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Indiana If I register several t-shirt/bumper sticker quotes or drawings on a form TX (to save money) can I license the ideas separately? And the copyright office says that "short phrases" cannot be copyrighted; does that include t-shirt/bumper sticker possibilities? Thank you for......
Multiple Copyright Infractions?I am looking for either case law or legal grounds to claim multiple infractions of copyrighted work. I recently discovered nine photos from a booklet I designed and produced on the clients web site. This was after I refused to grant them any rights to use the works for failure to pay for previous......
Multiple companies under corporationWhat is the name of your state? VA I own 2 businesses (both sole proprietor). I recently incorporated a third businesss (class c). Now I am wondering if I can place my other two businesses under the corporation. If so, how would I arrange it...would the two businesses become "DBA's" of......
Multiple Classes & Use In CommerceWhat is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? MA I filed an Intent to Use trademark application for a mark that includes 2 international classes and have received the Notice of Allowance. I'm about to submit specimens for proof of use in commerce, but the use currently only covers one of the......
Ms. DallasWhat is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Ohio Is it illegal for someone to change my password on an email account, then send emails to people posing as me?...
MS Access CopyrightWhat is the name of your state? Florida Ive tried to find an answer to my dilemma, but have not been able to receive anything definitive. My question is this: If Company A creates a Software Application, in MS Access, for Company B at the request of Company B, and on Company Bs premises, using......
mrs.can a restaurant name be used more than once if that name is used in another state?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Indiana...
MrsWhat is the name of your state? NC I would like to buy royalty free photographs (which I will pay licensing fee for usage) and use them as a base/inspiration to paint oil-on-canvas artwork which I will then resell to my customers. As they will be used as a base, there will be alterations which I......
MP3 download - legal?What is the name of your state? NY I bought an MP3 song for $0.99 from a reputable site that has all required licences. They give you a "download" link that expires when you complete downloading your song. I paid for this MP3 but then decided that I didn't want it. Is it legal to......
Mp3What is the name of your state? Indiana I was wondering how did napster get shut down and all the MP3 sites out there are still running for doing the same thing that napster did. Are they paying royalties to the music companies or are they doing something different than napster and therefore......
[COURTS, LAWYERS & LITIGATION] What is the name of your state? Washington St. Ok, I just received an order to appear in a small claims case. This happens to be a friend af mine. About 3months ago He loaned me a ladder to wash my house. I then took the ladder to my girl friends house to do some painting. Well finally about 3.........
Realtor downplayed gun noises[Real Estate & Property Law] Hi, I purchased a house in Frederick County, Maryland in January. I used the seller's real estate agent and he acted as a disclosed dual agent. My husband, the agent, the owner of the house and I were discussing the house before I bought it. I don't remember who brought it up, but the owner.........
Breach of contract, retrieval of assets[COURTS, LAWYERS & LITIGATION] What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Texas I was scammed by a possible con artist into thinking that I could be a business partner with Andy, an owner of a limousine service company with 10% share in net profits. The investment part: I had to purchase two Lincoln Town Cars, valued.........
Army ROTC Scholarship mess[Government & Administrative Law] What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? Student was living in TN at time of ROTC but now lives in NC I am writing this to aid a friend. She received an Army ROTC scholarship to a college. In her sophomore year she developed migraines and.........
Credit Card Debt[BANKRUPTCY & CONSUMER CREDIT] What is the name of your state? COLORADO Recently I was sent paperwork trying to sue me civilly for credit card debt that is past the SOL date. I stated that as my defense and filed the papers. The attorney then filed a motion for judgment stating my response was not a legal response and now I.........
Paced Speeding Ticket[Traffic Law] My question involves a speeding ticket from the State of: washington While on my way to work at 5am a wsp officer pulled me over and asked me what my speed was I stated 50 mph he said he paced me at 70 mph in a 55 officer then went back to his car and wrote me a ticket. Here is where I need help.........
Bicycle Law in Columbus, Ohio[Traffic Law] What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Ohio Biking questions: I was traveling on my bicycle from Watkins Rd to Corvair on Alum Creek Dr in the early morning dark in Columbus, Ohio. As I was getting my bicycle ready to put it on the bus to finish my commute to work. A Franklin County.........
Employee Slander[COURTS, LAWYERS & LITIGATION] What is the name of your state? Tennessee If you have a problem employee making slander remarks about you can you sue the problem employee.?......
Can Anything Be Done?[Family Law] Okay, unlike most other minors, im not trying for emancipation do to abuse or teenage pregancy. i flat out dont get along w/ my family & i can easily support myself so i see no reason not to do so. i am 17 (Not 18 until April of 2007) & i want to move out w/ my girlfriend, Amanda, who is.........
traffic ticket - complaintant's name scribbled, not printed[Traffic Law] What is the name of your state?In Manhattan, NY State: i got this traffic ticket, and the field where the cop's supposed to print his name(Complainant's Full Name (printed)) doesn't have his name, it just has some scribbles. and its not his signature cause that is right above the scribble in.........
What is the name of your state? IL Would it be illegal to put 30 second MP3 clips of a song on my website?...
I live in California and am currently producing a documentary titled "Boardheads." A Comedy film with the same title was released in 2003. The main question is: If there is a film in a different genre that apparently is not trademarked, can I use the same name legally? When I......
I know there do not seem to be too many legal issues as far as movie titles, but what I was wondering is if a line from a song is used as a title, does it have to be cleared? as an example, say a lyric was: "You've been hit by a smooth criminal." Can you use: "You've been hit by......
I have a major dillema on hand... There was a movie made in 1995 called: "The Usual Suspects" I want my comedy tour to be called:"The Usual Suspects Comedy Tour: Featuring Ali, Ali & Ali" Does anyone see a legal problem here?...
What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? Illinois I was wondering what the law says if I create pictures or posters from movie stills and use them as decorations in my business. For example if I took a video capture of John Wayne in the movie True Grit, enlarged it and......
Hi , i am a 20 year old script writer from Romania.Since my country has no movie industry ,i thought of selling my scripts in US.I can`t predict how good my scripts are but my question is:what can i do to prevent movie companies to just take my script put another name on it and leave me......
Hi. I'm a product manager for a retailer that sells DVD's, CDs and Video games. I often get a lot of DVD screeners from distrubution companies. I've collected over 50 of them so far and they're starting to just stack up in my home. I was wondering if it was still illegal to sell these screeners......
I have a character in my novel who quotes from movies, does bad impersonations, etc. Is this considered fair use? On the downside: 1. Obviously a commercial work 2. Not a review or educational commentary on the original 3. My understanding of parody is that although my work is a comedy, it......
If someone were to create a graphic design in reference to a cult type movie and print it on a t-shirt for resale would this be Infringement? For Instance I see these "I Am McLovin" (quote from the movie Super Bad) T-Shirts everywhere on the Internet and they almost all differ from one......
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NEW JERSEY what can my wife do if a family member downloaded movies over the internet , we received a letter from cable company , how do i proceed at this point...