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Intellectual Property Questions
Total questions: 1544
What is the difference between the trademark 'TM' servicemark 'SM' Registered 'R' in the circle and Copyright 'C' in the circle?Popularity: 327
How do you copyright something?
Popularity: 165
What is an assignment of intellectual property?
Popularity: 136
Can you get the rights to a registered domain if you own the tradename?
Popularity: 125
If you recorded a sports event with your camcorder are you allowed to show it to people online?
Popularity: 122
Is a web page copyrighted?
Popularity: 116
Why is downloading music from the Internet illegal when recording from radio is legal since both originate from copyrighted material?
Popularity: 111
If you download music off Limewire but do not share it could you still get into trouble or be sued?
Popularity: 110
Can you get trademark protection for a very simple slogan like 'Support This Cause' if the cause itself is public and very general?
Popularity: 110
Can a company be held liable if they are knowingly supplying another company with products the second company is using to infringe on a patent?
Popularity: 109
How long does a copyright last?
Popularity: 109
Can you copyright something you did not write?
Popularity: 104
Is it legal to show pictures of your girlfriend on your web site?
Popularity: 103
How do you find information regarding laws or licenses associated with the use of military logo embroidery insignia tag lines in commerce?
Popularity: 98
Is it legal to record songs from the radio?
Popularity: 97
How do you trademark the words you use in advertisements to help identify your company?
Popularity: 97
Why do so many Internet users believe that intellectual property has no value?
Popularity: 97
Can you sue a company who bought a domain name the same as your own after you got yours?
Popularity: 95
What is a patent?
Popularity: 91
Can you use a brand name or trademark inside your domain name such as google-tips.com or ebay-advice.com or could Goodle or eBay shut you down?
Popularity: 89
If you download songs from other countries using LimeWire is it still illegal?
Popularity: 89
Are roms free?
Popularity: 88
Is selling burned CDs legal?
Popularity: 87
Can you register a copyright online?
Popularity: 87
What is a copyright?
Popularity: 87
What does it cost to register a copyright?
Popularity: 86
Is it legal to download pornography off of Limewire?
Popularity: 85
How is a refrigerator like a cat?
Popularity: 81
Is it illegal for a 15-year-old to sell legal soft-core porn images to a 16-year-old using a burned CD with jpgs?
Popularity: 81
Is it legal to use old rock and roll songs on your Web site selling stereo equipment?
Popularity: 81
What is correct at the end of july or in the end of july?
Popularity: 80
Would you get sued for downloading but not uploading files on Limewire?
Popularity: 80
Is it legal to make pillows throws tablecloths etc using designer fabric and selling them labeled with your own business name?
Popularity: 79
If you put a book or something else copyrighted by you on the internet who owns it lawfully?
Popularity: 78
How can you obtain copyright permission to use the Kliban Momcat image for non-profit use?
Popularity: 77
How do you start downloading music?
Popularity: 76
Do you have to use the circle-R registered trademark symbol more than once on product packaging?
Popularity: 75
Is downloading a recorded live version of a song from a concert copyright infringement?
Popularity: 72
Do you need permission to take a picture of someone if you will not be able to recognize them?
Popularity: 66
How much of a copyrighted MP3 file can you post on a public web page without permission from the copyright owner?
Popularity: 64
How do you protect parts catalogue?
Popularity: 61
What is software piracy?
Popularity: 60
Are there ways you can legally protect your rights to an idea to enhance a product for an existing company that you don't work for?
Popularity: 60
Is it legal if a singer makes a demo pays studio time not musicians doesn't copyright demo but later a musician puts it on CD for sale worldwide with voice and name of singer not listed as main artist?
Popularity: 59
What is the difference between TM and R in the circle?
Popularity: 58
Is downloading songs for free legal or illegal?
Popularity: 58
What is the difference between a registered trademark and a trademark?
Popularity: 57
Can you buy blank T-shirts from Old Navy then make your own creations with transfers and embellishments and then put your tag on it in place of Old Navy's?
Popularity: 57
Can a blog use the title of another blog if it is a common phrase?
Popularity: 56
Is there any way you can make all the music you downloaded legal without having to delete it all?
Popularity: 56
How do you sell or turn over a copyright?
Popularity: 56
When does a copyright on a song expire?
Popularity: 55
Can you avoid copyright infringement by using search-replace on copied software code?
Popularity: 54
Can you legally make an item using NFL fabric and sell it?
Popularity: 54
How do you add a watermark to a digital image?
Popularity: 53
What are the main issues surrounding copyright infringement among students and the public?
Popularity: 53
Can you use newspaper clippings that are more than fifty years old in saleable crafts?
Popularity: 51
Can you use a company name that has been trademarked?
Popularity: 51
Can you burn a song that is no longer available for sale onto a CD without violating copyright laws?
Popularity: 51
Can you copyright a lesson plan that uses others' copyrighted materials?
Popularity: 50
Can you cut up a t-shirt and reuse the design on something else like a quilt and sell that?
Popularity: 50
Can you copyright a design idea?
Popularity: 50
If you own a copy of a song in its vinyl format or another older less compatible format can you legally download the same song just for convenience purposes such as putting it on an mp3 player?
Popularity: 50
Is music from the 60s and 70s still copyrighted?
Popularity: 49
Is it illegal to Photoshop someone's picture and put it up on the Internet?
Popularity: 47
Is the name Yellow Pages protected by trademark or copyright in the USA Can I legally name my directory the yellow pages?
Popularity: 46
How do you obtain a patent?
Popularity: 46
Co.A uses a trademark in its name but does not register in the Fed Register but Co.B gets a federal registration of the same brand and has the official R can it force Co. A to cease using the name?
Popularity: 45
Which company holds the copyright to the Bob Marley song 'Get Up Stand Up'?
Popularity: 44
Does a US trademark apply internationally or do you have to register it in every country in which you do business?
Popularity: 44
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