I agree that Lane #1 Bowling should not release its DROID bowling ball without first thoroughly evaluating the rights owned by LucasFilm in DROID. ...

Branded items appearing incidentally in erotic photographs?

I agree with Attorneys Burdick and Butterman and will go even further: There is NO risk that the incidental appearance of some company's trademark...

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If failed to request permission, but give full credit to sources that have a "pending copyright" is that acceptable?

Q: "I used a measurement scale ... .The publication it was described in indicates 'copyright is pending, please do not use or cite without...

I have potential mistakes in a copyright registration. What to do now and how severe is it....

The fact that you failed to note in your copyright registration application that your "compilation" work [i.e., the appearance of your website]...

Can a husband/wife music publishing co.do business as a joint venture?.

You need to read a few books on how to start a music publishing company. See http://goo.gl/DhQzg

Q: "The person with idea initially said that I could have 60% of the business and it was understood that I would be running it and that person...

Do I need to put a copyright notice on my work?

The Copyright Office has a regulation that explains where a copyright notice should be placed on various types of works of authorship: 37 CFR...

Can willful infringement of copyright still occur, even if there is no copyright notice on the work?

Let's not forget step one: what is "the work" upon which notice is to be affixed? The questioner notes he is "not going to put a copyright...

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Producing a music video for DJ, and am concerned about copyrwright issues with other peoples music.

I second Attorney Whitaker’s response. There is NO "maximum length quota." That's an urban myth. Where music sampling is concerned, courts...

Trademark Abandonment

Read a court ruling on how trademark abandonment is evaluated: http://goo.gl/OSg9f