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Since names, titles, and common words/phrases are not eligible for copyright protection an advertising slogan could only be registered as a trademark.
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To start a DVD would you trademark the name or copyright or both?
Short phrases such as movie titles are not copyrightable. You may register it as a trademark once you are using it in commerce.
Do you need both a copyright and a trademark on a work that just has art work?
A trademark would only be useful if you were using it as a logo, i.e., a mark used in trade.
Whats the difference between a trademark and a copyright?
A trademark refers to a brand or other vendor identification applied to "goods" (i.e., things) and a service mark refers to a brand or vendor identification for services (i.e., things people do). Some brands may apply to both. For example, the McDonald's brand applies to "hospitality services in the form of restaurants" (among other services) as well as many of the actual goods you can obtain from McDonald's.
Trademark copyright?
A trademark is a word, phrase, symbol, and/or design that identifies and distinguishes the source of the goods of one party from those of others. A service mark is a word, phrase, symbol, and/or design that identifies and distinguishes the source of a service rather than goods. Some examples include brand names, slogans, and logos. The term "trademark" is often used in a general sense to refer to both trademarks and service marks.
Can I use NFL logos?
AnswerNo. All NFL logos are protected by, in some cases, both trademark and copyright law.
Do you need both a copyright and a trademark on a product using proprietary artwork and company logo?
Yes the artwork would be protected as a copyrighted work and the logo would be registered as a trademark by the company.
Could the use of a thinly veiled parody of a famous fictional character in an independent film be considered copyright infringement?
Depending on how "thinly veiled" it could be judged an infringement of both a copyright and trademark.
Can you use yosemite sam as a school mascot?
Almost certainly not. This would be a violation of both the trademark rights and copyright of the owners (presumably Warner Bros.).
Why is it important to consider copyright and trademark laws when selling merchandise?
Particularly when money is changing hands, it is important for both buyer and seller that the merchandise be properly licensed. Unlicensed materials such as bootleg DVDs are copyright infringement, and large-scale operations are often prosecuted under criminal law. Selling knock-off products is both trademark infringement and potentially consumer fraud.
Can you copyright the word bamboo?
Under U.S. copyright law, individual words cannot be registered for copyright. If "bamboo" is being used to identify the source of goods or services, it can (in general) be trademarked. (Thus, someone could have a restaurant named Bamboo and be able to keep other restaurants from using that name.) For more information on copyright in the U.S., see www.copyright.gov . For information on trademarks in the U.S., wee the website of the United State Patent and Trademark Office, www.uspto.gov. Note that the United States has both state and federal trademark law, so the use of a name may be protected even if it does not appear in the TESS database of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
How is trademark similar to a copyrighted piece of work?
Both are forms of intellectual property, giving the creator (or other rightsholder) the exclusive right to use them or authorize others to do so. Beyond that, they are quite different: copyright protection exists to allow creators to ascribe value to their works, and is available for a limited time; trademark law exists to protect consumers from fraud, and protection is perpetual for as long as the mark is in use.
Was the french revolution slogan a good or bad slogan?
BOTH
