Is it legal to take a public domain pictures and attach a funny phrase from a movie or song.

Not only are all pre-1923 photographs in the public domain so are nearly all short quotes [no matter when first said or whether used in a movie or...

Would I lose this domain / trademark dispute?

Q: " ... would I lose a ICANN domain dispute... .?" R: Without a doubt.

The rule is that you can show any product and its branding in a film if the product is being used as it was intended by its manufacturer and, in so...

No one [talented or not] has any obligation to enter into the contract that you describe If the terms of ANY contract are objectionable then...

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Rights to a name, what to do

I agree with my colleagues -- do not be bullied. The other company, for some misguided reason, has gotten far too carried away with trying to...

Another person has stolen my secretary of state business title before i could get my paperwork completed.

I take from your question that both you and the other person are in Minnesota and that your [proposed] business and his [actual] business offer the...

Read the very same question and answers here http://www.avvo.com/free-legal-advice/quote+shirt and then, if you still have a question on the...

P90x and eBay problems??

If you lawfully purchased one or more genuine P90X DVD sets then you can lawfully resell them on eBay using the P90X name and your own photograph...

The line between infringement and a "fair use" parody?

Parody is intelligent critique. Parody is insight. Parody is wisdom applied. It is NOT dumbing down.

What is the line between fair use and blatant infringement of a famous character?

I write only to follow-up on my colleagues' suggestion that artwork showing comic book characters can potentially infringe the trademark rights...