Do I need a waiver or consent

The companies that own buildings do not have a "right of publicity" in themselves or in their buildings nor can they assert copyright law to...

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A floral arrangement is not copyrightable. You may take a photograph of a floral arrangement and sell or license the photograph without worrying...

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During a trademark cancellation proceeding what is required to show acquired distinctivenss to a trademark?

You should read what the Trademark Office has to say about the matter at http://tess2.uspto.gov/tmdb/tmep/1200.htm#_T1212 and then read a number of...

I think the answer depends on how large the group is and what it does. Trademark law only applies when the alleged infringer uses another's...

I understand your plan to be that some percentage of consumers who choose buy a product from your online store will get the product for free during...

Is it legal for a major professor to take text directly out of her graduate students thesis and use it in a publication?

Your question, stripped of all its fluff and pretense, is whether a college professor may lawfully publish an article comprising half of her own...

How can I introduce my patent product to a company that has their own development team?

Buy a book or two or three on the subject: http://goo.gl/umVAr . Read them. Visit some inventor assistance websites [see below] to learn from...

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Would small claims work on a online publisher in a different state?

I'm not sure my colleagues are correct. A copyright infringement claim would clearly have to be filed in federal court. But a breach of...

How does the fair use doctrine apply to nonprofit, educational magazines?

I seem to be the lone wolf here but I believe that the use of the photographs that you describe MAY be fair. Obviously none of us can definitively...

What are the legal penalties for unauthorized use of the Olympic rings and is there a loophole?

As my colleagues note, no, there is no “loophole.” The free exercise clause of the First Amendment embraces two concepts — the freedom to...