Can I use a sound effect from a very old video game from 1989 (which was never re-released)?

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Can a business use a business name that exists in another country and appears to be inactive?

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Is it legal for my dad to take away the phone he gave me now that I'm an adult?

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Will I need to get a trademark or a patent on my product before I try saling it. ?

“Utility patents” may be granted to anyone who invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, article of manufacture, or composition of...

If you mean "take a piece of digital art" from the public domain, then no problem. Public domain is a legal term that refers to creative materials...

I need to know my rights as far as a newspaper publishing a photo of my son at his private school without consent?

Private schools can enforce their own policies restricting the use of photography on their premises. For example, private schools may choose to...

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Hello , I’m working on an adult coloring book , is it legal for me to take free copyright photos and use them to make the book ?

Public domain is a legal term that refers to creative materials that are not protected by any intellectual property rights. With public domain...