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Can I use the Ironman trademark to describe a race I did?

The Ironman trademark (the second link is to one of the many Ironman registrations) is an extremely valuable trademark to the World Triathlon Corporation. The WTC works to protect its unauthorized use (though sometimes I do question their authorized use). … Continue reading

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Copyright Fair Use

Just because something is protected by copyright doesn’t mean it’s hands-off to you.  In some situations, you are allowed to reproduce such material. Newscasts rely on this exception to copyright protection often, showing clips of movies, tv shows, commercials.  A … Continue reading

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