Logos are governed by trademark law (not copyright) and ownership is dictated by the first to use the mark, not the first to file, so go for it. (I worked 15 yrs as an entertainment lawyer.) Cheers! Madam Counselor, at your service ?
— Alex Bird Tillson (she/her) ? (@alextillson) September 15, 2018
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You’d want to get the copyright holders permission. The fact that you were hired by someone else won’t protect you, just add another party to their claim of infringement. That said, they might be okay granting you a simple license with terms to promote their work. Why not ask? MC
— Alex Bird Tillson (she/her) ? (@alextillson) September 12, 2018
Are you asking if you can write an original story in a fictional universe created by another writer? If so, that’s fan art, which technically it IS an infringement but some writers don’t crack down on it if because it helps spread the popularity of the original work. Cheers, MC
— Alex Bird Tillson (she/her) ? (@alextillson) September 10, 2018
Yes, choreography is protected by copyright law. BUT one still has to prove that the choreography was copied and not independently created by the alleged infringer. ~ Cheers, Madam Counselor ?
— Alex Bird Tillson (she/her) ? (@alextillson) September 10, 2018
The TM is likely to merchandise the name and block others from using it. In 2017 the Becks filed TM applications for their KIDS’ names to protect them ? So, yeah, it’d be poking the tiger. (Now “Gosh Spice” might work under parody law…) ~ Madam Counselor TM ?, at your service
— Alex Bird Tillson (she/her) ? (@alextillson) September 10, 2018
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