Is using photos of models and celebrities off the internet legal.

No. Your copying of the photographs and the publishing of them on your website are both unlawful because both infringe the copyright in the...

Assuming New York law applies to the dissolution proceeding, the court will make an "equitable distribution" of the marital property. As noted by...

Assuming New York law applies to the dissolution proceeding, the court will make an "equitable distribution" of the marital property. As noted by...

T-shirt design. Is that copyright infringement ?

Trademark infringement, not copyright infringement. Activision uses its GUITAR HERO trademark to brand clothes. See, for example,...

Taking a picture off Google Images, Modifying it, Is It Fair Use?

Asking in the abstract what is fair? is like asking what is blue, or reasonable, or cold, or beautiful? You won't get the same answer twice. ...

You ask: Can a photographer who took a photo at a Major League Baseball game or Football game sign the photo as the artist and sell...

Trademark Infringement?

Assuming your facts are accurate, and assuming that Basket is protectable as a trademark [i.e., it's not being used to brand a line of baskets or...

If a public domain book has been republished, can the publisher impose restrictions as to the use of the content?

I don't know what "Old Time Cuts" are but will assume they're pictures or graphics of some sort that can be traced or copied somehow and then use...

If a company abandones a TM and you file for it, can you have the original company that lost the trademark stop using the name?

While trademark rights can be "abandoned" the law demands a very clear showing of proof that a mark has been abandoned. The law presumes that a...

Can i use a brand name soap in my recipe for laundry detergent and market it to sell and do I need a licence to sell laundry soa

There are at least two issues in play. Can you use the other company's soap as an ingredient in your laundry detergent? Yes, so long as your...