Your current state is Virginia
I’m located in Arizona. I was hired to work for a company as an Administrative Assistant, doing HR & paperwork. One day over some small talk, I told my employer I do art in my free time and they eventually asked me to make them some Marketing Graphics for Sales, E-mail Newsletters &... Read more »
This was against 200 sellers for a patent copywrite, they demanded 2500$ for voluntarily dismissal settlement. I signed an agreement stating the payment should have been made within 7 days. I was facing technical issues with wire transfer as this was an overseas transfer from India. I asked about... Read more »
This was against 200 sellers for a patent copywrite, they demanded 2500$ for voluntarily dismissal settlement. I signed an agreement stating the payment should have been made within 7 days. I was facing technical issues with wire transfer as this was an overseas transfer from India. I asked about... Read more »
I am web designer and i have a project about an anime streaming service in which many key visuals of anime are placed. And i want to add this project in my portfolio but I'm not sure if I can use such images.
I would like to ask for your professional advice on a business venture that I am involved in, a company that provides background music for businesses as well as musical programming for radio stations.
The programs will be sent to the location via the internet as a private stream, or on... Read more »
No cause for pulling me over. I turned into private drive way of friends house. Cops towed my car out the drive way with out my permission. I also didn't have driver license on person, expired paper plates, & no insurance at the time but they said it was because they seen it on the road... Read more »
it happened a year ago, i only recently became an adult and was super overwhelmed, had no idea what to do. i suffer with anxiety so dealing with this situation on my own was very mentally challenging for me and i tried to avoid it. i know that it won’t go away and i need to contact the bank about... Read more »
answered on Sep 28, 2022
You probably should hire a lawyer to evaluate your entire financial situation snd see what your best move is from here.
if I were to post videos on youtube of me and some friends playing tabletop RPG based around copyrighted material (pokemon) could I be sued for copyright infringement and could I monetize it without legal repercussions?
answered on Sep 26, 2022
This response is based on U.S. copyright law. Laws in other jurisdictions may be different.
While game rules are not protected by copyright, the manner in which they are expressed might be. Images (artwork, drawings, photographs, etc.) generally are protected by copyright. Names of games... Read more »
Someone claimed to have legal protection over a google document and I wanted to see if that is something you can truly do.
I am a street photographer and I made business cards to use if I am approached or to give to people I photograph. On the business card I have an image I took of two men in business attire walking in stride facing away from the camera. Neither can be readily identified and their faces are not... Read more »
Does it only count as commercial use if you sell something directly? Or would it still be considered commercial use if I gave something away for free but used it to try and get people to buy something else?
For example, if I started making a video game, let people download it from my... Read more »
we wish to use the music as a form of starting a stream, as a be right back idle music, and a end stream music, and wish to know also is the music is in fair use yet for how old the game is.
For example, a sports player/ pro wrestler profile page illustrating their win and loss record, number of matches, and the photo would be next to their name). Would this fall under "research" and hopefully fair use? My planned website will non profit/commercial, just data and statistics.
Please state your opinion
answered on Sep 21, 2022
There's a joke among lawyers: "A picture is worth a thousand words, but when that picture is protected by image copyright, the picture is only worth three words: cease and desist."
No, you cannot use a copyrighted or trademarked image owned by another in the sale or marketing... Read more »
Said image is used solely to promote my Barber business..
I'm working on a podcast idea that would be aided by the ability to sample a well-known (now deceased) television host's commentary. The shows they made are owned by several television networks, so chasing licenses would be prohibitive. I'm wondering if I can sample clips of this... Read more »
Didn't give me a chance to pay
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