Unfortunately, the individual’s right to privacy and defamation claims are no longer useful, once the individual passes on. The only thing that...

As my above colleagues notes, this will likely result in IP infringement suit by Disney. While stories for Disney cartoons are in public domain,...

I agree with my above colleague. While some factors do point to that the work is outside of scope of employment, a full review of your agreement...

Yes, the name itself in plain text is a trademark in itself. Using a famous trademark such as this for commercial purposes will subject you to...

You should start with an assumption it is not legal to do without the owner’s permission. The internet is full of copyright infringements. So you...

No, this would highly likely violate trademark and unfair competition laws. You will be sending an incorrect message to the consumer public that...

Can my social media manager take 70% of initial offer?

I will add to look specifically at “deductions” provision and how it is crafted. But it would be wise to look at the agreement in entirety.

There is a likely implication of personal rights (I.e. publicity right), copyright, trademark, unfair competition laws violation. Questions...

While titles are not protected by copyright, they are protected under unfair competition laws. The law exists to protect the consumer public and...

What can I do if I get sued by a big corporation for copyright?

I agree with my above colleagues. Also note that legal concepts, such as "fair use, parody, satire, etc." is not determined by you. That...