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Assuming that a story itself is protected by copyright, does that also apply character names, quotes, etc. in the story?
Asked in Beloit,  WI Jun. 15, 2020 ,  1 Answers

Are you allowed to re-use a small percentage of a protected work?

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Is it illegal to name a eyeshadow palette after a copyright song ?
Asked in Riverside,  CA Jun. 15, 2020 ,  1 Answers

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I am making a video game, and everything in it was made by our team. How would I purchase a copyright to protect it?
Asked in Sumrall,  MS Jun. 15, 2020 ,  1 Answers

This video game contains art, music, code, and scenarios that were made between five different people. We want to put this video game on an online store and sell it to make a profit, but we also want to purchase a copyright to protect it from being pirated/tampered with and reproduced. Everyone in o...

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I found product patented by someone & HIS supplier already sells it in bulks.is it Legal to buy & sell it on Amazon US?
Asked on Jun. 15, 2020 ,  1 Answers

I will not use trade mark, but the product design itself is patented .. it is sold publicly on AliBaba and it is the same supplier that provides him with it ..

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How could I go about purchasing this design and copyright?
Asked in Alexandria,  VA Jun. 11, 2020 ,  1 Answers

Im interested in obtaining the copyright for the fabric to produce fabric for paintball good

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What kind of an attorney do I need if there are issues with divorce, fraudulent bankruptcy, property, and business.
Asked in Ephrata,  WA Jun. 04, 2020 ,  2 Answers

He also made me very sick. I have been blocked from seeing any documents. I am in need of a attorney ASAP

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Can the trustee of Chapter 13 take money from insurance company after my neighbors house exploded totaling out my house?
Asked in New Albany,  IN May 20, 2020 ,  1 Answers

I filed Chapter 13 Bankruptcy in January of 2019 and have been making payments. In May of 2019 my neighbors house exploded condemning my house unlivable. The insurance company paid out $115,000 to repair the house totaling it out and said if I tear it down and rebuild it they will give $25,000 more ...

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I want to pay a freelancer directly to write texts for my website. What do I do to own copyright?
Asked on May 07, 2020 ,  2 Answers

Do I need to create a contract or we can agree on terms in e-mail or a freelancer can sign a paper in free form saying that whenever they get paid for their work they transfer copyright ownership to me? My website is just .com, it’s not registered as a company.

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This is not a question in itself, just a reply to Mrs./Ms. Barbara Berschler.
Asked on May 06, 2020 ,  1 Answers

This was Mrs./Ms. Berschler's reply to my question on copyright and public domain books from the 19th century and from before that: "Just a thought to add to Mr. Watson's excellent answer to your question, and that is how do you intend to portray the books on the shelves appearing in the game and th...

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Can I use parts identical to LEGO parts (non-patented/expired) in a commercial virtual reality game?
Asked in Athens,  GA Apr. 25, 2020 ,  1 Answers

The parts are sourced from an online community (LDraw.com) that models the LEGO parts in 3D attempting to digitally archive the LEGO parts, so they are as close to the original as possible. I am attempting to create a virtual reality game where these parts can be built in a similar way (but in a nov...

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Temporarily without medical license; does public speaking on medical topics constitute "practicing medicine"? , E.g. coronavirus
Asked in Boston,  MA Mar. 20, 2020 ,  3 Answers

License temporarily suspended, long story, but basically vindicated, and awaiting some formalities for return of license, but the process can be slooowwww. In the meanwhile, well-informed on coronavirus and people are asking all kinds of general medical questions, for instance about epidemiology, ra...

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How Are you sir or madam?
Asked on Feb. 21, 2020 ,  1 Answers

Do you fully accept your curent life situation?

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As a 3rd-party representative, do I have any legal right to enforce copyright of the company's IP which I represent?
Asked in Anderson,  IN Jan. 24, 2019 ,  1 Answers

I am a representative for a gaming company's game. I have legal permission to use their IP and game contents and materials for my own use. However, many other entities have created illegal content using the company's IP and game materials without legal permission to gain their own profit. Not only d...

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Are any game mechanics from the Yu-Gi-Oh Trading card game patented?
Asked in Granger,  IN Jan. 02, 2019 ,  1 Answers

Would creating a digital card game with some mechanics that are similar to Yu-Gi-Oh violate some patents? Specifically, one shared mechanic is that the "field" or playing area is divided into 10 zones in 2 rows for each player, with "creature cards" placed in the front row, and other cards placed in...

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What can I do to make this business start legally the right way?
Asked in Poughkeepsie,  NY Dec. 19, 2018 ,  1 Answers

We have a video game in the making based off of a TV show. I know there are copyright issues since we’re using the same characters, but what can we do to prevent that? We’d like to start a kickstarter campaign after we’re done with 35% of the game and start monitoring. How would we work around that?...

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Do officers have to release my intellectual property (images) after car is impounded? Can they hold them from me?
Asked in Arco,  ID Jul. 24, 2018 ,  1 Answers

I was pulled over for having a license plate light out and issued a DUI. I was not arrested but car was towed and impounded, and later searched. I have contacted them several times about getting my hard drives and computer out of the car because I am a professional photographer and I'm already losin...

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Making money from video games in public places.
Asked on Jun. 24, 2018 ,  1 Answers

Hello, I want to make some arcade like machines and then put those in public places where kids can drop some coins in and play. but here's the problem, the games that I would like to run on those machines are not actual arcade games, those are games released for the gaming consoles from 1970s to 200...

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How would I go about obtaining the copyright to an old abandoned game?
Asked in Kennesaw,  GA May 14, 2018 ,  1 Answers

The trademark was abandoned by Microsoft in 2015, and the company that developed the game, Artoon went defunct in 2010. And further more about how much would it cost to purchase something like that?

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