Nebraska Entertainment Legal Questions

Wow. I was in disagreement with you, until I read that the service employees are not actually getting these mandatory gratuities. This is extremely deceptive, if nothing else. The whole scheme sounds deceptive and illegal to me. It would be legal and not deceptive if the service people were being given the gratuities and if those were on top of their regular salaries. Good for you for spotting this situation. You should go to head of the club and complain. They may have been tricked by the snack bar owner into thinking this gratuity charge would be going to the employees. You can go as far as you want and complain as high up the legal chain as you want, but the first step with the most integrity is to complain to the club director and manager and ask them to sort it out. They are most likely unaware of what is really happening. They may be grateful to know.... Read More

This is the sort of trademark question I like to deal with. You should speak directly with a lawyer to help you work on this, because the specifics of the name and of your company will make all the difference. In naming your record company, you should be choosing a name that can be registered as a trademark. The name of a famous movie may or may not be able to be registered as a trademark for your record company, depending on many factors. There may also be trademarks already registered in the movie name by the movie company, and these may interfere with your use of the name. For example, when a famous movie is made, although the name of the individual movie may not be be qualified for trademark, trademark might be registered for many associated products. That is why you need to work directly with a lawyer.... Read More

If you Google on California Gaming Control Commission complaint, you will find info on filing a complaint about this. You should file a complaint and may also want to consult in person with a lawyer. You need to think clearly as to whether a lawsuit is in your best interest since the cost of a lawsuit can be quite high.... Read More

File a complaint with the FCC. You can file this online using a complaint form. You can find this by googling, since we are not allowed to post links. Ask the officials at the FCC to help you get out of this. In the future, you may want to go with phones that do not require a contract. Contracts seem generally not in the best interest of the customers. Without a contract, you have the benefit of being able to switch to any new plan as it comes along and the company has the incentive to create attractive new plans. I cannot imagine being locked into the same plan for 2 years.... Read More

A patent would not protect a television show. A trademark could protect the name of the show, but a copyright would be what you are actually seeking, though a copyright protects the expression of an idea, not the actual idea itself. Basically, you need to actually have copyrightable material first not just an abstract concept.... Read More

The first steos should be trying to resolve this with the company. Lawsuits rarely resolve problems in the way you want them to. Lawsuits are also extremely expensive to conduct. Any business lawyer or anyone that does lawsuits. Depending on the cost, it might be small claims. You would need to have a lawyer assess the situation to see if there is a case and if so, how much it might be worth.... Read More

These things are illegal because elected legislators, such as state senators and representatives, have enacted them into criminal law. These kind of laws can be changed or repealed. People in many states are trying to have the marijuana laws changed, such as to legalize marijuana use. However, the laws might still collide with federal laws. If people want to change these kinds of laws, it is important to register and vote and get the kind of representatives that you want.... Read More

Many issues have no statute to provide a resolution. When that happens, the trier of fact (judge or jury) must look to previous cases for guidance in coming to a decision. The higher the court that made a previous decision, the greater the weight the current court gives the ruling. So a decision from the U.S. Supreme Court has precedence over rulings from all other courts while a decision from a local or county court will only be considered by other courts at that level.... Read More

You may want to talk with a lawyer about your specific situation. It sounds like the seller covered itself by having the written notice that it could cancel any sale for any reason. However, this may not hold if the sale was actually covered by the Uniform Commercial Code or by state law and if either of these overrides the contract. You may want to check with the California Department of Consumer Services. Also, most manufacturers do not want their items sold in a misleading manner. However, it sounds as if you also were speculating on a price, rise since you pre-ordered 5 of the item. If the website seller is being forced to pay the higher price, then it seems logical and fair if they are trying to pass that on to you, since their sales contract allows this. The only way to find out is to inquire of an appropriate agency and give them full details about what you bought, from whom, and the contract.... Read More

Generally, there is no duty to rescue. You were outside the club. When you leave a bar or night club, you should walk immediately, quickly, and quietly away, so you don't bother nearby residents with noise or ruckus. By lingering in a place where you are not supposed to, where you know people are intoxicated, you can be said to be bringing trouble upon yourself. Also, it sounds as if you were not injured, but simply annoyed. You can go to a lawyer and ask if they think you have a merit-worthy cause of action, but I think you do not. Next time when you leave a bar or club, remember that it is your legal duty to move very quickly and quietly from the area. If you want to say goodbye to someone, you need to do that before leaving the building. Bars often lose their licenses because their patrons linger outside and cause a ruckus.... Read More

You have not provided any evidence that your use of the video game qualifies for a Fair Use defense to the claim of copyright violation. Consequently, none of your recordings should be allowed on YouTube because they all violate copyrights owned or licensed by Nintendo. The fact that others have done the same thing or that others had higher quality recordings doesn't matter. Theft is theft, whether it's recording someone else's work off the TV screen or stealing the game itself from a store.... Read More

Your question is very brief, so it is very difficult to answer conclusively. Most likely, no. The copyright resides is the creator of the work (Composer, performers, lyricist, etc.). A copyright is a bundle of rights including the rights to: (1) reproduce the work, (2) make derivative works of the work, (3) distribute copies of the work to the public, (4) perform the works publicly, and (5) to display the works. You would be infringing upon the owners' rights. As a possible exception, the work might have been released under a creative commons license or in some other manner where you would be permitted to make copies of the work. Neil Juneja, Esq. Gleam Law, PLLC www.GleamLaw.com Neil@GleamLaw.com (206) 319-5296 (v) (206) 319-4596 (f) (206) 319-5296, x8 (c) *If this email is in any way related to negotiations and/or is for settlement purposes, then it is explicitly protected under ER 408 and is inadmissible for any purpose.* *This information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended only for the exclusive use of the designated recipient(s). It may contain confidential or proprietary information and may be subject to the attorney-client privilege or other confidentiality protections. If you are not the intended recipient, or the person responsible for delivering the e-mail to the intended recipient, be advised you have received this message in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying is strictly prohibited. Thank you.... Read More

If your friend wants you to be there and if the medical provider says it is legal and safe for you to be there and wants you there, then you can be there. I can think of reasons why a medical provider might not want a tag-a-long friend, including to protect against the spread of infection, to insure sterility, to prevent possible thefts of medical equipment or supplies, to maintain medical confidentiality, and to provide a better, more open and confidential relationship between the patient and medical care provider. Sometimes a friend goes along to act as an interpreter if a person speaks a different language, or if the patient is frightened. If the medical care provider says you can be there, then you can be there, if the patient wants you there.... Read More

First of all, nobody can be sent to prison as a result of a civil lawsuit. If somebody broke into your storage unit and stole your property, you should call the police and tell them who you suspect. Only they can refer the matter for criminal prosecution. Secondly, if your storage center put your items up for auction when you were current in your payments to them and without giving you any notice required by state law, you have a civil cause of action against them for conversion and should consult an attorney to protect your rights,. Finally, the US Copyright law is very powerful. You have a copyright in all original works, such as your poetry,m stories, lyrics and comics. You should consult an attorney for a possible copyright violation claim. There are powerful remedies, including damages.... Read More

If you failed to completely pay your outstanding storage unit debt by the time of the sale, the business owner had the right to sell the contents of the unit. Assuming your work met the criteria for copyright protection, they were protected from the moment you placed them on a permanent medium. The sale of the original work does not necessarily include the copy right license so you may be able to sue for the unauthorized use of your material. However, only the federal government can bring charges that would result in prison time.... Read More

In California, any vehicle may be equipped with a lamp or device on the exterior of the vehicle that emits a diffused nonglaring light of not more than 0.05 candela per square inch of area. The light may not display red in the front, but may display other colors. The light may not be installed within 12 inches or in a position to interfere with the visibility or effectiveness of any required lamp, reflector, or other device on the vehicle. This is from California Vehicle Code Section 25400 Lighting Requirements.... Read More

An A&R rep works for a record label and is paid by the record label to scout talent. The talent should not be paying such a person. If someone is trying to get you to pay them on the promise that you will be signed by a record label, this is almost surely a scam. However, many record labels take submissions only though a music lawyer, and the lawyer will likely charge you a fee for that work. Please keep in mind that no one can guarantee you will be signed to any deal. Very few music artists are signed to record label deals. Of those that are signed, most deals end within two years, often with great disappointment to the artist. Getting signed is not the pot of gold that you might imagine. ... Read More

I think you should talk to a patent agent and get a method patent on it as fast as you can. Once you have the method patent, then you can worry about how to make it work, and then worry about all the possible legalities. There are phones now that also act as walkie-talkies, and there is a walkie-talkie app that turns a cell phone into a walkie-talkie. I think your music app will probably be similar to that. There will also be music law involved, such as if playing a song on different phones means it is streaming and is a royalty required. Technology moves must faster than law. Get the patent, get the technology, and then deal with the law. Surely this is illegal in some or many ways, but don't let that stop you from developing technology. You can always deal with the legalities on the back end.... Read More