I have an atlas that was published in 1921 by a company that is still in business. There doesn't seem to be a particular author/editor/compiler named in the atlas. Is the atlas now public domain becuase it was published before 1923? Does it matter of the company is still in exi...
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Right to image of an historic buildingThu, 09 Dec 2010 07:23:00 GMTIf I take a picture of a historic building, can I use that picture to create artistic works for sale?For example, a picture that's taken of a building, such as a historic mansion, is turned into a needlecraft pattern for sale. Can the property claim rights to their "image"? I read once...
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Right to image of an historic buildingTue, 19 Oct 2010 13:16:00 GMTIf I take a picture of a historic building, can I use that picture to create artistic works for sale? For example, a picture that's taken of a building, such as a historic mansion, is turned into a needlecraft pattern for sale. Can the property claim rights to their "image"?&n...
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Youtube.com & cover musicFri, 27 Oct 2006 05:51:00 GMTYouTube.com and cover music -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi, I have a question about youtube.com and uploading a cover version of a song without permission. by this i mean me video taping me playing the guitar and singing a song say for example......
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Youtube, Jimmy Kimmel Style Unncessary Censorship Fair Use?Mon, 15 Dec 2008 02:33:00 GMTI created a unnecessary censorship video featuring a particular episode of SpongeBob. It is about 3 minutes long and features numerous audio(beeps) and video(pixelation) censoring along with several other edits and add-ins I created mostly by editing SpongeBob content. It does not contain even......
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youtube- the new poor man copyrightSun, 18 May 2008 06:54:00 GMTHi i wanted to know about the copyright issues in posting an original work (song with lyrics or songs or lyrics only or music only) on youtube.com with out register this work with the US copyright office.. i thought that if one post such original work on youtube that should hold up in court if......
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YouTube is Accepting Forged DMCA SubmissionsFri, 16 Nov 2007 08:00:00 GMTHi, We need some major advice. There is a "hate group" who hides behind fake names and proxies attacking people by fraudulantly filing DMCA notices on all of their video content. It doesn't the videos are, these people are submitting faxes to YouTube Copyright, basically claiming......
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YouTube CopyrightMon, 16 Feb 2009 21:42:00 GMTI posted a video on YouTube of pictures sent to me of a television personality doing some compromising things. The photos were posted publicly on a MySpace account. The video was quite damning and received a lot of attention. Low and behold, the person who took the photos filed a copyright stink......
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Your image as private / intellectual propertyThu, 06 Mar 2008 11:36:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state? ILLINOIS I'm writing a book in which two characters have a conversation. One is a private citizen, one a porn actress. The porn actress learns that, during a one-night-stand date, when she was passed out drunk, the private citizen was photographed by her date and......
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Your Analysis Needed: Trademark Infringement? Proactiv Solution vs Propassiv SolutionSat, 27 Jan 2007 22:36:00 GMTNew York StateJust briefly on my case: I used the acne skin care system, Proactiv Solution (http:.//www.proactiv.com), a product of Guthy-Renker, in June 2005 and over the next several months, I suffered severe outbreaks of skin lesions that I had never experienced before. When inquiring about......
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Your Analysis Needed: Trademark Infringement? Proactiv Solution vs Propassiv SolutionSat, 27 Jan 2007 23:34:00 GMTNew York StateJust briefly on my case: I used the acne skin care system, Proactiv Solution (http:.//www.proactiv.com), a product of Guthy-Renker, in June 2005 and over the next several months, I suffered severe outbreaks of skin lesions that I had never experienced before. When inquiring about......
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Younger than 18?Tue, 13 Nov 2001 10:54:00 GMTI'm from Nebraska, USA. I would like to know if a relationship I had with a lady I met on the internet went too far and found out later that she had not told me her correct age (which turned out to be younger than 18) what kind of legal trouble am I in? I'd appreciate someone with actual legal......
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YOU WON A FREE CRUISESat, 09 Dec 2000 01:56:00 GMTI recieved an e-mail on my hotmail account saying I won a free cruise for two. Everything sound good and at the time I believed it was legit due to the fact I registered a few weeks before on-line to win a cruise from Carnival. The e-mail I received saying I won, requested my home/work phone......
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You guys dont give good advice!Mon, 08 Jul 2002 13:31:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state? George Where do you guys get off telling one person you're going to charge them $250.00 I went to the Electronic Freedom Frontier and I got this definition of defamation Question: What is defamation? Answer: An attack by speech on the good reputation of a......
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YIKES! Client DEMANDING copyright from me!Mon, 08 May 2006 14:08:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state? NH I'm a freelance artist. I had a client come to me with an idea for artwork that he wanted. I was very busy so I told him I would have another artist friend of mine do it for him. He said fine. We agreed on 50% payment up front and 50% due upon completion. When......
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Yet another domain name question....Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:03:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Virginia After reading a link from Google last year, I made note of a potential future product which was referred to by it's potential name (which was stated as one "possible" name of several). At the time I thought I should check to see......
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yet another copyright infringment questionMon, 15 Nov 2004 11:06:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state?What is the name of your state?undefinedWhat is the name of your state? Ca I want to use my own hand drawn sketches of dresses from movies as patterns for hand embroidery(that I do myself) on purses that I have created.( I intend to sell these at local craft fairs......
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Yellow Pages Is DEADSat, 04 Apr 2009 06:03:00 GMTThis is the title of one of my advertising campaigns. Would this get the yellow pages lawyers onto my back....would it be 1) A copyright issue 2) Defamation 3) Perfectly fine and acceptable, from as legal standpoints. Thanks for helping!...
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Yard Sign Copyright QuestionMon, 28 Jul 2003 20:55:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state? PA I own and operate a Yard Sign Rental Business for about 3 years now and all my signs are designed and drawn by myself. Acouple weeks ago I had a local competitor of mine call and say I infringed on his copyrights of two sets of Signs I currently have. I was......
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Yahoo protecting identity of domain registrantMon, 10 Aug 2009 21:09:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA An individual with whom I am in litigation with is the registrant of a domain that infringes on my trademark. The registrant has used the domain to post or allow to be posted altered images of myself engaged in a homosexual act among other......
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yahoo messengerTue, 28 Dec 2004 21:18:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state? New York I have been getting instant messages from this girl that I have put on my ignore list because of her remarks about me and my kids, such as, because my children are bi racial i should kill them myself or they deserve to be raped and killed. This really......
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yahoo chatroomSun, 30 Jan 2005 08:12:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state?tn A friend of mine has a problem with a website that he believes is slandering his character. The website has posted a picture of my friend, an online conversation, and a phone number. The website alleges that my friend was trying to pick up a minor from a yahoo......
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yahoo chat roomsTue, 21 Dec 2004 09:33:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state? TN...
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yahoo auction fraudFri, 18 May 2001 15:58:00 GMTMy husband bid and won a camcorder costing close to $350 on Yahoo Auction. He sent a money order to the seller. We have never received the item and the seller has cut off all communication with us. The unfortunate thing is this person resides, supposedly, in Canada. Is there anything we can do......
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WWE Closing Fantasy Wrestling SitesMon, 12 Jul 2004 01:08:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state? Michigan There have been reports of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) closing down what are called "E-feds" These are websites with users playing out wrestling shows on forums and written matches. I myself run one of these sites and although I am......
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Wuestion on copyrighting the title of my book or DVDWed, 01 Aug 2007 14:43:00 GMTI am going to be coming out with some information products and had a question on copyrighting the title of my book or DVD. I live near Boston, MA. i.e. You have all heard of a book called "Think and Grow Rich" Can I create a book titled Build and Grow Rich" Another example is......
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Wrongly accused of spam & blackmailedMon, 21 Oct 2002 17:53:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state? California Site hosted in California. I am a legitimate webmaster falsely accused by an "anti-spam" software service of emailing spam. My email was a single non-commercial press release to public addresses of the media industry (mainly newspapers and......
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Wrongly AccusedWed, 25 Sep 2002 00:38:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state? tx- my boyfriend is being accused of applying for a credit card online, the person accusing him happends to be someone he knows. The person never actually received a card but states it put his credit on hold. Problem is my boyfriend never applied for a credit card......
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Wrongfully accused of copyright infringementWed, 10 Nov 2004 14:00:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? Minnesota I listed ads on ebay using pictures I created with my digital camera and photoshop of all the components of a kit I was selling. The ads were ended and I was suspended for what ebay told me was using pictures that didn't......
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Wrongful advertisement about trademark ownership to achieve competitive advantageWed, 27 Oct 2004 16:00:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state? Florida Hello. A competitor of our company has filed for trademark protection of a name, which is a widely used descriptive term for a group of professionals in our industry. They began immediately advertising that they had the only trademarked program in the......
What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? NY This is an odd question - if a person sends emails using a fictitious name, and is using these to supply false statements and otherwise mislead people, does the actual person who sent these hold a copyright on them? could this......
Dear Sirs, I would like to have a professional advice about the following situation: (1)_July 18, 2008. Filing of a provisional patent application in AU (2)_June 2, 2009. CL becomes active member of the PCT. (3)_June 6, 2009. PE becomes active member of the PCT. (4)_July 18, 2009. Will be......
What is the name of your state? co i have been a performer in a local professional musical group for two years. the owner recorded a cd with my voice and photo on the cover. we split up and now i (and others)want compensation for the use of my (our) photo and voice to sell his cd. no contract......
What is the name of your state? CA Let's say I develop a piece of software which manages and controls all the appliances in your kitchen. On my website homepage, I then say something like "It's iTunes for your kitchen!". Question is --> am I violating Apple's trademark on......
A website contained copyrighted material belonging to my husband, we contacted Google and filed a claimed under the DMCA. THe material was found to be infringing on his copyright and the material removed. This individual countered the claim, and the copyrighted material reinstated. We believe......
I recently applied for a home equity loan via the Internet! According to the legal disclosure a representative from this local institution was to contact me, to discuss my application within two business days. Yesterday, two weeks later, I received notice that I was denied credit based on......
Hi, There has been a select few that have repeatedly posted derogatory remarks for the past three years on what I will term a company as my company (corp.) is partly involved (sponsored) by this organization. I live in WI and most of the postings come out of ILL and KY. How would I handle......
I had my pictures developed at a large discount store yesterday and when I went to pick up the pictures, one of the workers was showing the people around the counter an 8x10 picture he had with words he had added to it. It was one of my pictures that had just been developed! When he showed me......
What is the name of your state? u.k can the layout of a particular sentence be changed and put into another form to be used in a business venture? for example if i wanted to set up a company to sell quiz's, could i change the layout of questions from a published quiz book and produce a quiz......
Isn't taping and selling TV series programs such as "V" on online auctions illegal? I have purchased many videos from ebay's site and this is my first experience with something like this. The seller informs me I broke the law by buying it when I tried to tell him he sent me a home taped......