken and published on your client's website. Now...

I have invented a product that serves a purpose. The purpose is unique. Can the purpose have patent protection?

You've come up with ONE solution to a problem. And you want to own the right to exclude everyone else from making and selling ALL OTHER solutions...

Wish to use guitar company's catalog scans as illustration in book.

Unlike Attorney Baker I see no unfair competition claim [if that's what he means by using someone else's labors] and unlike Attorney Thomas I see...

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Registered Trademark symbol...

The "r in a little circle" symbol is called a racol, which stands for Registered & Authorised Company Logo. Four Trademark Acts have been enacted...

I agree with my colleagues that you likely have a copyright infringement claim. Two caveats, however: (1) The Copyright Act provides that...

Can I write my own answer index to the NALA CLA/CP Review Guide and sell it online without violating their copyright?

You should read similar questions and answers already published on Avvo. See the links below.

The NBA and the NHL and other professional sports leagues DO NOT have the exclusive right to use acronyms of their league names within a domain...

How can we legally use footage we shoot at a local high school football game in a music video we're making for a music video?

I don't share my colleague's concerns over the alleged "right of publicity" that the individual members of the crowd may assert. While an...