Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: autographs
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Posted by Whysperss on January 30, 2003 at 06:59:13:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: autographs posted by M Arthur Auslander on January 30, 2003 at 00:27:39:
:Mr. Auslander: Thank you again for the answers to my questions. It seems we should consider enlisting professional help at this point. A big issue with my husband is professional sports people who make money off autographs, as he feels the fans pay the salaries and deserve them for free! Thanks again, WH : : : The person claims these things have been used and also signed by him, which is just not the case, and this is how he is profiting from them. : : : : Thank you for the reply. : : : : W.H. : : : : : : My husband retired from sports quite a few years back. We have discovered objects being sold off and online claiming to have been autographed by him. Is copywriting his signature a good idea and would this prevent people from using his signature? : : : : : : Thank you : : : : : Dear Whysperss Hinson, : : : : : I do not believe that you can stop the sale of an object. Unconcented duplication or forgery may be actionable. Copyright won't work. : : : : : M. Arthur Auslander : : : : : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : : : : : 505 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 : : : : : 212-594-6900, fax 212-244-0028, aus@auslander.com : : : : : ELAINE's Workshop® : : : : : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive™ : : : : : Reality Check® : : : Dear WH, : : : If what you say is so, there may be civil as well as criminal redress available. : : : M. Arthur Auslander : : : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : : : 505 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 : : : 212-594-6900, fax 212-244-0028, aus@auslander.com : : : ELAINE's Workshop® : : : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive™ : : : Reality Check® : : Would trademarking or anything such as that keep others from using/copying his mask and/or signature? : : Or any suggestions where to go from here exactly? : : Thank you again, : : WH : Dear Mrs. Hinson, : You have my sympathy. I can't afford to go into the details. There may even be a crime involved on his part, as you put the facts. : M. Arthur Auslander : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : 505 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 : 212-594-6900, fax 212-244-0028, aus@auslander.com : ELAINE's Workshop® : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive™ : Reality Check®
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