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    Do I need permissions to produce a book of my poster collection?

    I am quite sure the Museums do have permissions for each and every work in one way or another. Perhaps the artworks are so old they are not protected under copyright. Perhaps when the original artwork was sold to the collector, the collector received rights from the artist to reproduce the...
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    Do I need permissions to produce a book of my poster collection?

    The resident legal expert may be along for a better and more informed comment. However... I believe this would certainly violate rights of the poster's copyright owner. An example that isn't exactly the same, but I feel may put this in perspective: what if you were to take a the best of the...
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    Is is legal to use a graphic logo that I found online?

    imageshack images are uploaded by anonymous users. Although their license says all images on the site are available for use, they don't do anything to verify that uploaded files are actually have those permissions. Someone could take the Nike logo and upload it to imageshack, obviously that...
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    Copyright/Trademark Where is the line between "inspired by" and "infringement"??

    From my research, if you are at all attracting customers / interest because of the association to anything Disney related, then that is not going to fly. You can certainly create and sell the drawings of clown fish, but the second you associate it with a Disney property, you are probably in...
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    Choosing Business Name - previous use found, but in Canada and not in use now

    I am planning to get started with a small side business that will basically be a catch-all for various things I create/design, and sell (from informational products to artwork and design services). In planning the business name, I decided on one, then researched to see if it was in use. The...
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