Is it copyright infringement if I publish a book of quotes compiled of quotes from songs?
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Answered on March 27, 2010
I don't see the value in any such a book but, assuming you do, the issue is NOT whether your publication of the book would be a "fair use," but...
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Can I repackge and sell a trademarked product?
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Answered on March 26, 2010
See http://j.mp/aTBKU3
Can a business sue me because I'm using their name even though I own the DBA but they are a Corporation in the same state?
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Answered on March 26, 2010
Trademark law and trade name law, while overlapping, are both discrete bodies of law.
The states create a lot of trade name law -- usually by...
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Fastest way to get a patent
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Answered on March 26, 2010
1. Buy one.
2. Seek only design patent protection.
3. Use the Accelerated Examination process - See http://j.mp/9ozcmb .
You cannot be issued...
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Is the effective day of registration at copyright.gov, the day I upload my deposit files, or the day I file the registration?
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Answered on March 26, 2010
While your rights in the copyright in your audio work began as soon as the work was completed, the REGISTRATION of your copyright will be effective...
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Copyrighting my (deceased) Grandmother's short stories
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Answered on March 25, 2010
Gordan, good catch. Thanks. 170 years for copyright protection? Wouldn't Disney just love that!
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Logo and word mark?
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Answered on March 25, 2010
Whoops. I think Attorney Koslyn’s response to question one was an inadvertent “yes” when it was supposed to be a “no.” In short, the answer to...
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Copyrighting my (deceased) Grandmother's short stories
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Answered on March 25, 2010
Because your grandmother's writings have never been published, their copyright lasts until 2159 (70 years after her death).
A "copyright"...
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I am an artist. I have created a collage and used a photo I found on the internet as a model for my collage.
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Answered on March 25, 2010
Like Attorney Koslyn, I think that you’re contradicting yourself by stating that you “used a photo” as a model for your collage but that you “did...
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Can my Illinois employer make me sign a Non-Compete. I have been with the company for over one year and was not hired with one.
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Answered on March 24, 2010
I need to qualify my response. The way of thinking about the matter is right, I simply have a fact wrong [though an important fact].
In...
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