http://askinglaw.com Legal & Law Information Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:02:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Someone has accused me in writing of editing her work. How do I file a law suit against her? http://askinglaw.com/defamation-on-a-web-site/ Iv'e had a business with a name for at least 25 years consistently,and there's another similar business(20 years or less old) with the same name who has filed a service mark about 3 years ago.I have not ever filed .The other business wants to expand and franchise. Can I ... http://askinglaw.com/service-marks/ I run a website for a singer who's music is licenced through a seperate Japanese music label. I have been given explicit consent from the artist to publish clips of her in concert from an event sponsored by the record label in Japan. I would just like to know the ... http://askinglaw.com/international-copyright-law/ I own a small website and I have noticed that one of my new competitors has stolen a good portion of my website content from me. I understand the feeds etc. but this is strict content. I've had this content on my site for over 3 years and I'm doing ... http://askinglaw.com/stealing-website-content/ what is a patent lawyer? does he need anything besides a simple law degree. What type of law does he do? http://askinglaw.com/patent-lawyer/ What is the difference between a trademark and a copyright? http://askinglaw.com/trademarks/ I am a small etailer that sells swords.Recently a "big corp" notified me that I MUST remove (also notified my isp) various swords I sell from the site because of alleged copyright infringement. Now this corporation does not sell nor license swords (nor desires to do so), has NO register ... http://askinglaw.com/copyright-infringement/ I found that my content on my website has been recently copied. What should I do and can I sue? http://askinglaw.com/copyright-issue/ Is it illegal for me to download music from napster, kazaa, or limewire. I mean, like if I own a song, why can't I just share it with someone? It's no big deal. http://askinglaw.com/downloading-music-from-napster-type-websites/ I am an older man that has recently applied for a patent. When I pass away can my son inherent the patent right? http://askinglaw.com/patent-rights/ What is the difference between these? I started a new company and have been told I need to worry about all three. My company sells custom made furniture. We have created our own logo. http://askinglaw.com/copyright-trademark-patents/ I have an invention idea in the product safety field. I have a working prototype that I designed. I want to show/sell the idea to large company. Is there anything I should do to protect me? http://askinglaw.com/invention-idea/