Where can I find some lawyer's free consultation online especially on the matter of copyrights and trademark?
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Doc, be very careful with this. I'm a writer and an ex police officer. These people will have you surgically removing their boots from your own...Send an official certified letter to the actual original publisher of the material along with a permission form to use their content. And, if they don't get back to you, extract the info from another source. Protect yourself my friend. Their lawyers will eat your lunch and not even leave you a Twinkie! Also, a disclaimer on your site is still a good idea. Tina
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http://www.groklaw.net
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http://www.findlaw.com/
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Not knowing where you're from, I can't make a specific recommendation.  I would go to Yahoo!'s home page and type in "lawyer referral service" and "<the name of the city or state that you live in>".
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I would think twice before relying on a website for your legal needs. The website you are probably thinking of is LegalZoom.  They have a disclaimer (as most sites do) at the bottom of their page which basically states that the information on their website is not intended to be legal advice or a substitute for a professional legal opinion.\n\nMy feelings regarding these type of sites are very negative. It is illegal for any non-attorney or unlicensed attorney to render a legal opinion or provide legal services, so why would you want to pay some non-attorney or an attorney who is not licensed in your state to provide you with legal services? \n\nRemember the law also varies from state to state, and a boilerplate form may not cover your state's specific requirements as to what constitutes a legal document.  \n\nAlso, just because Robert Shapiro lent his name to the site means nothing.  The man is basically an incompetent jurist --  remember the O.J. Trial?  In any event, would you want a criminal defense attorney to prepare your estate plan, health care proxy, or draft an operating agreement?
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you don't need a website ..go talk to a lawyer..a consultation is usually free....
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You can do this at the US Copyright Office. The application is fairly simple & the cost is $30 per application (it will likely rise to $45 by July 1).\n\nI posted direct links at the US Copyright Office as well as some handy resource sites.\n\nHope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!
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No its not free. They is a fee to pay the State in which its established, check with the Division of Corporations of your State. In Florida the website for these things is very good. You can probably in your state too, go online and seach if someone is already using the name... also you may want to register a logo or color/design scheme, etc... I like the idea of registering a .com with that exact name. Thats what I did with my business you may want to form an INC. or LLC or other protective sheild in the event that you screw someone up and they sue you... I guess that would help keep your liability lower or something. Best to check with a Patent, Trademark Lawyer and have it done by a pro. You don't want someone (like me) snagging your name and making things harder for you to be unique in your industry. I have had others tag onto my business names by little thing like adding an "S" or reversing the words, etc... The way I see it... I'm ALWAYS on the first page of modt search engines for the keywords that I want searched, if not TOP first on the list, Im always on the first page.
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From the copyright holder.  You need to contact the owner directly and ask for terms.
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Put a copyright on it, copyrighting lawyers are very common so you can hire one if you need it.
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Because I am an attorney, I have to say: I am not your attorney. I do not represent you. If you feel you have a valid claim, you should immediately consult an attorney in person. I am not advising you one way or another to do anything.\n\nThe answer is more complex than either of the other respondents seem to indicate, partially because your question is unclear.\n\nIf you mean to ask whether you can buy Abercrombie clothes, take off their label, and put on your own label, I think that is a form of trademark infringement.\n\nIf you mean to task, however, whether you can make your own clothes under your own label that are similar to Abercrombie's in things like materials, size, and style, I think the answer is probably yes, but there are many factors that it depends on.\n\nIf you plan on doing this as a business, you should find a trademark lawyer to advise you.  Look in the yellow pages for a firm that advertises in trademarks or intellectual property.  You may need to spend as much as a thousand dollars to get a good answer to the question.  Ideally, take an example of what you intend to do and an example of the Abercrombie clothes that are similar to yours.
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You can do a search at the US Copyright Office.
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Yes.\n\nhttp://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/
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go here\nhttp://www.lawyerment.com.my
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http://www.browdelaw.com - feel free to get in touch.
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You have to find the owner, contact them, and ask for permission.  The owner has no responsibility to provide contact information.  If you do contact the owner, the owner does not have to reply.  If the owner does reply, he can refuse to let you reproduce the work.  If that happens, you can offer to pay more money, but the owner does not have to accept.  In other words, the copyright owner holds all of the cards.\n\nYou should look into whether your use is "fair use," in which case, the owner cannot stop you from using the material and you do not have to pay a royalty.\n\n=====\n\nThe fair use doctrine in the United States is based on free speech rights provided by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. In the context of United States copyright law, the doctrine provides for the legal, non-licensed citation or incorporation of copyrighted material in another author's work under a four-factor balancing test. The term "fair use" is unique to the United States; a similar principle, fair dealing, exists in some other common law jurisdictions. United States trademark law also incorporates a "fair use" defense. While the names are the same, the doctrines are quite different.\n\nPhilippine copyright law has a fair use doctrine based largely, or even exactly, on the doctrine adopted in the United States.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_Use