Trademarks and Branding

[NOTE: Since they authorized a public reply, we're keeping the name of the member organization submitting the question in this RAQ.  Usually, we genericize, but in this cas

I've seen libraries take pictures of book covers and promote them on their library social media page, and was wondering if the same policy holds for movies.

Are libraries legally required to obtain photo releases from all patrons (children's parents, teens, adults), even if we don't name those patrons before publishing photos to our soci

A member collaborating on a conference asked for some general legal advice to keep in mind when selecting a name for the event (“branding”).

At a recent WNYLRC webinar, we discussed the ownership of materials generated by library staff.  Who owns the massive amount of original work generated by an active, engaged lib

We would like to digitize newspapers that were published prior to 1923. Since the paper is still in business, does public domain apply in this case?