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| i was told i would be hired for temp job and then they changed thier mind can i sue? |
| i went to a "friend" and asked if she would hire me as temp xmas help to supliment my unemployment - she said no problem, being i was in the same business b4 and she said she had worked around unemployment b4 - after a week i went back and then she told me she had to ask her boss, then a week later she told me that her boss thought it was a bad idea - they dont do this for anyone else, but i did work for a competitorup the street. but i was more than qualified and i feel that it is some kind of discrimination because i was fired |
| Can I use the celebrity name for a Title book.? |
| I initiated the career of a famous artist. I'm writing a book. Can I use part of his name for the Title Book. |
| I have a great idea for a jukebox musical but don't know what copyright laws or permissions are invo |
| I have a great idea for a jukebox musical. A jukebox musical is a new stage musical that uses a collection of existing songs (in my case, a collection of songs written by the same duo) set to an original story. Mama Mia! would be an example of a jukebox musical (new story set to the music of ABBA). My question has to do with rights and permissions. I know that a license to cover a song is compulsory, but have no idea what is common practice regarding jukebox musicals. I would hate to put in all the work on this project only to discover that it can never be staged due to license, copyright or other issues with getting permission. Any help or guidance most appreciated. |
| is verbal consent good enough when you shot a video |
| I had my son shot a video to promote an education program I run at a nonprofit organization. It includes Harcum College. My son got verbal consent from everyone in the video and assured them the video was not for resale, but promotional purposes only. He placed the video on youtube and the college is concern that, because we did not get written consents there could be some liability. Is this true? |
| How does copyright affect spoofs or parodies? |
| Say I had an idea to put 2 or more movie franchises together into a spoof, like Iron Man and Batman or something. Is that legal to film and profit from? |
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