I licensed a song from another music label only to find out that label did not legally own the song.

You've complicated this analysis unnecessarily. So let's back up. Every song is protected by two copyrights: one to the song's words and music...

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Great question. The rule that applies was set by the US Supreme court long ago [1924] and is still controlling today. It is LAWFUL to buy a...

I have a company and wants to sell my own brand products. What legal rights do I have ? what is the legal procedure to follow.

I think you're asking how to go about operating a business that sells products. First, you need to set up your company the right way. Buy and...

Q: I want to put Marilyn Monroe and few other deceased celebrities on my shirts. R: Sometimes you can, sometimes you can't. It depends on what...

Copyright law? Do I have the right to show designs I did for a client in my portfolio?

You design marketing and other material for others but, apparently, do not have a standard agreement that makes clear who owns the rights to that...

Copyright filing

Your goal is to be an acknowledged joint author -- and joint copyright owner -- of the book. So convince the other person that you are, in...

Patent Attorney Q:How long is an invention patent is good for?

Quick correction: the sentence should read "So ... look on your patent, locate its ISSUE DATE [not application date], and determine when the 3½...

Super responses by all. I write only to note a very recent -- and fundamental -- change in the law regarding the copyright registration...

Patent Attorney Q:How long is an invention patent is good for?

The answer depends on the type of patent that you own. A utility patent lasts for 20 years from the filing date of the earliest U.S. application...

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Many movies are in the public domain. Locate them via this book: http://j.mp/pdmovies and these websites: (1) http://www.archive.org/index.php...