What is the name of your state? AZ HI. I hope this is the right forum to post in. I apologize if it is not. My brother lives in Bankok. I own a small webhosting company, and my brother decided he would liek to start his own company. So, he found a seller on another board here in AZ, and made......
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'personal use & not for resale'Mon, 12 Jan 2004 13:38:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state? Kansas This may be a contract question, but I thought I'd ask it here as it is partially a copyright issues. I've found a dealer selling a large chunk of public domain information and want to purchase it from him. He sells it on his website on CDs and DVDs.......
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'Promo' / Not For Resale items - resale:Sun, 22 Aug 2004 17:46:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state? New York I'll try and make this brief .. it has been ongoing for several months now, so I have alot I could post: I found a set of books on the side of the road on garbage day. Had I not grabbed them, they'd be in the dump or recycled right now. I took them......
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"article" on web with many lies, does it have to come down?Thu, 08 May 2003 12:05:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state? New York OK, assume someone has a website on which they write a funny article about bungee jumping off the empire state building. The article appears to be real but anyone with a brain in their head knows it is impossible to have organized bungee jumping off the......
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"copyright infringement" - or not...Thu, 12 Apr 2007 17:49:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state? CA Hi everyone, I am writing here really on behalf of a friend. She created a website a few months ago containing information on a sexual dysfunction. It is not a business, she doesn't sell anything and makes no money from it. There is another website who also......
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"Cybersex" legalitiesSun, 19 Jan 2003 20:51:00 GMTPennsylvania I am posing this question because it is something that has been asked of me and I can find no answers online This question is in regards to cybersex (online written text only) with NO intentions of meeting the person. In other words, typing text back and forth ONLY, drawing the line......
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"Dumb Ass" vs. "Dumbass"Fri, 11 Mar 2005 16:50:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state? Colorado Hi all, Say for example that I want to register a trademark for "Dumbass" to be used on let's say website names as "DumbassGuys.com", "DumbassPeople.com" etc, etc, but there's already a trademark (typed drawing, design plus......
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"Engage the Exotic" a slogan?Sat, 11 Sep 2004 23:12:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state? Colombia, South America and California I use the phrase Engage the Exotic which I created and use many times on my website. I also use this heading on all of my Internet pay per click advertising and as the name of my website on the dating directories that link to......
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"Hacking" - Read more inside for informationWed, 05 Dec 2007 03:25:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state? FL Hello, I've come here seeking some legal advise and hope to find it The issue is the following: Imagine you play a game where you have to pay certain amount of money (10 dollars a month) for a subscription. Imagine you have paid some amount between 300......
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"Help, Help, I'm being repressed"!Wed, 05 Jun 2002 15:25:00 GMTColorado - El Paso County I'M BEING SQUASHED BY A MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR DEFENSE CONTRACTOR! This is unbelievably hilarious! [url]http://www.MaxxSkunkworks.com fans...those of you not familiar with the site - check it out. So - I get this letter yesterday from a Trial Law firm in Los Angeles......
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"how-to" book...rules?Tue, 11 May 2004 18:16:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? Massachusetts Hello, I was wondering if the copyright (which states something like - "projects to use for personal use only") of "how-to" instructional craft book means that the copyright protects JUST the actual......
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"Institutional Use"Wed, 17 Mar 2004 12:15:00 GMTHi everyone, Would really, really appreciate your help. What is "Institutional Use" in relation to a copyrighted extract? What are the rules in relation to this type of use? and how is it different from n0n-theatrical use? Are there any parameters? Is the situation different in......
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"International Edition" textbookSat, 17 Jan 2004 18:12:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state? Mississippi I bought an International Edition textbook from a US dealer through Half.com a couple of weeks ago, but I don't need it any more. I want to sell it to someone else, again through Half.com. The back of the book says the following: "If you......
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"Knocking" Prior ArtMon, 21 Feb 2005 14:39:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state? WA In my quest for success I have to demonstrate why the prior art is inferior to my machine. Can I attack the disadvantages of the prior art's dependant claims or only the independant claim? IE If my machine omits parts which the prior art requires for a specific......
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"Look-Alike" QuestionMon, 12 Sep 2005 17:30:00 GMTPittsburgh, Pennsylvania My husband and I have a music website whose logo includes the look-alike graphic of the Blues Brothers. The website is currently non-profit, but we would like to sell t-shirts with the logo on. Someone has told us that we should check into the copyrights, of using the......
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"Monster" Cable Strong-Arms Small Vintage Clothing BusinessWed, 20 Oct 2004 21:39:00 GMTOREGON Monster Audio/Vintage Cable Company Tries to Strong-Arm Small Vintage Clothing Business Monster Cable, an Audio/ Video cable specialist is attempting to takeover the domain name and use of the word Monster for many websites around the globe. Monster Cable has filed a Federal Lawsuit to......
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"Monster" Cable Strong-Arms Small Vintage Clothing BusinessWed, 20 Oct 2004 21:38:00 GMTOREGON Monster Audio/Vintage Cable Company Tries to Strong-Arm Small Vintage Clothing Business Monster Cable, an Audio/ Video cable specialist is attempting to takeover the domain name and use of the word Monster for many websites around the globe. Monster Cable has filed a Federal Lawsuit to......
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"New" Napster Music UseTue, 28 Oct 2003 00:35:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state? Texas I am thinking about starting a small business making videos of peoples kids. I wanted to use copyrighted music in them, and I was wondering if they downloaded the music (leagaly) from a website like the new napster(or any other pay site) could I include this......
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"Not For Resale" softwareTue, 27 Sep 2005 00:53:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state? TX I am on ebay a lot, and monitor FMV, Fair Market Value, of items a lot. I noticed a the certain Microsoft software where being sold a low price, bought by different people. I finally figured out that the person in question was implying in e-mails through......
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"Own" Computer KeyloggingWed, 25 Jun 2008 19:00:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CT My work laptop computer has "keylogging" software installed on it for R&D purposes (I work in IT and it is a tool I use for work), it is mainly used to debug program behavior, as it takes a screen grab every mouse click, or 5......
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"Royalty Free"Thu, 11 Mar 2004 07:00:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state? Yamaguchi-ken (I live in Japan, I am writing about some business with an American company) Recently I needed a picture of a dancer for my non-commercial web site. I ended up at a certain large image selling site and noticed that some of the images contained the......
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"Screener" "Demo" vhs VideosMon, 18 Feb 2002 22:33:00 GMTI have a few of these screener /demo vhs videos they do have scrolling messages inserted in them saying there illegal to sell /rent can you really get in trouble for this? I noticed a few of these selling on eBay....
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"selling online" - can you copyright that?Thu, 15 Sep 2005 07:22:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? Fl Hi, I have this question: programmer A works for Company B which is selling some products online. After he's done, he realizes that that is not a bad idea and starts selling online himself, competing with his previous employer,......
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"selling" software to YahooFri, 27 Aug 2004 11:00:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state?CT Hi, I've built a web-site that contains a specialized search engine that will search through a few hundred different selected message-boards on Yahoo's web-site. In theory, this search-engine could be expanded to search ALL of Yahoo's message-boards (Yahoo......
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"Specimen image" when renewing service markThu, 03 Jul 2008 09:40:00 GMTI am electronically filing the Declaration of Use of Mark in Commerce Under Section 8, since it has been 5 years since my trademark was registered. What I have is a service mark, which consists simply of the name of my web site, including the .com. There is no artwork or logo; the original......
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"Student Film" being disseminatedMon, 31 Jan 2005 13:18:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state? New York I starred in a person's student film that he was doing for one of his class projects. He said it was for his class, at least. He has since posted this film on his website for free download, and now I have learned that he has been exhibiting it in public......
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"Trademark" Infringment...Thu, 29 Jun 2006 17:27:00 GMTThis issue may apply to the state of NY, though I myself am from British Columbia... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------...
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"trademarking" a non-profit nameMon, 16 Jul 2001 18:43:00 GMTI have established a .org website to display information on a non-profit basis. I live in California. There is no formal or formed Organization behind the site. It is not, nor will it, trade. Do I need to trademark, patent or copyright the name to protect it and/or prevent a (for profit)......
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"use in commerce" for a service businessSat, 28 Dec 2002 23:23:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state? Arizona I have filed in ITU Trademark application for a future pet boarding kennel business, which will open in about 18 months. I have also filed several extensions, because our building is not built yet. What exactly constitutes "use in commerce"......
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"Widget-Repair.com" vs "WidgetRepair.com"Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:11:00 GMTThis site is amazing! Wish I found it long ago That said, I will try to keep this concise, as I know you are all busy people. BACKGROUND: - I recently purchased a website business Widget-Repair.com (fictional name, but you get the point...haha). The term is trademarked and the site has been......
I have a few of these screener /demo vhs videos they do have scrolling messages inserted in them saying there illegal to sell /rent can you really get in trouble for this? I noticed a few of these selling on eBay....
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CT My work laptop computer has "keylogging" software installed on it for R&D purposes (I work in IT and it is a tool I use for work), it is mainly used to debug program behavior, as it takes a screen grab every mouse click, or 5......
What is the name of your state? Texas I am thinking about starting a small business making videos of peoples kids. I wanted to use copyrighted music in them, and I was wondering if they downloaded the music (leagaly) from a website like the new napster(or any other pay site) could I include this......
What is the name of your state? TX I am on ebay a lot, and monitor FMV, Fair Market Value, of items a lot. I noticed a the certain Microsoft software where being sold a low price, bought by different people. I finally figured out that the person in question was implying in e-mails through......
What is the name of your state? FL Hello, I've come here seeking some legal advise and hope to find it The issue is the following: Imagine you play a game where you have to pay certain amount of money (10 dollars a month) for a subscription. Imagine you have paid some amount between 300......
OREGON Monster Audio/Vintage Cable Company Tries to Strong-Arm Small Vintage Clothing Business Monster Cable, an Audio/ Video cable specialist is attempting to takeover the domain name and use of the word Monster for many websites around the globe. Monster Cable has filed a Federal Lawsuit to......
What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? Fl Hi, I have this question: programmer A works for Company B which is selling some products online. After he's done, he realizes that that is not a bad idea and starts selling online himself, competing with his previous employer,......
What is the name of your state? Colorado Hi all, Say for example that I want to register a trademark for "Dumbass" to be used on let's say website names as "DumbassGuys.com", "DumbassPeople.com" etc, etc, but there's already a trademark (typed drawing, design plus......
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania My husband and I have a music website whose logo includes the look-alike graphic of the Blues Brothers. The website is currently non-profit, but we would like to sell t-shirts with the logo on. Someone has told us that we should check into the copyrights, of using the......
What is the name of your state? Colombia, South America and California I use the phrase Engage the Exotic which I created and use many times on my website. I also use this heading on all of my Internet pay per click advertising and as the name of my website on the dating directories that link to......