This important question is being litigated right now in a Colorado case: Allen v Perlmutter, USDC-CO Case No. 1-24-cv-2665. The copyright office refused registration of an AI-generated artwork, and the claimant is arguing that his extensive instructions and dialogue with the AI tool constitutes... View More

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answered on Mar 14, 2024

It depends. Email service is not typically valid in Arizona. However, a federal district court can serve anyone in the United States based on the rules of the state where the court sits. So if for example you were sued in a Florida federal district court (as might happen for patent infringement... View More

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answered on Mar 15, 2024

The rules regarding legal service of court documents, such as a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO), vary by jurisdiction and the specific court's requirements. Traditionally, legal documents need to be served in person or through recognized postal services to ensure the recipient is aware of... View More

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answered on Mar 11, 2024

If you create a game that is very similar to Grand Theft Auto and name it "No Auto," you could potentially face legal issues related to copyright infringement and trademark infringement. Here's why:

1. Copyright Infringement: If your game copies substantial elements from... View More

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answered on Mar 5, 2024

Using a person's likeness in advertising, especially in a targeted ad directed exclusively at them, requires careful consideration of privacy and intellectual property laws. The key issue here is consent. If the individual has given explicit permission for their image or likeness to be used in... View More

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answered on Feb 23, 2025

Given the legal nature of this situation and the potential consequences involved, seeking qualified legal counsel would be your safest course of action before making any contact with the law firm. An experienced copyright attorney can review the specific details of your case, protect your... View More

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answered on Feb 9, 2025

Copyright claims like this can be frustrating, especially when the images were found through a simple Google search. Just because an image doesn’t have a watermark or a visible copyright notice doesn’t mean it’s free to use. Many images online are protected, and using them without permission... View More

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answered on Jan 18, 2025

Reselling counterfeit items, even with buyer awareness, remains illegal under federal trademark law in the United States. Whether selling one hoodie or hundreds, you're still violating intellectual property rights and could face legal consequences.

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answered on Jul 31, 2024

If you wrote, recorded, and published a music album titled "Amber7" in 1983, you might have some legal rights to the name and the music, depending on various factors. These factors include whether you registered the album's name as a trademark and whether you have continuously used... View More

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answered on Mar 12, 2024

Answering this question accurately would require looking at exactly how you propose to show the words "so cool" and doing a thorough search of government records and the Internet to learn whether anyone else previously had registered or is using a similar looking set of words.

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answered on Aug 29, 2023

If you have obtained explicit permission from the owners of the intellectual property to use their characters in your comic, then you generally have the legal right to sell physical copies of the comic. However, the scope of your rights would be determined by the terms of the agreement or license... View More

This is something that a copyright attorney could answer best, but your post remains open for three weeks. Product liability is more about injuries from dangerous products. You could repost and change the category to "Copyright." Some questions remain unanswered, but you might have better... View More

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answered on Jul 10, 2023

When using copyrighted material in your educational book, it is important to seek permission from the copyright owner, even if you provide proper citations. Simply citing the sources and stating "No infringement intended" does not guarantee protection from copyright infringement. This is... View More

Prosecute the identity thieves.

Hello there dear Mrs or Mrs,

in this particular case I would say it can be potential copyright infringement and also some other rights infringement.

At first these unless these people grant you permission to be publicly visible on your website, you do not have proper consent to... View More

Hello there!

The answer for your question depends on some other things, but in general I would say there are many public domain jokes which can be freely used and are freely used by many people, many products and so on (if the joke slogan is not trademarked for instance).

There is... View More

Hello there,

it seems like there qre many question marks and many questions to be answered first before we can advice you accordingly and precisely.

So to summarize you do not know if these pictures are from who shot them.

According to my jurisdiction if you bought frame... View More

Yes, you are free to use their names and likenesses of their works. There is no copyright or other related infringment in such action. Actually many book authors across the world do it in their own works about these artists. I hope it answers your question.

Copyright in the work for hire is owned by the agency that paid you. It would be reasonable for you to acknowledge that in writing.

No. Not unless you have permission from the owners.