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Can I Sell Cecil Aldin Coloring Book?
British illustrator Cecil Aldin (1870 - 1935) with one of his furry subjectsDear Rich: Can I sell black and white images by Cecil Aldin? I would like to sell them to potential customers who could color...
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Do You Have to Be a U.S.citizen to register copyright?
Dear Rich: Can a non-U.S. citizen or alien register a copyright at copyright.gov? What if one co-writer is a U.S. citizen, but the other co-writers are not?Non-U.S. citizens can register works at the...
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Has Academic Journal Stolen My Copyright?
Dear Rich: I am a university professor. Two French colleagues organized a conference in 2017 and invited me to speak at it. After the conference, they said they wanted to publish our talks (expanded...
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Who is the Copyright Claimant? Publisher or Composer?
Dear Rich: Should an artist who owns a publishing company register it as claimant of copyrights instead of him/her self? In this case, is there a better option? When filling out the online copyright...
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How Do I Fix an Error on Copyright Application
Dear Rich: How do I correct a mistake on a song copyright that I recently filled out? I need to add a third songwriter. We assume you're referring to an error made on a copyright application you filed...
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Sold Business, Can I Compete?
Calvert Vaux - Landscape ArchitectDear Rich: If someone sells their business which owns their copyrighted landscape design work, can they still send pictures of the work to potential clients as...
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FRANDs as a Royalty Guide
Dear Rich: I've invented something for the cell phone market and a company I used to work for has expressed an interest in licensing it (and paying for the patent). I'm trying to figure out what is a...
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Can I Publish Library Sketch?
Dear Rich: I am an architectural historian studying libraries. If I have permission to enter a famous house in order to measure and sketch the library, can I publish my sketch without further...
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Is D.H. Lawrence Poem in the Public Domain?
Dear Rich: We are publishing a book in conjunction with a museum exhibit. The artwork in the exhibit was inspired by D.H. Lawrence's poem, "Whales Weep Not!" On the website, Poets.org, they indicated...
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Can I Use Old Trademarks on T-Shirts?
Dear Rich: I'm a designer and antique collector. I have an idea to recreate old logos, screenprint them on t-shirts and sell them on an e-commerce website. I understand if these logos were trademarked...
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How Can I Stop Colorizers From "Stealing" My Antique Photo Collection?
Dear Rich: I have an extensive collection of original antique photo prints. Some are art photos, some are amateur/snapshot photos, some are news photos from Acme and other agencies. I foolishly posted...
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Is "War with the Newts" in the Public Domain?
Dear Rich: Is the 1936 novel, War with the Newts, by Karel Čapek copyrighted? Can I write (or legally sell) a screenplay based on the book?War with the Newts fell into the public domain in most...
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Does Coronavirus Trigger Copyright Exemption?
Dear Rich: I am writing on behalf of a large group of film professors whose colleges and universities are contemplating moving instruction online due to Coronavirus concerns. Can we temporarily move...
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Can I Use James Joyce Case to Justify Copying?
Dear Rich: I am an Australian author now based on Italy. I have written a biography of a major Italian journalist with the permission/collaboration of his publisher and newspaper, obtained by my former...
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Can I Copy from an Unpublished Library Manuscript?
Dear Rich: I am in the final stages of publishing an academic monograph. I am seeking to cite a few lines of text from an unpublished manuscript that is held by the Beinecke Library. Is depositing the...
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Is "The Naked Kiss" Missing Copyright Notice?
Criterion's pristine versionof "The Naked Kiss"Dear Rich: I'm having a debate over the legitimacy of a chain of title of the motion picture, "The Naked Kiss" (1964). There are very clear records in the...
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While He Was Sleeping ...
Dear Rich staff busy at work on your questionDear Rich: 35 years ago, when I was five, a newspaper photographer took a picture of me while I was sleeping. The picture was for publication though I...
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Will They Sue Our Church for Infringement?
Dear Rich: I work at a church and am conducting our services online. I do a PowerPoint and export it to video. If we are not making money off the videos (they are not monetized on YouTube and won't...
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Record Label Trademark: What's the Proper Class?
Dear Rich: I am trying to trademark my record label name, but am stuck on which class of goods best describes what I want to sell as a label. I plan on selling vinyl records and digital downloads....
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Can Auto Company Use Same Name as Band?
Dear Rich: A musician friend of mine has had a musical project for 20+ years. He uses a name that he made up (not a real word) and he has included the name on several albums (on several different...
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