I would like to sell packages of several different name brands products to help parents find the item their child likes best.

Q: "I want to make sure there is nothing illegal about repackaging baby items ... ." R: If by that you mean you intend to take a product out of...

1. Does software programs fall under the "works made for hire" doctrine if they are written by independent contractors?

Characterizing a copyrightable work as a "work for hire" is NOT a matter of contract law. It is a matter of applying the statutory definition of...

My former boss copied my job description from linked in and posted it word by word in her profile as hers. Do I have copyright?

Yes, you own the copyright in the text that you wrote. Yes, it is infringement for the other person to copy and paste it on her Linkedin profile. ...

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Can you use the name of lakes/ponds/mountains/etc. for business and publication names?

There is nothing special about the names of lakes or rivers. Whoever uses such a name first as a trademark to brand a particular product or...

The problem with folks including sound recordings in videos they post on YouTube is that YouTube would be liable for the infringement if it did not...

Hi. I am an entrepreneur and have been considering creating a website similar to http://www.academon.com/.

I guess I don't understand the concept. ALL papers are "prewritten" -- the "pre" prefix referring, I gather, to a time before a visitor to...

You should speak with your own intellectual property attorney and suggest that perhaps the way to register a deck of playing cards is as a...

Regarding Paparazzi trespassing new law 2009 about taking photos for financial gain while trespassing i have these questions

See California Civil Code section 1708.8 at http://goo.gl/avgxa . You can get more information at http://www.paparazzi-reform.org .

Is the copyright claim againt my YouTube video still valid if I edited out the claimed photo from the video & notified claimant?

I don't understand the facts. Is the video currently available via YouTube or not? If it is, there's apparently no problem to solve. If it isn't...

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Now that's an interesting question. Hasbro does not own a federal registration for any trademark rights in the appearance of the tiles that it...