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What is the name of your state? Washington State My brothers in the t-shirt design and custom cup / mug design. He sows (with a machine) and bakes slogans (like screen printing) and phases on t-shirts and mugs for a living. He'd like to make a few t-shirts and mugs with the phase "got......
Quick question.What is the name of your state? Pennsylvania. I'm a 16 year old film maker. A friend of mine and I plan on making a film for a film festival coming up. We want to film at the local mall, due to the many people that will be there. Basically its us going up to them, and being very Christian......
Quick question regarding torrents.US, Michigan hello, I really had no idea where to post this so anyway. I was wondering if it is legal to link from my website to another site that is linking to an illegal music/movie torrent?...
Questions regarding copyrighted photosWhat is the name of your state? Ohio Am just out of school and starting a site for profit offering local businesses more exposure for them. My question is right now I have photos in the site that I have manipulated, changed color tones, distorted and changed as much as possible in Photoshop.......
questions re a CIP prosecutionWhat is the name of your state? California I filed a utility patent. I rec'd a first office response rejecting it on the grounds that it failed to comport to proper patent procedure. I agree. I filed a response to which examiner stated that I should file as a CIP. My questions are this: 1. If......
Questions About Copyright & TrademarkWhat is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? Connecticut Hi there, I would like some advice on copyright and trademark laws. I am starting a website that sells signs, greeting cards, stationary etc. My questions are.. 1. Can I use images of The Simpsons, Disney Characters......
Question?I'm in California and recently entered a contract with a business owner to do contract recruiting for his search firm. Our contract was for 2 months only and at the end of the two months we would decide if we wanted to continue. I have decided not to continue and he refuses to pay me! In fact, he......
Question?What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? Georgia I'd like to read already-published children's books on video and sell them. If I include the author, publisher and copyright date, do I have to get permission from the author or copyright owner?...
Question: Permission from publisher to show their book cover in my book?[Washington State] I am getting ready to publish a book for children, highlighting favorite children's books and classics --- basically reviewing these books one per page in my book. Do I need permission from the publishers to show the bookcovers of each book within the pages of my book? I will......
Question: Nude internet modeling websiteWhat is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? PA I was contacted by a client the other day who is in need of a website for his modeling agency. He would like nude photographs on his website. Other than informing viewers of the content before they enter the website is there anything I should be......
[Consumer Law & Fraud] My question involves collection proceedings in the State of: California This is a very complicated situation, I will try to be as clear and concise as I can be and only address pressing points. My daughter entered into a contract a year ago for what was supposed to be a personal loan secured by.........
died out of country[Wills & Trusts] What is the name of your state? Florida How can I recover escheated funds when the person lived and died outside of the United States?......
Fighting a ticket[Traffic Law] What is the name of your state? California I was driving in San Francisco. I was making a legal left hand turn on a green light. There was 1 car in front of me, and we were both waiting for the oncoming traffic to clear before turning. The light turned yellow, and the car in front of me quickly.........
Lost wages[Accidents & Personal Injury Law] What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Mass. I was involved in a collision recently. I have been out of work for a while and just wrapped up training for a temporary job when I got hit on the way home driving a relative's car. The police investigated and they took photographs of the.........
plea bargain possible?[CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE] What is the name of your state? NY How do i go about in obtaining a plea bargain for a DWI charge? If I blew a .07, should I plead not guilty or try for a plea bargain? What is the difference?......
Misguided Employment[Employment & Labor Law] What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Washington State I accepted a job after interviewing for it. I was working a good job with a good company and the new company offered more. This is a large company that was just starting up in my area. They interviewed me for this position and.........
civil suit[BANKRUPTCY & CONSUMER CREDIT] i am from pa. recently i was sent a letter informing myself that an attorney who was representing discover bank filed a civil action suit against me. however, the suit was filed in the wrong venue. i informed the courts about this and they are telling me i have to file the appropriate pleading.........
business in wifes name, on SSD[BUSINESS & FINANCIAL & Corporate LAW] What is the name of your state, ny I heard that the US government is cracking down on this. Can a person go on social security disability, start a business, and put the business in their wifes name? I had seen this happen a lot. Dont say that a person has to be disabled to go on SSD. That scam.........
Criminal versus security checks[Immigration Law] The caips file has two parameters in it: CRIM STATUS SEC STATUS Anybody know the difference between criminal checks and security checks? Also why do criminal checks take longer than security checks?-- Posted via http://britishexpats.com......
Had Been Drinking but Was Let Go[Traffic Law] My question involves criminal law for the state of: i was pulled over and given a ticket for my breaklight in my back window being out. i was honest with the cop and told him i had been drinking. i was not drunk and no specifics had been asked. no test were done on me. he had me call a friend to.........
What is the name of your state? NY I am writing a book about gaming strategies. It will emcompass all types of games and I want to use specific examples like Halo maps and the weapons in it. Can I do this or do I need Microsoft's permission to mention their game and maps in it? I know that if......
What is the name of your state? Wisconsin When I was looking at a message on a gaming forum regarding links to sites for PDAs, I found two links that sound like they're related to East Asian culture (they have "chan" in their names). I went to them and found some strange sounding terms......
What is the name of your state? AZ I have a debate to do and I am having trouble coming up with a good arguement, I am on the no side. So far i am using Fair use, what do you guys think would be a good point for an arguement?...
What is the name of your state? CA I am an artist. I am hoping to get my children's story published. I have never tried to publish anything before, so I wasn't sure who to ask. I was wondering if it was alright for me to use the likeness of a house in my story. I took a photo of a victorian......
Hi, my name is Gary. I am a musician, i have three songs that i have wrote, and created all melody too. I basically done everything. I needed somebody to that has the equipment to do this. So, i hired this person with a studio to play the instuments and put music to them. I am paying him per hour......
What is the name of your state?- Tennessee I have a question that I wanted to run by people who know what they are talking about- Would it be legal to download episodes of TV shows (namely Seinfeld) onto my computer? I don't see how it is any different than recording to DVD off of the TV and......
What is the name of your state? New York Hi, my name is Nicholas and I am the owner for a company selling glass drinking boots. These boots were featured in the movie BeerFest. In Germany they are extremely popular and have been around for 100 years. There are two techniques used in order to......
Hi, I live in IL and sell an ebook on the internet. It is copyright. But some yahoo has copied it. some word for word but some in his own words. I am really angry and he has copied all the methods. He sells it as another book under his own name. He is not reproducing mine. He has a totally......
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NY Hi, I have a few questions about protecting my copyrighted material in a joint venture project on a website. The owner of the site wants me to be an online instructor in the field we work in, whereby I produce downloadable and video tutorials......
This applies to a lawsuit in federal court; I am in Illinois but that isn't relevant.. Hello, I would like to know if the below language, posted after a settlement conference in a patent infringement lawsuit, indicates whether or not a settlement agreement was reached; or if it reveals any......