Probably. Have you already entered into a written sales contract? You state that the potential buyer "promised to buy it." In North Carolina, all contracts or agreements to sell or convey land must be in writing to be enforceable.

There are a few ways to accomplish your goal... View More

What does the sales contract say?

By down payment, do you mean due diligence fee or earnest money or both?

Is the money being held in escrow or by the owner?

Contact a NC attorney with the answers to these questions ready to find out the answer to your question.

You could engage an attorney specializing in trademark law or an online trademark search firm to conduct a trademark search. A thorough search is the first step to a successful trademark application.

If you want to avoid being sued, you should secure the rights and permissions of creators or rights-holders to sell their images on t-shirts.

Names and short phrases cannot be copyrighted under U.S. law. Trademark law, however, may afford protection for a name. Contact an attorney specializing in trademark law to learn more about whether the name you have in mind could be trademarked.

If an original work enters the public domain, this does not cover derivative or subsequent works based on that original work. So, Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa is in the public domain. But that does not mean that a photograph taken of the Mona Lisa is necessarily in the public domain, the... View More

You may apply for an unconditional pardon from the Governor, which is granted at the Governor's discretion. An unconditional pardon is granted primarily to restore an individual's right to own or possess a firearm. Applications for pardons are handled by Pat Hansen at the... View More

Copyright law does not protect ideas, but instead, the expression - a description, explanation, or illustration, for example, that accompanies those ideas. So, copyright law does not protect recipes that are a mere listings of ingredients. If your recipe has secret ingredients that you do not... View More

Do you have a case number? You can call the clerk of court in the county where the case was heard and request the records. There may be a cost to have the records mailed to you or the clerk may fax records for free within a few days of the request.

You can also go to the county court... View More

This depends on state law and a number of other factors. Without knowing what state you're in nor the circumstances of your situation, an attorney is not going to be able to offer you legal advice.

For example, in North Carolina and in most states, if an agreement lacks consideration,... View More

The U.S. Copyright Office has published on this topic, search for "Copyright Office Circular 38A" on your search engine of choice or at the copyright.gov.

It sounds like you're acting as a Secretary of a N.C. corporation and attempting to comply with Section 55-16-01 of the North Carolina General Statutes in keeping the minutes of all meetings of the board members.

I am unaware of a specific requirement under North Carolina to include... View More

Contact an attorney who specializes in collection actions, preferably in the county where the debtor resides/their business is operated. You're in excess of the amount in controversy for a small claims action - it makes sense to at least reach out to an attorney to see if it's... View More

One of the most cited copyright cases is Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co, 499 U.S. 340 (1991), which established that some minimum creative contribution is required for mere information to be protected by copyright. That is, facts cannot be copyrighted, there must be... View More

Copyright protection automatically applies once a work is fixed in a tangible medium. If you're seeking the additional benefits of federal registration, file for protection with the U.S. Copyright Office or contact an attorney with experience filing copyright applications to assist you, who... View More

A court would look at the written agreement between you and your artist. Many contracts, including the transfer or license of intellectual property assets, include indemnification clauses. Generally, "indemnification" requires one party to pay for the other's legal expenses and... View More

Were you an employee? If not, what does your written agreement with the company state?

Any copyrightable work created by an employee acting within the scope of his or her employment is a “work made for hire.” The parties do not need to address works made for hire in their employment... View More

If you were served with a lawsuit you must respond within a certain period of time or you lose by default. If you received anything that is captioned as a "Summons" or "Complaint" and is accompanied with the name of a specific court, contact a lawyer in your state as soon as... View More

An individual who knowingly purchases a copy of a copyrighted work from the copyright holder receives the right to sell, display that particular copy, notwithstanding the interests of the copyright owner. This is known as the "first sale doctrine" or "first sale rule" in U.S.... View More

The title of a contract is not as important as what's in it. What's in the contract will depend on your desires and requirements and the manufacturer's desires and requirements. If North Carolina law will control the document, English seems like a sensible choice; if Italian law,... View More