If a person allows you to use their logo for our non profit org, but now wants us to stop. is this legal?

The other person is staging a coup. He’s likely making money selling shirts with your logo [and his] and does not want any complications or...

Political Cartoon on a T-shirt for Sale

Q: Is Sarah Palin still considered to be a public figure? R: You betcha. Q: Can you sell a for profit political tee-shirt with a catoon image...

Can I copyright resized logos from other websites?

Q: Can I claim a copyright to these images and/or prevent someone else from copying my work? R: Not only no, but h*ll no. Re-sizing...

The international trademark community pigeonholes all goods and services into 45 classes. This artificial [and many times arbitrary] structure...

Patenting a product

Have you heard of Google? Query "inventor resources" and learn at least a little bit about bringing a new product to market before you blindly...

Copy Infringement

Q: I need to know when a copy infringement is applicable. R: I think you're asking "when can someone sue to enforce a copyright?" The...

I am starting a new busines in perfumes and wanted to know is it legal to write on the box that the perfume i make is a version.

Informing consumers via your product packaging that your perfume "is a version" of someone else's branded perfume is NOT lawful. In fact,...

I created a web application where users can create a store online. I will be collecting data from their store...

You NEED to hire a business attorney who specializes in e-commerce to draft your agreement with your customers [i.e., those who will be creating...

What level of risk is there in using a very poor reproduction of a photo whose copyright holder is unknown?

There are [as is often the case] way too many unknowns to determine whether the copyright in the photograph is still in force. So let's assume...

Is it legal for me to RENT a book to other people in Singapore?

Because Singapore is a member of the Berne Convention it must protect the copyright in works owned by those who do not reside in Singapore to the...