The answer depends on what you mean by a chord chart and "number diagrams." If the chart is simply the visual representation of each chord...

While your quixotic quest for "the mythical Sasquatch" won't result in finding the beast -- because it is, as you note, mythical -- they say the...

Who owns the art?

There are two issues: (1) who owns the file embodying the image created by the artist and (2) who owns the copyright in the image? As to the...

What is the best way to protect myself from copyright infringers on photography?

The Joint Photographic Experts Group ("JPEG") creates still image coding standards. During the last few years the Group has been evaluating...

Here’s the general rule: It’s unlawful under trademark law to distribute a product affixed with or using a trademark that’s already being used, or...

How can I stop a band from using my photos on their album cover and website without my permission?

You may have granted the band a license to display your photographs during your communications with them when asking for permission to take...

You're asking whether it's lawful to watch streamed content unlawfully uploaded to the streaming company's servers. I know of no law that makes...

Will I have a case if songs have been written off of my words/expressions/POV? Some phrases are word for word.

The songwriter who converted your "thoughts, expressions, points of views, and rants" into lyrics may owe you a percentage of the royalty income he...

I think your plan is to ask a musical composition copyright owner [a songwriter or music publisher] to sign a non-disclosure agreement before he...

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You've asked the right question: "Is that transformative enough?" My colleagues have not taken into account the First Amendment's proscription...