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I did a deal to buy an website, the owner of the website, agreed to sell me the full website with the trademark, however after I sent all the money, he just sent me the domain name, and he decided not to follow with our agreement. He is currently keeping the trademark and ask me a crazy amount of... View More 
answered on Aug 7, 2018
Do you have a written agreement that shows he agreed to assign the trademark to you? If so, enforcing the agreement may be the easiest option.
answered on Jun 20, 2018
That’s a general question and it depends largely on the individual circumstances, but here is my shot; it is likely not illegal nor a civil tort to generally “suggest “X” should be raped”.
The second statement has a better chance being viable in civil court, under the theory of... View More
answered on May 8, 2018
In New York, there are a number of harassment laws. Generally such laws prohibit a wide array of activities intended to harass, annoy, threaten, or alarm people.
If this 19 year old is threatening and engaging in behavior that would cause a reasonable person to feel annoyed, then at the... View More
He started to threaten me when we broke up, it happened multiple times, and after each time he said he deleted my pictures.
I don't know if he still has them or not, what can I do if I find out he leaked them?
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answered on Apr 5, 2018
My recommendation: hire a Florida attorney to discuss the issue, and write your former boyfriend a letter. If he is trying to obtain something from you under threat of releasing the photos, the local district attorney may also be interested and perhaps able to help.
By me or her mother. The site also was asking for donations for the homeless. My daughter is not homeless. What can I do , is this a violation of her rights?
answered on Aug 24, 2017
Certainly sounds like a "false light" case. You should contact a member of the NY State Trial Lawyers Assn who handles libel and similar cases--they give free consultations.
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answered on Aug 13, 2017
It depends on what kind of information you're talking about. More details are necessary to provide a professional analysis of your issue. The best first step is an Initial Consultation with an Attorney such as myself. You can read more about me, my credentials, awards, honors, testimonials,... View More
i wanna post a rare interview from a public access tv show from the early '90's onto my YouTube channel but don't wanna get my channel deleted
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answered on Aug 7, 2017
Probably not, contact the shows producers and ask for permission / a license.
answered on Jul 8, 2017
If it's a small value, you can sue in small claims court. More details are necessary to provide a professional analysis of your issue. The best first step is an Initial Consultation with an Attorney such as myself. You can read more about me, my credentials, awards, honors, testimonials, and... View More
-- who do I go after -- Amazon or the seller?
answered on Jun 2, 2017
Depends on the problem: if shipping issues, then Amazon; if product issues, then seller. More details are necessary to provide a professional analysis of your issue. The best first step is an Initial Consultation with an Attorney. You can read more about me, my credentials, awards, honors,... View More
answered on May 3, 2017
A statute insulates social media from such suits. More details are necessary to provide a professional analysis of your issue. The best first step is an Initial Consultation with an Attorney. You can read more about me, my credentials, awards, honors, testimonials, and media appearances/... View More
I'm looking to create prints that have quotes from popular figures and selling them online. I'm not looking at using trademarked names, movie quotes, or song quotes. Though those might occasionally show up in the quotes themselves.
answered on Apr 30, 2017
It sounds like you're contemplating committing copyright infringement, unless you specifically license the right to use such content from the author.
See: http://www.aeesq.com/business-law/intellectual-property-attorney/
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answered on Apr 8, 2017
You can reach out to them to buy it. Cybersquatting laws might apply, depending on the facts. More details are necessary to provide a professional analysis of your issue. The best first step is an Initial Consultation with an Attorney. You can read more about me, my credentials, awards, honors,... View More
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answered on Apr 8, 2017
It seems like you are confusing your first amendment freedoms with "censorship" and a private enterprise's right to control it's content. In any case more information would be necessary as too would further research.
My Slack team is a hired international group of writers and videographers producing content for a YouTube channel. The curator who hired us and manages the Slack team has not paid us for all of 2017 despite many videos being produced, uploaded and making money for the YouTube channel. The manager... View More
answered on Mar 20, 2017
1. Contact the New York State Department of Labor if you performed services in New York State or your employer has a presence here.
2. Serve a demand for wages due on your employer or sue for breach of contract or for services rendered in court. Federal court has unique requirements so... View More
I am a resident of VA and over the New Year holidays I took my family to FL for a week. I arranged a rental via internet on a legitimate website. I was contacted by owner, signed the rental agreement and foolishly wired him money. He cancelled on me a week prior the vacation start date and refused... View More
answered on Mar 18, 2017
You can probably sue him in New York small claims court because he has a residence in New York, and he is likely subject to the long arm jurisdiction statue in New York State.
The good thing about about shoeing in New York small claims court is that it is extraordinarily cheap, uses a... View More
- am I able to sue to find out the real identity of the person?
answered on Mar 18, 2017
Why not just block the person and report them to Twitter rather than making a lawsuit out of it? More details are necessary to provide a professional analysis of your issue. The best first step is an Initial Consultation with an Attorney. You can read more about me, my credentials, awards, honors,... View More
answered on Feb 24, 2017
What are your defenses? For example, See: http://www.unc.edu/~unclng/copyright-defenses.htm
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The bots will perform tasks with the accounts
answered on Feb 6, 2017
You have to look at your provider agreements --all the stuff you signed saying "I accept" involved in the chain of your site.
Whether your internet is provided by Mozilla or Google or others they all have user agreements. Willing to bet buried in there may be something to prevent... View More
If i am the owner of the website, running a social network website like facebook can i use images, videos and other stuff from websites like pinterest, Instagram, on shopping websites, blogs, facebook & twitter as we do it on facebook, we post whatever we want on facebook and we don't need... View More
answered on Feb 4, 2017
It sounds like you might be violating intellectual property rights by doing that. The best first step is an Initial Consultation with an Attorney. You can read more about me, my credentials, awards, honors, testimonials, and media appearances/ publications on my law practice website. I practice law... View More
So I have been talking to my parents, especially my father, lately and they oddly mention specific details about my day sometimes. For instance, I did not go to my last period in school the other day and my dad somehow knew where I was, and what I was doing, and essentially repeated details I... View More
answered on Feb 3, 2017
You have privacy rights as an adult, which they may be breaching. The best first step is an Initial Consultation with an Attorney. You can read more about me, my credentials, awards, honors, testimonials, and media appearances/ publications on my law practice website. I practice law in CA, NY, MA,... View More
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