The name used in the movie is “Koriko” while I’ll use “Corico City”. The cities won’t be similar in any way. I wanted to use the name to pay homage to the movie, but am worried about copyright infringement. Thank you!
Maybe.
Consult with an attorney to search for use of the name and whether there is any registration.
Best luck!
Documents including operating templates created by myself all on my personal laptop not issued through the business. All budgets and analysis's have been created on my laptop. Are any of these documents legally my property considering I created it all from scratch on my laptop.
It's most likely going to depend on the nature of your employment contract with your employer.
Your best best is to consult with an attorney and have them do a review of your employment contract.
The image on the transparency/slide appears to be one that was NOT selected for publishing by the original photographer. The slide that I own (Slide A) depicts the first picture in a sequence of at least two images taken a few seconds apart. Slide B (the second image in the sequence) was published... Read more »
Very interesting situation you have here
You will definitely need an attorney to navigate these waters
Many questions come up.
Is it the only original?
where other copies made?
under what agreement do the owners of copies of the material got it?
what... Read more »
The prospective buyer lawyer put a notice of pendency on my property based on the fact that the survey company was not allowed onto the property but then I complied and allow the survey on my property an extended extensions of closing dates and they still have not closed
Your question is best directed to the attorney handling your closing. If your closing attorney doesn't handle litigation, you should consider retaining real estate litigation counsel to assist.
As for a lis pendens you should be aware of the following legal requirement:
2010... Read more »
I own an hair care patent would like to enquire how much worth my patent in the US market .
There's a section here with the heading "Patents (Intellectual Property)." You could try reposting and adding that as a category. There's no guarantee all questions are picked up, but your post remains open for two weeks. Some questions do go unanswered in the end, but in that... Read more »
Depends on whether somebody else is using and in what context
Consult with an attorney
My daughter is an artist, photographer, craftswoman, woodworker and a very creative person. She has been selling by word of mouth. She creates and re-purposes many different items putting her flair on them and is attempting to build a brand. She came up with a "company" name and wants to... Read more »
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i’m looking to create my own digital magazine. Some of the pages would consist of work from other people and they would be credited of course but i’m just thinking ahead to when I’m ready to monitize the magazine. Currently I would not be paying other people to contribute nor would I charge... Read more »
Just because you credit an author does not mean you can use their work, even if you are not selling the magazine. This could very easily get you in trouble for copyright ingrinment and get a DMCA notice. You would need to get permission from each author to post their work in your magazine.... Read more »
So I design and print custom sports cards myself and recently I have been getting a lot of interest in them. I understand Panini has the sole rights to create and sell NBA cards. Is there a way to sell the cards I create without infringing on Panini’s rights? I’ve heard altering existing... Read more »
There is not enough information here to answer this fully, but here are some areas of potential concern:
1) The NBA's rights to the trademarks of teams and their own marks
2) The Teams' rights to their own marks
3) Copyright rights to the photos you're using... Read more »
See an probate attorney.
The suggestion is that a TM of "dapper" has expired. the expiration may be an oversight, the mark may still be in use and your use may infringe. Also, is the use of "dapper" with the same or similar goods or services as you propose to use? See an attorney having Trademark Law experience.
He died 20 years ago, he had no will. He had 3 daughters, including my mother, who are all still alive.
He was a singer/songwriter. Many of his songs were either typed on a typewriter or written in notebooks (only I have access to).
I want to publish his work, but I am afraid that... Read more »
His songs were copyright property and, like everything else he had, passes to others by a will or, if no will, by state laws. Someone owns the property including the copyright songs. A granddaughter might have rights however, with a mother(wife?) and children, it is not likely.
Your use... Read more »
Without knowing more, I'd say that it is unlikely but possible. If your invention doesn't change and improve an existing thing, then you'd only be looking at patenting a method to do something useful or to make something. If the method of using the existing thing is new, useful and... Read more »
Getty Images has an embed feature where one can embed a photo into their website for free. If I make a private Google Site, embed a photo, and then screenshot that photo (from the Google Site), is it OK to include it in a non-commercial post on Instagram, or do I have to obtain a license for the... Read more »
Getty Images is not someone to mess around with. They are incredibly active in copyright infringement suits.
If they give you an embed feature, then they absolutely have terms and conditions on how the license works for that. I can practically guarantee, though will not without actually... Read more »
Which patent?
Maybe. A trademark is reserved for a particular category of goods or services, sometimes more than one. So you wouldn't be able to use the same or a confusingly similar mark for the same or similar goods or services.
if you want to use the same mark for a completely different... Read more »
- To transcribe, I first need to convert the video to audio. And then use some automated service.
- I will include original video as link and/or embedded
- I won't store the audio. Audio is needed just for transcribing and will be discarded later (& will not be shared... Read more »
Reading about copyright on the copyright.gov website is a good place to read about copyright. There are circulars which explain many issues. Below are some sections of copyright law.
“Subject to sections 107 through 122, the owner of copyright under this title has the exclusive rights... Read more »
Certain foods have its ingredients listed in a specific order. Based on that I created an algorithm that can calculate ingredients percentage in a formula (that may or may not be different from the manufacturer’s). Can I post my calculations on my website (of course I will mention that these are... Read more »
Reviews of a product have particular protections, but understand that some manufacturers are more litigious than others. If your algorithm is incorrect, and results in a misrepresentation of their product, they may try to pursue legal action.
Not exact copy, it says soy candle , and New York instead of France , also my store signature instead of original.
Not a good idea because not only would you be infringing the copyright rights but also the trademark rights of the owner of the famous brand.
I am a designer and what to create tshirts for women that say 'But...can you pay my bills, tho'?' or 'Can you pay my bills?'. It's for a line of clothing that I want to produce. Since it's a common phrase I figured it would not cause an issue but want to stay on... Read more »
There are a couple considerations for what you're trying to do but the main consideration is if you would be able to protect it even if you used it. You may be able to use the first phrase without infringing on Queen Bey but that doesn't mean someone else doesn't have a registration... Read more »
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