Can a video clip from youtube be shown in a chat room with 12 or so people with out the permission of the owner of the youtube

You can always just provide a link to the video on YouTube and tell others to go watch it. Then you don't have to worry about it. Of course, if...

I want to hire a lawyer to dispute a patent application, but I have all of the necessary information. How much would that cost?

Just one other bit of information, perhaps to calm your nerves. Even if the patent application issues as a patent, if it is really the case that...

How do I protect original content I publish on my own business/personal blog/website from being copied or imitated elsewhere?

You automatically have copyrights in the blog articles you write. However, before you could sue anyone for copyright infringement, you need to...

How likely I could win a law lawsuit against ebay? I believe I have a good case against them.

First, as unfortunate as it may seem, when you signed up to use eBay you agreed to their User Agreement and there are very few limitations against...

Do all assets HAVE to be distributed from a two person 50/50 LLC? In this case, it's IP (software code)

What does your operating agreement say? Assuming the LLC has no other obligations to any other entity, and you are both equal owners, you can...

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Having made video games myself, we both know how many subtleties and variables go into creating games and their levels. If you are creating the...

Business name copyright infringement?

This is an issue of potential trademark infringement. The only federally registered trademark for "neat as a pin" pertains to life coaching. In...

I recently wrote a book. I used an editor to revise the book. This editor went and published the book without my permission.

Did you have a written contract with the editor? It is not common for an editor to publish a book by an author without permission, and pretty...

If a person signed a book publishing agreement with literary publisher a long time ago, can I get out of the agreement?

There's no way to answer this question without seeing the contract. It depends on whether the copyright to the book was assigned or licensed and...

It's not illegal. Not sure how clean you should expect your house to get though.