Copyright Questions

As an ISV/software publisher, would you produce your own licensing/copy protection solution, or would you buy into a professional solution? Which route would you choose and why?

Software Copyright Licensing

asked Jun 8 '10 at 18:59

Clare
61 points

I bought a "royalty-free" license for an image on Dreamstime.com. They advertised it as royalty-free, and this implied that I could use it for anything. After I bought it, I found out that the...

Copyright Trademark Licensing

asked Jun 22 '17 at 16:04

Paul Yang
1 point

Is there an inexpensive way of filing a patent? We talked to a couple of lawyers and the cost to file a patent is hovering around the $20K range. Is that normal? It seemed absurd at first, until...

Legal Patent Copyright Lawyer

asked Jun 20 '14 at 14:42

Gary Russell
12 points

I finished creating an app and am expecting a good amount of users after I start advertising it. I live in Canada but I have my green card and am eligible to live in the US at any time. I plan on...

Copyright Registration Sole Proprietorship Startups

asked Sep 25 '14 at 20:32

User34140
6 points

I would like to take still shots from a YouTube video and post it on a blog with reviews or commentary. What are the copyright implications? I believe this is more than fair use, but what else is...

Blog Copyright Youtube

asked Jan 25 '15 at 21:37

Starrychloe S.
83 points

I have an app that is essentially a game, but is based off different riddles. So the riddles are pretty much jokes with funny answers, and all are original. My questions is: is it possible to...

Legal Copyright

asked May 16 '11 at 01:28

Maq
197 points

We have a small B2B application and have poured a lot of energy and resources into designing a great user experience. Our closest competitor just "overhauled" their own UX and it's a blatant rip...

Legal Competition Copyright User Interface UX

asked May 11 '14 at 18:25

Sheryl Garcia
2 points

I've been pondering over this one for quite a while now, and after doing some research, nothing appeared to come up. So, my questions is, when you use a website builder like webs, weebly, or other...

Legal Website Tools Copyright Intellectual Property

asked Dec 4 '13 at 13:23

Dylan Katz
10 points

I have a unique product that has a verified market but no competitors right now offering anything similar. Should I spend time and money patenting my concept before launching and pitching to...

Launch Pitch Patent Copyright Investors

asked Mar 5 '14 at 07:50

Jon Noles
100 points

I developed a software program that helped me perform my daily tasks at work and I am in the process of going through the Office of Technology/Intellectual property at the university I work for. I...

Getting Started Copyright Intellectual Property

asked Nov 25 '13 at 06:22

Mike Diaz
106 points

Is it possible to start a business with a product who's sole purpose is integrating with Microsoft Office without paying Microsoft any tribute? Or would I have to be heavily involved with Microsoft...

Copyright Trademark

asked Nov 26 '13 at 03:50

Justin Dennahower
8 points

I'm working with little funds so hiring a lawyer isn't an option. I'm starting a website like gazelle.com, nextworth.com, etc. and I was wondering if I can just use their concepts and piece...

Legal Copyright Terms And Conditions

asked Oct 30 '13 at 15:10

Colton
26 points

I have an app that gives info and trivia facts about globally recognised brands, sports teams etc. If I want to use photos or logos that belong to these brands, can I use a disclaimer notice that...

Copyright Intellectual Property Trademark

asked Nov 5 '13 at 18:09

Keith
6 points

I'm an indie game developer and I have a plan to create a video game that is based on the anime/manga story called One Piece. The business thing is very new to me, so I wonder how and who I...

License Business Copyright

asked Oct 19 '13 at 21:44

Assassinbeast
3 points

Given that to be protected by copyright, a picture must be original/unique, I have read on the internet that the "product pictures" (of general use products like fridge, mobile phone etc.) are not...

Legal Website Ethics Copyright

asked Aug 29 '13 at 18:07

Data Smarter
1,274 points

We had a software engineer who joined our startup for two months. We only signed an NDA with him. The engineer was supposed to get equity but our negotiations broke down and we parted ways. During...

Contract Copyright Code

asked Sep 4 '13 at 23:36

Karl
16 points

For example, if an Amazon competitor had the exact same product categories, or if a Craigslist competitor had the exact same categories...I'm mostly talking about how you categorize what you're...

Legal Copyright Trademark

asked Aug 20 '13 at 16:08

Aerovistae
115 points

I currently work within a call centre as a manager and I have a lot of admin work to complete. During my own time, at home, on my own PC I started developing a system/tool via Excel that would...

Competition Employees Side Projects Copyright Intellectual Property

asked Aug 21 '13 at 21:50

Jim Cullinane
41 points

I have an idea for a gamification/human-computing application/service which can be used to solve an AI-hard problem more efficiently, like reCaptcha. I can build and promote it, but I'm worried...

Patent Copyright

asked Jul 26 '13 at 22:06

User27171
6 points

I am currently involved in a Canadian tech startup, and as I am about to enter equity negotiations, I would like to clarify the ownership and copyright of the code base, to better understand the...

Co-Founder Technology Equity Canada Copyright

asked Jul 8 '13 at 08:55

Chris
6 points