Legal Question in Business Law in Florida

Re: copyright infringement

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Absolutely. They can be sued and forced to stop immediately. Additionally, the party who has been infringed upon can seek damages.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.

Re: copyright infringement

This is an obvious violation of the Lanham Act, the federal law that protects trademarks and tradenames from interference. Even assuming there was no trademark or tradename, this also constitutes unfair competition in that the closeness of the two names is likely to cause confusion among customers.