copyright for internet use

if i need to use manufacturer's jpegs on my web site do i need a legal document to achieve this or is an e-mail where they say yes good enough

song lyrics

Can I quote song lyrics in a work of fiction?

Patent for news

I want to sell an important news to a news agency.

Can I get patent for news?

Are there other legal ways to make sure getting the money after giving the news to the news agency? I appreciate your time and consideration.

proberty

If you leave your personal effects at someones house do they then become that persons property to do with as they please?

plagiarism

A new Pledge of Allegiance has recently been introduced in the church that I attend and I think it borders on plagiarism.

The Christian Pledge of Allegiance:

I pledge allegiance to the Christian

Flag and to the Saviour for whose Kingdom it stands. One Saviour,

crucified, risen, and coming again

with life and liberty to believe.

The American Pledge of Allegiance:

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Repubic for which it stands.

One nation, under God, indivisable,

with liberty and justice for all.

The similarity is unmstakeable, but

is it plagiarism? Have we, Christians, inadvertently stolen a

concept from the American Pledge of Allegiance?

Thank you.

Who owns the footage?

If the writer-director has a non-work-for-hire contract to produce write, direct and produce a film in association with a second production company but (per contract) holds all copyrights and ownership of the film until the film is complete and there is a distribution deal does the writer-director-producer own all the footage shot to date if the film is still not complete?

songs downloaded on music players

The hypster player. Seems to good to be true. I'm able to download my own music onto it, and add other community based music.

Could hypster player be another possible lawsuit from the music corporations. Basics if I do sign up for hypster player and put on myspace site could I be infringing on copyright law for a possible lawsuit.

Photography Rights

As a model, I agreed to a shoot with a photographer to enhance both of our portfolios. An agreement was signed at this shoot. However, due to a life change, I need to obtain the rights to these photos in order to make sure they are destroyed. Is there any way I can legally do this, especially if the photographer is unwilling to forfeit by purchase the rights to these photos?

genital herpes and Florida laws

what is the law in florida when you marry a person thta knows he has genital herepes and transmitts them to you and does not disclose it till after 7 months of marriage and you are in a out break we are divorcing

Copyright

I am in the process of developing a board game, for the purpose of this missive you may think of the game as a cross between Monopoly and Trivia lots of text and artwork. I would like to know �how do I go about protecting my game, in the US and internationally�.

Can you help

Regards

James--name removed--

Music copies

I would like to make copies of old LP albums and cassettes and put the music onto CD's for myself and others for a profit. I am concerned about copyright laws. Can I legally perform this action if I do not keep/share/sell the electronic copy of the music? Would I need permission from the record publisher? Would I need to pay royalties? What would a fair royalty be?

Frivolous Lawsuits

Would it be illegal (certainly immoral) to copy someone's work or artwork in order to bait them into a lawsuit you knew they could not win? For instance? A wealthy artist discovers that artwork exactly like his is being sold using the identical names. When he sues to stop the infringement the copycat countersues and in the process employes others to spread as much bad publicity as possible in order to embarass the original artist. The copycat's intent all along was to embroil the artist in an expensive and embarassig fiasco in order to win a lucrative out of court settlement.

privacy law

I am writing an autobiographical business book about my career and the people who have influenced it and to whom I've been associated with. Can I be specific about names and events? I have a photographic memory and have many notes from my business years to draw from.

Who owns the movie?

Copyrights for all written material (outline, histories, etc) for a movie are owned by the writer (applied and paid for).

The ''director'' - who initiated the project but failed to file any copyrights - claims the movie (not finished) is his and threatens suit on anyone who uses the footage to complete the film and market it. No one in the project will work with the director again, so his involvement is impossible if the movie is to be finished. (For the same reason, he can never finish it, either.)

Who owns the footage? Would a suit by the ''director'' be successful? How could such a suit be challenged?

Thank you for your time.

another's patent pending idea similar to mine

I came across a website that sells a product similar to something that I was going to attempt to patent. their site says that their machine is ''patent pending''. I cannot view their their patent due to it not being published. I feel that I can not pay a patent attorney to compose a counter patent , with my inventions particulars, due to the fact that we do not know what their invention/ pending patent specifics are. 1) is there a way around this? what is the next step? 2) If I DO NOT choose to follow through with my patent and I proceed with the invention / idea, and I get financiers, production, and I market and sell the machine successfully, what legal pitfalls do I open myself up to? is it ever heard of that the other party, the one with the patent pending, catches wind of my success and instead of a lawsuit would rather have a percentage of the sales?

thanks

My signed IOU feels useless, is this a fraud case?

An acquaintance said their landlord didnt have their new tanning salon space ready per contract, so it was not inhabited for business to resume on time. In months, they fell behind financially with personal bills due to no income The salon finally opened and they said sales recovered enough this spring to pay all personal bills w/ exception of the salon rent. They said the biz value was $250K and that a recent court hearing, the judge ordered rent paid by a certain date to prevent eviction. They said salon door locks would be changed immediately with no hope of recovering primary assets (tanning beds & room enclosures) that could otherwise be liquidated. They assured my 4K loaned for rent would guarantee their business survival w/ a new landlord taking over to clear them of eviction threats. To date I have no communication or effort to repay me. My basis to lend was on many points, but they didn�t disclose that the new landlord�s takeover wasn�t finalized and neg failed. It was their assumption based on hearsay that mislead. Had I realized I could have spoken to the landlord to gain thorough risk assessment. Please Help!! � I am unemployed w no money to help my prep for a new job, groceries or bills.

Signing away copyright?

I am considering entering a contest which has the following terms:

''. . . By submitting a manuscript, you hereby grant the Sponsors [et al] the irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide right to use, reproduce, edit, market, store, distribute, have distributed, publicly and privately display, communicate, publicly and privately perform, transmit, have transmitted, create derivative works based upon, and promote the manuscript (as such may be edited and modified by the Sponsors in their discretion) for editorial, commercial, promotional and all other purposes, including posting on Sponsors� websites. In addition, you hereby assign to the Sponsors all rights, titles, and interests that you may be deemed to have in any reproduction, product, or derivative work using or incorporating the manuscript. [. . .] You waive any right to inspect or approve uses of the manuscript or to be compensated for any such uses.''

If I enter, am I signing away all my rights to my manuscript and any royalties?

eviction

I was sent a e-mail stating I have untill july 15th to vacate because I am a felon. I have been living here for 6 months and was approved when I applied and now they want to kick me and my faimily out what can I do

Design protection

I invented a new painting method.

Since I was under 'dry out' I only

managed to register it in INPI paris

using envelop. The design of the

method (Not the teqnique) has been

'adopted' by an American artist who

use top notch gallery and together

they cash on it (Must be few Mil by

now)

I'm looking to find out if there is a

civil way I can restore my rights. And

hunestly since Van Goach, there was

nothing like what have developed.

1. Is my INPI Solo envelop protect

my design in the US???

2. Since this is being produced by

mass, is there a law for ' get rich

scam out of law' that can protect me

in the US?

3. Since they sell a piece for around

100K, it has a great significant on

my market...I'm yet under dry out...

12 years now!!!

I should mention I submited my art

to the same gallery who cooperate

on this before the theft took place,

but all the gallery owner, who is a big

name in the artworld had to say

was:' it's like that in the art world'

Other wise, be happy to hear all your

usefull advises.

Heir Property

a decimal was inadvertenly left out, arthorizing an heir to build on 3.5 acres of land. Does he now have 35 acres of land? Seven heirs signed assuming they were giving him 3.5 acres, but when it was filed it read 35 acres. Now his daughter claims 35 acres of land.