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Does it matter if a person registers copyright in US vs. another country under the Berne convention? Are there any legal advantages for doing so?

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA If I start a limited liability corporation and get sued, how much is the maximum amount I would be liable for? I have heard that it is the amount that I "invested" in, and it is not based on profits or revenue of the corporation. So if I only...

I want to know why they require a real address? I just find it kind of un-nerving that anyone on the internet can easily find out where I live. Also if I registered for a copyright a long time ago on something that I don't really care for anymore, can they delete it?

For example if someone is called "The Next Madonna" or a company is referred to as "The Next Universal Studios". The phrase itself would not be trademarked, but would be shown in big font on a page.

1. If I have registered a copyright, who can have access to view the item that I copyrighted? 2. When I check names that have trademarks, some are called "dead" even though they were registered within the past 10 years. How does that happen?

I had registered a piece of art last year that featured dozens of characters on it. This year, I decided to select a few of those characters to be used in an animation and comicstrip. I gave it a completely new title, re-designed the way the characters looked, and added a few new characters...

I want to start a t shirt and art company that will be named after my real first and last name. I've searched google, and there's this guy with the exact same first and last name as me. He seems to be like a semi-serious freelance artist that sometimes has a display in an art gallery (I don't...

If somebody else registered trademark where they mispelled a word, can I still use that misspelling? (it's in the same industry of "toys")....for this example let's say they spelled it "Kreature Kamp", and I made a toy action figure called "Kick-Ass Kreature", would that be okay? The reason why...

I was looking at the strengths of certain criteria for trademarks. Assume they are not famous. Would something like "Hello Kitty" be considered suggestive or descriptive? What about "Sex and the City"? Or "Desperate Housewives"?

This was in discussion with regards to copyrights and law.

edit: I decided to go with a different name because I thought of something catchier and definetly trademarkable.

I have noticed virtually every single popular musician on youtube has mostly videos of them doing covers of other people's songs. According to what I remember, this is illegal. Yet they are Partners of youtube which mean they get advertising revenue from it, and also many of them even offer...

For example, if I am making a show, and somebody e-mails me with a suggestion on what I should do in an episode (like fan-fiction), is it legal for me to use it? Are there any potential problems I should look out for?

For example, can I draw public places? What about if someone took a photograph of a place....would I be able to draw it?

If it is quite apparent that the similarities are just an unintentional coincidence, does that matter in court?