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I unintentionally had copyright images on my website and a company sent me a letter that I need to pay $750 for each image, as it was taken without permission. I paid those fines, and took all of the images off of my website in June of this year. Now another company is saying they took a screen... View More 
answered on Nov 8, 2015
Sounds like it could be a scam. Run it by a local copyright lawyer.
I'm a web designer. I built two sites for a client. For the first site, everything was agreed upon through the website elance.com. For the second site, everything was agreed upon through email.
I did not have an official contract as such for either site (although the elance system may... View More
answered on Aug 28, 2015
Did you copyright your work or not? This is much more than a basic legal question. It requires a bit of research to answer.
What all do I need to do to protect myself besides have their consent?
answered on Jul 23, 2015
The situation is a bit more complex than you think in my opinion. You need to learn all about copyright law, or go see a copyright attorney.
There is a public government website where people have to publicly post their argument for an exemption to a regulation. I would like to take a previously accepted legal document that has been published and rework it for my use. Can I use the wording that is in this document for my own? Does this... View More
answered on May 21, 2015
Pleadings are not usually copyrighted in my opinion, or at least I have never seen one that has been copyrighted. Use your own words and express the same legal concepts for thed exemption, read and know the cases too.
and terminated my interest and participation in that llc. Do they retain the rights to my characters?
answered on Feb 20, 2015
You assigned ownership of your copyright. Get them to transfer it back to you.
We have an association that publishes a quarterly magazine. Much of the content is created internally, but our members submit recipes they have created for us to publish and share with the membership (usually around a theme). Are these recipes now ours to use as we wish elsewhere or are we... View More
answered on Feb 23, 2015
You need to go see a copyright attorney about this. Surely, there are some that have been copyrighted. Do you pay for the recipes?
I am the part-time owner of a dance studio. I have very few clients and play very few songs and only for a small part of the class time, most of my time is spent teaching without music. I have ensured that my music does not violate copyright, but I have a few questions. I am an independent... View More
answered on Jan 19, 2015
I do not think that you are going to get this question fully answered unless you actually go see a copyright attorney. I do not see a violation in what you have written, but I could be wrong.
The instrumental was purchased from someone who is now deceased. I want to make sure I don't get in any trouble when I go to protect this song by registering the copyrights. I own exclusive rights to the track for use and distribution but the instrumental was not produced by me.
answered on Dec 27, 2014
Was there a copyright on the instrumental? If so, you might have to pay a royalty to the owner, or did you buy it outright?
There is an acapella group that has covered a religious song. They have paid for all copies made. I legally bought the cd. Can i use a portion of that as an intro to my web show? They will give me permission to use their version, but they don't know if it is legal, since it is a cover.
answered on Sep 4, 2014
No you may not. You must get the rights from the owners of the musical composition.
answered on Mar 11, 2015
Probably not, but it would be good to investigate further.
Is a business or restaurant breaking the law if they do not have a blanket license from ASCAP, BMI, or SESAC, and they do not play any music in the business but a customer plays music out loud on their iPod or phone? Is that still considered a public performance even though it is not authorized... View More
answered on May 21, 2015
What does the contract say? No, you cannot use someone's copyright without express written permission.
answered on Jul 9, 2015
It might be a copyright infringement. Go see an attorney about this, one who knows copyright law.
I have seen the saying on numerous shirts from different companies all printed with different fonts/colors/sizes. I see that the saying has been trademarked. Can I print that same saying and use different designs?
answered on Aug 4, 2015
The answer is sure, but that gets another question of what will happen to you if you do.
answered on Aug 7, 2015
Read your post, what are you actually asking? What does "go the owner's personal assets" mean? Can a judgment creditor seize assets that are not exempt from the claims of creditors? Yes.
answered on Nov 14, 2012
It probably is ok to do this. There are numerous songs which are public domain now. So, it depends upon that.
answered on Jul 23, 2012
It depends upon a number of factors, none of which are given. Did he sell the rights? Can they prove it?
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