{"Id":18638,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-04-27T20:39:47.847","Score":2,"ViewCount":494.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-04-28T23:42:31.417","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Many older books printed for the UK market (most notably *The Great Gatsby*) had text on the back cover resembling the following:\n\n\n\n> \n> For copyright reasons this book is not for sale in the U.S.A.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nUnder [*Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley*](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kirtsaeng_v._John_Wiley_%26_Sons,_Inc.), I'm pretty sure this has no legal meaning in the US any more, but I have some questions:\n\n\n* What was the historical basis for this notice?\n* Is this notice indeed legally void in the United States under *Kirtsaeng* (assuming the book was lawfully acquired in the UK or its territories)? In other works, could I legally sell such a book in the US?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Kirtsaeng and books from the UK marked \"not for sale in the U.S.A.\""}
{"Id":22019,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-08-17T06:43:31.557","Score":1,"ViewCount":1691.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-10-03T08:53:48.827","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"This is with reference to [Section 9(1) (b) of the Trade Marks Act 1999](https:\/\/indiankanoon.org\/doc\/382675\/). \n\n\nI got an objection regarding my trademark application under the above section.\n\n\nThe examination reports it as : \n\n\n\n> \n> The above mentioned application has been examined under the provisions\n>  of Trade Mark Act,1999 and Trade Mark Rules,2002 and the trade mark\n>  applied for is open to objection under the following sections :\n> \n> \n> 1. The objection is raised under S 9(1) (b) of the Trade Marks Act 1999, as the mark consists exclusively of words or indications\n>  which may serve in trade to designate the kind, quality, quantity,\n>  intended purpose, values, geographical origin or the time of\n>  production of the goods or rendering of the service or other\n>  characteristics of the goods or service;\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nI would like to see some examples on how people have responded to such objections. Appreciate your help in this regard. Thanks \n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Trade Marks Act 1999: How to respond to objection as per Section 9(1) (b)"}
{"Id":7414,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-02-27T11:59:48.110","Score":0,"ViewCount":48.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-09-17T03:39:27.813","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"About 15 years ago while my father was working 55 hour weeks being paid $8\/hr, he completed his taxi license and started working more hours a week as a taxi driver. On the highway, one of his passengers struck him with a hammer on the back of his head landing him in the hospital for a few months for no apparent reason.\n\n\nMy father, being an immigrant, did not understand the law or his rights so did not pursue the issue further, despite police catching the individual in question.\n\n\nI, his son, would like to look at this case and pursue it, despite my father's unwillingness to do so. Is there a way that I, independently, can figure out the identity of the criminal. The city in question is Calgary, Alberta, Canada.\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Is there a criminal database for my city Calgary"}
{"Id":4725,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-10-25T20:31:13.763","Score":6,"ViewCount":175.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-11-01T08:32:23.963","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"What law is broke if someone subscribes another person's email to several explicit websites?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"What law is violated when someone subscribes another person's email to several websites?"}
{"Id":23542,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-10-24T21:14:40.813","Score":0,"ViewCount":30.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-10-24T21:20:24.630","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm having a hard time finding what the copyright law would be on teaching others through videos, what I've learned from professors in college. How does copyright apply to such a thing? Can I make a video of me writing out what I've learned, or should I change the material completely?\n\n\nEven if I change it, isn't it still considered getting the information from my previous instructors? And possibly copyright infringement?\n\n\nBut if so, then pretty much every bit of code that any one has ever learned was learned from some source, and if they teach any thing in a video, it's copyright infringement. So I'm very confused on this topic.\n\n\nAny help would be greatly appreciated.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"copyright of teaching (in video) learned coding techniques"}
{"Id":25185,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-01-08T19:49:06.163","Score":1,"ViewCount":132.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-05-09T02:51:26.833","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"A designer drew a logo for me. It is an artistic representation of a lamp screen with recognizable traits, together with text. The original lamp was created more than 100 years ago, in the early 1900s. The specific lamp used as model for this artistic representation is a newer one made by someone else, but it maintains the main traits of the original.\n\n\nOriginally, the design was patented, but the patent expired long ago. Many manufacturers have mass produced their versions of this lamp later, and variants are for sale everywhere. Still, I am wondering if there may be copyright at play here: The original creator died less than 70 years ago.\n\n\nCan using this logo create any problems for me? Can laws vary from country to country, making this problematic only in some countries?\n\n\n(I want to use a nickname that is associated with this type of lamp together with the logo. The name is not trademarked in any domain. Also, I should note that my product has nothing to do with lamps.)\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Artistic representation of 100+ year old lamp"}
{"Id":43512,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-08-08T03:15:19.597","Score":1,"ViewCount":36.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-08-08T04:20:24.617","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"If company A contracts company B to be paid by the hour, and company B contracts an individual C, also paid by the hour, is it legal for company B to pass on the hours their own contractor C billed them for to company A is if the individual C were company B's employee?\n\n\nReal world example: a company is contracting a software development LLC for some development worked paid by the hour. The software development LLC wants to hire a tester via contract to test this software for a few hours. The softwere dev LLC pays their tester, then bills the hours the tester works on the client's project to their client. \n\n\nI know that companies bill their clients for hours their on-payroll **employees** worked, but my question is specifically whether or not the hours of one contractor can be passed on by another to their client for working on the client's project.\n\n\nAlso, the question is regarding United States law.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"Passing on contractor hours"}
{"Id":13249,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-08-10T00:08:28.643","Score":5,"ViewCount":1393.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-03-27T03:17:46.570","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I was wondering what laws, if any, restrict donating money to criminals who have committed crimes which you support and want to encourage (lets assume the motivations are not necessarily so explicitly stated).\n\n\nMusings:\nOn the one hand this seems basically the same as paying someone to commit a crime.\nBut on the other hand, accused criminals get donated money all the time to fight the ensuing court battle. Which seems like something that is clearly legal.\n\n\n*This is in response to the recent flurry of donations and 100K bail given to the man who assaulted Dylann Roof. And was just wondering how exactly the law applies to such unique situations.*\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Giving Someone Money Because of a Criminal Act?"}
{"Id":7000,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-02-08T21:53:59.483","Score":1,"ViewCount":137.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-10-13T21:36:41.977","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am working on some software for a business I want too open. I want to try my best at creating my own terms of use until I get enough money too hire a lawyer to help me through all the legal stuff. \n\n\nIf my business got sued and it lost, am I personally responsible for the assets? Is there a chance I could go to jail? Of course I don't want to be sued and I don't think I'll be sued but I want to know the worst case scenario. Is it that my business goes under or that I may have to pay out of pocket ect. \n\n\nThis business will be a website that \n\n\n* allows people to post videos and charge money for them\n* The business will take a certain percent of the money\n\n\nI plan to do everything on my own and do not want to include anyone in this business. I live in Michigan, United States. \n\n\n","text_label":"liability","title":"Is there personal liability when a business gets sued?"}
{"Id":7964,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-03-23T19:44:37.190","Score":0,"ViewCount":39.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-03-23T22:38:39.047","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Lets say I design an entertainment app and when I finish the app I realize that there is a lot of fowl language and want to use a GNU library for something like checking for curse words. \n\n\nWould using a library as such be a problem legally for selling my product later? (or having it as a closed source project)\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"GNU GPL license question"}
{"Id":31869,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-09-19T20:59:16.123","Score":1,"ViewCount":54.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-09-21T02:08:26.940","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I needed a variety of yard work done around my house. I found a contractor and scheduled him to come out and give an estimate. He did not show up on time to give the estimate. However, that is typical in the business. However, I did try to contact him a few times, with no response. I was not happy and started looking for another contractor. He did show up several hours later and gave me an estimate. We ended up agreeing on a price and scheduled the work to be done 5 or 6 days later at an unscheduled time on Sunday. He said it would be \"after Church.\" Sunday came and I tried texting him a few times with no response. He was a no show. While at work Monday, I started looking for another contractor. When I arrived home from work, I saw that all the work had been done in my absence. He did not contact me in any way, just left a bill in my door. He did everything requested and did a good - not great - job. If I had been there, I would have had him touch up a few areas. However, I was satisfied with what was done and mailed him a check.\n\n\nHowever, I was wondering what would have happened if I didnt want him to do the work. Verbally, we said Sunday. Can he just show up Monday and do the job without my permission? I wouldnt think so. Im in Virginia, if that makes a difference.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"Delivering services at a later date"}
{"Id":1969,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-08-21T20:54:46.787","Score":1,"ViewCount":31.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-08-22T01:10:49.193","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"When a web-application is finished we minify our source and combine all different CSS and JS files into one, to speed up the performance (pageload).\n\n\nAs I thought about it, I recognize that some tools delete all comments (from source) so that you've to add the copyright information on the correct place afterwards.\n\n\nSo I came to the idea to reformat this information.\n\n\nHere a example what I mean, default copyright-informations:\n\n\n\n```\n\/*! jQuery v1.11.3 | (c) 2005, 2015 jQuery Foundation, Inc. | jquery.org\/license *\/ {minfied source code}\n\n\/*\n * responsive-carousel ajax include extension\n * https:\/\/github.com\/filamentgroup\/responsive-carousel\n *\n * Copyright (c) 2012 Filament Group, Inc.\n * Licensed under the MIT, GPL licenses.\n *\/\n\n\/*!\n    Slimbox v2.05 - The ultimate lightweight Lightbox clone for jQuery\n    (c) 2007-2013 Christophe Beyls <http:\/\/www.digitalia.be>\n    MIT-style license.\n*\/\n\n```\n\nTo something like this:\n\n\n\n```\n\/* \n * Name         Version    Licence-Type    Licence-URL       Copyright    Copyright-Owner           Source\n *\n * jQuery       1.11.3     MIT             URL-TO-LICENCE    2005-2015    jQuery Foundation, Inc    URL-TO-SOURCE\n * jQuery UI    1.11.4     MIT             URL-TO-LICENCE    2015         jQuery Foundation, Inc    URL-TO-SOURCE\n * Slimbox      2.05       MIT-style       URL-TO-LICENCE    2007-2013    Christophe Beyls          URL-TO-SOURCE\n *\/\n\n```\n\nBut the question is... is that allowd\/legal? Or is this already then a copyright\/licence-issue? In the licence text I don't found informations about that.\n\n\n**edited:** URL-TO-Phrases for URLs, because stackexchange identifys doubles as spam.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Recreate copyright information on merged and minified files"}
{"Id":31145,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-08-20T19:41:58.183","Score":0,"ViewCount":85.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-08-21T06:42:34.137","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"This question is closely related to:\n[How do community websites and forums defend against copyright claims?](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/questions\/19746\/how-do-community-websites-and-forums-defend-against-copyright-claims), but it didn't exactly answer my question as my question is about servers based in Europe.\n\n\nIf a server is hosted in Germany, what courses of action could the site admin take in order to defend themselves against copyright infringements of user posted content? (E.g. pictures from Tumblr etc)\n\n\nI noticed that America usually uses the DMCA or the fair-use policy (as mentioned in the linked question), but I doubt it is the same in Germany. Would a similar approach work as American forums have? (e.g. put it in their policies that copyright infringement needs to be removed) Or are bigger measures to be taken because the law in Germany seems to be more strict?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"What EU law regulates the service providers liabilities and responsibilities for user posted content?"}
{"Id":7113,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-02-13T14:51:34.627","Score":2,"ViewCount":174.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-02-14T12:48:18.647","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"What are the possible legal implications, and what possible recourse is there for a visitor from outside Germany, when a German website has an Impressum section with invalid contact information?\n\n\nThe background for my question is that I want to reach a site owner regarding a web site which took over a domain name which used to be in my possession. I don't particularly have a problem with the site, I'd just like to get in touch regarding the possibility of setting up some redirects. But so far, every attempt, by email or phone, including whois contact information as well as impressum, has been unsuccessful.\n\n\nMy - admittedly speculative and somewhat vague - line of thinking is that, since the law presumably requires the Impressum information to be correct, the hosting and possible other upstream providers should be able to coerce the guy into providing contact information; even though they likely cannot volunteer his private contact information, they must have an obligation to pressure their customer to rectify the situation if they are notified of a violation.\n\n\nBe that as it may, where can I turn to hopefully get the situation fixed?\n\n\nI'm in the EU, if that makes a difference. I can probably produce a few sentences of roughly intelligible German if need be.\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Invalid information in Impressum on German web site"}
{"Id":6825,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-02-01T14:36:12.703","Score":2,"ViewCount":234.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-02-02T13:15:01.867","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I hope this is the right place to ask this kind of question!  \n\nI am a videogame streamer on twitch.tv. It is pretty common to have a so called donation button there. It is a button where you can support your streamer with a little tip so he can buy a beer or the next cool game with it. The method which is used the most for those transactions is Paypal. In Paypal you can make chargebacks as a \"buyer\" (the donator) and the \"seller\" (the streamer) has to refund the money and has to pay refund fee to Paypal. Since there are people who think it is funny to donate you 1000\u20ac and then chargeback the money so you have to pay back a fee you have to make a proper statement on your page to obviously display the situation so you have a higher probability of winning the dispute that might follow, because obviously you don't want to support this fraud behaviour. On my donation page I have the following statement at the moment\n\n\n\n> \n> You don't purchase any kind of product or service with this payment.\n>  With this transaction you donate to my stream to support it. Donations\n>  are non-refundable! If there are any questions regarding the donation,\n>  please feel free to contact me at my@email.com\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nIs this actually enough to protect myself from chargebacks and defend myself later on from people who want to get their money back?\n\n\nI am sorry for my bad English, it is not my native language!\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Paypal chargebacks"}
{"Id":23739,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-11-02T07:20:52.447","Score":0,"ViewCount":143.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-11-02T14:51:26.983","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"The father of my wife (from Germany) died in London 10 years ago, with a different name, but with the same family name (for example was born in Germany with the name Johannes Doe, and in London died with the name Michael Doe. The problem he had a different identity, and this one used in London was fake, because he has alot of problems and he tried to escape).\n\n\nHe had different bank accounts in London, but when my wife asked some people there, they said since the name is different, she doesn't have any right to this money.\n\n\nIs there any way to resolve this problem(to prove that my wife is the daughter of this person dead in London)?\n\n\n","text_label":"civil-law","title":"How do we claim the estate of someone who died under a different name in a different country?"}
{"Id":44569,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-09-10T15:06:21.100","Score":0,"ViewCount":194.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-09-12T01:04:35.993","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I want to translate Turkish sentences through Google Translate for the purpose of using it in a work. Is this subject to copyright?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Google translations and copyright"}
{"Id":45662,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-10-19T19:24:03.150","Score":5,"ViewCount":283.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-05-03T19:54:30.013","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":8,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I would have thought this would've been asked already, but I searched this site and the Internet, and I couldn't find anything. Apologies if this is a duplicate.\n\n\nAs computers become increasingly autonomous, there have already been a handful of incidents where computers have done things that would be criminal for a person to do. For example, a self-driving car killed a pedestrian, and a Twitter bot made a death threat. Moreover, both of these computers were essentially operating under their own decision-making processes and were not directly controlled by any human.\n\n\nCould it be possible for prosecutors to file criminal charges against a computer? Is there some standard of sentience that the computer would have to achieve in order to indict it?\n(United States)\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Could You Indict a Computer?"}
{"Id":29642,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-06-19T21:08:22.720","Score":2,"ViewCount":1918.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-06-19T21:39:42.000","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"If I use the blogging platform Medium, to which extent can I (not) reuse the content I have published there on a personal blog website? My naive view on that matter is:\n\n\n* I am still the owner of the text and can republish it anywhere, same goes for own or public domain images\n* I can use links with text and image previews on my own blog, linking to Medium-posts\n* I cannot embed Medium posts in an Iframe on my own site\n* I cannot copy comments from medium which belong to their rightful owner, even if I participate in the discussion under the article\n\n\nIs that correct?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can I copy & paste an entire article from Medium if it's written by me?"}
{"Id":21677,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-08-02T12:37:06.867","Score":22,"ViewCount":4482.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-10-30T00:15:08.507","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":13,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I just read the following in [an article](https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2017\/aug\/02\/three-musketeers-convicted-of-plotting-terrorist-attack) in The Guardian (emphasis mine):\n\n\n\n> \n> In prison they met their co-defendant Rahman, 32, one of nine men prosecuted in connection with a plan to attack the London stock exchange, **who was serving five years for owning copies of an al-Qaida magazine**. On the witness stand, Hussain said Rahman was \u201cdomineering, paranoid, weird and had a lot of contact with MI5\u201d.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nIs there really any law that makes it illegal to own copies of a publication? We punish thoughtcrime, these days? Is this an error in the newspaper or is there actually a law that permits people to be prosecuted (and even jailed for years!) for simply possessing a document?\n\n\nPlease note that I am not asking about cases where the possession of the document was presented as evidence of someone's worldview when they have been caught committing a crime. I am asking if the possession of a document1 can ever be considered criminal.\n\n\n\n\n---\n\n\n1Obviously, I am not talking about stolen documents or even certain classes of pornography whose very existence (photographs) implies an illegal act took place. \n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Is there a law in the UK that makes possession of specific publications illegal?"}
{"Id":6345,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-01-12T00:20:45.113","Score":1,"ViewCount":475.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-01-12T00:20:45.113","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I recently purchased an LLC via LegalZoom and they made a mistake by adding a comma in my LLC Name. I was told that I had to cough up over $150 just to get it corrected through them so I wanted to do it on my own as the filing fee is only $30 or $45 if I wanted to drop it off.\n\n\nThe form is located here: <http:\/\/bpd.cdn.sos.ca.gov\/llc\/forms\/llc-11.pdf>\n\n\nMy issue is that I don't know what some of these fields are for. What do I put in \"4. Parties to the Document Being Corrected\" and in \"Document Provision\"?\n\n\nFor the parties to the document being corrected, I assumed it would be LegalZoom, Inc. but maybe it's the Secretary of State? Not sure what to put in that field and if I am even allowed to correct it.\n\n\nCurrent LLC is \"Company, LLC\", want it corrected to \"Company LLC\".\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"How to correct an LLC Entity Name in California?"}
{"Id":22554,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-09-10T23:16:44.313","Score":1,"ViewCount":170.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-09-11T19:27:33.763","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"In other words. if some evidence (but not conclusive) exists of somebody else comitting a crime, can a defence lawyer use this when representing their client?\nFor instance, in the Glen Sebastian Burns and Atif Ahmad Rafay case, where the two were accused of murdering the latter's parents, there was an FBI informant that had told the police that Islamic fundamentalists may have been responsible, although the police did not pursue this line of inquiry. Could a defence lawyer raise something like that in court?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Can a criminal defence lawyer talk about the possible guilt of other suspects when defending their client?"}
{"Id":26142,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-02-17T00:43:28.230","Score":2,"ViewCount":112.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-02-17T03:17:17.673","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"**EDIT:**\n\n\nMy original title focused on the union, but I changed it to include the employer. They're both working hand in hand against the interests of the employees\/dues-paying union members.\n\n\n\n\n---\n\n\nImagine a Corporation (C) that's affiliated with a union (U). They agree on a contract that says extra work should go to more senior people. If the company needs to call people to work an extra shift, it is supposed to call the most senior people first.\n\n\nHowever, the company blatantly ignores the contract, recruiting the LEAST senior people.\n\n\nWhen an employee with seniority with high seniority files a grievance, C and U both lie, intimidate and stonewall. For example, the union claims the company won't give them its payroll records, making it impossible for them to know who worked when. And when the company finally hands the records over - three months later - the union won't let the grievance see the records.\n\n\nThe union also makes grievance jump through all kinds of hoops. If you file a grievance, you're expected to do all the detective work - cite a particular less senior worker, with details (time, date, location) and have it signed by a witness. The irony is that there could be a dozen less senior people who worked that day, a fact the payroll records could easily prove.\n\n\nBut the union refuses to go on a \"fishing expedition.\"\n\n\nLong story short, grievances are typically solved six to nine months after they're filed, and the grievants never expect to get more than about 30% of what they're owed.\n\n\nThe state Dept. of Labor says \"contact the National Labor Board.\" The National Labor Board says a contract - and its interpretation - is between C and U; they can do whatever they want.\n\n\nIs that really the end of the road, or is there some kind of legal or quasi-legal action one could take? If you know the company and union are both withholding information, lying, delaying payouts, etc., can you cite them for violating any particular laws? What about a union that \"interprets\" and enforces the contract two different ways, giving its cronies all their support while thumbing their nose at everyone else?\n\n\nIt appears that the only recourse would be legal action, but it's hard to determine whether any laws have been violated. Moreover, the employee can't afford to hire an attorney. Would this be case that the ACLU or some other organization might help with?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"How can one fight an unfair\/corrupt employer\/union (working hand in hand)?"}
{"Id":14414,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-10-04T18:19:19.497","Score":2,"ViewCount":89.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-11-04T18:07:32.313","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If a vendor clearly ignores PCI-DSS regulations and puts my personal credit card information at risk, is there any legal action I can take against them? \n\n\nIn the case at hand, a vendor first scanned my hand-written order form with a phone (likely a personal smartphone) and then sent that scan to me in an unencrypted email. But this is not the first case in which a vendor has mistreated my information like this.\n\n\nWhile I have not (yet) incurred any actual damage, I would like to be able to do my part in making vendors aware of their obligations. So far I usually send a nice email reminding them of the PCI-DSS regulations. But I always feel like that these emails are ignored at best. Is there some form of cease and desist that I can apply in this case? Is there a place or organization that I should notify? Should I sue them?\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Can I sue a PCI violator"}
{"Id":51701,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-05-22T18:14:07.563","Score":10,"ViewCount":1528.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-05-22T20:10:31.670","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Can the writer of a contract attempt to trick the signer using defined terms? Is such a contract binding or void, and can the writer get into trouble for doing so (eg. for misrepresentation)? Two types of scenarios that I want to ask about:\n\n\n1. When a defined term in the contract carry a much narrower, or much broader meaning than the common meaning. For example, can a contract define a term \"Image\" (as in a picture) to mean any computer file, or to mean any image showing a red flower?\n2. When the defined meaning is completely incompatible with the common sense meaning. For example, can a contract define an \"Text file\" as a file with the `.png` extension?\n\n\nDoes the answer change if the defined term, when used normally, starts with a capital letter (eg. if \"SVG file\" is defined as a `.png` file), so the reader is less likely to suspect the term has been defined in the contract itself?\n\n\nDoes the answer change if this happened in another legal document, such as a EULA, where the person agreeing does not have a chance to call the writer of the document out?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Is it legal to redefine a term against common sense in a contract"}
{"Id":38861,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-04-06T09:23:34.590","Score":1,"ViewCount":85.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-04-06T17:27:49.537","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Small claims generally do not allow service by publication. If the defendant cannot be found you have to pursue a real lawsuit. This will not be worthwhile unless there is tens of thousands of dollars involved.\n\n\n","text_label":"civil-law","title":"Is it very difficult to collect a debt if the defendant cannot be served?"}
{"Id":45649,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-10-19T00:56:11.457","Score":-4,"ViewCount":90.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-10-19T02:34:06.187","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"If a supreme court judge makes a sentence which violates the constitution, who is violating the law, those who follows the sentence, or those who follows the constitution? Can people in executive power positions be judged later, in other governments or under other judges, for violating the constitution, even if they were following the sentence of a supreme court judge? And how about the judge himself, can he be judged?\n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"If a supreme court judge makes a constitution violation sentence, are those who follows it violating the law, or those who follows the constitution?"}
{"Id":29788,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-06-25T23:02:08.327","Score":0,"ViewCount":98.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-06-26T00:49:57.843","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Under the GDPR, any company doing business in the EU must remove EU users' personal data upon request from that user.\n\n\nSince the statute only applies to persons present in the EU, are companies legally permitted to demand that a user requesting personal data removal supply proof that they are present in the EU, so that they can deny the request to those outside?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Do companies have the right to demand proof of being present in the EU before executing a GDPR request?"}
{"Id":11866,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-07-22T15:15:47.863","Score":0,"ViewCount":29.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-07-22T19:22:53.347","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but here we go...\n\n\nI am planning to create a VR game where the user will be able to watch movies. One of the issues I have thought about would be licensing for the movies, obviously I can't afford to pay huge licensing bills for a game that may not get any sort of revenue, and I want to have a large selection of movies.\n\n\nI have thought that it could technically be used as a video player, but I want it to be more of a cinema simulator, where people can connect and have a virtual representation of themselves in the cinema, when a person connects they will viewing at the same point the movie is at. (as if you walk in to the cinema late and start watching)\n\n\nI don't have much knowledge of this area so I was hoping one of you can help me.\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"Movie Licensing"}
{"Id":43666,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-08-12T23:30:11.097","Score":2,"ViewCount":1907.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-08-13T00:50:44.957","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Opening or throwing out mail addressed to someone else, such as a previous tenant, is a felony with possible jail time and a statute of limitations of five years. But when is this ever prosecuted? If you know this crime has occurred, who should you report it to? \n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Who prosecutes the crime of opening someone else's mail?"}
{"Id":13848,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-09-07T17:46:58.557","Score":0,"ViewCount":39.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-09-08T16:27:12.720","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Imagine this scenario: I have a web site where I offer some freeware applications for Windows that are not Open Source (but perhaps are going to be in the future). I'm going to upload a new application that has a plugin architecture, therefore I need to provide the source code for the plugin interfaces that are written in C#. Under which licence should I publish those interfaces? When the interfaces to the plugins are the only piece of source code you are giving away is a licence really necessary?\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"Open Source Licence"}
{"Id":11767,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-07-19T11:07:20.517","Score":6,"ViewCount":3329.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-07-19T19:19:42.253","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"On Workplace.SE, \"[My employer wants me to a sign an NDA that is backdated more than 2 years](https:\/\/workplace.stackexchange.com\/q\/71582\/18412)\" describes the following scenario:\n\n\n* OP is an employee working on a project\n* OP has been working (for 7 years as an employee and for 2 on this project) without an NDA\n* Their employer now wants them to sign an NDA for the project, backdated two years (i.e. dated two years ago to the start of the project).\n\n\nThe OP's jurisdiction is presumably Texas.\n\n\nMy question, is it legal to backdate an NDA like that? Is it a civil contract whose parties are allowed to agree (even retroactively) than an NDA is in place? Or could doing so (backdating such a document) be considered fraud, forgery, or anything illegal, or even for some reason ethically or morally wrong?\n\n\nIt seems to me that it might be legal (assuming that I as the employee were willing to sign it) because as an employee I'd assume that some NDA was in place even if haven't signed one (so it's as if the agreement or meeting of minds was in place even before it was documented).\n\n\nOn the other hand it also appears to be creating a false document, so, I don't know.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Is it legal to backdate an agreement?"}
{"Id":4570,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-10-18T22:39:45.573","Score":4,"ViewCount":155.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-10-18T23:24:19.847","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"It's against gender equality to draft men. But it is part of the constitution.\n\n\nIs there any possibility to \"attack\" the constitution by going to a judge? Isn't gender equality part of the EU law set, so actually the constitution is actually breaking laws?\n\n\nThe military conscription is in my eyes very discriminating, useless, costs a lot, brakes males development (they could have worked, traveled or studied instead) and against equality. Furthermore you have to be checked by a random doctor (no self-determination about your own body), you have to go to an IQ-test (because there actually are people to stupid for the military conscription?) and then **you have to** sign a document, that you lose some of your rights, like you may not demonstrate or talk bad about the military and so on. If you don't want to, you have to do some social work.\n\n\nIs there any possibility to attack this law? And how to (where should I go to with this)?\n\n\nThank you very much in advance!\n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"Military Conscription in Denmark"}
{"Id":10910,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-06-12T00:01:31.990","Score":13,"ViewCount":12464.0,"LastActivityDate":"2022-05-12T15:54:56.120","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am about to self-publish my first novel using a pen name. I will be registering the copyright this week.\n\n\nMy question is, on the first page of the novel where you put all the publishing\/copyright info, should I say that the novel is copyright of my pen name, in order to protect my true identity?\n\n\nExample, let's say my real name is Jane Smith and my pen name is Denise Smithers. I will register the copyright with the copyright office using my real name (but will also write what my pen name is), but I don't want to put that on the book as I want that kept private.\n\n\nIf I write (c) Denise Smithers, will that imply that the copyright belongs to the actual person behind the pen name?\n\n\nI know that the copyright belongs to me anyway, but I still want to add that copyright line to my novel.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"How to express copyright when you use a pen name"}
{"Id":15809,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-12-13T16:43:36.863","Score":1,"ViewCount":344.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-12-14T15:25:12.903","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Bob wrote a solution manual for book X. (solution manual = a manual that presents solutions for some\/all exercises of the book)\n\n\nIs Bob authorized to publish it, given that Bob hasn't written book X and doesn't own any right on it?\n\n\nBook X was written and published in the United States, and Bob plans to publish the solution manual in the United States (either on Internet or on paper, and either free of charge or with a charge).\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Am I authorized to publish a solution manual for a book I haven't written?"}
{"Id":46965,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-11-28T20:14:02.187","Score":0,"ViewCount":51.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-11-28T22:05:22.500","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"To keep it short, I\u2019m an online personality and LLC. I keep my online life separate from my personal life for obvious reasons. However, I received an alarming message on my non-work account on instagram from someone stating that they know me in real life and is going to expose me. I know they\u2019re not lying because they gave details on who they know I\u2019m friends with. I ignored the message and have yet to respond so I don\u2019t know what they want from me. Obviously, I\u2019m assuming they\u2019re trying to blackmail me because after I ignored the message they said \u201cI guess you want to be exposed?\u201d. \n\n\nI don\u2019t tell anyone what I do online and I don\u2019t tell anyone online about my personal life. They\u2019ve been tagging my work account under photos of my friends accounts exposing what I do online. Is there any legal issues at what this person is doing? \n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Legal issues regarding my personal information?"}
{"Id":49146,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-02-17T22:21:26.473","Score":0,"ViewCount":73.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-02-17T22:21:26.473","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"1. How does \"indemnity\" differ from \"restitutionary\/reliance damages\"?\n2. Why do these four textbooks all still write \"indemnity\", when the first textbook quoted below advises it's \"more accurate to describe it as a personal\nrestitutionary claim\"?\n\n\nMcKendrick. [*Contract Law: Text, Cases, and Materials* (2018 8 ed)](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Contract-Law-Text-Cases-Materials\/dp\/019880816X\/ref=dp_ob_title_bk). p 611.\n\n\n\n> \n> (e) RESCISSION AND AN \u2018INDEMNITY\u2019\n> ---------------------------------\n> \n> \n> A claimant who rescinds a contract may also be able to bring a claim for what is often referred\n>  to as an indemnity, **although it is probably more accurate to describe it as a personal\n>  restitutionary claim.** In *Whittington v. Seale-Hayne* (1900) 82 LT 49 the plaintiff entered\n>  into a lease of a farm which he intended to use for breeding prize poultry. He was induced\n>  to enter into the lease by misrepresentations made by the defendant that the premises were\n>  in a good state of repair and in a sanitary condition. The premises were not sanitary and\n>  the buildings were in a state of disrepair. As a result the plaintiff became ill and many of the\n>  birds died. The plaintiff claimed that he was entitled to set aside the lease and recover an\n>  indemnity in respect of the losses which he had suffered in the performance of the contract\n>  before it was set aside. It was held that he was not entitled to recover an indemnity in respect\n>  of the loss of his birds and the illness which he suffered. At the time at which the case\n>  was decided damages could only be recovered in respect of a fraudulent misrepresentation\n> \n> \n> \n\n\np 612.\n\n\n\n> \n> (see p. 596, Section 5) and the plaintiff could not establish that the defendant had made\n>  the misrepresentations fraudulently. But the plaintiff was able to recover the rent paid and\n>  the cost of the repair work that had been done pursuant to an order issued by the local authority.\n>  These obligations were imposed on him by the terms of the lease. The reason for his\n>  entitlement to recover these payments was that they had resulted in an enrichment to the\n>  defendant (either through the direct payment of rent or by carrying out the work ordered\n>  by the local authority) and, when the lease was set aside, the defendant became subject to\n>  a restitutionary liability to repay to the plaintiff the value of the benefits which he had received\n>  as a result of the plaintiff\u2019s performance of his obligations under the lease. But he was\n>  not subject to any wider liability to pay compensation to the plaintiff for the losses which\n>  he had suffered.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n[Richard](https:\/\/www.uclan.ac.uk\/staff_profiles\/richard-taylor.php) and [Damian](https:\/\/www.slaughterandmay.com\/who-we-are\/partners\/damian-taylor\/) Taylor. [*Contract Law Directions* (2019 7 ed)](https:\/\/global.oup.com\/academic\/product\/contract-law-directions-9780198836599?&lang=en&). p 185.\n\n\n\n> \n> ### Indemnity for expenses incurred under an obligation\n> \n> \n> An ancillary order which can also be made along with rescission (even for innocent misrepresentation)\n>  is the award of an indemnity. This is a monetary award but should not be confused\n>  with damages as it is much more limited. It only covers expenditure which the\n>  representee was obliged to incur under the terms of the contract which is being rescinded\n>  and which has benefited the other party. It is a restitutionary rather than compensatory remedy\n>  and is part of the restitution to the starting position which rescission is designed to\n>  achieve. If money has been paid directly to the other party then of course it will be returned\n>  as part of the remedy of rescission itself; the indemnity is instead concerned with payments\n>  made under the contract to third parties. In *Whittington v Seale-Hayne* (1900) the indemnity\n>  included money paid out in rates and to do repairs which the tenant was obliged to do under\n>  the lease and which benefited the landlord directly, but it did not extend to medical expenses\n>  and loss of stock which, although foreseeable, were not incurred under an obligation contained\n>  in the lease. (These latter, and other items claimed, would only be recoverable if a right\n>  to damages could have been established, which at the time would have meant proving\n>  fraud\u2014the increased availability of damages today would mean that the limited right to an\n>  indemnity is less commonly relevant.)\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nPaul Davies. [*JC Smith's The Law of Contract* (2018 2 ed)](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Smiths-Law-Contract-Paul-Davies\/dp\/0198807813\/ref=dp_ob_title_bk). p. 237. \n\n\n\n> \n> ### (b) Indemnity\n> \n> \n> If a contract is rescinded, that means that the contract is wiped out from the start, so it is\n>  logically impossible also to recover damages for breach of contract (which assume that the\n>  contract was fully performed). However, a representee may be able to rescind a contract\n>  and be paid an indemnity to cover expenses which would necessarily have been incurred\n>  by the representor anyway. Otherwise, the representor would be unjustly enriched by the\n>  representee\u2019s expenditure.51 This is illustrated by *Whittington v Seale-Hayne*.52 The claimants\n>  were induced to take a lease of a farm used for breeding prize poultry by the defendant\u2019s\n>  misrepresentation that the premises were in a sanitary condition and a good state of repair.\n>  The claimants paid various rates and carried out repairs under the covenants in the lease\n>  before rescinding the agreement. Farwell J held that they were entitled to an indemnity for\n>  such expenses, since they would have had to be paid anyway by whoever had the farm at the\n>  time. However, the scope of the indemnity was limited to expenses incurred which benefited\n>  the defendant: the claimant received no indemnity for the loss of poultry, nor for lost profits.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n[*Anson's Law of Contract* (2016 30 ed)](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Ansons-Law-Contract-Jack-Beatson\/dp\/0198734786\/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=ZW82SGPZDB8D0GKSVMV4). p 335.\n\n\n\n> \n> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The distinction between damages and an indemnity as it works out in practice may\n>  be illustrated by the case of *Whittington v Seale-Hayne*,94 where the Court adopted the\n>  narrower principle suggested by Bowen LJ:\n> \n> \n> Poultry farmers had been induced to take a lease by the defendant\u2019s non- fraudulent\n>  misrepresentation that the premises were sanitary. This was not the case, and in consequence\n>  of the contamination of the water supply, their manager fell ill and the poultry died. They\n>  claimed rescission of the lease, and an indemnity to cover the value of the stock, loss of profit\n>  on sales, loss of breeding season, medical expenses of the manager, rates, rent, and money\n>  spent on outbuildings, etc. They had also been compelled by the local council to renew the\n>  drains, and this item, too, was included.\n> \n> \n> It was held that the poultry farmers were entitled to have the lease rescinded, and to\n>  recover what they had spent on rent, rates, and the renewal of the drains, since these\n>  were expenses incurred under the covenants in the lease or arising necessarily out of\n>  the occupation of the property, and thus \u2018obligations created by the contract\u2019. Their\n>  claim for payment in respect of the other items of loss was not allowed, since these\n>  were damages, there being no obligation to carry on a poultry farm on the leased\n>  premises.\n>  In practice, an indemnity is a useful remedy only where the misrepresentation is\n>  wholly innocent. In cases of fraudulent or negligent misrepresentation the claimant\n>  may claim damages on the tort measure, in addition to rescinding the contract.95\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Indemnity v. Restitutionary\/Reliance Damages"}
{"Id":13974,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-09-13T22:03:15.163","Score":3,"ViewCount":14933.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-03-07T15:01:22.990","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I read the Q&A for \"Can I make fan merchandise and sell it?\", but I didn't see anywhere something about personal use. I was looking at merchandise for my favorite group, but it was so expensive. Could I make my own (not selling it) and not get sued\/fined\/etc.? It'd have their logo and name. \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can you make merchandise for personal use?"}
{"Id":51123,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-04-29T18:42:34.963","Score":0,"ViewCount":91.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-04-29T19:38:28.717","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I want to take The Little Mermaid and remake it. I heard that the original story by the author was actually about how he liked another man, and incorporated that into The Little Mermaid. I want to remake The Little Mermaid into that story, but would it be illegal for me to do so? This is something that I don't intend to make money off of. I know that The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen is public domain, but I'm really inspired by Disney's version. Would it be wrong for me to take the script of The Little Mermaid and interpret it so it's somehow \"my\" own story? \n\n\nAlso willing to add more information if some parts don't make sense.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Would it be copyright infringement if I were to remake a whole movie?"}
{"Id":40482,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-04-27T06:28:12.773","Score":-1,"ViewCount":37.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-04-28T20:59:44.283","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"According to the copyright act, \n\n\n\n> \n> Limited use of copyright work is permitted on the payment of specified royalties and compliance with statutory conditions.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nWhat does this line mean. I think it states that \n\n\n\n> \n> If a buyer pays royalty to the original owner of the work and complies with statutory conditions then use of copyright acts is restricted.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nAm I right in my reasoning?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Copyright act 1976"}
{"Id":1067,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-07-12T00:01:12.480","Score":4,"ViewCount":2269.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-08-16T01:06:35.050","AnswerCount":4.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"There's been a lot of attention lately to websites getting subpoenas to hand over user information, and then potentially getting a gag order as well for the subpoena. I'm wondering (just for curiosity's sake) if a website (or any individual\/company) can be legally required to either violate a contract or a ToS agreement.\n\n\nFor example, if a service's ToS agreed to use a certain level of encryption for passing around private data, could a court require that encryption be changed or lifted? Or could it only subpoena the encrypted data.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"Can a warrant, subpoena, court order, etc. require you to violate terms and conditions or a contract?"}
{"Id":9699,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-06-03T11:12:41.477","Score":-1,"ViewCount":50.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-01-07T16:04:50.397","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"In April 2016 The DAO was launched (see <https:\/\/daohub.org\/>, [The DAO on Wikipedia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_DAO_%28organization%29)).\nIt enables people from all over the world to invest money in different projects. Those investments are regulated by \"smart contracts\" which may contain payment terms so that investors can receive a return on their investment.  \n\nOne of the core features of DAOs is that they are not localized in a specific country \/ region but spread over an arbitrary number of countries while the whole \"work\" is done by the computer code behind it.  \n\nAnother core feature is that those investments are made completely anonymously.  \n\nSo when a group of anonymous investors gives money to a certain project \/ startup and this project refuses to return anything although it was fixed in the contract, what steps can be taken in order to enforce the terms of the investment?  \n\nWhich law would apply in such a case? The law of the country the project is located in?  \n\nAnd for submitting the case to court some person or organization would have to step forward and do so. How could this be handled (without abandoning the anonymity of the investors)?\n\n\nSo what steps should be taken \/ what improvements should be made in order to make investments via a DAO safe?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"How can DAOs assure the payout from successful investments as specified in smart contracts"}
{"Id":36865,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-02-04T21:21:52.790","Score":2,"ViewCount":488.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-02-05T01:48:59.803","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I would like to gather information about how something works from a computer program and use it in my own. However, there is a software licence that forbids it.\n\n\n\n> \n> Except as and only to the extent expressly permitted in this License or by applicable law, you may not copy, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, modify, or create derivative works of the [blanked out] or any part thereof.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nAccording to Section 50B of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (<https:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/ukpga\/1988\/48\/section\/50B>)\n\n\n\n> \n> Decompilation.\n> \n> \n> (1)It is not an infringement of copyright for a lawful user of a copy of a computer program expressed in a low level language\u2014\n> \n> \n> (a)to convert it into a version expressed in a higher level language, or\n> \n> \n> (b)incidentally in the course of so converting the program, to copy it,\n> \n> \n> (that is, to \u201cdecompile\u201d it), provided that the conditions in subsection (2) are met.\n> \n> \n> (2)The conditions are that\u2014\n> \n> \n> (a)it is necessary to decompile the program to obtain the information necessary to create an independent program which can be operated with the program decompiled or with another program (\u201cthe permitted objective\u201d); and\n> \n> \n> (b)the information so obtained is not used for any purpose other than the permitted objective.\n> \n> \n> (3)In particular, the conditions in subsection (2) are not met if the lawful user\u2014\n> \n> \n> (a)has readily available to him the information necessary to achieve the permitted objective;\n> \n> \n> (b)does not confine the decompiling to such acts as are necessary to achieve the permitted objective;\n> \n> \n> (c)supplies the information obtained by the decompiling to any person to whom it is not necessary to supply it in order to achieve the permitted objective; or\n> \n> \n> (d)uses the information to create a program which is substantially similar in its expression to the program decompiled or to do any act restricted by copyright.\n> \n> \n> (4)Where an act is permitted under this section, it is irrelevant whether or not there exists any term or condition in an agreement which purports to prohibit or restrict the act (such terms being, by virtue of section 296A, void).]\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nAm I allowed to reverse engineer\/decompile a computer program, even if a licence forbids me not to? Does it only matter what the laws say in the United Kingdom or do I have to obey the part of the licence?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Am I allowed to reverse engineer\/decompile a computer program?"}
{"Id":30119,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-07-10T07:38:35.050","Score":2,"ViewCount":533.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-10-05T17:44:05.457","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I read a lot of books, and when I come across an interesting part, I take a photo and share it on my social media.  \n\nI also do book reviews on my blog which always includes some paragraphs from the book I'm writing about.  \n\nI also always do mention the name, and the author of the book in both cases.  \n\nAm I violating the copyright law?  \n\nThanks\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Am I violating copyright by sharing photos of pages of books I read or quoting them?"}
{"Id":8132,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-03-29T19:26:30.570","Score":0,"ViewCount":115.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-03-29T23:31:22.150","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Recently, a `node` software developer asked that his packages be un-published from an index of software packages called \"npm\" when the developer was threatened with trademark infringement. The package un-publication caused a cascade of functionality problems with software dependent on one of these packages.\n\n\nThe developer had not explicitly revoked their license, this question is related but on a more general focus. What if the core open-source packages we depend on so critically were suddenly revoked and re-published with different terms, or none at all? Can we create a derivative work based on previously published terms? If we've already created a derivative work bound by the same license as the original author, are we infringing if they revoke the original license?\n\n\nThe specific [wording of the most popular licenses](https:\/\/opensource.org\/licenses) do not explicitly grant for any particular term. Does that mean it's only valid until explicitly revoked, or perhaps it's valid perpetually\/until copyright expires?\n\n\nPossibly relevant cases:\n\n\n* TV Globo v. Brazil Up-Date Weekly\n* Rano v. Sipa Press\n* Walthal v. Rusk\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Duration of a license granted without specific bound"}
{"Id":1691,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-08-07T07:11:37.057","Score":2,"ViewCount":5258.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-09-28T00:14:11.300","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Can I use free Intellij IDEA Community Edition for the developing, if I'm working on the proprietary commercial product?\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"Intellij IDEA Community Edition - commercial proprietary software developing"}
{"Id":11075,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-06-20T19:05:18.310","Score":7,"ViewCount":182.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-12-18T15:31:38.227","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"How can somebody best ensure that when they enter into an agreement or relationship with somebody, that they won't later be able to complain that they were unable to understand the terms by reason of either some mental impairment or some disability or deficiency in learning?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"How can you tell whether somebody is \"competent\" to agree with you or your terms?"}
{"Id":6273,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-01-08T19:08:47.163","Score":0,"ViewCount":60.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-01-09T11:50:21.840","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am currently creating an online dictionary. All of my information is coming from hard copy dictionaries that I have found online in PDF form and other PDFs which I am not sure where the information came from. One dictionary that I am positive has a hard copy (as I own it) is this: [http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Comprehensive-Manchu-English-Dictionary-Harvard-Yenching-Institute\/dp\/0674072138](http:\/\/rads.stackoverflow.com\/amzn\/click\/0674072138)\n\n\nWhat do I need to do to use this on a website? Do I need permission? can I just put some type of works cited page?\n\n\nany help would be great. \n\n\nThe dictionary is located here <http:\/\/www.domdit.com\/buleku>\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Legality of using pre made dictionaries in my online dictionary applet"}
{"Id":49924,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-03-15T22:59:26.673","Score":0,"ViewCount":100.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-08-23T19:46:36.353","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Let's give this for an example:\n\n\nBilly lives in Oregon. Somebody said something in a non-logged chat, and Billy wants to prove they said it. He adds a photo to his Google Drive without the person's consent and shares the link in the chat. Is this legal?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Are you Legally Allowed to add a Screenshot to Google Drive and Create a Sharing Link for Proof?"}
{"Id":48403,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-01-23T04:08:26.440","Score":3,"ViewCount":389.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-01-23T19:05:08.870","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I would like to make a video where I teach something. My friend has a video camera and is willing to record me. Who would own the video?\n\n\nI ask because I plan on uploading it to some sort of streaming service (or personal website) and would like to choose the correct license on there. Maybe I'm over thinking this but if I'm not the owner then technically I wouldn't have the right to grant a license? \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"For amateur recordings, who owns the video? The camera man or performer?"}
{"Id":26003,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-02-12T03:11:32.050","Score":1,"ViewCount":57.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-02-12T20:45:03.720","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"A former employer deducted a \"fee\" charge when I contacted him to get my 401 funds moved to my new employer's roll-over account. It was 1 year after I was dismissed from his employment. Is it legal for him to deduct this \"fee\" from my personal\nfunds?\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Can a former employer deduct a \"fee\" when issuing a check for my new roll-over?"}
{"Id":30688,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-08-03T03:57:39.883","Score":0,"ViewCount":72.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-08-03T18:46:16.167","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"If you are having an on-going issue for more than a year and your landlord sends a text stating\n\n\n\n> \n> If you want to break the lease, you can forfeit your deposit and move out by the end of the month\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nis it binding?\n\n\nWould it still be binding if you chose to break the lease and move out the following month when the same problem persists?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Is a text offering to cancel a lease binding?"}
{"Id":28367,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-05-10T09:00:25.103","Score":2,"ViewCount":866.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-11-22T23:30:20.537","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm wondering if anyone can shed any light on this for me please. I've been doing alot of research about GDPR lately and how it is going to effect my websites using Google Analytics. \n\n\nFrom what I can understand, any website which uses Google Analytics needs to first get the users consent before storing a cookie on their browser? \n\n\nI have implemented this in a cookie notice when the user first goes to the site and by default no tracking is enabled. Once they click agree, the page reloads with Analytics tracking. \n\n\nHowever, since I have implemented this onto my websites the drop in traffic is huge and really makes it hard to optimise and understand how the website is performing. \n\n\nMy question is, Is it ok if in my cookie notice text said something like this..\n\n\n'By clicking agree or continuing to use this site you agree to our privacy policy'\n\n\nThis way if they completely ignore the notice (which a lot of people do) and navigate to another page, then at least I am able to track more visits.\n\n\nIs this still considered clear consent? \n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"GDPR - What's classed as an opt in for Google Analytics cookie and do I need to do it?"}
{"Id":46008,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-10-30T20:32:49.930","Score":5,"ViewCount":174.0,"LastActivityDate":"2022-01-14T12:25:40.280","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm interested in some of the legal issues around software licensing, but my question could apply to other copyrightable works too.\nMost free and open source software is copyrighted but distributed under some license that grants others the right to use it.\nOther authors instead opt to disclaim copyright entirely and dedicate their work to the public domain.\nThere is some debate about whether this is a good thing to do or not, see for example this [article](https:\/\/opensource.org\/node\/878) from the open source initiative.\nIn that article and others, I've seen a statement made that \"Disclaiming copyright is only possible in some countries.\"\n\n\n**In what countries can you disclaim copyright? In what countries can you not disclaim copyright?** For example, [this page](https:\/\/gettingthedealthrough.com\/area\/6\/jurisdiction\/11\/copyright-germany\/) seems to say that, under German law, copyright cannot be *transferred* from one person to another except by inheritance. Does that mean the dedicating a copyrighted work to the public domain is a meaningless statement in Germany?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"In what countries can you *not* disclaim copyright?"}
{"Id":49145,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-02-17T22:16:53.233","Score":1,"ViewCount":319.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-04-18T01:03:35.360","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"1. How does Innocent Misrepresentation differs from Mistake?\n2. *Scriven Brothers & Co. v Hindley (1913)* (quoted below) illustrates my bewilderment. Defendant made a false statement of fact, acted upon by Plaintiff, pre-contractually that definitely induced the P to contract. So isn't it obvious D made an innocent misrepresentation to P?\n3. Thus why did the first 2 textbooks below discuss it in solely the chapter on mistake, not (again) in misrepresentation? The third textbook discusses it in solely Ch 2 on Offer and Acceptance, and never again, not even Mistake!\n\n\nPoole, Shaw-Mellors. [*Contract Law Concentrate* (4 ed 2019)](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Contract-Law-Concentrate-Jill-Pool\/dp\/0198840446\/ref=dp_ob_title_bk). p 38.\n\n\n\n> \n> **FACTS:** The Ds mistakenly bid for bales of tow believing they were hemp. At the auction the Ds had\n>  examined a sample, which happened to be hemp, and thought that all the bales were hemp because\n>  they all had the same shipping mark. This was accepted as a reasonable interpretation but so too was\n>  the auctioneer\u2019s belief that the bales being sold were tow.\n> \n> \n> **HELD:** There was no contract and the Ds did not have to pay for the tow.\n> \n> \n> However, in *Tamplin v James* (1880) the purchaser mistakenly believed the lot of property being\n>  sold included some garden but had failed to check the plan which indicated that no garden was\n>  included. The purchaser was at fault and could not avoid the contract by citing his mistake.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n[*Anson's Law of Contract* (2016 30 ed)](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Ansons-Law-Contract-Jack-Beatson\/dp\/0198734786\/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=ZW82SGPZDB8D0GKSVMV4). p 275. Note the 31st ed will be published in Apr 2020.\n\n\n\n> \n> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Similarly, if A makes to B an offer which is ambiguous in its terms, or is rendered\n>  ambiguous by the circumstances surrounding it, and B accepts the offer in a different\n>  sense from that in which it is meant, then unless an objective construction requires\n>  otherwise, B may effectively maintain that there is no binding contract. In *Scriven Bros\n>  & Co v Hindley & Co*:37\n> \n> \n> \n> > \n> > S instructed an auctioneer to sell certain bales of hemp and tow. These bore the same\n> >  shipping mark and were described in the auction catalogue as so many bales in different\n> >  lots with no indication of the difference in their contents. H\u2019s manager examined samples\n> >  of the hemp before the sale intending to bid for the hemp alone. At the auction, the tow was\n> >  put up for sale, and H\u2019s buyer, believing it to be hemp, made a bid which was a reasonable\n> >  one if it had been intended for hemp, but an excessive one for tow. This bid was accepted\n> >  by the auctioneer, who did not realize the buyer\u2019s mistake, but merely thought the bid an\n> >  extravagant one for tow. S sought to enforce the contract by suing for the price.\n> > \n> > \n> > \n> \n> \n> It was clear that offer and acceptance did not coincide. S intended to sell tow; H\u2019s buyer,\n>  misled by the auction catalogue, intended to buy hemp. The Court held that there was\n>  nothing in H\u2019s conduct which would estop it from pleading that the parties were not\n>  in agreement as to the subject- matter of the sale\u2014 or, to put it in the language of the\n>  objective test set out by Blackburn J in *Smith v Hughes*,38 H had not so conducted itself\n>  that a reasonable man would believe that it was assenting to S\u2019s terms. Accordingly, no\n>  contract had come into existence, and H was not liable.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n[*O'Sullivan & Hilliard's The Law of Contract*](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/OSullivan-Hilliards-Law-Contract-Janet\/dp\/0198807821\/ref=dp_ob_title_bk) (2018 8 ed). p. 16.\n\n\n\n> \n> 2.17 In *Scriven v Hindley* (1913), the claimant was selling bales of hemp and bales of tow at\n>  auction. However, he did not make clear which lot was the hemp and which lot was the\n>  tow. The defendant, thinking he was bidding for the lot that contained the hemp, actually\n>  bid for the tow. It was held that there was no contract for the sale of the tow, because\n>  the defendant\u2019s apparent intent (to bid for the tow) had been caused by the claimant\u2019s\n>  carelessness in not making it clear which lot was which. Therefore, because the objective\n>  principle did not apply, the court looked at the parties\u2019 actual intention. The defendant\u2019s\n>  intention (to buy the hemp) did not coincide with the claimant\u2019s intention (to sell the\n>  defendant the tow) so there was no contract.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Innocent Misrepresentation v. Mistake"}
{"Id":38985,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-04-10T16:10:15.807","Score":-4,"ViewCount":321.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-04-10T23:52:33.813","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":8,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Today US Senator Elizabeth Warren released her family's tax returns, as [reported here by LA Times](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/politics\/la-na-pol-elizabeth-warren-tax-return-20190410-story.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter). Article says that:\n\n\n\n> \n> Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has released her\n>  tax return for 2018, reporting that she and her husband paid more than\n>  $200,000 in taxes on a joint income of about $900,000 last year.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nThat comes down to about 22% tax rate. When I take into account marginal tax rate total tax comes up to about $275k = $164k+0.37\\*$300k which is effectively 30%, following [this table](https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/kellyphillipserb\/2018\/11\/15\/irs-announces-2019-tax-rates-standard-deduction-amounts-and-more\/#3b321e6d2081):\n\n\n[![enter image description here](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/soM5t.png)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/soM5t.png)\n\n\nIs that calculation correct? Does it mean Senator's family got deductions worth $75k in taxes?\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Why Elizabeth Warren effective tax rate is 22% and not 30% on $900k income"}
{"Id":26835,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-03-13T23:57:33.883","Score":4,"ViewCount":1405.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-03-17T04:35:54.133","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"(Just for reference, this question is for a story I'm working on, and I wanted a realistic look at the law's side of things.)\n\n\nSo, a lot of fiction likes to play off the trope of a Vigilante. This person, (superhero or otherwise) often cuffs the baddies, and leaves them gift wrapped for the police, along with providing ***damning*** evidence to go with that. So my question is, does that actually ***help*** the police in any way?\n\n\nThese situations are almost always portrayed as:\n\n\n* Acquiring evidence without a warrant\n* Falsely imprisoning a person\/criminal (This does not always involve the Vigilante seeing the crime happen, but they are usually acting like a police officer and pre-empting the crime.\n* The Vigilante is generally unable to be present for the accused to 'face their accuser'.\n\n\nSo, if evidence came from a known Vigilante, can it be used in a court of law?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Can a vigilante be useful for a police department?"}
{"Id":37065,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-02-10T00:40:14.480","Score":3,"ViewCount":54.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-03-12T03:02:35.507","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Many companies apply for multiple registrations for the same term and similar goods and services, is that worthwhile? For example, Starbucks owns dozens of registrations for \"Starbucks\" both as standard character marks and as stylized designs. It would seem that a single registration would already prevent others from using the name for related products and services. Why is it worthwhile to apply for many registrations for the same term in reference to similar goods and services? \n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Why register many similar marks?"}
{"Id":31607,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-09-08T23:26:43.033","Score":4,"ViewCount":2663.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-09-09T21:04:36.870","AnswerCount":5.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"In the US, there is an expectation of almost always tipping certain service providers like waiters and bartenders. Generally, it is expected that customers tip 15% for ordinary service, 20% or more for great service (or when in a large group), and even poor service is supposed to merit 10%. Tipping nothing is considered appropriate only for extremely bad behavior from the service provider.\n\n\nWhenever the topic comes up, many people are enraged at the suggestion of not tipping. It's not unheard of for service providers to harass the customer or even throw them out for refusing to tip, and it is easy to find people claiming that they go further and sabotage the customer by spitting in their food, deliberately serving them very poorly, trashing their car, etc.\n\n\nMy question is 2 part:\n\n\n* Is there any legal obligation whatsoever for the customer to tip? I know some businesses have a mandatory minimum tip or service charge which is clearly shown in writing, I am excluding these from my question.\n* Is it legal for the employee to retaliate against a bad tipper? Even if the customer tipped nothing, they still paid the price of the service, part of which covers the employee's paycheck as well. What minimum level of service is a customer reasonably entitled to expect, legally speaking, even if they do not tip?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"Legal consequences of not tipping in the US"}
{"Id":49730,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-03-07T19:01:01.643","Score":0,"ViewCount":198.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-08-16T17:00:40.057","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"1. While trying to modify as little as possible, how can I make the bilateral sales contract in Practical Example 1 unilateral?\n2. What if I copy and paste Practical Example 2 and modify like it this?\n\n\n\n> \n> ~~Daniel~~ [Alex] offers (or promises) ~~a free watch~~ [a bicycle] to anyone who ~~three tokens from the packets of cereal he manufactures, together with a cheque for \u00a35~~ [pays him \u00a3150]. \n> \n> \n> \n\n\nBut then doesn't my edit become a bilateral contract? \n\n\nPoole, Shaw-Mellors. [*Contract Law Concentrate* (4 ed 2019)](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Contract-Law-Concentrate-Jill-Pool\/dp\/0198840446\/ref=dp_ob_title_bk). p 5.\n\n\n\n> \n> The key distinction: bilateral and unilateral agreements\n> ========================================================\n> \n> \n> Broadly, agreements will be one of two types:\n>  \u2022 bilateral\n>  \u2022 unilateral.\n> \n> \n> Definition\n> ----------\n> \n> \n> **Bilateral agreements:** by far the most common in practice and consist of a promise in\n>  exchange for a promise. Bilateral means both parties are bound on the exchange of promises,\n>  although there has yet to be any performance of those promises.  \n> \n>  \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 A typical sale of goods agreement is bilateral. \n> \n> \n> ### Practical example 1\n> \n> \n> Alex offers (or promises) to sell his bicycle to Becky for \u00a3150 and Becky accepts, thereby promising\n>  to pay \u00a3150. (We will use this as our example of a bilateral agreement and look at variations and additions\n>  to the facts throughout this chapter.)\n> \n> \n> Definition\n> ----------\n> \n> \n> **Unilateral agreements:** consist of a promise in exchange for an act. It follows that only one party is\n>  bound at the outset by a promise. The other\u2019s acceptance is the performance of the requested act.  \n> \n>  \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 For example, a typical unilateral agreement will involve an offer of a reward and may be\n>  phrased as an \u2018if\u2019 contract: I promise to pay \u00a350 to anyone who finds and returns my lost dog.\n> \n> \n> ### Practical example 2\n> \n> \n> Daniel offers (or promises) a free watch to anyone who returns three tokens from the packets of\n>  cereal he manufactures, together with a cheque for \u00a35. Emily accepts by returning the three tokens\n>  with her cheque for \u00a35. (We will use this as our example of a unilateral agreement and return to this\n>  example later in the chapter.)\n> \n> \n> \n\n\np 6.\n\n\n\n> \n> Making the correct distinction.\n> -------------------------------\n> \n> \n> It is not possible to accept a unilateral offer by promising to\n>  find and return the lost dog or by promising to collect and return the tokens and the cheque. By\n>  comparison, the agreement to sell the bicycle cannot be unilateral. Students sometimes suggest\n>  that a simple sale contract is unilateral by interpreting the act of paying for the bicycle as the\n>  requested act. This is incorrect since, as long as it is possible to accept by promising to buy (which\n>  it is in the example), the agreement will be bilateral.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"What's the tiniest modification necessary to convert a bilateral, to unilateral, sales contract?"}
{"Id":44167,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-08-27T13:48:40.547","Score":2,"ViewCount":88.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-03-02T12:50:29.157","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Is a typical retainer's purpose to be a deposit for work to be done? IANAL and seeking to understand why and how the typical retainer works.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Is the a retainer simply a synonym for a deposit?"}
{"Id":51075,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-04-28T17:30:29.177","Score":2,"ViewCount":115.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-08-10T23:30:40.503","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Can a person below 18 register copyright in India?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can a minor get a copyright registered in India?"}
{"Id":41618,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-05-31T18:01:44.853","Score":1,"ViewCount":51.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-05-31T18:30:27.967","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am doing a YouTube video about the history of deep sea exploration. I want to show pictures from a 1934 book and I came to the conclusion that the book is public domain because of lack of copyright renewal in the US Copyright Office archives (thanks again to David Siegel for showing where to look in his terrific answer and even better comments!), and also because other people have already taken the effort, among others the Forgotten Books editors who are selling a reprint, and The Internet Archive who holds a scanned copy free for anyone to download.\n\n\nNow, can I show the pictures inside that book? There is no additional copyright notice at the foot of any of them. All you can see in the book is the following 'courtesy note' at the beginning:\n[![enter image description here](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/v6StM.png)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/v6StM.png)\n\n\nWhat now?\n\n\n**EDIT** The author did the last (and only) copyright renewal in 1951.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Are the pictures inside an old book that became PD because of lack of renewal, also PD?"}
{"Id":41962,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-06-10T20:14:50.430","Score":0,"ViewCount":168.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-06-10T20:48:29.673","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":14,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Suppose someone does something you don't like but isn't illegal. Can you \n(a prosecutor) prosecute them for something illegal with probable cause not because of their illegal action but because of the legal action you didn't like? Does this fall under abuse of process? Is it against the due process doctrine as the defendant isn't actually being punished for what they're being punished for on paper? Is it at least against a prosecutorial code of conduct? If so, how seriously are such codes of conduct taken?\n\n\nExample: Suppose someone cheated on their wife, can they be prosecuted for the possession of marijuana if the reason that the prosecutor is prosecuting them is the cheating?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Is it legal to prosecute someone for ulterior motives in the US?"}
{"Id":46318,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-11-09T15:21:32.677","Score":18,"ViewCount":4928.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-11-09T23:21:15.713","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Checking up here on a question that appeared on workplace.stackexchange.com: Someone signed a contract saying \"If you leave the assignment without giving 15 days prior notice you will be liable to pay these days.\". This is in the USA in an at-will employment state, which means the employer can fire the employee at any time without notice, and without these terms the employee could quit at any time without notice. \n\n\nSo the question is: In a US state with at-will employment, are contract terms enforceable that say the employee has to pay the employer if they leave without giving notice? (Extra question: Would it be enforceable if the contract just says that the employee has to give 14 days notice, and would it be enforceable if both employer and employee agreed that 14 days notice are required for each side?) Or does the state law that anyone can cancel an employment contract at any time without reason override this?\n\n\n(Probably should have mentioned: In this case the OP posting on workplace had just started a low-paid job, figured out that for medical reasons she couldn't do it, wanted to quit, and then found this term in the contract. So Inaki's answer is very useful in general, while user662852's answer is most helpful in this particular case). \n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Paying to leave without notice in at-will employment state"}
{"Id":4180,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-10-02T09:14:24.043","Score":1,"ViewCount":150.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-10-02T14:16:31.293","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"The company I worked for paid salary every 28th day of the month. This was my first job so I am uncertain about how much they would have to pay me after I left. I left on September 16th. Which means I was expecting at least more than half a month salary to be paid into my account plus the remuneration for the holidays not taken. However, the pay I received appears to be only associated with holidays not taken. I have been trying to contact an HR person who is responsible for these calculations for around two weeks to no avail. Is it correct, that I should have received at least half of the monthly salary, and if so where can I seek a legal advice? \n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Leave pay - UK."}
{"Id":50026,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-03-19T13:43:53.140","Score":1,"ViewCount":53.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-03-19T15:26:50.440","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"We're planning to purchase [this](https:\/\/www.kaplanittraining.com\/certification\/microsoft\/mcsa-windows-server-2016) bundle from Kaplan IT Training by people more than one.\n\n\nHowever, firstly, we want to know this kind of purchase is legal or not.\n\n\nAnd if it is legal, how many people can use it at the same time?\n\n\nThanks for your help..\n\n\n","text_label":"software","title":"Is it legal to purchase Kaplan IT Training bundle by more than one people? If it is legal, how many people can use it at the same time?"}
{"Id":25832,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-02-05T02:04:15.837","Score":2,"ViewCount":62.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-02-05T02:55:01.467","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Which law defines the fact that the capital gains tax is taxed at a different rate than the income tax? I know 26 U.S. Code Subchapter P defines what capital assets are and what capital gains and capital losses are, but I'm not sure where it's defined that capital assets are taxed differently.\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Where is the capital gains tax defined in the law?"}
{"Id":4128,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-30T15:26:24.767","Score":7,"ViewCount":1020.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-10-01T01:38:50.787","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Let's say you're in California talking on the phone. Would it be legal to record just your part of the conversation without having approval from the other party? \n\n\nFor example, could you set up a recording device on the desk and have it recording what you're saying during the whole conversation assuming it's not sensitive enough to pick up what the other person is saying also?\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Would it be legal to record only yourself on a phone call without the other party giving consent in California?"}
{"Id":39256,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-04-19T22:32:19.353","Score":2,"ViewCount":207.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-12-06T11:06:11.770","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Paul Davies. [*JC Smith's The Law of Contract* (2018 2 ed)](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Smiths-Law-Contract-Paul-Davies\/dp\/0198807813\/ref=dp_ob_title_bk). p. 6.\n\n\n\n> \n> On a slightly di\ufb00erent tack, but in a similar vein, Judge Richard Posner has written:17\n> \n> \n> \n> > \n> > Suppose I sign a contract to deliver 100,000 custom-ground widgets at $.10 apiece to A, for use\n> >  in his boiler factory. After I have delivered 10,000, B comes to me, explains that he desperately\n> >  needs 25,000 custom-ground widgets at once since otherwise he will be forced to close his pianola factory at great cost, and o\ufb00ers me $.15 apiece for 25,000 widgets. I sell him the widgets\n> >  and as a result do not complete timely delivery to A, who sustains $1000 in damages from my\n> >  breach. Having obtained an additional profit of $1250 on the sale to B, I am better off even\n> >  after reimbursing A for his loss. Society is also better off. Since B was willing to pay me $.15\n> >  per widget, it must mean that each widget was worth at least $.15 to him. But it was worth only\n> >  $.14 to A\u2014$.10, what he paid, plus $.04 (**$1000** divided by **25,000**), his expected profit. Thus the\n> >  breach resulted in a transfer of the 25,000 widgets from a lower valued to a higher valued use.\n> > \n> > \n> > \n> \n> \n> 17 R Posner, *Economic Analysis of the Law* (8th edn, Aspen, 2011) 151.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n1. Pls see the emboldenings. Whence did the $1000 hail?\n2. Whence did the 25,000 hail? This is B's quantity demanded, not A's?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Why's A's expected profit $.04?"}
{"Id":50397,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-04-02T15:48:42.513","Score":2,"ViewCount":51.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-04-07T19:23:01.197","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"In UK employment law what are the differences between being furloughed, laid off, and made redundant?\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"UK Employment law: differences between furloughed, laid off, and redundant"}
{"Id":18058,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-03-29T23:30:50.923","Score":1,"ViewCount":165.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-03-31T23:59:56.893","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"In the United States, how egregious does an employee\u2019s actions need to be to override [Respondent superior](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Respondeat_superior)\/[Vicarious liability](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vicarious_liability) and hold the company blameless?\n\n\nA hypothetical example: Bob is a full-time employee of Acme Services, LLC. One of Bob\u2019s responsibilities for Acme\u2019s construction company clients is to verify that equipment rental invoices match delivery records before notifying the client to approve the invoices for payment. For all of the clients except one, Bob follows the procedures properly. For Client C, Bob does no verification and has the invoices paid as presented. Neither Bob nor Acme realize any benefit from this action. Acme conducts periodic audits of its client accounts (selected at random), and eventually the mishandling of Client C\u2019s account is discovered. Bob is fired (his excuse for his actions is that he disagreed with the political views of the owner of Client C). A full audit of Client C\u2019s account shows they have overpaid various vendors.\n\n\nIf Client C sues Acme Services for damages, can Acme (or their liability insurance carrier) in turn sue Bob (with a reasonable chance of prevailing)?\n\n\nCan Client C sue Bob directly without also suing Acme?\n\n\nCould Bob or Acme (or both) face any criminal liability?\n\n\n","text_label":"liability","title":"Is a company liable if an employee intentionally ignores company procedures?"}
{"Id":6327,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-01-11T13:09:58.683","Score":1,"ViewCount":37.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-01-12T01:08:29.367","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If I created an android\/IOS app that listed the names of businesses\/clubs (leisure such as golf, etc.) would I need the consent of each club\/business or would I be able to list their addresses without any legal repercussions?\n\n\nI am based in the UK but I guess international law would apply.\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Listing clubs and businesses"}
{"Id":19329,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-06-03T13:05:40.467","Score":1,"ViewCount":257.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-06-03T22:13:54.923","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"A couple of months ago I requested 5 days annual leave, and gave my employer the dates. The employer did not acknowledge the request, but sent an automated e-mail a week before the leave was due to start, telling me that the request had been declined. It\u2019s not the first time it has happened, and my colleagues say that this is the normal practice in this workplace. Is it a requirement for the employer to give reasonable notice when declining leave, and if so, what is the minimum period it must give? I have now requested two weeks leave in July (and I can be flexible on the dates), plus the week that was declined in May, and again it has failed to acknowledge the request, or give any indication when I can expect a response. If the company continues this pattern of behaviour I will clearly be forced into taking my annual leave entitlement at a time of the company\u2019s choosing, which has previously not been in whole weeks, but rather random days dictated by the company.\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"My employer has declined my annual leave request a week before my holiday - is this legal?"}
{"Id":49506,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-02-28T11:04:54.870","Score":0,"ViewCount":86.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-02-28T11:04:54.870","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Currently WhatsApp claims it uses end to end encryption.\n\n\nHowever the app provisions users to switch on backups to Google Drive and other providers. So if I am in a group chat with a set of users and send out sensitive\/personal information, I assume I can delete my chat at any time and make a request to WhatsApp to delete any information on me when I delete my account. \n\n\nHowever if other users are backing up their chats to say Google Drive etc how can I ensure my data is deleted from everywhere? \n\n\nI understand anyone can just screenshot or copy this data from their device and paste it somewhere. But the app itself provisions for these backups so does WhatsApp have a duty under Right to Erasure \/ GDPR to ensure they can also be deleted if a request is made for an individual?\n\n\n","text_label":"software","title":"Is WhatsApp GDPR compliant as it allows backups for group chat?"}
{"Id":51858,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-05-28T03:59:49.097","Score":2,"ViewCount":63.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-05-28T07:56:04.440","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am in the early stages of designing an online marketplace platform for professional services. In the context of specifying what happens when a user hits the \"delete account\" button, I am considering the following scenario:\n\n\n1. User receives services from a provider\n2. User receives services from a provider\n3. User deletes their account and initiates a request for erasure under GDPR\n4. Provider now has no way of contacting the client either on- or off-platform to pursue their money.\n\n\nIs the situation as I see it possible? Would I have the right of passing along the info to the provider under these circumstances?\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"GDPR\/right of erasure and online marketplaces\/payment platforms"}
{"Id":26552,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-03-04T21:04:35.537","Score":-1,"ViewCount":88.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-03-06T19:37:57.157","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If I buy a DVD or Blu-ray, rent it to someone, and stream it to them for their personal\/private use, is that permissible via the First Sale Doctrine?\n\n\nNote that I'm not ripping the DVD or Blu-ray, but inserting the physical copy into the computer drive and streaming it to someone else.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Per the First Sale Doctrine, can I stream a DVD?"}
{"Id":46846,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-11-25T20:52:49.380","Score":2,"ViewCount":93.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-11-25T21:16:26.457","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"So I signup for a service with a 1-year contract. After a year the contact would be renewed on a month to month basis with 1-month notice to terminate the service. I have contacted the company and they refuse to end the contact claim I signed up 2 months ago. The date of the signup is stated in the contact. It is crystal clear that I should be able to terminate the contact. When going through this I noticed that a lot of people are complaining that they are pulling this scammy behavior, so I'm not the only one affected.\n\n\nSo I'm wondering if I can just legally cut off the payment to this company. They have had there noticed delivered if they choose to not accept it is the companies problem right? (All contact was done through email so I have a paper trail proving it all)\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Stop paying for service after company refuse to end contact even on valid ground"}
{"Id":3815,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-19T19:55:03.277","Score":0,"ViewCount":24.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-09-19T19:55:03.277","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I know that I can protect my code and website if I put \"Copyright [my name, surname]\", but could I protect my code and website if I put \"Copyright [website name or address]\"? Would this practice be considered valid?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Copyright name?"}
{"Id":1768,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-08-11T23:41:03.590","Score":7,"ViewCount":7995.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-05-03T17:57:35.930","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":9,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Suppose that a fully automated anti-cheat system (claimed by a company to be 99.99% accurate) wrongfully and permanently banned a player from a game that requires a one-time fee to begin playing, offers further optional in-game microtransactions, and has no offline functionality.\n\n\nThe support team for this game refuses to provide any *specific* information for the ban, such as \n\n\n* the time \"foul play\" was detected by the automated system,\n* computer information (e.g. modules injected into the game) that was relevant in the detection process, or\n* other factors that caused the anti-cheat system to ban the player.\n\n\nFurthermore, the support team refuses to investigate the ban in order to lift it or provide any monetary compensation for the player's loss despite the fact that it was entirely wrongful and absolutely no cheating was committed.\n\n\nIn the player\/customer's perspective, he has just lost access to content he paid hundreds of dollars for for absolutely no reason whatsoever.\n\n\nIf no explanation is given for the ban (other than \"you were cheating\") and it was entirely wrongful, can the player take legal action by accusing the company of fraud until it can provide either compensation or an accurate explanation of what caused the system to trigger a ban?\n\n\n","text_label":"software","title":"Must the reason for a permanent ban for a paid online game be provided?"}
{"Id":47334,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-12-10T22:12:02.930","Score":3,"ViewCount":133.0,"LastActivityDate":"2022-04-30T18:00:15.047","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"On 8 April 2014, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) [declared](http:\/\/curia.europa.eu\/juris\/document\/document.jsf?text=&docid=150642&pageIndex=0&doclang=EN&mode=lst&dir=&occ=first&part=1&cid=888650) the [2006\/24\/EC Data Retention Directive](https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/EN\/TXT\/?uri=celex:32006L0024) (DRD) invalid because it violated the rights guaranteed by Articles 7 & 8 of the [Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union](https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/EN\/TXT\/?uri=CELEX:12012P\/TXT). The CJEU's [press release (PDF link)](https:\/\/curia.europa.eu\/jcms\/upload\/docs\/application\/pdf\/2014-04\/cp140054en.pdf) clarifies the retroactive effect of the invalidity in a footnote:\n\n\n\n> \n> Given that the Court has not limited the temporal effect of its judgment, the declaration of invalidity takes effect from the date on which the directive entered into force.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nWhile the DRD entered into force in 2006, the Charter was only formally incorporated into the EU treaty framework on 1 December 2009. Though the Charter has existed since 2000, its legal status was [uncertain](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Treaty_of_Lisbon#Fundamental_Rights_Charter) prior to incorporation.\n\n\n**How can the DRD be retroactively invalid prior to 1 December 2009 when the invalidity is based on the Charter incorporated on that date?**\n\n\nTrying to find the answer to this question led me down a number of related questions that may help, but I've not found a definitive answer to any:\n\n\n* Is the press release incorrect? When CJEU invalidates a statute without specifying date, does that really imply complete retroactivity? While this decision is silent about it, is there other case-law that might help here?\n* Has the Charter been determined to have legal force before its formal incorporation by the Treaty of Lisbon? Would that have been the presumably treaty-level force necessary to strike down a Directive?\n* Recital 22 of the DRD specifically cites compliance with Articles 7 & 8 of the Charter, but are recitals a sufficient basis for invalidating the Directive's substantive Articles? The CJEU decision quotes the recital, but doesn't explicitly make use of it in its *ratio decidendi*.\n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"Is the invalidity of the Data Retention Directive completely retroactive and what are the implications w.r.t. the Charter of Fundamental Rights?"}
{"Id":34342,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-12-13T16:49:39.483","Score":3,"ViewCount":483.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-09-30T13:39:42.443","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Under the Firearms Act of Canada, the SVD Dragunov is banned as a variant of the AK-47. The SVD is a completely different design which shares no important parts (a single screw in the buttstock), and you'd be hard pressed to find a firearm expert who would agree that it's a variant of any Kalashnikov design.\n\n\nHere is the text:\n\n\n\n> \n> The firearm of the design commonly known as the AK-47 rifle, and any variant or modified version of it except for the Valmet Hunter, the Valmet Hunter Auto and the Valmet M78 rifles, but including the:\n> \n> \n> (a) AK-74;\n> \n> \n> (b) AK Hunter;\n> \n> \n> (c) AKM;\n> \n> \n> (d) AKM-63;\n> \n> \n> (e) AKS-56S;\n> \n> \n> (f) AKS-56S-1;\n> \n> \n> (g) AKS-56S-2;\n> \n> \n> (h) AKS-74;\n> \n> \n> (i) AKS-84S-1;\n> \n> \n> (j) AMD-65;\n> \n> \n> (k) AR Model .223;\n> \n> \n> (l) Dragunov;\n> \n> \n> ...\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nIt seems to me this would be equivalent to say, a law banning steam locomotives specifically naming the Ford Mustang as a steam locomotive. While a Ford Mustang shares some common traits with a steam locomotive, such as being motorized transport that requires fuel, it's quite obvious that a Ford Mustang is not a steam locomotive.\n\n\nI'm specifically looking for examples in common-law countries where this sort of thing has been challenged or ruled on instead of being ignored.\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"What is the effect of a law which relies on false statements?"}
{"Id":17726,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-03-14T16:01:34.650","Score":1,"ViewCount":91.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-03-14T16:55:02.977","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If a toy company has a registered trademark, does it stop an app developer from creating a social app using the same name which has got nothing to do with any toy products whatsoever?\n\n\nWould this even come under \"confusingly similar\"? \n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Trademark infringement between product and software"}
{"Id":8638,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-04-18T18:39:42.730","Score":-4,"ViewCount":101.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-04-19T01:50:04.247","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am an indian. I need copyright in my documents. So where and how to get copyright ? \n\n\n\n> \n> the document is also in digital formet \n> \n> \n> \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Where and how to get copyright on document"}
{"Id":28307,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-05-08T17:29:54.607","Score":-2,"ViewCount":52.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-05-09T15:43:42.150","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Registering for a U.S. copyright:\n\n\n1. I saw that no where during registration you actually tell what your work does, you only fill up details, how exactly is it protecting you if you don't specify? For example I have a computer program\/website that do something, how exactly the copyright protects you if you did not specify about it?\n2. If I am a non-us citizen, do I need to select in State \"Non-US\", or leave it blank on \"Select\"? Because it allows me to complete registration with either.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"US Copyright registration questions + Non-US citizen"}
{"Id":22100,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-08-21T20:28:13.570","Score":3,"ViewCount":140.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-10-17T21:24:36.633","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Does [Nixon](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_Nixon) intentionally [derailing Vietnam peace negotiations](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anna_Chennault#Paris_Peace_Accords) in the run up to the [1968 elections](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_presidential_election,_1968) constitute treason?\n\n\n\n> \n> Nixon campaign ... sought to block a peace treaty in what one long-term Washington insider called \"activities ... beyond the bounds of justifiable political combat.\" [Anna Chennault] arranged the contact with South Vietnamese Ambassador Bui Diem whom Richard Nixon met in secret in July 1968 in New York.... Republicans advised Saigon to refuse participation in the talks, promising a better deal once elected.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nPS. See also [Nixon\u2019s alleged treason 1968](https:\/\/history.stackexchange.com\/q\/41074\/1979).\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Does Nixon derailing Vietnam peace negotiations in the run up to the 1968 elections constitute treason?"}
{"Id":24125,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-11-15T04:47:43.877","Score":5,"ViewCount":1565.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-04-06T13:13:24.537","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"A group decides to cover a protected piece of music. In this example, lets say \"[Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=i1nGx4DX83U)\". \n\n\n* Is the act of playing this song violate any copyright law?\n* Does it make a difference if they make money off playing a cover?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is it illegal to play a cover song?"}
{"Id":26162,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-02-18T03:01:02.780","Score":3,"ViewCount":675.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-02-18T23:07:57.947","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Can someone be convicted of being an accessory to a crime while a principal is acquitted? By definition an accessory helps conceal evidence or persons involved in a felony. If a principal is not charged as a felon, but the crime is still a felony, then doesn't that require there being another principal who is the felon, or can we have a felony without a felon? \n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Can we have an accessory while a principal is acquitted?"}
{"Id":31093,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-08-18T18:04:55.037","Score":1,"ViewCount":85.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-08-19T17:40:50.583","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"What should I do? I would like to serve on a jury if I can.\n\n\nIve passed 2 background checks since the jury duty notice. If i recall correctly the notice misspelled my name.\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Got a jury summon last year, forgot about it, just remembered"}
{"Id":8624,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-04-18T08:03:17.057","Score":0,"ViewCount":1916.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-04-18T23:10:44.287","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have seen an book [Chemistry Essential for Dummies](http:\/\/images.pcmac.org\/Uploads\/JeffersonCountySchools\/JeffersonCountySchools\/Departments\/DocumentsSubCategories\/Documents\/Chemistry%20Essentials%20-%20The%20Most%20Basic%20Guide.pdf) on web which says that\n\n\n\n> \n> No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any \n>  form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, \n>  except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nIs it legal to download this book under the sections 107 or 108 of the [Copyright Law](http:\/\/www.copyright.gov\/title17\/92chap1.html)?.I couldn't understand the sections since it's too lengthy and hard to interpret.Could anyone explain it in simple words. \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Section 107 and 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act"}
{"Id":38171,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-03-15T22:59:53.320","Score":4,"ViewCount":4761.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-05-09T07:31:04.310","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Google sells access to their TTS service at <https:\/\/cloud.google.com\/text-to-speech\/>. They advertise that you can use it for free, if you use less than 4 million letters (1 million for WaveNet voices).\n\n\nI couldn't find any information regarding the license terms of the generated audio files. So, what may I do with the generated sound files? I mean often you need the same sounds again and again. May I cache the sound files? May I play them to the public? Redistribute them with my app? Offer them as a download? Sell them?\n\n\nTo use the TTS service you have to accept the Google Cloud Platform Terms of Service (<https:\/\/console.cloud.google.com\/tos?id=cloud>). I think the most relevant part is the following section:\n\n\n\n> \n> 5.1 Intellectual Property Rights. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, this Agreement does not grant either party any rights,\n>  implied or otherwise, to the other\u2019s content or any of the other\u2019s\n>  intellectual property. As between the parties, Customer owns all\n>  Intellectual Property Rights in Customer Data and the Application or\n>  Project (if applicable), and Google owns all Intellectual Property\n>  Rights in the Services and Software.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"Can I use the sound files, generated by the Google Cloud Text-to-Speech freely?"}
{"Id":5153,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-11-11T08:46:21.530","Score":1,"ViewCount":120.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-11-13T06:41:30.097","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"My Father was murdered by a bullet to the head using Desi katta (country-made gun). He was a business man. I saw this all this in front of my eyes. The reason he was murdered was a property dispute.\n\n\nI filed a FIR. I saw the person who committed the crime and know who he is. So the FIR was filled along with the name of the primary culprit. \n\n\nThe culprit is a person who is very much involved in illegal activities and all his money is black money. As soon as he committed this crime he went on the run. Police are searching for him. 3 months are already over and the police haven't found him. But the thing is his businesses are running fine. He is constantly in touch of his people (workers and all). He is constantly sending letters to police in which he tries to proves his innocence. \n\n\nPolice told us that they are with us and they will help and they will catch him soon. But instead of catching him, police officials are going to verify the evidences which he is sending in order to prove that he was not present at the spot where the crime was committed(As I was present there and I had seen him and the shooter). What I think is, he is out there forging and creating fake evidences and police is with him. Therefore, I want to know\nWhat legal procedures can I use to question the Inspecting Officer about the case and their efforts?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"What is the procedure to get answer from police related to a case?"}
{"Id":22549,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-09-10T20:45:34.430","Score":0,"ViewCount":82.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-09-21T14:28:20.667","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"We live and work in Boston, Massachusetts. I work for Company A in computers and my wife for Company B in medicine, both of us with clauses for intellectual property ownership in our employment contracts. Hypothetically, if I had a medical patent idea generated solely by me, would I need to take any precautions before discussing it with my wife to avoid giving her employer any claims to it? Or are there general protections because we're married?\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Any protections or precautions for discussing a patent idea with my spouse if she has IP clauses in her employment contract?"}
{"Id":26898,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-03-16T01:08:47.963","Score":1,"ViewCount":84.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-04-15T18:25:55.387","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Under [California PC647(i)](https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=647.&lawCode=PEN),\n\n\n\n> \n> Except as provided in paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) and subdivision (l), every person who commits any of the following acts is guilty of disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor:\n> \n> \n> ...\n> \n> \n> (i) Who, while loitering, prowling, or wandering upon the private property of another, at any time, peeks in the door or window of any inhabited building or structure, without visible or lawful business with the owner or occupant.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nThe language in this section suggests the space must be occupied at the time the act is done, because of the term \"inhabited.\" Is this a valid interpretation or can \"inhabited\" simply mean \"owned\/rented\", e.g. it may be that the occupant has gone to the market but *does* currently live there.\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Inhabitance requirement for peeping"}
{"Id":24298,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-11-21T22:31:10.273","Score":1,"ViewCount":117.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-11-24T07:01:49.363","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm curious as to whether public facilities in the United States (i.e. federal, state, county, and\/or municipal grounds) are required, by law, to adhere to the Flag Code as defined in Title 4, Chapter 1 of the United States Code. It is my understanding that the Supreme Court has upheld the unconstitutionality of enforcing the Flag Code on private citizens or organizations as it conflicts with their First Amendment rights (*United States v. Eichman*), but are public facilities such as a public schools or police stations required to adhere to the flag code? Are those acting in an official capacity in those facilities legally required to adhere to the Flag Code as they are operating a public facility?\n\n\nFor example, Section 6, Clause g states, \"The flag should be displayed during school days in or near every schoolhouse.\" If a school were to fail to display the flag, would that be considered a crime? Who would be responsible if it were a crime?\n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"Are public facilities required to adhere to the Flag Code as defined in Title 4, Chapter 1 of the United States Code?"}
{"Id":47788,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-12-29T02:03:59.257","Score":1,"ViewCount":137.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-01-08T18:44:45.097","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":9,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Isn't all fraud technically criminal, and whatever you can sue for civil fraud could also be sued by the government as criminal fraud? Is it just a matter of whatever the government decides to prosecute?\n\n\nWhat I am asking is, isn't all fraud illegal? Regardless of whether it is prosecuted or who.\n\n\nJust answering the definition of civil vs criminal fraud doesn't answer the question.\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Isn't all fraud criminal?"}
{"Id":11380,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-07-04T21:14:34.880","Score":2,"ViewCount":662.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-08-19T12:58:41.313","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm referring to this article: [Blizzard sues overwatch \"cheat\" maker for copyright infringement](https:\/\/games.slashdot.org\/story\/16\/07\/04\/206228\/blizzard-sues-overwatch-cheat-maker-for-copyright-infringement)\n\n\nDoes the German company have to come to court in the US? What if the German company couldn't afford to come to the US and refused?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"How does a US company sue a German company for copyright infringement?"}
{"Id":27804,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-04-19T11:16:47.910","Score":1,"ViewCount":46.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-04-20T01:57:48.367","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have a complaint about the way I've been treated by a charitable body. In the fallout from some problems, they have chosen to respond to the financial concerns of a majority customer group, while ignoring a smaller group with the same concerns. \n\n\nEssentially the situation is this: they were selling tickets for a two-day event, which they have had to change significantly. Those who have one-day tickets are being offered refunds or the option of a free upgrade to a two-day ticket. Those who bought two-day tickets are being ignored.\n\n\nIn terms of contract law, they are watertight: they did not need to respond to any of these concerns. Instead, they've chosen only to look after those in a particular situation. A cynic might conclude this is a purposeful attempt at damage limitation to save money. It is also manifestly unfair - the sums involved run to the hundreds of pounds.\n\n\nEither way, splitting their customer base like that is manifestly unfair. I am curious to know if there are any further legal principles I could use to take a complaint forward?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Are there any generalised concenpts of \"fair treatment\" in UK law?"}
{"Id":25417,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-01-17T23:04:48.497","Score":6,"ViewCount":901.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-11-29T15:06:40.387","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"There's an extensive selection of [public domain feature films](https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/feature_films) available, but video quality is universally extremely poor as users generally prefer low filesize over high bitrate. Some of the films (\"Night of the Living Dead\", Charlie Chaplin catalogue and Christopher Lee's \"Horror Express\" as notable examples) have been released on Blu-ray. Is it allowed to create a lossless copy of a Blu-ray disc and spread the film all over the Internet as a video file? I won't share \"extras\" (commentary tracks, making of documentaries) which may have been created and owned by the publisher, subtitles, menus and foreign or alternative audio tracks to avoid legal issues.\n\n\nI don't know if all Blu-ray discs and DVDs have DRM (circumventing may be allowed under some jurisdictions) \u2014 DRM is out of the scope of the question as it is uncertain if restricting material free of intellectual property rights is in turn legal.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is it legal to distribute any version of a public domain film?"}
{"Id":5857,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-12-16T15:18:13.733","Score":2,"ViewCount":115.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-12-16T19:36:55.990","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If an employee relocates to the USA for a short period of time and ships their belongings from their home to their new residence in the US, are there any duties that need to be paid ?\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Do you pay tax on belongings you bring with you to the US?"}
{"Id":25632,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-01-27T02:23:49.430","Score":-4,"ViewCount":117.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-01-28T00:58:07.440","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I can understand getting sued for starting a train company called Greyhound, but I want to the alter ego of one of my characters to be Greyhound \u2013 a reference to the quickness of the canine. However, there is a bus carrier chain that has a similar name called Greyhound Lines Inc. Will I be sued by the bus company or do companies have a nominal monopoly on animals?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can I name my character 'Greyhound'?"}
{"Id":1347,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-07-24T23:42:10.927","Score":13,"ViewCount":9393.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-04-03T17:36:17.433","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":9,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"So, this might sound like an odd question, but at a very simple ethical level there is a clear problem with using an adblocker. There is, after all, a very clear understanding that ad providers are paying them for your access to the content or put differently: You pay for the content by watching those ads (of which selling your privacy is often (though not always) a part). Unethical however hardly means directly unlawful\/illegal, so I have often wondered about the legal mirror of those ethical rules. \n\n\nOur hypothetical case\n=====================\n\n\nSo, some ToS's explicitedly have statements like\n\n\n\n> \n> You agree not to alter or modify any part of the Service.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\ntaken from the [YouTube ToS](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/static?template=terms&gl=US). So let's assume our theoretical service has those as well possibly even explicitly addressing adblockers. Note clearly that I am not saying that the quoted statement is the best legal way of putting this, it's purely an example.\n\n\nNow, lets say that a user uses this service for a year whilst an adblocker is running. Lets also say that the user has signed up for the service and explicitly consented the Terms of Service. Is there any way that the service could lawfully get this user to pay up for his usage of the service (the loss of income)? Or if not, is there *any* form of 'punishment' the user could face? (Beyond being blocked from the service, but he could also be blocked from the service even if he didn't use an adblocker if the service answer would feel like it) And if yes, does it require such an explicit segment in the ToS or is this already a natural given?\n\n\nPS. I have selected the [united-states](\/questions\/tagged\/united-states \"show questions tagged 'united-states'\") as the main focus of the question, simply because it's most likely to get a quality answer, however if you also know how the same would work out in a western european country I would love it if an answer could include a *very* short rundown of that as well. \n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Is it illegal\/unlawful to use an adblocker?"}
{"Id":3676,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-15T20:06:17.557","Score":4,"ViewCount":5366.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-09-16T15:28:18.320","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"On a webpage we would like to have a background image demonstrating our product on different devices. The current images we have contain an Intel logo and an iPad (logo not visible but clearly an iPad). Is it OK to use these images without permission?\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"What are the laws on showing another company's logo in commercial photos?"}
{"Id":51611,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-05-19T21:40:20.363","Score":-2,"ViewCount":64.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-05-21T04:07:18.803","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"An assault can be defined as anything which is perceived as injuring or threatening. A kidnapping is anything perceived as limiting someones movement. Since an assault necessarily involves a limitation on movement, for example you move someone by punching them, aren't they the same? Is it just a matter of severity and discretion and aren't all violent crimes degrees of kidnapping?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Is the difference between the most and least severe violent crimes subjective?"}
{"Id":19724,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-06-21T15:59:01.077","Score":0,"ViewCount":32.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-06-21T16:35:31.373","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm actually developping a \"zen reading mode\" (I don't know if there's a distinct way to say it in english) like [Pocket](https:\/\/getpocket.com\/) for web articles in my own website. \n\n\nRight now, I only save basic data on my database (Article title, thumbnail, author and URL) and when a user selects an article to be read, my website is performing a request to retrieve the article and then processes it to display it in \"zen reading mode\". I don't actually have the \"zen\" version of the article in my database.\n\n\nBut for performance issue, I'm wondering if I could just save the full \"zen\" version in my own database instead of querying the original URL of the articles. \n\n\nOf course, either way, there are links to the original article and the author (if there's not, it's the domain it was published in) is displayed. \n\n\nSo I was just wondering if there was any laws or guideline about \"copying\" articles on the web and this kind of stuff.\n\n\nThanks.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Saving web articles in own database"}
{"Id":51757,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-05-24T17:21:48.627","Score":-2,"ViewCount":44.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-05-24T21:41:38.897","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Is it allowed to publish a game(or app) based on a famous movie, in which are used real photos of the actors? Will it be rejected because of some author rights issues (US territory) ? If yes, what modifications should be done in order to get approved? I ready looked for this information on apple\u2019s website but could\u2019t find anything related.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Publishing a game based on a famous movie to AppStore"}
{"Id":45209,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-10-02T20:52:42.813","Score":0,"ViewCount":36.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-10-02T21:27:49.543","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I have utilized GlassDoor and ZipRecruiter in the past to look for and apply to new jobs. It was mostly a reasonable experience: I would apply for jobs I was interested in, and the companies would contact me via my email. I stopped looking several months ago and haven't visited these sites since.\n\n\nToday, I was contacted by a company I did not apply for (which was obvious from the fact that they were halfway across the country), claiming that they received my resume and were moving forward with the interview process. I contacted the company they informed me that my resume was submitted on behalf of a referral company. \n\n\nI know I didn't specifically sign up for any referral companies, and definitely did not apply settings for automatic resume submission.\n\n\nIs what they are doing illegal?\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Referral Company submitted resume on my behalf without permission"}
{"Id":16491,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-01-18T11:20:08.603","Score":1,"ViewCount":86.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-01-18T17:34:59.510","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If a person dies whilst in a rolling contract, and payments are still taken from the account for a few months,would the company be legally forced to return the money to the account? \n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"What happens with the decedents' estate when a person dies whilst in a rolling contract?"}
{"Id":15068,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-11-08T09:39:33.953","Score":2,"ViewCount":260.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-11-09T18:15:20.040","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"A company in Europe has temporarily given some of its computers with licensed Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Premium to a company in Asia. The European company is the client of the Asian company and the software is used for developing a web application for the client.\n\n\nMicrosoft now insists the Asian company is making unauthorized use of the licensed software because the licenses are country specific and geographically limited.\n\n\nMicrosoft now demands a separate purchase of the licenses by the Asian company; just uninstalling isn't good enough. This will cost $5999 per user.\n\n\nCan licenses really be this limiting?\n\n\nI edited my old question, because it was seeking specific legal advice. I hope its fine now.\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Is it legal to lend out your computer with licensed software installed on it?"}
{"Id":13364,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-08-14T16:06:14.983","Score":2,"ViewCount":32.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-08-15T02:24:46.777","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"As the title says, am I allowed to use other web applications from my own one (to generate data or to convert files), even though they don't provide an API (which I had to build myself), as long as their terms don't explicitly forbid such behavior?\n\n\nI know it is a short description, but the question really is that simple.\nI could not find the answer elsewhere.\n\n\nThank you in advance.\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Using web apps from my web app"}
{"Id":633,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-06-17T13:16:07.747","Score":4,"ViewCount":1522.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-06-24T19:15:59.713","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Most news sites and tech blogs provide only a summary in their rss feeds. If I write a script that scrapes their website and extracts some useful data, can I share the script as open source. Does it depend on each and every website and needs prior permission? If scraping is not allowed without permission, who is guilty, the person who wrote the script or the one who used them? \n\n\nNote 1: I am not redistributing website's content, just sharing the script that helps to read the content in different form. I am specifically interested in Indian and US Law.\n\n\nNote 2: The script may be specific to particular website and may access data that is accessible only with user's login credentials.\n\n\nNote 3: script means a program or software application\n\n\nE.g nytimes offer subscription offer at $3.5 a week for web+smartphone access. But for tablet access, it is $5.00 a week. Can I sell an app for tablet that parses the page from the web interface and converts it to tablet friendly format. The app will use login credentials from the user to login using a virtual browser to download the content and format it such that it is better readable in tablet? Do I have to get permission from nytimes to sell the app? I don't care about this special case but in general can the provider legally restrict how the content is consumed by the end user.\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Is it legal to share a script that scrapes a website and presents in a different format?"}
{"Id":9360,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-05-20T06:44:32.640","Score":4,"ViewCount":409.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-05-26T14:55:27.667","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Lot of companies in the world use Java including the company I work for. AFAIK there is no licensing deal and we use most of the Java packages for which Oracle sued Google. So can Oracle sue any company which is using Java and making profit? If not, then why only Google is being targeted?\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"Oracle vs Google: Can Oracle sue any company who is using Java and making profit?"}
{"Id":46383,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-11-12T19:23:10.380","Score":1,"ViewCount":166.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-11-12T20:33:23.910","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"[![Windows 10 Setup 1909 Legal Agreement](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/a2KGk.png)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/a2KGk.png)\n\n\nThe Windows 10 1909 November setup license agreement has a provision which seems to suggest Microsoft must provide Canadians with the ability to entirely disable updates. Is there such a law?\n\n\n","text_label":"software","title":"Does Canada Have A Law Against Automatic Software Updates?"}
{"Id":44461,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-09-06T17:10:50.807","Score":1,"ViewCount":164.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-09-07T01:21:01.753","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am unable to pick up my final paycheck from my employer immediately. How long do I have under federal law to retrieve my paycheck before my employer is no longer bound to honor it?\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"How long must an employer hold a paycheck?"}
{"Id":32344,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-10-06T16:33:35.207","Score":3,"ViewCount":2181.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-10-08T17:48:53.897","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I was fired for not showing up to work as ordered. This is after explaining to my boss over the phone that I have [Typhoid](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Typhoid_fever), and working with food would endanger the guests to the restaurant\/arcade at which I work. \n\n\nDo I have any recourse at all in this situation? As it stands, I should've just went to work anyway. This is a followup to this question: [*May I legally work in a restaurant with typhoid if the employer knows?*](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/q\/32298\/2414)\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"I was fired for refusing to work with Typhoid, do I have any recourse?"}
{"Id":32822,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-10-21T22:37:34.020","Score":12,"ViewCount":4393.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-10-25T01:53:45.900","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":8,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am curious as to whether there is any precedent in the U.S. regarding the level of scrutiny applied to 14th amendment claims against statutes that hinder a person's ability to engage in scientific research. In particular, whether the courts have deemed the right to engage in science as \"inherent in the concept of ordered liberty\" or \"deeply rooted in our country's history and tradition.\" It seems plausible to me that a case could be made for this, which would raise the level of scrutiny above rational basis.\n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"Is the right to engage in scientific inquiry a fundamental right?"}
{"Id":27163,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-03-26T22:45:53.953","Score":2,"ViewCount":127.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-03-27T04:50:00.193","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Say someone applies for a loan and they get the loan. Afterwards the lender wants to see proof of income, but the lendee denies and refuses to provide any proof after the fact. Given that it's after and not before, is there any difference in legal routes? If one refuses to provide proof of income before receiving any money, it's obvious that the lender can just not give it and not care -- but what about after the loan was given? Can they legally demand you provide proof after they give money?\n\n\nAre you required by law to do so then? If you refuse, would they cancel your account and make this a civil\/term based account termination -- or is this actually an entire criminal suit to unfold?\n\n\nBecause it's very easy to say no and avoid giving proof, but saying no isn't proof of being guilty yet.\n\n\nRealistically, how far could this turn serious if the lender demanded and the lendee refused?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Is it illegal to refuse to provide proof of income after receiving a loan\/credit?"}
{"Id":13935,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-09-12T23:42:01.730","Score":0,"ViewCount":453.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-09-13T00:36:26.737","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm planning to sell my house. I have a pool table that is too heavy and old . . . so I want to leave it as a bonus. \n\n\nHowever, now that I think about it, I'm concerned. What if this table breaks, and somebody gets injured. It never broke on me, but still this is not a part of the house. So just in case , when i sell the house . . .what if this table falls apart and the new owners get injury , will that be my problem? \n\n\nShould I ask the buyers sign a liability waiver? Do I have any responsibility for what happens after I sell the house. I also have an outdoor shed. Also a bonus . . . \n\n\n","text_label":"liability","title":"Will I have any responsibility for what happens in my house after I sell it?"}
{"Id":24150,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-11-15T19:18:50.713","Score":1,"ViewCount":7162.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-02-28T02:54:17.773","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":10,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have been in alot of trouble with police lately doing illegal actions to catch criminals. I was thinking of trying something else but I want to make sure that it is legal to do this stuff and what I need to avoid.\n\n\nI've been watching alot of YouTube videos of people catching pedophiles in person through online communication. I want to do similar but stay on the right side of the law.\n\n\nSo is it legal to pretend to be an age you are not on websites that require you to be a certain age. Although this may breech their terms and conditions will it be enough to get me in trouble with the police.\n\n\nAlso when looking for pedophiles what do I need to be aware of. When does it go too far and what should I avoid doing to not get myself into trouble but to gather as much evidence against a person\n\n\n*Living in the UK BTW*\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Is it legal to pretend to be under a certain age to catch pedophiles"}
{"Id":50468,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-04-04T21:15:18.540","Score":0,"ViewCount":50.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-04-05T16:23:03.587","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I filled out a w4 upon hire and employer never took taxes out of my check. Is it legal for them to have a w4 on file and not take taxes out your paycheck?\n\n\n\n\n---\n\n\nETA: Exempt was not specified on the W-4 and no taxes were taken out of the paychecks at all.\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"W-4 filled out, no taxes take out of paycheck?"}
{"Id":32748,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-10-19T01:54:58.093","Score":0,"ViewCount":26.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-10-19T01:54:58.093","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Imagine hiring an artist to view a series of photographs of a famous celebrity or corporate executive - John doe, for example - then create an original drawing - not a **derivative**, but a unique work of art that's legal.\n\n\nNow imagine selling some of your artwork on a website. Maybe you have a separate web page with the heading \"Pictures of John Doe,\" featuring half a dozen pictures the artist created for you.\n\n\nAgain, each individual image is legal; you can personally use them on your website or in a book. I assume it would also be legal to allow others to use them free of charge; you could put them in the public domain or license them under Creative Commons, for example.\n\n\nBut can you legally charge a fee for such pictures?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Selling pictures of famous people"}
{"Id":37091,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-02-10T19:26:31.077","Score":1,"ViewCount":266.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-02-11T05:57:14.200","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"is it legal for employers to ask for social media handles in job application or pre-employment forms? If it is unrelated to the job?\n\n\nI understand for jobs like marketing, modeling etc. where a large social media following increases the cash flow, in that case it makes sense to ask for the handles as the person will be a face of the company. Hence the request and assessment could be written under job requirement.\n\n\nBut for a position completely unrelated to one's social media presence, is it legal?\n\n\nLooking at North America and Europe ; Canada, USA, Germany\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Is it legal for employers to ask for social media handles?"}
{"Id":25992,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-02-11T17:30:50.927","Score":1,"ViewCount":114.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-02-12T00:45:15.903","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I was wondering if manufacturers of any country are legally bound to print the true origin of the product while exporting to other country? If yes, who makes sure they are printing the real origin of the product?\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"What stops Chinese companies from printing \u201cMade in US\u201d on their products?"}
{"Id":25196,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-01-09T03:57:00.737","Score":2,"ViewCount":179.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-01-09T05:28:06.810","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am involved in a nasty domestic dispute with a family member.\nThis domestic dispute involves my knowledge of criminal activity by persons X, Y and Z. I reported this criminal activity to my local police department.\n\n\nOne of my family members is married to person X and became very upset when told that I had reported this information to the police. My family member sent me the following text message:\n\n\n\n> \n> You are messing with the wrong people. Person X is going to come after you bad. You have made a lot of people very angry. I would watch my back if I were you.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nIs this remark a criminal threat against me? \n\n\nShould I report it to the police?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Is this a criminal threat?"}
{"Id":47811,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-12-29T23:19:38.013","Score":0,"ViewCount":49.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-12-29T23:38:51.417","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I read on the internet that one can sell, **online**, less than 25 troy ounces of gold Maple Leaf coins without reporting the sale to the IRS. Is this true? Is this over a calendar year?\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Capital gains from bullion sales"}
{"Id":25525,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-01-23T01:30:06.563","Score":0,"ViewCount":827.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-01-23T02:27:52.207","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am writing a mobile app, and at the heart of it, I need to be able to leverage a large amount of food recipes. If I just scrape the internet and grab all of the recipes that I come across, is this legal? I've seen some different things with regards to whether or not a recipe can be copyrighted, but I'm still not totally clear on that. From what I've gathered, it seems like if a recipe is just a list of ingredients, then it cannot be copyrighted. However, if a recipe contains some sort of proprietary or new technique, then that particular technique could be copyrighted. \n\n\nI just want to ensure that the method I use to get the recipes is totally legal.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Are recipes public domain?"}
{"Id":4045,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-27T19:36:28.167","Score":7,"ViewCount":172.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-03-05T19:57:28.770","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"[\u00a7 5 of the Telemediengesetz (German)](http:\/\/www.gesetze-im-internet.de\/tmg\/__5.html) lists what, for instance, website providers have to include in the typically called [*Impressum*](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Impressum#Webpages) of the website.\n\n\nThe second sentence of (1) is:\n\n\n\n> \n> Angaben, die eine schnelle elektronische Kontaktaufnahme und unmittelbare Kommunikation mit ihnen erm\u00f6glichen, einschlie\u00dflich der Adresse der elektronischen Post,\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nWhich [according to cgerli.org](http:\/\/www.cgerli.org\/index.php?id=50&tx_vmdocumentsearch_pi2%5BdocID%5D=1438) ([PDF](http:\/\/www.cgerli.org\/fileadmin\/user_upload\/interne_Dokumente\/Legislation\/Telemedia_Act__TMA_.pdf)) translates to:\n\n\n\n> \n> details which permit rapid electronic contact and direct communication with them, including the electronic mail address,\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n**Does the term *elektronische Post* (which translates to *electronic mail*) necessarily mean email (via SMTP)?**\n\n\nOf course one would immediately think of email (and some might use this term as synonym for \"E-Mail\", but it\u2019s not really idiomatic), but then why doesn\u2019t it say \"E-Mail\" or \"SMTP\"?  \n\nBecause it doesn\u2019t explicitly say so, my assumption is that it doesn\u2019t *have* to be an email address, but just some address that allows to communicate electronically. Like a term for a category of communication protocols (i.e., protocols which allow to send messages in electronic form) instead of refering to the specific [SMTP](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Simple_Mail_Transfer_Protocol). (Which would make sense, because email might lose popularity, and then the law wouldn\u2019t have to be updated.)\n\n\nSo, *must* it be an email address ([RFC 6068](https:\/\/www.rfc-editor.org\/rfc\/rfc6068)) or *may* it be an address for a different protocol that allows to send\/receive messages in the Internet?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Is \"elektronische Post\" (\u00a7 5 Telemediengesetz) necessarily email?"}
{"Id":3462,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-08T19:15:57.617","Score":1,"ViewCount":437.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-09-09T15:57:54.327","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":7,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"According to the answers to [Are county clerks exempt from Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/questions\/3455\/are-county-clerks-exempt-from-title-vii-of-the-civil-rights-act-of-1964), elected officials of pretty much any sort are exempted from the protections offered citizens under Title VII. But it seems that without this protection, municipalities could enact laws such as \"no Muslim or person with a physical or mental disability may hold an elected position.\"\n\n\nSomething clearly protects this from happening. Yes, it is a violation of the constitution, but from my understanding laws are what establish protections against constitutional violations.\n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"If elected officials are exempt from CRA Title VII, what protects their civil rights?"}
{"Id":46556,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-11-17T17:51:33.670","Score":1,"ViewCount":41.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-11-17T18:19:52.837","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I do know that in the US, bank-account interests are taxable as passive incomes, but what I don't understand is the point of filing tax returns on bank account interests, since the government (or the IRS), or whatever, has access to bank accounts and can directly deduct taxes (not seizing, I'm not talking about unpaid taxes or fraud istances), without henceforth requiring a tax return filing, since they could deduct the money themselves.\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Filing US tax returns over bank account-related interests"}
{"Id":49437,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-02-26T12:40:48.203","Score":2,"ViewCount":181.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-02-27T00:39:30.020","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Can you read, not aloud, copyrighted material eg. Books, scientific papers in public eg bus, airplane, cafe, where other people can potentially read it\/take picture? \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Reading books in public, copyright"}
{"Id":19410,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-06-06T21:34:25.227","Score":2,"ViewCount":158.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-06-09T01:42:01.450","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I submitted a conference talk based in a movie, with the title being a spin-off of the movie title (applied to a technical domain). I have since discovered that there is already a talk form last year with a very similar title, but even though there is this similarity my abstract and the other author's are completely different (and the topics are not quite the same, even though the domain is similar).\n\n\nIn result of this I got a cease and desist letter from a lawyer over copyright infringement that seems a bit preposterous. Could an accusation like this have any legal grounds?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is a cease and desist because of a conference talk valid?"}
{"Id":481,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-06-09T19:49:47.023","Score":4,"ViewCount":104.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-06-12T15:38:18.517","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Firstly, I apologize for any brevity in my question and description. I'm under a NDA and can't really give out specifics.\n\n\nA company in the Netherlands is saying that it would not be lawful for them to locate their primary data storage (specifically, supplier and part information) internationally in the United States, underneath a parent company. From all of my research I have not been able to find any evidence that this would be illegal.\n\n\nWould anybody be able to give any advice on this?\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"Restrictions on international data storage?"}
{"Id":30628,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-07-31T00:48:38.987","Score":5,"ViewCount":272.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-07-31T11:20:55.390","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"The Question:\n-------------\n\n\nIn many legal documents, there is a section for you to sign where you declare that the document is correct to the best of your knowledge. If something small or relatively unimportant is incorrect in the document, would you sign it?\n\n\nSome Context:\n-------------\n\n\nI'm completing a loan application where both I and my wife are joint applicants. Included in the document is a table showing our current debts, which is mostly our mortgage. The table also has a mark on each row indicating if the debt belongs to the primary applicant (me) or the \"other\" applicant (my wife) and then a \"total\", which is the sum of all the debts. For some reason, the table lists the mortgage for me, and then again for my wife, so the total is about 2x what it should be (a large sum). I informed the loan officer that this was incorrect and did not reflect the actual debt that we carry. They indicated that they cannot change it because the table is auto-populated using data pulled from our credit report and the mortgage is listed twice because both of our names are on the mortgage. Instead they countered that many people sign this and that it isn't all that important because I'm just disclosing my debt. So I offered to not sign that portion since it was so unimportant. They obviously would not allow that.\n\n\nI understand that the purpose of this section was to say \"hey, here's all my debts, I'm not stretching myself too thin.\" So if my reported debt is high and the bank is willing to give me a loan anyway, then this section of the document shouldn't matter to me. However, I don't feel comfortable signing a legal document saying \"this is all correct\" when I know it isn't correct. Am I being unrealistic?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"How strict should I be with \"to the best of my knowledge\"?"}
{"Id":14340,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-09-30T19:30:13.407","Score":-2,"ViewCount":197.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-10-01T17:39:12.507","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Can anyone use this law to sue the US for killing people in Iraq for example? \n\n\n","text_label":"civil-law","title":"JASTA law, Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act. What's next?"}
{"Id":45047,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-09-27T08:02:23.590","Score":1,"ViewCount":142.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-09-27T13:50:51.723","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I don't understand the bold text in the [OATPA 1861](http:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/ukpga\/Vict\/24-25\/100\/contents).\n\n\n1. How is s. 18 \"in at least one respect, broader than section 20\"?\n2. Are there more respects than just \"one respect\"? How many exactly? What are they?\n\n\nHerring, [*Criminal Law: Text, Cases, and Materials* (8 edn, 2018)](https:\/\/global.oup.com\/academic\/product\/criminal-law-9780198811817?cc=ca&lang=en&). p. 372.\n\n\n\n> \n> offence under section 47 because it may not be easy to demonstrate that there was a battery\n>  or an assault?251\n>  Although the Law Commission252 and many commentators are convinced by these\n>  arguments there are a few commentators who are willing to stand up for the Offences\n>  Against the Person Act 1861. One of the strongest defences of the Act is provided by John\n>  Gardner. In the following extract, he replies to some of the objections mentioned previously.\n>  He starts by challenging the claim that the Act is irrational:\n> \n> \n> ### J. Gardner, \u2018Rationality and the Rule of Law in Offences against the Person\u2019 (1994) 53 *Cambridge Law Journal* 502 at 503\u201311\n> \n> \n> \n> > \n> > The rationality argument figures less prominently in the Law Commission\u2019s latest report\n> >  than it does in the consultation paper which preceded it. One can only speculate as to the\n> >  causes of its demotion, but its spirit certainly lives on in the draft Bill. The spirit of the argument\n> >  is captured in the Commission\u2019s comment that \u2018sections 18, 20 and 47 of the 1861\n> >  Act . . . were not drafted with a view to setting out the various offences with which they deal\n> >  in a logical or graded manner\u2019. The assumption is that the three offences can, in substance,\n> >  be graded, and that this would be the logical way to define and organise them. Between\n> >  them they deal with matters which would most naturally be dealt with in a hierarchy of more\n> >  and less serious offences all conforming to a standard definitional pattern. The irrationality\n> >  of the 1861 Act lies in its failure to take this natural path, its failure to carry the underlying\n> >  hierarchy of seriousness over into the actual definition and organisation of the offences.\n> >  Thus, section 18 should be regarded, in substance, as an aggravated version of section 20;\n> >  and yet there are miscellaneous differences between the two sections which do not appear\n> >  to bear any rational relation to the aggravation. Likewise, section 20 should be regarded, in\n> >  substance, as the more serious cousin of section 47; and yet the two offences are drafted\n> >  in quite different terms, so that the essential difference in point of seriousness is obscured\n> >  by a mass of other, utterly irrelevant differences. If the sections were properly graded in\n> >  definition as they are in substance, then section 18 would surely cover a narrower class of\n> >  cases than section 20 which would cover a narrower class of cases than section 47; and\n> >  **yet section 47 is, in at least one respect, the narrowest offence of the three, while section\n> >  18 is, in at least one respect, broader than section 20**. That is surely irrational. The law on\n> >  such matters should be thoroughly governed, in the Law Commission\u2019s words, \u2018by clear\n> >  distinctions . . . between serious and less serious cases\u2019.\n> >  That a section 18 offence should be regarded, in substance, as a more serious version of\n> >  a section 20 offence is easy enough to understand. Section 20 covers malicious wounding\n> >  and the malicious infliction of grievous bodily harm. Section 18 covers malicious wounding\n> >  and maliciously causing grievous bodily harm, when these things are done with intention to\n> >  do grievous bodily harm or to prevent or resist arrest. The extra element of intention required\n> >  for a section 18 offence obviously accounts for the difference between the sentencing\n> >  maxima (five years\u2019 imprisonment under section 20 and life under section 18), and marks a\n> >  difference in point of seriousness (or potential seriousness) which the Law Commission is\n> >  rightly anxious to retain in its hierarchy of replacement offences. The Commission has not\n> >  even felt the need to explain its decision, however, to eliminate the difference in the causal\n> >  elements of sections 18 and 20. Section 20 requires that grievous bodily harm be inflicted,\n> > \n> > \n> > \n> \n> \n> 251 In fact, in the light of *DPP v K* [1990] 1 All ER 331 there is likely to be a battery.  \n> \n>  252 Law Commission (2014).\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Offences Against the Person Act 1861 \u2014 How is Section 18 , in at least one respect broader than Section 20?"}
{"Id":22125,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-08-22T15:50:48.767","Score":-1,"ViewCount":674.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-08-22T21:47:52.340","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I work for an international organization that is organizing a conference that will have around 3,000 people in attendance. To illustrate certain points in our presentation, we wanted to include trailers for certain movies. However, the studios told us that we weren't allowed to use them. Thus, we would like to show the official poster of the movie on our powerpoint presentation. This is a non-commercial conference about work safety and prevention. \n\n\nWould we get into trouble for using the movie posters?\n\n\nThank you\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Copyright infringement for using a movie poster at a non-commercial conference?"}
{"Id":48681,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-02-01T10:37:57.203","Score":1,"ViewCount":461.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-10-28T22:03:05.283","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"The two seem very similar in purpose. Here is an example of one each:\n\n\n<https:\/\/www.lawinsider.com\/clause\/no-strict-construction>\n\n\n\n> \n> No Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be\n>  deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their\n>  mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied\n>  against any party.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n<https:\/\/www.lawinsider.com\/clause\/contra-proferentem>\n\n\n\n> \n> Contra Proferentem. Each provision of this Deed will be interpreted\n>  without disadvantage to the party who (or whose representative)\n>  drafted that provision.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nDoes \"strict construction\" usually mean \"don't consider context as much as you usually would when interpreting this document\"?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"What's the difference between \"no strict construction\" and \"contra proferentem\" clauses in contracts?"}
{"Id":41948,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-06-10T10:12:14.447","Score":2,"ViewCount":135.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-06-10T17:50:32.127","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Was watching John Oliver last night and he had a whole feature on the Equal Rights Amendment. What is the point? Are there any current statutes that could be affect by this amendment, anywhere? We have seen what has happened in the past, like with that stupid right to bear arms, and how that has been misapplied.\n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"Will the equal rights amendment actually have an effect on any existing statute?"}
{"Id":447,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-06-08T19:06:27.990","Score":4,"ViewCount":77.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-06-08T19:06:27.990","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am a student just doing some freelance work over my summer break. I call myself a web \"designer\" as people in my country are more used to that term when they want a website created. I develop websites according to my client's needs using free GNU licensed themes. I let my clients know that I use free templates and do not charge very much. In my website, I want to show the work I have done in my portfolio (somewhat claiming that I designed the websites). However, I did not design any of the themes I use. Is this illegal? Will it still be illegal if I state that I did not design any of those websites myself but I'm merely a developer using themes? Thanks!\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Web Developer Portflolio Using Themes"}
{"Id":29635,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-06-19T16:01:26.127","Score":1,"ViewCount":93.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-07-19T21:04:35.763","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am hoping to find a list of companies that aggressively sue or have sued over copyright infringement. For example, a quick Google search shows a number of lawsuits by Disney.\n\n\nDoes anyone know where to find such a list?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Where can I find a list of companies that aggressively sue over copyright infringement?"}
{"Id":5951,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-12-21T05:20:39.700","Score":-1,"ViewCount":118.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-12-21T07:29:39.707","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"**B** has a contract with **C** that states:\n\n\n1. **B** will design a building for **C**; and\n2. **C** will indemnify **B** in respect of losses resulting from negligence in design.\n\n\n**B** proceeds to design the building.\n\n\nRoof tiles used, were not compliant with **B**'s design. **B** has warned this to C's client who insisted to use heavier tiles.\nIs it a breach of contract by **C** -not using the tiles as designed by **B** or **B**'s contract with **C** has been discharged by performing the design?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Contractual liabilities - breach - discharge of contract"}
{"Id":8811,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-04-27T04:06:56.943","Score":0,"ViewCount":84.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-04-27T05:25:21.640","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Say I apply at McDonald's and give the conditions that I wish to work under:\n\n\n1.No income is withheld from me -- **thus I am self-employed**.\n\n\n2.I work like every other worker, **but get paid a fixed amount agreed upon**.\n\n\n3.I am responsible for taxes myself.\n\n\n4.I ask specifically for **no benefits other than money**.\n\n\n5.It could be contract-based, but doesn't exactly have to be.\n\n\nCould an employer legally do this?\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Is it legal to hire an employee, but pay them as a free agent?"}
{"Id":36444,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-01-21T12:57:15.610","Score":1,"ViewCount":63.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-02-20T18:06:32.623","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am designing a poster for my school competition but I am concern about the legality regarding the usage of online pictures. Most of them are under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 and I know what each term roughly means. \n\n\nHowever I am still very new to all these and will like to confirm that using them for my poster design competition is considered sharing and not commercial.\n\n\nIn addition, under attribution (BY), do I need to give credit to the pictures on my poster? I think it will look really unglamorous to include the source for each of these pictures on my poster and wondering whether I can get away legally without including them.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"What kinds of pictures can I used for my poster without violating copyright laws?"}
{"Id":29505,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-06-14T14:49:36.307","Score":0,"ViewCount":106.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-06-14T22:26:35.323","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I made a mod for this free online indie web-browser game. A snapshot of the website 2 weeks ago on waybackmachine.com shows no copyright logo or Terms of Service anywhere on the page saying it's copyrighted. The developer of the game found out about my mod and tweeted that he would get it shut down. The developer has since put up a Terms of Service on the game's website that says all works are copyrighted and modifying the game is illegal. He then contacted google and got my mod taken down and I received a copyright strike on the chrome extensions store. \n\n\nI don't really care about the mod anymore but can I get into legal trouble for this?\n\n\nEdit: I should also add that the mod I made was free and the game is also free to play.\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Can someone claim copyright infringement after-the-fact?"}
{"Id":5350,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-11-21T16:09:30.620","Score":0,"ViewCount":25.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-11-21T21:31:52.890","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"This may sound trivial at first, but if I want to cite something online or want to reference it in any other way, I sometimes find that the authors leave a \"cite as\" part under the content which may or may not have a certain order of fields such as \"author\", \"title\", \"date\" or a certain typesetting.\n\n\nMy question is whether I have to reproduce these patterns or whether it is enough to give the fields for example in the order \"author\", \"date\", \"title\".\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Are \"cite as\" sections obligatory?"}
{"Id":44777,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-09-17T11:09:26.717","Score":-1,"ViewCount":81.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-09-25T00:50:57.343","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"If a developer creates Android and IOS applications that use YouTube API, what limits are legally applicable?. Suppose the applications will get videos from YouTube, then will manipulate these videos, accelerating, slowing down, playing only certain interval, etc.\n\n\n1. If the apps have ads, is there any copyright problem with the video owners or YouTube company.\n2. Is it a copyright violation or other legal problem to excerpt the videos on YouTube? For example, the apps play only the first minute of the videos? Can the app add extra sounds on these videos?\n3. Is it allowed to play videos on the background? I mean, can the app play only audios of the videos?\n4. Is there any legal way of playing the YouTube videos without YouTube ads in such apps?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Manipulating YouTube videos in mobile application"}
{"Id":18987,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-05-15T13:38:47.797","Score":0,"ViewCount":39.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-05-15T17:42:27.220","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am a software developer working on software that allows users to resell tourism products (tours, accommodation, car rentals etc.) The reseller can be either local, in a different state or a foreign reseller. \n\n\nIn understand well enough how U.S\/Canadian sales taxes work when the supplier is selling services directly. The tax percentage is added to the invoice before the customer pays. The same applies when the supplier sells his services to the reseller, the sales tax is added to the discounted price for the reseller.\n\n\nHowever I am not sure how to handle taxes on the invoice from the reseller to the end customer.\n\n\n* Local resellers\n\t+ Do I add the local resellers sales tax to the final price to the customer?\n* Resellers in other states\n\t+ Does the reseller need to apply the sales tax from the state where the services are rendered, or do they apply their local states sales tax?\n* Foreign resellers\n\t+ Should the final sale to the customer apply sales tax from the supplier?\n\n\ni.e. Should the reseller apply the local sales tax where the service is delivered to the final price to the customer?\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Sales tax on tourism services resold abroad"}
{"Id":22988,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-09-30T11:44:59.807","Score":2,"ViewCount":117.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-10-31T23:41:20.760","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"In the US, does a parent have any heightened duty of care to a grown child than that of an adult stranger to another adult?\n\n\n","text_label":"civil-law","title":"Does a parent have any heightened duty of care to a grown child?"}
{"Id":5948,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-12-21T00:06:19.977","Score":2,"ViewCount":53.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-12-21T00:11:16.717","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"So in October a game publisher sent out a beta over Steam to which people who preordered the game could play. This beta had a fraction of the features that the full game had but a couple of clever people managed to alter the one line of code restricting people with the beta access to the full game. These people know have the full game and are posting screenshots from it but these screenshots keep on getting requested to be deleted saying that publisher will send a dmca for copyright. Is this correct?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can posted pictures of parts of a game that were not intended to be released count as breaking Copyright law of the producer?"}
{"Id":49764,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-03-09T18:44:20.493","Score":1,"ViewCount":198.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-05-04T14:28:06.897","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Take a search engine (e.g. Google), where user A can make searches without logging in with their account. The search engine collects, processes and stores, over time, a number of data about the user A, such as cookies identifiers, IP address, browsers fingerprint, and the search strings. I think all these are \"Personal Data\" according to GDPR (right?).\nHow could user A exercise his right of access to these data? In particular:\n\n\n* how could user A compile such a SAR, given that the search engine has no identifiable information other than the cookie ID (something like \"please supply the personal data you hold about me, identified by cookie ID X\"?)\n* how could user A demonstrate he is the real owner of those data (and not someone else using the same device\/connection)\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Subject Access Request (SAR) of data relating to cookies?"}
{"Id":28276,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-05-06T18:20:56.260","Score":7,"ViewCount":2749.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-06-28T09:13:49.663","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"GDPR defines \"personal data\" as any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.\n\n\n\n> \n> \u2018personal data\u2019 means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (\u2018data subject\u2019); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person;\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nBy that definition, it sounds like *anything* a user writes on a website that requires registration (even if with only an email and a password) is to be considered personal data, even if that data is meant to be public like in the case of internet forum posts, even if the post content is just a simple opinion, thought, or story. Is this correct? Or are there any specific cases where forum posts might not be treated as personal data?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Are internet forum posts considered personal data under GDPR?"}
{"Id":710,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-06-23T14:53:48.693","Score":1,"ViewCount":138.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-06-24T00:25:10.147","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":8,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I know an Ambassador who committed a crime and fled abroad on diplomatic immunity. Will he be able to return to his native country in the future under statute barred or statute of limitations rules? He would have been jailed for five years if he wasn't a Diplomat.\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Diplomatic Immunity and Statute Law"}
{"Id":8029,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-03-26T02:19:27.810","Score":2,"ViewCount":218.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-03-27T00:16:48.500","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"By \"passenger services\" I mean planes, cruise ships, trains, etc. \u2013 any company that transports paying passengers. I ask because a few years ago a friend of mine had a sister who became very ill on a cruise ship, and wanted to get in direct contact with her (she lost her phone) and narrowed down the few possible ships she would be on to get confirmation of her health status.\n\n\nHe intended on contacting the cruise line and cross-referencing his sister's name with the cruise ship identifier (which would designate the cruise ship itself). He never did this since she called, but it does bring up an important question: are passenger services obligated to provide the names of ALL passengers on board in certain circumstances, or is this information private and it can't be given?\n\n\nEveryone who boards a plane, ship, etc. has their name known by the company.\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Are passenger services legally obligated to provide the names of passengers?"}
{"Id":40656,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-05-02T23:36:27.473","Score":1,"ViewCount":132.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-05-03T03:07:10.213","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"[*O'Sullivan & Hilliard's The Law of Contract*](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/OSullivan-Hilliards-Law-Contract-Janet\/dp\/0198807821\/ref=dp_ob_title_bk) (2018 8 ed). p. 376.\n\n\n\n> \n> 15.54 Acceptance of a repudiatory breach must be clear and unequivocal, but need not be by\n>  express words. As the court said in *Heyman v Darwins* (1942):\n> \n> \n> \n> > \n> > The other party may \u2026 \u2019accept the repudiation\u2019 by so acting as to make it plain that,\n> >  in view of the wrongful action of the party who has repudiated, he claims to treat the\n> >  contract as at an end, in which case he can sue at once for damages.\n> > \n> > \n> > \n> \n> \n> This acceptance must generally be communicated to the other party (described as a\n>  \u2018basic and well known principle\u2019 by the Privy Council in *Sookraj v Samaroo* (2004)) or\n>  at least \u2018overtly evinced\u2019 to him, but can the innocent party accept the repudiation by\n>  mere failure to perform its future obligations? In *State Trading Corpn [not a typo] of India* (1989), the Court of Appeal suggested not, since **\u2018such conduct would be equivocal and equally\n>  consistent with a decision not to exercise the right to treat the contract as repudiated\u2019**.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nHow's the emboldened phrase true?\n\n\nSuppose a promisee contracted to do\/not do something. If he then doesn't\/does it, can't the promisor infer that the promisee's mere failure to perform future obligations consists with the promisee's decision to repudiate the contract? \n\n\n\n\n---\n\n\n[Westlaw has *The State Trading Corporation of India Limited v M. Golodetz Limited*](https:\/\/login.westlaw.co.uk\/maf\/wluk\/app\/document?&suppsrguid=i0ad6ada60000016a7ad33ea68ec13a33&docguid=I6EFA25B14A5111E2AFC5ADE6B0249198&hitguid=I6EFA25B04A5111E2AFC5ADE6B0249198&rank=1&spos=1&epos=1&td=2225&crumb-action=append&context=12&resolvein=true):\n\n\n\n> \n> This brings me to what I would respectfully regard as a red herring in the argument on behalf of STC which the learned judge considered at p. 188 of his judgment. STC sought to counter the arbitrators' finding that on 23rd December the sellers had brought the contract to an end (in the popular sense) by submitting that STC's silence or continuing unwillingness to open the letter of credit between 19th and 23rd December might in itself be regarded as an acceptance of the sellers' assumed breach of condition. In my view this is not a tenable proposition. What is commonly referred to as an acceptance of a repudiation must be communicated to the party in breach or at least overtly evinced: see e.g. Chitty on Contracts, 25th ed. vol. 1 para. 1598, *[Heyman v. Darwins (1942) AC 356 at p. 361](https:\/\/login.westlaw.co.uk\/maf\/wluk\/app\/document?src=doc&linktype=ref&context=13&crumb-action=replace&docguid=IBFF78C61E42711DA8FC2A0F0355337E9)* and The Mihalis Angelos (1971) 1 QB 164 explicitly at p. 204 E per Megaw LJ. The decision of the High Court of Australia in Holland v. Wiltshire (1954) 90 CLR 409 shows that an unequivocal overt act which is inconsistent with the subsistence of the contract may be sufficient, without any concurrent manifestation of intent directed to the other party. But saying and doing nothing at all, other than a continuing failure to perform, cannot constitute an acceptance of a repudiation even if the grounds for such an acceptance then exist. **Such conduct would be equivocal and equally consistent with a decision not to exercise the right to treat the contract as repudiated**.\n> \n> \n> It follows that I cannot accept that STC's silence and inactivity between 18th and 23rd December can be regarded as having had any legal consequences. No doubt they were reluctant, if not unwilling, to pay a large sum in U.S. dollars against documents for a cargo lying at the bottom of the sea, perhaps in particular since it was insured in India and therefore not necessarily in some external currency. Such a reaction would be commercially understandable although legally incorrect.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"How's a \"mere failure to perform future obligations\" equivocal and equally consistent with not exercising the right to repudiate the contract?"}
{"Id":18618,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-04-26T22:49:10.220","Score":1,"ViewCount":76.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-04-29T13:28:14.430","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"This question is about a company that is a Delaware corporation but which does business in California (has offices there, and sells to customers there).\n\n\nIf that company wanted to use a DBA, would the DBA need to be registered in Delaware, California, or both?\n\n\nAlso, in which county\/counties in each state should the DBA be registered?\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"Where to register a DBA (company Doing Business As) name?"}
{"Id":37534,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-02-23T12:06:04.630","Score":4,"ViewCount":94.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-02-23T19:32:15.837","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I purchased [this board](https:\/\/www.st.com\/en\/evaluation-tools\/nucleo-f767zi.html) from [Digi-Key](https:\/\/www.digikey.com\/product-detail\/en\/stmicroelectronics\/NUCLEO-F767ZI\/497-16525-ND\/6004740) for $27.97.\n\n\nLater, I noticed on the ST website that there is a [license agreement](https:\/\/www.st.com\/resource\/en\/license_agreement\/evaluationproductlicenseagreement.pdf) for the board. (To be clear, I did not agree to the license when I purchased the board from Digi-Key, not even in a click-through fashion.)\n\n\nWhat disturbs me about the license is that it seems to apply not only to the software\/firmware, but to the physical board itself. And it states that:\n\n\n\n> \n> STMicroelectronics (\u201cST\u201d) grants You the right to use the enclosed Evaluation Board offering limited features only to evaluate\n>  and test ST products solely for Your evaluation and testing purposes in a research and development setting.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nIt's not clear that my use would be \"evaluation and testing,\" since I intend to actually do something useful\/practical with it. (i. e. I am a [maker](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maker_culture) and intend to incorporate it into a project I'm building.)\n\n\nFurthermore, the license says that the board may not be resold. Although I'm not really intending to resell it, I would generally consider something I bought to be fair game to eBay when I'm done with it and don't need it anymore. How does this restriction fit with the Doctrine of First Sale?\n\n\nI intend to use [open source software](https:\/\/os.mbed.com\/) on the board, to the extent possible. Though there are possibly some bits of the firmware (maybe the bootloader, for example) which are closed-source and cannot be replaced. Does the existence of this firmware on the board mean that ST Microelectronics can control what the board as a whole is used for?\n\n\nAs a hypothetical, could the manufacturer of a washing machine include a \"license agreement\" which prohibits selling the washing machine to someone else when you don't need it anymore? (And if the answer is \"no\", what makes it different than my situation?)\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"Can a license agreement apply to a physical object?"}
{"Id":1927,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-08-20T00:31:48.487","Score":2,"ViewCount":52.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-08-20T07:09:26.760","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If I'm looking to build an app or write a book and I wish to use statistics, am I allowed to basically use their numbers as long as I cite where it is coming from? If I do make a profit from it, do I owe any royalties to the original scientists\/surveyers? Must I ask them for permission?\n\n\nCurrently, the poll data in question is from this website but I'd like to know what's within bounds. The data is from various major media outlets like FOX.\n\n\n<http:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/epolls\/2016\/president\/us\/2016_republican_presidential_nomination-3823.html>\n\n\nMy intuition pulls me towards thinking that I see books reference hundreds of studies all the time and public polls should be open information to everyone, but on the other hand commercial interests may be legally entangling.\n\n\nI'm not experienced at all in law, so I'd like to hear what you think. Thanks\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"US Can public survey or experimental data be used in profit content if cited?"}
{"Id":11309,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-06-30T21:13:58.873","Score":1,"ViewCount":34.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-06-30T21:13:58.873","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"What are the necessary steps to protect a product name for a subscription based cloud application?\n\n\nPrimarly I want to target the EU-market, though theoretically the product could be used worldwide.\nOutside of the EU, I specifically plan to target Russia, and the Russian speaking countries as well.\n\n\nWhat I did so far:\n\n\n* I own the domain name which corresponds to the product name\n* I have started a trademark protection application (EUTM) with the European Union Intellectual property office. This includes the product name, product service category and a product logo.\n\n\nIn case the EUTM registration completes and confirms my trademark ownership, can I feel safe and market the product?\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Guidelines for product name protection"}
{"Id":50874,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-04-21T03:57:20.013","Score":2,"ViewCount":60.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-04-21T04:09:45.587","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Pair programming is a practice in which two or more people get in front of a computer and collaborate on writing program. Usually, one person is \"driving\" by typing the actual program, while the other person offers tips or direction. Suppose that two people pair program for a while, and only one of those people ever touches the keyboard. Does the person who never touched the keyboard hold any copyright over the produced work? What happens if the person who never touched the keyboard works for a large tech company, which claims copyright over the works of all of its employees?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Copyright and pair programming"}
{"Id":17843,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-03-19T19:58:52.170","Score":0,"ViewCount":68.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-03-19T22:22:51.670","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Let's say, I want to make a computer video game that is based on some book.\n\n\nAs far as I am concerned, to make such game a reality, I need to acquire the rights.\n\n\nHow can I achieve that goal? Should I contact for such issue book publisher by email?\nOr there's some government entity which processes such inquiries?\n\n\nI'm interested in specific case, when author of the book died long ago.\n\n\nI understand that I probably didn't do enough research on that topic, but I really like to have any advice, at least where should I start my search.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"How to find a rightholder?"}
{"Id":31403,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-08-31T17:21:44.433","Score":4,"ViewCount":386.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-09-01T11:34:25.943","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Some Background:\n\n\nMy wife utilized a personal training service from a fitness\/gym company in Michigan. She signed up for a year contract knowing that she would have to move approximately 9 month into the contract. That contract expired last month, and (to nobodies surprise), we got billed again this month. Digging though my records, I have a signed contract stating that the service is for 1 year, and then goes month-to-month. I have placed 2 phone calls giving the requisite 40 days notice that I wished to cancel, the first time I was informed that I must make an in-person visit to cancel (a 3 hour drive one way for me), the second time I was assured it would not be renewed as month-to-month. Fast forward to this month, I get a bill where I don't expect one.\n\n\nQuestion:\n\n\nI contested the last charge, which was outside the scope of the original year-long contract. I also had my bank re-issue my credit card so they cannot bill me further. What can this fitness company try to do to keep taking my money, and what can I do to either head them off, or prevent them from charging us for a service we don't use, and have no intention of using, and is also not under contract anymore?\n\n\nLocation:\n\n\nMichigan, USA\n\n\nUPDATE: A phone call to corporate seems to have resolved the issue. I still ended up getting a new CC number, and contesting the last charge. Will update again if anything ugly happens.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"Gym Membership Cancellation - Michigan, USA"}
{"Id":39157,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-04-15T20:35:39.963","Score":8,"ViewCount":303.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-04-16T12:57:32.237","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I went to my local UPS store to send a package to a place in North Carolina that buys dishes, crystal, and flatware. I handed the UPS store the address and the clerk printed out the ticket because of the nature of the item being shipped, I opted for insurance. \n\n\nA week later, I see that the package made it from California to North Carolina, but said it was on its way back. I call the recipient and they told me that UPS will not deliver to them because there is a lawsuit between the recipient and UPS. The company (recipient) did not refuse my package, they never got my package. I call UPS consumer service and was told that the recipient should have told me not to use UPS and refused to give me a refund.\n\n\nCan UPS take my money and business, if they had no intention of fulfilling their side of the transaction? \n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"Is UPS allowed to take my money and business without intention to fulfill its side of the transaction?"}
{"Id":3492,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-09T06:29:37.877","Score":1,"ViewCount":2350.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-07-22T23:16:15.743","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"In France, you can pay a yearly fee to an organisation called [\"SACEM\"](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9_des_auteurs,_compositeurs_et_%C3%A9diteurs_de_musique) and use copyrighted works to make profit in various ways.\n\n\nIs there an equivalent in the USA?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Equivalent of the French SACEM in the USA?"}
{"Id":47514,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-12-17T14:47:02.560","Score":-3,"ViewCount":178.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-12-18T14:28:41.277","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am planning to start targeting small businesses owned by veterans, and apply for jobs while wearing a hidden recorder. \n\n\nI plan to bait them by stating during my request to apply for a job, \"soldiers are nothing more than hired killers and deserve contempt.\"\n\n\nIf they terminate the interview at that point I will then sue them for discrimination based on my political beliefs, which is illegal in my state (california).\n\n\nRinse, repeat.\n\n\nI know that recording a private conversation is illegal and won't be admitted in court, but I plan to get around that by doing this in a public area of their business where other people are around. This will also help keep me from being physically assaulted by stating my belief.\n\n\nCan this tactic of inciting a strong emotional reaction that betrays someone into admitting an illegal discrimination be used to destroy veteran businesses?\n\n\nThanks for any help you can give. I'm very excited by this plan and looking to tighten down the loose ends. Murderers don't deserve to have the economic power to run businesses.\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Secretly recording job applications to incite the manager into EEOC violation"}
{"Id":5880,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-12-17T19:15:43.270","Score":2,"ViewCount":58.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-12-17T22:36:24.130","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm a software developer that (finally) has a working prototype of an app that I've been moonlighting with. I'm about 4 months out from having it 'market ready' and would like to form a 'barebones LLC' for a number of reasons:\n\n\n* I need to start reaching out to prospective clients to see if I can use them to trial a \"soft release\" of the app and incorporate their feedback into the final v1 product launch\n* I'd like to associate some intellectual property with a business, not myself personally\n* Soon I'll need to start signing contracts and would like the protection of an LLC\n\n\n**Now I fully understand that using a lawyer or a legal service is highly advised here. Duly noted! *But*, I think I'm *more* than capable of handling this initial barebones formation (which consists of just myself, no partners\/members, etc.).** If you disagree, please give me the reasons! Otherwise, my question is written from the perspective of someone who wishes to execute the LLC formation by himself\/herself (\"*himerself*\").\n\n\nFrom what I can tell, formation in NYS (not NY City or any of the 5 boroughs) is as simple as:\n\n\n* Writing an *Articles of Organization*, which I can bum from free\/open source online templates and tweak as needed; then\n* Filing these Articles with NYS Department of Corporations, and pay the $200 fee; then\n* Announce the formation in 2 newspaper publications in the county of formation\n\n\nHere are my concerns:\n\n\n* How do I determine which newspapers qualify as publications (and hence satisfy that criterium)? Does the DoC maintain a list somewhere?\n* Any other important *formation* steps I'm missing? For instance, do I need to file financial statements with the NYS Dept of Taxation\/Finance and\/or IRS as soon as the LLC is formed? How about obtaining a FEIN? Etc.\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"Exact minimal steps to forming an LLC in NYS?"}
{"Id":19681,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-06-20T00:09:09.893","Score":0,"ViewCount":250.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-06-20T01:05:42.107","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I had this idea of developing a mobile app that allows users to download videos from twitter and youtube to be able to access them offline.. is this considered illegal? (sorry if my question is in the wrong place)\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Twitter\/Youtube video downloader app"}
{"Id":26044,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-02-13T18:02:49.280","Score":0,"ViewCount":86.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-02-14T00:17:14.810","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If a Canadian citizen commits a crime against another Canadian in the USA and Canada, can that person be arrested and prosecuted in both Canada and the USA?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Can a Canadian committing a crime against a Canadian in both the USA & Canada be prosecuted in both countries?"}
{"Id":11034,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-06-17T02:04:35.287","Score":3,"ViewCount":647.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-06-17T09:51:18.817","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"In Canada, format shifting is explicitly allowed under the new [copyright modernization act](http:\/\/laws-lois.justice.gc.ca\/eng\/annualstatutes\/2012_20\/FullText.html). I have a program and hardware that allow me to convert VHS tapes to digital copies. \n\n\nFrom what I understand about owning movies, is that you buy a new movie, what you are actually purchasing is a license to view that movie on your own home, you never own the movie itself, because of the copyright.\n\n\nI could take the time to convert all my VHS, but there's no guarantee it would be the same quality as when I first purchased it.\n\n\nIf you can only own a license to watch a movie in your home, and format shifting is not an infringement of copyright, then is it legal for someone to download digital copies of movies that they have already purchased a license to view in their homes in another format? \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is downloading videos you already own illegal?"}
{"Id":939,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-07-06T09:44:48.437","Score":5,"ViewCount":1074.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-07-06T16:57:32.923","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"In the past, copyright terms have been repeatedly extended, and some people have called for extensions that would effectively make copyright eternal, such as terms of 10.000 years or \"forever minus one day\".\n\n\nIf a law were passed today in the United States extending copyright from its current term of \"life of the author + 70 years\" to \"life of the author + 10.000 years\", what exactly would happen? In particular:\n\n\n* Would, say, Shakespeare's works (published before the introduction of copyright) leave the public domain?\n* Would works previously under copyright whose original copyright term had already expired gain renewed copyright?\n* If the answer to the second question is yes, what would happen to derivative works of those works?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"What would happen if copyright were extended (almost) indefinitely?"}
{"Id":26733,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-03-10T14:26:15.000","Score":2,"ViewCount":939.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-04-06T14:28:59.987","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":7,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"There seem to be reasons that a court might find the Stormy Daniels NDA to be non-enforceable. I am listing some and would like to know if there are examples that support a court rejecting such NDA agreements. Payment was made to conceal something that the public has a right to know for national security reasons. Payment was made in a criminal manner or to conceal a crime. A person agrees to something that they have a constitutional right to do, such as get married, or in this case speak about their rulers. I have this sense that our founders wanted the first amendment to protect us from abusive rulers and dictators, and I can even envision a place where Donald Trump says he paid everyone in the USA ( via a $1 rebate on their 1040) to never speak against him. \n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"Is the Stormy Daniels NDA enforceable?"}
{"Id":22406,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-09-04T02:59:44.960","Score":0,"ViewCount":100.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-09-07T00:29:13.260","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Let's say an internet provider (ex: Comcast, At&t, Verizon) says to their users: Hey we have this new free internet access, however, by using it the end ad content will be changed to our liking -for example they can change Ad Units to show their ads or inject ads into content.\n\n\nWhat are the legal repercussions here? If the end user's agree, can sites that serve ads (ex: Google Adsense) sue you for replacing their content?\n\n\nAlso wondering about any other issues that can arise from such action.\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Can an internet provider replace content of websites if the end user is aware of it?"}
{"Id":48181,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-01-15T02:27:05.917","Score":0,"ViewCount":96.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-01-15T03:03:24.033","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"A convenience store clerk refused to sell me tobacco when I declined her request to scan my ID. I did allow her to inspect my picture ID which clearly showed my age to be 63 (as if she couldn't tell by my degenerative condition). She stated it was now state law that everyone gets scanned in California. I can find no such law. No store has requested my ID since. \nMy question is:\nDo I have the right to demand proof of a law which I believe to be non-existent or interpreted wrong?\n\n\n","text_label":"civil-law","title":"If a retailer refuses to sell an item citing a state law are they required to prove the legitimacy of the law?"}
{"Id":9486,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-05-26T05:02:39.483","Score":5,"ViewCount":603.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-05-26T05:18:40.110","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Can a person violate copyright by taking notes? For example if I am reading a book and want to copy a full paragraph, word for word, into my notes and don't cite it, is that copyright violation? What if the notes are online (Google Drive) and I want to add a picture, and I copy and paste a picture of McDonald's or a famous piece of artwork into it. Technically, would that be breaking copyright?\n\n\nMy understanding is that fair use has nothing to do here as fair use applies to something (sort of) new.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can taking notes violate copyright?"}
{"Id":35605,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-12-23T18:06:10.543","Score":1,"ViewCount":308.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-12-23T20:40:49.743","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I have stumbled across a few websites:\n\n\n* <https:\/\/www.truepeoplesearch.com\/>\n* <https:\/\/www.familytreenow.com>\n* <https:\/\/www.fastpeoplesearch.com>\n* www.truthfinder.com\n\n\nthat contain a lot of detailed information about me: \n\n\n* my age,\n* and all the places I have lived in the U.S.\n* possible names\n* people I hang out with\n* email\n* phone numbers\n\n\nI know that I have never put my addresses anywhere online. In addition, they do share information about my associates (people I hang out with). I understand that you can see who hangs out with whom on Facebook, however, that information in principle can be hidden from public and Facebook shouldn't share it(or whatever)\n\n\nIs there a way to report websites like this? Can they legally share my information with the public like that? They do allow removal of the information, but I don't want to hunt down all websites and try to remove it manually. \n\n\nCan I report these websites to U.S. regulators?\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Can 3rd party websites share my personal information without my consent or knowledge?"}
{"Id":47578,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-12-19T23:18:29.893","Score":1,"ViewCount":64.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-12-22T23:15:35.563","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"China is about to roll out a new encryption law that will require the Chinese government \"to seize all communications, data, and other information stored in electronic form that belong to foreign companies.\" ([reference](https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/chinas-new-encryption-law-poses-threat-to-us-companies-experts-warn_3178810.html)) The article referenced goes on to mention that VPNs will no longer be private, if even allowed, and even private servers may be prohibited. My question is how this new law will affect devices produced in China and exported to the US. For example, will OnePlus devices receive an OTA update that will contain a backdoor? What about Oppo, Lenovo, Huawei, and others?\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Will China's new encryption laws affect electronics exported to the USA?"}
{"Id":18781,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-05-04T15:46:41.420","Score":-1,"ViewCount":400.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-04-18T20:56:27.233","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Article 1 section 9 part 8 says:\n\n\n\n> \n> No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no\n>  Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall,\n>  without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument,\n>  Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or\n>  foreign State.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nI would argue, logically, that when congress exempts itself from laws and taxes that all other citizens and legal residents of the US are required to comply with, based solely on their position of authority in the government this is a defacto title of nobility.\n\n\nThe problem that the founders sought to counter with the prohibition on granting titles of nobility was not the honorific, but rather the special rights and benefits that would be conferred to those people that set them apart from, and make them above the laws that every one else is required to follow.\n\n\nCan a valid arguement be made in court that is in fact a violation of the Constitutional ban on awarding titles of nobility? Has this ever been tried before?\n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"Does congress exempting themselves violate Article 1 Section 9(8) of the Constitution?"}
{"Id":3554,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-10T20:26:09.890","Score":4,"ViewCount":320.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-03-14T18:45:42.610","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":9,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Let's say I want to assess how comfortable a candidate is with casual conversation, and if he would fit into our business culture. If I ask a question like \"What kind of music do you like?\", is that legal? The question is definitely not relevant to essential job functions, but based on how he answers I can assess how well he would fit in our company culture.\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Are all interview questions that don't apply to essential functions illegal?"}
{"Id":30330,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-07-17T13:52:18.040","Score":9,"ViewCount":2467.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-07-18T14:52:44.310","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"For example, I do some work for my employer in the 2016-2017 tax year, but they take a while to pay me and I only actually get paid in the 2017-2018 tax year. \n\n\n**In which tax year should that income be included - the year when the work was done, or the year it was paid for?**\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Is income tax due when the work is done, or when it is paid?"}
{"Id":38103,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-03-14T03:24:26.850","Score":1,"ViewCount":46.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-03-14T03:42:23.763","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Company A signs a contract with company B, a scrap metal vendor, to buy all of company A\u2019s scrap metal produced. Company A sells out to new owners and changes names. Company B continues to purchase scrap metal from the new company A under the contract terms. New company A wants to change scrap vendorswhen the contact expired, but there is a 1 year auto renewal clause if Company A does not give 30 days written notice from the expiration of the contract. Since Company B did not sign any type of Novation to the new Company A\u2019s name is the contract null and void?\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"Break Contract after company sells to new owners and changes names"}
{"Id":37221,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-02-13T23:28:13.153","Score":4,"ViewCount":331.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-02-21T22:04:44.200","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"So Kickstarter allows non-adults to start a fundraising campaign with parents agreement. But how about the taxes after they (teens) received their funds? What type of taxes does Kickstarter's funds count as. Do teens have to pay taxes for their fund (like maybe as income)?\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Do teens have to pay tax for the funds they get from crowdfunding?"}
{"Id":15414,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-11-22T11:34:00.613","Score":0,"ViewCount":155.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-12-25T17:47:54.240","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have just resigned from my current company and I briefly mentioned I have unused annual leave left to take.\n\n\nThey have told me, it is company policy to pay leaving employees for unused annual leave, and thus their preferred option is that I do not take my remaining annual leave.\n\n\nIs this enforceable in the United Kingdom by law?\n\n\nMy employment contract doesn't specifically say that.\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Can a company disallow taking annual leave during a notice period?"}
{"Id":16155,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-01-03T05:23:07.847","Score":0,"ViewCount":144.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-01-03T05:49:14.460","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Question: How can an advocate lend his exertions to all, while lending himself to none: this appears a logical contradiction? Lending exertions to all logically, implies 'lending something of oneself to all'. \n\n\nSecondary Source: p. 96 Top, [*Is Killing People Right?*](https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/books\/is-killing-people-right\/BFEF1D0B685077D498DE902A67A0AB50) (2016) by Allan C. Hutchinson.\n\n\n\n> \n> Indeed, the mantra of the defence bar is that they 'lend their exertions to all, and themselves to none.'\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nPrimary Source: \n\n\n\n> \n> Brennan J considered the proper role of counsel in an adversarial context in *Giannarelli v Wraith* (1988) 165 CLR 543 at 578-79:\n> \n> \n> \n> > \n> > Counsel (whether barrister or solicitor) may appear to represent the adversaries, but counsel\u2019s duty is to assist the court in the doing of justice according to law. A client - and perhaps the public - may sometimes think that the primary duty of counsel in adversary proceedings is to secure a judgment in favour of the client. Not so. The true position was stated by Lord Eldon in *Ex parte Lloyd* (5 November 1822, reported as a note in *Ex parte Elsee* (1830) Mont. 69, at p. 70n., at p. 72):\n> > \n> > \n> > \n> > > \n> > > **He lends his exertions to all, himself to none. [Bold mine]** The result of the cause is to him a matter of indifference. It is for the court to decide. It is for him to argue. He is, however he may be represented by those who understand not his true situation, merely an officer assisting in the administration of justice, and acting under the impression, that truth is best discovered by powerful statements on both sides of the question.\n> > > \n> > > \n> > > \n> > \n> > \n> > \n> \n> \n> \n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"How is this not a logical contradiction: 'He lends his exertions to all, himself to none.'?"}
{"Id":11598,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-07-13T17:01:18.263","Score":3,"ViewCount":337.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-07-28T00:05:44.490","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"The question is very simple, does the trademarking of a name, mean that they own that trademark in every language?\n\n\nFor instance, ***Windows*** is a trademarked product that has their namesake trademarked to protect against unauthorized usage. Could I then trademark the name sake ***Fenestrae***? For those less versed in classical languages, *\"Fenestrae\"* is the Latin word for *\"Windows\"*.\n\n\nWhat laws or consequences might I face from doing such a thing? Would I even be able to trademark the namesake?\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Do trademarks span multiple languages?"}
{"Id":23239,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-10-10T17:55:07.493","Score":0,"ViewCount":154.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-10-11T15:08:10.667","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"A year ago I started working at a well known company and it turned out to be a lot worse than expected, so I'd like to leave ASAP since I already made plans for the future. As part of employment I was also given some money for relocation and other expenses. \n\n\nFor it, there is a sentence in my contract (last part shortened):\n\n\n\n> \n> In the event that you choose to leave the company within 12 months of the start of your job responsibilities (start date for new hires or internal transfer date), all relocation cash allowances and money ... must be paid back.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nMy question (it might be more of an English than law related), but does within 12 months mean if:\n\n\n1. The date when I stop working (my last work day) is within those 12 months,\n2. I make a decision within first 12 months (officially give my resignation in first 12 months, even if then by notice period obligation I still work 13th month),\n3. Something else :)?\n\n\nThanks!\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Paying back relocation money and resignation"}
{"Id":11062,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-06-19T18:47:14.853","Score":1,"ViewCount":122.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-06-19T20:53:47.397","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am working on a device which is in the prototyping stages. We may at some point decide that we have proven the concept of the device, and then we would need to sort out intellectual property. I am trying to determine who or what owns this device, and whether I would receive any part of future royalties.\n\n\nI was studying X as part of my PhD thesis work. I showed X to a visiting colleague and he suggested that X could be turned into a device with a specific and useful purpose. I am a graduate student at a university. We sent a proposal to a government institution requesting funding to prototype this device. The proposal was shot down, but they did provide useful feedback regarding what they would like to see proven to verify that the device would work. \n\n\nI am now working as an intern at another government institution which has good facilities and people for building devices. We are building a prototype of the device in order to test the concerns the previous government institution had. The place I am working is providing some funding for materials. \n\n\nAssuming the tests go correctly, we will apply for a large grant from a 3rd government institution. \n\n\nSo I finally mentioned all parties, and I am would like to know who will own the intellectual property of this device (or will it be split). Will it by my school? The colleague who proposed the device? The first, second, or third government institution? My Adviser? Anyone and everyone who contributed in some part? Or finally, can I get a piece of the action myself?\n\n\nAll of this took place in the United States\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Who owns the Intellectual Property of this Device?"}
{"Id":41739,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-06-04T14:14:00.913","Score":0,"ViewCount":116.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-07-04T00:11:54.520","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I have had a Limited company UK contract, with an Agency and worked at their end-client.\nAfter working for a few months, my role was suddenly terminated by the client (i.e. the end client, no reason given in writing). But she told (in writing ) that - they will be paying for the full notice.\n\n\nIt seems that - my agency signed me for 1 month (both way) on my contract but under the hood they seems to have signed 1\/2 month with the client. And now agency is saying they are unable to pay for the difference as client\u2019s only gonna pay for - what they want to pay\u2014 Since client is the supreme authority.\n\n\nWhat can we do about it? Will I be able to dispute with the agency on hidden shorter notice period which wasn\u2019t disclosed to me?\n\n\nCheers\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"Notice period fraud"}
{"Id":51935,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-05-30T23:08:49.420","Score":0,"ViewCount":85.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-06-04T18:17:19.333","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Is a dislocated shoulder or broken arm bone more severe?\n\n\nMy argument is that a dislocated shoulder has potential for repeat dislocation and therefore is a more aggravated lasting injury. Which is considered more severe, a broken arm bone or dislocated shoulder?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Which is more severe in an aggravated assault case?"}
{"Id":36215,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-01-15T12:53:01.817","Score":0,"ViewCount":40.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-01-16T04:19:46.123","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"How does one write no AirBNB into a rental contract that AirBNB or the like is forbidden? Is this merely a form of subleasing? Assume a venue of Florida.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"What is the label associated with AirBNB?"}
{"Id":14387,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-10-03T22:55:51.310","Score":1,"ViewCount":105.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-10-03T23:06:59.063","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Let's say there is a copyrighted book which is published illegally by someone. Is it also illegal for the people who have received the book to read it?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is reading an illegally copied book illegal on its own?"}
{"Id":28501,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-05-14T22:30:00.957","Score":8,"ViewCount":833.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-05-15T06:22:02.340","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I have several different versions of the same software (written in .Net\/WPF) that interact with different brands of hardware. I decided to discontinue one of the platforms. The company that sells the hardware for that platform approached me about purchasing the software source code from me so they can continue to sell the software to their customers.\n\n\nSo, I would rework the UI and rebrand it so it doesn't look exactly like the other versions of the software, and they could claim it as their own. My question is, is there a way for me to sell and give them the source, without putting myself in legal danger since 50% of the source code is still in use with the other versions of the program I will continue selling?\n\n\nThe client is fully aware of the situation, and is not interested in exclusive rights to the code. They just want to be able to take it over (and modify it if need be) so they can continue to sell it.\n\n\n","text_label":"software","title":"Can I sell computer source code that I reuse in other applications that I still sell?"}
{"Id":11285,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-06-29T11:03:24.673","Score":3,"ViewCount":263.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-10-11T05:22:02.423","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Say that I read on the internet a funny story with a punch line at the end saying: \"Don't buy it if the experts publish studies about it.\"\n\n\nI liked it and I drew a comic on a bit different topic including the same phrase. What if I were about to sell it?\n\n\nWould it be possible to succesfully sue me in the USA?\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Is joke an intellectual property?"}
{"Id":1576,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-08-02T00:59:20.270","Score":5,"ViewCount":7232.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-12-10T10:47:08.037","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"When publishing an app in the Google Play store, I would like to use the \u00ae symbol for the name of a product that is not registered as a trademark in the USA, but it has been registered as such in the Benelux. Is it fine to use the \u00ae symbol there?\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Can I use the \u00ae symbol in the play store for a trademark registered in the Benelux?"}
{"Id":49996,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-03-18T15:20:52.403","Score":-2,"ViewCount":232.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-03-19T10:25:42.203","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"[![enter image description here](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/RJY7J.jpg)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/RJY7J.jpg)\n\n\nI wanna know if this is correct or not, if someone can help please!\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"I wanna know if this is correct or not, if someone can help please!"}
{"Id":28600,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-05-17T17:25:11.400","Score":0,"ViewCount":137.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-05-19T03:56:10.370","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"If I have a game or some other online service I host in which:\n\n\n* It is forbidden for a subscriber to hold more than one account, OR\n* Even if it is not forbidden, to detect one person on multiple accounts for abuse prevention (such as enforcing a ban from the service)\n\n\ndoes the GDPR prevent me from using any of the following data *for the express and singular purpose* of accomplishing this goal?\n\n\n* IP Address\n* Email address\n* Password hash\n* Payment info (hashed, not raw)\n* Screen resolution\n* Video card model and driver version (via regular graphics API)\n* Running process list (as used by anticheat)\n* Hardware hash\n* Typing\/clicking cadence\n* Friends lists\n* Other on-service behavior (menus accessed, access patterns, etc)\n\n\nI'm aware of a [paper (Greidanus, 2017)](http:\/\/arno.uvt.nl\/show.cgi?fid=142935) that covers the legality of using various methods of client side cheat detection software that uses some of this data, but as the purpose would be different in this case, I assume the conclusion may not necessarily be the same.\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"GDPR: Detecting duplicate accounts in online services with customer data"}
{"Id":3592,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-12T16:04:09.677","Score":3,"ViewCount":122.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-09-13T17:28:02.687","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I've been researching user-readable software licenses, and it strikes me that even as they get simpler and cut words, they always start with a wordy passive-voice construction:\n\n\nMIT: `Permission is hereby granted ... to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the \"Software\")`\n\n\nISC: `Permission ... is hereby granted`\n\n\nBSD: `Redistribution ... are permitted`\n\n\nZlib: `Permission is granted to anyone`\n\n\nWhy do the licenses use this same sort of wording even as they simplify in other places? Is there a legal advantage to using it in favor of the more obvious *you may*?\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"Why do software licenses use passive voice?"}
{"Id":23702,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-11-01T01:28:57.653","Score":1,"ViewCount":137.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-11-02T00:54:31.387","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I plan on starting my second company as a corporation and filing as an S-Corp. Would my new business name still be\n\n\n\n> \n> Business Name Corporation\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nor is a different form used?\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"Do S-Corps and C-Corps both end their business names in \"Corp\"?"}
{"Id":22520,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-09-09T15:05:57.443","Score":2,"ViewCount":79.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-09-09T16:22:46.487","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Hosting copyrighted material without permission is illegal in most countries. However, what happens if two independent websites host seemingly random data, which combined (by XOR-ing) form a stream of copyrighted material?\n\n\nThe idea is rather simple, someone has digital copyrighted material, the digital form might be 011001 (CR). He then creates a random string of binary digits, for example 010111 (XOR1) and XORs the copyrighted material with the original, resulting in 001110 (XOR2). Both XOR1 and XOR2 seem random and unrelated to CR, but when XOR-ed, they form CR.\n\n\nNow this person anonymously uploads XOR1 and XOR2 to independent hosts, and publishes links to both on a third independent forum.\n\n\nI would assume the anonymous person violates the copyright, but do any of the three hosts do so as well? Can the copyright holder force the removal of XOR1 or XOR2, since for neither XOR1 nor XOR2 it is provable that it is derived from CR and independently both look random.\n\n\nMoreover, is the post on the forum illegal, as it describes how to get the copyrighted material, but doesn't host it itself?\n\n\nI am curious about this w.r.t. either Dutch or US law.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Hosting One time pad of copyrighted material"}
{"Id":39082,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-04-13T11:13:50.243","Score":1,"ViewCount":52.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-04-13T18:49:41.187","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"If I have developed an application on my own time and using my own resources, and that application could be highly valuable in performing my job, can I use it to get my work done without endangering my rights to my own intellectual property?\n\n\nFor example, say I have developed software that allows me to mark up PDF documents with great ease. This was done on my own time, using my own tools and equipment. If part of my job changes and I actually need to mark up PDFs for work, and I use my own custom tool to do it, am I opening the door to my employer having any rights to my software? Could they say that since I am using it for work, they have some claim to it?\n\n\nThanks!\n\n\n","text_label":"software","title":"Use of custom designed software at work?"}
{"Id":22714,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-09-18T16:44:43.883","Score":0,"ViewCount":359.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-10-18T18:17:02.660","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"In looking at Texas stalking laws, especially since 2015, in Section 42.072, it appears that even the following actions are illegal:\n\n\nPerson A and Person B are in an online but intimate and romantic relationship. Both live in Texas.\nFrom time to time one of them gets upset at the other and blocks the other from their social media page. But at some point they make up and resume the relationship.\n\n\nPerson A blocks Person B. This time for a month.\n\n\nPerson B thinks something is wrong so Person B attempts to contact Person A using email, social media, phone, texts, etc. Person B attempts for a month to make contact.\nPerson B sends several gifts to Person A's house. At no point does Person A respond in any way.\n\n\nNone of the messages Person B sends threatens violence in any way, nor is intended to annoy, harass or embarrass. (words used in the new Texas law)\n\n\nPerson B drove by Person A's house at one time, but didn't knock or attempt contact.\n\n\nThese attempts went on for about 2 months. Person B then gives up.\n\n\nPerson A then files stalking charges against Person B.\n\n\nFrom looking at Texas law, it appears that Person B has unwittingly committed several violations of the law if Person A feels annoyed in any way.\n\n\nIs this true? Or does there have to be intent? If so, how hard is intent to prove?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"How broad are Texas' stalking laws now?"}
{"Id":25092,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-01-04T11:23:50.713","Score":11,"ViewCount":1104.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-01-22T18:00:20.097","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am unsure where I heard of this, but the basic premise is that if an individual in says \"Sorry\" either to law-enforcement or to another party, they are in effect, assuming fault for a given action.\n\n\ni.e. car accident: two cars, one rear-ends the other. The presumably at-fault driver says \"Sorry\" and this is documented. Insurance companies would utilize such a statement as an admission of guilt.\n\n\nTo what degree is this claim true? Should a person in all potentially legal-situation remain silent and not communicate at all?\n\n\n","text_label":"liability","title":"Is saying \"Sorry\" assuming fault?"}
{"Id":15940,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-12-20T07:13:27.530","Score":3,"ViewCount":862.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-12-22T11:38:26.623","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have several old records and casettes of pop music albums some of which are damaged. While I am the legal owner of the recorded media, I do not own the copyright. I understand this. \n\n\nDoes purchasing the record or casette give me the right to listen to the music, and if so, could I legally download and listen to songs that were on my damaged casette or record? \n\n\nOr do I have to buy the CD of the recording?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can I legally download an MP3 version of songs on a record or casette that I purchased but is now damaged?"}
{"Id":19534,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-06-11T21:00:16.953","Score":0,"ViewCount":167.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-06-11T23:09:37.467","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Suppose Party A and Party B sign a letter of intent wherein Part A is selling its assets to Party B. Over time, they are working together to nail down all the details of the agreement in a full contract. But the letter of intent already defines everything both parties see as important at the time that letter is signed.\n\n\nBecause everyone knows that the sale is in progress, Part A is severely hampered in many ways; its employees start leaving, other potential buyers disappear. Since Party B wants to be purchasing an intact business, it starts supplying some staff to work at Party A's offices while the details of the contract are worked out.\n\n\nBefore long, Party A becomes completely dependent on Party B's offer. It is no longer in a condition where it could find another buyer for remotely the original price if Party B backed out.\n\n\nAt this point, Party B adds an extreme demand which was not contemplated in the letter of intent, which is very deleterious to Party A's interests. It won't back down; it demands this new stipulation or it will back out of the sale.\n\n\nIt seems to me that this situation is extremely abusive, and that it should be possible to successfully sue Party B for severely damaging the prospects for a satisfactory sale of Party A's assets. Party B seems to be operating in an extremely manipulative manner which shows bad faith. \n\n\nIs there any case law that supports this view (or supports the opposite view)? Is there a specific legal principle in play here which has a name?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Contract: one party changes the terms after the other has become dependent on deal"}
{"Id":16159,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-12-31T02:10:11.323","Score":2,"ViewCount":1300.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-05-24T11:33:09.637","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If a President-elect was proven to have colluded with Foreign operatives to interfere with our presidential election, could he or she be charged with treason?\n\n\nWhat we know: \n\n\n\n> \n> **TREASON**. Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war\n>  against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort\n>  within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall\n>  suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and\n>  fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be\n>  incapable of holding any office under the United States.  \n> \n>  (*June 25,\n>  1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 807; Pub. L. 103\u2013322, title XXXIII,\n>  \u00a7\u202f330016(2)(J), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2148.*)\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n**ENEMY OF THE STATE**: According to *50 USCS \u00a7 2204 [Title 50. War and National Defense; Chapter 39. Spoils of War]*, \"enemy of the United States\" means:\n\n\n\n> \n> any country, government, group, or person that has been engaged in\n>  hostilities, whether or not lawfully authorized, with the United\n>  States; (3) the term \"person\" means (A) any natural person; (B) any\n>  corporation, partnership, or other legal entity; and (C) any\n>  organization, association, or group.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nBut what is the legal definition of hostilities? Must it include a declaration of war? Much could be parsed and debated but I'm not at all sure he could actually be charged, even if it's proven he colluded. \n\n\nWhat say ye??\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"If proven, would collusion with Russia to interfere with election meet criteria for charge of treason?"}
{"Id":40700,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-05-04T04:33:07.337","Score":3,"ViewCount":338.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-05-04T23:51:14.683","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"**Question** (short version):\n\n\nMy probation has been transferred to my home state via Interstate Compact. Can the sending state still compel me to resubmit a new DNA sample?\n\n\n\n\n---\n\n\n**Background:**\n\n\n* I was convicted of a crime in New York State (New York City), but I live in New Jersey.\n* As part of my plea agreement, I received probation.\n* Once convicted, I submitted the mandatory DNA swab (pursuant to NY State law and the conditions of my probation).\n* I reside in New Jersey, so my probation was immediately transferred to NJ via Interstate Compact. (As far I know, this means that I have no further legal connection to NY.)\n* I still travel to NY regularly, and stay overnight, as I have family there. Before each overnight trip, I request (and am granted) a travel permit from my NJ probation officer.\n* 4 months after my conviction and subsequent transfer to NJ, my former *NYC* Probation Officer contacted me, stating that the initial DNA sample that she'd taken was unable to be processed by their lab, and that I should come in (to NYC) ASAP to submit a new sample. She also sent a letter to my NJ Probation Officer, making the same request.\n\n\n\n\n---\n\n\n**Question** (detailed version):\n\n\n**Am I obligated to return to NY for another DNA collection? Does NY have any jurisdiction over me now that I've been transferred to NJ?**\n\n\nI acknowledge that I was required to submit the sample initially, which I did. Did my obligation end there, or am I required to resubmit until NY State is satisfied (bearing in mind that I neither reside in or am supervised by NY State)?\n\n\nThank you!\n\n\n\n\n---\n\n\nUpdate in response to questions: Let me state that (1) I've already discussed this with my NJ PO (she asked me to go to NY and submit a new sample, though I'm not sure whether she really cares whether I do), and (2) I'm looking for legal facts about my situation (e.g. what I'm legally *required or not required* to do), not advice on what I *should* do.\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Do I have to submit DNA again after first sample failed?"}
{"Id":18134,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-04-02T23:59:52.103","Score":0,"ViewCount":61.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-04-03T04:09:30.757","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I disputed with my roommate regarding the noise issue. During a dispute, I said \"If you keep making noise in the future, I will 1. contact the leasing office for feasible solutions 2. report this case to your professor(advisor) 3. cut off the in-room Internet\". He said it was illegal verbal threat and wanted to sue me. May I ask if what I said regarded as an illegal verbal threat? Does \"2.report this case to your professor\/advisor\" commits coercion in the second degree in NY? We are in NYC.\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Weather my comments committed coercion in the second degree in NY?"}
{"Id":40398,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-04-24T03:07:34.233","Score":2,"ViewCount":107.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-04-24T03:46:50.277","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"[*O'Sullivan & Hilliard's The Law of Contract*](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/OSullivan-Hilliards-Law-Contract-Janet\/dp\/0198807821\/ref=dp_ob_title_bk) (2018 8 ed). p. 90. \n\n\n\n> \n> 5.5 Better still, keep in mind some common examples of consideration in practice:\n> \n> \n> \u2022\u2002 Simultaneous contract and performance, like sale of goods at a supermarket:\n>  you get the goods and provide, by way of consideration, the price in return; the\n>  supermarket gets the price and provides, by way of consideration, the goods in\n>  return. Contrast this with a gift of goods\u2014the person making the gitf gets nothing\n>  in return and therefore the gift \u2018transaction\u2019 has no consideration and is not regarded as a binding contract. Of course, the relevance of the distinction between\n>  a binding contract and a purely gratuitous exchange is more significant where\n>  there is a gap in time between the formation of the contract and the date it is to be\n>  performed, as in the next category.\n> \n> \n> \u2022\u2002 Bilateral contract made before it is due to be performed, as where A and B make a\n>  contract in January for the purchase\/supply of grain in August: A\u2019s promise to pay\n>  the price is made in exchange for B\u2019s promise to supply the grain\u2014the law regards\n>  A\u2019s promise as the consideration for B\u2019s and vice versa. So there is a binding contract in January even though nothing is to be physically handed over until August.\n>  (Notice there is no external logic to this principle\u2014A\u2019s promise is only good consideration for B\u2019s because the law regards **it** as enforceable and therefore of value,\n>  and **it** is only regarded as enforceable because it is supported by **consideration**.\n>  But **it** is only supported by consideration if B\u2019s promise is enforceable and so it\n>  goes on *ad infinitum*! Despite this, it is a hugely important commercial principle.)\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n1. What does \"it\" refer to here?\n2. What 'consideration' is being referred by **consideration**?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"What's the antecedent of \"it\"? \"A\u2019s promise is only good consideration for B\u2019s because the law regards it as enforceable and therefore of value\""}
{"Id":5755,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-12-11T16:57:23.470","Score":1,"ViewCount":3374.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-08-24T13:16:14.520","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"There is an examination which contains multiple choice test questions.\n\n\nThese test questions aren't published anywhere (only the official test company has access to them). We have a licence from this official company to publish their practice questions, but **only** the ones they give us.\n\n\nThe official authority also has the official website with the same questions (but they don't include the ones in the official exam).\n\n\nBasically the official questions and the practice questions are 2 different sets. I can see that since the practice ones are published on their website, we need a licence from them (which we do have). But what about the exam questions that aren't published? Can we add them to our website and say that \"we came up with them ourselves?\" Also, what if we advertise them as real test questions?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Copyright Law, are the exam questions (that aren't published) protected by Copyright?"}
{"Id":38572,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-03-29T17:29:38.087","Score":0,"ViewCount":758.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-12-11T17:56:26.633","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm developing a web site for an artist, and I need to do a demo: can I use famous old paintings (from around 1400)?  \n\nDoes the owner of the original painting (like a museum) also own the copyright to a work of art?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can I use famous old artworks on my web site?"}
{"Id":21556,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-07-28T15:10:25.527","Score":0,"ViewCount":83.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-07-28T19:33:05.130","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I thought about postingthis in the Politics SE but this is a legal question. In [**this article**](https:\/\/www.adn.com\/politics\/2017\/07\/26\/trump-administration-signals-that-murkowskis-health-care-vote-could-have-energy-repercussions-for-alaska\/) it appears that US Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke has explicitly told two legislators from Alaska that the way they cast their votes in the Senate have put federally funded projects planned for Alaska \"in jeopardy\". There are a lot of different ways this could be done, but ultimately it boils down to how the Secretary will\/won't allocate funds for these projects.\n\n\nThe duty of the Legislative branch is to **faithfully represent** the people of their district\/state when creating laws. \n\n\nThe duty of the Executive branch is to **faithfully execute** the laws that the Legislature creates when implementing programs.\n\n\nThe Founders designed it so that the Legislative branch would control the \"Power of the Purse\" as one of its *checks & balances* versus the Executive branch, yet here it seems that an Executive branch department is saying *it* will control the purse unless Legislature does what the Executive wants.\n\n\nThis seems to me to be a violation of the Separations of Powers at the very least but it also sounds like extortion or bribery for congressional votes. Another issue is that this kind of financial\/political arm twisting essentially tries to force the legislators into representing the interests of the Executive *over* the interests of their constituents.\n\n\nI do realize that political backroom deals for pork barrel spending and earmarked projects are also subject to the same arguments, but in those cases the process is much more visible and the entire Congress has a final voice in approving the specific allocations.\n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"Is it legal for a US Secretary to fund\/defund projects based on political payback?"}
{"Id":16466,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-01-17T17:08:07.253","Score":0,"ViewCount":105.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-01-17T19:12:23.030","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I posted a video on Facebook and a page asked if they could use the video. I said as long as I get credit. That video now has almost 10 million views on their page and countless other pages and sites have used my video. Am I entitled to any of the money they make off of advertisements? Are pages legally allowed to use that video if I did not give them license?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"What entitlements do I have if someone uses my video on Facebook and gets millions of views?"}
{"Id":18172,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-04-03T21:35:48.320","Score":1,"ViewCount":70.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-04-05T03:28:01.913","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Say I live in country A and work from home for a company which resides in country B. Both A and B are members of EU. Where do I pay my income tax?\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Income tax: Working for a foreign company from home"}
{"Id":23897,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-11-08T06:50:32.230","Score":4,"ViewCount":1147.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-06-29T05:03:06.923","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I read this slightly [bizarre article](http:\/\/www.abc17news.com\/news\/two-convicted-felons-charged-after-touching-gun-in-gun-store\/653184772) that says two convicted felons were charged after touching guns in a gun store. \n\n\nAlthough the article is unclear on the meaning of touching, I'm going to assume the men had physically held the gun in hand. That of course is clearly a violation broken, nothing to see here, move along type deal. They also had a third person essentially buy a gun for them. I guess they get an A for effort on trying to be smooth. \n\n\nIt is not a smart idea of them to be in a place that sells weapons to begin with, but it made me wonder about a few things. Is it illegal for a convicted felon to enter a gun store, a gun show, or have some proximity restriction involving guns that they are knowingly aware of? My only real guess is some may be given strict rules based on their probation, being released on bond, constraints of their conviction, etc.\n\n\nIf a felon did touch a gun, say with their pointer finger, is that enough to be considered in possession of a gun, or having control of the gun? \n\n\nFor the record, I'm by no means questioning what the police did in this case. The article is worded very poorly, and simply produced a few possible \"grey area\" questions. \n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Convicted Felon - Touching a gun?"}
{"Id":36728,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-01-30T08:37:34.037","Score":3,"ViewCount":875.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-11-05T16:03:20.500","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I understand in this age that there are several uses for vpns.\n\n\nAs such I did some research and decided to use nord as they seemed popular and claimed to not log.\n\n\nHowever when I connect to certain servers in Europe and google what is my isp it brings back a company called M247 ltd. which appears to be based out of the UK.\n\n\nNow my questions is this:\n\n\nHow can nord (or any other big provider) possibly claim a no log policy if they are simply renting the servers and since m247 is based in the U.K. Could they be forced to log turn over information even without consent of nord because the company is based in the U.K. even if the physical server is somewhere else like Switzerland for instance?\n\n\nI get nothing is completely 100% and there has to be some level of trust but they claim no logs so surely they must have some controls over the logging of the servers they rent from m247 (or others who provide servers to them).\n\n\nThis seems like it would be a problem for any vpn provider who rented servers (which is a lot of big providers).\n\n\nSo what exactly is going on? Are they renting the servers and then nord install something to secure the servers from logging or is all traffic anonymised by the vpn before it even reaches the server? Or maybe they have a policy with the owner of the server to not log?\n\n\nHopefully it is clear what I am asking.\n\n\nThank you.\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Should I be concerned my vpn server provider is based in the U.K.?"}
{"Id":50431,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-04-03T12:24:06.217","Score":1,"ViewCount":62.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-04-03T21:41:05.740","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Amazon.com sometimes refuses to sell me audiobooks. The message is as follows:\n\n\n[![enter image description here](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/8SQAS.png)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/8SQAS.png)\n\n\nI don't understand how a copyright can be enforced in *other countries*. Surely copyright holds for a specific country where it is registered, and has no enforceable jurisdiction in others. Is this type of copyright restriction valid? Under what law?\n\n\nI can buy the digital text, so this issue is with the copyright for the audio only.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Copyright restriction in other countries"}
{"Id":27292,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-03-31T15:27:30.863","Score":2,"ViewCount":76.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-04-01T02:06:30.047","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am curious how I would go about contesting how I was compensated as an independent contractor to the IRS for tax purposes. Is there an official channel for this or do I have to go some sort of court, small claims court. \n\n\nThis question is specific to CA, USA.\n\n\nLong story short, I am doing my taxes for lyft and how the payments work as I understand it is: Either the rider pays me 'the driver or independent contractor' the ride total and I pay lyft their 25% the for using their services OR the rider pays lyft and they pay me AFTER they have taken out the fee\/expense per ride. \n\n\nNow, I am curious because they list my AGI (adjusted gross income) as 25% more. As in I am payed by the rider and give them their cut, yet the amount I am payed does not include that when I am payed at the end of the week. So it seems they take the money from the passenger, deduct their cut and pay me. \n\n\nSo why am I paying income tax on money I didn't receive?\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"How to contest compensation as an independent contractor"}
{"Id":7409,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-02-27T02:34:25.273","Score":0,"ViewCount":96.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-02-27T03:52:21.730","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Today I was leaving a large commercial building (~15 stories) and walked straight into the glass surrounding a revolving door, thinking that the opening was not so narrow. \n\n\nI went to the security desk and asked to use the bathroom to clean myself up. The person I talked to gave me some bandages and let me use the bathroom to clean the blood off my face. Another security guard then took down my phone number, email, name, and asked for an ID. Why did they take this info down? Are they going to contact me?\n\n\n","text_label":"liability","title":"I hit my head leaving a large commercial building and the security guards asked for my ID, phone number, and email - why?"}
{"Id":14874,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-10-28T22:00:28.810","Score":1,"ViewCount":24.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-10-28T22:00:28.810","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"a friends company is using Slack for communication between the team members. Slack is basically like Skype. \n\n\nRecently a few people got fired as the employer read the conversations they were having and deemed it as inappropriate for the work place. \n\n\nMy question is, what legal background does the employer have in reading the messages. Are they legally allowed to do this?\n\n\nThanks for all your help\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Can employer read message sent via Skype \/ Slack etc"}
{"Id":49362,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-02-24T11:58:20.833","Score":2,"ViewCount":151.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-02-25T14:41:17.640","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I remember long ago I was watching one of those judge Judy type shows and an interesting case came up. Two roommates came to court because they had a valid rent agreement but the one housemate was smoking marijuana. The other one left the house and refused to pay his part of the rent for which he got sued.\n\n\nThe jist of the ruling was that if the judge enforced this valid rent agreement, he would force the defendant to be an accomplice to drug usage. If he would then fail a drug test his chance at gainful employment would be greatly diminished which would also be unfair to him.\n\n\nIt was a loophole and he found it. The judge remarking that if you want your roommate to pay his rent, don't do drugs. I would love to know what that legal principle is called.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"What is the concept of by enforcing the law a person cannot be forced to break the law called?"}
{"Id":33556,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-11-16T11:07:05.813","Score":1,"ViewCount":59.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-11-19T09:10:45.880","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"The short: my company have been paid to develop a software system for a client. There are (sort of) similar systems on the market already, there is currently a lot of demand for it, I want to redistribute something similar if I am within my rights to do so.\n\n\nI am not employed by the client, nor has anything formal been agreed (in terms of ownership) - but I have developed a system for them according to their design and requirements. I have not sold them this product as an off-the-shelf option, it is entirely bespoke.\n\n\nThere are some features of this system that are arguably too bespoke, and technical approaches I have taken due to their own constraints, so if I were to aim to package it up for redistribution\/sale to other customers, it would most definitely be different enough to the original, in many ways.\n\n\nMy questions (with regard to my rights to sell it elsewhere as a product):\n\n\n\n\n---\n\n\nDoes 'different enough' matter? I am assuming it does, but I do not know the law as to whether the intellectual property is theirs until the product varies from what they paid for? Am I concerned with the right thing here? How different must my product be? Is this quantified anywhere in law?\n\n\nShould I be concerned at all since nothing was in writing? Or are legal implications already made as a result of them paying the invoices I send them?\n\n\nWhat else am I not considering here? I have no clue about the legals with regards to this, but I am sure it must be well covered. I've signed contracts in the past (with other clients, in totally different industries) stating that I may not work for a competitor etc. within 6 months after project completion, but nothing has been formalised here.\n\n\n**EDIT: Apologies, I should clarify - I am based in the UK, so UK law is what I'm concerned with.**\n\n\n","text_label":"software","title":"Redistribution of system similar to the one commissioned (privately) by a client"}
{"Id":45895,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-10-27T20:44:32.237","Score":-2,"ViewCount":144.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-10-27T23:20:05.823","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":7,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Let's suppose that a person, who has no longer anything to lose and willing to drag an innocent along with him, sends money to an innocent via bank, calls the innocent person by telling them \"I sent you the money for [such and such illegal act]\" and hangs out immediately and blocks the innocent's number.\nThe innocent of course, a per title, did nothing and every mean of comunication or electronic mean of the actual perpetrator is tracked, from bank accounts to phone number and social media, and the perpetrator does know this and by this is willing to involve this innocent person, and by the proper investigations, it is found that the perpetrator had contact with the innocent poor guy- What's the legal ruling on the innocent on this case? Can the innocent individual be dragged in court for messages and money he didn't ask for and for communications interactions not depending on him?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Hypothetical scenario in which an innocent person is involved and dragged in"}
{"Id":14923,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-10-31T21:09:46.697","Score":1,"ViewCount":705.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-05-17T16:41:49.880","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"My mate was buying a car from AutoTrader UK and heavily relying on reviews in their website. When I mentioned it to a relative of mine who owns a car supermarket he said that to post a review in AutoTrader you need to contact the dealer and ask them for a link. This obviously means only good reviews would go online unless someone is shameless and determined to post a negative review.\n\n\nSlightly related to [this question](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/questions\/7688\/is-it-legal-to-publish-a-review-of-a-travel-service-without-letting-the-service), but still different- is it OK for a website to only post positive reviews for their sellers?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Can a website only publish good reviews?"}
{"Id":38601,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-03-30T17:09:35.793","Score":1,"ViewCount":61.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-03-30T22:12:57.260","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Buyer contracts to buy an item, such as a house, subject to the condition that feature X (perhaps the swimming pool), is in working order (it's clear in the contract that this is an essential condition). After the signing, but before the transfer of funds, it is found that X is not in working condition, thereby violating this essential condition.\n\n\nIt costs $10,000 to bring X into working condition. The seller doesn't have the $10,000. The buyer wants out, and says \"no repairs, no deal.\" The seller counters by saying, \"Please give me $10,000 so that I can make the repairs, and deliver the house, in promised condition,\" or even \"I will lower the net purchase price by the cost of the repairs so that the gross purchase price to you is the same.\" In essence, the seller is asking the buyer to \"front\" the repair cost.\n\n\nCan the seller's counteroffer bring about the operation of the original contract? Or was the original contract's intent violated so that a new contract needs to be negotiated and signed?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"What is the status of the following contract?"}
{"Id":43556,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-08-09T14:12:52.413","Score":1,"ViewCount":59.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-08-09T14:35:13.913","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Is there a legal term or definition to use in an appeal when a lower court judge has set an impossible standard of evidence in his decision? In a property tax appeal,a judge has ignored higher court precedents and extrapolated other decisions to effectively eliminate the possibility of proving a non uniform tax assessment rate. I would think that such a decision would be invalid on its face.\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"What Remedy When a judge sets an impossible standard of evidence?"}
{"Id":37766,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-03-02T03:01:55.413","Score":1,"ViewCount":539.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-03-02T03:10:28.367","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm looking at a document and I am confused if the contract is valid. Hopefully my over simplified example will help.\n\n\nOne page one of the document it has The Amendment of Operating Agreement (\"Amendedment\") is dated \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_, 2012.\n\n\nThe section with \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_ is not filled out.\n\n\nThe contract is then signed and dated by three parties.\n\n\nMr Party One\n6\/1\/2012\n\n\nMr Party Two\n6\/1\/2012\n\n\nMr Party Three\n6\/1\/\n\n\nThat's correct Mr Party three did not place a year. So I'm confused as to how this contract could be be valid based on no clear starting date with the three parties that's needed. \n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"How does a Contract work with Effective Date not filled in but has document signed and dated but not by all parties"}
{"Id":1068,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-07-12T01:13:59.780","Score":8,"ViewCount":723.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-07-12T01:29:05.527","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I had this idea to make a network where people can get paid to let other people use their computer for computing purposes. Let's say they got permission to use Person B's computer under terms and conditions, basically saying:\n\n\n\"I will not do anything illegal using this computer.\"\n\n\nAnd they agreed upon the terms. But Person A used Person B's computer to do something illegal like, let's say, distributing paid music for free (without permission) using that computer as a server, so they are violating copyright law. But how can one say \"Person B is innocent!\" in a valid way, before they have to even leave for court.\n\n\nOh, and Person A and Person B both have **unlimited liability**.\n\n\n","text_label":"liability","title":"If Person A gets permission to use Person B's computer, but uses it for illegal activities, who is held liable?"}
{"Id":22577,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-09-11T23:29:19.067","Score":0,"ViewCount":113.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-09-12T19:03:01.027","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"We just moved into an apartment in a great (but somewhat expensive) building. Upon move-in we found several dead centipedes on the floor. Following that, we saw several live ones, and a cockroach in the stove.\n\n\nExterminators came and sprayed, and it seems that while that roach was errant (there were no signs of others having been there, and neighbors haven't seen any), the centipedes remain. I haven't seen a lot of them, but we'll see one crawling on a wall at night occasionally.\n\n\nThis isn't a big deal to me, but my wife has a phobia-level aversion to the critters. She can't even kill them with her shoe; she just runs. We talked to the apartment manager about this issue, and she escalated it to the management company. Turns out they'll waive the 6-month apartment transfer requirement, but still make us pay the $500 fee.\n\n\nThe only thing in the contract about bugs relates to bedbugs. There is something about transferring to a different apartment in the contract, but it just says \"a fee\" - no amount is stated.\n\n\nIs my only feasible solution here to pay?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Oops, our new apartment has bugs!"}
{"Id":7096,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-02-12T12:40:26.640","Score":3,"ViewCount":476.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-07-23T11:37:57.353","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"(I read the disclaimer in the sidebar: I'm not looking for legal advice: I'm just curious as to the implications to both parties).\n\n\n**Pre-amble and context**: So I'm trying to rent a property in the UK. The agent we're going through wanted a holding deposit when we agreed to start the process (fine), which came with an agreement that the deposit is returned if we sign the tenancy agreement (reasonable), but *not* returned if we don't (ok, so they're protecting themselves against some loon block-reserving their entire property listing. Fine). I agreed because the justification sounded reasonable (with hindsight: I am not a smart man).\n\n\nThe fees had to be paid before seeing the tenancy agreement. The agency has thus far refused to negotiate terms on any bit of paper it's got me to sign (so we're clear: not asking about that. I ultimately agreed to the conditions, I understood the implications).\n\n\nThe question: **Is it legal to have a deposit that is non-returnable on the basis of not signing a contract that the consumer hasn't had a chance to read before agreeing to the deposit terms?**\n\n\nI understand that a contract, in principal, needs to be fair (<http:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/uksi\/1999\/2083\/introduction\/made>), but what if it wasn't fair? Could they have claimed it was fair, and refuse to amend any terms (at which point, I'd have had a \"take it or leave it\" contract that if I don't sign, I'm out of pocket)?\n\n\nI'm aware the situation described is at least ethically dubious, but it seems to me that if they refused to negotiate, if I do sign it would be under some sort of duress (?) for the sum of money I'd be out-of-pocket by?\n\n\nLikewise, this looks similar to the EULA sort of question that arises (pay money for a product behind terms that you can't read until you pay money).\n\n\n(again, so we're clear: it's a situation that happened to me, but if I want actual legal advice I'll call a solicitor. The question is more that I don't understand enough about contract law to work out whether or not this was legally questionable rather than just the agency screwing me).\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Contract tied to a non-refundable deposit if I don't sign"}
{"Id":22839,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-09-23T10:51:24.747","Score":4,"ViewCount":747.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-09-20T03:19:29.080","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Let's say I want to make a miniature replica of Big Ben and sell it online. Do I need any kind of permission for that? I'm assuming that given its age, Big Ben has to be public domain. But I'm not sure. I've tried contacting the British Parliament and other institutions related to Big Ben, but never got an answer.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Are public monuments like the Elizabeth Tower and the Eiffel Tower copyrighted?"}
{"Id":35914,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-01-04T00:37:49.153","Score":1,"ViewCount":261.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-01-04T18:20:34.913","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am developing a little mobile MMORPG which is Google Maps based and uses your GPS position to make you play around your area. \n\n\nI came up with the idea after a famous and beloved game called \"Parallel Kingdom\" shut down their servers two years ago. It was a game with a huge playerbase and they had basically exact the same game concept. You played on the Google Map, could fight different monsters, meet other players, level up your equipment and co. So basically I am using the same idea, and many of my content is based on \"Parallel Kingdoms\".\n\n\nNow I asked my self: am I allowed to do that? To use the exact game concept?\n\n\nI researched a bit and found following on their website: \n\n\n\n> \n> ### 7. Content Ownership\n> \n> \n> All of the content on PK including, without limitation text, graphics, maps, user interfaces, visual interfaces, photographs, moving images, illustrations, files, trademarks, logos, service marks, sounds, music, artwork and computer code, design, structure, selection, coordination, \"look and feel\" and arrangement of such content (\"Content\"), is owned by PerBlue, its licensors, vendors, agents or content providers. All elements of PK including, without limitation the general design and the Content, are protected by copyright, trademark, trade dress, moral rights or other intellectual property regimes. \n> \n> \n> PK may only be used for the intended purpose for which PK is being made available. Except as may be expressly set forth herein, You hereby agree not to modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from any Content. Except as may be expressly set forth herein, the Terms of Use only allow You to display, view, play, print, and download Content for Your own personal, informational, and noncommercial purposes. PK and the Content will remain the exclusive property of PerBlue or its licensors, vendors, agents or content providers unless otherwise expressly agreed. You will remove no copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices from material found on PK. \n> \n> \n> \n\n\nFollowed by the following: \n\n\n\n> \n> ### Digital Millennium Copyright Act\n> \n> \n> PerBlue respects the intellectual property of others and requires that You \n>  do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act \n>  (\"DMCA\"), the text of which may be found on the U.S. Copyright Office site \n>  at <http:\/\/www.copyright.gov\/legislation\/dmca.pdf>, We will respond \n>  expeditiously to notices of alleged copyright infringement that are duly \n>  reported to Our Designated Copyright Agent identified in the notice below. \n>  We will disable and\/or terminate the accounts of Users who are repeat \n>  infringers. If You believe Your content has been copied in a way that \n>  constitutes copyright infringement, or Your intellectual property rights \n>  have been otherwise violated, please provide Our designated Copyright Agent \n>  the following information:\n>  A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf \n>  of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;\n>  Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, \n>  if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a \n>  single notification, a representative list of such works at that site;\n>  Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the \n>  subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which \n>  is to be disabled and information reasonably sufficient to permit the \n>  service provider to locate the material;\n>  Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact \n>  You, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic \n>  mail address;\n>  A statement that You have a good faith belief that use of the material in \n>  the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its \n>  agent, or the law; and\n>  A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under \n>  penalty of perjury, that You are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of \n>  an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.\n>  PerBlue's designated Copyright Agent to receive notifications of claimed \n>  infringement is: Justin Beck legal@parallelkingdom.com or mail to PO Box \n>  1861 Madison, WI 53701. You acknowledge that if You fail to comply with all \n>  of the requirements of this Section, Your DMCA notice may not be valid. \n> \n> \n> We may give notice to Our Users of any infringement notice by means of a general notice on any of Our Websites, electronic mail to a User's e-mail address in Our records, or by written communication sent by first-class mail to a User's physical address in Our records. If You believe that Your User Submission that was removed (or to which access was disabled) is not infringing, or that You have the authorization from the copyright owner, the copyright owner's agent, or pursuant to the law, to post and use the content in Your User Submission, You may send a counter-notice containing the following information to the Copyright Agent:\n>  Your physical or electronic signature;\n>  Identification of the content that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the content appeared before it was removed or disabled;\n>  A statement that You have a good faith belief that the content was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or a misidentification of the content; and\n>  Your name, physical address and telephone number, and a statement that You consent to the jurisdiction of a Federal District Court for the judicial district in which Your physical address is located, or if Your physical address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which We may be found, and that You will accept service of process from the person who provided notification of allegedly infringing material or an agent of such person.\n> \n> \n> Modification of the Content or use of the Content for any purpose other than specified in the Terms of Use is a violation of PerBlue's legal rights. For purposes of these Terms of Use, the use of Content on any other website or networked computer environment is prohibited unless explicitly stated otherwise. \n> \n> \n> \n\n\nSo what am I allowed to do and what now? Is it ok to copy the game concept and even with mostly similar content like \"fighting\", \"building houses\" etc.?\nI'm completly unsure about this because my simple English skills don't really understand that law slang.\n\n\nI should also mention that pretty much my whole user interface is based on the user interface from \"Parallel Kingdoms\". I didn't use any of their assets or code. I just use the same structure, as you can see in the pictures below. \n\n\nHeres the original menu from \"Parallel Kingdom\": \n\n\n[![](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/iCAkA.png)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/iCAkA.png)\n\n\nHere's what I created for my game: \n\n\n[![](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/JShiH.png)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/JShiH.png)\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is it allowed to \"copy\" a video game concept?"}
{"Id":46954,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-11-28T10:06:11.937","Score":1,"ViewCount":38.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-11-28T10:39:45.567","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I have a contract which refers to schedule 1 which is another document. However in order to be able to add the document referred to in schedule 1 to the same document as my contract, I would need to convert the schedule 1 document to be the same filetype as my contract which I can't do.\n\n\nSo presuming that I sent the contract to the client in an email, could I then attach schedule 1 as a separate attachment to the contract in the email or does the schedule have to be in the same document as the contract?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Can a schedule be a separate attachment in an email?"}
{"Id":6660,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-01-19T10:55:57.917","Score":1,"ViewCount":4262.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-05-21T16:09:24.280","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have made a video tutorial using Google Translates Voice\/Speech-functionality to explain what the user should do. It works really good compered to other free open-sorce programs I have used.\n\n\nCan I upload this to Youtube without legal consequences?\n\n\nI am counting on earning a few bucks on the video so it's commerical use. \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Google Translate Voice\/Speech used for Youtube Tutorials (TTS)"}
{"Id":9120,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-05-09T08:22:19.180","Score":3,"ViewCount":307.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-05-18T20:08:14.633","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have stumbled over a problem how I can safely name my software. I would like to have a name with a cultural reference, that is character names from older literature or folk tales. Now, there is the \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_wood, which steals all names and trademark them as their own invention. So then, it may happen that *Gretel* becomes an illegal name like the English version *Schneewittchen*.\n\n\nHowever, I then see that *Voldemort*, owned by the Harry Potter franchise, is used by LinkedIn on opensource software, which seems strange in this context.\n\n\nMy questions:\n\n\n1. Can I safely use this kind of names on my software?\n2. Does it matter where the software is used? I wish to put the software on GitHub.\n3. Does the home country of the developer matter? I am not from the US.\n4. Does the application purpose matter? Data storage is far from entertainment. However, what I am doing is some kind of game engine (*not* a game) that I use to learn about collision detection.\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Naming free software and avoiding trademark collision"}
{"Id":30504,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-07-26T03:53:05.913","Score":1,"ViewCount":56.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-07-27T15:11:31.093","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"When it comes to patent, it seems like there is a 12 months period where we can file International Patent from the date of provisional patent.\n\n\nI have a trademark in the US. I would like to go for international trademark once I raise some money from Investors. \n\n\nIs there any such grace period available for international trademark?\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Is there any grace period for worldwide trademark protection like patent?"}
{"Id":36809,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-02-02T16:02:23.107","Score":2,"ViewCount":24.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-02-02T16:02:23.107","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"My brother and I bought a house together. I own 60% and he owns 40% (this is on the deeds). I live in the house and he does not. I have two lodgers living with me, who pay rent. \n\n\nTypically one is allowed \u00a37500 tax free lodger income if you live in the house. If you are joint owners you are supposed to split this 50-50 (\u00a33750 each). Hence I would be eligible for \u00a33750 income tax free, and my brother will be eligible for \u00a30 tax free since he does not live in the house. But would we be able to split it 60-40, since we are 60-40 joint owners?\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"How to split Rent-a-Room scheme tax exemptions with joint owners"}
{"Id":1878,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-08-17T16:41:36.833","Score":5,"ViewCount":1021.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-08-18T00:58:09.410","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"The company sent me the contract, I signed it and returned back to them, so now they should sign and send me the copy.\n\n\nIn Germany, what if they decide to not sign and withdraw the process. What one can do in this situation, is there any law?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Is contract valid if only one side signed it?"}
{"Id":43596,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-08-10T22:49:13.720","Score":2,"ViewCount":77.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-08-11T13:45:31.650","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm reading about a recent lawsuit filed by Delta Airlines against one of its vendors. Also see [Delta Sues Software Provider Over Data Breach](https:\/\/www.law360.com\/consumerprotection\/articles\/1187052\/delta-sues-software-provider-over-data-breach) and [Lawsuits target Delta and vendor for cybersecurity breach](https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/business\/lawsuits-target-delta-and-vendor-for-cybersecurity-breach\/nfwNIR8nLm1Sbfv2CwnSqJ\/).\n\n\nDelta's position is, the vendor is responsible:\n\n\n\n> \n> Any liability coming out of that breach, which is minimal, is going to be the responsibility of the vendor, which is [24]7,\u201d said Delta CEO Ed Bastian in an interview with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. \u201cWe\u2019ve been very clear about that. It was their breach, not ours.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nIn the software security and risk management fields, we would hold Delta Airlines responsible because Delta is responsible for its supply chain. That is, Delta is responsible for its vendors it chooses. See, for example, [NIST SP 800-53A](https:\/\/csrc.nist.gov\/publications\/detail\/sp\/800-53a\/rev-4\/final), Assessing Security and Privacy Controls in Federal Information Systems and Organizations, Item SA-12. \n\n\nDoes US law not recognize supply chains and not hold companies responsible for them?\n\n\nIf not, then what stops someone or a corporation from setting up corporations to sidestep requirements, regulation and oversight?\n\n\n\n\n---\n\n\nFor the second questions, suppose it would cost a company $10 million dollars to implement a particular program. The company determines it wants to give the money to share holders instead, so they setup an overseas corporation and pays the overseas company $100,000 a year to do the job it was supposed to be doing. It does not matter how poor a job the overseas company is performing since the goal is to offload risk and minimize cost, not comply.\n\n\n","text_label":"liability","title":"Does US law have a notion of supply chain management?"}
{"Id":7455,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-02-29T21:42:12.853","Score":0,"ViewCount":56.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-03-01T00:20:19.183","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Axanar is a fan made movie of Star Trek in preproduction, whose producers are being sued jointly by Paramount and CBS for copyright violation. When every news coverage article I found failed to question the applicability of copyright for the case, and [at least one](https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/why-star-trek-fan-film-producers-should-have-seen-cbsparamount-lawsuit-coming\/) implies the cause is lost for Axanar, I started to question my convictions on what copyright is for.\n\n\nPart of me wants to believe that the move is just FUD on the part of the plaintiffs, and the lack of question on the case by the media is simply due to the lack of expert understanding on the Copyright law by people in general (who tends to bundle together every type of intellectual property law into a single mess). But now I am starting to doubt it.\n\n\nCopyright law is very specific for what is protected, so, motion pictures are protected, but if no one is making verbatim copy of part or whole of the work without authors consent, there shouldn't be any copyright infringement, right?\n\n\nI mean, fictitious organizations name, fictitious star system names, characters names, spaceship designs and general concepts falls out of scope of Copyright, is that correct? Maybe other IP laws, like trademark, can apply to theses things, but not copyright as I understand.\n\n\nSo, is my understand about copyright deeply flawed and there indeed any sound legal basis for the motion? How so?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Why there seems to be a case on CBS\/Paramount vs. Axanar?"}
{"Id":48241,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-01-16T16:48:28.213","Score":2,"ViewCount":95.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-12-20T18:43:51.173","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Background\n==========\n\n\nIn the United States, the [NARA](https:\/\/www.archives.gov\/) is the authority that receives all final documents related to the State ratification of a United States Constitutional amendment as implied [on the NARA website](https:\/\/www.archives.gov\/federal-register\/constitution\/united-states-code.html):\n\n\n\n> \n> **TITLE 1 -- GENERAL PROVISIONS**\n> \n> \n> **CHAPTER 2 -- ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS; FORMALITIES OF ENACTMENT; REPEALS;\n> SEALING OF INSTRUMENTS**\n> \n> \n> Sec. 106b. Amendments to Constitution\n> \n> \n> Whenever official notice is received at the National Archives and\n> Records Administration that any amendment proposed to the Constitution\n> of the United States has been adopted, according to the provisions of\n> the Constitution, the Archivist of the United States shall forthwith\n> cause the amendment to be published, with his certificate, specifying\n> the States by which the same may have been adopted, and that the same\n> has become valid, to all intents and purposes, as a part of the\n> Constitution of the United States.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nIn addition, the NARA has also received recession or rejections of certain Constitutional amendments from the states, the validity of which is not pronounced by the head archivist, but is seen as conclusive by another (unnamed) authority as stated [here](https:\/\/www.archives.gov\/federal-register\/constitution):\n\n\n\n> \n> In a few instances, States have sent official documents to NARA to record the rejection of an amendment or the rescission of a prior ratification. The Archivist does not make any substantive determinations as to the validity of State ratification actions, but it has been established that the Archivist's certification of the facial legal sufficiency of ratification documents is final and conclusive.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nSince the most credible source I found on the matter does not state who \"established\" that the legal sufficiency of ratification documents is final and conclusive, I wanted to ask the following question:\n\n\nQuestion\n========\n\n\nWhat authority (or authorities) has established that the facial legal sufficiency of ratification documents is final and conclusive?\n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"What authority (or authorities) have established the status of State ratifications of U.S. Constitutional amendments?"}
{"Id":7879,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-03-19T20:38:57.300","Score":0,"ViewCount":790.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-11-17T02:15:07.010","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Akinator, the app and website, both display images of what I assume is copyrighted material. How do they manage to get around copyright law? Is this considered fair use?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"How does Akinator not violate copyright law?"}
{"Id":39309,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-04-21T23:09:45.453","Score":1,"ViewCount":107.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-09-13T08:23:14.683","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Paul Davies. [*JC Smith's The Law of Contract* (2018 2 ed)](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Smiths-Law-Contract-Paul-Davies\/dp\/0198807813\/ref=dp_ob_title_bk). p. 449.  \n\nMindy Chen-Wishart. [*Contract Law* (2018 6 edn)](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Contract-Law-Mindy-Chen-Wishart\/dp\/0198806353\/ref=dp_ob_title_bk). p 312.\n\n\n\n> \n> [![enter image description here](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/jPK7W.jpg)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/jPK7W.jpg)\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nI agree with \n\n\n1. Davies that 'consideration' is ambiguous and can be confounded.\n2. Lord Toulson that \"failure of basis\" is more accurate.\n\n\nPlease see question in title. Why was \"consideration\" standardized? This poly-semy is also mentioned on p. 277. [Richard](https:\/\/www.uclan.ac.uk\/staff_profiles\/richard-taylor.php) and [Damian](https:\/\/www.slaughterandmay.com\/who-we-are\/partners\/damian-taylor\/) Taylor. [*Contract Law Directions* (2019 7 ed)](https:\/\/global.oup.com\/academic\/product\/contract-law-directions-9780198836599?&lang=en&). \n\n\n[![enter image description here](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/DTw3H.jpg)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/DTw3H.jpg)\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Why was 'consideration' embraced to mean 'failure of consideration', when this would be better termed as 'failure of basis'?"}
{"Id":22974,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-09-29T12:20:17.410","Score":0,"ViewCount":452.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-09-29T19:49:19.563","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If someone were to start using a trademarked company name with the word 'not' in front of it would it infringe their trademark?\n\n\ne.g. a company is called 'foo' and their name is trademarked and another company comes along and calls itself 'not foo'.\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Is it trademark infringement if you put the word 'not' in front?"}
{"Id":50145,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-03-23T23:11:45.543","Score":0,"ViewCount":79.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-03-23T23:37:23.613","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am a software engineer. While I was working for a previous employer I built a software system from scratch. Part of my employment agreement was anything made for that employer on company time or using company resources belonged to them. Approximately 6 months ago I left that position and took a position with a different company. \n\n\nA few months ago I realized that several of the technologies and techniques I have learned while working with the new company could be applied to that system to make it much better. I have been thinking about rebuilding a similar system on my own and trying to sell it. As far as I am aware there are no patents or anything like that on any parts of the system. \n\n\nGiven that the new system will be very similar to the first system I built, and utilize many of the techniques I figured out while building the first system, will my former employer have any rights to the new system if it\u2019s built entirely with my own personal resources?\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Intellectual property after leaving job"}
{"Id":45332,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-10-07T14:24:55.610","Score":3,"ViewCount":52.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-10-07T15:05:34.687","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Good afternoon!\n\n\nI'm interested in a legal issue regarding code licensing. I am writing an Ansible role for two companies, and each company wants to impose its own license on this code: \u201cfull or PARTIAL copying is prohibited\u201d.\n\n\nThe point is that I am writing a role for the same environments and services. Naturally, it turns out that the roles are very similar. And since the changes in the code can not be swung in the role of Ansible, no matter how you say it, it will be at least recognizable.\n\n\nFor example:\n\n\n\n```\n- name: \"Oracle | Install basic Oracle 7 repos\"\n  yum_repository:\n    name: \"{{ item.name }}\"\n    description: \"{{ item.description | default ('No descr') }}\"\n    baseurl: \"{{ item.baseurl }}\"\n    gpgcheck: \"{{ item.gpgcheck | default ('0') }}\"\n    gpgkey: \"{{ item.gpgkey | default ('file:\/\/\/etc\/pki\/rpm-gpg\/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-5') }}\"\n    state: \"{{ item.state | default('present') }}\"\n    enabled: \"{{ item.enabled | default('yes') }}\"\n    priority: \" {{ item.priority | default('20') }}\"\n  with_items: \"{{ linux_oracle_yum_repo }}\"\n  tags:\n    - update\n\n```\n\nIn both companies, this piece of code is similar to one and it does not work out to change much.\n\n\nI ask for a little help in the legal issue of this situation: HOW much do I need to change the code so that it does not regarded as \"partial copying\"?\n\n\nIs this changing a one character in a file? Or in the whole program? Or changing one line? Or need to dial a certain percentage of the code difference? Or is it enough just to change a name the variables and the descriptions?\n\n\nThank you for help!\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"How to change the code so that it does not fall under the violation of the license \"partial copying\""}
{"Id":14420,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-10-04T21:52:52.177","Score":0,"ViewCount":172.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-10-04T23:31:28.017","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"So i've been building a game and one of the scripts which does a major overhaul on the battle system has a Non-Commercial Creative Commons license on it but it does say that the Non-Commercial aspect of it can be waived by the author which i hope to get done.\n\n\nthere are some other scripts which i hope to use in my game. unlike this battle system overhaul i am confident i can rebuild these myself and add some feature to make using them easier for me to use (ie. one which records map status like chests opened, enemy types killed, etc, uses really long function name which i could shorten down. also i have to use a hack to get it to work with a disk change system) but time wise this would take me quite a while to rebuild.\n\n\nthese scripts however don't come with something like the Creative Commons within the script and the website i got them from didn't have an implied license for anything on the site (unlike say this site which says in the footer *\"user contributions licensed under cc by-sa 3.0 with attribution required\"*)\n\n\nnow when i make the credits i will surely include the name they released the script under to show they're work was used however i don't want to be in violation of a default copyright license that i am unaware of if i am able to sell my game.\n\n\nSo is there a default copyright license on programming scripts released publicly on the internet without it's own license or one used by the website?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is there a default copyright license on programming scripts released publicly on the internet without it's own license or one used by the website?"}
{"Id":22117,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-08-22T13:46:40.707","Score":1,"ViewCount":69.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-08-23T16:18:55.807","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"The Economist is a weekly magazine, where articles are never signed by authors. Is it then enough that the magazine itself is in the public domain? I have come across posts like [this one](http:\/\/www.publicdomaintreasurehunter.com\/2009\/07\/19\/how-to-tell-if-a-magazine-is-in-the-public-domain\/) stating that individual articles might be further protected under copyright. But if I do not know the author, how can I know?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Copyright for unauthored articles in The Economist"}
{"Id":46543,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-11-17T07:07:32.117","Score":0,"ViewCount":62.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-11-18T00:22:36.380","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"[Richard](https:\/\/www.uclan.ac.uk\/staff_profiles\/richard-taylor.php) and [Damian](https:\/\/www.slaughterandmay.com\/who-we-are\/partners\/damian-taylor\/) Taylor. [*Contract Law Directions* (2019 7 ed)](https:\/\/global.oup.com\/academic\/product\/contract-law-directions-9780198836599?&lang=en&). pp. 318-319.\n\n\n\n> \n> As to the application of the law to the facts of the case Lord Reed continued by saying, at\n>  paras [98]\u2013[99]:\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nI now quote [Lord Reed](http:\/\/www.bailii.org\/uk\/cases\/UKSC\/2018\/20.html). Doesn't the emboldened phrase contradict itself? \n\n\n\n> \n> 98. This is a case brought by a commercial entity whose only interest in the defendants\u2019 performance of their obligations under the covenants was commercial. Indeed, a restrictive covenant which went beyond what was necessary for the reasonable protection of the claimant\u2019s commercial interests would have been unenforceable. The substance of the claimant\u2019s case is that it suffered financial loss as a result of the defendants\u2019 breach of contract. The effect of the breach of contract was to expose the claimant\u2019s business to competition which would otherwise have been avoided. The natural result of that competition was a loss of profits and possibly of goodwill. **The loss is difficult to quantify, and some elements of it may be inherently incapable of precise measurement. Nevertheless, it is a familiar type of loss, for which damages are frequently awarded.** It is possible to quantify it in a conventional manner, as is demonstrated by Mr Hine\u2019s report.\n> 99. The case is not one where the breach of contract has resulted in the loss of a valuable asset created or protected by the right which was infringed. Considered in isolation, the first defendant\u2019s breach of the confidentiality covenant might have been considered to be of that character, but in reality the claimant\u2019s loss is the cumulative result of breaches of a number of obligations, of which the non-compete and non-solicitation covenants have been treated as the most significant, as explained in para 17 above.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"How can loss be difficult to quantify, but be a familiar type for which damages are frequently awarded?"}
{"Id":18530,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-04-21T15:38:34.880","Score":1,"ViewCount":158.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-04-23T22:17:47.403","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have some idea of story, which I want to publish online (idea, not story, because it doesn't exist yet). I want people to discuss it and get some feedback from them.\n\n\nI asked [question](https:\/\/worldbuilding.meta.stackexchange.com\/questions\/4812\/is-my-story-protected-by-copyright) on worldbuilding.meta, but here I want to ask if I publish it on some website (for example discussion forum).\n\n\nHow can I protect my idea from stealing?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"How to protect my idea by copyright?"}
{"Id":21731,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-08-03T21:36:10.180","Score":1,"ViewCount":35.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-08-03T21:36:10.180","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"A startup I worked for had promised me to grant my options that were vested, however, they are making me pay the legal costs of executing those options. Is that legal? On the contract, it says nothing about legal costs. I feel like I'm being hold for ransom with the fees.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Startup making me pay legal costs of my vested options, is that legal?"}
{"Id":32831,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-10-22T13:46:31.673","Score":1,"ViewCount":84.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-10-22T14:24:07.080","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Suppose I collect three or four public domain images, modify them, build upon them and put them together to form an image that I can claim as my own.\n\n\nThen I purchase an image from some online site like DepositPhotos or Adobe Stock, modify it and add it to the larger image.\n\n\nI can no longer claim copyright because my image includes an image licensed by someone else (e.g. Adobe Stock), even if they don't require me to give credit.\n\n\nSo how can I protect the rest of the image - the portion I created? Can I say \"This image is copyrighted by me EXCEPT for the gold star, which belongs to Adobe Stock\"?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Licensing an image that contains a licensed image"}
{"Id":21510,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-07-27T02:49:51.223","Score":0,"ViewCount":80.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-07-27T03:23:27.830","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"My in-laws were put into a nursing home. \n\n\nIf we have their mail sent to our address can we be any liable for any of their bills?\n\n\nI assume the answer is no, because we are not signing for any of their bills, but wanted to double check.\n\n\nWe want to have their mail sent to us so we can manage their bills for them.\n\n\n","text_label":"liability","title":"Any liability for receiving mail for elder parents"}
{"Id":31327,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-08-29T05:43:29.380","Score":0,"ViewCount":110.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-09-30T00:59:29.840","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"On the United States Patent and Trademark Office the [Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS) has an entry for \"SQL Server\" that says](http:\/\/tmsearch.uspto.gov\/bin\/showfield?f=doc&state=4807:go6ru4.2.3)\n\n\n\n> \n> **Word Mark** SQL SERVER\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nAnd, then\n\n\n\n> \n> **Trademark Search Facility Classification Code** `LETTER-3-OR-MORE` SQL Combination of three or more letters as part of the mark\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nHere is a screenshot,\n\n\n[![SQL Server USPTO](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/Vvyrc.png)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/Vvyrc.png)\n\n\nHow do I read that, does that mean the term `SQL` is Trademarked by Microsoft? Other queries for example [\"SQL Boost\"](http:\/\/tmsearch.uspto.gov\/bin\/showfield?f=doc&state=4807:go6ru4.3.37) **and** [\"SQL Sonic\"](http:\/\/tmsearch.uspto.gov\/bin\/showfield?f=doc&state=4807:go6ru4.5.18) make no mention of SQL and explicitly say,\n\n\n\n> \n> NO CLAIM IS MADE TO THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE \"SQL\" APART FROM THE MARK AS SHOWN\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n[Others examples say](http:\/\/tmsearch.uspto.gov\/bin\/showfield?f=doc&state=4807:go6ru4.5.3),\n\n\n\n> \n> NO CLAIM IS MADE TO THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE \"SQL\" APART FROM THE MARK AS SHOWN\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nGoing off this, should I assume Microsoft is making a claim at \"SQL\"?\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"How to interpret \"LETTER-3-OR-MORE\" on patent website (USPTO's TESS)?"}
{"Id":32022,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-09-25T15:43:57.910","Score":2,"ViewCount":355.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-10-17T08:53:23.583","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"In the US, do notices like \"except as required by federal, state or local law\" in contracts have any purpose other than to serve as a reminder to the reader\/party? \n\n\nIf something is required by federal, state or local law, then surely it overrides any contradicting clauses in the contract, so can these notices be omitted without change to the substance of a contract?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"Is there any need for \"except as required by law\" notices?"}
{"Id":29298,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-06-06T15:25:09.887","Score":24,"ViewCount":8970.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-06-07T16:24:22.837","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":10,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"In most cases murder is a state crime. However, Washington, DC is not covered within any state's jurisdiction. My question is whether the President can pardon someone for committing murder if the crime took place within the geographical boundaries of DC.\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Is murder in Washington, DC pardonable by the President?"}
{"Id":40624,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-05-01T23:40:27.417","Score":2,"ViewCount":74.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-05-02T01:32:49.430","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"[*O'Sullivan & Hilliard's The Law of Contract*](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/OSullivan-Hilliards-Law-Contract-Janet\/dp\/0198807821\/ref=dp_ob_title_bk) (2018 8 ed). p. 200.\n\n\n\n> \n> [![enter image description here](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/d2CsB.jpg)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/d2CsB.jpg)\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nI don't understand the red sentence underlined in red. Isn't it gainsaid by the orange underlines beneath? I understand the sentence in green.\n\n\nPaul Davies. [*JC Smith's The Law of Contract* (2018 2 ed)](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Smiths-Law-Contract-Paul-Davies\/dp\/0198807813\/ref=dp_ob_title_bk). p. 330.\n\n\n\n> \n> [![enter image description here](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/DJNme.jpg)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/DJNme.jpg)\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Why's it \"strange\" for a judge to impose voidness on a guarantee?"}
{"Id":11055,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-06-18T17:42:08.990","Score":0,"ViewCount":3948.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-06-19T05:07:36.217","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I would like to name my S-corp after a character from a book. This is not the real name I want to use, but it would be analogous to \"Harry Potter Magic Shop\".\n\n\nI found one [tangentially related question](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/questions\/5004\/can-i-name-a-real-company-after-a-fictional-company-found-in-a-book) and the highest voted answer seems to imply that this is okay, but it wasn't entirely clear, there was no accepted answer and this situation might be different because I don't want to use the book's title but rather just a character's name in the book.\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Can you name your company after a fictional character from a book?"}
{"Id":46027,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-10-31T04:38:11.093","Score":0,"ViewCount":132.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-10-31T04:38:11.093","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I was wondering if there are any illegal aspects about sharing a link to a file hosting site (e.g. mega\/dropbox) to download copyrighted material such as movies etc.\n\n\nAre there any differences if I just share the link compared to if I also upload files on a site and then share it?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is it legal to share links to file hosting sites containing copyrighted material?"}
{"Id":1558,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-07-31T20:42:33.350","Score":0,"ViewCount":874.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-08-01T02:02:14.447","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm developing a mobile application and inside it, I have some customization options. I was interested in using designs, colors and ideas based on famous cartoon characters. For example: Wolverine's claws with a yellow background, Captain America's shield, Superman's symbol, Batman's face... etc...\n\n\nSo, I'd like some information about this.\nCan I use those images in the first place? What are the implications?\n\n\nI know that I can't use a full batman drawing from an artist, but how about the batman symbol (which is universally known and used everywhere). Is there a difference?\n\n\nAnd finally, If I do get a C&D order, can I simply remove the content and avoid any further legal implications?\n\n\nThank you very much.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Copyright of cartoon characters in a mobile app"}
{"Id":22152,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-08-24T01:53:11.303","Score":1,"ViewCount":144.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-08-08T11:05:20.563","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I signed up for an exercise class on 7\/18 (\"this agreement entered into on\") and the contract states it's in effect from 8\/1 (\"contract start date\" and \"contract in effect from\").\n\n\nThe class has 30 day money back guarantee within \"30 days of enrolling\". Should the 30 day period be considered from date of signing the contract, or from the effective date of contract?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"Interpretation of \"enrollment date\""}
{"Id":14466,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-10-07T03:59:09.930","Score":0,"ViewCount":120.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-10-08T05:34:12.377","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I want to open a service for people to print portrait images of people they are inspired by. Musicians, scientists, people such as Einstein, Mozart, etc.\n\n\nWhat are the legal concerns of using images of **Google Images** and how can I find images which can be legally used for this purpose?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Usage of Images of Google Images for commercial purposes (print)"}
{"Id":30728,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-08-05T05:52:08.420","Score":1,"ViewCount":148.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-09-01T02:02:20.330","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"One of my favorite albums of all time is this album that tells a story. It is like a children's album with its story, but I like the characters in it. It is not particularly popular or well-known. I want to make websites and other non-music related communities based on settings from this album. I also want to use a graphical depiction of the main character in this album as my community mascot. Remember, this is all derived from a music album, but not other graphical depictions \/ there's a tremendous amount of original work here as well.\n\n\nWhile there have been animated movies made that make use of the album's songs within them, I would not be using the album's songs for anything and would not be deriving any graphical depictions from that animated film. \n\n\nSince I might eventually make money off these websites through advertising revenue, I was wondering if it was legal to use derivative works of a music album as long as you're not actually copying its lyrics, singing its songs, or usingthe music directly. But if you're making it a derivative that someone could listen to the album and see the connection, does that violate copyright? \n\n\nIs the best approach just to not publicize any connection to the album at all, but keep the overall theme so that people suspect it but it isn't in the face and profiting off it in a marketing way?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is it legal to create derivative works of character descriptions from a music album?"}
{"Id":9447,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-05-24T11:01:57.103","Score":-3,"ViewCount":85.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-05-24T13:11:32.547","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Assuming user *A* (in country *I*) sells stolen virtual accounts to the user *B* (in country *II*) on the [darknet market](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Darknet_market) using service owned by user *C* (in country *III*) which is hosted on the web server (hosted in another country *IV*) . Also assuming this activity is illegal in all party's countries (not to mention communication is [onion routed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Onion_routing) through several other countries), no physical postage is involved and hosting company doesn't know about illegal activity on their server.\n\n\nWho's breaking the law, user *A* (seller), user *B* (buyer) or the owner of the illegal service - user *C* (which is in different country than his service is hosted)? Or all of them, but in different ways (different paragraphs)?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Which country's laws apply to buying\/selling illegal items? Buyer, seller or owner of the service?"}
{"Id":8772,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-04-25T11:52:04.053","Score":1,"ViewCount":59.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-04-25T18:44:58.357","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have a website where i would like to offer an incentive for people to contribute content. Once you reach a predefined amount of content that has been approved and added to the site you can earn a reward. For example, submit 10 guides that get approved, you earn X amount of dollars toward your total earnings. Once you reach a threshold of say $20 you unlock the ability to claim the reward. \n\n\nIs this ok to do or do i need to declare this somehow? If i just offer something like a paypal transfer of money is this considered employment?\n\n\nIf the above is true, would it be negated if i offered a gift card? For example, one you get to $20, you can claim a $20 amazon gift card. Being what they are a gift card is a gift. Of course in this case you must earn your gift, but is this a legal way to get around things? \n\n\nI run this website as a hobby. These rewards will be coming from my own pocket and not a registered company.\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Are there legal obligations when giving rewards?"}
{"Id":19372,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-06-05T21:26:56.360","Score":0,"ViewCount":100.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-06-05T22:15:04.537","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"For one reason or another, I would like to delete content posted by me on a specific forum.\n\n\nThere are two sections in the TOS that both contradict themselves, which is why I am asking for advice here.\n\n\nThe first section that appears on the topic:\n\n\nPROPRIETARY RIGHTS.\n\n\n\"[Forum] does not claim any ownership rights in the text, files, images, works of authorship, applications, or other materials (collectively, \"Third Party Content\") that its users post.\"\n\n\nHowever, the next sentence then says:\n\n\n\"By posting Third Party Content to any public area of the Site, you automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant to [Forum] an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, fully paid, worldwide license to use, copy, perform, display, and distribute said Content and to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, said Third Party Content, and to grant and authorize sublicenses (through multiple tiers) of the foregoing.\"\n\n\nFrom my (Very uneducated) understanding, this means that I am still the copyright holder of the (unique) content that I have posted, but the forum has the full rights to display the content, which is a right I cannot revoke.\n\n\nIf I'm the owner of the content, surely I have the right to request its deletion?\n\n\nWhen I asked, they said no, however, I'm 100% sure that there's a very fast way to remove all posts at once.\n\n\nThis isn't really a big deal, I was just interested in learning a little more about the situation.\n\n\n(Both I and the registered company are located in the UK)\n\n\nThanks\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Forum Copyright - TOS Contradicts itself"}
{"Id":3772,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-17T23:31:40.303","Score":2,"ViewCount":133.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-09-18T00:24:33.337","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"A lot of media, both on the web and in many other forms, offers all kind of product reviews to their readers\/viewers. Obviously, they use the name of the product, which might be trademarked, to identify what they are talking about. Very often they will show images of the product, which would most likely show a logo that could also be trademarked.\n\n\nAssuming one is the author of the text and the images, so no copyright are infringed, but obviously doesn't own the trademark of the item that is discussed and\/or displayed, what are the consequences, if any, to host a blog in Canada that would review products he likes.\n\n\nI know many people already do it, either commercially or as a hobby. Obviously they do not make people believe they are associated with the product in any way. Does this type of activity require any kind of permission from the trademark owner ?\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Display images of trademarked items in blog post product review"}
{"Id":32501,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-10-11T12:30:22.587","Score":0,"ViewCount":55.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-10-11T21:35:29.263","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Just checking the terms and conditions of one of my suppliers terms and conditions and noticed this clause (as made bold). Does anyone know whether this is in breach of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977.\n\n\n\n> \n> GENERAL. In these conditions \"You\" or \"Your\" means\n>  any person(s), firm or company that purchases goods\n>  from us. **All business is accepted by the Company only\n>  upon and subject to the following Terms & Conditions\n>  of Sales to the exclusion of all other terms (including\n>  any terms You purport to apply under any purchase\n>  order, confirmation of order, specification or other\n>  document)**. No alterations to these terms shall be\n>  accepted unless confirmed in writing by the Company.\n>  Your order shall not be binding on the Company unless\n>  accepted by the Company in writing.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nI read somewhere that also because it doesn't explicitly say \"conditions\" after \"terms\" that it voids this exclusion clause.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Is This Exclusion Clause In breach of UCTA 1977"}
{"Id":4370,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-10-11T03:42:22.470","Score":1,"ViewCount":398.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-04-26T20:33:14.197","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I was thinking of starting a website where you can watch free movies. Now I know it's illegal to host movies, but what if my site just embeds a movie from another site who is hosting it? BTW, if it is legal, can I charge users a small fee just to access my site?\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"Is it legal to host a free movie website in the US?"}
{"Id":35875,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-01-02T16:30:06.410","Score":2,"ViewCount":72.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-01-03T23:03:40.310","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I received a bonus in a xmas card from my employer. I also quit that day. When I received my last paycheck, the bonus was deducted as a \"gift deduction\". Is this legal? It was not a loan or anything of the nature.\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Can my employer deduct my holiday bonus from my check if I quit right away after receiving the bonus?"}
{"Id":37823,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-03-04T09:15:35.473","Score":0,"ViewCount":926.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-03-04T09:26:11.490","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I signed an internet contract with a fake address in California. I live in Georgia.\n\n\nAm I under California or Georgia jurisdiction?\n\n\nContract does not specify.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Jurisdiction in this case?"}
{"Id":6999,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-02-08T21:43:59.433","Score":6,"ViewCount":154.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-08-17T02:33:45.123","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If no license is distributed with an application\/source code, what license applies by default if any from a legal standpoint?\n\n\nEdit:\nIf bob makes source code. And bob has never placed any license in any code, or released applications. Are people legally in the right to dis-assemble\/reverse engineer it? Furthermore If they obtain the source code, do they legally now own it for lack of license or does bob still obtain copyrights over said code\/applications. In both situations assuming the code\/application was obtained both legally, and illegally, please and thank you.\n\n\nPS: bob has never uploaded any source using GIT or anything else, they only exist on bobs computer, and places bob has released them by hand.\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"If no licence is distributed with an application\/source code, what license applies by default if any?"}
{"Id":5464,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-11-26T22:36:56.643","Score":4,"ViewCount":1611.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-12-03T02:46:02.440","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm finalising an academic publication (a written research paper that will be published at a conference and be available online), and I am mentioning the computer used to run the experiments:\n\n\n\n> \n> Intel Core i5-4460\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nNow I was wondering: Should I, or do I have to, put the trademark symbols in there as well? I.e.:\n\n\n\n> \n> Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4460\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n(of course with the appropriate latex-symbols instead, i.e. the circle and in superscript).\n\n\nIs there any requirement by law to do it? What would you advise, or what's the \"best practice\", if there's any, for similar circumstances?\n\n\nI thought this was the most appropriate place to ask this question.\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Do I have to write the (R) and (TM) of e.g. \"Intel Core i5\" in an academic publication?"}
{"Id":5151,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-11-11T06:56:59.547","Score":3,"ViewCount":4358.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-11-11T20:47:51.633","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I know this isn't a law site. I am not looking for law advice or how to get around the law. I just don't understand the licensing around mp3\/4 (and yes I know these are different).\n\n\nOur use case:\n\n\n* very big corporation\n* creating demos\/videos\/Captivates\/Articulates for helping clients out\n* all of the tools that we use to create is licensed and we are paying for it per license agreements\n* we are mainly concerned about the mp3\/audio segment. We currently do not offer audio directly but the audio files help create the video (think Camtasia and similar things) or are used in Captivate\/Articulate.\n\n\nSo where I am confused is do how-to videos (non-revenue generating) need licensing support? Then if we are already using a tool to create the audio\/video isn't the fact that they are supporting mp3 and allowing output already conforming to the licensing? \n\n\nAnd then if we do need licensing - how much? And what is the easiest way to assure that we don't need licensing given the how-to outputs we are creating? (we have talked about moving to .wav files but those are HUGE)\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"What are the legal requirements around mp3 or mp4 files?"}
{"Id":1965,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-08-21T17:34:52.103","Score":2,"ViewCount":135.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-08-22T00:01:07.540","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Part of the GPL license is that the owner of the copyright can never take back distribution rights (un license the work).\n\n\nIs this legally valid or is it similar to any other \"free promise\" (\"I promise to give you a million dollars\" isn't binding while \"I'll give you a million dollars for this car which I'm taking now\").\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Are vows not to remove rights legally binding?"}
{"Id":33312,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-11-08T22:14:29.810","Score":1,"ViewCount":220.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-11-08T22:39:47.867","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"<https:\/\/nypost.com\/2017\/11\/28\/mom-faces-jail-for-secretly-recording-daughters-bullies\/>\n\n\nIn this case, some kid bully another. I am not sure if bullying is a crime or not. It seems that some violence is involved. I think we have a crime for that, called battery or something.\n\n\nYet, despite the complain of the mom, nothing was done.\n\n\nSo the mom collect evidences for bullying. \n\n\nAnd she got charged instead.\n\n\nTo me, the result is not \"intuitive\". To me, what should have happened is that the Mom shouldn't even bother doing the recording. She reports to school. School reports to cops. Cops do investigating and do the recording. We have evidence. The bully sent to jail. I think that \"should have been\" what happened. It's not.\n\n\nIt's as if the society as a whole \"approve\" and \"promote\" the bullying by making sure there is no way the bully faced justice. The cops don't get involved. And the only way to get evidence is criminalized.\n\n\nIf I were a DA, and say I want to get elected, I would throw the bully in jail. And if a bully is thrown in jail, then the \"recording\" event wouldn't have happened in the first place.\n\n\nI understand that DA does not have obligation to prosecute any crime. However, repeated battery seems like a reasonably obvious crime. If that's not crime, what is?\n\n\nNow, usually, if people have a few legal options, they pick the one that's the most profitable.\n\n\nWhat \"profit\" does DA have in prosecuting the mom instead of the bullies.\n\n\nAs someone beaten up when I was a kid, I am wondering about this for a long time. Why do society more interested in protecting something I perceive as more trivial, like recording, compared to something far more substantial, like beating.\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Why did the DA choose to prosecute the mother instead of the bully?"}
{"Id":6334,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-01-11T19:26:33.393","Score":1,"ViewCount":950.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-07-31T18:01:48.723","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm writing an essay about heroes and villains and I want to include Darth Vader. The question is whether I need permissions to write about a character? I plan on selling the piece.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Copyright question about Darth Vader"}
{"Id":23624,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-10-28T21:10:23.297","Score":0,"ViewCount":99.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-10-28T23:07:59.820","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I read on <http:\/\/www.ufc.com\/event\/ufc-fight-night-brazil-oct-28-2017#\/fight> ([mirror](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20171028211058\/http:\/\/www.ufc.com\/event\/ufc-fight-night-brazil-oct-28-2017)):\n\n\n\n> \n> fights are verbally agreed\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n[![enter image description here](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/LOyrI.png)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/LOyrI.png)\n\n\nWhat's the point in specifying that \"fights are verbally agreed\"? As far as I am aware of, oral contracts have pretty much the same validity as written contracts. E.g., from <https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Oral_contract&oldid=759606175>:\n\n\n\n> \n> In general, oral contracts are just as valid as written ones, but some jurisdictions either require a contract to be in writing in certain circumstances (for example where real property is being conveyed), or that a contract be evidenced in writing (although the contract itself may be oral). An example of the latter is the requirement that a contract of guarantee be evidenced in writing, which is found in the Statute of Frauds.\n> \n> \n> Similarly, the limitation period prescribed for an action may be shorter for an oral contract than it is for a written one.\n> \n> \n> The term verbal contract is sometimes incorrectly used as a synonym for oral contract. However, a verbal contract is one that is agreed to using words, either written or spoken, as opposed to an implied contract.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nLet's assume that the contract was made in the United States.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"What's the point in specifying that \"fights are verbally agreed\"?"}
{"Id":36537,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-01-24T11:38:46.160","Score":0,"ViewCount":102.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-02-05T17:12:50.360","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I recently stumbled upon a product patented in the 1950's--let's say it's a beard comb called the \"Drongle\"\n\n\nAfter the patent expired, another company trademarked \"Drongle\" in 2006 and began selling the beard combs.\n\n\nIn 2013, the new manufacturer's \"Drongle\" trademark was cancelled--although they still manufacture and market their beard combs under the same name.\n\n\nTwo questions:\n\n\n\\*Is it permissable to manufacture beard combs and market them under the \"Drongle\" name?\n\n\n\\*If so, should I file for a trademark on the name \"Drongle?\"\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Can I use a cancelled trademark if the owner is still manufacturing the product?"}
{"Id":4043,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-27T18:40:45.487","Score":1,"ViewCount":417.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-09-27T18:40:45.487","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":7,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"The Library of Babel is a database of millions of random strings of text. Among this randomness, passages from other sources inevitably appear, such as the book of Genesis or works by Shakespeare, or [this question](https:\/\/libraryofbabel.info\/bookmark.cgi?pfkgsxxab,46). You can also search the library for specific strings. \n\n\nIf a copyrighted work appears in the database, is it breaching copyright? If not, can I use that text without breaching copyright (provided I indicate my source is the Library of Babel)?\n\n\nYou can find the Library of Babel at [https:\/\/libraryofbabel.info\/](https:\/\/libraryofbabel.info)\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is the \"Library of Babel\" violating copyright?"}
{"Id":47852,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-01-01T19:08:30.120","Score":-2,"ViewCount":16345.0,"LastActivityDate":"2022-02-25T10:07:40.467","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Is it legal to download books in PDF-format from <https:\/\/www.pdfdrive.com\/> ? How one can verify if the book given in the site is a legal copy or not?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Are books in pdfdrive.com legal or illegal?"}
{"Id":44803,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-09-18T03:40:06.677","Score":0,"ViewCount":114.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-09-18T14:37:17.077","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Consider someone hacking the super bowl and playing a Holocaust denial ad.\n\n\nIgnore the trivial charges like hacking that occur regardless of the content.\n\n\nIs there any further prosecution of the content *itself*?\n\n\nFor example, would the hacker be prosecuted for harassment due to the *content* negatively affecting Jews?\n\n\nIf a Jew died of a heart attack as a result of the content would the hacker be liable for that? Since this is fairly likely is there a de facto restriction on the content?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Are there de facto limitations on freedom of speech in the us?"}
{"Id":6536,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-01-22T02:35:41.587","Score":1,"ViewCount":530.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-02-15T13:06:08.563","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I like to make video games and I figured I might as well make some money off of it. The problem with it is I have no idea how to get a copyright on my games before I start selling them. How would I do this? (Just comment if I need to specify anything else or if this is the wrong site.)\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"How to get a copyright on a video game?"}
{"Id":7988,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-03-24T12:43:16.733","Score":2,"ViewCount":73.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-04-23T15:20:57.017","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Assume the following situation: \n\n\n* foreign national in the US\n* working visa (e.g. H1-B)\n* living permanently in the US, no other address, paying all taxes in the US\n* savings account in home country (Europe)\n* savings account incurs interest\n\n\nIs there a threshold for declaring the interest incurred in a foreign country (income) when filing a US tax report? \n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Is there a threshold for declaring interest income from a foreign country?"}
{"Id":22401,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-09-03T22:09:22.323","Score":0,"ViewCount":171.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-09-03T22:16:38.233","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I live in Omaha Nebraska. I financed a car (2001 Mercury Sable) through a \"buy here pay here\" lot located in Council Bluffs Iowa. The car was sold \"as is, no warrenty\". The car was acquired less than 30 days ago. \n\n\nExactly 16 days after purchase, the car will not start. I believe the starter is bad.\n\n\nIs there any recourse I can pursue? The Iowa lemon law does not seem to cover previously titled vehicles. Are there any other regulations that would allow me to receive some compensation or perhaps a replacement part or vehicle?\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"Car broke down within 30 days of purchase. Recourse?"}
{"Id":43816,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-08-17T07:42:28.143","Score":0,"ViewCount":138.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-09-27T14:06:00.160","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"1. I don't understand the distinctions between the two clauses. Doesn't 42.2 encompass 42.1? Isn't 42.2 broader? Doesn't 42.1 automatically imply 42.2?\n2. Isn't \"the defendant had acted as he ought\" \"evidence that the victim might not have suffered the harm\"?\n\n\nHerring, [*Criminal Law: Text, Cases, and Materials* (8 edn, 2018)](https:\/\/global.oup.com\/academic\/product\/criminal-law-9780198811817?cc=ca&lang=en&). p. 75\n\n\n\n> \n> When will the omission cause the result?\n> ----------------------------------------\n> \n> \n> It must be shown that the omission caused the harm. In other words, had the defendant\n>  acted reasonably in accordance with his or her duty the harm would not have occurred. For\n>  example, in \\*Dalloway\\*41 the defendant was driving a cart without keeping a proper grip on\n>  the reins. A young child ran out in front of the cart and was killed. It was held that if the\n>  defendant was to be convicted it had to be shown that had he been driving properly and\n>  holding onto the reins he would have been able to avoid injuring the child.42 Similarly, if a\n>  father sees his child drowning in a pond and does nothing to help he is not criminally responsible\n>  for causing the child\u2019s death if it is shown that even if he had tried to save the child\n>  it would have been too late to do so.43\n> \n> \n> 42 There is some debate over **[call this 42.1] whether it needs to be shown that if the defendant had acted as he ought the\n>  victim would not have suffered the harm, or whether [42.2] it is enough that there is evidence that the victim might\n>  not have suffered the harm.** In *Marby* (1882) 8 QBD 571 the defendant was convicted of manslaughter after\n>  failing to summon medical help which might have saved the life of the victim.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"\"if the defendant had acted as he ought, the victim would not have suffered\" vs. \"there's evidence that the victim might not have suffered the harm\""}
{"Id":7322,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-02-22T18:46:30.123","Score":0,"ViewCount":104.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-08-08T12:36:53.497","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have an idea for a software, which will allow users to upload their files for antivirus scan, receive scan results and perform corresponding action on user end. Is it legal to do so, taking that the antiviral software itself will not be distributed (i.e. i will buy and install it only on my server)?\n\n\n","text_label":"software","title":"Is it legal to sell a software which will scan user files with multiple antiviral engines located on remote server?"}
{"Id":1222,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-07-20T15:42:24.623","Score":2,"ViewCount":204.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-07-21T01:48:54.490","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"*This is just a contract question,* and I am not concerned with the intellectual property implications at this point.\n\n\nI'm in the US.\n\n\n**The scenario**: Suppose I was given an unsolicited document, so at no point did I agree to receive it or any terms attached to it. The document expressly states, however, that I may not electronically reproduce or even print the document without the owner's prior consent. Although I did not agree to these terms on receipt, so there is no mutual assent there, is there any legal theory under which I could be bound by those restraints? E.g., if I print or email the document without the owner's consent could I be liable under the document's terms (similar to a click-wrap or browse-wrap)?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Can I be contractually bound by terms accompanying an unsolicited document?"}
{"Id":1219,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-07-20T13:18:12.010","Score":3,"ViewCount":799.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-07-22T16:12:53.500","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":9,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Someone has been stealing from my girlfriend's workplace, not her, and they're forcing everyone there to undergo a lie detector test or lose their jobs. Is this even legal since they don't actually work?\nI have done some research but I can't get a straight answer under UK law, the web just mentions US law.\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Employee Lie Detector"}
{"Id":28587,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-05-17T12:42:24.637","Score":1,"ViewCount":68.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-05-17T16:12:12.553","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"If one could create a new operation system that could run\/support\nall the programs that run on Windows\/Linux\/Mac or whatever operation system one could find, could Microsoft, the creator of windows, for example, sue the creator of this new operation system?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is creating a new operation system that is capable of running windows\/mac\/linux programs legal?"}
{"Id":23947,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-11-09T19:04:18.647","Score":2,"ViewCount":170.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-11-09T19:35:00.987","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"My understanding is that:\n\n\n* A \"guilty\" plea means the defendant admits that they have performed the action(s) in question and admits wrongdoing (hence \"guilty\"); while\n* A \"not guilty\" plea means the defendant not only denies wrongdoing, but denies having performed the action(s) in question.\n\n\nWhat would be the name of a plea where the defendant admits to having performed the action(s) in question, but denies any wrongdoing? I thought this was *nolo contendere*, but turns out that means something completely different.\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"What is the legal term for the plea where the defendant admits the action but denies wrongdoing?"}
{"Id":47294,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-12-09T23:01:15.953","Score":2,"ViewCount":56.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-12-11T23:02:57.963","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am developing an application that will be used for computer security training, specifically for awareness of scams and phishing.\n\n\nAs part of this, I plan to use a series of well-known company brand names and trademarks (e.g. `Stack Exchange`) in order to create examples and demos that the user can relate to.\n\n\nFor example, I may demonstrate how a scammer can use a slightly altered domain name in order to create a convincing scam website, with the goal of educating users of this risk.\n\n\nAs far as I can tell, the use of company brand names and trademarks for this purpose is considered a transformative use, which would therefore be protected under copyright fair use.\n\n\nHowever, there is a risk of causing user confusion or diluting brands, for example if a user doesn't understand that a particular demo is fictional, and not an actual scam. I understand that I can mitigate this with a clearly marked disclaimer and instructions.\n\n\nWhat would be the legality of this, and are there any risks or mitigations that I haven't considered? For reference I am based in the UK, however the app will be globally accessible and may use trademarks registered in many different countries.\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"What are the legal considerations of using trademarks in security training material?"}
{"Id":48665,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-01-31T21:37:53.167","Score":2,"ViewCount":144.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-11-22T16:03:59.603","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I've read a lot of articles right now (I'm french) on this topic, and I gotta say I'm pretty confused. I perfectly understand that unless some uni teacher directly allows me to use his work, I don't have rights to use it in any way. But I'm struggling to understand is what about:\n\n\n1. What I copy from what he writes on the board during his class?\n2. What I reword (on my own format) after the class?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses) and copyright"}
{"Id":7927,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-03-22T16:05:43.510","Score":1,"ViewCount":1901.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-09-16T13:42:01.010","AnswerCount":6.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Is it illegal to create a, say, Facebook\/Twitter account under the full legal name of a deceased person and try to mimic or imitate their living likeness, such as using it as if you were them (like they're alive).\n\n\nI mean you can't be stealing from them directly if they're not alive. It may be indecent, but is it illegal to impersonate the person who has passed? Will it count as \"posing as another\" if the \"another\" is dead?\n\n\nMost importantly, is it illegal?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Against the law to create a social media account of a deceased person?"}
{"Id":36224,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-01-15T17:14:02.780","Score":1,"ViewCount":327.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-01-15T17:29:57.310","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I emailed messages to a particular business that were replied to with the business having consistently giving rude and just-don't-care-about-the-customer responses and even grossly incompetent responses.\n\n\nSo am I allowed to show these emails say in a youtube video meaning right when I open my email account and have the emails open?\n\n\nAm I only allowed to quote what the emails said in order to avoid some copyright violation or other law?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"When Is It Illegal To Show Emails That Were Sent To Me"}
{"Id":28762,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-05-22T21:47:17.627","Score":1,"ViewCount":536.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-05-23T06:14:28.787","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"My family is dragging me along to a politician's ball. I'm not a very big fan of this particular group of attendees, to put it mildly, and have recently been day-dreaming of one choking while I raid the buffet table. I would not feel a single pang if they ate the dust. But would I be liable to a civil or criminal charge if I refused to give medical aid in this situation, given my occupation as a surgeon?\n\n\nAnd if so, is there any way I can escape this? Perhaps by taking a stiff belt of scotch the moment I see trouble?\n\n\n","text_label":"liability","title":"Am I required to render medical aid when off-duty if I am a doctor?"}
{"Id":19746,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-06-22T14:27:09.047","Score":1,"ViewCount":260.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-06-24T10:29:23.507","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If I have a blog and post up a picture of some artists work, he\/she can come after me for a copyright breach. However what happens on a large website where users can upload images as they wish. Moderators can't be educated on whether every user has permission to publish that image. In the event that a user posts a copyright image that they do have have permission for on a community forum, how to the website owners protect themselves from a claim?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"How do community websites and forums defend against copyright claims?"}
{"Id":48803,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-02-05T11:58:08.413","Score":2,"ViewCount":65.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-03-01T17:10:11.040","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"If I take FMLA and use sick time and vacation time during my leave, would I still be able to receive any monies from NYS thru its Paid Family Leave? Or since I am being paid, I would not be eligible for additional remuneration.\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Paid Family Leave in New York State"}
{"Id":30612,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-07-30T10:42:06.823","Score":-1,"ViewCount":210.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-07-30T14:50:31.793","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I have a simple question that I haven't found any answer on, on the web.\n\n\nI have a lot of purchase music on Google Play and I want to create a internet radio just for fun, for non-commercial purposes. Is that breaking the copyright law in European-Union(Sweden), or I need to buy a special license for every song or album?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is it illegal to broadcast\/stream music for non-commercial purposes?"}
{"Id":38739,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-04-03T09:37:01.090","Score":0,"ViewCount":67.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-04-03T11:33:10.173","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"For US-Law:\n\n\nCan a freelancer charge a client late fees for late payments if they are not explicitly drawn out in a contract? \n\n\nFor example, let's say the freelancer has a contract for an hourly rate only, and no articles related to fees. However, the client has not paid for weeks and the freelancer notifies them he will charge a late fee if not paid in n days. \n\n\nIs this viable? Will it holdup? Or is it an ambiguous situation?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Can a Freelancer charge late fees if not explicitly defined in the contract?"}
{"Id":51295,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-05-05T23:39:42.683","Score":20,"ViewCount":7778.0,"LastActivityDate":"2022-01-25T14:02:15.223","AnswerCount":4.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Let's say I watched a film and I really liked it. Now I want to tell my subscribers on Facebook the entire plot of the film. I don't use the real script of the film. I create a post where I retell the film plot in my own words (but I don't change anything, the names are the same, everything is the same, it's just a conversion in textual form) and retell it completely. Is this action legal? Do I have any problems with copyright law?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is it legal to completely retell a film in text?"}
{"Id":45825,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-10-24T23:35:14.013","Score":2,"ViewCount":61.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-11-04T01:49:12.117","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Mindy Chen-Wishart. [*Contract Law* (2018 6 edn)](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Contract-Law-Mindy-Chen-Wishart\/dp\/0198806353\/ref=dp_ob_title_bk). [Scanned p 225](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/P6gae.jpg).\n\n\n\n> \n> 1. Where the claimant refuses to continue with the contract, the court must decide whether this amounts to rescission (limiting her to reliance damages) or termination (preserving her right to expectation damages).\n> 2. Since the threshold for termination is very high (it is only available for \u2018serious\u2019 breaches (12.2.2)), a claimant may find that she has unwittingly rescinded the contract (eg by returning defective items), thereby extinguishing her right to potentially superior contractual damages.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nI don't understand 2. Why would returning defective items be worth less than contract damages?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Why would contractual damages be superior to returning defective items?"}
{"Id":25524,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-01-23T00:00:49.060","Score":0,"ViewCount":409.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-01-23T22:07:56.033","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I've recently run into a dispute for an invoice with a company for whom I'm doing IT contract work about the number of hours in a work day. We agreed on a rate of \u00a3N a day, which I had assumed to mean N\/7.5 as an hourly rate. However, they have recently said that \"everyone contracting here assumes an 8-hour day\". The contract that I signed doesn't state either way which one is correct. However, if I adjust said invoice to assume an 8 hour day, I will lose 6.25% of my revenue (assuming my maths is correct).\n\n\nWithout this being specified in the contract (or verbally at any point before today), is it legally acceptable to state that 7.5 hours is the standard amount and that I should bill as such, and what can I do about resolving this issue?\n\n\nAlso what should be done about going into the future with this work and asking for a revised contract? Can I request 6.25% to be added on to my day rate, or ask to be billed on a 7.5 hour basis, and have that stand up against their legal team if push came to shove?\n\n\nI am invoicing on an hourly basis rather than by half-day\/day, and have done many hours of overtime.\n\n\nThanks in advance for any help.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Dispute about whether a day consists of 7.5 or 8 hours"}
{"Id":45808,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-10-24T19:50:00.450","Score":1,"ViewCount":18.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-10-24T20:37:11.967","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Mindy Chen-Wishart. [*Contract Law* (2018 6 edn)](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Contract-Law-Mindy-Chen-Wishart\/dp\/0198806353\/ref=dp_ob_title_bk). p 24.\n\n\n\n> \n> [![enter image description here](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/5ZPSj.jpg)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/5ZPSj.jpg)\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nI don't understand the red sentence. Kindly can someone\n\n\n1. expatiate it?\n2. or give an example with numbers?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"How'd parties 'negotiate around the remedy' to 'share the profits (or savings) from breach rather than allow the contract breaker total retention'?"}
{"Id":3680,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-15T23:10:58.263","Score":2,"ViewCount":476.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-09-16T00:03:08.070","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I created a contract between myself and a client. The contract states that I will provide service A to the client. I provided service A. A third party is blocking the use of the end product of service A to be used for my client. My client no longer returns my emails or texts and has failed to respond to my invoices (sent certified mail and with return receipt).\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"Is my client free from obligation to pay an unpaid invoice under contract?"}
{"Id":23080,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-10-03T21:53:06.330","Score":0,"ViewCount":36.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-10-04T01:01:56.817","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Like all other guys, I have my own collections of CDs, all legal, from official distributors, paid by money, and all belong to me.\n\n\nI keep them in my room together with my computer. I have ripped some of them, stored them in the laptop my company gave me. I have burned some copies of them and put them in my car. I have burned some other copies and put them in my parents house, just for myself.\n\n\nToday I suddenly start to think -- which copies are legal and which copies are not? Especially for those copies that in my parents house.\n\n\nI live in California.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Multiple duplication of CDs I own"}
{"Id":22909,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-09-27T00:58:50.633","Score":2,"ViewCount":82.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-09-27T19:29:11.347","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If I record my own work using [IBM's Watson demo](https:\/\/text-to-speech-demo.mybluemix.net), who owns the copyright on those recordings?\n\n\nI couldn't find the terms of use for the demo service, nor the full service after registration.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Who owns the copyright on a Watson recording?"}
{"Id":18211,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-04-05T21:59:41.457","Score":0,"ViewCount":68.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-04-07T01:24:33.510","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"In many cases rule books are copyrighted. For example, the standard set of rules to play chess in the United States is copyrighted. Also, the standard set of rules to play baseball is also copyrighted.\n\n\nThis creates a problem in that often these rule books are published in some inconvenient format or size for some uses. Also, players who need to summarize rules for various purposes have the problem of how to do so without getting sued. In many cases organizations would like to display the rules on a poster rather than have them in a book. Once again, there are copyright problems.\n\n\nRules could be construed as \"information\" or \"data\" rather than a form of expression, so at some level, to the extent that the rule is \"data\" it is not copyrightable. How can organizations that need to republish rules (for example to put them on a poster) be able to do so without violating copyrights?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Copyright status of rule books"}
{"Id":30603,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-07-30T00:14:33.647","Score":0,"ViewCount":134.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-07-30T02:45:09.070","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Recently i passed by a large local mosque. The mosque property was posted \"No Gun Zone\" at the property boundaries.\n\n\nIf a resident posted such signs on their property then missionaries, delivery people, etc could continue to come and knock on their door as has been common for ages.\n\n\nPolice offixers executing warrants would obviously not need heed the signs. Similarly if police are responding to exigent circumstances. \n\n\nWhat if there is no warrant or exigent circumstances and police are doing a \"knock and talk\". Logically they could disarm before entering the property and do a compliant knock and talk. But i doubt they would be willing to disarm.\n\n\nMy question is can a homeowner modify the implied lixense to come to the door to knock? If the modified license does not allow guns, is an armed police officers entry a trespass?\n\n\nIf an armed police officer came to the door and claimed to see, hear, smell contraband not detectable off property is that admissible?\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"No gun zone and knock and talk"}
{"Id":15335,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-11-18T00:04:14.280","Score":2,"ViewCount":180.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-01-17T03:42:30.627","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"The setting: a group home for juvenile males.\n\n\nThe situation: they are court ordered to be there.\n\n\nThe problem: they verbally abuse staff on a daily basis, and in some instances, physically abuse staff.\n\n\nThe clients receive a handbook with the rules and policies. There are numerous rules, one of which us they are not allowed to bull each other or make inappropriate comments.\n\n\nHowever, there is no rule stating they have to respect staff. They don't mind reminding you of this as they disrespect you. Management is aware of the situation and their response to us is \"don't take it personally,\" even when we are verbally abused with racial slurs.\n\n\nCan an employer be held accountable in civil court for their clients' actions? If they don't utilize their own tools and policies to prevent the behavior?\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Is an employer liable for a hostile work environment caused by clients?"}
{"Id":26833,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-03-13T22:11:28.560","Score":3,"ViewCount":259.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-03-15T16:11:09.740","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Would calling for the seizure of guns from unnamed citizens and the suspension of due process in doing so constitute treason? \n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"Calling for the suspension of due process by a president"}
{"Id":1996,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-08-23T13:46:42.623","Score":8,"ViewCount":323.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-08-24T13:00:01.860","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I want to start an online browser game following all laws.\n\n\nA few days ago I heard of [COPPA - Children's Online Privacy Protection Act](http:\/\/www.coppa.org\/). In this link, they clearly explain in all details what must be done, and what kind of website must comply. As a person that knows (absolutely) nothing about law, I am glad to find this right-to-the-point text that tells me exactly what to do.\n\n\nMy question is, **how do I find out if there are other things like this to follow?** I am glad I heard of COPPA, otherwise I would have no idea I had to follow it. I am now worried that **there might be other laws to follow that I don't even know they exist.**\n\n\n**How to make sure I am following everything that must be followed?** Is there some kind of \"list\"? **I am using COPPA just as an example - I don't want to be restricted only to privacy laws. The thing is, I can't even dream of what other laws could exist.** (I'm lucky to have found COPPA)\n\n\nI am brazillian, the website would be hosted in Brazil. But I would like people from other countries to be allowed to play as well. *(I don't know if this matters)*\n\n\n*If you really need to know more details about the game to properly answer this question, let me know and I will add them - but I was hoping to a more general answer first, so I can analyse them myself and decide what is needed and what is not. I am not sure if this question is too-broad the way it is now - if it is, I will add the details.*\n\n\n\n\n---\n\n\n**EDIT:** I don't think this question is a duplicate from [Where can I find a comprehensive document of computer laws?](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/questions\/1187\/where-can-i-find-a-comprehensive-document-of-computer-laws). Even though its title suggests that, both answers only refer to security and hacking. I am talking about the content of my website, and I am not \"hacking\" anyone nor doing anthing close to that.\n\n\n**EDIT 2:** Just to clarify, I do not expect someone to show up with a complete list and solve my problem like magic. The thing is, as of now I have not the slightest idea of how to proceed.\n\n\nI mean, (at least the majority of) existing MMO browser games (like Clash of Clans, Neopets, Club Penguin, OGame and such) must have done *something* to make sure they comply with all needed laws.\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"How to make sure my website complies with things like COPPA?"}
{"Id":9549,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-05-28T17:24:20.983","Score":0,"ViewCount":31.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-05-28T23:05:01.693","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have a blog related to web designing.\n\n\nI make money via affiliate marketing.\n\n\nCan I use our sponsors as other company ( the companies which I used to make money via affiliate marketing) logos?\n\n\nIs it legal?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Can I use our sponsors as other compnay logos?"}
{"Id":30098,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-07-09T17:22:27.710","Score":47,"ViewCount":12241.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-07-13T06:53:29.660","AnswerCount":4.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am not a lawyer or a law student; my work is in mathematics, but I like to learn about criminal law as a hobby. I have spent some time googling and searching to find an answer to my question but have found no results. \n\n\nHere is what I am interested in knowing:\n\n\n\n> \n> Suppose a public defender is assigned a criminal case \u2014 let's say the charges are gross misdemeanor or nonviolent felony \u2014 and there is quite\n>  literally no conceivable defense for the client. The prosecution has compelling evidence for all elements of the crime, action, and any required culpability. At this point, what do you do for\n>  your client?\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nMy best guess would be to put heavy effort into plea bargaining, but this scenario is something that is hard for me to learn about in my hobbyist pursuits because it isn't very well documented. It seems like something you learn from experience, and could depend greatly on the individual attorney and their relationships with the prosecutors in the jurisdiction. The only thing I can find that relates to my question is information about the strategies of lawyers who defended notorious murderers who were overwhelmingly guilty. I would like the scope of my question to be something less serious and less complicated than that. In most of those cases, the defenses' main goal was to keep them out of a death penalty, and the trials were long and complicated. Also, to be thorough, please feel free to note \/ comment on any of the following in an answer:\n\n\n* You know there is practically no conceivable defense for your client; how does that change your efforts in plea bargaining?\n* Let's say the prosecutor won't budge - not a single plea offer. You know there is practically no conceivable defense for your client - what do you do when the case goes to trial?\n* At any point, is it a matter of ethics to make it clear to your client that there is no conceivable defense for their case and your primary service as their counsel will be to provide guidance through the confusing and complicated legal \/ court process and help make sure their rights to a fair trial are upheld?\n* Now suppose you are not necessarily a public defender but a private attorney for hire. Someone comes to you looking to hire you for counsel on the type of charges outlined above. There is little to no conceivable defense. Do you take the case? If so, do you tell them this before negotiating a price?\n\n\nI understand my question is certainly subjective. The answer could vary greatly from case to case, dependent on countless variables. I do, however, still think it is constructive and on topic because it can be answered on a high level as to how to initially assess those variables and form a strategy. I am open to feedback for how to improve my question. Please edit tags as needed.\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Course of action in a criminal case when there is no conceivable defense"}
{"Id":12002,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-07-28T11:26:07.877","Score":0,"ViewCount":281.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-07-29T08:05:20.707","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"There is a video game called Minecraft, in which you can build structures (e. g. houses). Some people publish them on publicly accessible sites such as PlanetMinecraft.com as sets of files in format A.\n\n\nImagine, I do the following. I take such collection of files in format A and transform it (manually, automatically or semi-automatially) into format B. I have my own, custom software, which takes format B files as input and then recreates these structures in user's Minecraft in format A (they are not exactly the same, but similar). I intend to give access to that software for a monthly fee.\n\n\nFormat B is my own format and its files are smaller and easier to share and modify than format A.\n\n\nAm I allowed to \n\n\n* create format B versions of structures on PlanetMinecraft and\n* distribute them for free\n\n\nin the following 2 cases under American law?\n\n\n**Case 1:** The author of the structure allows to download and distribute the format A file, but does not allow to modify it (according to the copyright statement on the structure page). Technically, I'm not modifying format A file, I read it and create format B file based on information in the format A file.\n\n\n**Case 2:** I write to the author of the structure (ask him or her whether or not I'm allowed to do this with his creations), but don't get a response within 1-2 weeks. There is no clear information about the type of license his work is published under.\n\n\n**Analogy:** You see someone's house and walk around it several times. That house is format A file. Then you sketch a plan of that house (format B file), which you distribute for free.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is it legal to reverse-engineer structures on PlanetMinecraft?"}
{"Id":4992,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-11-04T09:20:35.520","Score":2,"ViewCount":73.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-11-04T15:25:26.203","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm managing a french company where the VAT must be applied, and I am stumbling upon a problem that annoys me.\n\n\nThere is a simple form to know if the VAT must be applied or not\n(please tell me in case I'm wrong on that) :\n\n\n\n```\nSeller EU (me) =>\n    Outside EU : no VAT\n    Inside EU :\n        Customer not a business : apply VAT\n        Customer's a business : apply VAT ? <== It's my problem\n\n```\n\nOk. (This comes from an article from the TheNextWeb which is linked below)\n\n\nI took a look at how [quaderno.io](http:\/\/quaderno.io) works, since it's their target, I believe they must be right, so I used their demo : <https:\/\/quaderno.io\/features\/checkout\/> and tested for my company in France.\n\n\nWhen I entered my VAT Number, they removed the tax (from 10$+20% to only 10$).\n\n\nBUT, the problem is the following :\n\n\nI asked my accountant if, when making an invoice from a French company to an other French company, I should remove the 20% tax. She said no. I must indicate my VAT number AND the VAT number of the client, and that's it.\n\n\n**The 20% tax still applies and the client must do it's paper work to get back the tax he paid from the state (France), not the issuing company.**\n\n\nSo, as far as I understand, Quaderno is not right for France as I should still pay 12$ (10$ + 20%).\n\n\nBut the explanation given by [TheNextWeb](http:\/\/thenextweb.com\/dd\/2015\/01\/01\/need-know-2015-eu-vat-changes-implemented-tnw\/) and how Quaderno works raise me an other question :\n\n\nThey both remove the VAT tax when the company enters it's VAT number, which leads me to believe that in some EU countries, if the VAT number is given, the service must remove the tax from the invoice.\n\n\nIs this right ?\nIn that case, in which countries we must remove the tax when invoicing the client, and in which countries (like France) we still must keep it ?\n\n\nThank you for your help and feel free to ask for more details if it isn't the case.\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Ways of applying VAT in EU countries?"}
{"Id":22325,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-08-30T23:24:59.980","Score":3,"ViewCount":1655.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-10-01T00:21:44.350","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"(Assuming there were grounds for arrest and prosecution).\n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"Can the state of New York arrest and\/or prosecute President Trump during a time when Trump is still president?"}
{"Id":7080,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-02-11T22:04:40.520","Score":2,"ViewCount":120.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-02-12T04:06:19.203","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Someone can somehow buy lots of products and sell them for very low prices.\n\n\nCan I buy from him at low price and sell it for normal price?\n\n\nI'm not from US, but products may be.\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"Is it legal to sell a product that has been stolen?"}
{"Id":3515,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-09T20:31:48.360","Score":5,"ViewCount":1060.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-09-09T21:24:29.457","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"After posting [this question](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/questions\/3488\/is-it-legal-to-buy-second-hand-copyrighted-recordings\/3514#3514), another one, more obvious came to mind.\n\n\nIf the \"first sale doctrine\" is a widespread law, and allows someone to give their whole collection of VHS or DVDs or vinyls for free, then why is this rule not applying when it comes to a digital copy?\n\n\nIf the first sale doctrine rule applied, then someone who legally purchased thousands of albums and movies digitally should be able to give these files for free to whoever they want.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Why is it legal to give away for free a physical copy of copyrighted material that you bought, but not a digital copy?"}
{"Id":22372,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-09-02T00:02:56.740","Score":0,"ViewCount":205.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-09-02T00:25:13.820","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am a real estate agent based in Toronto and I was looking over a lease agreement that a friend of mine signed. I noticed that 5-7 out of the 25 clauses in the agreement were in direct contravention of the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 (the primary piece of legislation governing rules for tenants and landlords).\n\n\nNow I was curious, as these clauses which are not legal aren't in relation to the core of the agreement (if there is such a thing), so would the fact that there are multiple clauses in contravention if the act, albeit minor, mean that he contract lacked lawful object?\n\n\nI apologize in advance if I've muddled terminology here, as you can imagine, I'm not a lawyer.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Legal Object in a Contract"}
{"Id":13312,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-08-12T01:52:22.963","Score":3,"ViewCount":209.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-08-13T16:21:40.100","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I sometime post code to StackExchange sites like StackOverflow or CodeReview. To meet the requirements of the site you often have to post full code to get help. This is often code I would like to later publish to certain sites for sale.\n\n\nWhen I do this I am always quite worried that my code is now visible to millions of people that could simply copy\/paste my code into a notepad file and have the same product as me, completely devaluing mine. \n\n\nAs far as I know once your idea\/product is made public in a timestampable way it is considered intellectual property. But how does that hold up when you freely post it to a knowledge sharing site like this that you cannot include licenses on. Even if it were determined that it were your own intellectual property would it be a worthy cause to fight for when the code might make you a few hundred dollars if anything?\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Intellectual Property of Stack Exchange posts"}
{"Id":19366,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-06-05T19:17:33.947","Score":1,"ViewCount":416.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-06-05T21:37:25.750","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I want to distribute a list of MD5 file [checksums](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Checksum) of closed source software, in the form: \n\n\n\n```\n<checksum> <filename>\n\n```\n\nThe purpose of this list is to help forensic researchers to identify whether installations have been tampered with. \n\n\nAm I allowed to do distribute such a list? Or does it depend on the given license? \n\n\nGeneralized, this question is about whether metadata is copyrighted *by the owner of the original IP*. It [was partially asked here](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/questions\/1916\/at-what-point-can-a-computer-generated-file-infringe-copyright\/4366#4366) but went unanswered.\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Are hash checksums of licensed software copyrighted?"}
{"Id":21896,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-08-11T02:35:46.763","Score":1,"ViewCount":149.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-08-11T02:35:46.763","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":17,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am looking at signing a lease on an apartment, but there are a few phrases that give me pause:\n\n\n\"Resident agrees that Resident is at all times responsible for the conduct and actions of all other persons regardless of any culpability or knowledge on Resident\u2019s part.\"\n\n\nI imagine that the *intent* is to say all other persons *party to this lease or guests thereof*, but there is no qualification like this actually in the lease. \n\n\nThe second phrase that I'm getting hung up on is this:\n\n\n\"To the greatest extent permitted by law, **Landlord shall not be liable to Resident**, even for negligent acts or omissions of Landlord or Landlord's agents or employees, **for any damage or injury**, whether to person or property, loss, or destruction to Resident's property, including but not limited to any damage or injury, whether to person or property, loss, or destruction of property **sustained by Resident from any cause** including but not limited to the causes and risks set forth herein.\"\n\n\nThis *seems* to me to exempt the landlord from responsibility, even in the event that he or she breaks into my apartment and shoots me, given that it is always *permitted by law* that a victim choose not to press charges. Is this correct? \n\n\nAlso, related to this, if the landlord is **not** willing to change the wording of the lease agreement, are these pretty standard things to see on a lease that I shouldn't worry about? (Maybe because they're not enforceable?)\n\n\nThanks very much\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"Whether to sign a lease agreement that is poorly worded\/too broad if landlord will not change it?"}
{"Id":15485,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-11-25T18:15:01.613","Score":1,"ViewCount":99.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-05-22T17:46:10.367","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm going to release an open source project, let's call it ABC. My project is a piece of software that is non-commercial. However, ABC already exists as a trademark for an existing company.\n\n\nMy project is software. This company sells a consumable product. Would I be infringing on their trademark, or is it okay because they are in completely different \"realms\"? \n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"When am I infringing on a trademark?"}
{"Id":18895,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-05-10T00:06:50.897","Score":0,"ViewCount":54.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-05-10T03:47:08.620","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm a graduate student at a US university and I work as a Graduate assistant in the department. It's been around one year I have been working. I'm also an International student who can only work on-campus. \n\n\nRecently I have decided that I want to **transfer** to a another University and the classes will begin at that university from august. I have summer work at current university which could take till august.\n\n\nThe HR department of the university I'm going to transfer, sent me an offer letter and a **I9** form. \n\n\nShould I fill the form and submit to the university where I will be start working from August even though currently i'm working at my current university? \n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"What does the \"submitting\" I9 form?"}
{"Id":3671,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-15T14:35:26.390","Score":18,"ViewCount":9972.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-09-07T05:53:35.073","AnswerCount":4.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"This is a question out of curiosity only, indirectly inspired by my [last question](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/questions\/3670\/can-you-plead-the-fifth-to-avoid-revealing-the-identity-of-someone-you-were-accu) post. I'm wondering at what point not reporting a crime is itself a crime.\n\n\nI know that if someone happens to witness a bar fight and doesn't immediately call the cops they are not guilty of a crime (or I assume they aren't, unless they're technically guilty and simply never prosecuted for it). This implies that the refusal to report a crime is not, by itself, a crime.\n\n\nHowever, I'm also pretty sure if, for example, a women knows her boyfriend is sexually assaulting their child and turns a blind eye to it she can be convicted as an accomplice to the crime. Likewise, I think if you're riding in the car with someone who does a hit and run you are required to report it or be an accomplice.\n\n\nSo I'm wondering where this line is drawn. At what point does one's involvement become such that they are guilty simply for failing to report another individual, assuming they have not actively done anything to directly support the crime otherwise?\n\n\nFurthermore, if someone is indirectly benefiting from a crime they do not encourage or facilitate \u2013 for instance a wife getting a new fur coat after her husband robs a bank despite her not approving of the husband's actions \u2013 does this make her an accomplice? Is there a line here to draw, presumably a bar serving a drink to someone they know is a bookie doesn't make them guilty, even if the bookie presumably earned the money he is using to buy the drink via an illegal job?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"At what point does refusal to report a crime make one an accomplice to a crime?"}
{"Id":3347,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-04T21:57:52.823","Score":2,"ViewCount":144.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-09-05T01:14:13.113","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Company A is selling products to Company B at a highly discounted price. Part of the agreement is that Company B cannot resell the products.\n\n\nConsider the following clause in a contract between the two companies:\n\n\n\n> \n> Company B may not resell any products purchased from Company A at a discounted price.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nNow consider the same clause, but with a reason provided:\n\n\n\n> \n> In order to prevent toilets from overflowing, Company B may not resell any products purchased from Company A at a discounted price.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nSuppose the 2nd clause is in effect and Company B goes ahead and turns a profit by reselling the discounted products. However, no toilets overflowed as a result of this action. Is the clause weakened (harder to enforce) due to a nonsensible reason being provided?\n\n\nObviously the \"reason\" is hypothetical, but I believe the question stays the same if you substitute anything in its place that did not occur as a result of the resale.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Can a contract clause be weakened by providing a nonsensible reason for it?"}
{"Id":37672,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-02-27T15:27:52.983","Score":0,"ViewCount":298.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-07-27T16:02:40.297","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I haven't been able to find any clearance on this. There are these \"monsters\" in Doctor Who called the Weeping Angels. I love the concept and would want to use it in a VR game.\n\n\nBut are these copyrighted, is the actually statue itself or even the concept of having them move only when you see them claimed? I understand things like the daleks or his robot little dog can be copyrighted but an angel statue?\n\n\nFor reference here is one of them:\n\n\n[![](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/1BqlJ.jpg)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/1BqlJ.jpg)\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"The \"Weeping Angels\" (statues) from Doctor Who"}
{"Id":5324,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-11-20T14:49:16.633","Score":0,"ViewCount":44.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-11-20T18:05:43.107","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have an employment contract I'm signing and there's a clause for *Assignment of Inventions* that states *pursuant to California Labor Code 2870*. Does this imply that if I don't live in California, this clause still applies?\n\n\nHere's the full paragraph from the document:\n[![enter image description here](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/oRZt2.png%5C)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/oRZt2.png%5C)\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"What does 'pursuant' entail?"}
{"Id":5051,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-11-06T08:29:39.940","Score":1,"ViewCount":316.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-11-06T12:06:00.590","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm asking on behalf of my friend.\n\n\nShe has a full-time job at a university, and she worked for a month during summer at another company in a form of an at-will employment. \n\n\nThere was no formal contract, although she signed a certain document specifying the conditions of employment, which states in itself that it is not a contract.\n\n\nAfter she stopped working at the new company and came back to the university, she realized that the signed document stated the condition that she should not receive salary from her original employer (the university) while working at the company. Since she was unaware of this condition, the university had already paid her salary, which potentially brings a dual employment issue.\n\n\nSince she never singed a contract, it's technically not a breach of contract, but she did sign a document which stated the condition of at-will employment.\n\n\nShe seems to have inquired both the university and the company whether she can return her salary for the period or change her status from employment to 'visiting'(company) or 'break'(university), but seems to have been rejected.\n\n\nLooking from the company's side (since the university is abroad), could this be a legal problem?\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Dual Employment for At-Will Employment"}
{"Id":4585,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-10-19T05:01:37.973","Score":5,"ViewCount":1506.0,"LastActivityDate":"2022-03-09T03:03:15.283","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"My friend's beauty salon and beauty product shop was inspected some time ago and in the inspection report it is noted \"Surveillance camera in the shop\". \n\n\n**Now I am wondering what the inspector might have actually meant with that note on her inspection result? Is there a law that requires notice to be posted?**\n\n\nI can't find anything in <http:\/\/www.barbercosmo.ca.gov\/laws_regs\/act_regs.pdf> regarding cameras so it might be mentioned under different regulations.\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Do I need to post a notice in beauty salon if surveillance camera is on premises (California)?"}
{"Id":30217,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-07-13T15:19:06.967","Score":0,"ViewCount":115.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-07-13T18:04:48.740","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"A Boston Herald database posted information about government employees' salaries [here](http:\/\/www.bostonherald.com\/news_opinion\/databases). Can a person named in the database remove their entry?\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"How to remove an entry from Boston Herald database"}
{"Id":6024,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-12-24T04:39:06.650","Score":6,"ViewCount":144.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-12-25T22:59:23.687","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"In Ontario, Canada, are you entitled to a copy of your employment background check? Does it matter of you were offered the job or not? Is there a time limit? \nBackground check consists of reference check, criminal record and credit history. \n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Are you entitled to a copy of your employment background check?"}
{"Id":5031,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-11-05T08:47:11.430","Score":2,"ViewCount":52.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-11-05T19:10:50.800","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":7,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I've been developing an app to augment a Tabletop RPG (mainly for dice pool and roll and damage calculation according to the game's rules). Is the app considered to be a derivative work of the game (the rulebook in particular)?\n\n\n","text_label":"software","title":"Could Software be a Derivative Work of RPG?"}
{"Id":1050,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-07-11T04:17:21.310","Score":8,"ViewCount":502.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-10-21T14:50:46.560","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"So I just finished watching The Fugitive. At the end of the film\n\n\n\n> \n>  Sam Gerard realizes that Kimble is innocent\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nand takes him into custody. However, at that moment, in the eyes of the law, Kimble is guilty of murdering his wife.\n\n\n**How would Dr. Kimble go about getting himself declared innocent?** He's already had a trial, so he can't be tried again for the same offense. He obviously needs to appeal, but on what grounds? The trial was conducted properly (we presume), the evidence that would clear his name simply hadn't been uncovered.\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"How would Dr. Richard Kimble go about getting himself declared innocent at the end of The Fugitive?"}
{"Id":31377,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-08-30T21:34:42.687","Score":1,"ViewCount":257.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-08-30T23:57:19.207","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I like the idea that businesses can specifically hire homeless people who need it, but what I'm not quite sure of is how businesses are able to do that on an arbitrary basis, because as far as I know they are supposed to make the position publicly available and conduct interviews for any applicants. \n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"How do people hire only specific demographics but not face discrimination suits?"}
{"Id":4447,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-10-14T02:36:43.867","Score":1,"ViewCount":114.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-10-14T19:30:57.503","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"NASA's ISS live feed is center to an app that I am developing. I am wondering if it is copyright infringement to embed the live stream in my app. I think that it might be ok to use it because according to US copyright law, any US government work is not protected under copyright law. First of all, is this true? Second, because NASA is part of the US government, does that mean that NASA's ISS live stream is owned by the US government, and therefore not protected by copyright law?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Legally Using NASA Material"}
{"Id":22417,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-09-04T14:42:42.737","Score":1,"ViewCount":612.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-11-03T23:03:51.260","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Lets suppose Party A creates material and decides to distribute it under some restrictive license entailing fees or similar.\n\n\nParty B now obtains a copy from the copyright holder A and makes it available under some less restrictive license (which violates the license agreement with A).\n\n\nParty C now obtains a copy from B.\n\n\nWhat are the implications to B and C provided that:\n\n\n* B obtained the copy legally\/illegally\n* B made the copy available under the less restrictive licence knowingly\/unknowingly\n\n\nAlso, are there significant differences in EU\/US?\n\n\nI am asking simply as an interested amateur and have no serious background in law. \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can you be held accountable for copyright infringement due to a mistake by a third party?"}
{"Id":5177,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-11-12T17:56:37.777","Score":5,"ViewCount":121.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-11-12T22:25:12.297","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm not a lawyer, so I'm only familiar with a small cross section of civil suits, but it seems to be a general trend that lawyers are very hesitant to publicize any part of a case. Even when the adversary has huge vulnerabilities because of the nature of the civil suit, the lawyer insists you keep quiet, in order to \"not make them mad.\" Instead, you pay the lawyer to keep filing documents and orders, asking for \"christmas lists,\" etc, while they other side does the same, and in the end, it's often a war of attrition, and the little guy loses. However, anecdotally, it seems that a number of cases resolve themselves within hours or days after an appropriate post on social media or call to a journalist. Corporations that rely heavily on their public image and understand their exposure will suddenly see that balance shifted against them and do everything they can to settle as humanely and quickly as possible. \n\n\nMy first conclusion is that using social media cuts into the usual business of lawyering, and so culturally, this would not be welcome around law firms. Is there a better explanation for this?\n\n\n","text_label":"civil-law","title":"Is there a reason lawyers are hesitant to use the media against an adversary?"}
{"Id":13878,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-08-26T18:32:11.563","Score":2,"ViewCount":7366.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-09-09T08:12:39.733","AnswerCount":4.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I was employed for a local glass company installing shower doors. When I was finished I would take a picture of it with my phone. My employer knew I was taking the pictures and did not object. I never signed anything saying I could not use the pictures. \n\n\nLong story short I no longer work for that glass company and I've started my own glass business. I'm also now in competition with my ex-employer. I've posted those pictures to show my potential customers pics of my work. My ex-employer is threatening to sue me for using pictures that I took of shower doors that I installed while employed by them. My question is who owns the copyright of those pics me or my employer? Taking pictures was not expected or demanded of as part of my employment.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Who owns the copyright to pictures I took of my work (not as part of my employment)?"}
{"Id":38338,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-03-22T21:53:36.617","Score":-2,"ViewCount":89.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-03-24T04:57:50.007","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"While I am located in Europe, I am generally interested in how this is handled in different countries. This is not a current question, but more a theoretical question, about how the law \"generally\" works. I am aware, that different countries may have very different laws, but I would still like to read answers, regardless of the country.\n\n\nLet's imagine, that I get a contract, which claims something along the lines of \"A admits, that all the code he has written for this company has always exclusively belonged to the company\". \n\n\nThis is basically an admission to a fact.\n\n\nLet's imagine, that I have a condition for this admission and add: \"This contract is void, unless payment of X happens before xx.xx.xx.\"\n\n\nOr let's even imagine, that I add \"this contract is void, unless I get a bag of coke before xx.xx.xx.\".\n\n\n1. Does me signing the contract count as an admission of the fact, even if my condition was not met?\n2. What if my condition was illegal or for some other reason invalid. Would this invalidate the whole contract or would it only invalidate the condition?\n3. If the counter party uses the contract in court as proof of my admission, would they need to sign the document as well in order to make the contract valid, thereby accepting the condition?\n4. Let's imagine an even more explicit situation: I am accused of murder. I make a deal, where I admit to the murder, but as compensation I demand a new car. The DA doesn't sign the deal or accept it, but later uses my contract signature as proof my guilt. After all it is a written admission.\n\n\nPlease feel free to edit my question title, there is probably a better way to formulate this question.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Can an unacceptable \/ illegal condition in a contract be ignored without voiding the whole contract?"}
{"Id":49453,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-02-26T21:39:40.267","Score":-1,"ViewCount":191.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-02-27T21:33:48.720","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":7,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Can a case against a US serviceman be brought before the Federal government against those responsible for killings in war zones, like drone operators?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Can US drone strike pilots be charged with murder?"}
{"Id":35759,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-12-29T05:27:42.157","Score":0,"ViewCount":656.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-12-31T03:56:09.440","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Basically, can I find a popular meme online and use it in a video-game that I am making money off of without giving credit or royalties to the creator \/ owner as often these are hard to find and people using these memes is so common.\n\n\nFor example, there is a grumpy cat meme picture at <https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/fzJBP.jpg> that meme pages often use, can I use it?\n\n\nMeme pages often use and steal memes from each other without giving credit and then make money through ads and stuff. This seems to be internet culture so is it ok for me to \"steal\" and use memes and make money off of them?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Are memes fair use"}
{"Id":47995,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-01-07T18:03:07.953","Score":-1,"ViewCount":1630.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-04-18T19:46:22.167","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Since 1.14, Minecraft has replaced all there texture files with new textures. They still offer the old ones as \"Programmer art.\" I am making my own block sandbox game, and I need textures. However, since the old Minecraft textures are no longer officially in use, how legal is it to use them in my own game, if I cite Mojang? Or should I hit the pixel editor and make my own?\n\n\nWould it be any less legal to use:\n\n\n[![New diamond block](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/wf1bA.png)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/wf1bA.png)\n\n\nas opposed to:\n\n\n[![Old diamond block](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/pWbdm.png)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/pWbdm.png)\n\n\nsince the second one is no longer officially in use? What if I edit them slightly? My question is not black and white. As explained, there are other factors.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"How legal is it to use the OLD Minecraft textures in my own game?"}
{"Id":22009,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-08-16T20:11:29.193","Score":0,"ViewCount":80.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-10-21T22:36:28.637","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I don't know if this is the right place for this question or if there is a better one, if so, please forgive me :) \n\n\nI recently bought an Apple Watch and soon enough found out that WhatsApp does not support the Watch, which made me kind of sad. Since i'm a software developer, I had the idea of simply building and distributing such an app through the app store for the other watch owners that felt the same. After searching a little bit, I found some code that I could get working which interacts with [web.whatsapp.com](http:\/\/web.whatsapp.com), but also stumbled upon [this](https:\/\/github.com\/venomous0x\/WhatsAPI) repository where the developer seems to have gotten into trouble with the WhatsApp Inc.\n\n\nSince I am not experienced in any kind of law (especially not american), I wanted to ask whether it is allowed to build such an app (in general). Where the boundaries of that are, especially for making profit of it, like: In-App-Advertisment, Donations or other ways of making profit. Another interesting thought on profit was to make a website that acts as landing page, that has advertisment on it, what about that ? \n\n\nAs far as I know I am also not allowed to use the Trademark \"WhatsApp\", any name that is close to \"WhatsApp\" or their logo or a logo that is looks too similar to the WhatsApp Logo ?\n\n\nI know that are many questions and it's probably super specific, but that's why I would be even more stoked if somebody could answer them! Thanks in advance!\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"WhatsAPI Use for iOS App - legal\/illegal ? & Specific boundaries?"}
{"Id":4438,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-10-13T11:53:24.360","Score":5,"ViewCount":991.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-09-04T19:33:10.943","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am a non-UK student studying in the UK. I have a visa and everything is pretty good, but my visa states that I can work no more than 20 hours per week. I don't want to have any problems, so how can I freelance, for instance, and prove that I have worked not more than allowed?\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"How to freelance in the UK without violating the terms of my visa?"}
{"Id":2010,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-08-24T06:39:34.063","Score":7,"ViewCount":1788.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-09-15T23:47:02.407","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Lots of bits and pieces of information and chaotic data spread across the web and it does cost an arm and a leg to gather them together to form something larger and consistent that would prove to be much more useful.\n\n\nIs it legally viable to **scrape** these **factual data** \/ information from different websites, compile and re-organize them as databases \/ data sets that will then be licensed under a **proprietary license**?\n\n\nThus far after some research, I find factual data can't be **copyrighted**, but the particular compilation \/ structure of data can. Does this mean I can do whatever with the scraped factual data as long as I have my own unique **data organization \/ compilation \/ structure**?\n\n\nFor example, I want to make a business information database off hundreds of different websites and then radically re-organize \/ re-structure \/ re-index these different data sets into one database that is better than any of the sources. Can I proprietorially **license** this particular database I made?\n\n\nI know I can never own the data as they are straight facts. Right? But can I **OWN** the particular data organization and legally profit from it?\n\n\nWe are operating in US, but the data could be from websites on other continents.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Scraping factual data off the web and re-organize to release under proprietary license?"}
{"Id":9184,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-05-12T00:59:33.517","Score":0,"ViewCount":119.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-05-12T17:38:24.230","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":7,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am not a law professional at all but I all of a sudden realized something to which I cannot find a reasonable answer. In customs (or in similar law-enforcement acts), why is the burden of proof on the subject but not on the state?\n\n\nCASE 1) If Acme Inc. imports some agricultural products, then she needs to demonstrate that everything complies with the biosafety regulations rather than the officers proving a violation. Then Acme needs to perform any necessary test by herself.\n\n\nCASE 2) If it is claimed Mrs. X is insane and needs a guardian, then the burden of proof is with the plaintiff. Mrs. X need not prove that she is a reasonable person to a public authority every single minute to remain officially sane.\n\n\nMy interpretation for the case 2 is that somebody is assumed to be reasonable by nature unless something happens. But why is some\"thing\" is not OK by default?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Burden of proof at customs"}
{"Id":25611,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-01-26T04:16:00.037","Score":7,"ViewCount":3583.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-01-26T05:19:14.000","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"When filing their USA Federal taxes, someone might want to state more income than they actually had, for [reasons](https:\/\/money.stackexchange.com\/questions\/89942\/can-i-buy-social-security-credits\/89984#89984). This would result in paying more taxes than the person actually owes. \n\n\nSpecifically, this unreal income would be reported on 1040 Schedule C, line 1 or line 6. \n\n\nAre there any laws or IRS regulations which prohibit that? Since the \"error\" (actually, deception) is in the government's favor, would there be any penalty other than $0? \n\n\n[![enter image description here](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/1pN5I.png)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/1pN5I.png)\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Is there any penalty for intentionally over-reporting income on your 1040?"}
{"Id":41079,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-05-16T09:01:06.467","Score":-1,"ViewCount":69.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-05-16T14:19:14.043","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":11,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I have been working with this client for 3 years and recruited a number of permanent staff for them (recently there has been changes in their management). A month ago I submitted a candidate cv to the hiring manager, at the time they had no vacancies. Last week I spoke with my candidate who informed me that she had an interview with the same client the week before and accepted an offer via another recruitment agency!\n\n\nOur Terms and conditions state: An introduction fee will be charged in relation to any Candidate engaged as a consequence of or resulting from an introduction, whether direct or indirect, within six months from the date of our introduction.\n\n\nTherefore my thought process is I introduced the candidate first to the client and she has been engaged within 6 months of my submission so I should be entitled to a fee?\n\n\nOne of the managers from my client contacted me and advised I am not entitled to a fee for this candidate as there was no vacancy at the time & it was unsolicited.\n\n\nI have consent from the candidate and email trails advising her where her cv has been submitted & the client confirmed they received her details from the other agency after me\n\n\nAny advise or help on this would be appreciated.\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Recruitment \/ Employment Law on agency introduction dispute"}
{"Id":36828,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-02-03T20:23:28.143","Score":0,"ViewCount":1284.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-03-07T17:44:31.010","AnswerCount":4.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"According to this man...\n<https:\/\/donotlink.it\/7PyG>\n\n\n\n> \n> The modern notion that the separation of these powers implies opposition or incompatibility is a gross misrepresentation of the founders beliefs and intentions, imposed on the nation by a cabal of hyper-partisan Democrat secularists led by Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black (a virulent anti-Catholic and one-time member of the Ku Klux Klan), along with his co-conspirator Lyndon Baines Johnson, author of the \u201cJohnson Amendment\u201d that purported to ban church involvement in politics.\n> \n> \n> Black wrote the majority opinion in the 1947 US Supreme Court case Everson v Board of Education which redefined the separation of church and state as a barrier to church\/state cooperation \u2013 reversing over 150 years of legal precedent in which it had been recognized as a facilitator of church influence in government. It was this early and egregious example of judicial activism in Everson that shifted America from following the Judeo-Christian presuppositions of the founders to the Secular Humanist presuppositions of Cultural Marxism: preventing government from recognizing the authority of God in our law and history.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nExcept I know the founding fathers said differently. <https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/national\/archive\/2011\/06\/constitutional-myth-4-the-constitution-doesnt-separate-church-and-state\/240481\/>\n\n\nIt goes both ways then?\n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"Does the establishment clause prevent schools from promoting religious doctrine as truth?"}
{"Id":25703,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-01-29T21:46:54.223","Score":3,"ViewCount":75.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-01-30T18:34:22.873","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Are there any restrictions on using content included under the [D&D System Reference Document](http:\/\/media.wizards.com\/2016\/downloads\/DND\/SRD-OGL_V5.1.pdf)?\n\n\nAs a hypothetical, if I were writing a fantasy book, could I freely throw in a Yrthak or Gray Render with no restrictions?\n\n\nI'm thinking of publishing a supplement for another RPG under their Open Game License that includes creatures in the D&D SRD, which has all relevant information in its first pages.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Am I allowed to freely use content included in the D&D SRD?"}
{"Id":3732,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-17T00:38:57.700","Score":10,"ViewCount":756.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-04-02T18:40:54.317","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Say I use three cameramen to record a pro golfer's swing at a public event in order to subsequently digitize the path of the swing in 3-space. Say I then program a baton (like a Wii remote or a smart phone taped to a golf club) to vibrate and\/or beep when the device doesn't move through space along the same path and at the same speed as the original golf swing. (In other words, the device lets you \"feel\" what the pro's swing is really like: as you swing, the more the device will vibrate and beep the more you deviate from the programmed swing. On the other hand, the closer you duplicate the speed and position of the original swing, the quieter the device remains, so you can try to find the preferred \"groove\".)\n\n\nWould it be legal to sell the program and data, without any consideration going to the golfer whose swing is being duplicated?\n\n\nSay the software is embedded with the necessary hardware in a golf club handle that could be attached to any club.\n\n\nSay the software or device being sold didn't replicate a particular golfer, but instead let you download \"path\" files from servers, so that if someone posted a \"Tiger Woods 5-iron\" file or a \"Bubba Watson 3-wood\" file, you could load that \"training\" file into the device. Would that be like song or movie players, where the device is legal, but the file being downloaded or played might not be?\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Is it illegal to \"sell\" a pro golfer's swing?"}
{"Id":47560,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-12-19T02:25:32.013","Score":1,"ViewCount":243.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-12-19T02:25:32.013","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Can the Good News Translation (GNT) of the Bible (copyrighted by American Bible Society) be quoted for commercial usage as part of a book's (ebook, paperback & audiobook versions) or if that would infringe upon their copyright?\n\n\n<https:\/\/www.bibles.com\/services\/licensing-information\/> (last bullet below) suggests it can't be used for any commercial usage\n\n\n\n> \n> Summary of Fair Use Policy (All conditions must apply):\n> \n> \n> \u00b7 No more than 500 verses in total may be reproduced without\n>  permission\n> \n> \n> \u00b7 Scripture\/Verses may not make up more than 25% of the new work\n> \n> \n> \u00b7 Verses quoted do not amount to 50% of a complete book of the Bible\n> \n> \n> \u00b7 All Scripture must be properly cited with the appropriate copyright\n>  notice (see below)\n> \n> \n> \u00b7 The book or product must be available for non-commercial use.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n<https:\/\/www.americanbible.org\/about\/legal\/copyrights> - bullet #1 seems to suggest it can be used if used within the limit specified there & bullet 2 (which includes verbiage for commercial usage) only applies if it exceeds the bullet 1's limits:\n\n\n\n> \n> Policy for use of the Good News Translation (GNT)\n> \n> \n> General Statement: The GNT text may be quoted in any form (written,\n>  visual, electronic or audio) up to and inclusive of five hundred (500)\n>  verses without written permission, providing the verses quoted do not\n>  amount to 50% of a complete book of the Bible nor do the verses\n>  account for twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the total text of the\n>  work in which they are quoted. This permission is contingent upon an\n>  appropriate copyright acknowledgment \u2013 (see below).\n> \n> \n> Use of the GNT beyond above limits requires written permission.\n> \n> \n> Commercial Use: Commercial use means use in any product offered for\n>  sale, lease, rental or barter on any level. Rights and permissions\n>  requests for the GNT in media intended for commercial use should be\n>  addressed to The American Bible Society, 101 North Independence Mall\n>  East FL8 Philadelphia PA 19106-2112, USA . Request shall contain the\n>  following information:\n> \n> \n> (1) exact portions to be quoted,\n> \n> \n> (2) the medium in which those portions will be quoted,\n> \n> \n> (3) estimated percentage of the total text of the work made up of the\n>  GNT text,\n> \n> \n> (4) any additional material to be included in the work, such as\n>  additional text, illustrations, photos, etc.,\n> \n> \n> (5) the purpose, number of copies or reproductions, and distribution\n>  of the use in which the GNT is quoted, and\n> \n> \n> (6) the sale or lease price of the work, or other income to be\n>  received.\n> \n> \n> For commercial use outside of North America, please send your requests\n>  as detailed above to the American Bible Society. If the GNT is used as\n>  the lyrics for a song, you must obtain permission prior to production\n>  of the same.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Quoting the Good News Translation (GNT) of the Bible in Books (Commercial Usage) - Allowed or Infringes Copyright?"}
{"Id":45214,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-10-02T22:11:49.647","Score":1,"ViewCount":88.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-10-02T22:42:06.357","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"My picture is on a non profit organization without my permission. Can this be removed ? The title at hand states recovering sexual abuse .\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Can a person use a picture of me for a non profit organization? It\u2019s on the internet and I\u2019m not happy about it?"}
{"Id":34358,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-12-14T02:15:15.633","Score":0,"ViewCount":1165.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-12-14T18:14:03.610","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I've done some first page of Google research on signing vs refusing to sign a traffic ticket. I understand that it's technically illegal not to sign, though one can still refuse in any case. I also understand that not signing means one can be taken into custody rather than be released on their own recognizance with a promise to appear in court or settle the ticket in the alotted time.\n\n\nSo knowing all this, is it ever OK, or beneficial to still refuse to sign a ticket?\n\n\nThis question was prompted by watching a YouTube video, where an off duty police captain claimed he witnessed a violation, for which he had another officer pull the driver over and issue them a citation, which they refused to sign, because the issuing officer was not a witness, and the violation itself was contested by the driver.\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"When is it OK to not sign a traffic ticket"}
{"Id":50574,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-04-08T23:13:35.083","Score":1,"ViewCount":50.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-04-09T00:38:54.560","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"In Rock Advertising Ltd. v. MWB Bus. Exchange Centres Ltd [2018] UK 24 Lord Sumption lists reasons why No Oral Modification clauses are beneficial.\n\n\n\"The first is that it prevents attempts to undermine written agreements by informal means, a possibility which is open to abuse, for example in raising defences to summary judgment.\" at para 12. \n\n\nI do not understand the example he gives, how does this undermine a contract?\n\n\nThanks\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"How is \"raising defences to summary judgment\" an example of a contract being undermined that can be prevented with a NOM clause?"}
{"Id":7955,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-03-23T14:34:37.023","Score":3,"ViewCount":299.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-05-22T13:01:16.773","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Is it against the law to aggregate and publish legally gathered, publically available information such as:\n\n\n* Social media usernames\n* Real names\n* Date of Birth\n* City\/Country\n* Screenshots of posts\/comments\n* Email address\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Is it illegal to aggregate and publish publically available personal information?"}
{"Id":46223,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-11-06T14:25:18.887","Score":0,"ViewCount":64.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-11-07T17:33:09.097","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am writing a science paper for school and I am including the name of a product. Do I need to include the registration symbol after the name of the product?\n\n\n\"The monitor that was used in this experiment was the Garmin Vivoactive (\u00ae?).\"\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Do I Need to Use the Registered Symbol?"}
{"Id":31649,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-09-11T09:53:47.390","Score":-2,"ViewCount":160.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-02-07T00:10:44.523","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":12,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am making a software which would do gridcomputing (i.e combine many computers processes to speed up a Function\/App\/Computer) I would post it online like a virus and spread to computers. This software will not take any of data. Delete it. Use it. It will only use a little bit of internet and 10MB of RAM.\n\n\n","text_label":"software","title":"Is it illegal to post a software without permission?"}
{"Id":4005,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-25T22:12:03.720","Score":2,"ViewCount":83.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-09-29T22:02:31.690","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I would like to write a music player for Windows, in C++ or C#, and maybe sell it. I would like to use mciSendString, and I was wondering if I would have to pay any royalties to Microsoft.\n\n\nQuestion 1: Can I use ALL of C# .NET in making premium apps without paying for a license to Microsoft?\n\n\nQuestion 2: If not, can I use mciSendString, again without paying any royalties to Microsoft?\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"Programming languages and APIs licenses"}
{"Id":48209,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-01-15T21:34:55.887","Score":0,"ViewCount":77.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-02-15T05:01:40.210","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Sorry if this is in the wrong place or just a dumb question. It honestly expect it to be rejected. However...\n\n\nI'm curious if there's a term for the human inability to fully predict what it will be like living under the terms of a legal contract. I'm talking about having an intellectual understanding of the contract at the time of signing only to realize later that you didn't-- and couldn't-- predict the emotional response you would have to it. \n\n\nTo be clear, I'm not asking if the contract is legal or enforceable. I'm talking about an inability to truly, viscerally understand what life under the terms of the contract would be like at the time of signing.\n\n\nThis question has to do with a home owners' association. I believe it was impossible to truly understand how obnoxious and petty the HOA would be just by reading the text of the contract. I believe that they rely on this human characteristic to not fully \"get it\" until after the fact when it's too late. I'm wondering if others in my neighborhood have had the same reaction but I need a name to call it, if there is one.\n\n\nAny ideas?\n\n\nThanks\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"What is the term for the human behavior of not being able to truly understand what it means to abide by a legal contract until after the fact?"}
{"Id":9168,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-05-11T14:44:09.757","Score":1,"ViewCount":132.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-05-11T18:09:21.323","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Private WoW servers use a novel core, but need to be populated with maps, DBC files, and other content in order to actually have anything aside from an empty \"world.\" Blizzard so far has refused to offer legacy servers themselves, but has gone after private servers.\n\n\nOne of the arguments that people use in support of Activision\/Blizzard, in regard to them refusing to releasing IP for use in constructing legacy servers, under a free to use license, is that doing so would reduce their claim on the IP. Is this true, and if so, why?\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Would Blizzard releasing intellectual property under a free to use license reduce their claim to the IP?"}
{"Id":21164,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-07-12T20:36:43.077","Score":0,"ViewCount":187.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-09-11T07:07:10.430","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have been looking up the laws of copyright for games. A lot of the stuff you find is pretty vague so it can be extremely difficult to have a good understanding of what you can\/can't do. There are a range of different styles things can be done in, so how would it be determined if something is \"too similar\" and therefore infringes copyright.\n\n\nThis came into thought while looking at \"Zelda - A link to the past\". The game itself is very basic in design, 2D low resolution textures etc. If this were to be remade in 3D which would look completely different to the original style, could it still be considered too close? Does this account for storyline too, can you copy that?\n\n\nI read this in another post:\n\n\n\n> \n> Copyright will protect only the computer program in the form written by a programmer i.e. its source code. Neither the functionality of a computer program, nor the programming language or the format of data files used in a computer program in order to exploit certain of its functions constitute a form of expression of that program, and thus, those are not protected by copyright\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nSo is storyline considered functionality and therefore exempt? It's too vague and is quite intimidating, any information on this subject would be interesting.\n\n\nKeep in mind, I am not looking for advice but rather a broader understanding of such a vague concept. \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"What is considered \"too similar\" in copyright? Game Development Specific"}
{"Id":25023,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-01-01T15:21:21.803","Score":1,"ViewCount":2778.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-12-26T22:48:24.200","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Are app stores that host free yet copyrighted APKs without the author's explicit permission legal? Examples include APKMirror and APKPure.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Are properties like APKMirror or APKPure legal?"}
{"Id":7083,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-02-11T22:52:13.577","Score":0,"ViewCount":1802.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-02-11T23:00:31.317","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Say that someone knew a person of interest's full name and made a request to obtain certain information using someone's name who has permission\/legal rights to view that material, and addressed that the info was sent to a specific address from which returned mail could be obtained by the poser. Given that this isn't identity theft and sending snail mail under another person's name to OR from 2 disclosed locations is legal, could the fact that the information is being read by someone unauthorized make it an illegal act itself? I ask because this is something hardly considered in law.\n\n\nNorth American law in particular, specifically Anglophone laws for the most part.\n\n\nI am certain that sending a request under someone else's name isn't illegal because millions of people do it all the time and it's the reason why people find unexpected bills and subscriptions from which they never recall signing up for. Also, if such a thing were illegal, it's unlikely anyone could prove it.\n\n\nBut this is besides the point.\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Is making a request under someone else's name in order to obtain information illegal?"}
{"Id":41868,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-06-07T15:05:23.567","Score":0,"ViewCount":1425.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-04-16T22:46:37.243","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"A few friends and were having an argument on the following situation:\n\n\nPeople can sign up for [Steam](https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/) accounts for free, letting them purchase games and play games over their network. Users are able to create public profiles for their accounts, a nickname, real name, location, etc - but this is not essential (sometimes people put fake information, but a considerable number of people put legitimate information). Via [OpenID](https:\/\/openid.net\/what-is-openid\/), users are able to authenticate and identify themselves to various other websites.\n\n\nSome games, for example Dota 2 (published by [Valve](https:\/\/www.valvesoftware.com\/en\/), who also run the Steam network) use publicly visible Steam IDs of players as unique identifiers within their games - in order to track information about their users, including reports, statistics, etc.\n\n\nProvided that a user consents, part of their data from matches they play in is exposed via an API. This includes stuff like what character you played, your performance in game, etc. This allows 3rd party websites to show you interesting statistics about the games you play.\n\n\nThere is another API (also run by Valve) which allows users to download \"replays\" of the matches, so users can rewatch what happened. Within these replays are, regardless of what a user's consent status may be, users' uniquely identifiable Steam IDs. This allows 3rd parties to track users even if they've not opted into 3rd party sharing.\n\n\nMy questions are:\n\n\n1. Is a Steam ID \"personal data\"?\n2. Is the sharing of data to a 3rd party by Valve without consent against the GDPR?\n3. If #2, How would I make a formal complaint about this.\n\n\nAnswer mostly important for an EU user, but would be interested if there were US comparisons.\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Are Steam account IDs (and telemetry data associated with Steam IDs) deemed personal data?"}
{"Id":38406,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-03-25T14:40:14.630","Score":2,"ViewCount":208.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-03-25T20:06:00.700","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"A person is presented with a contract with a consulting company, of which he will be a client\n\n\nSection 8. Indemnification (see below) seems to me to be contradicting itself, but I could be misunderstanding something. Could someone please give me a plain explanation as to what this paragraph is saying in regards to indemnification and hold harmless?\n\n\n\n> \n> 8 Indemnification\n> \n> \n> Each party hereto (the \"Indemnifying Party\") agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each other party (each, an \"Indemnified Party\") and all employees, representatives, directors, officers, shareholders and persons affiliated with the Indemnified Party against all claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, settlement costs and any reasonable legal, accounting or other expenses for investigating or defending any actions or threatened actions)(collectively \"Losses\") incurred by the Indemnified Party arising out of or resulting from (a) the gross negligence, willful misconduct or fraud of the Indemnifying Party or (b) a breach by the Indemnifying Party of its representations and warranties, covenants or other obligations under this Agreement. In addition, except in the case of fraud or willful misconduct, the Client agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Dara and its respective employees, representatives, directors, officers, shareholders and person affiliated with them against all Losses incurred by them in the performance of their obligations under this Agreement.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Explain: indemnify and hold harmless (seems contradictory)"}
{"Id":11016,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-06-16T13:10:24.830","Score":1,"ViewCount":19.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-06-16T13:10:24.830","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"[Antlr](http:\/\/www.antlr.org\/index.html) is a parser generator. [This](http:\/\/docs.oracle.com\/cd\/B28359_01\/appdev.111\/b28370\/toc.htm) is the official Oracle reference for PL\/SQL.\n\n\nIf I use the information in the reference to create a PL\/SQL parser, would this have any legal implications?\n\n\nSince the reference is freely available to public, I initially thought not but being freely available to public might not imply that I may use the reference for however purpose.\n\n\nSo, would using the official Oracle reference to create a software be legal?\n\n\n","text_label":"software","title":"Legality of using official Oracle reference to create a parser?"}
{"Id":3720,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-16T19:59:02.627","Score":2,"ViewCount":135.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-09-17T00:35:01.240","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I setup an account with a debt collection service. The collectors will collect my debt for a percent taken from the owed amount. If I sue my client for unpaid debt and win a summons proceeding, do I have to pay my collector? Nothing to this effect was written in the collector's contract between us.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Do I have to pay my debt collector if I collect my debt myself?"}
{"Id":37470,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-02-21T11:40:55.970","Score":0,"ViewCount":91.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-02-22T15:25:53.743","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am a German citizen permanently living in Germany. Is it legal to be employed by a company located in Mauritius and work 100% remotely without ever visiting Mauritius?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Work remotely in a EU country for a non EU company"}
{"Id":6011,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-12-23T17:30:40.690","Score":2,"ViewCount":1810.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-07-12T01:52:38.943","AnswerCount":4.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"**Background:**\n\n\nRecently, some cards for an upcoming Magic the Gathering Set(trading card game) were leaked to the public a month before Wizards of the Coast(the company that makes Magic) intended to tell the public about the cards. \n\n\nThere's a lot of controversy in the Magic community right now, about these leaks, and Wizard's of the Coast's response to the leaks. If you want to read more about it, you can go to a magic fansite.\n\n\n**Question:**\n\n\nAssume the following:\n\n\n* You have absolutely no contractual obligation to the company that has anything to do with company secrets.\n* You are exposed to information about a product, including photos of that product that the company is going to release to the public.\n* Let's assume your friend told you this information. You don't know where your friend got this information.\n* The public knows **a** new product is coming out, but they don't have the specific information that you've been exposed to.\n* The company definitely does not want information of this product leaked to the public.\n* The company definitely does not want **you** to know this information.\n\n\nThen:\n\n\n1. Is it illegal to leak that information to the public?\n2. If so, then if enough people know that information, does it become legal to spread that information?\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"When is reposting company secrets illegal"}
{"Id":6164,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-01-04T17:09:14.707","Score":2,"ViewCount":113.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-01-04T17:09:14.707","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":7,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm developing a mobile app and recently discovered that another app was published to the iOS App Store in 2011 with a similar name and almost identical function. Should I anticipate copyright trouble by releasing my app?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Two mobile apps have same function\/near identical names - copyright trouble?"}
{"Id":49394,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-02-25T10:17:59.933","Score":1,"ViewCount":55.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-02-25T14:13:21.803","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I want to find raw information about Harvey Weinstein's trial.\nVerdict, protocol, court documents, etc.\n\n\nPreferably from an official government source.\n\n\nHelp or links appreciated \n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Where can I find the verdict of Harvey Weinstein's trial?"}
{"Id":16656,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-01-26T06:19:23.053","Score":2,"ViewCount":328.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-02-26T00:15:43.797","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Company *A* buys company *B*. Company *B* has contracts with additional parties (say Buyer *X*, Merchandiser *Y*, Consultant *Z*, and others).\n\n\nCan Company *A* refuse to honour the contracts established by Company *B*, or cancel their validity, after the sale is complete?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"One company buys another. Does it also take over existing contractual obligations?"}
{"Id":18646,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-04-28T00:05:11.743","Score":1,"ViewCount":702.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-03-13T08:53:17.233","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Is it illegal (or criminal) to break a contract? For example when you agree to a websites Terms of Service, if you violate a term, are you breaking the law?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Is it illegal to break a contract?"}
{"Id":28650,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-05-19T09:31:56.107","Score":0,"ViewCount":452.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-05-19T11:27:15.813","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Can dividend once declared be revoked or cancelled?and tell me some cases if any.\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"Revocation or cancellation of declared divided"}
{"Id":32180,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-10-02T03:20:55.257","Score":0,"ViewCount":91.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-10-02T04:21:45.147","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"What is the difference between copyright infringment and intellectual property violation?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"What is the difference between copyright infringment, and intellectual property violation?"}
{"Id":39398,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-04-23T23:18:17.953","Score":0,"ViewCount":83.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-04-24T11:22:42.443","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Paul Davies. [*JC Smith's The Law of Contract* (2018 2 ed)](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Smiths-Law-Contract-Paul-Davies\/dp\/0198807813\/ref=dp_ob_title_bk). pp. 425-426.\n\n\n1. This question's title refers to the red underlines beneath.\n2. What exactly is this 'legitimate interest protected' by exorbitant credit card interest rates?\n\n\n\n> \n> [![enter image description here](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/7O7H7.jpg)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/7O7H7.jpg)\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"How does the 'legitimate interest protected' by exorbitant credit card interest differ from that of exorbitant interest 'on outstanding fees'?"}
{"Id":21089,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-07-08T16:13:10.647","Score":-2,"ViewCount":90.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-07-08T19:39:07.100","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If there is a copyrighted book that I want to be freely available (for whatever reason), is it possible through legal means to make it available to everyone? When I say freely available I mean to publish an ebook that is free or a website that has the whole book online. Would it involve contacting the publisher (if the author is deceased) or author and making some sort of deal? If known what would such a deal potentially entail (one time payment, multiple payments based on usage, or some other criteria)? I live in the US.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Process to make a copyrighted book freely available"}
{"Id":15582,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-12-01T00:44:17.977","Score":1,"ViewCount":173.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-12-01T03:50:13.950","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"original: <https:\/\/academia.stackexchange.com\/questions\/78853\/is-it-unethical-of-me-and-can-i-get-in-trouble-if-a-professor-passes-me-based-on?noredirect=1#comment194231_78853>\n\n\nI originally asked this question in academia, and although I received a lot of comments I'm looking more fore a legal viewpoint. so I thought I would post one here.\n\n\nEdit: There is some information I originally left out but I want to include here.\n \\*\\*1) the only thing I have documented from me and the professors exchanges is my email mid semester asking her for office hours, conversations were made on phone. \n 2) The university did not restrict native speakers to take this course. \n\n\n3) The reason I was comfortable with originally not showing up to class was because 2 native speakers did the exact same thing before me, and when I asked about the legality of it they told me the professor said it was okay we speak it, and that the prof wants to enroll more students in order to \"open\" the section. this went over my head, and at the time I thought it was normal as many colleges give credit for competence.\n 4) Public institution\\*\\*\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Reasking in Law forum from academia- Can i defend myself?"}
{"Id":14183,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-09-23T22:58:31.040","Score":3,"ViewCount":570.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-09-23T23:12:15.557","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Have a situation with a customer that I`m not exactly sure how to handle. (We are located in Maryland but this job was done in Virginia)\n\n\nWe cleaned a vehicle on a new white concrete driveway. In the process of cleaning the vehicle, we left a minor stain on the driveway.\n\n\nThe customer wants us to pay $2400 to get the driveway resurfaced (and threatening to sue if we don't pay). This seems extreme considering that the discoloration is minor and looks like what would naturally happen to the driveway after a few months of weathering.\n\n\nI would like to get an idea of how things like this are normally resolved for when I talk to the customer again and attempt to work things out. I don't know much about law, but it seems like we might be liable for the extra wear on the driveway, like if we left it in a state similar to what it would look like after a year, we'd liable for a year of the wear?\n\n\nHow is liability normally calculated in this type of scenario, basically assuming that the damage is very minor but the cost of completely undoing it is the the cost of replacing the whole thing?\n\n\n[![enter image description here](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/qVx7X.jpg)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/qVx7X.jpg)\n\n\n","text_label":"liability","title":"Customer wants $2400 for minor stain on driveway, how to calculate what we actually owe them?"}
{"Id":3755,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-17T16:38:51.907","Score":4,"ViewCount":74.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-09-18T12:02:58.280","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"**Scenario:**  \n\nA British artist dies and the 70 years pma rule comes into effect. However, his daughter sits on the board for the artist's foundation and does not want copyright to expire after 70 years. Can she renew copyright for his works somehow and if so, what are the limitations on this? \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Renewing copyright for an artistic work"}
{"Id":45954,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-10-29T15:00:22.737","Score":0,"ViewCount":1729.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-12-30T04:04:20.443","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"So for instance, could I develop an energy bar and market it as the \u201cHouston Bar\u201d? \n\n\nOr even just have a bar with \u201cHouston\u201d on the packaging that was self evidently a bar.\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Are towns and city names trademarked?"}
{"Id":4480,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-10-15T15:13:22.283","Score":3,"ViewCount":336.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-09-30T07:51:08.587","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"A few years ago a school teacher in the US lost her job when it was discovered that she had previously performed in pornography. There was no suggestion that she was a poor teacher, it was simply the fact that she had an embarrassing past that got her fired. She had not mentioned it when applying for the job, it was only discovered by her students recognizing her in a video seen on the internet.\n\n\nMore recently the EU Right to be Forgotten has been used to prevent a web search associating innocent people with criminals mentioned in news stories.\n\n\nThe owner of Oink's Pink Palace was fired when he was arrested for copyright infringement, but subsequently found innocent. In such cases it seems that the accused often does not get their job back, despite being dismissed over something that turned out to be perfectly legal.\n\n\nGenerally speaking, in the UK what employment rights does a person have when their past is potentially embarrassing? Former jobs, former criminal convictions now spent, former involvement with \"undesirables\" etc. Can they be fired, and if not what specific laws protect them and to what extent?\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"What legal employment rights do people with an embarrassing past have?"}
{"Id":47365,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-12-11T15:12:54.790","Score":0,"ViewCount":59.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-12-11T16:15:58.763","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Is it likely that a person could be arrested for verbally stating that they wish they could be sharp enough to commit a huge crime, in front of a policeman?\n\n\nFor example (and of course it depends on the jurisdiction), would I be arrested if I say a thing like \"I wish I was able enough to steal billions from the bank\"? \n\n\nJurisidiction: UK, US, Italy.\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Being detained for a hypothetical sentence"}
{"Id":24140,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-11-15T14:10:29.543","Score":1,"ViewCount":40.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-11-15T20:53:49.927","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I want to use the apple maps for a ios application and saw this in license: (c) reproduce, modify, translate, or create derivative works of the Service or any portion thereof; <https:\/\/www.apple.com\/legal\/internet-services\/maps\/terms-en.html>\n\n\n1.Integrating maps and putting multiple CUSTOM markers will violate the license?\n\n\n2.How about the modifying map colors, will it violate the license?\n\n\n3.Is there a requests per day\/month usage limit?\n\n\nI cannot understand what violates the license and what doesn't. Thanks in advance for response\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"Adding markers\/colors in an IOS app that is using apple maps violates the license?"}
{"Id":1626,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-08-04T16:53:21.393","Score":2,"ViewCount":560.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-09-10T15:55:19.820","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I run a group in the UK on meetup.com which offers free walks\/hikes in my local area. There are over 200 \"members\" but I am the only organiser of walks. I don't charge my members and expenses ($15 US = \u00a310 UK per month for meetup.com subscription) are paid out of my own pocket.\n\n\nI am thinking of starting to charge for the walks - I will give people the option of paying per walk or a yearly subscription. This will cover my subscription and allow me to buy public liability insurance. It would not be run for profit - if there is a surplus, I will simply reduce the subscription\/charge in the next year, or put it towards a Christmas meal for the members, or donate it to charity. The annual turnover would be small - less than \u00a3400 a year.\n\n\nMy question is this: *would I have to register this as a business with HMRC, and would I be required to fill out tax returns each year, or keep accounts?*\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Not for profit sole trader in UK"}
{"Id":16985,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-02-07T20:04:26.370","Score":3,"ViewCount":1295.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-02-10T00:32:43.263","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Follow on to [At what point and how should I change the license\/Copyright notice when I create a derivative?](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/questions\/1121\/at-what-point-and-how-should-i-change-the-license-copyright-notice-when-i-create).\n\n\nWhen an author revises and publishes an updated version of her\/his previously published work, does the revised edition count as a new (derived) work for purposes of establishing the Copyright date?\n\n\nFor example:\n\n\nFirst edition: \"Copyright 2010, John Q Author\"\n\n\nSecond edition: \"Copyright 2017, John Q Author\"\n\n\nI understand that the Copyright of the original would not be extended, but would the revised edition have its own, or would it also expire when the original edition expires?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Changing Copyright date notice for a revised edition"}
{"Id":29852,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-06-28T14:28:41.303","Score":1,"ViewCount":450.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-06-28T15:22:59.017","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I was recently charged a $5 fee in error by a California based tech company. I disputed the charge via app and they issued me a \u201crefund\u201d in credits for future use of their service. I have not been able to contact the company in regards to getting my payment method refunded. I\u2019m upset at this shady business practice, because I am out of the $5 for their error no matter what and the only way I can experience the refund is if I use their service again. Personal feelings aside, I\u2019m genuinely interested if this is a legal way to conduct business. \n\n\nCan a company erroneously charge customers and issue credits as refunds instead of refunding the payment method directly?\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"Is it legal for a company to erroneously charge you and refund you in credits?"}
{"Id":38951,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-04-09T17:08:26.563","Score":0,"ViewCount":86.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-04-09T17:42:43.613","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"In some pages there are links to books on archive.org, does anyone know if these links can be trusted when it comes to not violating copyright rules?\n\n\nI am particularly interested in a book from \"Mir publishers\". This publishing company closed down, does that make its copyrights void or am I obliged to buy from the remaining copies?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Wikipedia links to books & Mir publishers"}
{"Id":35445,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-12-16T16:42:24.763","Score":1,"ViewCount":73.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-09-08T17:18:33.443","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am in the process of filing for a wage garnishment again a previous employer and one of the forms as asking me to supply the interest rate that the outstanding balance will be increased by if not paid.\n\n\nI have a judgement against them that lists the total amount but nothing that mentions the rate if there were to be no payment.\n\n\nThe official text is as follows:\n\n\n[![enter image description here](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/68jLm.png)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/68jLm.png)\n\n\nIs there some type of public standard rate out there that would be used in the event it is not explicitly mentioned?\n\n\nEdit: I found this website : <http:\/\/www.azd.uscourts.gov\/efiling\/post-judgment-interest-rates>\n\n\nIt appears that I find the date that comes right after the judgement issue date and that is the interest rate? **In this case it looks to be 2.34% per year?**\n\n\n[![enter image description here](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/Ihuwz.png)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/Ihuwz.png) \n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Where could I find interest accrual rates for wage garnishments?"}
{"Id":9519,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-05-27T06:45:36.010","Score":0,"ViewCount":66.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-05-28T08:38:19.070","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"A company has been closing all my social media account, saying I infringe their copyright. Their documents say they have the name (example) 'Chocolate Cookie Extreme Baking Company'. In their text however they claim they own the name 'Chocolate Cookie' in the whole baking industry. Is this even possible?\n\n\nMy name is 'ChocolateCookie Company' (note the lack of a space there) and therefor I think they are not in their right. However I do not own the trademark for 'ChocolateCookie Company'. Do they?\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Do they own this trademark?"}
{"Id":38468,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-03-27T02:28:40.010","Score":2,"ViewCount":186.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-03-28T22:15:44.200","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Consider this\n\n\n1. An American uses a fake scan of a Canadian passport over the internet to open an offshore bank account\n2. The account is never used\n3. No quantifiable damages are incurred\n\n\nIs the American liable for criminal fraud?\n\n\nAlso which federal agency would prosecute? The Diplomatic Service seems to only handle fraud of US passports, and only in immigration, drugs, terrorism and related crimes.\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Does 18 U.S. Code \u00a7\u202f1543 apply to foreign passports?"}
{"Id":45240,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-10-03T21:13:50.483","Score":0,"ViewCount":200.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-07-31T14:05:15.630","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Under what guise of law, would state actors (UK, US, etc.) be able to issue secret (unpublished) subpoenas that require industry \/ utilities to provide government **access** to their systems? Examples of **access** include [phone companies, which were forced during the Clinton administration to build digital networks that government agents could tap.](https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/attorney-general-calls-on-facebook-to-limit-message-encryption-plans-11570130636?mod=hp_lead_pos2)\n\n\nThe modern day version of \"tapping\" is dismantling end to end encryption of messaging systems such as Facebook or WhatsApp\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Is there precedent of secret subpoena that compels government access?"}
{"Id":15602,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-12-01T12:09:31.167","Score":1,"ViewCount":245.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-12-02T21:30:57.410","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Due to trademarks I cannot call my new company **AppleComputers** or **CocaColaBeverages** *(obviously)*.\n\n\nWhat if I start using #AppleComputers hashtag in my tweets or posts on Instagram?\n\n\n**In other words: Is using a *#hashtag* of a trademark infringement?**\n\n\nI think that this area of law is new and there might not be many precedents...\n\n\n\n\n---\n\n\nBonus question: Does the intention matter? What if I make it clear that I'm not associated with Apple? Even if in my mind I make it clear, who decides *(Judge, Jury, Attorney, Prosecutor)* whether it was clear enough?\n\n\n\n\n---\n\n\n**EDIT \/ UPDATE:** An example *(just made it out)* might be Greenpeace using #StopShell #StopExxon #StopBP #StopFossilFuels... My general question is use of the hashtag in social media channels. Domain \/ website can be seized but the hashtag will prevail...\n\n\n*(the concept of creating resilient channel of communication)*\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Using #hashtag on social media - does trademark protection apply and is it possible to get sued for damages?"}
{"Id":6217,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-01-06T18:40:28.533","Score":1,"ViewCount":794.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-04-15T21:31:16.550","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Is it legal to post dark web exploration videos (e.g. exploring virtual drug markers without buying anything) on YouTube without any trouble (I live in Europe, Estonia to be specific)?\n\n\nAnd clearly I'm not going to buy anything, just \"exploring\". So does anyone know? I'm pretty sure I saw series like that by OrdinaryGamers or something, but can it differ from country to country or something?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Dark web youtube videos - legal to post?"}
{"Id":17581,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-03-06T04:35:37.687","Score":0,"ViewCount":64.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-03-06T19:39:15.473","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Completing taxes, they're asking a question:\n\n\n\n> \n> Was you [Province or State] resident on December 31?\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nWhat does exactly it mean?\n\n\nIf I was abroad at this day, I'm still a resident? Or not?\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"resident on December 31"}
{"Id":51672,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-05-21T15:27:03.697","Score":1,"ViewCount":57.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-05-22T04:01:01.460","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I have been wfh part-time and sharing childcare responsibilities since the beginning of lockdown. I am an EU citizen working in the UK and have asked my employer for the possibility to wfh from my home country for a few weeks provided that borders are open and we are not required to go back to the office. Can they legally refuse that?\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"UK - WFH from EU country"}
{"Id":49652,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-03-04T13:01:11.670","Score":0,"ViewCount":76.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-04-04T01:02:15.287","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"If a statute states a mitigating or negating circumstance to a criminal charge, who has the burden of proof, the prosecution or the defense?\n\n\nFor example, if a state statute says that it is criminal for a person to threaten another, but in the same statute it says that such a threat will not constitute a crime if the threatened person was trespassing on the defendant's property, then who bears the burden of proof that the threatened person was trespassing (or not trespassing).\n\n\nIn other words, if the law has an exception to a criminal charge, who must prove that the exception does or does not apply? What is the precedent?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Who bears the burden of proof of a mitigating circumstance if the statute does not state it?"}
{"Id":31567,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-09-07T19:16:42.077","Score":-2,"ViewCount":758.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-08-14T11:47:45.770","AnswerCount":4.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm new to creating music and trying to understand how everything works.\nI have been trying to look for instruments I like and I just can not find any good download packs. I have even bought a couple expensive ones but it's just not what I want.\n\n\nI have recently found out about \"stems\" and some songs I really like have some stems available to download. \nI would like to download these stems and take the instrument they use in it. For example If they use a trumpet I will take the trumpet track, cut out 1 trumpet note and re-pitch and edit it to however I like and put that in my song.\n\n\nNo, I do not want to make a remix. I am not taking the WHOLE track. I am ONLY interested in the instrument they use. If this is not possible then could I go onto youtube, download a video where someone plays their guitar, take one note they play on that guitar and edit it and put that in my song?\n\n\nIs this legal? Do other people do this? \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Am I allowed to use other peoples instruments in my music?"}
{"Id":21886,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-08-10T22:18:31.953","Score":2,"ViewCount":1030.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-08-26T02:24:51.773","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm playing around with the idea of transcribing some of my favourite podcasts and recorded talks, putting them up on a website and accepting donations from users to hopefully help support some of the costs.\n\n\nWhat are the legal implications of doing this? Am I even allowed to publish the transcriptions without permission?\n\n\nI'm in Aus but happy to hear US advice as most of the content I'm interested in is from there anyway.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Copyright implications of creating transcripts?"}
{"Id":15237,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-11-14T14:16:41.983","Score":1,"ViewCount":2448.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-11-16T02:33:41.367","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Source: p 33 Middle, [*JC Smith's The Law of Contract*](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/0414041801\/ref=pd_sbs_14_t_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=8AWSERSMKG5WTHNPGVKS) (2016) by [Paul S. Davies](https:\/\/www.law.ox.ac.uk\/people\/paul%C2%A0s-davies).\n\n\n\n> \n> If the procedure envisaged in *Eccles v Bryant* is followed and each contract is concluded\n> only when an exchange through the post is complete, there is a grave risk that X may find\n> that he has committed himself to buy Y 's house, but that W has changed his mind and\n> refuses to buy X's house, with the result that X has two houses on his hands. And Y may find\n> that he has committed himself to sell to X, but that Z has changed his mind, meaning that\n> Y is left without a house at all. The risks are inevitable because of the delay involved in the\n> process of exchange. If the solicitors of all four parties could meet together and exchange\n> the signed parts of the contracts virtually simultaneously, all risk could be eliminated; but\n> it will usually be impracticable for them to meet. A solution has been found in a system of\n> 'exchange' by telephone. If all the contracts have been signed and all the parties are ready\n> to proceed, W 's solicitor may agree to hold the contract signed by W **to the order of** X's\n> solicitor who in turn will agree to hold X 's signed contract to sell to W **to the order of** W 's\n> solicitor. X 's solicitor will also agree to hold X's signed contract to buy from Y **to the order\n> of** Y 's solicitor\u2014and so on down the chain. Some of the contracts may have been physically\n> delivered in advance and held to the order of the delivering solicitor until the time agreed\n> for the 'constructive' (or notional) transfer. But it seems that there need be no physical delivery at all.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nThe OED lacks the correct definition, as the following do not pertain:\n\n\n\n> \n> [23.] [a.](http:\/\/www.oed.com\/view\/Entry\/132334?rskey=qd1pq4&result=1&isAdvanced=false#eid33289311) *Law.* A decision of a court or judge, made or entered in writing. In the Supreme Court: a direction of the court or a judge other than a final judgment.\n> \n> \n> [b.](http:\/\/www.oed.com\/view\/Entry\/132334?rskey=qd1pq4&result=1&isAdvanced=false#eid33289408) *Banking and Finance.* A written direction to pay money or deliver property, made by a person legally entitled to do so.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"What does 'to the order of' mean (excluding contexts of bills, promissory notes)?"}
{"Id":41888,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-06-07T21:04:40.507","Score":2,"ViewCount":75.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-06-07T21:31:45.367","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"NJ EZ Pass claims that a vehicle registered to me violated a toll. The vehicle is neither mine, nor is it registered to me. I mailed my dispute with a copy of my registration of the vehicle I own. \n\n\nNJ EZ Pass replied stating that my dispute required documentation from the DMV regarding all the vehicles registered to me for the past 5 years. I sent them this documentation of vehicles I've had registered to me for the past 15 yrs (which had the raised seal of the DMV) through certified mail so that I would get the receipt of delivery.\n\n\nI just got ANOTHER notification about the original violation of this vehicle which is not registered to me, but which they insist is.\n\n\nI would appreciate any guidance with this situation. The phone numbers on the website are automated only.\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"NJ EZ Pass Toll Violation"}
{"Id":31975,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-09-23T21:32:09.147","Score":2,"ViewCount":461.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-04-07T14:55:55.527","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"This is quite long-winded and I've tried my best to simplify it as much as possible. I'll clarify if needed.\n\n\nLegal jurisdiction here is US and UK law (if there's a difference).\n\n\nThere are three scenarios here. \"The Employee\" is accused of sexual harassment in all three.\n\n\nWe need to take into account the following which apply for *all* scenarios:\n\n\n* The Employee is **guilty** of harassing their co-workers at Company A.\n* Any investigations conducted are done correctly and fairly.\n* The Employee is a publicly visible figure and a figure of authority having a management role.\n\n\nScenario 1 \u2013 Two Simultaneous Employers\n\n\n\n> \n> The Employee is working for both Company A and B **simultaneously**. They are accused of harassing multiple co-workers. Company A's investigation finds them guilty and they are dismissed. Company B finds out after taking the Employee on as the allegations are made public by the victims.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nScenario 2 \u2013 Fired and then Hired\n\n\n\n> \n> The Employee is accused of harassing multiple co-workers. Company A's investigation finds them Guilty and they are dismissed. They then get a job at Company B. After starting, B discovers this incident, although there are no grievances against the employee from co-workers at Company B and their disciplinary record at B is otherwise clean.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nScenario 3 \u2013 Allegations arise after Moving\n\n\n\n> \n> The Employee leaves Company A to start a better job at Company B. Their disciplinary record is clean; i.e., no grievances were made against them before leaving Company A. After working at Company B for a while, former co-workers from A make a statement alleging that they were harassed by the Employee when they worked at A. Company B determines that this behaviour has not occurred with co-workers at Company B.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nCan *Company B* dismiss the employee in any of these scenarios, even if they conduct an investigation concluding that the behaviour **was not** repeated while working with Company B? If they *can*, should they?\n\n\nDoes *Company B* have any obligation to investigate the employee's behaviour?\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Can you be fired over behaviour in a second\/previous job?"}
{"Id":8572,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-04-15T12:56:15.460","Score":2,"ViewCount":3638.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-10-08T19:29:28.950","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"If I use Microsoft's Text-to-Speech engine on text whose copyright I own, who owns the rights to the resulting audio file? Do I own it in every instance, or are there restrictions of the IP rights I have over the resulting audio files?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"What is the Copyright status of audio files created with Microsoft's Text-to-Speech engine?"}
{"Id":30170,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-07-11T20:16:56.323","Score":0,"ViewCount":56.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-07-12T14:50:58.173","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm about to publish a paper. It will be in PDF format. I want others to copy and share that file. But I don't want them to modify the content.\n\n\nWhat copyright license I should use for that?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"How do I let others to share my research paper but without modifying its content?"}
{"Id":6515,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-01-20T18:07:08.653","Score":2,"ViewCount":790.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-01-21T23:24:35.973","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Is it legal to upload videos that show how to cheat in games?\n\n\nFor example: Using Game Guardian or Lucky Patcher or decompiling the APK with APKTool and changing it.\n\n\nI want to do that, though I think it may be a problem because cheats are kind of **against** copyrights I'm guessing.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is uploading game cheats to YouTube an infringement upon copyrights?"}
{"Id":6207,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-01-06T08:34:38.783","Score":6,"ViewCount":96.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-08-28T23:01:30.160","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":8,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm developing some apps that rely on RSS feeds for it's contents, these apps never store the feed data, and always pull the fresh atom xml from the server. I limit the char count to 100 chars, so it won't display all the post content on the listing, and then redirect the user to a webview with the content owner's site open, so they receive their visit as they should.\n\n\nMy apps main sell points are the opportunity to favorite posts on the app, and the notification when new posts arrive. Other than that, it is a RSS reader, as many other, that is subscribed only to one feed.\n\n\nThe site owner asked me to remove the app as they didn't like it. I contested them saying that it is fair use, and refused to remove. I do have banners on it, but just on the listing screen and favorites screen, and the content is displayed bannerless.\n\n\nWhat you people think? I'm in trouble? As I don't \"republish\" it, just merely display, nor I store their data, am I safer?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"RSS client and copyright"}
{"Id":1291,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-07-23T01:52:05.630","Score":2,"ViewCount":110.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-08-22T06:25:46.493","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If a bank staff member has access to my financial information, and has then disclosed some of this information (for example, my account balance) on social media, what remedies are available to me? Will there be a difference if I suspect this person acted maliciously? \n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"What remedies are in place for disclosure of financial information?"}
{"Id":9552,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-05-28T21:59:39.443","Score":0,"ViewCount":41.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-05-31T07:59:51.630","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"For a comparison portal, that just lists and compares the products developed by others, it is allowed to copy the product description and the product tehnical details from the official website of the manufacturer?\n\n\nThank you!\n\n\nBest regards\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Comparison portal is allowed to copy the product descriptions from manufacturer?"}
{"Id":22163,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-08-24T15:28:55.400","Score":3,"ViewCount":68.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-08-24T17:19:21.820","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am in the 17th month of a 24 month contract with a company (ISP A) to provide internet services. They got bought out by (ISP B) this month.\n\n\nI have not paid any money to this new company as of yet. (Invoice is due on the 1st of each month).\n\n\nThe new company added an extra \"Universal Service Fund\" fee that I never had to pay for before. The fee is ridiculous and I did not agree to it in any form.\n\n\nFirst of all, am I obligated to finish out my contract? And secondly, do I have to pay this extra fee? how can I control this? they could charge me $1000\/month in some \"extra random fee\"? \n\n\nthanks for your time!\n\n\nand PS: There is no provision in the contract talking about the company being acquired.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Contract Law: Company gets Aquired"}
{"Id":3991,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-25T18:12:14.587","Score":1,"ViewCount":1660.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-09-25T19:05:46.097","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"So, I have bought a lot of things that came in physical format: movies, songs, video games, and all sorts of other digital media.\n\n\nHowever, things like CDs and DVDs are rather annoying -- they take up space and they're always getting lost and dirty and whatever.\n\n\nWould it be legal to copy all of the media I bought to my own hard drive (or an external one), as long as I don't make the media publically available (upload it to a torrent site or whatever)? Would I have to destroy the original media? Can I make backups of this non-original hard drive?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can I duplicate media for personal use only?"}
{"Id":47106,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-12-04T14:37:32.333","Score":1,"ViewCount":491.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-12-05T00:51:40.423","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"In Ron Engineering, the supreme court ruled that a \"Contract A\" is formed when a bidder submits a bid. This seems to imply that Contract A is formed **by** the bidder, not the receiver of that bid, unilaterally. As I understand Ron Engineering, Ron Engineering made a mistake and could not retract their bid. In effect, Ron Engineering was not let out of Contract A.\n\n\nHowever, as Contract A is usually explained, it protects bidders from poor practice from people receiving bids. For instance, if the receiver does not go with the lowest bid due to other bids having additional terms not spelled out in the original tender, the lowest bidder can sue. This appears to be the complete opposite of the decision in Ron Engineering.\n\n\nSo what does Contract A really do, and who is bound by it?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"In Canada's famous \"Ron Engineering\" case, what really is protected by Contract A?"}
{"Id":31576,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-09-08T00:16:49.693","Score":-4,"ViewCount":69.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-09-12T12:57:18.560","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"The wording of this paragraph is not clear to me. Does the value of the Phantom Units equate to 0.25% of the FMV or do they equate to 0.25% of 10% of full FMV?\n\n\n\n> \n> The number of Phantom Units granted hereby is intended to equate to\n>  one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) of the Fair Market Value of the\n>  Company as if the maximum number of Phantom Units that may be awarded\n>  under the Plan are outstanding, inclusive of the Phantom Units granted\n>  hereby, which in the aggregate represent 10% of the Fair Market Value\n>  of the Company, and the remaining 90% of the Fair Market Value of the\n>  Company is represented by the outstanding Class A Units held by the\n>  Founder Group.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nFor example: Assuming the contract awards 100 Phantom Units and the company is valued at $10M which of the following two calculations correctly interprets the value of the Phantom Units? \n\n\nA) 0.25% of 10% of $10M = $2,500\n\n\nor \n\n\nB) 0.25% of 100% of $10M = $25,000\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"What is the value of these phantom shares?"}
{"Id":40621,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-05-01T21:32:33.703","Score":1,"ViewCount":18.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-05-01T21:37:16.180","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"The UK maintains a database of \"registered designs\", and by registering your design here (in my basic understanding) this affords some degree of legal protection against others copying your design, or making a similar design.\n\n\nIn this case however (<https:\/\/www.registered-design.service.gov.uk\/find\/6043482>), someone has registered a design that's a model of a locomotive. Since the design is deliberately a rather faithful, scaled down copy of the original, what implications does this have if I, or someone else wanted to make a model of this same locomotive? It would, by definition, have to be incredibly similar to the design shown, maybe even identical in many aspects. Certainly an average member of the public wouldn't likely be able to tell the difference.\n\n\nDoes this mean that I'm effectively barred from making a model of this same locomotive (which seems ludicrous), or would the circumstances here mean that the registered design is invalid?\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Registering a model of an existing item as a protected design in UK"}
{"Id":861,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-06-30T19:11:22.840","Score":6,"ViewCount":308.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-06-30T20:38:53.263","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am developing a game, and will be using guns in my game, I just am unsure of a few things. From what I understand, I need written permission to use the name of a gun due to the name being IP, but what about the gun's actual design? If I were to recreate a gun to give it the same 'Look', would infringing upon IP even be something to worry about?\n\n\nEdit: I am not looking for a way to rip-off someone's IP, just for information so that I can get some guns designed, I am not full of ideas for what they should look like, so I'd like to base the design off of real guns.\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Usage of a gun's design"}
{"Id":16859,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-02-02T20:21:30.867","Score":2,"ViewCount":223.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-02-02T22:33:06.180","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"According to the [Windows 10 (Retail) license terms](https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/Useterms\/Retail\/Windows\/10\/UseTerms_Retail_Windows_10_English.htm):\n\n\n\n> \n> c. Restrictions. The manufacturer or installer and Microsoft reserve all rights (such as rights under intellectual property laws) not expressly granted in this agreement. For example, this license does not give you any right to, and you may not:\n> \n> \n> ...\n>  (v) **use the software as server software**, for commercial hosting, make the software available for simultaneous use by multiple users over a network, install the software on a server and allow users to access it remotely, or install the software on a device for use only by remote users;\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n\\* emphasis mine\n\n\nI'm thinking of getting [one of these](https:\/\/www.microsoftstore.com\/store\/msca\/en_CA\/pdp\/InFocus-Kangaroo-Signature-Edition-Mobile-Desktop-Pro\/productID.855405800) and using it in a build farm. (A build farm is a group of computers whose primary purpose is to download source code and compile applications \u2014 often for different platforms.)\n\n\nThe device includes a licensed copy of Windows 10 Home. Would using the device for the purpose described above fall within the scope of the license? In particular, I am concerned about the first phrase (\"use the software as server software\"). This seems a bit vague. What type of usage would this prohibit?\n\n\n","text_label":"software","title":"Would using Windows 10 Home on a PC in a build farm violate the license terms?"}
{"Id":10781,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-06-06T17:28:48.377","Score":1,"ViewCount":186.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-06-07T13:41:45.993","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I would like to sell items online, and came across [this story about a person who sold a $40 printer](http:\/\/www.indystar.com\/story\/news\/2016\/06\/06\/he-sold-40-printer-then-he-sued-indiana-30000\/85219140\/) and ended up (so far) paying over $12,000 in legal fees.\n\n\nWhat could I do to prevent this situation on a site like Craigslist?\n\n\n","text_label":"liability","title":"How can I protect myself from a prolific, abusive litigant?"}
{"Id":41138,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-05-17T16:26:28.083","Score":1,"ViewCount":187.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-05-18T00:59:45.153","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"A [recent answer](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/a\/41091\/104) had this law quote\n\n\n\n> \n> shall not be liable for damages in any action brought in a Federal or State court\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nand this explanation\n\n\n\n> \n> they cannot be sued over their actions\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nI posted a comment\n\n\n\n> \n> This statement is not accurate \"they cannot be sued over their actions\" they can be sued, anyone can be sued for anything in the US, per the law they can not be found \"liable for damage\" not the same thing.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nThen I went looking for reference that supports my comment, and did not find one. \n\n\nCan I be sued if if the law says I am not liable? \n\n\n","text_label":"civil-law","title":"Can I be sued if if the law says I am not liable?"}
{"Id":15738,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-12-09T23:25:15.660","Score":2,"ViewCount":185.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-12-27T23:55:55.573","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Paedophile hunting seems to be on the rise (see e.g.: [Paedophile hunters: Should police be working with vigilantes?](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/magazine-37708233), BBC News, 9 December 2016), and I'm surprised that it seems to lead to convictions (e.g.: [Paedophile jailed after vigilantes set Bluewater trap](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-england-kent-37726408), BBC News 21 October 2016). While what they're attempting might be abhorrent, it seems to me that technically all they've *actually* done is have a sexually explicit conversation with another consenting adult. What are they being convicted of?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"What are the alleged perpetrators convicted of after being caught by a paedophile hunter?"}
{"Id":13342,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-08-13T15:49:22.097","Score":4,"ViewCount":339.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-08-13T16:22:54.197","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Am I allowed to lowercase an ALL CAPS section in a license?\n\n\nExample:\n\n\n\n> \n> The MIT License (MIT)\n> \n> \n> Copyright (c) 2015 Andrej Karpathy\n> \n> \n> Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining\n>  a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the\n>  \"Software\"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including\n>  without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,\n>  distribute, sublicense, and\/or sell copies of the Software, and to\n>  permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to\n>  the following conditions:\n> \n> \n> The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be\n>  included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.\n> \n> \n> THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED \"AS IS\", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,\n>  EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF\n>  MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.\n>  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY\n>  CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,\n>  TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE\n>  SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.\\*\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nI want to lowercase the last paragraph when I redistribute it:\n\n\n\n> \n> The MIT License (MIT)\n> \n> \n> Copyright (c) 2015 Andrej Karpathy\n> \n> \n> Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining\n>  a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the\n>  \"Software\"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including\n>  without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,\n>  distribute, sublicense, and\/or sell copies of the Software, and to\n>  permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to\n>  the following conditions:\n> \n> \n> The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be\n>  included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.\n> \n> \n> The software is provided \"as is\", without warranty of any kind,\n>  express or implied, including but not limited to the warranties of\n>  merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and noninfringement.\n>  In no event shall the authors or copyright holders be liable for any\n>  claim, damages or other liability, whether in an action of contract,\n>  tort or otherwise, arising from, out of or in connection with the\n>  software or the use or other dealings in the software.\\*\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"Am I allowed to lowercase an ALL CAPS section in a license?"}
{"Id":24508,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-12-01T19:11:15.717","Score":0,"ViewCount":102.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-12-13T01:32:27.980","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"In a recent [article](https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2017\/dec\/01\/trumps-ex-national-security-adviser-michael-flynn-charged-with-lying-to-fbi) in the Guardian:\n\n\n\n> \n> After months of silence and invisibility, Flynn walked into a federal courthouse in Washington DC on Friday morning and pleaded guilty to one count of lying to the FBI. The plea was part of a larger deal with special counsel Robert Mueller\u2019s team, and strikes at the heart of the Trump White House.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nWhat are the possible penalities that Flynn could face? One article in New York Times mentioned a punitive five years in prison. Presumably a plea bargain reduces the maximum number of years he could face behind bars. Is there any other precedent that could give us some idea of what he might be facing in this situation - or is this situation entirely unprecedented?\n\n\nThe Guardian does mention:\n\n\n\n> \n> He faces a possible sentence of up to six months in prison in his guilty plea to the false statements charge.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nHow accurate is this assessment, or do we just have to wait and see?\n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"What are the possible punitive actions that Michael Flynn faces as he pleads guilty to one charge of lying to the FBI?"}
{"Id":3440,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-08T02:54:24.680","Score":1,"ViewCount":155.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-09-08T13:06:23.787","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Say I'm selling at a swap-meet.\n\n\nA person who, unbeknownst to me, is operating another store in the same area approaches my stall and purchases an item (specifically an old, but still functional laptop), then later demands a refund after removing the screen and hard drive claiming \"*you said this still worked, but there is no screen or drive.*\" Shortly after providing a picture taken before opening (featuring the device still intact) and then pointing to a plainly-written sign stating \"No Refunds,\" the person proceeds to make a loud fuss in front of my stall for an hour or so.\n\n\nAs another example: Say I'm selling something on ebay.\n\n\nAnother store buys a $100 item and mutilates it upon receipt, then demands a refund claiming \"not as described.\" I refuse the refund and receive a negative review.\n\n\nI'm tempted to call the behavior in either case \"fraud & defamation of character,\" but I'm not sure if that applies here...\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"What is this called? E.G: Competition buys product, breaks it, and asks for a return"}
{"Id":19398,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-06-06T16:19:26.833","Score":1,"ViewCount":161.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-06-12T16:36:56.020","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"My website is hosted in the U.S. but I am using it for my professional services in Europe.\n\n\nThe website uses only technical cookies and anonymized analytics (Google Analytics).\n\n\nWhat should I specify in my privacy policy, except that these technical cookies and anonymized analytics are used?\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"What are legal requirements for privacy policy for a website hosted in the US, used in Europe and with technical cookies only?"}
{"Id":36442,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-01-21T12:04:33.830","Score":3,"ViewCount":51.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-01-22T15:28:55.537","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm in the process of buying a house and have paid for a survey to be done on the property.\nI have received a contract from the solicitor who will be conducting the survey for me and will provide me with a report of the findings. I found something interesting in regards to how they will use my personal information. The contract states:\n\n\n\n> \n> We will use the personal information you provided to us:  \n> \n>  - To supply the report to you  \n> \n>  - to process any payment for the report; and  \n> \n>  - If you agree to this during the order process, to give you information about similar products that we provide, but you may stop receiving this at any time by contacting us.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nMy question is focusing on the third bullet point. It's hard to decipher because I don't think the sentence makes sense anyway (copied exactly how the letter says), and it's possible there is a typo in there, but it sounds like they are saying I will have to opt *out* of their marketing, rather than opting *in* like the new GDPR law states.\n\n\nAt the back there is also a check list of things you agree to, such as I have read and understood the guide, understood that I cannot cancel my contract after the 'cooling period', and \"I agree to the privacy terms stated above\". There is no mention of marketing. \nWould that mean that I am agreeing to marketing, as per the third bullet point? \nThere is *no* tick box for \"I do not wish to be added to your marketing\".\n\n\nShould I contact the company and request a new contract?\nI am in the UK.\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Is this privacy statement from a solicitors in line with GDPR?"}
{"Id":31601,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-09-08T17:34:02.343","Score":4,"ViewCount":354.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-09-10T05:36:52.170","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"[![image of jim carrey](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/VRr6e.png)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/VRr6e.png)\n\n\nBy opening this question, you have automatically sent some data to some random website on the internet, the website hosting the above picture. What data? This is the data that is usually sent:\n\n\n* Your IP\n* A cookie\n* The URL you are visiting (the URL of this question)\n* Your user-agent (typically including OS version, browser version, etc.)\n* The time when you first saw this picture (header: if-modified-since)\n\n\nThis can definitely be personal data according to the GDPR, and in practice in most cases **it is**.\n\n\n\n> \n> \u2018personal data\u2019 means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (\u2018data subject\u2019); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person;\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nThat data is sent somewhere automatically. Did you see any privacy policies? Did you accept anything? No, you don't know how that data will be used. Of course it could be sent to a stupid random website, that will never use it for anything. Or it could be sent to a big corporation, or to a content delivery network, or any website that is big enough to be able to track you with this data, because they have a lot of services (or just hotlinked images) around spread all over the web. Note: the data is actually sent to Imgur, which I believe would definitely be able to track you, given the huge amount of pictures on the internet that link to them.\n\n\nI've always seen people mainly worried about third-party assets (Google Analytics or Facebook buttons, etc.), some also began to worry about Google Fonts (that's a third-party asset too actually), but I don't think anybody ever brought up the issue of hotlinked images. That's third-party stuff. And communities like this one are basically allowing users to embed third party assets.\n\n\n**Who's responsible for this?** Is it the user's fault, because they should always make sure the image source complies with the GDPR? I doubt it. The website owner's fault (Stackexchange), because they should not allow hotlinking? I'd say yeah, probably. Or the third-party website's fault, for not complying with the GDPR? I'd say no, for all we know they could be based in a country that doesn't even know what the GDPR is.\n\n\nSo my conclusion is that hotlinking should be treated like loading a third-party asset, and if the website owner cannot check the privacy policies of every hotlinked image (for example because it would be impossible in a community like this one), then unsupervised hotlinking should be disabled because the GDPR does not allow it. Am I wrong?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"GDPR and hotlinked images: are they allowed?"}
{"Id":32209,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-10-02T23:00:02.413","Score":0,"ViewCount":90.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-10-02T23:25:00.977","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I have someone that just Doxxed me online, by obtaining information from their own community using PayPal donate service. \n\n\nHe used personal information to harass me in the real world, by calling personal house phone and giving the number out publicly to friends in his community. Can he use information that he obtained from PayPal to harass someone outside his gaming community by giving out a personal name and phone number?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"I have someone that just Doxxed me online, by obtaining information from their own community using paypal donate service."}
{"Id":6929,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-02-04T20:52:12.953","Score":1,"ViewCount":1515.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-04-19T14:09:46.773","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I would like to know if it is legal to download the content of a website and display it in my own?\n\n\nThere is one way to include a website inside another: `<iframe>` (w3schools [description](http:\/\/www.w3schools.com\/tags\/tag_iframe.asp))\n\n\nHowever, some websites decide that they don't want to get iframed. For example Google doesn't allow other websites to frame their content. This has of course certain reasons. There is a very simple option, the [`X-Frame-Option`](https:\/\/developer.mozilla.org\/en-US\/docs\/Web\/HTTP\/X-Frame-Options) that can tell a browser that it must not render a page withing a frame if it is not from the same origin as the page itself.\n\n\nSo far so good. Just for the sake of completeness I want to say that it's still possible to display just the content of another website. The most trivial one would be to hit `CTRL + S` on my keyboard, save the website and host it on another server. A more sophisticated of course would be to write a program that does that for me. One could simply download the HTML page and embed the result into another.\n\n\nI can imagine that e.g. copyright could be an issue. But what if my site states that it does not own the content etc. and that it did not modify anything and so on. \n\n\nIs there a way that this could be legal?\n\n\n\n\n---\n\n\nExample\n=======\n\n\nWhat is with [this example](https:\/\/proxy-nl.hide.me\/go.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theindependent.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fcity-county-issue-disaster-declarations%2Farticle_e3e4d39a-cb98-11e5-a8f6-0740f845609c.html&b=24&f=norefer)? <https:\/\/proxy-nl.hide.me> allows you to enter any URL and e.g. specify that it should remove JavaScript code. This allows you to see even www.theindependent.com, which tries to take counter measures against embedding their site, under another domain.\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Is it legal to download a website and display it on another that I own?"}
{"Id":19693,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-06-20T09:20:23.673","Score":2,"ViewCount":125.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-06-24T15:47:29.387","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am interested on the following situation due to its importance in an academic setting (which makes question about it common on Academia SE):\n\n\nSuppose I legally obtain some digital image created by somebody else (e.g., by downloading from a public website). I then show this image as part of a presentation for my talk during an academic conference. Attendees (including me) have to pay a fee or be invited to participate in the conference, i.e., the conference is not freely open to everybody. The talk is not recorded or broadcast; the presentation is not distributed.\n\n\nMy question is whether this situation falls in the domain of copyright, i.e.: **Is showing an image in such a fashion something that is an exclusive right of the copyright holder** (unless specified otherwise)**?** I am interested in the general international situation, e.g., the Berne Convention. Note that this is not about this action being allowed by exception (e.g., fair use) but about whether it falls within what is protected by copyright in the first place.\n\n\n### My research\/thoughts so far\n\n\n* According to [this summary](http:\/\/www.wipo.int\/treaties\/en\/ip\/berne\/summary_berne.html) of the Berne convention, the protected rights include:\n\n\n\n> \n> \n> \t+ **the right to translate**,\n> \t+ **the right to make adaptations and arrangements** of the work,\n> \t+ **the right to perform in public** dramatic, dramatico-musical and musical works,\n> \t+ **the right to recite** literary works in **public**,\n> \t+ **the right to communicate to the public** the performance of such works,\n> \t+ **the right to broadcast** [\u2026],\n> \t+ **the right to make reproductions** in any manner or form [\u2026],\n> \t+ **the right to use the work as a basis for an audiovisual work**, and the right to reproduce, distribute, perform in public or communicate to the public that audiovisual work [4].\n> \n\n\nThe only point that I can think of covering the action in question, is the last one, if the presentation is considered an audiovisual work that is performed in public, but that does not seem to be the intention of this point to me.\n* Looking into the convention itself, the only applying paragraph (if any) seems to be [Article 11bis,\u00a01\u00a0iii](\/\/en.wikisource.org\/wiki\/Convention_for_the_Protection_of_Literary_and_Artistic_Works\/Articles_1_to_21#Article_11bis):\n\n\n\n> \n> Authors of literary and artistic works shall enjoy the exclusive right of authorizing:\n> \n> \n> (iii) the public communication by loudspeaker or any other analogous instrument transmitting, by signs, sounds or images, the broadcast of the work.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nI wouldn\u2019t call the action in question \u201ctransmitting the broadcast of the work\u201d though.\n* If the action in question would fall within the domain of copyright, so would showing my desktop background before I launch my presentation.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Does showing an image as part of a presentation fall within the domain of copyright?"}
{"Id":46013,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-10-30T21:41:00.963","Score":0,"ViewCount":114.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-10-30T23:39:00.753","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I caused a fire in my building by disposing of a cigarette in a trash can (the building is in New York City). Obviously a stupid and negligent mistake. However smoking is permissible and the reason the fire got out of hand was because it turned into a grease fire (there is a barbecue in the area). The fire dept told me that usually something like a cigarette butt would not cause something like that (at worst the trashcan melts). The developer and condo board fixed the damage and quoted me a huge amount for it (it was some burned stucco, a light fixture and a few deck planks). \n\n\nI can see a case for there being a mandated fire proof trash can (which was not the case -- and is the developer liability), especially given that there is a barbecue and smoking is allowed -- but do not know the NYC fire code well enough. \n\n\nIs there anything I can claim or do to reduce the bill or negate it?\n\n\n","text_label":"liability","title":"Liability for fire"}
{"Id":16298,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-01-09T21:27:11.057","Score":4,"ViewCount":4929.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-01-09T21:47:26.510","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"So, in everything from World of Warcraft to Dungeons and Dragons, even Warhammer and an assortment of other games, both table top and computer based, there's Arcane magic. I've written a few books and, without thinking, I used the term Arcane to be the general name for magic practiced by witches and warlocks and prayer magic used by the clergy. I never thought about it until now, but is Arcane, or Arcane magic, a copyrighted word\/phrase\/term?\n\n\nTo clarify, the spells in my work aren't direct copies of any from those other games, it's simply the usage of what I at first considered a generic word. Could there be trouble down the line?\n\n\nExamples of spells used in my work:\nPortal magic to move across large distances,\n\"energy beams\" for combat purposes, and\nmagical infusion.\n\n\nNot entirely sure if this is the best place for this question, but I'm just wondering if there's any danger of it becoming problem down the line. Also, I apologize if I'm misunderstanding the usage of copyright, but as a relatively new author, I'm trying to make sure I'm not setting myself up for trouble in the future.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Copyright law for an author: Can a word be copyrighted?"}
{"Id":18758,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-05-03T21:23:09.147","Score":5,"ViewCount":177.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-05-03T23:37:37.927","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"First let me specify that this question is about U.S. law. My mentions of EU law are just to put everything into perspective.\n\n\nI was reading that 4chan is required by law to log IP.\n\n\n\"As required by law, even communities such as 4chan do require the logging of IP addresses of such anonymous posters\".\n\n\nsource: <https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anonymous_post>\n\n\nDoes anyone know why? Is it because the posts are made by anonymous users?\n\n\nMy problem is this. My forum is visited by people from EU as well, and according to upcoming EU regulations, EU is increasingly pressuring it's controllers (like forum owners) to anonymize personal data (because if you don't = good luck to you), so that's what I'm trying to do right now regardless of the varying opinions on the matter, but on the other hand, I'm afraid that laws in the US will require me to store full IP once my users are anonymous which would inevitably defeat the purpose, unless such law (if truly existent) would allow me to store truncated IP addresses?\n\n\nI've searched the web for hours trying to find any info on this, but nothing suggests that there is any such law. Could it be that Wikipedia is simply wrong?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Is there a law in the U.S. requiring forum owners to log IP addresses of anonymous posts?"}
{"Id":4390,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-10-11T23:01:00.457","Score":1,"ViewCount":60.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-10-14T06:06:37.387","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am looking to licence my software under the GPL, but I want to add a clause that allows me to change the licence at any time.\n\n\nHow can I do this?\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"Program Licence amendments"}
{"Id":17230,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-02-19T10:40:04.020","Score":4,"ViewCount":57.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-02-19T20:43:32.567","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"First of all: I hope this fits on this stackexchange. Sorry if it doesn't...\n\n\nThe title says it all. I want to write a document and I would like to put an open license on it (i.e. do whatever you want). However I am by no means willing to take any responsibility for derived work and would like the license to reflect that by requiring that any derived work not be attributed to me. So essentially I want a license that says:\n\n\n\"Do whatever you want with this text. Distribute it as you like. The only requirement I have is that you remove my name from any derived work\". \n\n\nIs that actually possible at all? Or should I then essentially pick a license that forbids derived work altogether?\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"Document license that explicitly forbids attribution of derived work"}
{"Id":6152,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-01-04T02:32:07.857","Score":0,"ViewCount":64.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-01-05T01:00:10.967","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I want to use the \"`Arphic PRond-Gothic`\" font for my commercial web-site.\nBecause it was initially installed on my computer (or it was installed with certain soft automatically, anyway I did't bought this font), I can to reason that it is not requiring payment font. If check the font file info, it reads \"`Copyright 1994-1999. Arphic Technologies`\".\n\n\nIs it legal to use this font on my commercial web-site?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Limitations on protected by copyright font usage for commercial targets"}
{"Id":2223,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-08-31T21:50:30.850","Score":28,"ViewCount":5179.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-12-21T09:42:33.713","AnswerCount":4.0,"CommentCount":12,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"My browser is saving a copy of the web pages I visit on my computer. How is that not copyright infringement?\n\n\n[in this answer](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/questions\/1805\/copying-html-copyright-violation\/1808#1808) I read:\n\n\n\n> \n> I would hazard a guess that displaying an HTML webpage online is implicitly allowing others to read that code\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nHow does that imply that you can make a local copy, when a web page includes a copyright note, or does not mention copyright at all (in which case standard copyright rules apply)?\n\n\nI suspect that the only possible way out would be stating that digital text is not the same thing as printed text and therefore the same rules should not apply, but we are constantly told the opposite, aren't we?\n\n\n**UPDATE**\n\n\nI'm adding some quotes from the only answer and comments below, to bring more elements for further answers that I hope will come, since I'm still not convinced that this situation makes completely sense. \n\n\nIt has been pointed out that \n\n\n\n> \n> Fortunately I don't need to be convinced, as I'm not a judge on a\n>  relevant case (Jon Story. I changed *\"you\"* from the original comment to *\"I\"*)\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nAnd that's totally true, so I feel like reassuring that my question comes only out of my couriosity and noone needs to answer if they don't wish to satisfy that.\n\n\nI'd like to receive an answer that copes with some alternative views seen here, possibily making me understand which one is right (or more logical, or more convincing). I don't mean to make this question become too broad, so we are still dealing with the original problem: *whether browser cache violates (US and EU) copyright laws in theory*. I do hope this is a [good subjective question](https:\/\/blog.stackexchange.com\/2010\/09\/good-subjective-bad-subjective\/).\n\n\nPlease be aware that I believe the term *Intellectual Property*, which appeared in the comments, [to be misleading](http:\/\/www.gnu.org\/philosophy\/not-ipr.en.html). It refers to patents, trademarks, copyright and other stuff, while we're just discussing about copyright here.\n\n\n**Quotes from answer and comments:**\n\n\n* > \n> Copyright is not about copying, it is about use (Jon Story)\n> \n> \n>\n* > \n> Many misconceptions are based on copyright being about use. Copyright\n>  is not about use, it is about copying (Marcks Thomas)\n> \n> \n>\n* > \n> To expand on the point about use, not copying, being the main issue,\n>  it would be a violation of copyright to take a BD and project it onto\n>  a large screen and charge money for people to watch it. I didn't copy\n>  the disc, just played it for profit (or even if i didn't charge, as a\n>  public performance) and I'd go to jail (Andy)\n> \n> \n>\n* > \n> You wouldn't say the optical fiber the data was sent through was\n>  copying the data? (kasperd)\n> \n> \n>\n* > \n> In order to read printed text, your eyes make a copy of that work (in\n>  a different format, made up of neurons firing in your brain) (Jon Story)\n> \n> \n>\n* > \n> routers don't copy the data in full. They process one packet at a\n>  time, which by no means is enough to contain the full work. A packet\n>  is more comparable with a citation, than a copy of the work. (kasperd)\n> \n> \n>\n\n\n**FURTHER UPDATE:**\n\n\nI'm going to start a bounty on this question. Here I add the parts of the current answer (Jon Story's) I'm less satisfied with:\n\n\n\n> \n> Because you are not duplicating the content or re-publishing it\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nI'm clearly doing the first of these two things.\n\n\n\n> \n> The web page is publicly available anyway (or at least, accessible by\n>  you), so you have permission to read it: copyright is about whether\n>  you have permission to access and read the file, not about whether you\n>  have permission to make a copy of the file as part of the technical\n>  process of accessing and reading it.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nI'm almost certain that copyright is not about the permission to read and access the text, but about the permission of making copies, modifying, redistributing and other stuff like that. For instance, I don't think you can make a copyright note that does not allow reading your content. Is fair use the key point here? That may be, and in the comments I was almost convinced. However, I've never known that fair use could justifiy copying the *entire* text. They won't let me photocopy an entire copyrighted book for personal use, I guess.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Why does browser cache not count as copyright infringement?"}
{"Id":43977,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-08-22T00:27:30.457","Score":3,"ViewCount":134.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-08-22T09:37:52.690","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I know someone who owns a short term rental property and who requires incoming guests to sign a contract. Their lawyer covered several areas including early cancellation on the part of the guest. However, nowhere in the contract does it talk about early cancellation on the part of the host. It doesn't say whether the host can cancel early, what will happen if they do, or that the host may not cancel early. If it isn't expressly permitted or not allowed in the contract, is it up to the owner how he\/she wants to handle this type of event? \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Contract terms: If it isn't forbidden, is it implicitly allowed?"}
{"Id":37891,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-03-06T13:35:13.090","Score":0,"ViewCount":53.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-03-06T16:29:36.057","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I have taken a book from my university's library and it states in the second page :\n\n\n\n> \n> The law of March 11, 1957 authorizes only \"copies or reproductions strictly reserved for the private use of the copier and not intended for collective use\".\n>  Any representation or reproduction, in whole or in part, made without the consent of the publisher, is unlawful.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nIt is a book written in french and a french address containing \"Paris\" figures in the same page so this is probably a french law.\nAny of you have an idea on whether this law is still up or not?  \n\nThis allows me to take photos I guess but I am not sure on the validity of the law as I stated in the last phrase.\n[![enter image description here](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/6kw6E.jpg)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/6kw6E.jpg)\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Capturing photos of a book"}
{"Id":499,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-06-10T17:33:14.223","Score":22,"ViewCount":9855.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-09-25T00:01:07.300","AnswerCount":4.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"There are several web sites out there that sell MP3 music files for 10 cents each and FLAC music files for 30 cents each. At least one site even sells Hollywood movies (AVI, MKV) from $0.99 (low quality) to $2.99 (1080p). Most of these web sites seem to be based in Ukraine, and they all have FAQs that claim that they are legal. Here are a few examples:\n\n\nFrom [mp3va.com](http:\/\/www.mp3va.com\/help#q7_0):\n\n\n\n> \n> Q: Is your web site legal?\n> \n> \n> A: Yes, the activity of Mp3va.com is carried out according to the legislation of the license # IT - 07\/13 No IT - 07 - 1\/13 of the Ukrainian Public Organization \"Avtor\" issued for Beowner Ltd. Service www.Mp3va.com pays full-scale author's royalties to owners of pieces of music, trademarks, names, slogans and other copyright objects used on the site. Any further distribution, resale or broadcasting is prohibited.\n> \n> \n> Q: If your web site is legal, how can you sell music for $0.15\/track compared to iTunes $0.99\/track?\n> \n> \n> A: Our company and licensing authority is located outside U.S. area and we do not have to follow $0.99\/track minimum regulations.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nFrom [melodishop.com](http:\/\/melodishop.com\/info\/help#q71):\n\n\n\n> \n> Q: Is your web site legal?\n> \n> \n> A: Yes, the activity of MelodiShop.com is carried out according to the legislation of the license agreement # I-003\/11 from June, 14 2011 of the State Enterprise \"Ukrainian Agency of Copyright and Related Rights\" (UACRR). Service www.MelodiShop.com pays full-scale author's royalties to owners of pieces of music, trademarks, names, slogans and other copyright objects used on the site. Any further distribution, resale or broadcasting is prohibited.\n> \n> \n> Q: If your web site is legal, why your prices are so low?\n> \n> \n> A: Our company and licensing authority is located outside of USA and we do not have to follow any minimum regulations of other countries. \n> \n> \n> \n\n\nFrom [mp3million.com](http:\/\/www.mp3million.com\/help#q71):\n\n\n\n> \n> Q: Is your web site legal?\n> \n> \n> A: Yes, the activity of Mp3million.com is carried out according to the legislation of the license agreement # 67\/17M-10 of the Rightholders Federation for Collective Copyright Management of Works Used Interactively (NP \"FAIR\"). Service www.Mp3million.com pays full-scale author's royalties to owners of pieces of music, trademarks, names, slogans and other copyright objects used on the site. Any further distribution, resale or broadcasting is prohibited. \n> \n> \n> Q: If your web site is legal, why your prices are so low?\n> \n> \n> A: Our Company is registered outside US area to minimize the taxation. Also, we can offer such low prices due to guaranteed bulk purchases (minimum deposit on our web site is 15 USD). \n> \n> \n> \n\n\nSo is it legal for an American to purchase music\/movies from those sites?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is it legal for Americans to buy music\/movies from those really cheap web sites based in Ukraine?"}
{"Id":28998,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-05-28T17:04:34.443","Score":5,"ViewCount":603.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-06-28T12:16:18.850","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"[IP addresses](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IP_address) are \"personal data\" according to the GDPR. When saving IP addresses in web server access logs, data subjects have the right to get the log entries for the IP addresses they used (article 15 GDPR).\n\n\nIf the IP address is the only personal data in the log, a controller has no way to verify that a requesting person is actually the data subject. Even the requesting person\u2019s [ISP](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Internet_service_provider) could only verify that the person is the subscriber (i.e., that the subscriber\u2019s Internet connection had this specific IP address at a specific time), but it\u2019s possible that someone else used the subscriber\u2019s Internet connection at that time (e.g., a family member).\n\n\nDoes this mean that a controller never has to provide the log entries if the IP address is the only personal data involved?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"\"Right of access by the data subject\" if the IP address is the only personal data"}
{"Id":37263,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-02-15T17:12:40.673","Score":1,"ViewCount":50.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-02-15T20:35:58.810","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Consider a book copyrighted by someone. Is it legal (in India? in USA?) to make an audio recording of the book and give copies privately to a handful interested people who ask for it?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Private copies of books"}
{"Id":8448,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-04-08T15:20:08.223","Score":2,"ViewCount":479.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-04-10T15:50:19.840","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Can an illustration from a Children's book be drawn by an artist (muralist) on a wall of a public building without asking the artist's permission? I think that some things, like songs, written before a certain year are in the public domain and therefore allowed to be used -- does the same apply to artwork? Specifically, I'd like to paint a scene from Sendak's *Where the Wild Things Are* for a public library and need to know if this can be done. Thanks.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can I legally copy a book illustration for a wall mural in a public building?"}
{"Id":35508,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-12-19T21:49:18.193","Score":-1,"ViewCount":85.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-12-20T00:04:58.987","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I was wondering if after I purchased this theme I could remove the footer credit under a regular license for this theme?\n\n\n<https:\/\/themes.getbootstrap.com\/product\/boomerang-bootstrap-4-business-corporate-theme\/>\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"Removing footer credit for this specific theme"}
{"Id":48747,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-02-03T14:57:16.550","Score":0,"ViewCount":168.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-02-03T20:50:12.343","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Say there is a company that has published 'sets' (of 30 questions for example) of multiple choice questions that are copyright protected. The questions may include graphs and other diagrams.\n\n\nIf you take these questions and display them in a different format, for example on a payed online platform where the order of these is completely randomized and has nothing to do with these 'sets' and additionally there are 'self-written' explanations (not related to the published 'sets') to the answers of the multiple choice questions then:\n\n\n1. is this copyright infringement?\n2. are the 'sets' copyrighted or only the individual questions?\n3. would changing values in the questions change the 'copyright'?\n4. does the fact that the randomized display of questions on the platform has nothing to do with the 'sets' change anything?\n\n\nthanks \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Are multiple choice questions copyrightable?"}
{"Id":22093,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-08-21T05:05:17.753","Score":1,"ViewCount":118.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-10-23T19:57:55.143","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"New law student trying to understand what this paragraph is ultimately trying to establish:\n\n\n\n> \n> Promptly after receipt by a person entitled to indemnification pursuant to the foregoing Section 9.1 or 9.2 (the \"Indemnified Party\") of notice of the commencement of any action, the Indemnified Party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be or has been made against a party who has agreed to provide indemnification under Section 9.1 or 9.2 (an \"Indemnifying Party\"), promptly notify in writing the Indemnifying Party of the commencement thereof; but the omission to so notify the Indemnifying Party will not relieve it from any liability which it may have to the Indemnified Party except to the extent the Indemnifying Party is prejudiced by the delay or failure to notify it. In case any such action is brought against an Indemnified Party, and it notifies the Indemnifying Party of the commencement thereof, the Indemnifying Party will be entitled to participate in, and, to the extent that it may wish, jointly with any other Indemnifying Party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, subject to the provisions herein stated, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party, and after notice from the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party of its election to so assume the defense thereof, the Indemnifying Party will not be liable to the Indemnified Party under this Section 9 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation. The Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall not be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party if the Indemnifying Party has assumed the defense of the action with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party; provided that the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party if (i) the employment of such counsel has been specifically authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Party or (ii) the named parties to any such action (including any impleaded parties) include both the Indemnified Party or parties and the Indemnifying Party and, in the judgement of counsel for the Indemnified Party, it is advisable for the Indemnified Party or parties to be represented by separate counsel (in which case the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnified Party or parties, it being understood, however, that the Indemnifying Party shall not, in connection with any one such action or separate but substantially similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys for the Indemnified Party or parties. No settlement of any action against an Indemnified Part shall be made without the consent of the Indemnifying Party and no Indemnifying Party, in the defense of any such claim or action, shall, except with the consent of the Indemnified Party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation. If the Indemnified Party fails to execute a release or other settlement agreement under circumstances where all of the conditions of the preceding sentence have been met, the Indemnifying Party shall have no further obligation to the Indemnified Party pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"What does this indemnification clause mean?"}
{"Id":16772,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-01-30T15:48:23.167","Score":3,"ViewCount":142.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-01-30T21:09:58.913","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"We are vendors who have paid to have a booth a local trade show in Dallas. Trade show attendees register using contact info (Name, Phone, Email, etc). The registration info is used to generate a leads lists that will be distributed 3-days later to the vendors by the show producer via email. Upon registration, attendees are informed that they will be contacted by vendors using the contact info they provided. The attendees are also given the options to opt out if do not want to be contacted.\n\n\nUpon distributing the leads list, the show producer states \"*the email list is copyrighted and can not be shared.*\"\n\n\nQuestion: Can the show producer copyright an email list if they don't own nor created the email addresses? The email addresses were created and provided freely by the show attendees. Or what if I sell my business and I decide to sell the leads lists? Would there be a problem?\n\n\nWhile I don't wish to share the list directly. When I do send out email blasts to the show attendees, I do plan to promote other vendors inside the contents of the email. I know that will not be a problem as I am not directly sharing the list with any other individual or business.\n\n\nThanks in advance! \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can a trade show producer copyright an email leads list?"}
{"Id":21870,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-08-10T04:31:22.600","Score":0,"ViewCount":80.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-09-12T11:09:18.460","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Sometimes in the Terms of Service for a website, there are instructions that the user cannot \"alter or modify the Website\", or cannot access content \"through any technology or means other than the Website itself\". For example, see [here](https:\/\/www.fanfiction.net\/tos\/) section 4.B and 4.C. Now, some browsers offer a \"Reading Mode\" where they display the main text from a website in a simplified display, removing the website's style as well as any advertising and any copyright notice. Does using the Reading View break the terms of service, since I'm accessing the content via a means other than the website? I think I'm either altering the website or accessing the content via a means other than the website, depending on how \"website\" is defined. \n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Does Reading View violate website terms of service?"}
{"Id":46975,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-11-29T13:11:19.407","Score":1,"ViewCount":69.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-08-25T21:06:10.577","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Let's say SuperCool, Inc. sold cooler under the name \"SuperCool\" and the company went out of business. The trade name \"SuperCool\" is well-known within the niche, but it was never registered in USPTO. Would it be OK for a different company to appropriate the name for their own product?\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Using the trade name of a defunct competitor"}
{"Id":31102,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-08-19T01:22:11.027","Score":-2,"ViewCount":172.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-08-20T16:44:02.370","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":8,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"The video game do not provide any particular character. It only provides parts for player to build up his own character, such as hat, head, eye, mouth, chest, abdomen, pelvis, shoulder etc. more than 15 parts for a complete character.\n\n\nAnd there are around 20 choice for each part, so the combination is something like 20^15 times.\n\n\nI wonder if there is still any copyright problem if player create his own character that similar to famous animation or game character, such as Gundam?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"For a video game that player can build up his own character, any copyright issue if the character similar to Mario, Gundam etc?"}
{"Id":5569,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-12-03T23:49:39.683","Score":0,"ViewCount":85.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-12-05T02:57:47.700","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am reading The Crying of Lot 49, wherein a fictional organization called \"Trystero\", that may or may not exist in the story, is associated with a symbol called the \"muted post horn\". The author, Thomas Pynchon, invented this organization and its symbol in this story, amongst other things. \n\n\nThe symbol as depicted on book covers became popular, and can be found as graffiti, and markings on signs, etc. since the 1960s, when the book was published. \n\n\nI've noticed that several online vendors are selling items with the Trystero symbol, and I wonder if any legal rights issues come into play. \n\n\nFor instance, a print-on-demand service, CafePress, sells [coffee mugs](http:\/\/www.cafepress.com\/mf\/80054060\/trystero_mugs?utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=889893350--c-9014973&utm_source=pla-google&utm_campaign=172671250&utm_content=13768990330&productId=889893350), water bottles, bags, shirts, etc, emblazoned with the symbol, or a facsimile thereof, and are advertised as 'Trystero' products. The designs aren't created by CafePress themselves, but rather are created by users of the site, who get some portion of the sales of the items.\n\n\nThere is also a coffee roaster that has named itself [Trystero Coffee](http:\/\/www.trysterocoffee.com\/), and has the symbol on its products. \n\n\nThe above products and business openly acknowledge use of the name and symbol as an homage to the novel.\n\n\nI'm vaguely aware of copyright owners forbidding money-making reproductions of their creative work-- mostly characters, such as non-Disney Mickey Mouse cartoons, or Calvin and Hobbes dolls and stickers.\n\n\nCould Trystero the organization and its symbol be afforded such protection? Are these vendors simply not being persued?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"IP rights for an element from a story?"}
{"Id":51281,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-05-05T15:10:00.533","Score":2,"ViewCount":45.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-05-05T18:42:27.127","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"The following question is relevant for Germany. The contract of interest is with a gym, which might be relevant because contracts with them sometimes have special rules.\n\n\nIn Germany, a contract with companies may not extend a duration of 2 years ([BgB \u00a7309 9b](https:\/\/www.gesetze-im-internet.de\/bgb\/__309.html)). In a case ([Aachen, 6 S 199\/07](http:\/\/www.justiz.nrw.de\/nrwe\/lgs\/aachen\/lg_aachen\/j2007\/6_S_199_07urteil20071220.html)) a contract was deemed invalid because it was signed in March 2005 but the 2 year usage of the gym was set to start in April. This was deemed to exceed the 2 year duration (2 years + one month without usage, but a signed contract), so the customer was able to terminate the contract earlier than expected.\n\n\nIn my case, I signed a contract on date X, the 2 years started on \"X + 2 weeks\". Then, at \"X + 2 weeks + 2 years\" the contract was automatically extended by one year. This extension was announced in the original contract.\n\n\nMy question is, whether the contract can still be canceled immediately. I can se an argument for both sides:\n\n\n* Yes, it can be canceled: The first contract period was invalid, it became an unlimited contract, cancelable at any time. Therefore, there was no need for an extension. It's still the same contract, so it can be canceled now.\n* No, it cannot be canceled: While the contract could have been canceled during the first 2 years, the extension made this a new contract. Now, this contract is for 1 year only, so that's within the limits and is valid.\n\n\nWhich one applies in this situation?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Does an unlawful contract duration invalidate termination deadlines even after lawful extensions?"}
{"Id":15837,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-12-15T14:03:10.433","Score":0,"ViewCount":43.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-12-15T19:45:36.860","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"In a small business we have people who make orders over the phone (commonly known as card not present). Common practice is to directly input the details into the machine as the customer reads them out. \n\n\nOne of the chaps in the office is adamant that, they read out the details and I write them down and not input them in the machine, once the customer is done telling me the details I say that I will call them back with payment confirmation.\n\n\nI would then in my own time input the details into the card machine and process the payment and if all goes through, I would shred the paper immediatly and notify the customer.\n\n\nI don't feel comfortable writing the details down, I've told this chap many times. Is there a legal way I could tell him so he won't pressure me to do this in the future?\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Is it legal to retain customer card details when making transactions over the phone (UK)?"}
{"Id":30336,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-07-17T18:23:21.427","Score":1,"ViewCount":322.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-08-08T01:06:49.437","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"The title basic summarizes my question. Is a real life story subject to copyright by those who lived it? Or could someones create a book or movie about the history without contacting those who actually lived it?\n\n\nTo make the question more concrete, consider the recent [soccer team rescue in a thai cave](https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/long_reads\/thai-cave-rescue-boys-coach-safe-thailand-chiang-rai-a8445561.html) and some intentions to [create a movie](https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/thai-cave-rescue-drama-could-be-hollywoods-next-blockbuster\/a-44645418) about it. Could potential movie producers create a movie about a football team trapped inside a cave for 18 days without contacting anyone (or their legal representatives)?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is a real life story subject to copyright by those who lived it?"}
{"Id":36017,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-01-08T14:40:06.537","Score":0,"ViewCount":60.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-01-25T21:24:08.547","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"How long does it take for a conviction which will result in a fine and community order to become spent in England for someone over 18 years of age ? \n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Spent convictions"}
{"Id":17332,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-02-24T17:39:44.103","Score":1,"ViewCount":220.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-02-24T18:55:45.127","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"[This article](http:\/\/www.mbbp.com\/news\/generic-trademark) (and my knowledge about trademarks) says Generic Names can't be trademarked. So my question is about the genericity of a name and the probability of getting it trademarked.\n\n\nI own a generic domain name with `.com` since 2010 but lately found that another person is using the `.co.uk` tld of the same domain since 2016 for a website and doing business. I am planning to develop on my domain.\n\n\nThe domain name looks something like `freecupcakes.com` (just symbolic but not about cupcakes) and another party use the domain `freecupcakes.co.uk`.\n\n\nmy observations about the other person's business are.\n\n\n1. They are using it since 2016\n2. They don't have trademark registerd but a company with the same name in UK\n\n\nSo my questions are,.\n\n\n1. Can I use proceed building the business with my domain which I own from 2010?\n2. Can I register a company with the same name in another location not in UK\/Europe?\n3. Can this type of name be ever trademarked?\n4. Can the other person using the same business name ever trademark this name?\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Can I get a generic name trademarked?"}
{"Id":15466,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-11-24T13:18:02.987","Score":1,"ViewCount":49.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-11-24T13:18:02.987","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am working in one of UK companies as an employee. I have one and half week holiday during Christmas period, it includes bank holidays and my personal holidays. My notification period is one week as well. Will it will be right to give then notification last working day of the year and, so all following week will be my holiday and bank holidays. Effectively I would not come back to work. Will it be considered proper notification?\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Notifying to leave a job during Christmas season in UK"}
{"Id":41129,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-05-17T12:19:57.987","Score":1,"ViewCount":37.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-05-17T14:47:29.497","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Can you legaly share a course (without asking the writer) if you always quote who wrote it?\n\n\nI said \"always\" because I'm talking about a large scale, not a private conversation on Facebook for example.\n\n\nDoes it have something to do with money? I understand selling someone's work is not ok, but what about money generated by discret publicity?\n\n\nWhat about public domain knowledge? How do you make a legal difference between sharing Thales Theorem and sharing a formula found by one of your teachers? Between sharing a quote from a famous person with a not famous person? Is it related to 'is the person alive'?\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"About Course Intellectual Property"}
{"Id":36822,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-02-03T15:18:57.717","Score":-2,"ViewCount":68.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-02-04T15:53:38.200","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I will go straight to the point, I already read the terms I looked for some information on the issue of licenses I looked at sites but nothing, I did not understand anything is that I have a project that is totally done by me, but I want anyone who dares to share or do something to dump the credits on me, what license do I use for this?\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"I have doubts about the Github licensing issue"}
{"Id":32291,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-10-05T14:24:37.983","Score":2,"ViewCount":150.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-10-05T16:02:57.127","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I used to work for Orbitz.com the travel site and remembered wondering how [OrbitzMoving.com](https:\/\/blog.movingcompanyreviews.com\/orbitzmoving-com-what-happened-to-it-history-and-overview\/) could get away with using the Orbitz name in their website url. OrbitzMoving.com was not related to Orbitz.com in any way, they just hijacked the name to confuse consumers into trusting them. \n\n\nIs this legal? Could you start a site called GoogleMoving.com? I have to think it's not, but OrbitzMoving.com lasted ~10 years. Would love to hear the right answer.\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Is it legal to include another company name in your name? Example: Is OrbitzMoving.com (not related to Orbitz.com) legal?"}
{"Id":22693,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-09-17T14:18:35.900","Score":0,"ViewCount":544.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-09-17T21:31:47.893","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Where can I find a lawyer for victims of cyberstalking? One can find a criminal defense lawyer but not the one help these victims. \n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Where can I find a lawyer for victims of cyberstalking?"}
{"Id":9563,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-05-29T12:06:21.173","Score":2,"ViewCount":3374.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-05-30T15:46:37.070","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"How can one give advice that he or she thinks is correct without incurring legal liability from possible negative effects of the advice? Is there some phrase that can be used for that? Something like \"I don't take responsibility for this advice. I'm just expressing my personal opinion.\"?\n\n\nDoes this matter if it's done in a blog or personally? If the clause is on a blog's TOS or on every page? If the advisor is an expert in the field he or she is advising about?\n\n\n","text_label":"liability","title":"How can one give advice without risk?"}
{"Id":3664,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-15T13:22:45.867","Score":5,"ViewCount":10055.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-02-11T11:56:08.347","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have a quick question as I am curious about the legality of websites such as literotica as an example. \n\n\nThese websites are aimed at the kink community. I have heard Literotica\ncontains countless stories involving kink and some of these are of a sexual nature. \n\n\nThe problem is some of these stories I have heard involve minors so would this site be legal or illegal in UK? \n\n\nAll these stories are completely 100% fictional. Not sure if this makes a difference. \nJust interested to hear about these sites. \n\n\nAs a disclaimer I have not visited this site or read any stories regarding minors. I am just interested in the law. \n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"The legality of fictional stories involving sex with minors"}
{"Id":6136,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-01-03T13:28:29.387","Score":0,"ViewCount":101.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-01-03T21:44:58.537","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am going to create open-source project for Linux, and i would like to ask you, how is it with licenses and law.\n\n\nFor example i will make a project with GPL license and:\n\n\n1. Must i have company, or can i make it as individual?\n2. Must i have sign any agreement with\/out lawyer?\n3. Is it enough to post my project into github with source code and just write that is GPL license?\n4. And is 3. is true that let's say that some man (bad man) make open-source with GPL license and if project will be successful that he just change license or close github repository. Is possible to sue that man?\n\n\nThank you\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Law and open-source project"}
{"Id":301,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-06-01T03:16:36.150","Score":6,"ViewCount":191.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-07-07T15:22:57.623","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Suppose that a plaintiff wants to bring a lawsuit but keep his\/her identity confidential, in either a criminal or a civil case.\n\n\nThe plaintiff refuses to tell either the general public or the media who he\/she is. When is this possible? Who decides this request for privacy? Does the plaintiff ever have to choose between appealing a case to a Supreme Court (example), and preserving anonymity? For example, the plaintiff may fear public general condemnation, reprisals, for his\/her safety. \n\n\nI ask this for England and Wales, but please feel free to discuss other countries. \n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"In England and Wales, how can a plaintiff remain private and confidential?"}
{"Id":40639,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-05-02T08:31:09.737","Score":2,"ViewCount":135.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-05-29T15:59:09.913","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"[*O'Sullivan & Hilliard's The Law of Contract*](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/OSullivan-Hilliards-Law-Contract-Janet\/dp\/0198807821\/ref=dp_ob_title_bk) (2018 8 ed). p. 312.\n\n\n\n> \n> [![enter image description here](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/eqFgW.jpg)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/eqFgW.jpg)\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nThe green (party's believing a mistaken unreasonable belief) obviously can be distinguished from the red (about causation). Furthermore, I don't think the HCA Justices in [*McRae*](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/McRae_v_Commonwealth_Disposals_Commission) would be dumb enough to concoct two limbs that couldn't be distinguished.\n\n\nThus how can the orange contend that the green \"is identical\" to the purple, but that the purple makes unnecessary the red? With math symbols, if green \u2260 red and green = purple, then how can purple make unnecessary red? \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"How does the first limb of the McRae test make the second limb unnecessary?"}
{"Id":47346,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-12-11T02:29:21.033","Score":2,"ViewCount":489.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-11-06T11:05:45.673","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"What is the meaning of the consensual principle for the basis of making the law of contract?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"What is the meaning of consensual principle for the basis of making law of contract?"}
{"Id":41768,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-06-05T03:49:40.823","Score":2,"ViewCount":208.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-06-05T04:27:54.823","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"What if there is a clash between the spirit of law and the letter of law and my actions only abide by the spirit of law but not the letter of law?Is there a chance that I might go to jail?\n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"Can one go to jail for not abiding by the letter of the law but abiding the spirit of the law?"}
{"Id":29743,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-06-24T01:14:46.713","Score":1,"ViewCount":183.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-02-29T01:15:17.257","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"If a person had and will never have a use for gun and wanted to insure nobody can use his identity to potentially buy one (through identity theft, for example), would that be possible?\n\n\nObviously committing a crime seems like a bad way of doing this but I believe if you have been jailed you can't legally own a gun.\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"I would like to opt out of owning guns"}
{"Id":36326,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-01-17T23:35:42.350","Score":0,"ViewCount":631.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-08-23T15:23:39.050","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I did my 2018 tax return with Universal Financials, LLC, and I got my tax review copy online. Then one of my colleague came and said he also did tax return filing through the same agency and he got my tax review copy, which includes my name, address,social security number, and other tax related info. So I dont know how to protect my details from others and also is that details shared to anyone else or not. Is there any way to ask for the compensation to the above said agency? or should I ask the agency to provide me a documented agreement saying that if anything happens in future, they will take the full responsibility. Or shall I move a legal case against them?\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Identity Leakage - Universal Financials"}
{"Id":51100,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-04-29T09:45:57.927","Score":1,"ViewCount":67.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-05-30T00:19:39.220","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Although at present there is no 'Single Market' for Crime and Punishment, is there mutual recognition of Criminal Laws across all EU members, such that any offense commited in one Country is also an offense in every EU Country? For example, a person commits a (non-corporate) crime in one country, and subsequently goes on holiday in another Country. Can he be prosecuted for the original crime (and possibly jailed) in the Country he is in while on holiday, without requiring extradition back to the original Country? Similary, lets assume that somebody that somebody publicly insults the EU (e.g. on Social Media) while in his home Country. Can he be punished anywhere in the EU for it, including his home Country? \n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"EU-Wide laws on Crime and Punishment (of individuals)"}
{"Id":23015,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-10-01T22:35:31.333","Score":0,"ViewCount":100.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-12-31T06:24:05.597","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Let's begin with a little premise of my query. I have been learning the Ossetian language for the past few months. Unfortunately, resources on the language are few and far between, and most of them are in Russian. That said, I have been able to gather some materials (mostly online) that I have been using thus far to study. Problem is, now that I am venturing into more challenging grammatical topics, I feel that having physical copies of the books, articles and dictionaries would be necessary. Now, most of these resources are old Soviet-era stuff, and I don't know if they are still available, and even if they are, I have no way to have them delivered from Russia. I checked online (Amazon, ebay and the like), but none of the sellers have anything remotely related to the kinds of things I am looking for. So, I have decided to print some of these out. My question is whether it will be legal to do that? To be specific, the resources I am talking about include an Ossetian-Russian dictionary and two grammars of Ossetian.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is printing a softcopy of an extremely old book\/document\/research article illegal?"}
{"Id":14424,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-10-05T00:03:09.840","Score":2,"ViewCount":187.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-10-05T02:32:55.057","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"**The case:**\n\n\nX is Y\u2019s next door neighbor. Y regularly drops off Y\u2019s child, C, for X to babysit for the afternoon. In return, Y typically (although not always) buys X groceries and other items. Y brings C over to X\u2019s house. X tells Y that \u201cI am much too busy to pay close attention to C. C will have to look out for him\/herself.\u201d Y leaves and during the course of the afternoon X occasionally checks on C and gives C some food for lunch. C while left alone wanders into X\u2019s unattended swimming pool and drowns to death. Y returns with groceries for X to find that C is dead. Is X liable for C\u2019s death or is Y?\n\n\n**Interpretation:**\n\n\nI know that there is no statute that addressed the obligation of parents or babysitters. Thus, even though X agrees to babysit, there is nothing backing Y's situation legally. In addition, X even said that X is busy that day. So I see Y as being liable for C's death. Does the law of omissions (duty) apply here?\n\n\n","text_label":"liability","title":"Is X liable for this child's death?"}
{"Id":8273,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-04-04T09:17:24.053","Score":1,"ViewCount":63.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-10-02T01:13:51.573","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have pictures which I've transformed into my own art and have watermarked. I've shared them with one other person. How do I legally prevent not only this person from using, distributing or selling these pictures but anyone for that matter?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"creative art-work"}
{"Id":13345,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-08-13T16:49:00.563","Score":1,"ViewCount":94.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-08-09T08:07:33.577","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Let's say there's some material licensed under *X*. *X* has section *A*, which states that it survives termination. But *X* was applied to material, parts of which can't be licensed under *X* in the first place. What happens with *A*?\n\n\nDoes it survive? Is it like it was never applied? Is it applied only to licensable parts? Does it depend on local laws?\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"Section survivability on violated licenses"}
{"Id":42172,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-06-17T08:20:39.567","Score":2,"ViewCount":81.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-06-27T03:58:39.127","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"In software industry, while naming a new app or a product, will there be any copyright issue if we use an existing name?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Will there be any copyright issue if we use an existing product's name?"}
{"Id":24340,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-11-23T10:32:59.387","Score":3,"ViewCount":262.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-11-23T17:34:08.940","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":8,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If I am an ISP, I have to pay some money to my upstream network provider in order to transfer data in and out at a certain speed for a certain ammount of data. This is reflected on the user by speed and data capping.\n\n\nHowever, when two of my users want to communicate, they probably barely even touch my servers and it generally does not cost me anything to let someone, say, access a website their neighbours host from the same ISP. \n\n\nAs such, if I decide not to throttle or cap the network unless I have to, where it costs me more money, would I be in violation of Title II net neutrality? In order to stay compliant, will I have to start charging my customers for a service that is basically free to me, and actually takes more effort to regulate? And what happens when, say, netflix tries to buy a connection from me? Will I be compliant as long as I don't discriminate against who I give a connection to?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Will net neutrality require me as an ISP to actively throttle my own users?"}
{"Id":27750,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-04-18T06:57:02.270","Score":2,"ViewCount":79.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-04-18T15:35:44.163","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I made a doctor's appointment by calling and reserving it.\n\n\nI received a text messaging saying that I need to call the doctor's office and confirm my appointment, and that if I fail to do so the appointment may be cancelled.\n\n\nI forgot about the appointment and missed it, and then I received a text message saying that I owe them $125 for failing to cancel the appointment.\n\n\nIs this some kind of fraud? Or why do they do this?\n\n\nI will never pay them unless ordered to do so by a court, which I don't expect to happen, but is it normal?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"What's with unexpected cancellation fees?"}
{"Id":31920,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-09-21T12:01:29.183","Score":1,"ViewCount":182.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-11-20T16:03:00.590","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I took a job a year ago for which I am significantly over-qualified, because it allowed me to work from home while I convalesced from two major surgeries. During that time, I have observed myriad opportunities to improve operations and brought many of those to my management but virtually all were ignored. So, I have thrice over several months proposed to higher management that I move to a new role, but due to incredibly high management turnover there has also been to no progress there.\n\n\nMy employer is a service outsourcing business, and while this was unfolding the client of theirs I essentially work for posted an opening for a job with a description essentially identical to that I have been proposing to my employer, and I indicated to a colleague that I would be applying for it. This information became known to my management, who NOW became interested and called me into a meeting with the intention of terminating me, which I have theater temporarily by virtue of belonging to multiple protected employee classes.\n\n\nAs a result of that meeting, my direct supervisor and her boss have begun a campaign of harassment. Most of that is typical and not germaine to my issue for this forum, which is that they are also actively working to denigrate my relationship with the client, using demonstrably false information. Can I halt that behavior, and\/or Sue for the damage to my ability to later work for the client?\n\n\nIt may be worth noting that no NDA nor non-compete prevents me from going to work for\/with the client.\n\n\nThanks very much in advance for your help.\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Employer is damaging my reputation with client"}
{"Id":25322,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-01-13T21:25:15.020","Score":1,"ViewCount":1290.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-04-11T17:17:46.803","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I was in a bookstore today and I saw a coloring book called \"Tolkien's World\" which was based on characters from The Lord of the Rings and other works by JRR Tolkien. On the back cover, it said:\n\n\n\n> \n> This book is unofficial and is not authorised by the Tolkien Estate or HarperCollins Publishers.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nHow can the author and his\/her publisher get away with that? Surely the publication of the work is going to infringe on the copyright of the Tolkien Estate and HarperCollins? I would have expected publication of the work to have drawn a lawsuit, but it's clearly been in print for a couple of years.\n\n\nDisclaimer - I have no background in law.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"How can an \"unofficial\" book avoid copyright issues?"}
{"Id":7630,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-03-07T14:48:56.540","Score":5,"ViewCount":1246.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-03-07T19:22:06.260","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If I release my website in Dec 2015, the copyright date should definitely say \"\u00a9 2015\". Once Jan 1st comes around, if I automatically (with Javascript or some server side code) change it to \"\u00a9 2016\" is that legal? No code has changed, so there is nothing that is really copyright 2016.\n\n\nI tried searching for an answer, but everything I found was about how to change automatically, not if it was OK to do so.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is it legal in the US to update my website copyright automatically?"}
{"Id":6772,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-01-30T22:43:11.927","Score":3,"ViewCount":242.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-01-31T23:12:54.657","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"In the United States, [some states require consent to record](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/q\/6502\/31) if one party decides to record the phone call. A person I'm talking to told me they would record the call, do I need to tell them that I will record the call if I decide to?\n\n\nI am especially thinking about customer services who warn the customer that the call may be recorded: can I record the call as well without asking for consent in that case?\n\n\n\n\n---\n\n\nI am mostly interested in the following locations, ordered by descending interest:\n\n\n* California, United States\n* Massachusetts, United States (-> no need for consent in that state, so problem solved)\n* All other states in the United States\n* Paris, France\n* Seoul, South Korea\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"If one person on a phone said they would record the call, do I need to tell them that I record the call if I decide to do so?"}
{"Id":31376,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-08-30T20:55:14.897","Score":3,"ViewCount":89.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-01-21T21:18:12.693","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Suppose, a scientist is planning to publish a paper that is about an algorithm which analyzes Wikipedia articles. I'm wondering, if the European General Data Protection Regulation would be relevant in that case.\n\n\nAccording to Article 13, one has to inform anyone whose personal data is collected:\n\n\n\n> \n> 1. Where personal data relating to a data subject are collected from the data subject, the controller shall, at the time when personal data\n>  are obtained, provide the data subject with all of the following\n>  information: (...)\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nArticle 4 explains, what \"personal data\" means:\n\n\n\n> \n> \u2018personal data\u2019 means any information relating to an identified or\n>  identifiable natural person (\u2018data subject\u2019); an identifiable natural\n>  person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in\n>  particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an\n>  identification number, location data, an online identifier (...)\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n(Source: <http:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/EN\/TXT\/?uri=CELEX%3A32016R0679>)\n\n\nWikipedia articles might contain personal data, because each one has an edit history that lists changes and who did them (User accounts or IP addresses). Therefore, each article can be related to \"online identifiers\" (such as the account or the IP) of its editors. Would the scientist - according to the GDPR - have to inform the editors of all the Wikipedia Articles that he has processed their personal data?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"How to fulfill the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in science"}
{"Id":14404,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-10-04T12:07:35.837","Score":0,"ViewCount":38.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-10-04T12:10:38.910","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"*The provisions of this Act are in lieu of any right of action, statutory or otherwise, founded on a breach of duty of care or any other cause of action, whether that duty or cause of action is imposed by or arises by reason of law or contract, express of implied, to which an employee, dependant or member of the family of the employee is or may be intitled against the employer of the employee, or against any employer within the scope of this Act, or against any employee, in respect of any death, injury or disability arising out of and in the course of employment and whrere no action in respect of it lies.*\n\n\nI can not understand this provision completely... I can not imagine this situation. I am not an english-speaker. Help me. \n\n\nPS. Especially, I don't know the expression 'in lieu of'... In dictionaries, it means 'replace' or sort of. \n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"What does this provision mean?"}
{"Id":26147,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-02-17T05:23:04.137","Score":0,"ViewCount":47.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-02-18T23:21:09.803","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If someone contacts me asking for permission to share my original work on their website or Facebook page, am I within my legal rights to grant permission with specific conditions? For example, \"You may post on Facebook if you include a tag link to my profile in the post caption.\"\n\n\nIn the case of the example above, if they posted it without my profile in the caption (but perhaps in the comments somewhere), could I file a DCMA against them?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can I grant and enforce specific conditions for the use of my copyrighted work?"}
{"Id":22303,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-08-30T13:48:43.523","Score":0,"ViewCount":64.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-08-30T13:48:43.523","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"There was a case in which a screenshot of a piece of ransomware (a dialog box asking for ransom) was uploaded to Wikimedia Commons. It is was claimed that this screenshot is rendered ineligible for copyright protection by the legal doctrine of *ex turpi causa non oritur actio* (Latin for \"from a dishonorable cause an action does not arise\").\n\n\nMy questions are:\n\n\n* Is this correct in the United States of America?\n* Is this correct in the United Kingdom?\n\n\nBy \"is this correct\" I mean whether the doctrine is valid in the queried countries and isf so, whether it applies to copyright.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Are screenshots of malware eligible for copyright protection?"}
{"Id":32434,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-10-09T15:55:26.093","Score":0,"ViewCount":744.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-10-24T04:21:57.770","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I know that false pretense have to do with a scenario involving someone who pretend to be someone else in order to obtain money..etc. But I get confuse with both of them\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"What the difference between false pretense and forgery"}
{"Id":32136,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-09-30T21:13:22.270","Score":0,"ViewCount":63.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-10-01T00:12:29.357","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"\n> \n> Residential taxation means that you pay taxes based on where you live.\n>  Many countries use a version of the \u201c183 days\u201d principle. This means\n>  that if you spend at least half your time living in the country,\n>  you\u2019re taxed on your worldwide income.\n> \n> \n> Of course, it\u2019s rarely that simple. The majority of countries have\n>  criteria you need to fulfill in order to prove you don\u2019t have ties to\n>  that country. Different countries will have different rules on what\n>  \u201cties\u201d you to them. Some of the common ties are: a Wife (or husband),\n>  kids, real estate that you own but don\u2019t rent, a car that you own,\n>  bank accounts you\u2019ve set up\u2026the list goes on.\n> \n> \n> Disqualifying yourself from residential taxation can be a bit complex,\n>  depending on the country. It\u2019s not impossible, but it will take a\n>  thorough understanding of the residential tax laws (and some smart\n>  flag planting). The payoff is worth it. When you prove you don\u2019t have\n>  ties to a country, you\u2019re no longer deemed a resident. This means you\n>  no longer pay tax on your worldwide income.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n<http:\/\/nomadcapitalist.com\/flag-theory\/>\n\n\nOkay. So what about Indonesia. What would be required to be free from income tax in Indonesia. Would a person need to be outside 180 days in a year?\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Is Indonesia tax based on residency?"}
{"Id":6507,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-01-20T04:09:49.730","Score":1,"ViewCount":41.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-01-20T04:19:25.550","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"The only information I am able to find on this topic is under the assumption that the duplication would be in print format:\n\n\nSome of the most common conditions are (not all apply to every country):\n\n\n* **Size** - smaller or larger than original, the amount varies by country\n* **Color** - black & white reproductions only or the use of distinctly\ndifferent colors from original\n* **One-side** - reproductions cannot be double-sided\n* **Surface Area** - only a certain percentage of the overall\nsurface of one side of the bill may be depicted\n* **Orientation** - currency must be at an angle within the illustration\n* **Labeling** - placing the word \"Specimen\" or \"Sample\" across the illustration\n* **Material** - some types of reproductions can only be placed on materials that are not paper or paper-like\n* **Permission** - in some countries you must request permission in writing before reproducing banknotes in advertising or for educational purposes\n* **Creative Materials** - disposal of scans, negatives, plates, or other materials used in creating the currency reproductions\n\n\nI'm just looking to use elements of currency as part of a mobile website theme; there's a **very** obvious lack of the possibility of mistaking anything as counterfeit. But, I'm aware of the sensitivity of this, so I want to make sure I'm not taking any chances on getting caught up on a technicality; the prison industrial complex is booming business now.\n\n\nI suppose just using *portions* of a US dollar bill might be the safest route, but I just need to know what my limitations are before heading down this path. \n\n\nLastly, where's a great place to find this type of information without risking a tour of Guantanamo? \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Using US currency within a webpage design"}
{"Id":9299,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-05-17T14:22:54.103","Score":3,"ViewCount":719.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-05-17T14:49:14.437","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I want to make a product (call it A) compatible with another proprietary product (B). So if I take product B and then reverse engineer the protocol by watching network traffic, I could produce a document describing the protocol. Then, lets say I give the document to another engineer. He implements the protocol based on the document, without himself being involved in the original reverse engineering of product B. Is it legal for me to use that new \"green\" protocol implementation in product A?\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Legality surrounding reverse engineering protocols?"}
{"Id":14934,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-11-01T16:13:15.697","Score":0,"ViewCount":99.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-11-01T23:05:00.493","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"This is a specific question about English Construction Law. \n\n\n* Domestic client\n* JCT ICD Contract (with provisions for adjudication)\n\n\nAlthough I may have misconstrued the point, I've read somewhere that domestic clients don't have a right to adjudication. But surely they do if the contract says they do ?!?!\n\n\nEDIT:\n\n\nIn the specific example which prompted the question, having reached practical completion the Employer has taken possession and so is *now* 'resident owner' - but they lived elsewhere at the time the JCT Intermediate Contract was let, having purchased the property shortly before instructing the works. So, it's not (what I would understand by the term) 'a resident owner contract', and the Employer wasn't 'a resident owner' when the contract began.\n\n\nDoes that have any bearing on the matter?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"In English Construction Law, does a domestic client have a right to adjudication if the agreed form of contract provides for it"}
{"Id":22823,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-09-22T21:47:29.060","Score":1,"ViewCount":1439.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-09-22T22:32:46.363","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Can one create a ***personal*** email address containing the stock ticker symbol of a public company ? My understanding is that Stock ticker is not a trademark and only trademarks are protected.. Please take a look at the following scenarios where the email address may give the appearance of use of stock tickers where the creator\/user may not have any intent of enriching from such use.\n\n\n\n```\n     Company name                    Ticker        Email address\n\n     Agilent Technology               A             Ticker.A@xyz.com\n     Americansource Bergen Corp       ABC           I.Love.ABC@xyz.com\n     Apple                            AAPL          Why.AAPL@xyz.com\n     Equifax                         **EFX**        whathappened.EFX@xyz.com\n\n```\n\nQuestion : Is the use of a stock ticker symbols in a personal email address legal in USA . Discuss using the examples above?\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Is the stock ticker symbol protected from copying?"}
{"Id":32643,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-10-15T21:49:02.320","Score":1,"ViewCount":2165.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-10-16T01:26:06.723","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Friend and I were having about an argument about whether the federal government could just blanket legalize something. For example, would the federal government be able to pass a law preventing states from making sports betting illegal? The way I understand it, this couldn't be done without amending the constitution. Am I right?\n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"Can the federal government override a state making something illegal?"}
{"Id":39142,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-04-15T16:05:05.293","Score":1,"ViewCount":703.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-05-15T22:02:55.623","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I buy a lot of old photos off of ebay. Most of these photos are photos of ships, and date back to the early 1900s or sooner. These are not photos taken by a professional photographer. These are one-of-a-kind photos that were taken by someone unknown, and the person who sold them to me is not a family member of the photographer. As the person who owns the actual photos, what are my rights? Do I own the copyright, and if I post them online, do people need permission from me to use them? Thanks.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Unknown photographer copyright"}
{"Id":27909,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-04-23T14:35:47.667","Score":0,"ViewCount":98.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-04-23T19:43:06.510","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Some time ago a substance used as a food preservative which is believed by some to be carcinogenic was allowed to be used. If in a case like that it is found at the time that it actually is so, is someone legally responsible for allowing it to be used, or at least not warning people about its consequences? I suppose this is something similar to the use of cigarettes, how does this work in these cases?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"If in a country it's allowed to be sold a product with a harmful chemical, is the government or state legally responsible for it?"}
{"Id":51795,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-05-25T23:09:41.267","Score":1,"ViewCount":163.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-05-30T15:50:34.053","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"My friends and I want to start selling merchandise of pictures of two celebrities. The pictures are of two celebrities. We want to make sure that we won't have a lawsuit on our hands if we start selling. The pictures we want to use are available and posted publicly by them. The pictures are not copyrighted. Is this legal?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can I legally sell merchandise with the face of a celebrity without their permission?"}
{"Id":16388,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-01-13T15:23:20.290","Score":0,"ViewCount":275.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-03-01T10:53:34.453","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"My friend caused a hit-and-run involving slight damage to another vehicle (allegedly and without her knowledge) and received a letter from police for investigation.\n\n\nShe consulted a lawyer and carried over the case to him. The lawyer is looking at the case and says it will be close to three months before the case is completely closed.\n\n\nMy friend also wants to go overseas for some time, during that period. She is confused whether to mark *yes* or *no* in the section that says \u201ccriminal history in the past 5 years\u201d. What should she fill, if asked \"convicted in a criminal case?\u201d\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"If under investigation for a minor incident, how do I answer immigration questions about my criminal history?"}
{"Id":19349,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-06-04T14:25:17.880","Score":0,"ViewCount":246.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-06-04T16:04:57.363","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"This is inspired on a story in a TV show: The police have the DNA of an unknown murderer X. Search of DNA records finds a person A who is most likely a close relative of the murderer (but totally innocent himself). Based on this result, the police finds the criminal X. It turns out that A's DNA should not have been in the system, and A's rights have been violated. \n\n\nCan X claim that the evidence should be inadmissible because A's rights were violated? (In the TV show he claimed so successfully, which I found dubious). \n\n\n(I think a real case was the Unabomber, where on one of his letters the police found the finger print of a copy store employee who had sold copier paper to the Unabomber). \n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Result of illegal search, but against another party"}
{"Id":21202,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-07-14T07:49:03.230","Score":1,"ViewCount":268.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-07-14T12:56:33.940","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Suppose I want to draw a horse. I don't know how to draw a horse so I buy a How to Draw Animals book and follow the instructions of the book to draw a horse. Now can I use my drawing for commercial purposes?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is copying from How to Draw books copyright infringement?"}
{"Id":3861,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-21T17:34:20.347","Score":1,"ViewCount":73.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-09-21T21:12:51.993","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I want to ask for a quote, but I don't want the service provider to be legally bound to the estimate. What should I disclaim in my quote request?\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"How can I free a service provider from estimate liability via disclaimer?"}
{"Id":47866,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-01-02T12:27:55.873","Score":0,"ViewCount":105.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-01-03T00:29:14.533","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"If a heavily famous person (let's suppose a famous football player [I don't call it soccer]) kills an other ordinary civilian and there's proof of such an act, will he get away with his crime, realistically talking, by simply being wealthy or will he be landed to jail like everyone else?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Accountability for famous people"}
{"Id":45317,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-10-06T22:17:39.280","Score":27,"ViewCount":8158.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-10-09T19:52:06.383","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am currently interested in doing some research performing various measurements and algorithms on the most common words in the English language. I have found a few good word lists online that would be suitable, but I am concerned that they may be subject to copyright and would like to be sure about their status before I use them. The lists are in the form of a simple text file with one word per line.\n\n\nI understand that collections of words such as dictionaries are subject to copyright because they contain a large amount of words and their definitions which can be considered to require original work and creativity, but what about just words without any definitions or additional information?\n\n\nI have seen [this other Law Stack Exchange question](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/questions\/6597\/copyright-fair-use-and-online-dictionaries-translations-word-list?rq=1), which mentions lists of words, but the author seems to have been interested in also using some short definitions, and I am not certain the answer refers to plain word lists.\n\n\nIs a list of common words copyrightable? If so, would it still be considered fair use to use the word list to generate data not related to the words themselves?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is a list of the most common English words copyrightable under US law?"}
{"Id":21102,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-07-09T10:18:26.413","Score":2,"ViewCount":41.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-07-09T10:18:26.413","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"recently I stumbled upon an EU law about cookies. It is quite unclear to me. I understand that all sites that use cookies has to have some kind of informational popup to tell the users that they use them. What is unclear to me is if it is sufficient to tell the user something like \" If you are using this site you are agreeing with our cookies policy\" or if it is required to have user give specific permission before any cookies (or any data to localstorage, sessionstorage, etc.) will be saved? \n\n\nThanks for the anwser!\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Do I need to add the option to disable cookies or is just informational popup sufficient?"}
{"Id":21658,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-08-01T17:13:31.250","Score":2,"ViewCount":85.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-08-02T03:41:14.343","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I recently saw this update from Comcast's XFINITY. This is mostly a question out of curiosity, but also borne out of skepticism at Comcast.\n\n\n\n> \n> Under the new agreement we require you to notify us of changes to your telephone number and other contact information so we can ensure that we are contacting the correct person in accordance with applicable laws.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nMy first question is this: if we fail to update Comcast with our contact information (particularly if not on purpose, say, we change phone # but forget to update), are there legal consequences?\n\n\nMy second question is this: What are these \"applicable laws\" that Comcast is referring to? This is where my skepticism comes into play - is this appeal to the law merely a \"power play\" by Comcast in the TOC to get compliance?\n\n\nFWIW, I am all for keeping my service companies updated with my info, particularly if there are updates. I just find this section kind of 'coercive' [1] - it seems quite natural that we customers would want to keep our service companies updated, and so \"requiring\" this for the purpose of \"lawfulness\" seems kind of weird.\n\n\n[1]: not sure if this is the right word, just the first word that came to mind\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"Requiring customers to keep contact information updated?"}
{"Id":42214,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-06-18T15:17:17.030","Score":1,"ViewCount":162.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-06-18T16:08:10.207","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm applying for an open vacancy and the HR is asking me: \n\n\n\n> \n> What type of cooperation are you interested in: personal contract,\n>  business contract, full-time contract?\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nI spent some time searching on internet but it's not easy for me to grasp clearly the difference.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"What is the difference between personal contract, business contract and full-time contract?"}
{"Id":48761,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-02-03T21:46:41.177","Score":1,"ViewCount":216.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-02-03T21:46:41.177","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Let's say that someone comes onto your property with the intent to commit a crime. Not only that; let's say that you suspected this person would come to commit a crime, and you created a one-way door that traps them in a room when entered. You essentially set up a non lethal \"booby trap\".\n\n\nIs this legal? Perhaps you didn't force them into the trap, but they wondered into it by themselves.\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Can I legally trap someone on my property that has committed a crime?"}
{"Id":6578,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-01-24T17:05:24.787","Score":1,"ViewCount":1390.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-01-25T00:52:46.803","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am making a game, and I have a worries is it legal to use the Trademark Symbol in the logo of the game?\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Is it legal to use the TM symbol?"}
{"Id":8326,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-04-05T21:38:25.623","Score":2,"ViewCount":599.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-04-05T23:11:45.430","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"As I understand it, the President of the United States has an Attorney General (AG) that serves at the pleasure of the President. That means the President can fire the AG at any time. Can you take a look at Maine? Its legislature elects the AG and as I understand it, the AG has a special common law status as a constitutional officer.\n\n\nThe Governor of Maine is supposed to ensure that the laws are executed faithfully. Does he have power to do so when it comes to the department of the AG? I'm not only interested in the AG, but I am also interested in the assistant AGs who serve at the AG's pleasure. I assume that if the Governor can't fire the AG, then the Governor also can't fire any AAGs.\n\n\nI'm trying to understand who is in charge.\n\n\nCan the Governor of Maine fire the Attorney General? Otherwise the department of the AG seems like a 4th or 5th branch of government.\n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"Can the Governor of Maine remove Maine's Attorney General?"}
{"Id":7839,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-03-17T15:36:47.807","Score":2,"ViewCount":237.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-03-17T16:01:41.143","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I was surprised by [this comment on liability](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/questions\/7836\/why-may-liability-be-a-hindrance-to-self-driving-cars\/7837#comment14818_7838). The context was about self-driving cars, and why it is such a big deal whether the owner\/passenger is liable, or the manufacturer, in case both are insured.\n\n\n\n> \n> Because I can jail whoever is liable, and insurance does not cover in cases of gross misconduct -- so liability matters, and as you point out the product manefactures has liability as well, but that is regardless of the car is driverless or not. \u2013 [Soren](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/users\/4059\/soren)\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nIn what context can Soren *jail whoever is liable*? I thought [debtor's prisons](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Debtors'_prison) were mostly a thing of the past. Is jailing someone for failing to pay a fee for which s\/he is liable still practiced in any country in Europe or North America?\n\n\n*(NB: I do not literally mean that Soren personally jails whoever is liable.)*\n\n\n","text_label":"liability","title":"Can I be jailed for being liable?"}
{"Id":12078,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-08-02T15:11:58.600","Score":0,"ViewCount":385.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-08-02T16:06:30.070","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm wondering if a movie of 1955 is completely copyright free and so if I'm allowed to write and add English subtitles, and distribute it (per download or stream).\n\n\nIt's a Dutch movie and I want it to be accessible with English subtitles for everyone to download and see it. To share about Dutch history and culture in The Netherlands.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is a movie from 1955 completely copyright free?"}
{"Id":4635,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-10-21T20:03:55.583","Score":1,"ViewCount":91.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-10-22T00:18:56.203","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Suppose a have a non-disparagement agreement with corporation X. I happen to discover that someone (John) in a different state has filed a class action lawsuit against X. I have information that may be helpful to John, but John may or may not know that it is there. \n\n\nNow clearly, from what I read, if they were to ask me for this information during the discovery, I would be able (required in fact) to provide it. My question is this: Am I allowed to contact John out-of-the-blue and provide him with, or at least direct him towards, this information? \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Can I break a non-disparagement agreement on my own initiative to aid another in a civil suit?"}
{"Id":34079,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-12-05T03:23:06.207","Score":1,"ViewCount":311.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-12-30T20:27:06.000","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I know this is a confusing matter and there's been number of questions here and articles elsewhere, but maybe it would be simpler in the situation explained below.\n\n\nAssume there's a non-US company selling software on App Store and providing certain subscription services. The following information has to be provided to Apple:\n\n\n1. Do you have any U.S. Business Activities?\n2. (if Yes for 1.) Are you required to file a US income tax return with respect to the payments you receive from Apple?\n\n\nAssume the following:\nThe company is located in a country that has a tax treaty with US. The company does NOT receive any income other than from Apple. The company does NOT have any employees, contractors or any other personnel, office or any physical assets in US. The only thing US-based that the company DOES have are cloud servers physically located in US provided by a US cloud company, used in order to provide subscription services mentioned above. The location of these servers is not critical for the business, chosen for latency reasons and can be changed for the same or other reasons at any moment later.\n\n\nBased on this, how should the questions above answered?\n\n\nFurthermore, what exactly having or not having \"effectively connected income\" would change in this situation, what's more beneficial? Is there a \"if in double choose ...\" option?\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"What are \"US Business Activities\" and \"Effectively connected income\", again?"}
{"Id":21344,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-07-20T14:15:31.157","Score":1,"ViewCount":93.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-07-20T14:15:31.157","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I was trying to find a definitive answer to this question but it seems to be very hard. My DVD collection is rotting in the sense that soon some of them become unusable since the discs are so old. In many countries there is a law which states that you cannot bypass a copy-protection measure in order to make a backup of the rotting DVD's.\n\n\nTechnically some copy-protections are implemented simply by encrypting the contents of the disc. Personally, I would argue that if I do not decrypt the contents of the disc and simply make a backup of the encrypted data, I am not bypassing any copy-protection.\n\n\nIs there any cases that confirm or object this viewpoint?\n\n\nI'm not located in the US but I'm interested in the US copyright law as ours is very similar to it. In my country some guy turned in himself to the police in 2006 on a slightly similar case since he wanted to find out whether decrypting DVD's for watching is OK using non-licensed open source software. The court of appeal decided that it was illegal. So technically in Finland it is illegal to watch DVD's using various open source operating systems like Linux.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Legality of a raw DVD backup"}
{"Id":34295,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-12-12T00:01:59.733","Score":1,"ViewCount":34.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-12-12T01:59:40.540","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am in the midst of writing a play based on the Persian poem Layla and Majnun by Nizami Ganjavi. To do this I plan to make use of quotes from an English translated version of the poem. Archive.org has a [copy of the poem](https:\/\/archive.org\/stream\/TheStoryOfLaylaAndMajnun\/Leyla%20and%20Majnun_djvu.txt) which it lists as of being Public Domain Mark 1.0. From my understanding, this would indicate that using quotes from it will be allowed (with attribution) without contacting the original copyright holder. Is this correct?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Write Play based on translation"}
{"Id":28284,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-05-07T02:02:40.920","Score":0,"ViewCount":114.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-06-08T00:32:36.923","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"As someone who is not a lawyer and needs to sign contracts, I often find the conventional writing style as an instrument to justify the inclusion of clauses that represent a client\/provider relationship as if it actually were a master\/slave one. This is noticeable in cases where a small company intends to sell its services to a bigger one. In my experience, the language used in these writings acts as a protection for imbalance, as if the \"master\" were allowed to pretend that an otherwise abusive clause is just regular jargon. At the same time, this accepted language seems to indicate that its author (a lawyer) is more interested in creating the conditions that would favor a conflict, rather than assisting the parties in avoiding them.\n\n\nMy question is whether there exists any serious new framework, guidelines or proposal for writing contracts in a way that avoids verbal aggression, underlying instead the spirit of collaboration and commitment that a client\/provider agreement should protect. I'm asking this question because I would like to learn of a valid alternative that I could propose to the other party.\n\n\nFinally, note that I'm not asking why things are the way they are. I'm asking where to look for alternatives.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"Is the usual contract writing style being questioned and a radically new one proposed?"}
{"Id":30118,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-07-10T05:48:23.273","Score":2,"ViewCount":421.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-07-10T20:22:36.697","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I recently learned a high school coach of mine used a website (athletic.net) to track meets, etc, and posted there is quite a bit of PII (full name, High school, graduation year, events competed in, etc.). I would obviously like this deleted but according to their forum Q&A section they can't \/ don't do that: \n\n\n*\"Coaches use Athletic.net for meet entry, tracking athlete results and progress, as well as compiling school history and records in the sport. For all of the above reasons, athlete profiles, and results are never deleted.\"*\n\n\nDo I have any legal standing to make them either delete, anonymize, or privatize (make not publicly searchable) the information posted about me? \n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Do I have legal standing to force a website to remove my Personally Identifiable Information (PII)?"}
{"Id":32595,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-10-14T21:09:42.120","Score":1,"ViewCount":45.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-10-14T23:21:12.817","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"\n> \n> This agreement is issued pursuant to and incorporates by thisreference\n>  the terms and conditions set forth in the Schedule statedabove, and\n>  the Agreement and Attachment(s) set forth in such Schedule,by and\n>  between the parties to the Agreement, Schedule and Attachment,\n>  respectively.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nDoes this \"respectively\" modify \"parties\" or the verb \"incorporates\"? I am not sure if this \"respectively\" means \"parties to the Agreement, parties to the Schedule, and parties to the Attachment\" or \"incorporates respectively\".\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"How to interpret \u201crespectively\u201d after a comma"}
{"Id":4769,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-10-27T16:23:23.850","Score":2,"ViewCount":231.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-10-27T16:27:22.133","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"On a recent foreign prank show the following scenario took place.\n\n\nA group are dressed in realistic [Hazmat suits](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hazmat_suit).\nThe group are scanning an area with fake [radiation detectors](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Particle_detector). \n\n\nThe detectors are set to emit a sound that indicates danger, more specifically high levels of radiation.\n\n\nWhen the detectors emit the sound, the group run away making a scene to ensure the surrounding public take notice and react.\n\n\nAll of this being a fa\u00e7ade to purposely incite fear in to the public.\n\n\nI am sure that this wouldn't be tolerated in most countries, and would be breaking the law.\n\n\nWhich laws would cover this behaviour?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Inciting fear in the public"}
{"Id":4840,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-10-29T21:25:58.287","Score":2,"ViewCount":269.0,"LastActivityDate":"2022-02-18T08:07:20.857","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"We are working on software that we are planning to sell to businesses.\n\n\nWe are looking at using many components from the open source community to speed up development.\n\n\nThe software we are using so far is released under one of the following licenses:\n\n\n* Apache License v2.0\n* JSON.org license\n* Eclipse Public License v1.0\n* MIT License\n* CDDL License v1.0\n\n\nWe have already included the license information (LICENSE.txt) files from all the open source components in the bundle.\n\n\nWe would like to be 100% compliant with the licenses mentioned above. Is there anything else we have to do to before we start selling the software?\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"What are the actions to take when using software licensed under the Apache, Eclipse, MIT and CDDL licenses?"}
{"Id":46330,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-11-10T08:56:19.197","Score":0,"ViewCount":183.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-12-31T16:07:20.673","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Thanks in advance for any suggestions or help.\n\n\nI work for a large software corporation and have in my employment contract the standard clauses saying the company owns essentially any idea of mine regardless of if its during or outside office hours.\n\n\nI have a handful of hobby project ideas that I believe could earn good money that are completely outside the industry I work in. I understand because its \"software\" my corporation could claim ownership regardless. \n\n\nIs there any loopholes I could use to avoid this as the corporation doesn't seem interested in the idea of having contact amendments to allow the ownership with me. \n\n\nIf I was employeed by Microsoft and then took a sneaky second job at Apple, could Microsoft claim ownership of any IP I worked on while working at Apple? Could I say create an organisation or a trust or something that \"owned\" the solution which would only mean i have violated my contract and be sacked, over them taking ownership? \n\n\nThis is likely dependent on country, region etc. but just seeing what options there are as currently I feel my only option is to leave the organisation.\n\n\nI understand I would need proper legal advice, just trying to work out if its worth pursuing lawyers to help on this or just giving up.\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Employment intellectual property ownership loopholes"}
{"Id":32355,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-10-07T08:46:03.040","Score":0,"ViewCount":247.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-10-08T16:27:13.780","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"If I download a copyrighted photograph of prominent person (e.g. a politician or celebrity) and hire an artist to make a portrait of that person, using the photo as a guide, is that legal?\n\n\nI'm thinking of the famous Obama \"HOPE\" poster. If I remember correctly, the person who made it was sued because it was based on a copyrighted picture. However, I'm guessing it was illegal because he essentially modified a copyrighted image, rather than making a \"free style\" rendition.\n\n\nTo put it another way, if I opened a copyrighted image in Photoshop and used some filters to alter it, I would be pirating a copyrighted item - even if my work didn't look like the original. But if I use a pen (or a computer graphics program) to draw someone's portrait while using an actual photo as a guide, would that be legal?\n\n\nThis kind of begs another question: If you hire an artist to create a portrait - either realistic or a caricature - how can you tell if they created the final product free style or by simply modifying the original image?\n\n\nBut I guess that's a question for a graphics forum.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Legality of \"Artist's Renditions\""}
{"Id":47797,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-12-29T15:02:45.140","Score":0,"ViewCount":91.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-12-29T15:02:45.140","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I have an idea to record **videos** based on some **books** and **then publish the videos in my channel in Youtube.**\n\n\n**Of course, i will write a clear reference to the book and the author.**\n\n\nBut, i am wondering, if i am allowed to do so or not?\n\n\nHere is a copyright rule of a target book:\n\n\n\n> \n> All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or\n>  transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical,\n>  including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and\n>  retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nSo, my question is, is it legal to build a youtube channel based on other people books?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can i record a video based on a book and then publish it in Youtube?"}
{"Id":45807,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-10-24T19:30:25.240","Score":-1,"ViewCount":111.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-10-26T07:32:24.880","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"[*O'Sullivan & Hilliard's The Law of Contract*](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/OSullivan-Hilliards-Law-Contract-Janet\/dp\/0198807821\/ref=dp_ob_title_bk) (2018 8 ed). p. 200.\n\n\n\n> \n> [![enter image description here](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/CY3iQ.jpg)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/CY3iQ.jpg)\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n[Click here to download judgment](https:\/\/docdro.id\/9Mk7TkX). [Wikipedia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Olley_v_Marlborough_Court_Ltd) quotes the germane para.\n\n\n\n> \n> In cases where it is clearly a common inn or, indeed, where it is uncertain whether it is a common inn or a private hotel, I am of opinion that **[2.] a notice in these terms would not exempt the hotel company from liability for negligence but only from any liability as insurers**. Indeed, even if it were clearly not a common inn but only a private hotel, I should be of the same opinion. **[1. Red] Ample content can be given to the notice** by construing it as a warning that the hotel company is not liable, in the absence of negligence. As such it serves a useful purpose. It is a warning to the guest that he must do his part to take care of his things himself, and, if need be, insure them. **[3. Green] It is unnecessary to go further** and to construe the notice as a contractual exemption of the hotel company from their common law liability for negligence. I agree that the appeal should be dismissed. \n> \n> \n> \n\n\n1. Red underline : What does \"ample content can be given to the notice\" mean?\n2. Sentence 2 : Denning judges that the notice wouldn't \"exempt the hotel company from liability for negligence but only from any liability as insurers\". But how can content be \"ample\" (Question 1) if it doesn't exempt liability for negligence?\n3. Green underline : Why \"unnecessary to go further\"?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"What meant LJ Denning by \"ample content can be given to the notice\"?"}
{"Id":43848,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-08-18T12:25:52.507","Score":0,"ViewCount":26.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-08-18T12:25:52.507","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I want to register a trademark. It's a word that I've been using for my website domain for a long time (over 3 years).\n\n\nI just want to make myself feeling more safe so I want to register a trademark.\n\n\nHowever, I'm not a US Citizen and I do have a lot of visitors from the US.\n\n\nHow can I get started? Thanks for any kind of tips. I even don't know what to search on Google.\n\n\nThanks,\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"How do I register a trademark in the USA if I'm not in the USA and I'm not a US citizen?"}
{"Id":44760,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-09-17T01:58:11.910","Score":1,"ViewCount":171.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-09-17T17:07:16.970","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I participated in Google Summer of Code and received a stipend from Google. I worked with volunteer mentors associated with free\/open source projects not associated with Google in any direct way.\n\n\n[Google is clear that there was not an employee\/employer relationship with them](https:\/\/developers.google.com\/open-source\/gsoc\/faq):\n\n\n\n> \n> Is GSoC considered an internship, a job, or any form of employment?\n> \n> \n> No. GSoC is an activity that the student performs as an independent developer for which they are paid a stipend.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nAs far as I could determine, the form of self-employee closest to describing a GSoC student is \"independent contractor\". However, I am uncertain that it fits completely. The [definition I found](https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/businesses\/small-businesses-self-employed\/independent-contractor-defined) says:\n\n\n\n> \n> The general rule is that an individual is an independent contractor if the payer has the right to control or direct only the result of the work and not what will be done and how it will be done.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nGoogle did not really control or direct the results or anything about the work.\n\n\n\n\n---\n\n\nIs participating Google Summer of Code considered \"self-employment\" under US tax law?\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Does receiving a stipend for participating in GSoC constitute self-employment?"}
{"Id":29802,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-06-26T07:33:35.163","Score":1,"ViewCount":87.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-06-26T21:53:15.177","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am 16 years old and interested in selling a website. After creating a thread in stack web development I wanted to ask a law question and that's why I got redirected here.\n\n\nI live in Albania, Europe and I would like to know; Am I able to sign a contract such as a buy-sell agreement by the age of 16 in Europe or in my country in specific?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"At what I age could I sign a contract in Europe?"}
{"Id":5901,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-12-18T14:12:01.870","Score":0,"ViewCount":115.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-12-18T21:19:39.743","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I got a remote work offer for a company based in UK , they asked me if i would be able to confirm if it would be acceptable for me to invoice them monthly for my services or whether i would need to be a salaried employee .\n\n\nand in case i decided to get paid for invoice , they proposed an initial starting payment level per month.\n\n\nSo what is the difference between each option ?\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"invoice for services with specific monthly payment vs salaried employee"}
{"Id":43029,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-07-18T17:35:23.237","Score":2,"ViewCount":117.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-07-19T00:24:19.947","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Let's say it's 1910 and a photographer takes a photo but never publishes the original. Later someone else (with permission) uses that original photo to make a colorized postcard and publishes it. If the post card was published in, say, 1911, then it is public domain in the US, correct? But what about the original photo? Since the colorized version was published, is the original black-and-white version considered published as well? Or does it remain unpublished and therefore copyrighted for the usual creator's-lifetime-plus-70-years? \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Original unpublished, derivative work published, is original now considered published?"}
{"Id":37002,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-02-07T20:48:46.440","Score":2,"ViewCount":85.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-02-07T21:23:53.117","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I have a cool app a couple of high school librarians use. It's pretty simple: students scan their IDs when they enter and leave the library. Librarians then can then see who's in the library at any given time via simple dashboard. Student usage is then stored and is downloadable by the librarians should they want a report. \n\n\nI'm interested in adding a facial recognition feature to my app because I'm interested in machine learning. The idea is to replace card scanning with just looking at a camera. To do this, I'd have to train a model with the faces of the students. I was thinking of creating a webapp that allowed students to submit photos of themselves should if they're interested in the feature - otherwise they can keep card scanning if they want.\n\n\nConsidering that they're all under 18, do I need parental approval if the students want to submit their own photos? Who else should I contact to get approval for such a feature?\n\n\nOther potentially relevant details:\n\n\nCurrently the app tracks ~200 unique students per day, but has ~5000 students in it. I own the physical server that the webapp and proposed facial recognition feature would go on. I also have librarian approval for this feature. The high schools that use this app are in Washington state.\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Facial Recognition Data of Minors"}
{"Id":37929,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-03-07T19:01:03.633","Score":-1,"ViewCount":236.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-03-15T22:44:21.820","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I've heard that there is a doctrine in contract enforcement. \n\n\nThe doctrine is that the written contract is a \"proof\" of a contract rather than the actual contract.\n\n\nOne such question that touch this issue is [When a contract is being analyzed in court, is it the understanding of the parties or the written contract that is to be established?](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/questions\/6225\/when-a-contract-is-being-analyzed-in-court-is-it-the-understanding-of-the-parti)\n\n\nWhat about contract that contains hidden or obfuscated terms?\n\n\nFor example, in Sim Lim case, one of the seller obviously hide insurance term. \n\n\nThe term is very unfair. By signing the contract, the buyer is presumed to agree to pay another $1500 insurance for a $950 worth of good.\n\n\n<https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/sim-lim-square-still-reeling-from-jover-chew-case>\n\n\n<https:\/\/www.asiaone.com\/singapore\/sim-lim-scams-student-reduced-tears-after-being-charged-1k-iphone-warranty>\n\n\nHere, the written contract says that the customer agrees to pay $1500. However, we also know but the customers would never have agreed to pay if he knows there is a $1500 fee.\n\n\nIn case of Sim Lim scam, the seller is put to jail.\n\n\nWhat about in other jurisdiction?\n\n\nIn particular, what about in Indonesia?\n\n\nBasically how court deals with grossly obfuscated written terms when there are evidence that the drafters of the contract try to obfuscate the terms?\n\n\nTo simplify:\n\n\nThe very bad term is technically written. For example, say there is a fee for an insurance that cost $5000. The normal fee for such insurance worth only $50.\n\n\nNo customers would agree to pay $5k for something worth $50. So instead of writing $5k fee, the insurance would write that certain percentage some terms are invented. Then the terms are written a bit differently on other pages.\n\n\nSo a customer that want to know there is a $5k fee will have to combine info from a few different pages with slightly different terms. Otherwise, the way it's written, it's kind of expected that most customers would fail to see the fee.\n\n\nAnd that's what the insurance company wants.\n\n\nOf course there is a term that says that you understand the whole contract bla bla that users tend to sign.\n\n\nA judge can see the contract and see that the very unreasonable fee is technically written. However, a judge can also see that it's grossly obfuscated.\n\n\nSample:\n\n\n<https:\/\/translate.google.com\/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kaskus.co.id%2Fpost%2F5c7f0655facb955ae505b6df%2F%3Fref%3Dprofile%26med%3Dpost>\n\n\nYou may need to translate the letter. However, from the letter and simulation, it's pretty clear that the life insurance coverage is $20k (worth about $40 a year), and the letter complicatedly explain that there is a $4000k fee in first year and about $9k fee in first 5 years.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"How does principle that written contract is proof of a contract and not the contract?"}
{"Id":49434,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-02-26T09:59:27.193","Score":3,"ViewCount":125.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-02-26T15:27:32.500","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I wasnt able to find an explanation inside the GDPR whether a data privacy officer (or similar responsible) is allowed or required to document cases where individuals claimed the right to be forgotten.\n\n\n**Is it against the law to document the individual cases?**\nedit for clarification: Such as \"on Feb 26th Mr. John Doe inquired via e-Mail and requested to purge all his data\". Now there is another data set about John Doe, documenting his deletion request, whereas he initially inquired to have his data erased. Instead of being forgotten, he is now remembered in one extra data collection. \/edit\n\n\nOn one hand documenting the process allows a company to prove they obeyed the law and the request, should this be questioned later on by the individual.\n\n\nI can even imagine a former employee first claiming his right to be forgotten, and then - a week after getting the confirmation - claiming his right to receive a resumee (a right in existense in Germany), which a company would not be able to fulfill as it hasnt got any data to base the resumee on. In case they do not have documentation, that the former employee requested to be forgotten, they cannot tell this.\n\n\nOn the other hand documenting such cases is 180 degree against the original request to be forgotten, as the individual ends up being stored in yet another data processing process.\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"GDPR: What is the legal situation on documenting cases of \"Right to be forgotten\" claims?"}
{"Id":32362,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-10-07T13:43:02.947","Score":2,"ViewCount":91.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-10-07T16:32:16.120","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"* An Internet forum logs their users' IP addresses for moderation purposes (fighting abusive sockpuppetry, temporary banning a dynamic IP address range in case of a spam attack, permanently banning static IP addresses in case of persistent toxic behaviors, etc)\n* An abusive user request the deletion of their IP address from the logs under GDPR\n* This seems to be in an effort to prevent the moderators from exercising the aforementioned tools, so that the user can abuse the forum undisturbed\n* Do I need to comply?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Can a user request the deletion of their IP address that is stored for moderation purposes?"}
{"Id":3581,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-11T19:06:25.347","Score":3,"ViewCount":220.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-09-24T03:16:11.973","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If I'm opening a hosting company and would there be any legal reason or requirement to obtain the home or business addresses of my clients?\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"Are there legal reasons to maintain addresses for my clients?"}
{"Id":14105,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-09-21T02:48:35.903","Score":1,"ViewCount":117.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-09-21T03:17:40.090","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"In the USA, a document is subject to copyright when it is \"fixed in a tangible medium\". What counts as \"fixing in a tangible medium\" for a digital document? Is it enough to save a copy of the file to a local, private disk, or must said file be made available to another person (e.g. via publication on the internet)?\n\n\nTo make this concrete, let's suppose Alice has a version control repository (such as [Git](https:\/\/git-scm.com\/)), which is initially private and is later made public. In the USA, at what point does the contents of the repository become subject to copyright? (Assuming that the contents are of a type of material eligible for copyright.)\n\n\nConsider the following hypothetical timeline:\n\n\n* 2010: Alice initializes a Git repository. It is initially empty and is stored only on Alice's local computer.\n* 2011: Alice creates and adds file A to the repository. (The repository is still private.)\n* 2012: Alice creates and adds file B to the repository. (Again private.)\n* 2013: Alice makes the repository publicly available.\n* 2014: Alice adds file C to the repository (which is now public, so the file is published immediately).\n\n\nNow, what is the correct copyright year to apply to each file in the repository? (Let's assume the files are not modified after they are added. Let's also suppose that the version control system metadata, including timestamps, is correct and hasn't been altered.)\n\n\nFor file C, the answer is fairly obvious: the file was created, added, and published in 2014, so the copyright date has to be 2014.\n\n\nFor A and B, the answer isn't so obvious. I used to think the answer was 2013, since that was the time at which the files were made publicly available. However, I recently talked to a laywer about the case of a physical document which is later published, and said laywer (though **not** providing legal advice) said the copyright date would be the time at which that physical document was created, rather than published (since at the time of creation, it is already fixed in a tangible medium, even if it hasn't yet been published). If that is true, the copyright dates for A and B would have to be 2011 and 2012, respectively, since that is when those files are authored and created.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"When does a digital document become subject to copyright?"}
{"Id":22424,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-09-04T19:38:47.070","Score":1,"ViewCount":771.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-09-04T19:50:14.597","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"\"Doxing\" is a neologism, describing the act of publishing identifying information (or 'docs'), typically personal identifying information, on the internet. It's usually done with the intent to bring indirect harm against one individual, and is typically associated with \"hacktivism\" or vigilantism, but is sometimes an isolated individual act (retaliation against an unfaithful spouse, for example).\n\n\nDoxing is illegal, per state and common law, but not federally, as far as I know. It also typically violates Terms of Service agreements for many types of internet services.\n\n\nHowever, I'm interested to know what would constitute \"doxing\" as it's defined in case law or state laws, generally. What information would be legal or illegal to publish publicly?\n\n\nSome information is publicly available. Full names, names of spouses or other family members' addresses and home phone numbers are published in phone books and on voter registration databases I can't understand how it would be illegal to essentially \"re-publish\" that information, but obviously information not publicly available like social security numbers or cell phone numbers.\n\n\nWhat constitutes \"doxing\", as defined in the law?\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"In the United States, what constitutes illegal \"doxing\"?"}
{"Id":47210,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-12-07T05:47:08.677","Score":2,"ViewCount":335.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-12-07T20:43:03.560","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Imagine writing an article or book about philosophy that includes an examination of the lyrics to Don McLean's song *American Pie*.\n\n\nObviously, it would be illegal to post the complete lyrics, since they're copyrighted.\n\n\nBut would it be legal to post the lyrics one verse at a time, followed by a discussion of that lyrics's meaning?\n\n\nFor example, the first section\/chapter would begin with the lyrics...\n\n\n\n> \n> A long long time ago\n> \n> \n> I can still remember . . . And maybe they'd be happy for a while\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nOr if six lines is too excessive, that verse could be split into two sections...\n\n\n\n> \n> A long long time ago\n> \n> \n> I can still remember how\n> \n> \n> That music used to make me smile\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nThe lyrics would then be followed by a brief comment or analysis, like this...\n\n\n\"McLean was simply reminiscing about the music he enjoyed when he was younger.\"\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Quoting lyrics one verse at a time"}
{"Id":14750,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-10-21T23:19:01.357","Score":1,"ViewCount":39.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-10-22T00:09:57.997","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I see it on products that look similar to others. Is there an authority that checks new products and decides that people will get confused with other products? Why not just require them to change the packaging?\n\n\nHere is an example:\n\n\n<https:\/\/shop.riteaid.com\/rite-aid-shampoo-dandruff-medicated-formula-11-oz-325-ml-0325336>\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"What is the law requiring a product to be labeled : \"This product is not manufactured by...\""}
{"Id":22928,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-09-27T22:09:31.507","Score":3,"ViewCount":116.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-09-28T09:18:00.747","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am signing a contract for an apartment. In it, there is a section stating that I agree to the apartment using images, video, and\/or audio clips of me wherever they'd like (Facebook, their website, etc.) I'm not comfortable with this, but I want to live here. Can they really make me do this?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Apartment requires that I consent to them using images of myself on social media"}
{"Id":44732,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-09-16T08:27:08.770","Score":1,"ViewCount":179.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-09-18T09:06:26.513","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I have requested my personal data removal from one shady company that has gotten to my email somehow.\n\n\nThey said they've complied, but i am still getting newsletters from them.\n\n\nWhat can i do as a consumer now? What authorities can i contact if my requests are being ignored? Can i report the company somewhere?\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"What can i do if my GDPR requests are being ignored?"}
{"Id":28515,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-05-15T14:03:00.073","Score":2,"ViewCount":1728.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-05-15T14:33:43.920","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm being asked to sign a letter of engagement with an attorney.\n\n\nOne of the numbered paragraphs is blank and just says \"Reserved\". What is the reason for it, can the attorney just insert whatever terms they want later? Clearly not, but it must have some purpose.\n\n\nThis letter is being presented on an online signing service if that matters.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"What is a \"Reserved\" clause in a contract? (letter of engagement)"}
{"Id":44774,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-09-17T07:00:54.037","Score":0,"ViewCount":268.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-09-17T07:00:54.037","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I have found an online video course that the user is selling for around $200, and it says on the website that the course is copyrighted in the footer. However, I have checked everywhere online but there is no mention of the copyright on the online libraries. I have found a URL that has this course available for download for free, but I am skeptical of downloading it since I feel I may be subjecting myself to piracy, but at the same time am unsure on the other end since there is no mention of any copyright on this course in the online libraries, which means the person who is claiming to have a copyright may be giving a false claim. What should be my course of action? Is it legal to download the course then?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is downloading a non-copyright paid video course illegal?"}
{"Id":26065,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-02-14T09:23:54.630","Score":-1,"ViewCount":205.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-02-15T00:29:01.587","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I know we have two types of obligation: \"Obligation of means\" and \"Obligation of result\".\nThe Obligation of a government to fulfill of articles in \"Constitution\" is which of them?\n\n\nFor example in article of 30 in Iranian Constitution:\n**\"The government must provide all citizens with free-education up to secondary school, and must expand free higher education to the extent required by the country for attaining self-sufficiency.\"**\n\n\nThe Obligation of Government to fulfill this Obligation is which type?\n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"What type of obligation do governments have in enforcing the Constitution?"}
{"Id":39168,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-04-15T23:59:01.460","Score":3,"ViewCount":66.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-04-16T00:53:05.830","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I often get asked by some fast food restaurants and other businesses to make a donation to such and such cause when I try to pay at the cashier.\n\n\nIf I say yes, who gets the tax credit?\n\n\nMe or the business?\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Who gets the tax credit, if I say yes to \"Would you like to donate a dollar to xyz\" at the cashier of a shop in the U.S.A.?"}
{"Id":17935,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-03-23T11:49:55.113","Score":4,"ViewCount":255.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-03-23T16:21:16.767","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I know that in most of the Western world, original creative works are protected by copyright for the entire life of the author plus 70 years after the author's death. But how is the term of protection determined when there is not a single identifiable author? For example:\n\n\n* For a piece of music recorded by a four-man band, when does the +70 years part start? (presumably on the death of the last surviving band member?)\n* For a motion picture that is produced by a major Hollywood studio, involving the work of thousands of creative staff, how is the duration of copyright protection computed? Whose \"life\" is the relevant one for calculating life+70 years?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Copyright protection: life + 70 years. But whose life?"}
{"Id":33113,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-11-02T08:36:12.973","Score":3,"ViewCount":905.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-11-03T23:38:28.360","AnswerCount":5.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Say there is a manuscript such as [this](https:\/\/www.bl.uk\/collection-items\/aelfrics-colloquy) that *isn't* in the Public Domain. I have seen one (don't remember where) where it was a manuscript that the museum said they wanted to share online but is \"unreleased\" and so copyright protected in some way. In that case, and other cases like it, I am wondering if you are allowed to transcribe the picture of the manuscript into say electronic text form, or what the rules are generally around that.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Are you allowed to transcribe a copyrighted manuscript?"}
{"Id":8409,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-04-08T22:28:17.843","Score":2,"ViewCount":1842.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-04-09T04:24:57.470","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I recorded a polling call and forgot to ask the person if it was OK to do so.\n\n\nMassachusetts, where the company is located, has a two party consent law for recording.\n\n\n<http:\/\/www.dmlp.org\/legal-guide\/massachusetts-recording-law>\n\n\nNew Jersey is one party consent.\n\n\n<http:\/\/www.dmlp.org\/legal-guide\/new-jersey\/new-jersey-recording-law>\n\n\nSo what the law when the person making the phone call is in Massachusetts, and the recorder\/recipient is in New Jersey?\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"NJ has a 1-party consent, and MA a 2-party consent, for recording conversations. What if MA calls NJ?"}
{"Id":33345,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-11-09T15:08:46.177","Score":3,"ViewCount":722.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-04-12T15:37:56.997","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"A common feature on that old *Dukes of Hazzard* show was the idea that once them good old Duke boys crossed the county line, they'd be safe from the mean old sheriff and his deputy.\n\n\nUnder what circumstances, if any, would that actually work? \n\n\nAnswers focusing on 1970s America are welcome, but so are insights into other times and places.\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Does fleeing across the county line actually work for the Dukes of Hazzard?"}
{"Id":48543,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-01-28T08:44:52.930","Score":-1,"ViewCount":125.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-01-29T13:09:28.723","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Poole, Shaw-Mellors. [*Contract Law Concentrate* (4 ed 2019)](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Contract-Law-Concentrate-Jill-Pool\/dp\/0198840446\/ref=dp_ob_title_bk). p 5.\n\n\n\n> \n> The key distinction: bilateral and unilateral agreements\n> ========================================================\n> \n> \n> Broadly, agreements will be one of two types:\n>  \u2022 bilateral\n>  \u2022 unilateral.\n> \n> \n> Definition\n> ----------\n> \n> \n> **Bilateral agreements:** by far the most common in practice and consist of a promise in\n>  exchange for a promise. Bilateral means both parties are bound on the exchange of promises,\n>  although there has yet to be any performance of those promises.  \n> \n>  \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 A typical sale of goods agreement is bilateral. \n> \n> \n> ### Practical example 1\n> \n> \n> Alex offers (or promises) to sell his bicycle to Becky for \u00a3150 and Becky accepts, thereby promising\n>  to pay \u00a3150. (We will use this as our example of a bilateral agreement and look at variations and additions\n>  to the facts throughout this chapter.)\n> \n> \n> Definition\n> ----------\n> \n> \n> **Unilateral agreements:** consist of a promise in exchange for an act. It follows that only one party is\n>  bound at the outset by a promise. The other\u2019s acceptance is the performance of the requested act.  \n> \n>  \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 For example, a typical unilateral agreement will involve an offer of a reward and may be\n>  phrased as an \u2018if\u2019 contract: I promise to pay \u00a350 to anyone who finds and returns my lost dog.\n> \n> \n> ### Practical example 2\n> \n> \n> Daniel offers (or promises) a free watch to anyone who returns three tokens from the packets of\n>  cereal he manufactures, together with a cheque for \u00a35. Emily accepts by returning the three tokens\n>  with her cheque for \u00a35. (We will use this as our example of a unilateral agreement and return to this\n>  example later in the chapter.)\n> \n> \n> \n\n\np 6.\n\n\n\n> \n> Making the correct distinction.\n> -------------------------------\n> \n> \n> It is not possible to accept a unilateral offer by promising to\n>  find and return the lost dog or by promising to collect and return the tokens and the cheque. By\n>  comparison, the agreement to sell the bicycle cannot be unilateral. Students sometimes suggest\n>  that a simple sale contract is unilateral by interpreting the act of paying for the bicycle as the\n>  requested act. This is incorrect since, as long as it is possible to accept by promising to buy (which\n>  it is in the example), the agreement will be bilateral.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nI don't fathom what's \"incorrect\" about \"interpreting the act of paying for the bicycle as the\nrequested act\". In the end Alex will require \u00a3150 from Becky, not just Becky's promise to pay \u00a3150. \n\n\nI agree Becky promised to buy the bike for \u00a3150, but at some point she must pay the \u00a3150. She can't just keep promising to buy for \u00a3150 without paying the \u00a3150! \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Why isn't a simple sales contract unilateral?"}
{"Id":22535,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-09-10T03:38:35.943","Score":0,"ViewCount":92.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-09-10T07:13:17.707","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"[Laura Ashley](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Laura_Ashley) is a UK furniture and fashion company named after its founder. But there probably are plenty of people named Laura Ashley.\n\n\nSome years ago, I was considering giving the name \"Laura Ashley\" to one of my fictitious heroines because I liked the name. (Unlike my completed works, this one went for about three pages.) The heroine was an ambitious mid-level biotech executive trying to make it to the top. (The field is nothing like furniture.) A friend of mine told me to \"expect to hear from Laura Ashley's lawyers\" if I published the novel.\n\n\nThe answer to [this question](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/questions\/7401\/can-a-trademark-supersede-or-preempt-a-person-from-using-their-own-name) showed that a company cannot (normally) prevent someone from using their own real name in a different (non-confusing) line of business. Does this \"protection\" apply to my fictitious character as well? Or can the similarity of names somehow be held to damage the company's repuation? (My heroine acts \"normally,\" and does nothing out of the ordinary.)\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Could Laura Ashley Co. prevent me from giving that name to my fictitious heroine in the U.S.?"}
{"Id":3951,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-24T03:36:36.993","Score":1,"ViewCount":138.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-09-24T04:02:59.793","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I bought a parking permit for a private lot attached to my apartment but today when I came to park I found that no spaces were available. What can I do?\n\n\nThe parking spaces are not marked off in any way, people park where they want to.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"I have a private lot parking permit but there are no spaces available, legal remedies?"}
{"Id":39262,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-04-20T01:37:58.863","Score":2,"ViewCount":98.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-04-20T02:27:12.397","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Paul Davies. [*JC Smith's The Law of Contract* (2018 2 ed)](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Smiths-Law-Contract-Paul-Davies\/dp\/0198807813\/ref=dp_ob_title_bk). pp. 75-76.\n\n\n\n> \n> [![enter image description here](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/qdgs4.jpg)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/qdgs4.jpg)\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nCan the two hypotheticals (orange and red) be distinguished? Why's the red a gratuitous promise but the orange an offer to contract? \n\n\nI can't? Both stipulate \u00a35K\/year and the phrase \"so long as you remain unmarried\" The orange has \"Please do not remarry\", but this feels superfluous as \"so long as you remain unmarried\" is already stipulated. \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"\"so long as you remain unmarried\": Why a gratuitous promise in one fact pattern, but a contractual offer in another?"}
{"Id":4742,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-10-26T16:30:12.780","Score":1,"ViewCount":355.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-10-26T21:12:00.370","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I recently asked if I could [expense Starbucks trips that I make to buy myself a coffee](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/questions\/4599\/can-i-expense-a-trip-to-a-coffee-shop-small-business-owner). This has become frequent due to the long hours I'm putting in.\n\n\nSince I cannot expense coffee trips that I take by myself, can I have my business buy *me* a Starbucks gift card as a reward for the long hours I'm putting in, and have it expensed? Can I also do this for future employees?\n\n\n*Business type: Single Member LLC*\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Small Business - Can I expense small gifts to myself as a reward (i.e. gift card)"}
{"Id":49695,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-03-06T10:21:18.080","Score":-1,"ViewCount":76.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-03-15T18:40:55.303","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"1. I don't understand the boldened phrase at the bottom of the quote. Recoverability of cost or repair may affect the quantum of damages awarded by the judge, but why ought recoverability affect how the obligation broken would have been treated?\n2. Please see the question in the title.\n\n\nPoole, Shaw-Mellors. [*Contract Law Concentrate* (4 ed 2019)](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Contract-Law-Concentrate-Jill-Pool\/dp\/0198840446\/ref=dp_ob_title_bk). p 157.\n\n\n\n> \n> When can the cost of repair be awarded?\n> ---------------------------------------\n> \n> \n> ### *Ruxley Electronics and Construction Ltd v Forsyt*h (1996) (HL)\n> \n> \n> **FACTS:** The D employed the P to build a swimming pool and specified the maximum depth and the\n>  depth at a point for diving. The swimming pool depths did not meet these requirements but were\n>  safe and there was no difference in value as a result. The D argued that he should be able to recover\n>  \u00a321,560 to demolish and rebuild the swimming pool to the depths specified in the contract.\n> \n> \n> **HELD (agreeing with the trial judge):** The cost of demolition and rebuilding was refused. Instead\n>  the HL awarded damages of \u00a32,500 for loss of amenity (recognizing concern over diving depth).\n> \n> \n> \u2022 Recovery of cost of replacement had to be reasonable, i.e. not out of all proportion to the\n>  benefit to be obtained.  \n> \n>  \u2022 Intention to rebuild was relevant to assessing the loss for which compensation was required\u2014\n>  and hence was relevant to the reasonableness of awarding cost of replacement.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n\n\n---\n\n\n\n> \n> Cost of replacement tends to be relevant to land and buildings on land. It has the effect of\n>  guaranteeing the result of the obligation. Thus if a surveyor is employed to survey a property but fails\n>  in his duty to exercise reasonable care and skill (breach of qualified obligation)\u2014so missing property\n>  defects which need to be rectified\u2014usually only the difference between the price paid (at least\n>  where the purchase price is the market value for the property as represented) and the actual value\n>  of the property can be recovered ([*Watts v Morrow* (1991)](https:\/\/www.casemine.com\/judgement\/uk\/5a8ff8c360d03e7f57eccd0e)) [[summary](https:\/\/webstroke.co.uk\/law\/cases\/watts-v-morrow-1991)]. **If cost or repair were recoverable, the\n>  obligation broken would have been treated as if a guarantee**.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"If cost or repair weren't recoverable, then how would've the obligation broken been treated?"}
{"Id":7040,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-02-10T15:14:55.500","Score":3,"ViewCount":353.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-02-20T21:36:37.367","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":8,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Say I own website a.com, and this website is a streaming content website (People goes to watch Illegal movies and Series).\n\n\nBut the website itself is not hosting any of that content, it is only allowing the users to watch those \"videos\" through links from 3rd party sites (Dailymotion, Rutube, videome, etc..).\n\n\nIs there **any legal action that can be undertook against the website itself**, or **should they be made against the 3rd party**, which is where the actual copyrighted content is hosted ?\n\n\nThe website is in some kind, helping the distribution of copyrighted content, but is not the one hosting and distributing it to begin with. The website has nothing else than links in it's hard disk and database.\n\n\nThoughts on such a situation ?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"What legal actions can be taken against a streaming video website?"}
{"Id":6786,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-01-31T14:20:57.957","Score":3,"ViewCount":2539.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-05-08T22:47:27.657","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I wanted to ask whether it is legal to screen publicly Chaplin's The Kid (1921). In US according to Wikipedia, all movies made before 1923 are in the public domain. In UK I think the srory is different and the copyright lasts for the author's lifetime + 70 years. Charlie Chaplin was born in London, but spent most of his movie making years in US. Wiki says that The Kid was made by Chaplin (directed and produced) in his studio in US. So which copyright law is in power here, US or UK? \n\n\nI would think that in this case US law is in power as the movie was made in US under a contract with US distributor, and thus the movie is in the public domain but then there is [this](http:\/\/www.charliechaplin.com\/en\/contacts\/articles) company which claims it owns copyright to all movies made by Chaplin after 1918. So who is right and what are the ways to find out. US copyright registry is digitized only for the period after 1978 :( \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Who owns copyright of Chaplin's movies (The Kid)"}
{"Id":13355,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-08-14T04:41:52.513","Score":3,"ViewCount":137.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-08-18T13:12:18.757","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I want to poach customers from my competitor. Is it legal to email my competitor's customers, advertising my service as an alternative?\n\n\nDetails\n\n\n* I can obtain a list of my competitor's customers, through a 3rd party product review site. This site allows those customers to review the competitor.\n* For each of those customers, I can obtain their publicly listed contact email address from their business website.\n* I would then email each of them, with a promotion email. Prompting them to consider me as an alternative.\n\n\nIs this legal? Also, is it legal to refer to my competitor in the email in any way?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Is it legal to email my competitor's customers?"}
{"Id":21807,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-08-07T03:15:07.543","Score":1,"ViewCount":95.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-12-05T21:38:51.690","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If Montana police want to question a Canadian citizen about a crime committed in the US, could the Canadian be compelled to cooperate?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Canadian witness\/suspect in an American crime"}
{"Id":24740,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-12-13T15:56:15.387","Score":0,"ViewCount":106.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-05-26T22:31:30.630","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Can a building management company charge me for work - cleaning up, fixes, etc. - that are the result of other residents' actions?\n\n\nEg If another resident(s) makes a large mess in a common area and there's a cost to clean it up - is it fair (correct legal term?) for me to be expected to pay?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Building management company: Can I be charged for something not my responsibility?"}
{"Id":33572,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-11-16T21:05:47.913","Score":2,"ViewCount":521.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-11-16T22:49:02.623","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"My friend wants to make a 'risk table', which would have the risk board carved into it, as part of a larger game board challenge. He would be making all the pieces and the board himself.\n\n\nI'm wondering if he can do this legally, assuming he stops using the word Risk? The game mechanics can not be patented, so in that regard he is safe. He would, however, be remaking the board itself which I assume is copyrighted. Since the board is just the world map divided into specific countries I don't know if this counts as 'recreating' the board? \n\n\nIs the fact that he is using the same countries that the original risk board used enough to count as recreating the board\/game?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can I recreate the Risk board game for personal use?"}
{"Id":28370,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-05-10T10:31:06.623","Score":0,"ViewCount":201.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-05-11T22:02:07.043","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Here's the link to the [Turbosquid Ford Agreement](https:\/\/www.turbosquid.com\/3d-modeling\/general-info\/terms-agreements\/ford-artist-agreement\/). Here's the [TLDR version](https:\/\/www.turbosquid.com\/3d-modeling\/general-info\/general-information-faqs\/ford-artist-faq\/)\n\n\nBasically, the agreement claims that Turbosquid is the only place to sell Ford 3D models legally. (and that it is agreed with Ford)\n\n\nYet, there's a whole [cgtrader.com](https:\/\/www.cgtrader.com\/3d-models\/ford) section for Ford 3D models.\n\n\nWhat's the basis for Turbosquid's claims? Can Ford use its copyright\/trademark against distributing 3D models?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"what's the legal basis for Turbosquid claiming to be exclusive channel for Ford 3D model distribution?"}
{"Id":42838,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-07-11T07:28:16.460","Score":2,"ViewCount":87.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-07-13T23:10:24.223","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I have seen several contracts that have terms such as \"by accepting this offer you agree to sign a NDA\/Non-Compete\/Anti-harassment\/Etc\". How can this be fair prior to even seeing the NDA?\n\n\nI work for a company that during the on boarding had a website say \n\n\n\n> \n> I acknowledge that I have downloaded and\/or was provided with the\n>  Company Employee Handbook on the previous page of this onboarding\n>  portal. All Company policies contained in the Handbook are subject to\n>  change or modification at the Company\u2019s discretion. Complete and\n>  current versions of all Company policies and the Handbook are\n>  available to me on-line once I am an active Company employee.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nI recently was in violation of a rule that I believe contradicts the law. I honestly don't remember being provided with any handbook. I remember the website being very buggy and think the recruiter advised me just to click ok on everything. \n\n\nI have a few related questions that I ask out of curiosity\n\n\n1. if the policy in the handbook was enforceable, would I be in breach of the contract if I didn't follow it? It seems unreasonable to say the handbook can be updated from time to time and that I had agreed to always follow it no matter what\n2. Is the contract void if I was never provided with a handbook?\n3. Is this even a contract? Hypothetically speaking could the company fire me or do more for a breach of policy in the handbook which I had been given?\n4. In general if you were given instructions just to \"click ok\" could that make the contract void because of not having agreed to it?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"When can a contract require the agreenment of another contract?"}
{"Id":14812,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-10-25T20:41:25.580","Score":2,"ViewCount":89.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-10-26T01:15:29.780","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm reading a textbook on Ancient Greek that has readings at the end of each chapter. After I finish the reading, I would like to publish my translation to my blog, and above my translation reproduce the original reading. These readings aren't from classical authors, but were most likely written up by the author of the textbook, to provide simple readings for beginning students.\n\n\nHowever, I'm not sure if it's legal to reproduce the Greek readings written by the textbook author. Would it be enough for me to cite the textbook within each blog post? Or am I required to actually write the author and receive permission? \n\n\n\n\n---\n\n\n**Relevant Details**\n\n\nI live in the US and the book was printed in the US, and is still in print. It was copyrighted in 2000. I'm simply reproducing the textual content by laboriously typing up the Greek using the Polytonic Greek keyboard on Mac OS X. No pictures or scans. \n\n\nThe blog is a personal blog, devoted to my interests. Two of these main interests are Greek and Latin. I would say the blog has two purposes. First, it's an educational tool which helps me track my progress and access my materials. Second, it allows me to share my enthusiasm with others.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is it legal to reproduce readings from a textbook on a personal blog?"}
{"Id":31201,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-08-23T13:00:44.907","Score":0,"ViewCount":281.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-08-23T19:31:58.703","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Please comment if I need to separate out some of these \"1-liner\" questions.\n\n\nCan these 3 parties (prosecutor, defender (public or private), and defendant all talk together at the same time, or the defendant listen while the prosecutor and defender talk?\n\n\nHow can a defendant gain a better sense of the prosecutor and what he or she really wants?\n\n\nI'm also trying to understand, (perhaps a separate question, feel free to comment\/advise), when a defendant represents himself, is he playing 2 roles with the prosecutor, i.e. \"negotiator\" and the regular defendant role?\n\n\n[United States, Arizona]\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Is a meeting including prosecutor, defender (public or private), and defendant allowed?"}
{"Id":22590,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-09-12T16:13:53.793","Score":0,"ViewCount":49.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-09-12T21:44:32.103","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm thinking about making my own games \/ applications and trying to make money from it.\n\n\nI have two questions related to this:\n\n\n1. I'm not sure if I should become a sole trader or create a business. I know the pros and cons of both of them, and the extra commitment is a bit of a turn off when it comes to creating a business. On the other side I'm also scared of getting sued so I want to protect myself as much as possible. Which option do people typically choose for the type of work I'm trying to do? I'm not sure if I'm over thinking the possibility of getting sued and I should just save myself time and effort and go the sole trader path, or if this fear is genuine in this line of business and I should put the time and effort into protecting myself as much as possible.\n2. If I was to become a sole trader am I allowed to create a company alias to make it look more professional? So on the website I could say \"Created by so and so studios\" rather than \"Created by insert name\"? Even though technically the \"so and so studios\" doesn't exist.\n\n\n","text_label":"software","title":"Sole trader \/ business for app\/game development"}
{"Id":23708,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-11-01T13:29:12.863","Score":0,"ViewCount":88.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-11-01T14:12:07.967","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am learning a PHP course from Udemy. Can I upload the whole code in my Github without facing any copyright issues ?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Uploading code of php course to github"}
{"Id":11808,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-07-20T15:40:01.403","Score":0,"ViewCount":49.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-07-20T20:55:41.937","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Can a public speech be copyrighted or otherwise protected with regard to intellectual property ?? *(with regard to Melania Trump\u2019s speech before the Republican National Convention)*\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Intellectual Property Issues associated with a Public Speach?"}
{"Id":24228,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-11-19T16:21:28.260","Score":1,"ViewCount":39.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-11-19T18:35:35.470","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If someone infringes another's copyright and the owner publicly says it's ok, does he lose any further right to enforce it? \n\n\nFor example, party A has written a book creating a fictional character. Party B uses that character without notifying the copyright holder. Party A is made aware of this during a media interview and says that he is fine with party B's use and has no intention of suing. \n\n\nHow much does a public announcement like that affect the owner's copyright? Can he later change his mind and sue for infringement? If party B continues to use the character in future works, such as a sequel, can party A then sue? Can a third party legally use the character, acting on the assumption that party A has no wish to enforce his copyright? \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"What are the ramifications of a copyright holder publicly stating they will not sue an infringer on that right?"}
{"Id":52036,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-06-03T13:50:27.607","Score":2,"ViewCount":118.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-09-11T03:42:10.007","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"In the Jeffrey Epstain case in which a pyramid scheme of international sex trafficking and abuse came to light, the FBI filed a fifty three page indictment in June 2007.\n\n\nHowever, the then Attorney-General of South California. Alexander Acosta agreed to a 'plea-deal' which more or less granted immunity to Epstein and four other named Co-conspirators and incredibly, any unnamed potential Co-conspirators. This agreement shut down the FBI probe completely. \n\n\nHowever, a federal judge later found that the victims rights had been 'violated' in this agreement, and called the deal a 'conspiracy' and ordered the case to go ahead. \n\n\nThe Trump administration later selected Alexander Acosta to stand as Labour Secretary. When the the evidence for the secret back room deal, or rather 'conspiracy' came to light, the ensuing outrage forced his resignation from his post. \n\n\n**Given that it appears that he was defending the rights of people involved in a pyramid scheme of sexual abuse of young and vulnerable women, why hasn't Acosta been charged with obstructing justice and\/or conspiracy?**\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Why wasn't Acosta arrested on conspiracy charges and\/or the obstruction of justice?"}
{"Id":22347,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-08-31T23:55:17.300","Score":-1,"ViewCount":161.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-12-30T02:03:21.070","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"No matter how much remixing today's culture is and no matter how many people have made at least one form of fan work whether it be fan art, fan fiction, fan characters, fan films, fan games or anything fan-noun, there has always been the issue that none of that is actually legal due to the fact that fair use doesn't explicitly protect a fan's good intention to contribute to the creation of their favorite franchise.\n\n\nThere have been many lawsuits against fan workers, especially from Nintendo. In the last few years, Nintendo has shut down hundreds of fan games of the Super Mario franchise and many others. Super Mario Bros X the fan game got shut down as well as Super Mario Bros Z the animated crossover Flash movie. The only game I know surviving so far is Mario Forever.\n\n\nHowever, there are companies that use their fans as resources to make good games for them for real money. The perfect example of that is Sega when they allowed fans to create their own hacks of the original Sonic the Hedgehog games as well as their own engines, original games and even games that are original offsprings such as Freedom Planet and Spark the Electric Jester. Sega allowed the hosting of many game jams and hackathons for game developers to learn how to make games by remixing the original Sonic games and trying to make something awesome out of them. There have been fan game collections such as Sonic Megamix and very popular Sonic fan games like Sonic Robo Blast. Sega has never had any problems with fan games or any kind of fan work and they have always allowed their fans to use their intellectual property for their own enjoyment.\n\n\nThe question now is, is there a list, an article, an analysis or a method of analysis such as Freedom to Operate, in order to find out which companies are okay with the remixing of their intellectual property. Another question is if there are any open source video games that allow fan work to be done and under which license types (copyleft (GPL), copycenter (MIT)). Has anyone ever tried to figure that out? Please let me know as well as many other people who are too poor to hire a lawyer to tell them what's legal so that they can peacefully make their own fan works.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is there a whitelist of video game developer companies which are friendly with fan works?"}
{"Id":19670,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-06-19T10:18:58.247","Score":0,"ViewCount":512.0,"LastActivityDate":"2022-05-29T22:06:42.043","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"When I was on a cruise ship, the song \"Hungry Heart\" was played on a daily, almost hourly basis on the ship over its p.a. system. Does the ship need to get a license\/pay royalties for the right to do this? Or is this \"fair use?\" Put another way, does a DJ need to pay royalties every time s\/he plays a song over e.g. the radio? Or can they get a \"pass\" by claiming that they are not earning money on the song itself, only the advertising that the radio sells? (It could be any song, but the Bruce Springsteen song was the one I remembered.)\n\n\nIs there a legal mechanism whereby the cruise ship can \"escape\" paying royalties? Theory 1 is that the cruise is in international waters. 2) Theory 2 is that the cruise ship is merely \"rebroadcastng\" a radio or TV show that contained the song. Obviously, the radio or TV show had to pay for the original song use, but does that apply to viewers\/listeners of a TV show? \n\n\nMy understanding is that the cruise ship has to pay royalties on \"live\" performances on the ship, so my question is about \"canned\" performances. For example, does a bar have to pay directly for the playing of say, songs on a jukebox, or is that the responsibility of the jukebox lessor? Put another way, does the responsibility for paying for \"canned\" music fall on the \"canner\", (radio\/TV\/jukebox provider), or on the \"can opener,\" (ship or bar)?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Source of permission\/license to use song on a cruise ship?"}
{"Id":34404,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-12-15T05:09:27.107","Score":2,"ViewCount":43.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-12-15T23:51:55.190","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I see a bar at the bottom of the screen that reads:\n\n\n\n> \n> By using our site, you acknowledge that you have read and understand our Cookie Policy, Privacy Policy, and our Terms of Service.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nMy question is how can I read and understand those policies without using your site? It seems a little late now, doesn't it?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"How can I read your cookie policy without using your site"}
{"Id":47977,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-01-07T10:27:50.740","Score":2,"ViewCount":72.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-09-23T23:06:07.123","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Some ISPs in Europe offer data plans that are capped at certain amount of GB per month. \n\n\nBut in [this europa.eu page](https:\/\/berec.europa.eu\/eng\/netneutrality\/) one can read that:\n\n\n\n> \n> The best effort internet is about the equal treatment of data traffic being transmitted over the internet, i.e. that the \u2018best efforts\u2019 are made to carry data, **no matter what it contains, which application transmits the data (\u201capplication-agnosticism\u201d), where it comes from or where it goes**. The benefits of the best effort internet notably include the separation between application and network layers of the internet. \n> \n> \n> \n\n\n(emphasis added)\n\n\nIs it actually legal under EU law to offer Internet services that do not treat all services\/apps\/websites equally when it comes to data caps?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Is offering uncapped access to certain services but not others by ISPs legal under EU net neutrality laws?"}
{"Id":45941,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-10-29T06:26:57.550","Score":0,"ViewCount":181.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-11-01T03:41:55.617","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"[Prof Richard Taylor](https:\/\/www.uclan.ac.uk\/staff_profiles\/richard-taylor.php), [Damian Taylor](https:\/\/www.slaughterandmay.com\/who-we-are\/partners\/damian-taylor\/). [*Contract Law Directions* (6 edn, 2019)](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Contract-Law-Directions-Richard-Taylor\/dp\/0198836597\/ref=dp_ob_title_bk). p 41.\n\n\nKindly see the last sentence, emboldened, at the bottom.\n\n\n\n> \n> Acceptance by silence\n> ---------------------\n> \n> \n> The law often makes a distinction between positive conduct and omissions\u2014in criminal law it is\n> an offence to push a man off a cliff but not normally an offence to omit to call a warning before\n> someone steps off the edge. The same is true in contract law. Whilst conduct may amount to an\n> acceptance, doing nothing, i.e. silence, will rarely count. The reasoning is the same as in other\n> areas of law; a man must not be put under a duty to act without good reason. If silence was\n> readily accepted as a mode of acceptance in contract law then I could go around telling everybody\n> in sight that I would assume they had accepted my offer to buy all their property for 10\n> pence if I did not hear from them within one hour. This would place a duty on everybody I met\n> to reject my offer within one hour if they did not want to be bound\u2014clearly a ridiculous situation.\n> Therefore, the general rule established in *Felthouse v Bindley* (1862) is that silence cannot\n> constitute an acceptance. In that case a nephew and his uncle had negotiated the sale of the\n> nephew\u2019s horse. They misunderstood each other and became confused about the agreed price.\n> In a letter, the uncle suggested that they split the difference and that if he heard no more about\n> it he would consider the sale done for this middle price. The nephew said nothing more to the\n> uncle but clearly accepted the new price because he told his auctioneer to withdraw the horse\n> from auction in which it was to be sold as he had already sold it to his uncle. The auctioneer\n> nevertheless sold the horse in the auction by mistake and the uncle sued him for interfering with\n> his property rights over the horse (known as the tort of conversion). It was held that the uncle\n> had not become the owner of the horse, and therefore had no title to sue, because the contract\n> of sale between the uncle and nephew lacked an acceptance and so never existed. You should\n> note that it was the uncle (the offeror) who claimed there was a contract and it was he who had\n> introduced the idea that acceptance could be by silence\u2014**if instead it had been the nephew, who\n> sought to enforce the contract, a different result might have been appropriate**.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"In Felthouse v Bindley (1862), why didn't the nephew claim?"}
{"Id":16043,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-12-25T18:37:26.877","Score":5,"ViewCount":446.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-03-17T10:55:17.380","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Let's say you're in a supermarket on the day before Christmas and there's a huge 20-person line to each register. Assuming you knew exactly how much the goods in your cart are worth, would it be a crime to leave said amount of money to a random employee (e.g. the information desk) and then just proceed to leave? By \"crime\" I refer to a situation where you can be charged with theft. \n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Would it be a crime to take goods in a supermarket and pay by leaving cash to a random employee?"}
{"Id":37380,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-02-19T11:59:16.860","Score":1,"ViewCount":124.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-02-22T16:42:43.160","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) goes into effect.\n\n\nThe CCPA applies to any business anywhere in the U.S. or the world that does business in the state of California. \nCould you please explain what does the term \u201cin the state\u201d mean in this context?\n\n\nHow will this impact non-California and non-US companies that are selling to consumers from California traveling and shopping outside of the US?\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"How the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) impacts a non-Californian business?"}
{"Id":9733,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-06-04T09:24:11.090","Score":1,"ViewCount":173.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-06-04T10:29:17.013","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Recently a flier was placed on my vehicle windshield whilst at work. I arrived back at my vehicle in the evening and drove away not realising the flier was on there.\n\n\nWhile driving the flier blew off the windshield onto another car blocking their vision. This resulted in an accident. Am I negligent for not removing the flier, or does negligence lie with the company who placed the flier on the car.\n\n\n","text_label":"liability","title":"Fliers on Windshield"}
{"Id":29372,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-06-09T17:07:40.630","Score":0,"ViewCount":382.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-06-09T20:05:10.653","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I know that land sale contracts, for example, have to be in writing in most jurisdictions. **What other kinds of contracts legally have to be in writing to be enforceable?** (US jurisdictions preferred but any jurisdiction acceptable).\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"What contracts have to be in writing?"}
{"Id":36317,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-01-17T21:31:29.017","Score":0,"ViewCount":54.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-01-17T23:26:27.230","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"(f) A person is presumed to intend to defraud or harm another if the person acts with respect to two or more writings of the same type and if each writing is a government record listed in Section 37.01(2)(C).\n\n\nDoes this mean if a person had only one counterfeit bill then they would not be presumed to have intent to defraud? I apologize if there's something here I'm missing..... \n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Question on intent in Texas forgery case"}
{"Id":5967,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-12-21T19:47:06.003","Score":3,"ViewCount":202.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-12-22T11:52:24.900","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Books metadata includes:\n\n\n* ISBN and other identification numbers\n* books title\n* authors\n* category\/genre\n* number of pages\n* publication year\n* publisher\n* description (short summary)\n* and book cover page\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can I copy books metadata on my website. Is it legal?"}
{"Id":41540,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-05-29T13:15:38.187","Score":3,"ViewCount":476.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-06-26T21:46:28.983","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"**Situation**: an individual in the EU has a web site available on Internet (= if you are on Internet, you can connect to that web site). The IP addresses of the connections to this web site are stored in the logs of the web server.\n\n\n**Question**: are such **public** IP addresses classified as \"personal data\" under EU law?\n\n\nNotes:\n\n\n* the web site owner **has no possibility, by themselves,** to link the public IP with an individual\n* the IP address can be linked to an individual by the ISP. This ISP is unrelated to the web site owner\n* there are numerous discussions about the fact that \"an IP address is personal data\". When digging into the documents, it becomes less clear because one of the conditions for the IP to be PII is, for the one who handles that IP, to have the *\"legal means\" of obtaining access to the information held by the ISP in order to identify the individual.* (see [here](https:\/\/www.whitecase.com\/publications\/alert\/court-confirms-ip-addresses-are-personal-data-some-cases) or [here](http:\/\/curia.europa.eu\/juris\/document\/document.jsf%3Bjsessionid=9ea7d2dc30d5104fab56cd7c48bea355f43196e1e7f2.e34KaxiLc3qMb40Rch0SaxyKax50?text=&docid=184668&pageIndex=0&doclang=EN&mode=req&dir=&occ=first&part=1&cid=1771402))\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Is a public IP address classified as \"personal data\" for a third party under EU law?"}
{"Id":50837,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-04-19T19:41:03.560","Score":0,"ViewCount":59.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-04-20T10:45:51.490","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Lets say there are 3 entities: `X ,Y ,Z`\n\n\n* `X` owes money to `Y` stipulated in a contract named `C`\n* `Y` wants to change the contract , so that `X` now owes money to `Z` - we will call this contract `C1`\n\n\nWhat needs to happen for the creation of `C1`?\n\n\n* -Does `C` need to be terminated ?\n* -Is `C` attached from now on as an annex to `C1` ?\n* There is no need for `C1` , we just update in `C` the side that is owed money (`Y->Z`)\n\n\nI do not understand how the update of a contract happens if you want to update just one side , in our case the one that is owed money - from `Y` to `Z`\n  \n  \n\n**Update**  \n  \n\nThank you all for your responses.I will give this update to clarify what i want to ask.\n\n\nThe question is not rlly about what`X` owes ( the right\/value) or what type of contract it is.What i am interested is how can the paperwork be reduced and generalised lets say digitally when the contract `changes hands`.\n\n\nCan I , as a digital service provider , get `Y`'s original contract (as a source of Right\/Value) , provide a generalised form for him and `Z` to complete and sign (digitally) as seller and buyer , put them together (initial contract and form) and voila now `Z` legally owns the Right\/Value ?\n\n\nI do not want to rewrite the part of the contract that remains constant (the right\/source of value)\n\n\nI want to know what is the simplest way to preserve the part of the contract that remains constant - the right\/value- while minimizing the paperwork needed when `changing hands`.\n\n\n`X` owes `Y` stipulated in contract `C`  \n  \n\n`Y`->`Z1`->`Z2`->`Z3`....`\n\n\nWhen the contract changes hands from `Z1` to `Z2` to `Z3` etc can i keep the original contract as the source of right\/value and just provide a form between the buyer and seller of the right ?\n\n\nI want to reuse the source of value part\/paperwork\/contract.\n\n\nSo if Z has the original contract ( X to Y) and also a contract that says (Y gave to Z) is it enough legally ? Can Y do malicious activity and say : i have the original contract that says X owes me.In this case which contract gets priority ?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Updating a contract"}
{"Id":13,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-05-26T21:56:48.253","Score":8,"ViewCount":396.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-05-26T23:39:28.217","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Is there any way to present a case to the grand jury if the prosecuting attorney is unwilling to do so? \n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Is there any way to bring a criminal case before the grand jury without the support of the Prosecuting Attorney?"}
{"Id":8987,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-05-03T09:07:30.270","Score":3,"ViewCount":1875.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-10-19T12:03:28.403","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"NY\/USA here if jurisdiction matters.\n\n\nI am employed full-time and am salaried. I have an at-will employment with no special contractual constraints with my employer. Can I lawfully be fired for simply \"*not being a good fit*\"? What does the employer have to prove to claim this?\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Can one be fired for \"not being a good fit\"?"}
{"Id":1899,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-08-18T04:33:28.900","Score":13,"ViewCount":9139.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-08-18T05:35:33.803","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm not a law student, but I'm very interested in the topic and learning in general. \n\n\nI got curious about contracts and signatures recently, so I wondered if there have been cases where contracts have been voided because of invalid signatures. \n\n\nWhat constitutes a person's official signature, and what are the criteria (if any) for the validation of one's signature?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"How to prove the genuinity\/nongenuinity of a signature?"}
{"Id":41567,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-05-30T06:40:45.563","Score":2,"ViewCount":88.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-05-30T22:40:38.143","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I have made a scoring calculator in Excel from a copyright protected test\/questionnaire that have 12 items with respective scores. In my Excel application I have included the names of the test items, e.g. 1) Depression, 2) Anxiety 3) Psychosis etc. All respective items are scored 0-3 points, I have created a simple summing of the items 1-12 in Excel. My question - is this a violation of copyright? Can I distribute this to colleagues or other physicians? The owner of the tests says no. Does copyright protection extend this far?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is it legal to create scoring program in Excel of a copyright protected questionnaire?"}
{"Id":20015,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-07-06T15:25:29.893","Score":0,"ViewCount":414.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-07-06T15:36:55.370","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Suppose you have a bodyguard who sees someone is about to attack you. The attacker is not being a threat to the bodyguard but a dangerous threat to the bodyguard's employer (he could be killed) . Can the bodyguard act harming the attacker to prevent him from killing someone, even if he isnt the one who is being personally attacked or he will be punished if he does?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"How does self-defense apply to bodyguards?"}
{"Id":1540,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-07-28T16:59:19.573","Score":5,"ViewCount":566.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-11-07T21:22:08.417","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If I were to analyze an electronic device and reproduce the circuit schematics, would it be legal to publish the schematic? \n\n\nI know that there might be issues with selling a clone but I am not so sure of the schematics themselves.\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Is it legal to publish schematics from reversed engineered electronics?"}
{"Id":19997,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-07-05T07:38:22.393","Score":1,"ViewCount":304.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-07-11T21:32:50.957","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"What is the minimum and maximum penalty for premeditated murder in the US?  \n\ndoes it differ state by state? \n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"What is the minimum and maximum penalty for Murder in the US?"}
{"Id":41250,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-05-21T02:58:42.733","Score":2,"ViewCount":82.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-05-21T03:34:27.120","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I was sentenced to 15 years to life in 1984 under NY's Persistent Felony offender statutes (NY Penal Law 70.10 & NY Criminal Procedure Law 400.20) for a gun charge (CPW 3rd degree) which normally carries a maximun 3 1\/2 -7 year Penalty.\n Surface, a Syracuse University legal publication (college of Law Faculty Scholarship) summer 7-26-2012 wrote a paper entitled: \" Discretionary Persistent Felony Offender Sentencing In New York: Can it survive Apprendi? which essentially asserts NY's PFO adjudication sentencing provisions (NY CPL 400.20) \" History and Character \" findings requirement for discretionary sentence enhancement, to be unconstitutional as found by a trial Justice and not a Jury. I was paroled in 2005, still have issues regarding bias by the state trial court (never actually litigated for procedural default reasons) and am asking can I now raise a challenge to NY CPL 400.20 in a USC title 42 section 1983 Civil Action?\n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"can a person paroled from a 15 year to life sentence contest the constitutionality of the state law that sentence?"}
{"Id":47941,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-01-05T21:17:38.470","Score":0,"ViewCount":119.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-01-06T00:48:07.160","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Suppose someone gets arrested for a crime they know they didn't commit, and in the process of being arrested, the also get slapped with a resisting charge. My question is, if they are totally innocent and the court acquits the accused of the main charge, should the added on charge of resisting be dropped automatically since they should have never been arrested in the first place and thus never been put in the situation where they could get a resisting charge? \n\n\nFor example, imagine someone gets arrested for some crime and in the process, is so shaken up and has such a distrust for officers in that area he\/she is being arrest at, that the person actually does resist but mainly for their safety like to see what is going on. However, since they are totally innocent of the main crime, why then should the resisting \"stick\"? A valid defense would be \"I should have never been arrested in the first place, therefore the resisting charge should also be dropped\". If I was a judge, I would say that is a valid point. If police go around arresting people with no proof and then slap on an extra resisting charge, to me, if the main charge is acquitted, then the secondary charge of resisting should automatically be acquitted as well without going to the jury.\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Should an \"add on\" charge of \"resisting\" be automatically dropped if the main charge is acquitted?"}
{"Id":24884,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-12-21T17:23:16.083","Score":1,"ViewCount":80.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-12-21T19:20:08.123","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"As I was explained in another question in this SE community, prosecutors dont have the resources to prosecute every single crime [Does a prosecutor have any legal resource..](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/questions\/23984\/does-a-prosecutor-have-any-legal-resource-to-avoid-aplying-a-law-which-is-uncons)\n\n\nThen, what does it prevent a state to prosecute people discriminatorily as it might and it indeed happens in certain countries (based in race, sex, political affiliation, etc)? Is there any legal mechanism in any country, that prevents a state to apply laws discriminatorily?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Is there any legal mechanism in any country, that prevents a state to apply laws discriminatorily?"}
{"Id":31197,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-08-23T10:03:52.540","Score":-2,"ViewCount":462.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-09-13T10:42:27.880","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Why do some people that commit fraud is not in jail?\n\n\nIn [How would the law in US handles private investigation like this?](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/questions\/31104\/how-would-the-law-in-us-handles-private-investigation-like-this\/31108?noredirect=1#comment56209_31108) there is obviously plenty of evidence that a fraud has occured.\n\n\nI check [What crime is commited when a mechanic charges for an unneeded or non-existent service?](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/questions\/16773\/what-crime-is-commited-when-a-mechanic-charges-for-an-unneeded-or-non-existent-s)\n\n\nAnd it fits fraud\n\n\nI asked around how the law treats cases like that in [How would the law in US handles private investigation like this?](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/questions\/31104\/how-would-the-law-in-us-handles-private-investigation-like-this\/31108?noredirect=1#comment56209_31108)\n\n\nMany said it's a crime.\n\n\nYet the person doesn't go to jail.\n\n\nThis is the discussion in the comment section\n\n\n\n> \n> So tell me why a company can be caught red handed like this and not\n> get charged ?\n> \n> \n> Its not\n> illegal to me dishonest, theres no law against liars. You simply\n> punish them by not doing business with them..\n> \n> \n> thought most fraud\n> cases were considered felonies.\n> \n> \n> they're selling services\n> they never supplied. That's fraud, which is illegal.\n> \n> \n> I imagine that the only\n> way it would be worth the effort for this kind of situation would be\n> through a class action lawsuit. And most people who get scammed\n> aren't even aware they are getting scammed.\n> \n> \n> 6 days ago to convict them some one need to sue them and spend\n> a lot of time and money at the end if he can't get a lot of people to\n> class action law suit which most lawers are not intrested to do so\n> \n> \n> Actually, yeah it's called fraud and there are\n> definitely laws against it. It can be hard to prove, but it's still\n> illegal\/stealing.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nNotice how some people say that the victim got to sue first. Not really. It's a crime. You don't sue for criminal law. You sue for civil violation. So that doesn't really explain it.\n\n\nLack of evidence? Really? C'mon. We got video over there.\n\n\nWhy?\n\n\nThe question is different than\n\n\n[How would the law in US handles private investigation like this?](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/questions\/31104\/how-would-the-law-in-us-handles-private-investigation-like-this\/31108?noredirect=1#comment56209_31108)\n\n\nIn the former question, I ask how the laws handle this in general. In particular, I am asking if it is legal to video tape someone committing a possible crime without consent. **Obviously the fraudster doesn't consent**. I read sources where it may not be. <https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/volokh-conspiracy\/wp\/2014\/04\/14\/crime-for-high-school-student-to-secretly-audio-record-his-tormentors-in-the-classroom\/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.4d7c9b9023ae>\n\n\nThis question however is very specific. This question actually ask a question inspired by the former question. You can think of this question as derivative or child question of the former question rather than \"copy\"\n\n\nThis is an obvious case of fraud. If this case is not fraud, then what is fraud? What sort of lie people do to count as \"fraud\"\n\n\nThe evidence is beyond any doubt. I mean, the only way a DA can't convict with evidence like this what more evidence do we have?\n\n\nIt's not just this case. I've been victim of fraud so many times only to hear latter that it's \"civil\".\n\n\nWhy is a fraud as obvious as this, not a crime?\n\n\nSo why isn't this guy on jail?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Why are some obvious fraudster not in jail?"}
{"Id":21852,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-08-09T17:37:00.493","Score":-1,"ViewCount":76.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-12-08T17:26:37.333","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Softwares sometimes cost thousands of dollars which an invidial like me can't afford. A cheaper option for me would be to enlist in a university (this isn't the US here) and use their copy of the software on their computers to do my work. \nThe work isn't made for a client, but is made to be published. Is that legal? Maybe even for small parts of the work?\n\n\n","text_label":"software","title":"Is it legal to use the university's softwares for a personal work made to be published and maybe profited from?"}
{"Id":33779,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-11-24T04:27:58.380","Score":0,"ViewCount":437.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-11-24T22:38:08.540","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":9,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"**My employer has recently said that I MUST take lunch, at 30 minutes minimum. Is there anything I can do to fight this without losing my job?**\n\n\nThey cite \"burnout\" as the reason. I smoke (please avoid the hate comments), and I have 10 minute breaks three times a day for a total of 30 minutes unpaid already, does their argument still stand?\n\n\nI've been working as a programmer for six years now, and I've been a hobbyist for well over 10 years. I \"work\" constantly, I work on home projects as I do professional projects, I spend sometimes 14 hours a day programming for weeks on end. This has been my \"natural state\" for that entire time. I do not \"burnout\". Indeed, I've been given pay rises on a frequent basis based on performance.\n\n\nI feel the extra time I would have to give to the company is totally unjust and doesn't take into account the kind of worker I am.\n\n\nThe law says they can basically do what they want to me, if they enforced it, I'm effectively working through lunch because I don't want to be in the place the work place is, so it's not \"free time\" then is it. I'm still at their disposal. Indeed, I'm pretty much forced to stay in the same chair because there's nothing else to do.\n\n\nIs there any action I can take where I assert I don't need a lunch break? AND be able to do that without offending the HR department?\n\n\n***EDIT:\nI'm not looking to get into an argument about \"You should just take the break ffs\", I want a real suggestion of how I can handle this situation to achieve the result I'm after.***\n\n\nEDIT 2: I understand that people with my \"work through lunch\" ethic are not the norm. If I was really to pursue this, it could in fact damage the other members of my team by highlighting that they could also skip lunch, which for them could be very detrimental if they were to choose to do so. For the purposes of this question only, I'm going to take the selfish route and insist I want the time back.\n\n\nEDIT 3: I'd like to try and explain why I feel so strongly about this measly 30minutes a day. I'm awake for 16 hours a day and I value every second. I believe I'm a slave and have done for years, work is a means to survive, not a means to feel fulfilled. You're working for other people's causes, which may even directly against your own personal beliefs. My own time is the only place I can be myself, and I feel like I'm having my life taken from me while I sit there and watch it happen. I know this won't chime with a lot of you, but this is what I believe. Every second they \"expect\" from me feels like they've taken a part of my soul, not to mention if they say \"Oh, and we're not going to compensate you for this portion of your time, either\" it's going to really make me want to fight it. I'm sure in ten or more years time when I've got the wisdom to start my own business I'll see this massively differently, but right now, I want to give the time I signed up for, 37.5 hours a week. No more!\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Mandatory Lunch in UK - Really?"}
{"Id":28467,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-05-14T05:06:52.687","Score":1,"ViewCount":135.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-10-28T02:09:41.427","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"**[Russian firm charged in election interference case pleads not guilty](https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/2018\/05\/09\/concord-management-arraignment-russia-investigation\/594454002\/)** (USA TODAY)\n\n\n\n> \n> Mueller's office charged in February that 13 Russian nationals and three businesses sought to meddle in the election election ... one of them, Concord Management and Consulting, LLC, dispatched a pair of lawyers to federal court in Washington to plead not guilty to the charges. One of the lawyers, Eric Dubelier, said Concord would \"exercise our **right to a speedy trial**.\" ... Mueller's office said in a court filing last week that Concord's lawyers had already demanded that prosecutors turn over \"sensitive intelligence gathering, national security, and foreign affairs information,\" including details on electronic surveillance of the company and its employees. \n> \n> \n> \n\n\n**How soon must Mueller produce the evidence?** (And will it be made public?)\n\n\n[Indictment: USA vs. Internet Research Agency et. al.](https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/file\/1035477\/download)\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Russian firm charged in election interference case pleads not guilty - \"speedy trial\"?"}
{"Id":19971,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-07-03T14:23:51.463","Score":2,"ViewCount":213.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-07-04T02:00:47.263","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"A publicly-funded archive in England provides a service to allow members of the public to copy, with a copier on site and for a nominal fee, documents. The documents are very old, so that any person involved in their creation died long ago, and their copyright would normally have expired. The archive stamps the new copied document \"Copyright retained by owner of original document\", with the implication that the original document is on loan to the archive and this stamp is a requirement of the loan conditions.\n\n\nCreation of the new paper copy by pressing a button on the copier involves no significant creative input. How can either the archive, or the original document owner, claim any copyright, either on the original document or the new paper copy?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"How can an archive claim copyright on very old documents under English law?"}
{"Id":11971,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-07-26T22:39:59.683","Score":4,"ViewCount":127.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-03-24T12:08:31.673","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Some time ago, I developed a website for a client. During the development process, I used a staging server which is registered to and operated by me to host the site so they could follow development and preview the work I was doing for them. \n\n\nAt this point in development, I added some images to the site as dummy content to illustrate how things would appear when the client had added their own images.\n\n\nI acquired the images from Google Images and one of them now appears to have been copyrighted with rights managed by a company notorious for suing webmasters for illegally using their images.\n\n\nThe prototype website was not online on my server for long, but apparently long enough for the infringement to have been detected by said notorious company.\n\n\nRecently, the client received a letter demanding recompense for the use of the image - though again, the website in question was on a server and domain registered and operated by ME.\n\n\nMy question is this:\n--------------------\n\n\n***Can my client's company be held liable for infringement that occurred on MY server\/domain?***\n\n\n***The prototype website had the client's business contact details on it, so the letter demanding payment was sent to them, even though they have absolutely nothing to do with the server it was hosted on.***\n\n\nI realize anyone reading this is likely not a lawyer with specific knowledge of this type of situation, but if you have any insight to offer it would be much appreciated!\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Liabilty for copied website content on a third-party server"}
{"Id":51421,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-05-10T17:54:22.053","Score":4,"ViewCount":130.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-05-10T23:15:11.250","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Quora users\/bots are copying a significant amount of Stack Exchange questions to Quora, without proper attribution. It seems quite systematic.\n\n\nFor example:\n\n\n* [Are passengers allowed to record the audio of their interactions with the US immigration officers when clearing the immigration as they enter the US?](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/q\/51408\/31) was copied to Quora just a few seconds after to <https:\/\/www.quora.com\/\/unanswered\/Are-passengers-allowed-to-record-the-audio-of-their-interactions-with-the-US-immigration-officers-when-clearing-the-immigration-as-they-enter-the-US?share=1>\n* [Is it legal to completely retell a film in text?](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/q\/51295\/31) was copied to Quora: <https:\/\/www.quora.com\/Is-it-legal-to-completely-retell-a-film-in-text?share=1>\n\n\nThis issue affects a few other Stack Exchange websites as well but I thought that some users on Law Stack Exchange may have the most suitable legal knowledge to find an appropriate course of action. Quora doesn't respond to my copyright violation complaints, and Stack Exchange employees aren't interested either.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Quora bots are copying a significant amount of Law Stack Exchange questions to Quora, without proper attribution"}
{"Id":52122,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-06-06T02:24:11.327","Score":0,"ViewCount":69.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-06-06T11:54:37.747","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"\n> \n> The Recitals shall be part of this Agreement.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nWhat is the purpose of including such a clause in an agreement?\n\n\nIs there any legal effect above and beyond not including that phrase? If so, what is it?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"What is the purpose of stipulating recitals are part of the agreement?"}
{"Id":38820,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-04-05T13:00:49.223","Score":1,"ViewCount":641.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-04-07T19:14:20.357","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I've been wondering what the legality of using a PO box as a registered address for a limited company is.\n\n\nI've done some research and the [Royal Mail site](https:\/\/www.royalmail.com\/business\/services\/receiving\/safety\/po-box) seems to imply that it is legal for me to use a PO box in that matter. However, various other resources make claims that you cannot do it. For example, [Small Firms Services](https:\/\/www.smallfirmsservices.com\/can-i-use-po-box-registered-address\/) states the following:\n\n\n\n> \n> The general rule is that you cannot use a PO Box as a company\u2019s registered office. It is important that a company\u2019s official address is real and can be found by a member of the general public.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nIt later further states that it can be done, however the conditions to this are that the PO box must have a full address including: house number and road name.\n\n\n\n> \n> The only time a PO Box address can be used is when a full address including house number and road name is also supplied. For example PO Box 123, 5 The High Street, London. This implies that within a physical address there is a physical Post Office Box service provider that can accept mail on behalf of the company.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nDespite this post, I'm still unsure on the legality behind this, they do not actually state what law it breaks and I would like a more concrete answer on this matter.\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"Is it legal for me to use a PO Box as the registered address for a Limited company?"}
{"Id":3797,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-19T03:17:17.633","Score":2,"ViewCount":56.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-09-20T01:57:48.090","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"My situation is as follows:\nI signed a contract with a book publisher to write a book.\n\n\nThe problem is now I wish to terminate the contract early. I have not received any money from the publisher yet. The editing process has just started, they started editing one chapter (out of 10).\n\n\nNormally in this kind of case, will I be required to pay any damages? I am ok with giving up the rights to my work to the publisher. (It is a children's workbook), however if possible I would like to avoid paying any damages.\n\n\nThanks for help.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Terminating contract before book is published"}
{"Id":9594,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-05-30T22:35:56.103","Score":1,"ViewCount":32.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-05-30T22:35:56.103","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"There is a Website (for the sake of discussion) called www.maxgrav.com. The site has no content except a landing page (with no discussion on what the product is), which hasn't changed since 2011. The MaxGrav logo shows to be Trademarked (R) (though a search in USPTO showed no results). And supposedly there is a MaxGrav Inc. company name.\n\n\nIf I wanted to created a company called MaxGrav Solutions (www.maxgavsolutions.com) which is in no way modeled or named after this company, and the name was something I came up with before searching to see if a similar name was in use, and this name is available in my state... \n\n\n**Am I in an way infringing upon their trademark or business name etc?** I'm thinking since the company has no real presence, and a search of MaxGrav doesn't show anything related to their site until the 3rd page of the search results, that no one could say that I am infringing upon anything? Especially if I grow my company and show an association of MaxGrav Solutions to MY company.\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Can I use a (undeveloped) trademark or business name as part of a longer name for my business?"}
{"Id":24365,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-11-24T18:49:29.677","Score":2,"ViewCount":168.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-11-24T19:34:44.963","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Much of what I have been reading points to ISPs being allowed to *throttle*, ie. *slow down* access to certain \"competing\" websites and services.\n\n\nIf current \"net neutrality\" laws were to be repealed, would ISPs be legally allowed to completely block access to, or otherwise censor, such \"competing\" websites and services?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Would the end of \"net neutrality\" legally allow individual ISPs to block access to\/censor sites and services?"}
{"Id":26281,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-02-22T21:46:36.517","Score":1,"ViewCount":59.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-02-24T05:02:08.327","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I want to use modelling software to create some buildings. I've found a building that I like on Google. Would re-creating the design of the building be illegal?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can I legally digitalise a house design?"}
{"Id":4341,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-10-09T13:41:22.297","Score":1,"ViewCount":2039.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-10-09T18:29:35.590","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have been provided an NDA that I need to sign. I am not affiliated with a company, however, and am just a freelancer with a fulltime job. \n\n\n* At the top of the NDA, I need to fill out my 'company\/party'. Should I just use my name, or the name of my full-time company?\n* The bottom has a blank line, again for party\/company. Should I just fill in my name, sign next to the \"By\" line and leave the \"Its\" line blank?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"Signing an NDA not on Behalf of a Company"}
{"Id":143,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-05-27T19:15:01.063","Score":5,"ViewCount":1341.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-07-24T04:02:53.490","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If a lawyer suspects that a client shall commit an imminent crime, then attorney-client privilege ceases and communication is not privileged. But what if the lawyer is *unsure* whether the crime is about be committed? For example, consider this hypothetical: \n\n\n\n> \n> A client informs their lawyer after killing someone through torture \n>  (for example, by burying them alive), and also of the location of the killing. \n> \n> \n> \n\n\nIf the victim has already died, then the crime is murder; so presumably this communication is privileged.  \n\nHowever, if the lawyer doesn't know definitely that the person has died (attempted murder),  \n\nthen furtherance of that crime **may** be prevented. \n\n\nDoes the lawyer have a duty to report the information to the police?  \n\nAre there any legal implications if the lawyer is wrong?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Does \"furtherance of a crime\" exception to attorney\u2013client privilege apply if the attorney is unsure?"}
{"Id":7204,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-02-17T02:16:54.243","Score":3,"ViewCount":892.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-09-11T04:05:39.247","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Is it legal to tax each item separately? \n\n\nI visited Buddy's Pizza in Detroit MI on 6 Mile and Conant on 2\/14\/2016 Valentines Day. The waitress taxed each item on my bill separately: for example, she taxed me for the pizza, then taxed me for the pop, and added a gratuity.\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Calculating the sales tax on separate items on a restaurant bill"}
{"Id":38277,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-03-20T02:14:58.753","Score":-1,"ViewCount":73.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-03-21T00:37:58.333","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"More broadly... what conditions must exist for a governmental body to enforce its laws on a foreign company?\n\n\nConcrete example: the European Union fined Google for what it found to be anticompetitive practices. What gives the EU power to enforce such a penalty on a US company?\n\n\nWhat if Google had no physical presence in Europe but did effectively serve and make money from Europe. \n\n\nI assume France could not successfully sue and enforce against John Doe Individual in the US for selling Nazi paraphernalia online on a site accessible by people in France. Where is the line?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Who can the EU fine?"}
{"Id":48311,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-01-19T22:06:47.190","Score":6,"ViewCount":335.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-02-07T17:49:49.193","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"The GDPR gives users the right to have their stored data deleted.\n\n\nHow does the GDPR handle situations where the data controller needs the data to fulfil their obligations to users (specifically by allowing a software to function)?\n\n\n\n\n---\n\n\nFor example:\n\n\nAssume a software (\"aggregator\") that aggregates and displays information from a social network, to provide a more useful dashboard and notifications than what's built into the platform.\n\n\nUsers of the social network authorize the aggregator to access, store and display their friends' activity, and the service then notifies them when something interesting happens. This would make the aggregator (more precisely, the entity behind it) a \"data controller\" under the GDPR, right?.\n\n\nNow if a user's friend requests deletion of their data from the aggregator, can the aggregator claim a \"legitimate interest\" reason to not delete that data? Since omitting friend activity from users' dashboards\/notifications would mean not fulfilling the contractual obligation to the aggregator's users.\n\n\nAs a compromise, would it be permissible to substitute deleted information with anonymous records, like \"An anonymous user commented in your discussion\", given a user can trivially reference the discussion on the original platform and identify this \"anonymous\" user?\n\n\n","text_label":"software","title":"Do I have a \"legitimate interest\" under GDPR to not delete data my software needs to fulfil its function?"}
{"Id":22919,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-09-27T12:42:01.013","Score":2,"ViewCount":185.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-09-28T21:13:27.947","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"The work done is 100% remote in all cases, and the employee does not care at all where the employee does his\/her work. For examples sake we can assume that the work in question is programming, although in the real world case it can be a variety of other things too.\n\n\nThe company is located in Ireland. The employees can be located anywhere, though EU area would be the most immediate practical case. The employees might or might not be citizens of the countries they're residents in.\n\n\nCase A:\n\n\nThe employee is an actual employee (yet the company does not care at all about their physical location). Which country's employment laws apply?\n\n\nCase B:\n\n\nThe employee is actually not an employee but a contractor with a contract for service with the company. Let's say there's some dispute regarding his\/her employment status. Which country's employment laws apply?\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Which country's employment law is applied in 100% remote work"}
{"Id":14080,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-09-19T18:08:13.023","Score":1,"ViewCount":252.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-09-19T18:48:34.190","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Suppose I have to write a paper for a class in college. Am I allowed to copyright the paper (provided I did not sign my rights away already) that I turn in? Is there any thing prohibiting this in copyright law that I am not seeing?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can I copyright a homework assignement?"}
{"Id":3411,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-07T04:47:16.867","Score":1,"ViewCount":51.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-09-07T05:16:37.503","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm considering appointing somebody to be a registered Copyright Agent with the US government. What qualifications do they need? Do they need to be a lawyer or something?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"What qualifications does a registered Copyright Agent need?"}
{"Id":6331,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-01-11T16:17:47.510","Score":2,"ViewCount":132.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-11-03T15:01:00.100","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I do not want to serve a complete notice period (3 months) for the MNC (multi-national company) in India I currently work for. I would like to serve only one month notice period, and although I am ready to pay for not completing the full notice period, HR is not allowing me to do this. Instead, they keep insisting that I need to complete the full notice period. This is creating an issue for me and it is not allowing a smooth transition for my new job.\n\n\nWhat legal action can be taken?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"3 month notice versus 1 month notice"}
{"Id":4780,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-10-27T20:50:39.700","Score":3,"ViewCount":141.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-10-28T12:20:39.367","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I think it's probably obvious that a lawyer cannot tell his client where to stash the body his client just murdered.\n\n\nI think it's also probably pretty obvious (but less so) that a lawyer cannot tell his client the best way to commit a murder, even though the lawyer may have nothing to do with carrying out the murder.\n\n\nTell me if I am wrong, though.\n\n\nThen there's a question of, say, a lawyer telling his client where to stash his retirement account in order to avoid paying taxes on it. This one is less obvious.\n\n\nThen there's a question of, say, a lawyer advising his client that the fine for breaking the law is \"only\" $X, so it would therefor be worth it to take the fine and commit the illegal act. To me, this one should be perfectly okay for the lawyer to do. But what if the lawyer advised his client \"it's only 30 years if you want to kill your lover's mistress? It might be worth it?\"\n\n\nFinally, there's a special case for attorney generals, who are licensed I assume. What if an AG advises a president or a governor to do X illegal act because the only penalty is impeachment and the legislature is controlled by his own party so he can get away with it?\n\n\n**In sum, is there a rule of thumb or a case history which provides a guide as to the actions of attorneys? What is it?**\n\n\nSince the ABA governs most states, consider what they would say.\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"When is a lawyer in violation of his license with regard to advice on the law?"}
{"Id":3842,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-21T02:19:30.107","Score":4,"ViewCount":2716.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-09-21T19:04:24.643","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":11,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"A friend has an upholstery shop in Buffalo, NY. A customer brought her a set of seats to re-do more than a year ago. The project was completed and several attempts have been made to contact the customer to pick them up and pay for work done, to no avail. \n\n\nCan she sell the seats at this point to recoup her investment without running into a problem, should the customer resurface down the road?\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"Can a repair business sell goods that haven't been picked up for over a year?"}
{"Id":17255,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-02-20T22:28:43.823","Score":4,"ViewCount":454.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-02-21T02:44:34.487","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"We were just having a discussion whether [Lush's naming of a mouthwash as \"Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster\"](https:\/\/uk.lush.com\/products\/new-products\/pan-galactic-gargle-blaster) is benefiting from the popularity of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series, which led to the intellectual property concerns behind this. My two questions are:\n1. Could the Adams estate legally challenge Lush in any way, for use of this name?\n2. Would Lush be able trademark the name, given they are actually trading a product with that name?\n\n\nI'm in the UK, but I'm sort of interested whether there are any interesting interactions of this sort between IPR law and products in works of fiction anywhere in the world.\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Can you trademark a proper noun from a work of fiction?"}
{"Id":11147,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-06-23T07:26:24.800","Score":2,"ViewCount":862.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-06-23T08:27:07.353","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I want to upload screenshots of user manuals for different types of cranes on my mobile app to teach users how to operate cranes. Is this illegal?\n\n\nI have seen a website that allows users to download manuals for almost any kinds of products free. Could they have asked all those manufacturers for permission to redistribute the manuals? As far as I remember, the site was pretty famous.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Are user manuals copyrighted?"}
{"Id":8785,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-04-25T22:46:50.037","Score":0,"ViewCount":132.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-03-23T03:24:37.567","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am not sure if it's the right place to ask, but I don't find better place .\n\n\nI am holding \"`windows`\", \"apple\", \"`microsoft`\", \"`ios`\" and lots of other trademarked names on pypi.\n\n\n**Microsoft** contacted me and asked me to hand over the ownership of those names. Of course I will do that as they asked me politely. But they warn me that Microsoft may consider legal action.\n\n\nMy question is, Is this an obligation? Can they actually file for open source package names? And what if I don't want to handover? (As I said I am just curious about the topic)\n\n\nps: If this question is off topic , please guide me.\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Usage of trademarked names in pypi"}
{"Id":30043,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-07-07T02:51:48.173","Score":-2,"ViewCount":163.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-07-07T11:37:57.427","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"My roomate hasn't arrived yet and I haven't met him yet but a big package of water in plastic bottles has been delivered to the room for him. My metal reusable water bottle is moldy and I didn't get a chance to buy soap to wash it so I took one of my roomate's waters for myself with the intention that I would reuse it a few times and by then I would've gotten a chance to wash my metal water bottle. I feel like I might be stealing and don't want to get in trouble for it but I'm sure my roomate would consent after I meet him. Should I not do this? I saw this searching on Google and it seems like a big deal: <https:\/\/www.avvo.com\/legal-answers\/caught-stealing-under--10-of-merchandise-from-walm-1013930.html>\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"I'm stealing a water from my roomate"}
{"Id":26061,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-02-14T04:47:47.237","Score":4,"ViewCount":2955.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-06-28T20:18:46.647","AnswerCount":4.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I understand that distribution of copyrighted content is illegal, but have always thought that receiving that content was legal. However, I recently read a news article stating that people streaming pirated movies were being sued.\n\n\nWhat law prevents you from watching these illegal movies?\n\n\nWhat if the movie is being illegally aired on TV (and I was aware of this)? Would I have to immediately change the channel?\n\n\nWhat if a professor distributed photocopies of a book without the author's permission? Would I have to avoid looking at those pages and throw them away as soon as I had a chance?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"What law makes watching pirated movies illegal?"}
{"Id":2057,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-08-26T21:58:42.327","Score":2,"ViewCount":608.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-08-26T21:58:42.327","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I would like to create an application\/website which is automating some processes on another website A. So my application would basically use website A like a normal user would (there is no API available).\n\n\nIs offering an application like this considered illegal? Since I would not have a permission from website A to do this.\n\n\nThe website is hosted in France.\n\n\n","text_label":"software","title":"My app uses another website. Is it legal?"}
{"Id":51819,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-05-26T23:35:22.540","Score":0,"ViewCount":43.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-05-27T05:57:20.200","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Let's say an organization asks a panel of volunteer judges to select the best short stories of the year. The judges select a set of stories, which are all available for free by a CC-BY creative commons license. The judges also arrange these stories into thematic groups. The organization claims copyright of the collective work.\n\n\n1. Can the organization claim copyright of the collective work despite no contract or written agreement from the judges nor any payment to the judges?\n2. If I list which stories are in the collection (i.e. a list of that year's best stories) but the list has a completely different order (e.g., by author name), is this reordered list sufficiently distinct to avoid a copyright claim by the original list's copyright holder?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Copyright limits of a Collective Work"}
{"Id":4424,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-10-12T19:22:26.723","Score":2,"ViewCount":34.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-10-12T23:08:28.877","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I run a website, by which we develope website extensions. Last year, I thought I'd release a commercial extension simply to contribute towards the hosting and domain expenses.\n\n\nBefore doing so, I registered as a Sole Trader.\n\n\nAccording to the GOV.UK website, **You must register for VAT if your business turnover is over \u00a382,000.**\n\n\nNow seeing as my site only turns over a couple of hundred pounds every few months, am I still required to notify HMRC of my revenue and pay VAT on it?\n\n\nI only ask as I received a letter from HMRC saying I was required to pay \u00a375.\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"VAT for Sole Trader in the UK"}
{"Id":33876,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-11-28T15:53:50.480","Score":1,"ViewCount":1250.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-11-28T16:04:45.573","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I have an online resume website that I created, and I list the logos of companies I've work with over the course of my career. Rather than a dry date list of work experience, I'm just listing the names and logos of the companies on the website. I even have a disclaimer stating this in no way represents endorsement or sponsorship.\n\n\nI assume this use of the names \/ logos is considered fair use, an anyone can put a companies name or logo on their resume to state where and who they've work with when talking about their work experience \/ history. This is exactly what I'm doing here, and what happens when people fill out their LinkedIn profiles too.\n\n\nIs is considered trademark fair use to use a company logo on your resume?\n\n\nMy website is an online resume \/ portfolio to use as a digital resume outside of LinkedIn or other places. For reference, it's located here: <http:\/\/chrispietschmann.com>\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Is it trademark fair use to use company name\/logo on your resume?"}
{"Id":39275,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-04-20T21:50:08.190","Score":-1,"ViewCount":36.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-04-21T05:14:07.903","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am building a mobile app to do things with friends. Among the list of activities, I want to add a game \"League of Legends\". If I make a custom logo to represent the game (looks similar to the official logo but more minimalistic) and use in my app, am I infringing the copyright?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Displaying League of Legends Logo in my Mobile App"}
{"Id":29777,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-06-25T18:59:05.257","Score":0,"ViewCount":192.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-06-25T20:21:00.360","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"My neighbor does odd jobs for me such as taking out the trash, cleaning out the gutters, etc. They fell off a ladder and required medical attention. Recently, they received a letter from their insurance provider that states:\n\n\n\n> \n> If another person or entity caused or may be responsible for the\n>  injury\/illness treated, we have processed the claim in accordance with\n>  your contract benefits. However, we may be able to recover the expense\n>  of these services from the party causing the injury. Before we can\n>  close this matter, we require additional information from you.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nAre they obligated to respond? If so, how should they respond?\n\n\n","text_label":"liability","title":"Liability for neighbor injured on my property"}
{"Id":8727,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-04-23T05:58:57.100","Score":0,"ViewCount":28.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-04-23T06:45:33.917","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Can a well-known, general, legal rule(s) of law overrule a claim made within a terms of service agreement that a customer has agreed to?\n\n\nSomething along the lines of \"the claim was rejected because they were not acting in good faith\". Is there a name for this concept? \n\n\nAn example would be appreciated.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"Can a general rule of law be used to reject a claim made within a signed service agreement?"}
{"Id":47443,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-12-13T20:54:21.830","Score":0,"ViewCount":48.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-12-13T23:22:54.760","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"**Background** (as I understand it in California)\n\n\nMy friends, some stranger, or myself are allowed to do minor repairs (minor plumbing or electrical work) to a home, without the need for professional licenses\/certifications. As long as no one is doing it as a paid professional.\n\n\nWe can also do major renovations or demolitions (major plumbing, etc.) as long as we get local permits first.\n\n\nAgain, all without the need for professional licenses\/certifications. As long as no one is doing it as a paid professional.\n\n\n**Question**\n\n\nIf I'm filming and paying actors doing these tasks, would this be legal? \n\n\nI've hired them to **act** like licensed professionals not **be** licensed professionals.\n\n\nIn these situations\/scenes, these tasks may or may not get complete fully, but they would be doing the **actual tasks**, not just a fake version of them.\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"Tasks which require professional licenses by non-licensed persons"}
{"Id":16339,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-01-11T07:25:01.963","Score":5,"ViewCount":1398.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-03-21T04:03:55.160","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I recently discovered several videos on YouTube talking about a new form of public art called Reverse Grafitti, the idea being that instead of adding paint to a wall, you form an image by selectively cleaning it. This creates a temporary form that will fade naturally within a short (few months) timeframe.\n\n\nHere is a video demonstrating the idea: <https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ut96pkYUOiM>\n\n\nNow I know that in most places, grafitti is illegal. However, here are my questions:\n\n\n1. Is \"Reverse Grafitti\" considered Grafitti? and\n2. Have any similar ideas been brought before a court? What was the result?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"What is the legality of \"reverse grafitti\"?"}
{"Id":7445,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-02-29T09:32:49.917","Score":0,"ViewCount":965.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-02-29T22:16:34.740","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have a question regarding the use of Android.\n\n\nWe want to sell devices, that are equipped with a modified Android-System. \n\n\n* Some things are restricted\n* Some apps are preinstalled\n* We use the company logo when booting the system.\n\n\nIs there something we need to consider in this case?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can I use a modfied copy of the Android OS in a commercial application?"}
{"Id":1260,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-07-22T01:52:23.613","Score":4,"ViewCount":262.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-07-22T21:15:13.460","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am making a website for a client who has a store and is trying to sell their products on the web now. I told the client that they would need to provide me with images of all of their products and instead, they directed me to the websites that sell the same items and told me to use their images instead.\n\n\nI explained that we would need to at least provide a shoutout to the website for using their images but the client does not want this.\n\n\nDo I need to be worried about using another web site's images when I am simply the builder of the web site who is not gaining any personal benefit besides being able to use the web site as part of my portfolio?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"How to avoid image copyright infringement"}
{"Id":6954,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-02-05T17:08:15.560","Score":2,"ViewCount":452.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-02-05T17:58:19.533","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"So, if it's either such an esoteric language that only the signatories speak it (say, a new variant of Esperanto, or an idioticon between twins)? Or if it were an archaic language- say, the two foremost professors of classical language in the world sign a contract written in a language which people technically know about, and can become experts in, but which essentially no one else has devoted the time and energy necessary to become expert in?\n\n\n(I ask because it is Friday in Iceland.)\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Is a contract valid if it's in a language only the signatories speak?"}
{"Id":43844,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-08-18T08:06:02.140","Score":2,"ViewCount":118.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-08-27T12:30:50.737","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"So in the state of California in Napa county, a 19-year-old male was hanging out with a 15-year-old girl. They were thought to be caught in a sexual act. after they were taken into questioning and they were both let go. the male was told by the police to not have contact With her and to not return to the city. (American Canyon). Its been a year and a half the case was dropped and no charges where pressed. Is the 19-year-old male able to go back to the city and see his friend?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Freedom to travel"}
{"Id":38373,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-03-24T04:58:24.270","Score":3,"ViewCount":618.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-03-26T21:07:32.037","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I've been wondering about this. I know that, say, it is generally a crime to file a false police report, and the motivation for this seems logical because that it wastes police time and resources - and thus takes them away from being able to spend them on real leads, and thus also to degrade the public safety by that little bit.\n\n\nBut I also know that, if one admits to making a crime on a public forum, such as an Internet forum, it is possible that a prosecutor who is looking at such fora could potentially use the admission to bring charges, even if the admission is not specifically directed toward one. However, what I wonder about is if some of the above logic does not also, then, apply to a situation like this: if one were to, given this fact, *falsely* announce on such a forum that one had committed a crime that one actually did not, could it amount to having the same effect of wasting prosecutor\/law enforcement time albeit in a more indirect way that sneaks through their attitudes, and thus potentially also be considered some kind of crime?\n\n\n(I want to point out I'm not referring to making a false claim to be the perpetrator of a known crime, or to falsely claim someone else is that perpetrator to, say, get reward money. I'm referring specifically to announcing an *unknown* crime one did not commit, a crime that does not exist, on a public venue like a forum that is not *specifically* a channel to police or other authorities. If a prosecutor got ahold of it and tried to pursue it, and it were during the course of that proven a hoax, what would happen?)\n\n\nFWIW, the country in question is the United States.\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Is it a crime to falsely claim to have committed a crime to someone not a legal authority?"}
{"Id":45459,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-10-12T17:47:22.323","Score":7,"ViewCount":970.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-10-12T18:30:54.303","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"If I draw an imaginary character and use a photograph as reference for human body\/pose, is that legal, copyright-wise? Let's say I change the hair and the face? I know it needs to be 80% different, but not sure how much % a figure pose is worth. Basically, the pose is the only thing that would be the same.\n\n\nCountry I'm in (for laws): USA\n\n\n(posted this on arts and crafts originally, but they said it's better posted here)\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is using a photo reference for pose fair use?"}
{"Id":49412,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-02-25T17:32:20.003","Score":5,"ViewCount":2197.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-02-26T19:49:40.270","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I have a website hosted in a European server. The website is static (serverless) so I can take advantage of a CDN to serve its whole content.\n\n\nA CDN is, basically, a distributed network of servers. That means that a copy of my website would be hosted on several servers around the world. User requests are (ideally) directed to the server which is closest to the user. By doing so, a CDN improves the performance of the site. \n\n\nHow is this relevant concerning the GDPR?\n\n\n1. By using a CDN I'm adding to the system a new third-party that will collect the IP and other metadata from my users. Obviously I can't get consent from the user beforehand: when they hit the server it is already too late.\n2. Probably, users will get routed to a server close to them, but this is not guaranteed. I don't know to which server they are going to connect. I don't even know the country. It could be that a German user end up sending his IP, browser footprint, etc. to a server in Japan (unlikely but possible). Because I don't know it, I can't inform the user about it.\n\n\nMy assumptions are:\n\n\n1. Without CDN, the hosting provider would collect that same data so I don't think there is a relevant difference. I just need to inform my users in the privacy policy which CDN provider I use and that it collects personal data on the basis of legitimate interests (Art.6(1)(f)), as I do with the hosting provider.\n2. Because there is a potential transfer of personal data out of the EU, I must ensure that the DPA that I sign with the CDN provider includes the SCC. Also, I must inform the users about this possible data transfer in my privacy policy.\n\n\nAre my assumptions correct?\n\n\nIs there, in the frame of the GDPR, any other aspect to take in consideration when using a CDN?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"GDPR and CDN (content delivery networks)"}
{"Id":6697,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-01-28T15:21:40.950","Score":2,"ViewCount":325.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-01-28T17:54:26.343","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If I appear in a video wearing a shirt with a copyrighted image on it, is that a violation?\n\n\nWhat about if the artwork is being used as an illustration? For example, if I'm doing a video tutorial on painting, and use a painting someone else has done to illustrate a point, or as example of a particular method.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Does copyright cover the use of artwork in a video?"}
{"Id":7141,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-02-14T05:12:42.450","Score":0,"ViewCount":63.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-02-14T17:05:21.493","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"i have a question regarding software development contracts.\n\n\nTake for instance two company, A and B whose primary business mainly involves the reconfiguring and resale of microcomputer system. \n\n\nCompany A and company B had a signed letter agreement which tasked company B to build a video editing system for company A. After the completion of the system, company B will have the rights to own one half interest in the software. \n\n\nIn such a situation, is it a normal contract or is it a software development contract.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Existence of a software development contract"}
{"Id":16685,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-01-26T19:53:10.327","Score":1,"ViewCount":328.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-01-27T00:25:34.137","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":7,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Does a company have the right to sniff all the traffic on their network irrespective of whether it contains personal data of employees if they show a warning message which states \"...are subject to having their activities on the system intercepted, monitored and recorded.\"\n\n\n1. Does US law states anything about this?\n2. Does company policy enforcement with such a warning override the right to not be subject to surveillance?\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Does a company have the right to perform MITM SSL stripping attack on their employees?"}
{"Id":38128,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-03-14T18:16:35.380","Score":0,"ViewCount":760.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-03-15T10:45:27.270","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I recently received a letter from my employer's HR department telling me that they've given me too much paid leave and they would like the additional money back, however, we are disputing the actual amount I owe as I'm getting two different answers from two different areas of the company about whether the figures are correct or not. My regional office's HR guy (who passes information up to HR at head office to pay us) is saying that we accrue holiday on our paid leave, but the number of leave hours I've accrued according to HR at head office does not include any time I would've accrued while on leave.\n\n\nTo clarify, I work part-time, six days a week with a minimum of four hour shifts and our leave is worked out as roughly 12% of the hours we earn, so for working 100 hours, I'd accrue 12 hours of annual leave which can be broken down to three days at 4 hours each or less should I claim more, say two days at six hours each, and I can theoretically take as many days off as I like provided I have enough leave left.\n\n\nDoes the law state that I accrue holiday on the hours of **paid leave** I ask for? Or would this be something the company decides to include the hours of paid leave when calculating how many hours of leave I've accrued? I've checked my contract but it doesn't mention anything about it.\n\n\nI've found plenty of information on this concerning unpaid leave and sickness, but not paid leave which was approved beforehand.\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"UK - Do I accrue holiday when on paid leave?"}
{"Id":9562,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-05-29T11:48:04.050","Score":0,"ViewCount":82.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-05-29T15:57:13.880","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"What is the legal effect of a successful \"as applied\" challenge? Does it cancel out the whole law or just create new enforcement guidelines which suggest that the applied conduct should not be punished?\n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"What is the legal effect of a successful \"as applied\" challenge?"}
{"Id":14339,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-10-01T12:53:35.887","Score":1,"ViewCount":85.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-10-01T21:28:37.243","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Suppose you purchase a CD containing some computer software (e.g. a video game) and a perpetual license to use that software. Included on the disc are songs encoded as, for example, mp3 files. These are not encrypted and can be read\/copied by a standard operating system. The mp3 files form part of the software in the sense that the software contains code to play the music as part of its usage experience (e.g. as background music for a title screen or menu).\n\n\nMy question is whether you have an implied license to use the music out of context, such as:\n\n\n* playing the music file with a third party media player application (i.e. not in the manner originally intended by the software designer)\n* transferring the mp3 files to another device (e.g. a portable music player) for the purpose of listening to them independently of the software on the CD.\n* trans-coding the music from one (unencrypted) file format to another (for example, compressing the music from .wav to .mp3).\n\n\nI am in the UK, but am also interested in hearing about international approaches to this issue.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Listening to software music out of context"}
{"Id":38605,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-03-30T19:12:45.567","Score":3,"ViewCount":298.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-02-11T01:00:58.890","AnswerCount":5.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"From what I understand, a [\"representation\"](https:\/\/definitions.uslegal.com\/r\/representation\/) is a statement of fact that underpins e.g., a contract.\n\n\nMy understanding is that a [\"warranty\"](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Warranty) is a promise that if something isn't true, it will be \"made true\" during the course of the warranty's life. E.g. \"If your widget doesn't work within the first year of sale, we'll give you another one that works.\"\n\n\nWithin the above context, I am confused by the dual term \"representation and warranty\" or \"represents and warrants\" in a contract. What exactly does it mean? Put another way, how can something be both a statement of fact and a promise? Or does a term that draws on two other terms have a \"third\" meaning?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"What's the difference between a \"representation\" and a \"representation and warranty?\""}
{"Id":44348,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-09-02T16:22:52.650","Score":4,"ViewCount":1161.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-09-03T08:46:41.253","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Contracts generally have terminations clauses allowing either party to eventually end the obligation imposed on them by a contract. E.g. the buyer may have to notify the seller of termination in writing; the service may, at its sole discretion, terminate a user for breaking the rules; the agreement may terminate on a specific date and so on. In principle, a contract could be written in such a way that the service has the right to terminate the agreement, but the customer cannot terminate the agreement (so they are stuck with that cell service provider for life). Assume that the contracts in question are contracts of adhesion (take it or leave it, customer). In the scenario, (1) there may be an explicit statement that the customer is perpetually bound or (2) there is no statement regarding termination by the customer: I assume the answer is different depending on whether the contract is silent.\n\n\nIs there any statutory or case law that addresses the enforceability of perpetual contracts (general common law, unless the answer is too jurisdiction in which case US)? I understand that a contract can obligate a customer to do something in exchange for receiving X, so I'm not asking if *quid* can be extinguished when there exists a viable *quo* within the statute if limits. I am also not asking about perpetual copyright licenses.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Are perpetual contracts enforceable?"}
{"Id":56,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-05-27T02:39:05.263","Score":20,"ViewCount":1277.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-06-08T19:00:37.950","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"![Screencap of a Simpsons episode showing Sprawl-Mart](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/lA8bY.png)\n\n\nOften, when I watch TV shows, I'll see or hear about an imitation of a real brand name. \n\n\nAs an example, here is a parody of Walmart from The Simpsons\nThe store in the picture is unambiguously supposed to represent Walmart. They're even using Walmart's Styling\n\n\nIs there any legal reason why they do this? and if there is, does it provide any actual legal protection? \n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Is there a legal reason why fictional shows use imitation brand names?"}
{"Id":47432,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-12-13T11:07:29.403","Score":1,"ViewCount":235.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-11-01T17:07:46.410","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"As it commonly known, the [right to be forgotten](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Right_to_be_forgotten) is a fundamental right in the modern informational society. It is the right of an individual to obtain erasure of his personal data from the online and offline directories immediately upon request without undue delay.\n\n\nThe perfect example of implementation of this fundamental rule is [European GDPR rules](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/General_Data_Protection_Regulation) which clearly state principles and obligations in [Article 17](https:\/\/gdpr-info.eu\/art-17-gdpr\/) and recitals 65 and 66. Everybody working in EU and EEA areas is obliged to abide this law and individuals have tools and mechanism to prosecute legal entities that break these regulations.\n\n\nWhat about US? Is there any similar law within US legal system which I can use effectively to push for observance of my right to forget? I.e. to push websites, web-services and other online\/offline entities to delete my personal data.\n\n\nIs there any way to punish them by law if they deny to do that?\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Right to be forgotten in US legal system. Practical approach for erasure?"}
{"Id":33143,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-11-03T10:24:11.337","Score":2,"ViewCount":204.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-11-03T22:23:46.497","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I was wondering if a person could be charged with selling something like drugs, illegal firearms, or stolen items if they are never caught possessing them?\n\n\nI have seen in movies where they will take payment and then say that the location will be given to the buyer later via a call or text. Is this enough evidence to charge the seller with crime? I have heard phrases like possession is 9\/10 of the law. Then you hear of kingpins like El Chapo getting arrested and it makes you wonder. Seems like most kingpins never touch the merchandise at least on TV. Is it the same in real law?\n\n\nCould a dark web seller be charged selling drugs if they are never caught possessing them? You hear of dark web drug sales a lot on the net. Is this why it's so common?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Can an individual be charged with selling an illegal substance if they are not in possession?"}
{"Id":35857,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-01-02T04:09:11.860","Score":3,"ViewCount":89.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-01-07T09:36:04.127","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am creating a privacy policy for an app that I have developed by myself. Since there is no other person legally responsible, is it ok if I use the word \"I\" in the privacy policy?  \n\nExtra info: \n\n\n* This app will be on the app store and google play store\n* \"I\" refers to me (the creator of the app)\n\n\nExample:\n\n\n\n> \n> ***I*** use analytics services to analyze how users use the app. These services may track how long users use the app, what pages inside the\n>  app users visit, and errors users encounter.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Is it proper to use \"I\" in a privacy policy?"}
{"Id":25543,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-01-23T18:43:38.843","Score":1,"ViewCount":137.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-01-23T22:35:38.063","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"In *[NBA vs. Motorola](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Basketball_Ass%27n_v._Motorola,_Inc.)* where Motorola did not infringe NBA's copyright by publishing scores of games. However, I am wondering if published scores are copyrightable. \n\n\nFor instance, the result \"Bulls 99-89 Lakers\" itself may not be copyrightable (since it's a fact), but what if it is published on the NBA website? If I want to use the score that is published on the NBA website (without reaching an agreement with NBA), would I infringe NBA's copyright in that case?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Are published sports results copyrightable?"}
{"Id":37518,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-02-22T17:39:20.957","Score":1,"ViewCount":37.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-02-22T18:09:58.323","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I resigned from a company and it was documented in a meeting with my district manager that I would receive compensation for the way I left. It changed the way I left the organization as I had 3 different ways to leave, but as I am leaving, I am being told the meeting document is incorrect in regards to the original written contract. Does this meeting document supersede my original written contract? Do I have rights in regards to this meeting document given to me? \n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"Written document from meeting in spite of a contract"}
{"Id":44257,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-08-30T00:00:45.993","Score":-1,"ViewCount":67.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-08-30T00:59:12.650","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"If I agreed to plead guilty to a charge and after pleading guilty the courts impose on me that I plead guilty to the actual crime, then what rights do I have in this case? Can they charge me with an attempted burglary charge even if that's not what I plead guilty to?\n\n\nI think I need an attorney. I was forced to plead guilty to this crime and I was not involved in this crime. I agreed to plead guilty to something else and that was dismissed once I plead guilty the charge was changed to attempted burglary.\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Issues with a Guilty Plea"}
{"Id":1639,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-08-05T01:57:33.343","Score":31,"ViewCount":21927.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-08-03T21:22:09.770","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"From the [Wikipedia page](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trolley_problem) on the trolley problem:\n\n\n\n> \n> There is a runaway trolley barreling down the railway tracks. Ahead,\n>  on the tracks, there are five people tied up and unable to move. The\n>  trolley is headed straight for them. You are standing some distance\n>  off in the train yard, next to a lever. If you pull this lever, the\n>  trolley will switch to a different set of tracks. However, you notice\n>  that there is one person on the side track. You have two options: (1)\n>  Do nothing, and the trolley kills the five people on the main track.\n>  (2) Pull the lever, diverting the trolley onto the side track where it\n>  will kill one person.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n[![enter image description here](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/UJuc8.jpg)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/UJuc8.jpg)\n\n\nWhat are the legal aspects of finding yourself in a train yard in the United States when this happens? Is it a crime to pull the lever? Is it a crime to not pull the lever? Does it depend on if you're professionally qualified to pull the lever?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"What is the legal take on the trolley problem?"}
{"Id":18311,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-04-09T17:47:39.937","Score":1,"ViewCount":152.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-04-11T07:05:09.777","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I want to download a HTML code from this website: \"<http:\/\/www.cssscript.com\/pure-css-floating-labels-for-text-fields\/>\", the license is \"Unknown\", this mean that I can edit and add the code the my website without write any License text in the edited code?\nIn the website which I want to download the code I found this sentance:\" Inspired by\u00a0Matt D. Smith\u2019s design and created by\u00a0skielbasa.\"\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"Add Code With Unknown License"}
{"Id":18504,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-04-20T03:53:36.617","Score":1,"ViewCount":35.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-04-20T23:33:28.260","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I just read about Apple's [App Store Review Guideline](https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/app-store\/review\/guidelines\/#in-app-purchase):\n\n\n\n> \n> Apps may not include buttons, external links, or other calls to action that direct customers to purchasing mechanisms other than IAP.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nWhat's the scope of this requirement? Does it only apply to payment to `unlock features or functionality within your app` or all payment behavior? Do online payment apps (Line Pay, Alipay) violate this guideline? After all, their sole purpose is to direct customers to their own payment mechanism.\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"Mobile payment app: infringement of Apple's IAP guideline?"}
{"Id":14182,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-09-23T22:39:52.060","Score":2,"ViewCount":2229.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-09-27T01:02:04.357","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Let's say that someone scams me, yet I manage to find this person and tell that if I'm not paid some money I will press charges as theft by deception. Does this also qualify as extortion? Generally, is asking money to not inform authorities or to not witness for someone a crime of any kind?\n\n\nEDIT: While there is already a similar question with an answer that just says yes, I wish I could know the details (law, case, reference...).\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Does asking money to not press a criminal charge also constitute extortion?"}
{"Id":14957,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-11-02T22:07:19.863","Score":0,"ViewCount":329.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-11-03T17:34:50.900","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Let's consider this case.\n\n\nJohn and Bill works together for apartment reparation in 10th floor. John unintentionally put big heavy hammer near the open window, after 5 minutes Bill accidentally (unintentionally) hit this hammer and it fall down from 10th floor and killed somebody.\n\n\nBoth of them went to court. Let's say we have ideal case. Everybody accept this story. There is no doubt that it was accident. John confirm, yes, I unintentionally put hammer near windows, Bill confirm yes, I accidentally (unintentionally) hit hammer and it fall down.\n\n\nTheoretically if John would not put this hammer near the window, Bill would not drop it down and nobody would be killed. In this sense John is guilty.\n\n\nFrom other side if Bill would be more careful and would not drop this hammer also nobody would not be killed. In this sense Bill is guilty.\n\n\nMy question: If it is classified as \"[Negligent homicide](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Negligent_homicide)\", What normal judge in Western World will decide about this case? Who is guilty and who will go to jail?\nJohn, Bill or both?\n\n\nIf both are guilty, will they have the same responsibility, like 5 years in jail for john and 5 years in jail for Bill or Bill will get more?\n\n\nUpdate:\n\n\nIf it is difficult with criminal-law, let's say hammer fall down to the car and let's assume nobody has insurance. Who will pay for the car reparation in this case? John, Bill or both? and if both, each will pay 50% or different?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Shared responsibility in criminal law"}
{"Id":17350,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-02-25T04:19:26.790","Score":2,"ViewCount":2714.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-02-25T17:17:10.010","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I know in some contracts it specifically states \"this contract can only be modified in writing by an addendum\". I've read this is redundant as it's always true. I've also seen explicit terms in addenda saying things like \"this addendum takes precedence, supersedes or prevails over any conflicts, contradictions or inconsistencies with the contract\". Is this necessary? Isn't this type of statement redundant too as that's the whole point of an addendum?\n\n\nIs there a natural limit to an addendum, for example is a new contract ever required? For example say the initial contract says \"Joe will pay Sam $100 each month\" but then the addendum says \"Joe will pay Robert $200 bi-monthly\". Is this the point of having the clause about supersede\/precedents?\n\n\nBasically what I'm asking is, are there any rules for addenda, for example can they both add to, remove from and modify the original contract?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"When and how does an addendum apply?"}
{"Id":28469,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-05-14T05:31:38.070","Score":0,"ViewCount":115.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-11-18T07:38:55.673","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Why don't most privacy policies include links to the privacy policy of the company that is hosting the website? One would think that that given all the data that the host collects, that would be required.\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Website Privacy Policy: Include link to internet host's policy?"}
{"Id":41334,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-05-23T04:13:51.560","Score":0,"ViewCount":233.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-05-23T04:50:47.557","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":7,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Lets say I create a program that generates random text based on a seed value.\n\n\nI then create a secondary program, which uses incremental seeds with the initial program to generate several trillion strings of text. It compares each string against a library of copyrighted works to see if there are matches, and writes down the seed alongside the name of the work if it does.\n\n\nThe end result is a list of seeds that can be used with the original program to generate a specific copyrighted work.\n\n\nWhat would then be the legal status of these seeds? Would sharing them be considered copyright infringement?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"How would copyright law affect a seedable random text generator?"}
{"Id":23353,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-10-15T22:17:38.880","Score":-2,"ViewCount":62.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-10-18T22:20:58.190","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"On my website I'm displaying the available payment options on the main shop page. \nIt's just there to inform the visitor; there is no interaction with these icons.\nI changed the look of them to fit the design of my site better.\n\n\nMost of these companies have **strict Identity-Guidelines** that don't allow these changes. \n\n\n**Does posting these modified images violate copyright law?** \n\n\n[![enter image description here](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/1YgXY.png)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/1YgXY.png)\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Changing the look of payment options on a Website? Identity-Guidelines"}
{"Id":10769,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-06-06T07:50:40.587","Score":-2,"ViewCount":156.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-09-01T15:21:40.337","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I wonder whether it is legal to debloat and remove ads from Windows 10?\n\n\n","text_label":"software","title":"Is it legal to remove Metro apps from Windows 10?"}
{"Id":8043,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-03-26T19:40:04.267","Score":0,"ViewCount":41.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-03-26T20:06:42.190","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"i have a question pertaining to the copyrights of web content. \nI understand that the web design of a website belonging to a business is protected by the copyright law. However can this be said for web icons that exist on the webpage?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Web icons copyrightable?"}
{"Id":41776,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-06-05T11:47:17.387","Score":1,"ViewCount":62.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-06-05T13:10:54.780","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am tasked with making a due diligence of legacy software. Part of this is to reassess all software dependencies and their licensing. However, there are various ambiguities, occurring most commonly in old code.\n\n\nI am now facing this particular issue:\nI have a dependency that I have seen to be indicated in the code to be licensed under `L-GPL`. With a fair amount of certainty this can be identified as the [GNU Lesser GPL](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/GNU_Lesser_General_Public_License). However, I cannot find information about the version this refers to.\n\n\nMy question is what version should I assume, and I can think of several options:\n\n\n1. The version of the time of creation of the software, namely [LGPL 2.1](https:\/\/www.gnu.org\/licenses\/old-licenses\/lgpl-2.1.html), or\n2. The version of the time of our use of the software, which practically would allow me to choose today's most recent version, i.e. [LGPL 3.0](https:\/\/www.gnu.org\/licenses\/lgpl-3.0.en.html).\n\n\nTo my understanding the difference between the two is negligible, but the combination of legal and technical context urges me to try to be specific as much as possible.\n\n\nPlease, excuse me if this question has already been asked in some other form and I haven't been able to identify it with my searches.\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"License ambiguity - When license version is not specified by author?"}
{"Id":31163,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-08-21T17:48:33.593","Score":2,"ViewCount":228.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-08-21T17:48:33.593","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"The company L was offering me a lower salary than my previous job. I negotiated and was ready to turn it down if they can't make the salary enough to make a true lateral move. Finally, after 3 rounds of negotiation, they gave me a number just enough for me to make a true lateral move and I accepted the offer.\n\n\nBefore I accepted a job offer, I asked the HR how much 401K matching is and was told that it is six percent, period. After my first day, I found out that the matching is only \"20% of the first 6%\". That equals 1.2%. I blamed HR for providing misleading info and asked if they can keep their words or raise my salary to match the loss. My boss said he couldn't and accused me of \"not happy with what the company offer\" and terminate my employment after 1 week of hire with a 2-week notice.\n\n\nFYI: Although my previous job has a lower salary, the bonus, the 6% 401K matching, and benefits are much better. Before accepting the offer, I calculated all salary and benefits to compensate for what I lost if I accept the offer, and came up with a number, which the company agreed to offer me by going over their budget.\n\n\nI guess the company found me too expensive and rather keep the other person (they hired one guy and me in the same position) which could be cheaper. Now I have to file unemployment insurance (UI) which provides just 1\/5 of my salary. My family cannot survive with the UI benefit.\n\n\nCan I sue the company for providing misleading info and terminate the employment even when I didn't do anything wrong? If I knew the 401K matching earlier, I would either put it into the calculation to compensate for the loss of benefits or turn down the offer. The offer letter didn't say anything about at-will, just FYI.\n\n\nI'm in Georgia, US.\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Can I sue the company for providing misleading info and terminate the employment even when I didn't do anything wrong?"}
{"Id":5956,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-12-21T12:52:54.883","Score":1,"ViewCount":79.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-12-23T08:02:24.163","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I was wondering what the legality is in the following situation.\n\n\nUser signs up to site A. Just above the submit button user is notified that signing up to site A will also sign user up to site B (which they may not ever use). They have no choice.\n\n\nSite A is a blog and site B is an e-commerce site, both 'owned' by the same person.\n\n\nIs this, firstly, legal? If so, is it advised? Or should the user always have the option to choose whether they want to signup or not?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Automatic website signup without user consent"}
{"Id":47651,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-12-22T05:36:15.210","Score":1,"ViewCount":163.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-01-22T14:57:14.170","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"The character is leaning his head across state lines and getting high of an unknown substance, which isn't federally scheduled, and is legal in one state, but illegal in another. In the illegal state, a DUI is a citation, while in the legal state, a DUI is a gross misdemeanor. \n\n\nThe character is on his motorcycle with the rest of his body sitting sidesaddle on a motorcycle that is parked and turned off in the illegal state, but is consuming and possessing the drug in the illegal state. \n\n\nWhen he's done, he throws the cigarette in a nearby puddle in the legal state and gives the officer the middle finger in the legal state, turns on his engine, rides away into a nearby shed and lets the drug take him over.\n\n\nThe cops in the illegal state don't write tickets for DUIs unless they're generally in big vehicles, and he was on a motorcycle, which they don't ever charge people with DUIs for...\n\n\nSo did my character find a loophole and outsmarted the police in both states? \n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Writing a story. A criminal is on the border of a state with different drug possession laws"}
{"Id":41348,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-05-23T14:30:56.537","Score":1,"ViewCount":101.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-05-23T15:09:39.813","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I have seen others, and may have once or twice, stepped into an open parking spot to \"reserve it\" for my friend who is coming by, say within a minutes.\n\n\n* What laws if any are those \"saving a spot\" breaking?\n* What recourse does the blocked driver looking for an open parking spot have?\n\n\n","text_label":"civil-law","title":"Saving a parking spot and legal recourse"}
{"Id":44186,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-08-27T22:09:45.000","Score":-2,"ViewCount":113.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-08-28T12:26:10.990","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"If an officer pulls a car over and I get out start running, the officer ends up hurting himself, can I be charged with a felony and how much jail time if any?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Running from the police"}
{"Id":26827,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-03-13T18:06:32.820","Score":1,"ViewCount":191.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-11-09T01:02:10.500","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I helped in the implementation of a friend's project by doing some coding work, but did not get an acknowledgement of it in his research paper, tied with the thesis. How can I claim my right? I actually wrote a module for him.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"How to claim the copyright of the code written by me"}
{"Id":1985,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-08-23T05:21:17.627","Score":11,"ViewCount":1742.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-08-24T22:53:36.663","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Let's say I create a computer program that randomly chooses words and records them. Now, this generator spits out an exact word-for-word copy of a non-public-domain book. \n\n\nIf I publish this (without knowing it's a copy), would I be in violation of the original book's copyrights? What if I could reasonably prove that it was generated randomly?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is a randomly-generated book a violation of copyright?"}
{"Id":48687,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-02-01T15:15:52.450","Score":2,"ViewCount":87.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-02-03T09:07:55.163","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am aware that ebooks actually have a license (usually) which prohibits a user from sharing an ebook.\n\n\nI am curious, if, as a programmer, I can have a system (say an online session) where only one user (not necessarily the original purchaser) can use\/view an ebook (i.e. it is not replicated or distributed) at any given time, will it be legal for me to share my ebooks?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can I 'lend' an ebook?"}
{"Id":46032,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-10-31T06:57:52.570","Score":0,"ViewCount":62.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-10-31T08:54:59.550","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm in more interest of intellectual property stuff. For example if I'd like to take a picture of some masterpiece painting in the Louvre museum, can I spread thic pic or even sell via different photostocks. And can I take a pics with 360 cameras in museum for commercial purposes? Thanks\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"What is the status of arts at museums?"}
{"Id":50040,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-03-19T18:25:39.417","Score":0,"ViewCount":64.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-03-19T23:22:34.843","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm working on a series of books that I plan on publishing only as epubs (e.g. Kindle). Just as books are marketed as \"Penguin\" or \"Alfred Knopf,\" I'd like to get a trademark that I can list on my books.\n\n\nI've learned that can't get a trademark for a single title. You have to have a **series** of titles to qualify.\n\n\nHowever, it isn't clear to me what is meant by \"series.\" Do they mean well define series, like \"My Horse Book,\" \"My Horse Book II,\" etc.? Or does series in this case simply refer to multiple books?\n\n\nI'm already working on half a dozen books focusing on a variety of topics, including state symbols, political science and philosophy.\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"What constitutes a series of books for trademark purposes?"}
{"Id":16912,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-02-04T18:49:17.897","Score":1,"ViewCount":160.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-02-04T20:37:18.293","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"In the USA, can an employer be held liable for their employee's federal income tax \u2013 specifically if the employer failed to inform employee of their responsibility to pay their own income taxes?\n\n\nLet's say an employer reports a worker to the IRS as a contractor (1099), but fools the worker into thinking they are a full-time (W-2) employee. Would there be a legal case to be had in holding the employer liable for that worker's federal income tax?\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Can an employer owe money for an employee's income tax?"}
{"Id":41714,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-06-03T17:39:25.180","Score":0,"ViewCount":55.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-06-04T22:37:18.143","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Simply put, I'm developing a 'social' app centered around similar interests in brands (specifically restaurants). The main function of the app has users add restaurants to a 'shareable favorites list' of sorts. I intend on generating profit through ads or possibly otherwise in the future\n\n\nIf I intend on generating profit from ad revenue, am I allowed to reference said brands\/franchises? Does the answer change if I use a trademarked logo? If not, does it change if all entries of restuarants and logos are added to the database by users and not the app owner(s)?\n\n\n*Ex. If my app's feature allows users to access entries for McDonald's, Burger King, and Wendy's (which have respective locations and trademarked logos attached to them), will I get sued for making a profit off of that feature the app?*\n\n\n","text_label":"software","title":"Is it illegal to reference other brands in an app for profit?"}
{"Id":6394,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-01-14T20:44:32.163","Score":10,"ViewCount":1221.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-01-09T14:23:50.950","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Many years ago I was walking down the street when several patrol cars quickly pulled up, police jumped out and sternly stated, \"Stop. Can I see some ID?\" (with hands on guns\/tasers ready for a chase).\n\n\nNaturally I stopped and showed ID. No problem. \n\n\nOnce the officers saw I was cooperative and not trying to be difficult, they lowered their defenses and became much more cordial. \n\n\nI learned that I \"matched the description\" of someone who apparently had just moments before committed an armed robbery a few blocks away. Okay, so I get why I was stopped. Again, no problem. They took my information and let me go on my way.\n\n\nA few days later, two officers knocked on my door and asked if I would \"come down to the station to be part of a photo line-up.\" Note that I have no criminal record and there is most likely nothing \"on file\" that would have been sufficient for the police to use.\n\n\nDue to my circumstances - just got off work, had a job that left me smelling of gas, tar, and asphalt and very, very greasy and grimy and I hadn't had a chance to clean up yet - I politely turned down their request. This wasn't a problem. The officers went on their way.\n\n\nMuch later I read somewhere that one should **never** pose for a photo line up because if the \"witness\" makes a mistake you could be in a whole lot of trouble quickly with little or no cause for it.\n\n\n**Is it ever a good idea to pose for a photo line up if you haven't been charged with anything?**\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Is it ever a good idea to volunteer for a \"photo line up\"?"}
{"Id":1770,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-08-12T00:01:35.787","Score":2,"ViewCount":60.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-08-12T00:58:11.447","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"The question:\nIf I am missing time at work, and spending free time, to do research to free myself from a 'crime' I didn't commit, can I sue 'the plaintiff'?\n\n\nThe background:\nA rental car company is accusing me of doing ~2000 dollars worth of damage to the locks on one of their cars, they said that I must have locked myself out and trashed the door trying to break in.\n\n\nI have hours of footage of the car in the hotel lot where I parked it, pictures showing the car in the condition it was returned, and the car was inspected when dropped off. There is more information I could provide, but it suffices to say that I have mountains of incontrovertible evidence showing that I never broke the car. Three dealers have quoted me a price of ~$300 to repair the damage they are describing. In addition, they have tried to charge me twice today, once for 2000, and once for 500 dollars, and I had to cancel my credit card to prevent them from continuing to try to get whatever sum they can. I have spent the last eight hours gathering this information, I plan to write them a letter tonight, mail it tomorrow, will probably be in contact with them again at least once more, and so will be spending more of my time defending myself against a 'thief'. I have read online that rental car companies will do this sometimes, and that there is no way out of their fees, but that part I already have covered. the question is:\n\n\nIs there some way for me to inconvenience them (monetarily or otherwise) to get a sense justice? \n\n\n","text_label":"liability","title":"Being Paid for Preparation Time"}
{"Id":21575,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-07-29T12:07:20.473","Score":0,"ViewCount":58.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-08-04T20:12:12.283","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"One of the big consultancy firms has a really good methodology on company health evaluation. This methodology and their work is widely published on the internet and also in books. \n\n\nNow I want to use this methodology, analysis in roughly the same way as the consultancy it presented in their book. Purpose is too slightly adapt it and make it available for the medium sized companies (not the big multinationals). \n\n\nThere are some deviations but roughly the figures and tables will be used. Also wording will be a bit different\n\n\nObviously in the books\/websites it is stated that it is their copyright.\n\n\nIs it allowed to make use of their methodology and analysis? What are the constraints?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Copyright on methodology from published book"}
{"Id":22927,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-09-27T21:57:42.207","Score":2,"ViewCount":81.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-09-27T22:24:55.960","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have a divorce ruling from 4 years ago (30+ year marriage) which has granted me maintenance based on my ex's income. He has recently decided to retire and filed a motion to modify and\/or remove this maintenance. \n\n\nThe paper I received says that he sent it before 5pm on 9\/18, but I just received it today 9\/27 (via first class mail) and the judge is hearing the motion 10\/4. I plan on filing a written opposition to his motion, but I'm not sure I can get it filed in time. Is there a way I can delay\/dismiss the hearing on the grounds that I wasn't given proper notice?\n\n\nI live in Illinois\n\n\n","text_label":"civil-law","title":"Not enough time to oppose a motion"}
{"Id":36741,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-01-31T01:33:18.723","Score":0,"ViewCount":333.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-01-31T20:07:34.930","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Seller had a standard Real Estate contract with a section entitled \"Cash Funds and Financing Contingency\" the checked paragraph stated: \n\n\n* No Contingency on Obtaining Cash Funds\n\n\n. \"Buyer represents there are no contingencies on Buyer obtaining the necessary cash.....sub chapter A, Verification of Cash Funds... Buyer to provide evidence that is satisfactory to Seller of the availability of Cash funds... within a certain time frame... \nThe Buyer HAS NOT provided evidence nor additional earnest monies per contract.... does this release seller from contact ... as a Breach of Contract?... as now the Buyer is NOT providing evidence but threatening a law suit.... \n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"Buyers \"breach of contract\" by not providing \"proof of funds\"....is it enforcable and nulls purchase contract?"}
{"Id":11185,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-06-25T00:26:26.200","Score":3,"ViewCount":317.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-03-28T14:51:59.487","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"As I understand it, the Right to be Forgotten was promulgated solely as an EU regulation[1](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Right_to_be_forgotten#European_Union).\n\n\nAssuming that the UK follows through and leaves the EU, would search engines no longer have to remove results related to British subjects?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"What effect does Brexit have on Britons' Right to be Forgotten?"}
{"Id":14026,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-09-16T20:20:55.503","Score":0,"ViewCount":134.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-09-17T00:27:32.320","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"MAGIX likes to sell sound packages that they proclaim as \"license-free and royalty free content for non-commercial use only\" (e.g <https:\/\/www.cloudswave.com\/creative-tools\/s\/magix-soundpool-dvd-collection-20\/compare\/magix-video-slideshow-sound-archive-8\/> ). Sometimes they offer products that they advertise as \"completely license and royalty free\" but if you inquire they still tell you they are for non-commercial use only. I would have thought that prohibiting commercial use inherently require a license, and that \"license-free\" inherently meant that the content could be used commercially. Is my assumption incorrect?\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"How can sound assets be \"license and royalty free\" but also \"non-commercial use only\"?"}
{"Id":22279,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-08-29T14:16:54.773","Score":0,"ViewCount":140.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-09-01T05:28:39.470","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I keep my property at an LLC, and I signed a contract with this Owner A. The Owner A of the LLC gave very short notice that he is going to transfer ownership to another person, Owner B (whom I don't like). I want to leave immediately but my contract with Owner A says I need to give 30days notice. Once ownership gets transferred to Owner B, is my contract still valid? Does it automatically transfer to Owner B? Do I still need to give 30days notice? Or is my contract now terminated and I am free to leave and take my belongings?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"Does transferring ownership of an LLC void contracts?"}
{"Id":14635,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-10-16T11:34:10.130","Score":4,"ViewCount":1211.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-10-17T00:37:00.797","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"A software product (a web service) is being developed.\n\n\nIn essence, I want the software code to be hosted publicly on GitHub. Anyone should be able view, download, modify, use for personal use, and contribute back with improvements as they want, meaning most of the \"open source\" principles - but not all, as...\n\n\n...Only I may make commercial usage of the software code.\n\n\nBut the more I search on the Internet, the more confused I get about this topic. According to me, **this situation has to be a common desire by developers or organizations**, but yet it seems hard to find a clear answer to exactly how an organization can achieve this.\n\n\nI have a hard time believing that each person or organization has to call in a lawyer that writes a custom license each time, right? In other words, reinventing the wheel all the time.\n\n\nIsn't there a straightforward, popular, or common license or license model that achieves this?\n\n\nPerhaps \"dual licensing\" is the only way to achieve this? If so, are there any examples of GitHub projects that do this?\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"What (combination of) licenses is popular for public\/shared proprietary software (\u201cFeel free to contribute, but only we can make commercial use\u201d)?"}
{"Id":29613,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-06-18T23:50:33.680","Score":1,"ViewCount":168.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-06-19T18:37:52.173","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I live in California. It is illegal for people record my video and voice in a private area without my permission. \n\n\nIn a normal situation, I think that I can call police. \n\n\nHowever, can I ask the person provide me money in exchange that I am not going to call police?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Is that illegal to settle with money?"}
{"Id":7212,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-02-17T06:06:21.273","Score":3,"ViewCount":452.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-04-18T21:12:03.447","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Per U.S. laws, can a person ever pay a fine to avoid imprisonment?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Can a person pay a fine to avoid imprisonment?"}
{"Id":9570,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-05-30T01:58:43.257","Score":1,"ViewCount":139.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-05-30T05:55:21.400","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Say I pose as another person on social media and use their name, photos, etc.\n\n\nGiven that it's just a mock-up account and it's not used solely for criminal activity or among other means to harm or damage the person in question, would mimicking their profiles alone be illegal?\n\n\nIs posing as another person illegal if all you're doing is re-hosting their images and using their name, but not engaging in any questionable activity under their name (for example, saying racial slurs, etc.)?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Posing as another living person on social media -- illegal or no?"}
{"Id":44466,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-09-06T22:04:49.517","Score":0,"ViewCount":131.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-09-09T21:23:03.297","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Does using snippet sentence from sites like Wikipedia, BBC, Times, Science Daily, etc. for use in a dictionary that will be published online violate copyright? \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Are sentences on websites subject to copyright?"}
{"Id":14700,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-10-19T21:38:39.847","Score":2,"ViewCount":304.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-10-21T23:07:12.867","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"[![enter image description here](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/vqNX4.jpg)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/vqNX4.jpg)\n\n\nI have a propriatery audio fingerprinting algorithm that I created over the years, and I use it to scan radio and tv stations for music, then create reports for it, etc.\n\n\nCroatian Discographers Union doesn't agree with transparency my system provides, and are determined to shut me down. So they claim that I am infringing their rights as they have under Art. 10 of the Rome Convention.\n\n\nSince I am never making any copies of their phonograms (supplied as mp3 by the system users') and audio fingerprint in nature isn't enough to re-construct any part of the audio signal - I am wondering if their claim stands or can be brought down and with what arguments.\n\n\nBasically, they claim that process of fingerprinting is similar to reproduction...\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Audio fingerprinting legal issues"}
{"Id":14055,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-09-18T14:52:36.690","Score":2,"ViewCount":115.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-09-18T21:43:07.940","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Kumaran develops novel lampshades. In January 2016, he developed a new lampshade.\n\n\nOn 1 May 2016, he emailed Bobby and Chew, both wholesalers, to whom he had previously sold lampshades. In his email, he asked each whether they would be interested in becoming the sole distributor of his new lampshade.\n\n\nOn 5 May 2016, Bobby and Chew both emailed Kumaran independently, each stating that he was interested in becoming sole distributor for the lampshade and requested further information.\n\n\nOn 7 May 2016, Kumaran emailed Bobby: \u201cI offer you the post of sole distributor of the lampshade at a basic 10% commission. If I hear nothing from you by 14 May 2016, I will assume that this is acceptable to you.\u201d\n\n\nBobby immediately posted a letter, by registered mail, to Kumaran\u2019s home in which he accepted Kumaran\u2019s offer. The letter did not arrive until 16 May 2016.\n\n\nIn the meantime, Chew, having heard nothing further from Kumaran, posted a letter to Kumaran in which he offered to become Kumaran\u2019s sole distributor for a 20% commission. Kumaran received Chew\u2019s letter on 15 May 2016. Kumaran immediately telephoned Bobby and told him that the post of sole distributor was no longer available to him.\n\n\nBobby insists that there is a binding contract to appoint him as sole distributor. Is Bobby correct?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Are contracts legally bound when acceptance is mailed, or only once received?"}
{"Id":42169,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-06-17T07:36:24.350","Score":0,"ViewCount":53.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-06-17T23:29:03.687","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Would there be anything illegal if i were to write a script based in the same world as one already existing movie, making reference to some of the characters?\n\n\nFor example, if I wrote a script based on The Matrix, but not about Neo and them. But based on a new character who lives in the Matrix and see the events. Would it be alright to include characters like the Agents or Oracle. Would I be able to copy-write the script? \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Writing a Script Based on Existing World"}
{"Id":18256,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-04-07T13:25:10.387","Score":22,"ViewCount":3080.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-06-03T14:37:08.907","AnswerCount":5.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Is there any legal mechanism for a citizen without resources, to be able to sue the state for infringing his\/her constitutional rights? In Argentina for example, I know there is a \"defensor del pueblo\" at national and provincial level, but as far as I know, he acts by his own and not by petitions besides they are a few for so many people.\n\n\nI don't know if here questions can be asked about how it is for more than one country, my interest is worldwide and more particularly Latin American countries, since certain types of freedom of speech\/beliefs\/equality under the law, fair trial, etc. abuses, and constitutional violations by part of international lobbys inserted and exercising its influence from inside of the states are seen across most western countries.\n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"Is there any legal mechanism for a citizen without resources, to be able to sue the state for infringing his\/her constitutional rights?"}
{"Id":8415,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-04-09T03:40:48.543","Score":3,"ViewCount":453.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-11-29T19:01:35.207","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"This all happens in Minnesota. \n\n\nEmployee E worked for company A and had standard noncompete agreement. Agreement has an assignment clause assigning rights to any successor. Company B buys most business units of company A and hires most employees. Seller of A starts new company N. E stays with seller of A and works for new company N. Assume it's clear that language of noncompete contract assigned to B all rights of all of A's employees who now work for B. \n\n\nA was in the business of providing medical billing services to hospitals. E worked in that industry when hired by A. During employment E developed a product to detect fraud within hospitals and stopped working on billing and started working on the product. When B buys A, it only buys the billing business. Seller of A starts new business explicitly to sell fraud product and invites E to come along. There is an implied option for E to stay on and work for B, but B does not express interest in E and has no contact with E before the sale. Seller has an explicit new agreement with B (it is specific to seller the person) that seller will not engage in medical billing business. E has no new agreement. \n\n\nSeller commences new business N. E has no new agreement or paperwork with N. Not even a tax form. N is a small company and does not provide health insurance but since E received benefits under his spouse's employer there was no change in status in that regard. The only change is that auto deposit pay checks were now from N. \n\n\nHospital who previously worked with seller at company A contacts seller, asking for consulting work on a billing problem. Because of seller's agreement with B, the consulting contract is written between hospital and B, with N working under a separate agreement with B. Basically N does all the work while B prints invoices and sends 50% of money to N. \n\n\nSeller goes to hospital and brings E along for the consulting job. In the course of the work, hospital offers E a job. Not just a job, the job - the one that's being filled by the contract work. Counsel for hospital sees no problem with the offer as it relates to hospital's actions and let's assume that's a correct assessment. But what about E? \n\n\nIs there any legal doctrine whereby E's agreement with A continued to apply to E in his work for company N? What about B? Do they have any standing to block E's going to work for a B's customer? My thinking here is that E technically has a noncompete agreement with B but perhaps there is a generally accepted public policy theory whereby employers can't enforce agreements against former employees especially under these facts. \n\n\nReasonable minds may suggest that neither B nor N have an interest in blocking the employment. But let's assume seller is pissed bc now E won't be available to develop product for N and B is pissed because the hiring stops the gravy train and cuts off future potential work. \n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Noncompete, nonsolicit, nondisclose agreement company that was sold. But wait, there's more"}
{"Id":19099,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-05-22T16:52:44.767","Score":3,"ViewCount":124.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-05-22T18:19:38.880","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I recently joined a large IT company, before joining I had concerns with my contract, it states that they own all rights over what I create (from ideas, software, you name it). \n\n\nI love making my own games, and I have a game I've worked on for over 2 years (long before I joined their company), so I did not like this part of the contract and said I could not sign unless they confirm that they won't try to take my game from me.\n\n\nI sent an email to the recruiter (who works for that company) and asked her to confirm that point X.x of the contract is only concerning products competing with the company. \nI got the response:\n\n\n\n> \n> As previously highlighted you do not need to be stressed at all in\n>  regards to below situation with your company. As I have explained to\n>  you what we protect us against in the contract is competing business,\n>  if that was the case with yours. So I hereby can confirm below is the\n>  case \u2013 and that it would only be an issue if you develop a competing\n>  product or use our inside know how to create your business products.\n>  Hope that makes sense. So ALL is good.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nI felt like this was enough, but now I'm about to release my game and I really don't like the wording in the contract. Will this email I have protect me from them trying to steal my game?\n\n\nI am located in Scandinavia.\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Signed a contract with employer stating they own all my IP; they sent an email saying its only for competing products. Should I be worried?"}
{"Id":7559,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-03-03T22:04:51.940","Score":1,"ViewCount":133.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-06-18T21:14:15.083","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"The story of the [monkey who took a selfie](http:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/national\/2015\/09\/25\/382768.htm) is, by now, probably widely known. Summary: a court said that the owner of the camera is not entitled to rights because the picture was taken by the monkey, not the human.\n\n\nMy question is the following: I saw a [video of a cat playing](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=v0zgQAp7EYw) the piano. \n(Hear me out...)\n\n\n(Her name is Nora).\nNow, I understand the *video* is the property of its author: a human being.\n\n\nBut what about the **\"music\"**. Just the notes. \nI also understand that if the \"music\" was taught by a human being (like what happens sometimes in a circus) the music is the human's, but in this case, when (it seems) the \"music\" is really \"played\" by the cat (rather randomly), is it copytight-able ? I understand the anumal cannot actually have the property, but can his owner?\n\n\nEDIT: I fogot to state one way this question can be tricky: \nOne difference is that the photographer didn't **own** the monkey, but the cat is definitely **owned**.\n\n\n(The [countries](http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2014\/aug\/22\/monkey-business-macaque-selfie-cant-be-copyrighted-say-us-and-uk) are UK and US)\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"On the intellectual property of animals, a story of monkeys and cats!"}
{"Id":46998,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-11-30T19:24:27.770","Score":29,"ViewCount":8049.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-11-30T19:51:10.400","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"\n> \n> NASA content - images, audio, video, and computer files used in the rendition of 3-dimensional models, such as texture maps and polygon data in any format - generally are not copyrighted.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n* <https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/multimedia\/guidelines\/index.html>\n\n\nAren't works automatically protected by copyright upon creation?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"How Can NASA Images\/Videos Not Be Copyrighted?"}
{"Id":47022,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-12-01T19:55:20.150","Score":0,"ViewCount":98.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-12-01T23:01:51.057","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"If a person makes a story up and doesn't copyright it can anyone copy it and then copyright it themselves?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"What happens if a story is not copy righted"}
{"Id":23438,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-10-19T07:21:48.163","Score":0,"ViewCount":40.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-10-19T10:24:50.667","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have no background in law. \n\n\nI capture drone footage as a hobby, and want to license it to my local church for use in some of their non-commercial video productions. I want to ensure that they are not allowed to resell it, distribute\/share it, use without permission etc etc without obtaining permission from myself. \n\n\nI am supplying the footage on a hard drive, and am including a copyright notice on the disk (I shall also be drawing their attention to it via email). \n\n\nWhat can I do to ensure my footage is covered appropriately? Do I need to write a license agreement? Are you able to point me towards a fully formed license agreement template which I can use? Would it be better to just write an extended copyright notice which details that the footage may not be used without permission? \n\n\nI am fully aware of the Creative Commons licenses, but these allow the footage to be used by others which is something I want to restrict (almost open-sourcing the footage).\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Writing a license agreement for my stock footage - where do I start?"}
{"Id":47818,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-12-30T06:08:00.323","Score":2,"ViewCount":1409.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-01-03T18:09:40.323","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Every time I go to porn sites on the internet, it always asks if I'm 18 years or older before I can enter. Are websites legally required to do this?\n\n\nI honestly don't understand the point of it, if I was under 18, couldn't I just click the box saying I'm 18 years old then enter?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Are Pornographic Websites Really Only for 18+?"}
{"Id":43072,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-07-20T21:34:02.057","Score":2,"ViewCount":248.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-07-21T11:07:12.907","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"As an example, let's say a friend of yours is selling their car, and they also need some DIY work doing on their house. If you do the DIY work for them, and they give you the car as payment, do you need to pay tax on this?\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"If you pay with something other than money, do you have to pay tax?"}
{"Id":11806,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-07-20T14:47:20.230","Score":1,"ViewCount":433.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-11-23T10:00:53.860","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"According to the [working time directive](https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/maximum-weekly-working-hours\/overview):\n\n\n\n> \n> You can\u2019t work more than 48 hours a week on average\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nSuppose that an employee has been coerced into working more than 48 hours a week. According to the same page:\n\n\n\n> \n> Your employer can ask you to opt out, but you can\u2019t be sacked or treated unfairly for refusing to do so\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nSuppose also that:\n\n\n* The employee is not in a profession exempt from the working time directive\n* The employee has not signed an opt out clause\n* The amount of hours worked is not in question, e.g. is logged in a timesheet system\n\n\nMy question is, **what action can the employee take in a case like this?**\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"What action can I take if an employer asks me to work more than 48 hours per week?"}
{"Id":38645,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-04-01T14:51:08.197","Score":0,"ViewCount":163.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-04-01T19:08:36.830","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I was told that there might be legal aspects that I'm not aware of so I'm asking this question. \n\n\nSince late November two AIs I've built have been generating predictions about stocks found on the NASDAQ. I've been publishing these predictions and their results on a simple WordPress site. \n\n\nLooking around I see multiple people appending predictions with statements such as \"Please do your due diligence\". Doing a little research, I found that it is because they believe that there are legal ramifications to providing finical advice and that this line will absolve them of any legal responsibility.\n\n\nI would like to know if:\n\n\na) These people (people who make predictions) are correct to fear that others (complete strangers) might make a financial decision based on the prediction (or some action) and then take legal action against them (the person who made the predictions). \n\n\nb) If the above is true. Does adding the line (or variation) \"Please do your due diligence\" absolve them of legal responsibilities or is it as effective as a \"Sovereign citizen\" defense. I know of no known case where this defense worked. AKA: For a chance of success in court do not use this defense. \n\n\nAt the end of the day, I want to learn and create AIs and share my experience and growth in this field. The stock market is easy in terms of access to data and the ability to validate predictions (easier than building a chess AI). Because I chose this field it seems that I need to do some due diligence and figure out what is my legal exposure. \n\n\nOn my site, in the about section, it does describe that my project is a learning experience for me.\n\n\nAdded info in case it helps: I'm in Canada and the AIs are predicting stocks on the NASDAQ.\n\n\n","text_label":"liability","title":"Legal exposure in publishing stock predictions"}
{"Id":31963,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-09-23T00:38:23.520","Score":6,"ViewCount":189.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-12-27T01:06:58.207","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Awhile back I had to hire an attorney when the state of California was erroneously notified from another state that I had been convicted of a DUI...resulting in a suspension of my California Driver's License. In California, one is only entitled to a DMV hearing for an administrative suspension. To contest a suspension resulting from a criminal conviction, one has to file a petition for a writ of mandate against the department ordering the suspension be set aside. My attorney notified me in this instance that he had heard that, on occasion, the department will effectively assert its equality with the court and refuse to remove the suspension...in which case one then has to move to the federal arena and get it ordered by a district court. \n\n\nI'm curious as to whether this is actually true. **That is, can a state agency simply assert that it is equal to a state court and ignore a *bona fide* order from that court?** In case this is \"too broad\", answers restricted to the laws of the State of California would suffice.\n\n\n","text_label":"civil-law","title":"Can a state agency, asserting \"equal footing\", ignore an order from a state court"}
{"Id":46457,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-11-14T09:54:06.223","Score":1,"ViewCount":40.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-11-14T19:02:55.603","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm not asking about a specific case, but I'm interested to know about the general principles that would cover the following scenario:\n\n\nA CGI artist makes a tutorial on how to design and make a digital render of an object: let's say, for instance, a doughnut. Another creator lawfully (i.e. having bought it or watched it on a free platform) follows this tutorial and, based on that, makes a digital render of a doughnut, but this time laid on a different plate and with differently colored sprinkles, that they intend to sell to a client for a commercial publication.\n\n\nBecause of the digital nature of this artwork, it's possible that, by following the steps very closely, the core part (i.e. the doughnut) will be extremely similar to the one created by the author of the tutorial.\n\n\nIf this scenario is not clearly mentioned in the tutorial's T&C (if any), does the buyer\/follower of the tutorial have the rights on the work they created?\n\n\n\n\n---\n\n\nPS my doughnut example is based on a popular free tutorial targeted at amateur users of a CGI software, Blender. This tutorial has been followed [many many times](https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/BlenderDoughnuts\/).\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Copyright on a artwork based on a tutorial"}
{"Id":42861,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-07-11T23:24:27.380","Score":0,"ViewCount":82.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-07-12T00:35:35.537","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"My company, based in the U.K., had a software development contract with another company, also based in the U.K.\n\n\nThe contract was mostly standard, as far as I could tell when comparing it to other contracts I have worked with.\n\n\nI would work for a daily rate of \u00a3n\/day, invoiced monthly and then paid within 30 days of invoice. There would also be some other clauses relating to such things as, for example, after termination, my company cannot provide services to any major competitor of the other company for a period of 6 months, poach existing employees, or share confidential information.\n\n\nUnfortunately, after submitting an invoice in April for works in February and March, the other company failed to make payment after giving multiple assurances that it would be paid, then suddenly raising issues at the end of June for works in March, and making demands and other unfortunate behaviours.\n\n\nAfter minor legal action, all invoices owed have now been paid, a total of 80 days after the initial invoice was submitted (50 days overdue).\n\n\nMy question is: can the other company enforce any other clauses, such as restrictions for 6 months after termination to work for other companies, not approaching company employees for other work, etc as outlined in the initial contract? Does non-payment and the legal action so far constitute a breach of contract that makes the rest unenforceable?\n\n\nI appreciate the answer *may* be \"it depends\" and is not legal advice, but comments would be useful. Thanks.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Can some clauses of a contract be enforced when there is a breach of contract (caused by non-payment)?"}
{"Id":20034,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-07-06T22:05:11.230","Score":0,"ViewCount":334.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-07-07T03:10:45.697","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If I commit a crime and many years later (> 25 years) send an email to the police claiming to have committed a crime, can they arrest me?\n\n\n(assumming they do not think it is just a \"prank email\")\n\n\nSeverity of crime:  \n\nLevel 3 or 4 as defined by <https:\/\/pap.georgia.gov\/sites\/pap.georgia.gov\/files\/CSL-s_Post_1-1-2006_considerations.pdf>\n\n\n\n\n---\n\n\nSome time ago, I took a criminology course and was told by the instructor that around 1000 people were known to have raped and\/or killed Aboriginals in early\/mid 1900 but were not sentenced since it \"happened too long ago\" (although there is evidence that the crimes have been committed)\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Expired Punishment"}
{"Id":45431,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-10-11T06:29:36.460","Score":1,"ViewCount":61.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-10-20T21:52:49.590","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am looking for cases where a educational non-profit organization was successfully sued for violation of copyright\/Fair Use (US).\n\n\nI am particularly interested in borderline cases (i.e. cases where many observers would consider the non-profit's use \"fair\", but the non-profit still lost anyway).\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Cases where a educational non-profit organization was successfully sued for violation of copyright\/Fair Use (US)"}
{"Id":32127,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-09-30T14:10:22.277","Score":1,"ViewCount":188.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-04-30T00:03:10.620","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Some time ago I became a university student and with that I got an access to serveral programming tools, such as Jetbrains' products, for free. The licences I got are of course only for academic purposes, which got me wondering: How do they enforce these types of licenses? When you load a .cpp\/.h\/etc files in for example notepad you can't tell in which program they were typed before, so how do they know if that commercial code was written in a program with non-suited license for a such usage?\n\n\nAnother thing I thought about is: How do you \"free\" your code from the license of the program you wrote it in? For example, if I copy the contents of my file written in editor XYZ (with license only for academic purposes) to an open source editor, can I still not distribute it? What if I wrote my source code in XYZ program, but futher changes occured in the open source program? Is that \"old\" part of the code is still under that program license?\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"Enforcement of programing tools licenses"}
{"Id":50734,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-04-15T18:38:01.483","Score":2,"ViewCount":57.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-04-15T19:16:46.717","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Assume, there's a model called **CustomerDetails**, which contains the following properties:\n\n\n* ContactEmail - an email address for contacting purposes,\n* ContactAddress - a postal address for contacting purposes,\n* DefaultDeliveryAddress - default address for delivery when creating orders,\n* DefaultInvoiceAddress - default address to be printed on invoice, when creating orders,\n* and other properties.\n\n\nAll entities in the system are by default audited, ie. they contain change log \/ revisions history.\n\n\nAny user can change own CustomerDetails data by himself\/herself.\n\n\nIf user changes that information via web-interface, then what is correct:\n\n\n* there can be no trace of previous information: no revisions history for the CustomerDetails entity, or\n* there must be a possibility to delete own revisions for user: extra user interface to view+delete revisions, or\n* there is only obligation to delete revisions of CustomerDetails, if Right to erasure (\u2018right to be forgotten\u2019) is exercised?\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Is revision history (audit\/change log) compliant with GDPR's right to rectification?"}
{"Id":14153,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-09-22T21:39:55.253","Score":0,"ViewCount":111.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-09-22T22:11:34.337","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Congress is about to pass a 9\/11 that would allow families of 9\/11 victims to sue the Saudi Government. Does this open a 'Pandora's box' where other foreign governments like Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, etc..can sue the US government? Very interesting bill. \n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"What does the 9\/11 bill mean for foreign governments?"}
{"Id":15085,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-11-09T03:42:57.583","Score":3,"ViewCount":3293.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-03-09T11:04:03.880","AnswerCount":4.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have a contract that was signed on Nov 4, 2016. It says that we can cancel the contract within three business days from the above date. Additionally, it also says \"To cancel this transaction, mail or deliver a signed and dated copy of this cancellation notice to\" followed by an address and \"no later than midnight of Nov 9, 2016\". I am wondering if midnight of Nov 9 means a minute after Nov 8 11:59PM or it is after Nov 9 11:59PM.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"What does \"No later than midnight of a day\" mean?"}
{"Id":42535,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-06-30T10:36:51.520","Score":-2,"ViewCount":229.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-07-03T15:21:29.570","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Is it legal if we do not offer an explicit opt-out option in our app for non-persnonal data collection?\n\n\nWe planned to explain to the user what data we collect and at the bottom of the screen there would be a button that would say something like \"I understand\". By pressing that button user would be able to open the rest of the app and use the app. The above mentioned screen would be the first screen new users would see. All users could opt out afterwards in the app settings.\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"GDPR no opt out option"}
{"Id":13325,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-08-12T13:52:42.340","Score":0,"ViewCount":101.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-08-12T17:39:42.600","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I was wondering if you are able to call an Android Application after a name of a film. I have tried researching online and have found information regarding character names and graphics etc but couldn't find anything about the names of films. I am not planning on using any graphics or sounds from the film simply just the title. I have created the application myself and am planning on putting it on the Play Store soon with both a free and paid version being available. I was thinking as I will be earning money from it maybe it then does become an issue.\n\n\n[![enter image description here](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/jraxF.png)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/jraxF.png)\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Android Application named after film"}
{"Id":900,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-07-03T08:12:07.497","Score":2,"ViewCount":164.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-07-03T08:17:56.270","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I made a bot program which only visits some websites automatically (not a virus, worm, trojan and etc) and I'm planning to install it as an additional program near main program.\nI know it is illegal but if I wrote some information about this bot in the usage statement which people should accept that before installing the main program, would it be legal?\n\n\n\n\n","text_label":"software","title":"Is is legal to include a bot software into an installation by explaining to the user?"}
{"Id":41487,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-05-27T18:31:22.953","Score":0,"ViewCount":87.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-05-28T10:24:46.417","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I have just become aware of this particular Article 29, which has one good side: it is short.\n\n\n\n> \n> The processor and any person acting under the authority of the controller or of the processor, who has access to personal data, shall not process those data except on instructions from the controller, unless required to do so by Union or Member State law.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nThen in Article 28 about \"Processor\", \n\n\n\n> \n> (a) processes the personal data only on documented instructions from the controller, including with regard to transfers of personal data to a third country or an international organisation, unless required to do so by Union or Member State law to which the processor is subject; in such a case, the processor shall inform the controller of that legal requirement before processing, unless that law prohibits such information on important grounds of public interest;\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nNot to mention Article 32.\n\n\nIf I were to be asked about any instructions, \"I don't know\" kind of answer would probably be the only one. I have mostly developed new features for a MVC framework and installed those new features to the production system. Things like checklists and guidelines have not been provided.\n\n\nRight now my own conclusion is that I should not to copy or modify any database or install any code update that changes how personal data is processed.\n\n\nI have been employed on a small company for some years, i.e. before and after gdpr come to effect. The company acts as a processor for multiple controllers.\n\n\nI'll probably make some phone calls anyway tomorrow.\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"GDPR: Can I do anything that touches a system with live customer data if I have no instructions at all"}
{"Id":44668,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-09-14T00:50:06.657","Score":1,"ViewCount":25.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-09-14T01:27:42.620","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I've just understood the concept of writing a contract. It is just an agreement between two people written on the paper and signed by all the parties involved. So, if it is possible to write contracts, then why do we need a specific law for companies? Can't we construct a company simply wording our terms and declaring all the rules of the \"company\" in a contract without registration?\n\n\nFor example, one of the benefits of registering a company is its liability shield it gives us. So why not mention in the contract \"no individual mentioned in this contract is liable...\" (please forgive me if my question is naive). Another benefit of a company is, being able to issue shares. So to cover this, the contract could contain \"All assets mentioned have a shared ownership. Each person in the contract is assigned certain 'ownership points' (a different word for shares). And these ownership points declare each individual's ownership of the asserts...\" \n\n\nCouldn't we implement all the features of a company, one after the other, simply by writing a contract? Please tell me why this isn't possible and what I don't understand. And again, sorry for this naive question. \n\n\nI would like to hear this answer in the context of any country. Though I would be able to relate well, when answered in the context of India. \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Is it possible word a contract such that it brings in all the features of registering a company?"}
{"Id":7652,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-03-07T23:01:16.610","Score":5,"ViewCount":4813.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-11-22T05:12:22.900","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I work for a company that produces recordings of conference lectures. From what I can tell, there are at least three parties that can lay claim to the copyright on the recorded lectures.\n\n\n1. The recording company (my company)\n2. The conference organizer\n3. The speaker\n\n\nThe recording company records video of the speaker *and* their slides presentation at no cost, explicitly for the exclusive right to sell the content. This is always true. (When working under a service for hire scenario, there is always a written agreement that explicitly denies the recording company the copyright, so I do not want to focus on that).\n\n\nThe recording company is doing the work, creating the original work, without any consideration (money or payment of some kind) from either the conference organizer or the speaker. This seems to support that the copyright belongs to the recording company, assuming at least spoken permission to record was given, and [is supported by another answer.](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/questions\/6316\/is-consent-required-by-law-to-take-a-picture-or-to-record-audio-video-of-a-con)\n\n\nThere is a somewhat unique set of particulars that may affect who owns the copyright, and not all dealings with conference organizers or speakers include them. These particulars lead to questions:\n\n\n* The speaker usually has a signed contract with the conference organizer allowing the lecture to be recorded, but sometimes they do not. Does the speaker have a claim on the copyright if their permission to record is only spoken? Only implied (i.e. they are clearly being recorded, with a huge camera in their face)? What if a written contract does not explicitly mention the capture of their slides as well?\n* The recording company pays a \"royalty\" on future sales to the conference organizer, which is \n\n\n\t+ sometimes only spoken,\n\t+ only sometimes a specific percentage,\n\t+ but sometimes very explicitly written.Does paying a \"royalty\" automatically imply that the recording company is admitting non-ownership of the copyright? Is using the word \"royalty\" especially important in this case, or is there a benign word that could be used that is not associated with copyrights? Does the specificity of these payments agreements affect copyright ownership?\n* Explicit written contracts often include a perpetuating allowance that sales may continue indefinitely so long as the \"royalty payments are met on time\". Is this a legal contract?\n* Does the phrase \"exclusive right to sell\" affect the copyright ownership?\n\n\nI know copyright varies by country, so let's focus only on US law, because that is where most conferences are recorded.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Who owns the copyright when video recording lectures at a conference (with permission)?"}
{"Id":37168,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-02-12T20:55:29.973","Score":0,"ViewCount":164.0,"LastActivityDate":"2022-02-27T04:08:40.813","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"When a contract is signed, then the adoption agreement (that is supposed to mirror the contract) has a conflicting statement, which takes priority?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"Priority between signed contract and adoption agreement"}
{"Id":9042,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-05-05T12:01:07.573","Score":4,"ViewCount":413.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-05-05T12:01:07.573","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am an architect on a redesign of an old software system into a new system. One of the big problems of this older vendor based system is that it only communicated out on its interfaces in the vendors proprietary format. Many other systems and vendor systems interfacing to this were tightly coupled to the vendor product because they were programmed to talk in a proprietary format. One of the design principles I am adhering to here is that interfacing systems not talk in any proprietary format to the new system.\n\n\n*Related: [Is it legal to write software to convert data from a proprietary format?](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/questions\/8277\/is-it-legal-to-write-software-to-convert-data-from-a-proprietary-format) I was told from management that Legal has in writing, explicit permission from the new vendor that we are allowed to convert their proprietary XML formats into another data format.*\n\n\nThe new software system is also a vendor product which in turn has its own vendor proprietary formats. The project is not doing so hot at the moment and we are not likely to meet our dates. Project managers are trying to convince me and the developers that they can save time by simply removing the namespace declarations of the proprietary XML formatted messages, and that by doing so that the document no longer declares its namespace thus cannot actually be considered in the proprietary format.\n\n\nI don't have the authority to say for sure that the PM is incorrect, however I know for a fact the PM has no authority to make that assertion. I do have the authority to say that XML messages they transform from proprietary must have a declared namespace meaning that they have to transform the message into some format that is distinctly different.\n\n\nThe PM is now trying to ask me what are the minimum possible changes and transformations required to where we can no longer consider the resulting message to be proprietary.\n\n\nIs there in fact a black and white answer for these sorts of things or is it like most things in Law where it is incomprehensibly a gray area? I don't want to have to raise the flag for legal help on a trifle like this because that would be an expenditure of what little political capital I have on an increasingly stressful and chaotic project.\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Proprietary data formats: When converting to another format, when is it no longer proprietary?"}
{"Id":16884,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-02-03T16:45:58.347","Score":1,"ViewCount":1339.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-02-06T17:46:21.473","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"There are a lot of textbooks (typically out of print, I think) that the publisher\/copyright owner has decided to make freely available online as a pdf. (see [this](http:\/\/www.paultaylor.eu\/stable\/prot.pdf), for example of what I mean) Is it legal to print such texts for personal use as long as it is not explicitly stated to be prohibited in the copyright notice on the pdf?\n\n\nIt seems to me that this should be fine, since if something is put online not under a pay-wall or on a private database, the copyright holder is presumably fine with people making (digital) copies, then why not physical copies?\n\n\nOf course, I think the answer ultimately is: \"Ask the copyright-holder for permission if you want to be absolutely sure\", but I wanted to ask the legal community if this sort of thing is legal in general, either because of specific copyright laws, or legal precedent on this sort of thing.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is it legal to print (non-pirated) textbook pdfs that are made freely available online by the copyright-holder?"}
{"Id":27504,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-04-09T09:32:26.707","Score":4,"ViewCount":120.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-04-09T21:55:38.630","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Suppose a UK employee who works for company A, where Company A is owned by company B, and parent company B has created a new company, company C. Company A is now transferring all assets about the company, employees included, to company C. The whole chain of command, boss, CEO, CTO, etc will change, processes will no doubt change. Such a change was dictated rather than discussed and agreed with the employees of company A.\n\n\nThere is nothing specific about such a situation in the employment contract, so hopefully there can be some presumption about \"standard employment law\", whatever that may entail to a layman such as myself. How might this affect a contract? If a person wanted to get out of a contract after such changes were made, would this be sufficient to be a break in existing contract and thus allow the employee to get out without serving notice?\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Company has transferred team to another company, does this count as breaking contact?"}
{"Id":34296,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-12-12T00:20:28.053","Score":1,"ViewCount":102.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-12-14T21:42:10.123","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"When making a Subject Access Request to GCHQ I was told that I would have to pay a fee for this Request. The GDPR does not allow for such a fee, while the UK Data Protection Act does(Part 4 \u2013 Chapter 3 - Section 94). My Subject Access Request concerns the website of the GCHQ, and not the GCHQ's surveillance activities. Does the GDPR supersede the UK Data Protection Act in this case?\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Fee for Subject Access Request to GCHQ, Data Protection Act 2018"}
{"Id":48115,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-01-12T14:57:04.413","Score":-2,"ViewCount":61.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-01-12T20:00:59.190","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I would like to develop a mobile application that makes it easier to make appointments with private individuals and doctors and dentists, similar to the existing solutions but with additional health information articles.\n\n\nI have the application on a technological level, but I decided to call one of my childhood friends who is currently studying interactive design in Tokyo, Japan to create the graphical interface and to think with me about the ergonomics of the application.\n\n\nI chose the name Doctora for the application and the name of the future company I want to create at the end of the month in Sydney, Australia.\n\n\nThe questions I ask myself are the following:\n\n\n1. What are the different laws applicable to my application?\n2. What precautions do I need to take to be 100% owner of my\napplication?\n3. What means can I put in place to protect my application but also the\nservices and data accessible to the application?\n4. How can I protect my trademark with peace of mind?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Advises for a mobile app"}
{"Id":25181,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-01-08T18:49:16.507","Score":0,"ViewCount":424.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-01-08T23:28:45.237","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"This is going to be a long question:\n\n\nI'm working on creating a company to stream the latest and greatest movies that haven't reached Netflix yet. In order to do this, my plan is to buy, say, 10 Harry Potter DVDs, and rip one of them. We will then monitor how many people are streaming it and limit it to 10, the number of DVDs we have. It won't hurt the sales of the movie, because we're purchasing the correct number of DVDs. \n\n\nThis is equivalent to just sending a DVD to a user, just online. We won't lend out(a.k.a. stream) more DVDs than we have.\n\n\nUpdate: How is Vidangel legal if they do just this?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is it legal to stream DVD?"}
{"Id":13804,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-09-04T18:09:39.567","Score":2,"ViewCount":505.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-09-04T20:19:23.620","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm considering buying a Windows 10 Home 64-bit (not OEM) license. Since Microsoft claims there will be no Windows 11 and at the same time this license is not tied to a specific machine, does that mean I'll be able to not pay for Windows ever again and still use it for the next 10, 20, 40 years?\n\n\nI read a couple of articles about how MS will still earn on Win10 as computer producers will need to pay to MS to sell them with Windows 10 on board. But if I already have a BOX license that is not tied to a specific machine, wouldn't I be able to buy laptops\/PCs without an operating system and always install the Windows 10 I bought?\n\n\nThis doesn't seem like a sustainable strategy for a company so I wonder where's the catch?\n\n\nLink to the Microsoft Store page: <https:\/\/www.microsoftstore.com\/store\/msusa\/en_US\/pdp\/Windows-10-Home\/productID.319937100>\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"Does Windows 10 Home non-OEM license work forever?"}
{"Id":7117,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-02-13T16:34:45.527","Score":0,"ViewCount":505.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-04-14T14:04:46.483","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Is the amount of claimable damages greater during a breach of contract or is it greater during a fraudulent misrepresentation?\n\n\nIf company A wants to sue company B due to them being guilty of a fraudulent misrepresentation, would it be better for company A to sue company B for a breach of contract instead, if the particular fraudulent misrepresentation also created a breach of contract?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Are claimable damages greater for a breach of contract or fraudulent misrepresentation?"}
{"Id":36338,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-01-18T08:30:23.430","Score":0,"ViewCount":48.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-01-18T18:03:21.647","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I have been employed on renewable annual contracts with the same employer since 2012, with contract dates of 01 Jan to 31 December. I am now told that I was erroneously overpaid an my previous contract on backpayment of a salary increament that I was eligible to receive in March 2018. I am now on a new contrac effective 01 Jan 2019.\n\n\nAm I liable to pay back the overpayment? \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Annual Contract of employment with the same employer"}
{"Id":22612,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-09-13T08:22:39.810","Score":1,"ViewCount":61.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-09-13T11:19:32.903","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"On the 6th of september I booked a photoshoot in Miami (I am from germany), my trip was later canceled and I can't go to Miami Beach. I think you all know about Hurricane Irma...\nMy Photoshoot costs overall 2k and I already paid 500 upfront. The contract says that if I cancel the shoot the 500 dollars will be kept by the photographer. Which I can understand, since he might lose other clients the same day.\n\n\nHowever, do you think this is okay? I lost my complete flights to the U.S. and suffered already some k in money. \nThe 500 dollars i paid were agreed by both sides, but it could be 300 or 600, we simply thought there will be no reason to not make the shooting. \n\n\nIf you need any more information, please let me know.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Booked a shooting (pictures) in Miami - my trip was canceled"}
{"Id":14292,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-09-29T08:17:38.407","Score":2,"ViewCount":373.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-09-30T07:38:43.363","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Referring to the [O.J. case](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/questions\/14268\/why-did-double-jeopardy-not-apply-in-the-o-j-case), how can a civil court (or any legitimate court system) determine that you have indeed beat someone to death, now we are ordering you to pay damages and then you may walk free... this goes so badly against my sense of justice that I was wondering if anyone has a justification for it. In Finland where I'm from, the charge for causing a death in any way is always a criminal charge; you can't start a civil suit over it (as far as I know).\n\n\n","text_label":"civil-law","title":"Why a civil court can order damages for killing a person?"}
{"Id":48651,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-01-31T15:47:42.953","Score":2,"ViewCount":75.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-01-31T20:09:29.137","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"With regard to the Brexit today, I was asking myself when exactly it goes into effect. It should be 31st January, 2020, 23:59:59, but which time zone?\n\n\nThis leads me to the question, if there is an official - or default - time zone in the EU or even worldwide when a contract states a start or end date?\n\n\nIs it undefined unless the contract specifies it?\n\n\nP.S.: Not sure if this is more a political question..?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Is there an \"official time\" in the EU, and if so, which is it?"}
{"Id":51491,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-05-13T22:41:44.720","Score":5,"ViewCount":207.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-05-16T09:04:00.453","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"If I were to take license texts of publicy available licenses, such as the WTFPL, to add some paragraphs and create my own license, which I then ship with content created by me, would that be legal? What about AGB's for example?\n\n\nI'm sure companies put a lot of work\/money in form of lawyers into writing the terms, and often it can't be prevented to make them open source.\n\n\nThree options seem to be plausible to me: (a) license not yet specified and anything possible (b) public domain (c) same license as the license if a license.\n\n\n(Initially intended to include the here used CC BY-SA 4.0, but after some additional search I found out that all CC licenses are itself licensed public domain. The question remains for the WTFPL for example, which is clearly copyrighted but without a license for the license given. Could use of the text be revoked \/ sued?)\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"What's the license of a license?"}
{"Id":43595,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-08-10T22:21:13.397","Score":1,"ViewCount":27.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-08-10T22:21:13.397","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am writing a book on best practice branding for entrepreneurs and want to demonstrate my points using well-known (as well as our own client) logos.\n\n\nThe logos will be used for illustrative, educational purposes and shown in a good light. I can put a line at the start of the book explaining that the use of the logo does not imply any endorsement or sponsorship from these brands.\n\n\nWill this be enough?\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"What are the laws on showing another company's logo in my book on branding?"}
{"Id":15268,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-11-15T17:40:25.333","Score":2,"ViewCount":2783.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-03-21T09:51:07.930","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If I download a YouTube video, dub it in another language, and reupload it on YouTube, can I be prosecuted by law (or can YouTube remove my video) for infringement?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is dubbing a YouTube video in another language illegal?"}
{"Id":22114,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-08-22T12:00:06.980","Score":1,"ViewCount":1307.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-10-23T07:30:06.347","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm posting here, because I'd like to do something but I'm concerned about the legal aspect of it.\n\n\nA lot of websites propose to sell t-shirts, goodies, etc. based on your designs. I'd like to sell t-shirts with the direwolve emblem of the \"House Stark\" in Game of Thrones, and of course, I've been immediately asking myself if HBO which produces the serie actually had some copyright on that emblem. I've searched a lot, but didn't found anything.\n\n\nI also saw this video, where a girl who used a simple sentence from the serie was threatened to be sued, so you get my point : <http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-4032504\/Game-Thrones-threatens-SUE-autistic-schoolgirl-13-girl-used-phrase-winter-coming-artwork-competition.html>\n\n\nOf course I do not intend to use some copyrighted content, so that's why I'm asking, but how to know what can be used freely ? what sentence ? what sigil ? For example can a sentence as \"The North Remembers\" be copyrighted if there's no image under it ?\n\n\nThanks for all your legal advices !\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is there a copyright on that content?"}
{"Id":30015,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-07-05T21:44:52.060","Score":0,"ViewCount":198.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-07-06T13:56:44.197","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"This question is about a complex situation that I will try to keep as concise as possible.\nI was named trustee for a moderate sized trust. The attorney who drafted the trust did so in such a way as to alter the intent of the deceased. I believe he did this intentionally. The same attorney lied on the witness stand. His testimony was directly countered by a witness whose veracity was beyond question. The judge for the trial had already decided the outcome of the trial before it started. This is known because of statements he made to attorneys before trial. The judge also actively advocated on behalf of the plaintiff, was very biased as well. The net result was, I was removed as trustee. An accounting was ordered. The Judge retired. Jump ahead 18 months. A trial was set because of objections to my accounting. After 3 days of trial, the new judge over ruled all objections. It was determined that the attorney for the trust I had hired had given me poor advice, bordering on malpractise. My current trial attorney had, unfortunately, neglected to enter the exhibit that supported this conclusion as evidence. Even though the judge had the information, he said he was unable to use it as it was not entered as evidence. So I was surcharged these fees, which is a high 5 figure. This judge also stated that he was satisfied in all respects with my performance as trustee and expressed surprise that I was removed. Now, my current trial attorney , the one who neglected to admit the exhibit, wants to go after the original attorney for those fees on a contingency basis, his fee to be 50% of the recovered money. That would leave me with nothing except still owing the trust the other half of those fees. I don't know where to go with this.\nThere is a lot more to the story, but I have tried to be concise. Any ideas?\n\n\n","text_label":"civil-law","title":"Should I pursue a lawsuit for legal misconduct?"}
{"Id":48813,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-02-05T19:35:19.887","Score":0,"ViewCount":48.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-02-05T21:20:05.233","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"If I enter an establishment that offers drinks\/coffee\/food and say \"I'd like a coffee\/beer\/whatever\" and the waiter gives it to me, shouldn't they explicitly mention that it's not for free?\n\n\nIf some person is handling pens with ads on a corner, and I say \"I'd like a pen\" could the person just reply that it's $1?\n\n\nWould the scenarios above be any different if a mentally challenged person went through them?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Contract law: implicit payment?"}
{"Id":21346,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-07-20T16:23:06.637","Score":6,"ViewCount":1077.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-01-09T17:55:43.860","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"This is a follow up to [this question](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/q\/21325\/286).\n\n\nIf I record my own work (original texts, phrases, sentences, etc.) using Amazon's Polly, who owns the copyright on those recordings?\n\n\nIn the [AWS TOS](https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\/service-terms\/) section 65.5, they say:\n\n\n\n> \n> The distribution of audio output files created by Amazon Polly may\n>  require that you obtain license rights from third-party owners or\n>  licensors of content that you include in your text inputs into Amazon\n>  Polly. You are solely responsible for obtaining these licenses and\n>  paying any necessary royalties or fees.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nFrom this excerpt, should I infer that I'm the owner of the copyright on the audio files, if I own the content used as input?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Who owns the copyright on a Polly recording?"}
{"Id":16737,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-01-29T03:17:46.047","Score":0,"ViewCount":698.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-01-29T23:49:02.127","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Can a customer of mine waive negligence caused by me when doing any business activity on assets\/property? What if the property belongs to someone else, but I state that they take all responsibility as well? Provided that I am specific and the waiver is clearly written, is it enforceable? Can this replace the need for general liability insurance? \n\n\nFor an example, I pressure wash property for a living. While washing, I scratch a vehicle, however, the customer has signed a waiver that protects me from being sued\/pay for damages. What if the car is leased, however, I state that they are responsible to pay X for all damages caused by my negligence? \n\n\nAll activities are based in Ontario, Canada.\n\n\n","text_label":"liability","title":"Can a contract waive negligence in Ontario, Canada?"}
{"Id":49483,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-02-27T18:08:25.527","Score":-1,"ViewCount":39.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-03-28T22:03:20.497","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"In the UK, can you search and learnscience materials from websites, found throught search engine eg google, even if the teaching material is not referenced accuratelly or at all (references towards the past scientific studies eg. This protein function is .... (Name, year) because I suppose the papers the information is from could be behind paywall, so it would be a copyright infregement by the website author, to use the info from the paper for teaching. But than wouldnt wikipedia also be going against copyright as some papers might be excluded from text references and wiki could use information in articles for the public to view, even if it is behind paywall. How would one differentiate which materials can be viewed and which cant? Eg. If you want to learn basic chemistry eg. Moles the academic papers would be really old and probably open access so it is okey to search and find websites teaching this info but it would not be okey for searching for something relatively new in the field and learning this from the individual website, wiki, articles? Does everything need to be referenced?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Copyright of academic teaching material eg wikipedia, other websites"}
{"Id":4855,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-10-30T18:57:18.230","Score":3,"ViewCount":778.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-11-04T05:57:42.027","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":11,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"My neighbor that lives in the apartment below mine repeatedly makes ridiculous complaints of us making noise which include \"being able to hear our fan\" while we use it during a hot summer night, or that we are \"talking too loud\" when we are talking at a normal volume in our own rooms. It it important to note that his roommate has no issues with our supposed noise, just him. \n\n\nA conversation with him last night began with him hammering loudly on our door with his fist and ended in him punching our door before storming off, and given that he seems to have very little control of his anger, my roommates and I are worried he might physically lash out. Given that he did not punch the door hard enough to leave physical evidence, what legal action can we take against a potentially violent neighbor to ensure the safety of my roommates and myself? Can this be considered a form of harassment?\n\n\n**Edit**: I sent an email to the management company regarding his behavior informing them that I wanted it on record that I notified them in case something happens again and nothing was done on their part. But since \"he complained first\" we are in jeopardy of being evicted, because if he complains again we would be in violation of our lease agreement (which states we cannot annoy, disturb, inconvenience, or interfere with the quiet enjoyment of another tenant). \n\n\nI looked up the noise laws for my city, and they state that the noise must be loud for a \"reasonable\" person of \"average sensitivity.\" I definitely feel that my neighbor does not meet either of these criteria, but is there a way to go about showing this? \n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Legal action regarding a potentially violent neighbor"}
{"Id":45512,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-10-14T21:58:08.927","Score":1,"ViewCount":66.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-10-15T01:04:20.003","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"As an employee of a software company they own my personal time projects, this is not in question. That said, my employer is quite reasonable about said things and at least verbally quite willing to review something and say \"this isn't related to our work, you can have it.\"\n\n\nIt being a small shop, verbal acknowledgement has been all they used before; they have no form for assigning a particular projects IP back to an employee. For a project I want to make and open source I would like something in writing. My employer is receptive to that but they want me to provide the form.\n\n\nI have been looking for either a template or some resource to help me write a little thing that they can sign that says something like: \"The company transfers back all rights related to this project to employee, and we cannot take this back later.\"\n\n\nI suspect I don't know the correct terms to search because all I find are templates for employers to have new hires sign that assign their IP to the employer or articles talking about how really the employer owns all IP anyways. \n\n\nIs there a particular term I can search for this? Do such templates exist?\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Resources for assigning employee intellectual property back?"}
{"Id":25385,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-01-16T17:09:30.680","Score":0,"ViewCount":75.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-01-16T19:02:06.743","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"So say somebody asked Bob if he'd broken a civil injunction, which Bob hadn't, but Bob admitted to having broken that injunction. Bob was taken to court, but it quickly became apparent Bob could not have committed the crime, because he had an undisputable alibi. \n\n\n(Bob is any person.)\n\n\nIs these a feasible situation? Could Bob be charged with wasting someone's time or something? I'm interested in this in the UK.\n\n\n(Apologies if the style of this question is innapropriate, I'm not really sure how things work round here:) )\n\n\n","text_label":"civil-law","title":"Falsely admitting to breaking a civil injunction"}
{"Id":13895,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-09-09T16:04:38.313","Score":1,"ViewCount":119.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-09-09T16:21:41.917","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"An author knows when s\/he has copied material and possibly infringed on someone's copyright, and a publisher is supposed to take \"reasonable\" steps to determine whether or not an author has done so.\n\n\nBut can a printer be held liable for such infringement? The printer's position is something like, \"I was hired to print such-and-such and so I did. How would I know if it infringes on someone else's rights?\"\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can a printer be held liable for e.g. copyright infringement?"}
{"Id":49810,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-03-11T18:25:47.843","Score":0,"ViewCount":57.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-03-11T20:50:33.587","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am in full term employment in the UK. My notice period set out in my contract is 3 months. There is no probation period (I know this is unusual). I have only been working for 10 weeks and have handed in my notice. My employer is insisting I work for the full 3 months to hire my replacement. There is someone else in my team at the same level who does the same job. Do I have any options to work a shorter notice period?\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Long notice period when in employment a short amount of time in UK"}
{"Id":8006,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-03-24T21:17:53.413","Score":2,"ViewCount":403.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-03-25T14:38:54.057","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"*Apologies if this is not the right forum for this question. Please feel free to close if it should be asked elsewhere.*\n\n\nI was recently terminated from employment due to poor performance. About a year ago, my mother passed away, and the psychological trauma was extreme. I already suffer from clinical chronic depression, and this even took a toll on me.\n\n\nFor a six-month period, there were several instances where I missed work without notice. Admittedly, I could have communicated an out-of-office status, but my depression seemed to overwhelm me to a point where it was difficult to communicate. Upon a conversation with my manager, I communicated that I understood the need\/requirement of communication, and I began seeking intense therapy (both alone and with group support) on Mondays. My employer made accommodations to this and allowed me to work only Tuesday-Thursday.\n\n\nTwo months ago, I was asked by my manager when Mondays were going to be available again, and I was told my team\/colleagues were feeling a lack of cohesion with the team on my part. I told her I'm still working through this loss and therapy has been immensely helpful, but she pushed the cohesion issue again. I felt guilted\/pressured into willfully terminating my Monday therapy.\n\n\nA month ago, I accidentally only requested 2 days of PTO (in our PTO system) for a trip to celebrate my mother's passing. I communicated effectively with the team that I would be gone for three days, and they even marked it appropriately in our team-level capacity sheet.\n\n\nI was confronted two weeks ago by my manager stating that I am not communicating well enough with my team, and that no one was aware of this extra day. To that end, I was given an ultimatum.\n\n\nI was told I had to perform the following tasks every day:\n\n\n* An end-of-day status, consisting of what I planned to accomplish today, what I actually accomplished, and plans for the next day\n* Attendance to all scheduled meetings, unless I was sick.\n* In our team chat software (Slack), I must \"@here\" anytime I was away from the keyboard, or send an e-mail to all team members. @here sends a notification to all team members' screens in case they have the software minimized.\n\n\nEach of these things are not required by any other team member. While I don't mind guided direction to regain team cohesion, these requests--especially the \"@here\" portion, felt extremely degrading, especially if I just had to use the restroom. Furthermore, throughout these next two weeks, it also felt like a slap in the face when other team members would just send a non-notifying message if they were going to be away or offline.\n\n\nLast week, I @here'd that I was feeling under the weather and would work remotely from home. That afternoon, I was feeling light-headed, and so I communicated that, accidentally without the \"@here.\" I was terminated yesterday explicitly for this.\n\n\nI am in an at-will employment state, so I do understand that employment can be terminated at any time, but I still feel concerned that my reason for termination was that I was not following rules that only I was given as an ultimatum for employment. If it matters, all my team members are of the same role\/level as me.\n\n\nUpdate: Part of my concern is that I was also encouraged to terminate therapy, even with knowledge that I am suffering from a medical condition exacerbated by recent events.\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Is it legal in California to require extra behavior\/communication from a single employee?"}
{"Id":44435,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-09-05T08:30:35.270","Score":4,"ViewCount":758.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-09-22T21:24:07.863","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"[This article](https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/money\/2019\/aug\/27\/virgin-media-contract-cancel-bills-charge) in The Guardian says:\n\n\n\n> \n> Virgin Media is one of those companies \u2013 Sky is another \u2013 that insist customers terminate their contracts verbally, rather than by email or letter. It is very frustrating for some customers, who have claimed it would be easier to leave the mafia than their phone\/TV company. Virgin cites data protection reasons, but is likely making you call to cancel so it can try its hardest to keep you as a customer by offering a new deal.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nIs this legal? Can a company ignore a contract termination letter or email on the grounds that they want to do it over the phone?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"Can a company insist that contract terminations be done over the phone?"}
{"Id":17251,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-02-20T17:59:59.257","Score":0,"ViewCount":56.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-03-22T19:08:20.007","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I really like a drawing someone posted. It was an image someone's friend drew for them so she could put it on her car. she was just showing it off in an online forum. thx\n\n\nIf I cant trademark it, can I redraw something similar and trademark my own drawing?\n\n\nI want to use the drawing as a logo\/image for my business.\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"can i trademark an image someone posted online from their friend"}
{"Id":33982,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-12-01T23:16:16.803","Score":0,"ViewCount":411.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-12-02T20:09:51.817","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I signed a contract with a company that was going to do some work on my house. I have already put money down on the job. However, the agreement states that the job WILL be completed between date A and date B. But, I saw a later statement in the contract that says the job will be completed approximately between date A and date B. The date has already passed for when the job was to be completed. Am I obligated to stay with this company based on the confusing terms in the agreement?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"Contract I signed appears to have contradictory statements"}
{"Id":4289,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-10-06T23:27:30.413","Score":5,"ViewCount":4565.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-10-07T14:41:49.647","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If I were to order custom t-shirts from a t-shirt printing company with some copyrighted brand on them, (when) would it be legally OK for me to do so without the copyright owner's permission?\n\n\n* Is it legal if I do not distribute them to others at all?\n* Is it legal if I give them to my family\/relatives for free, e.g. as a gift?\n* Is it legal if I give them away to others for free (meaning I'm losing my own money on them)?\n* Is it legal if I sell them to others at-cost (i.e. for the same price I obtained them, meaning I'm not making any money from them)?\n* If the answer is \"yes\" to any of the above, can the copyright holder explicitly prohibit me from doing so, or would such a prohibition be unenforceable (e.g. if this would be fair use)?\n* Any other factors that are relevant but which I'm forgetting?\n\n\nIt's hard for me to tell, because copyright seems to be about \"commercial\" use, but none of these seems to be commercial use to me, yet I don't know if I'm interpreting the law correctly.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Printing copyrighted logos on t-shirts\/jackets\/apparel without permission: in which situations is it legal?"}
{"Id":13552,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-08-22T14:37:55.657","Score":0,"ViewCount":153.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-08-22T15:14:58.697","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I want to create from scratch a map that resembles the world described in the novells \"A Song of Ice and Fire\". My map will have a similar coastline and will use some of the names of the places from the books.\n\n\nAm I legally allowed to do that? Are there some restrictions to what I can do with this map (e.g. share it for non-profit purposes)?\n\n\nEDIT\n\n\nI have seen the map a while ago in a web site and I am recreating it from memory.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Copyright of the world described in the novells \"A Song of Ice and Fire\""}
{"Id":1398,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-07-27T17:25:20.883","Score":4,"ViewCount":71.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-07-28T01:51:39.940","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"The terms and conditions for the use of Getty images allows the free use of embedded images legally. As it says at the web site (<http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/embed>)\n\n\n\"Share more than 50 million images. It's easy, legal and free.\" \n\n\nHowever the terms and conditions page says this: \n\n\n\n> \n> Content may not be used: (a) for any commercial purpose (for example, in advertising, promotions or merchandising) \n> \n> \n> \n\n\nSo my question is this: If a church, a bona fide 501c3, is having a food festival, and the church's web site is used to publicize (one might say *advertise* the event) may the Getty content be properly used according to these terms? To put it another way, the imagery will be used in advertising, but the purpose is not commercial. The terms and conditions seems to assume that all advertising is commercial. Can I ignore their error, if it is one? \n\n\nTo be clear: The church will charge money for food and use the resulting revenue to offset its operating expenses. \n\n\nThanks\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Does the term \"commercial\" exclude nonprofit?"}
{"Id":14053,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-09-18T09:54:56.070","Score":2,"ViewCount":750.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-05-26T19:17:21.403","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have first posted this question on *Super User*. Since I tagged it with Android (as I use WhatsApp on Android) it got migrated to *Android Enthusiasts*. There one decided that it was not on-topic for that site and got closed. This question does address the technical side of uploading only a partial address book, but it mainly focuses on the legal perspective. So perhaps it is on-topic here.\n\n\n\n\n---\n\n\nA year ago I gave into the nagging and started to use WhatsApp. With the recent update I have agree to new terms of use which contain this (italic emphasis mine):\n\n\n\n> \n> **Address Book.** You provide us the phone numbers of WhatsApp users and your other contacts in your mobile phone address book on a regular basis. You confirm *you are authorized to provide us such numbers* to allow us to provide our Services.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nSo in principle I would have to send a message to each and every one of my contacts in order to ask. And while I am at it, I would actually also ask for Telegram, Hangouts, Wire, Skype, Duo, Signal; perhaps just a general authorization would be the easiest.\n\n\nThen I get back a bunch of messages which I archive somewhere securely in care somebody sues me about it. Then I can prove that they gave me permission to upload their contact details. This is just tedious and a lot of work, but technically it can be done.\n\n\nWhat do I do about the people who do not agree? Android 6.0 on my phone does not seem to allow to give only selected contacts to WhatsApp. This means that I would have to delete the number on my phone which sounds utterly inconvenient. My contacts are stored in my Google account. Should I have asked my contacts for that already?\n\n\nIs there anything I can actually do about this? I think my options are the following:\n\n\n1. Continue to use WhatsApp (like virtually everyone else) and ignore that I could potentially be sued by somebody who would not consent to his contact information being uploaded.\n\n\nAs I am a German citizen living in Germany, I am not sure where I would be sued, actually. WhatsApp has no department in Germany, so the US law covers my relationship with WhatsApp. Can another German citizen sue with under US law in Germany? Can only US citizens sue me, would I have to fly to the US? All in all it seems like a non-issue in personal life.\n2. Delete the WhatsApp account (if possible) and not use the service any more. In principle I would have to get rid of all the other messaging apps as well. I couldn't store my contact list in my Google account then either, right? That is also sharing the data with other people.\n3. Attempt to ask every one of my 532 contacts whether it is okay to upload their phone number. Otherwise delete the phone number or the whole contact from my address book. Keep track of these numbers in a paper notebook at home (in a safe).\n\n\nMy actual question: Is the third option actually possible? And what could happen if I stick with option one?\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Ask people for WhatsApp address book consent; what to do when declined?"}
{"Id":16876,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-02-03T07:05:00.930","Score":-1,"ViewCount":399.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-02-03T08:23:17.610","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Imagine I write a non-fiction book, in which I make references to Simpsons characters, starting with the title.\n\n\nI assume I can't take a picture from the cartoon and put it on the cover without running into legal difficulties (correct me, if I'm wrong).\n\n\nBut I could hire an artist, who would draw a new, original picture of the characters. The results of the artist's work would be my intellectual property. Let's assume the artist does everything right and sells me the image he or she created for me (i. e. didn't sell it to multiple people; I'm the one and only owner of the image). Then I could put that illustration on the cover of the book.\n\n\nIf I start selling this book with this cover on Amazon and SmashWords, how likely am I get in trouble with American legal system on a scale of 1 to 10?\n\n\n1 means nothing will happen. 10 means that 5 minutes after I publish the book, black helicopters will take me to Guantanamo.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Am I allowed to put an illustration based on Simpsons on the cover of my book?"}
{"Id":572,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-06-14T19:24:31.130","Score":1,"ViewCount":1096.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-06-25T16:43:21.437","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I want to purchase a domain: curion.com   \n\nIt is unavailable because it is held by godaddy (as shown on whois.net)   \n\nQuestion is, Can a web hosting company hoard a domain name to itself. Is it even allowed? The domain doesnt function either.   \n\nHow do I legally pursue this matter? What is the law? \n\n\nWhois details:\n\n\nDomain Name: CURION.COM   \n\nRegistrar: GODADDY.COM, LLC   \n\nSponsoring Registrar IANA ID: 146  \n\nWhois Server: whois.godaddy.com  \n\nReferral URL: <http:\/\/registrar.godaddy.com>  \n\nName Server: NS1.JACKSONNATIONAL.COM  \n\nName Server: NS2.JACKSONNATIONAL.COM  \n\nName Server: NS3.JACKSONNATIONAL.COM  \n\nStatus: clientDeleteProhibited  \n\nStatus: clientRenewProhibited  \n\nStatus: clientTransferProhibited  \n\nStatus: clientUpdateProhibited  \n\nUpdated Date: 11-feb-2013  \n\nCreation Date: 11-jul-2002  \n\nExpiration Date: 11-jul-2018  \n\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"GoDaddy hoarding domains. What is my legal recourse?"}
{"Id":32098,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-09-28T17:07:19.673","Score":1,"ViewCount":154.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-09-28T21:48:01.403","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I have been working in a company in Cambodia for about 5 months now and I am thinking of leaving the company for various reasons. When I asked them for resignation, they said that the minimum prior notice is 60 days. Reading the contract once again, it seems like the contract contradicts itself. Please read the below agreement:\n\n\n\n> \n> Termination of Contract:\n> \n> \n> 1. During the probationary period, either the Employer or the Employee may terminate this Contract by forwarding seven days' prior written notice with an indication to terminate this Contract.\n> 2. Upon satisfactory completion of the Probationary Period, either the Employer or the Employee may terminate this Contract without a prior witten notice.\n> 3. Subject to the \"minimum period of prior written notice\" requirement pursuant to Article 75 of the Labor Law of the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Employer may cancel the Contract for a valid reason including the Employee's lack of skills, inappropriate behavior, or failure to satisfy the requirements of the Employer (the \"Lay Off\"). However, the Employee may cancel the Contract with prior written notice, minimum 60 days before quit.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nAs I understand, 1.) If i were in the probation period, then I need to give seven days prior notice before I can terminate the contract. 2.) After probation period, both parties (employee & employer) can terminate the contract without any notice.\n\n\nIs there anything wrong with this Analysis? The second point is stated that both parties can terminate the contract without any notice, but point 3 state something else?\n\n\nSo any people can give me an explanation about this so I can get this more clearly?\n\n\nNote: I have passed the probation period now (3 months require only).\n\n\n[Cambodia Labor Law reference](http:\/\/www.cambodiainvestment.gov.kh\/the-labor-law-of-cambodia_970313.html)\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"What does the contract really mean?"}
{"Id":50282,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-03-29T05:51:02.490","Score":0,"ViewCount":32.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-03-29T05:51:02.490","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm developing a mobile app and I'm using GitHub for source code which is set to public, so I can show my friends.\n\n\nI was using some free icons from www.flaticon.com\/home , which required the developer to attribute the authors to the icons. \n\n\nBut I decided to go ahead and just create my own icons and delete all the icons I was using the flaticon, but the problem is in the previous commits on GitHub, the old images of the icons are still visible in my resource folders. \n\n\nIs this a problem I need to address at all? Do I need to mention anywhere that I WAS using icons from FlatIcon or am I good to just act like it never happened? \n\n\nThanks!\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"Do I need to attribute icons not used anymore but visible on GitHub's previous commits?"}
{"Id":4265,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-10-06T00:12:53.193","Score":4,"ViewCount":2354.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-09-10T08:09:16.020","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"The maps on Google and Bing are mostly, if not all, copyrighted images. Suppose I use the \"Earth\" view and zoom in on a building. If I were to draw an outline of that building (with the help of the map), would the drawing I made be infringing on the copyright of the map? \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Does tracing an aerial photo infringe copyright?"}
{"Id":8910,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-04-30T06:05:28.880","Score":0,"ViewCount":145.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-11-26T19:06:45.763","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I was reading on a new Chinese company called \"UnderMartian\" which seems to be openly ripping off of UnderArmour and not even trying to hide it. UnderArmour has stated they will attempt to pursue all \"legal action\" possible, which has raised my question.\n\n\nSince this is a company in a different country, to what extent is even possible for UnderArmour to enforce or bring legal recourse to UnderMartian? Can a United States (I believe it is) company even have the right to say what China can\/can't do in terms of copyright? If so, then what about Didi Kuadi (the Uber competitor) in China, TanTan (the Chinese Tinder) and companies related do and why have they not attempted legal action (though I can understand that these are a far more stretch). \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"What is the extent of copyright laws? (UnderMartian)"}
{"Id":468,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-06-09T14:14:36.197","Score":17,"ViewCount":1277.0,"LastActivityDate":"2022-02-07T00:43:25.533","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":11,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"A torrent works by breaking a file into small chunks, each of which can be shared between peers. This speeds up downloads because peer A could be sharing chunk 1 with you while peer B could be sharing chunk 8 with you etc. (See [BitTorrent](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BitTorrent) and [Torrent file](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Torrent_file).)\n\n\nThe torrent client would need to reconstruct the file in order for you to use it.\n\n\nNone of the chunks is useful on its own. Each is typically 1\/1000th - 1\/2000th of the entire video file. None is generally even viewable as video without adjacent chunks due to the type of video codecs in common use.\n\n\nIn Canada, is it copyright infringement to use a modified (say, self-written) torrent client that simply downloads the chunks and immediately discards them from memory upon receipt, **never storing any chunk on disk, and never reproducing any portion of the original file larger than an individual torrent chunk, and doesn't host or otherwise make the chunk available to other users.**\n\n\nDoes the analysis change if you only download and immediately discard one of the chunks?\n\n\nTo simplify answers, let's assume that the fair dealing user right is not implicated.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is downloading a torrent chunk copyright infringement?"}
{"Id":21606,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-07-31T02:49:24.027","Score":1,"ViewCount":75.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-07-31T15:45:12.720","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"my Roomate has been calling my physician and disclosing my health information including when my appointments are and what medications I am taking. I have not signed or told anyone working there that this was okay. Do I have legal rights as I am now finding out they have contacted more people than my Roomate.\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Medical right to privacy- HIPAA"}
{"Id":14769,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-10-23T16:33:54.663","Score":1,"ViewCount":279.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-10-26T02:54:21.873","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"That is, the company employs you and pays you wages in return for money (even though you do no work for them).\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Is it legal to pay a company to employ you in the UK?"}
{"Id":37797,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-03-03T04:13:06.187","Score":2,"ViewCount":41.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-03-03T05:06:51.043","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"[This earlier question](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/questions\/37775\/can-pricing-be-copyrighted) asked whether a pricing scheme could be copyrighted. I wonder if pricing could be trademarked.\n\n\nSuppose Christopher Columbus Pizza was famous for selling a large pizza for $14.92. Can they obtain a trademark on $14.92 to prevent competitors from also advertising their pizzas for the same price and confusing customers as to the quality or source?\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Can pricing be trademarked?"}
{"Id":8545,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-04-14T11:50:05.313","Score":13,"ViewCount":4545.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-02-06T07:04:59.133","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Game art is under copyright of the designer or their company. When I play the game and take a screenshot, whose is the copyright?\n\n\n* Mine, because I played the game to that point and created the screenshot file;\n* The designer or their company, because they made the art?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"What is the copyright status of game screenshots?"}
{"Id":43965,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-08-21T19:56:05.260","Score":0,"ViewCount":477.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-08-21T19:56:05.260","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":7,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I live on a private non-city-maintained road. There are ~30 houses, and I'm roughly in the middle, it's a dead end road. There's no HOA and since we get snow there's one neighbor who has done the job of asking everyone to chip in for snow plowing, and then another neighbor got a quote for repaving and most of the residents paid that too. It's an old road and no one on the street is interested in doing the work and expense of getting it town-maintained. On the county's parcel viewer the road itself is not owned by anyone.\n\n\nAbout a year ago a neighbor moved in that drives very fast on our small little street. He's almost hit me, and more importantly I have two little kids who I'm terrified are going to get hit by a car. I called my police officer friend (in this city) and he said there isn't much he can do. There's no speed limit since it's not a town road. We've talked to the neighbor several times and he always just says \"I drive fine, I slow down when I see the kids, I can stop fine.\" He's really a jerk, to be honest. My wife and I, and another neighbor with small kids, is genuinely scared of him hurting out kids.\n\n\nI went out and bought some speed bumps, like actual industrial versions that can be bolted to the ground. They're yellow and black with little reflectors in them, the kind a condo complex would install. They're removable so I can pull them in the winter for snow plows to operate.\n\n\nA friend of mine said that by installing them I'm introducing liability on myself because if anyone has an accident right there they can blame the speed bumps. I'm trying to figure out if I have legitimate legal exposure, and what I can do to mitigate it. I'm planning on putting them (two of them, about ~5 apart) in front of my property on the road so I can put signs up. I can write letters and hand deliver them to every neighbor. I can put a public notice in the local paper yearly. I don't really care what I need to do, but I have to get this guy to slow down before he kills someone.\n\n\n**Cliffs: I want to put down speed bumps on a private road that I live on to slow down dangerous driving and don't want to get (successfully) sued for it.**\n\n\nAny advice would be appreciated.\n\n\n","text_label":"civil-law","title":"Speed bumps on private non-hoa road (California)"}
{"Id":4210,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-10-03T10:27:08.853","Score":9,"ViewCount":2572.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-11-03T02:01:57.260","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I want to publish a book, which will be sold at a modest price. I will be self-publishing. I'm in the US.\n\n\nMy book is, by its nature, very specific. It is basically a \"how to\" guide for how to write in a certain voice. As an example, my book is basically something like, \n\n\n**\"How To Write *The Simpsons*\"**\n\n\n1. My question is, can I legally use this trademark (*The Simpsons*) in my book title?\n2. If not in the title, what about in my book's pages?\n\n\nThe issue here is that the book is really focused on one show, not one genre, or even sub-genre. So, \"How To Write Animated Comedy TV Shows\" is not the focus of my book, and thus a somewhat inaccurate title. My book goes into considerable depth into writing for this one show, and exclusively this show.\n\n\nThe book references quotes and dialogue from the show, but other than these bits, it is totally original. In other words, 95% of the text is my original writing. I have really put a lot of time into it, and I am not simply trying to \"milk\" a brand name for my own gain, and this is obvious to anyone who reads the book.\n\n\n3. If I can't use the brand name directly, am I safe if I am cheeky about it? For example, \"How To Write For That One Show With Yellow Characters\".\n4. Or what if I write on the back of the book or wherever, \"Author is not affiliated with *The Simpsons* whatsoever\"? I certainly will make no indication that I am in any way affiliated with *The Simpsons* (because I am not).\n5. In reality, do the rules still apply if I am not attacking a behemoth like 20th Century Fox and instead am infringing on a much smaller brand? (I'm asking this one out of curiosity.)\n\n\nI really hope I can use the name in my book title. Otherwise, my target market has pretty much nil chance of finding\/reading my book. I know absolutely nothing about trademark law. Please advise.\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Can I use a brand name in my book title?"}
{"Id":1737,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-08-10T16:40:18.110","Score":3,"ViewCount":170.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-08-10T19:42:22.713","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I read in a [blog post](http:\/\/www.burnsautoparts.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/24\/i-hate-stories-like-this\/) that to file an infringement suit, I need to have registered my work registered with the US copyright office before the infringement took place. However, I can't find anything about this on the website of the US copyright office, just that it needs to be filed before the suit is filed.\n\n\nWhen do I have to register my work with the copyright office to file an infringement suit?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"When do I have to register my copyright if I want to file an infringement suit?"}
{"Id":18160,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-04-03T16:58:43.687","Score":-2,"ViewCount":167.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-04-03T19:40:59.237","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Does the capitalization style\/usage or spacing of a registered trademark (wordmark) affect trademark protection?\n\n\nFor example, say the name \"MegaCorp\" (no space) is a registered trademark with the USPTO. Are capitalization and spacing variations protected as well or must these also be trademarked?\n\n\nE.g. \"Mega Corp\", \"megacorp\"\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Does Capitalization\/Spacing Affect Trademark Protections"}
{"Id":4723,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-10-25T20:00:06.097","Score":5,"ViewCount":235.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-11-12T17:42:42.380","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Is it a crime if someone is aware a device looks like a bomb and brings that device to a public place?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Is it a crime to bring a device that resembles a bomb to a public place such as an airport?"}
{"Id":29491,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-06-14T00:42:00.163","Score":1,"ViewCount":490.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-06-14T03:46:22.053","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I will be interviewing with Google in the upcoming months, I plan to share an interesting Idea for something I want to implement during my 20% time during the interview, because showing that one can come up with new product ideas has to help in an interview. In theory Google could then refuse to hire me, but implement my idea I presented to them and profit off of it without crediting me if they chose to.\n\n\nNow I'm not really concerned about this, even assuming Google deemed my idea worth implementing I don't see Google trying to steal it (It's not worth the bad press that would result). Furthermore this particular idea is essentially only viable if implemented by Google, meaning even if the idea was stolen I wouldn't really be at a lost since I can't do anything with the idea without Google.\n\n\nHowever, I am curious what the legal status would be if I was concerned about my idea being stolen. Would someone in the theoretical position of having someone implement a product they pitched (without getting a contract signed ahead of time) have any recourse to try to get recognition for their idea? Would there be any steps, short of forcing an interviewer to sign a contract before pitching your idea, someone in such a situation theoretically could take prior to presenting their idea to help ensure they got recognition for it?\n\n\nI imagine the answer is no, but maybe I'm wrong :)\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"How to prevent potential employer from stealing an idea persented in an interview without giving credit?"}
{"Id":1343,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-07-24T22:45:36.423","Score":2,"ViewCount":506.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-07-25T13:31:52.000","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"All software development contracts I've seen specify that x piece of software will be developed for y dollars within z amount of time. This works out for traditional [Waterfall](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Waterfall_model) model projects, where you do a lot of forward planning and it is reasonable to expect that you will know how long the project will take near the beginning of the project. It doesn't match up at all for [Agile](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Agile_software_development), where you can start without having any idea exactly where you will end up and you are expected to be able to deal with requirements changes.\n\n\nHow would a contract for Agile software development differ from a contract for Waterfall software development? Is there a place where I can find a sample contract for Agile development?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"How should a contract for Agile software development differ from a contract for Waterfall software development?"}
{"Id":39062,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-04-12T20:20:42.417","Score":1,"ViewCount":303.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-04-12T20:26:27.083","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"My workplace allowed employees to add custom Slack emojis and as expected they went nuts and added thousands of awesome emojis. Mostly memes like party parrot, suspicious raptor and such. Some of these have origins from copyrighted material. The most clear would be a sports team logo.\n\n\nIs there any real legal concern here?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can my company get into legal trouble for employees using custom Slack emoji icons of copyrighted material?"}
{"Id":23597,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-10-27T09:30:53.567","Score":2,"ViewCount":61.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-12-26T14:26:33.810","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am developing a website and want to list the logos of the technologies I used in the footer. For this purpose, I am looking to use `svg` images as it would be scalable at resolutions. I am able to get the relevant logos from the technology developers' press kits but some of them are not in the format I want (like they are in `jpeg` or `png`). I can easily convert these images using freely available tools to `svg`. My question is, am I allowed to do so, or am I restricted to use only those formats that were supplied by them.\nThe technologies in question are:\n\n\n[MongoDB](https:\/\/www.mongodb.com\/pressroom)\n\n\n[Express](https:\/\/expressjs.com\/) - note: They don't have any guidelines on how to use their image\n\n\n[Node.Js](https:\/\/nodejs.org\/en\/about\/resources\/)\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Converting the image format of logos"}
{"Id":44525,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-09-09T08:12:38.513","Score":1,"ViewCount":50.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-09-09T12:02:22.700","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Hypothetical facts\n\n\n1. Alice buys a hardback book from the publisher for $70.\n2. Alice makes a digital copy of the book and posts it online to an account only Alice can access.\n3. For one week, Alice rents exclusive access to the online file for one day each to Melanie, Tanya, Wanda, Tammy, Francis, Sam and Serena for $10\/day per person.\n\n\nQuestion\n\n\nHave any copyright laws been broken? If so, which ones, specifically?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"U.S. copyright law"}
{"Id":18422,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-04-15T03:32:41.640","Score":2,"ViewCount":200.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-10-02T06:08:20.313","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Canada's constitution is not a single document, but [many documents](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Canadian_constitutional_documents) passed over time.\n\n\nIs there existing case law as to whether parts of an older constitutional document can be found unconstitutional in light of newer constitutional documents? \n\n\nFor the purposes of this question, I'm excluding cases where the newer document directly repeals older documents, or parts of them.\n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"Can older parts of Canada's constitution be found unconstitutional?"}
{"Id":15718,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-12-09T08:48:05.700","Score":-1,"ViewCount":121.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-12-09T19:41:41.520","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am living in India. I gave a Google review on a bike shop. Since I was not happy with their interactions, I wrote a negative review. Later I talked with an executive, he was nice, and I promised him that I will edit my review, but I forgot to do so, now he just called me and said he is going to file a case. Is it possible?\n\n\n","text_label":"liability","title":"Can anyone file a case against us because of our negative review?"}
{"Id":18108,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-03-31T21:15:16.303","Score":2,"ViewCount":3797.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-03-31T22:42:22.340","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am from a non law background and reading Indian Constitution. After reading Laxmikanth and PM Bakshi, what I could get is that both the Articles deals with law made by parliament related to Citizenship but I am unable to get the finer details of it.\n\n\nWhat was the need to make 2 articles? If someone can explain with an example that would be most welcome.\n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"What is the difference between Article 10 and Article 11 of the Indian Constitution"}
{"Id":40511,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-04-28T07:10:45.187","Score":1,"ViewCount":63.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-09-27T15:01:50.247","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Paul Davies. [*JC Smith's The Law of Contract* (2018 2 ed)](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Smiths-Law-Contract-Paul-Davies\/dp\/0198807813\/ref=dp_ob_title_bk). p. 135.\n\n\n\n> \n> [![enter image description here](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/EjOOO.jpg)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/EjOOO.jpg)\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n1. How's the red underline true? How's \"third parties\" ambiguous? The textbook refers to the [Introduction](http:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/ukpga\/1999\/31\/introduction) that doesn't define \"third parties\", but [Section 1](http:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/ukpga\/1999\/31\/section\/1) does:\n\n\n\n> \n> (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, a person who is not a party to a contract (a \u201cthird party\u201d) may in his own right enforce a term of the contract if\u2014\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n2. I don't understand why \"C, when he is a promisee, would be well advised\nto make his claim in the alternative.\" Wouldn't judges follow the Law Commission's standpoint as I underlined in purple? Davies doesn't expatiate why courts wouldn't?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Why ought a third-party promisee to a contract make his claim in the alternative?"}
{"Id":43859,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-08-18T19:29:37.413","Score":0,"ViewCount":283.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-08-18T19:43:07.963","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am co-Administrator of a private FaceBook group of former students who attended my high school. I frequently take photos with my camera of photos printed in our high school yearbooks & post them in the group. Members enjoy seeing the old 50+ year old photos of students & teachers. \n One lady announced on the private FB page that I was breaking the law by posting photos of people without their permission. That I had no right to do so. I told her the yearbooks were sold to the public, so there was no expectation of privacy, plus I was taking the photos with my camera from the printed pages. (Many of the students are already deceased.) What is the law?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Posting School Yearbook photos on private Group FB page made up of former students"}
{"Id":3345,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-04T21:08:04.500","Score":2,"ViewCount":52.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-09-06T01:09:25.407","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I recently wrote a clone of the famous Jeopardy! game. It is copyrighted but I believe that if I my copy was made for educational and recreational uses only (no commercial) it falls under FAIR USE, am I right? If so, can I publish it on the public internet?\n\n\nI am using the main screen and concept of a game, the name is the same, and the audience will just be me and the code reviewers. I am in the EU. (Something like 10 people will play the game so might it count as private use?)\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is it ok to post a clone of a famous game up for review or in a website?"}
{"Id":7251,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-02-18T19:24:33.760","Score":3,"ViewCount":258.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-02-18T20:02:05.633","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"According to [this link](http:\/\/copyright.cornell.edu\/resources\/publicdomain.cfm) if a work was published in 1969 then the copyright would be for 95 years after publication date.\n\n\nIf the original author has died, is there any method for descendants to modify the copyright, specifically something like releasing the work into the public domain? \n\n\nMaybe related that would help answer the question would be this - can copyright be transferred to descendants? If it were transferred, e.g., in a will, does the original length of the copyright still apply, just that the ownership would be to the new owners?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can descendants modify copyright of parent's work?"}
{"Id":5139,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-11-10T20:41:53.553","Score":35,"ViewCount":7113.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-11-11T17:25:21.193","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":12,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I was just informed of this situation that occurred somewhere by a co-worker, and was wondering what the legal ramifications are (U.S. Law). To be clear, the scenario is as follows:\n\n\n* I tell my boss I've been offered a position at another company.\n* My boss later comes to me with a counter offer of a raise, if I choose to stay with them\n* I accept the counter offer, and inform the other company that I have chosen to stay with my current employer\n* After a week, my boss then informs me that I'm being let go, and that this should serve as a lesson to not mess with him.\n\n\nFor the above scenario, regarding U.S. law, do I hold any legal grounds against this? What options would I have to defend myself (and my family) from being blatantly told that I was fired because I was willing to accept another offer without some other counter-offer from my current employer?\n\n\n\n> \n> As for the chap this did happen to, I'm informed that he contacted the company who originally gave him the offer, and they were still willing to bring him on-board. So, yay (somewhat) happy ending to an otherwise terrifying situation. However, I'm specifically asking about the scenario in which he was forced to be unemployed for some period of time, while looking for another job (i.e., the other company no longer had the position open)\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Do I have legal rights against a company that offered me a raise to not leave, and then promptly fired me after turning down the other offer?"}
{"Id":3417,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-07T10:58:28.850","Score":2,"ViewCount":93.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-09-08T01:33:51.410","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"In the U.S. if I anchor my houseboat for an extended period in the middle of a large lake connected to a navigable waterway can the city or municipality bordering the lake charge me taxes? \n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Who owns the the lake?"}
{"Id":31620,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-09-09T12:29:25.127","Score":-2,"ViewCount":128.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-03-05T22:50:07.847","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I read that many laws are unenforced. What did the DA do to decide what to enforce and what not?\n\n\nFor example. Say some states have laws against cohabitation. Say a DA choose to enforce the normally unenforced laws. What happens? The DA don't get reelected?\n\n\nOr look at this case\n\n\n<https:\/\/nypost.com\/2017\/11\/28\/mom-faces-jail-for-secretly-recording-daughters-bullies\/>\n\n\nSome kids got bullied. DA don't press charge. Someone record the bullying, and she gets charged.\n\n\nWhy?\n\n\nAlso I've heard that many fraud are simply not enforced by laws. These are samples\n\n\n[Why are some obvious fraudster not in jail?](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/questions\/31197\/why-are-some-obvious-fraudster-not-in-jail)\n\n\nWhat factors do DA do when deciding when to press charge?\n\n\nBribes? I don't think so. Not in US. But that's got to be something and it doesn't look like justice to me.\n\n\nThe result varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. In, Indonesia, my guess is\n\n\n1. Bribe. Before Jokowi it's common for vengeful party to just pay DA to do his job. Defendant often have more incentive to pay DA to look the other way.\n2. Political opinion. Ahok is prosecuted because so many wants him down.\n3. Most fraud is not prosecuted. I don't know why.\n\n\nIn US, what happens?\n\n\nJurisdiction specific or \"in general\" answer is fine.\n\n\nPerhaps, a better more useful version of this question is\n\n\nHow to motivate DA to prosecute or not prosecute a certain case?\n\n\nJurisdiction vary. I know.\n\n\nNote: I've heard in US, DA is an elected office. So it seems that DA's motivation is to pick cases that gets him elected. That's the kind of thing I would like to know. What's the \"politic\" and \"incentive\" behind prosecuting a case.\n\n\nSaying that there is a large backlog of cases is not \"clear\" enough for me because it's a \"collective\" problem. The one that makes decisions is the DA. Why should he care about backlog? If prosecuting a case leads to world war that is not HIS problem. It's societies' problem. Because that gets him elected? Now it makes more sense.\n\n\nI need reasons that's why is it more profitable for a DA\/cops to decide one case over another.\n\n\nBasically I am looking for incentives or cynical reasons those people have when prosecuting someone\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"What \"incentives\"\/cynical reasons DA\/Cops have when prosecuting someone?"}
{"Id":9298,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-05-17T08:33:18.073","Score":2,"ViewCount":172.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-06-06T07:54:59.957","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have a device that captures digital media content. The manufacturer of the device claims in their terms of service that, while I own the copyright to all of the raw content captured, that they own all digital copies of that content!?\n\n\nCan anyone tell me if this even makes sense let alone would be legally enforceable in any meaningful way?\n\n\nThanks.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Digital media; Are copyright and ownership the same thing?"}
{"Id":16049,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-12-26T01:53:03.827","Score":0,"ViewCount":94.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-11-16T01:00:36.577","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"So I met this talented guy who designs graphics for apps and such and I asked him if he can make a background image for my app..He agreed and made one for me and I asked him if it was ok if I use the image for my app and he said yes..Now the question is, does it mean I can freely use the image in my app WITHOUT crediting him or paying him?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can I freely use this image?"}
{"Id":25720,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-01-30T18:59:42.957","Score":3,"ViewCount":390.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-06-07T22:44:58.700","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I was working for a Indian IT company that hires people from Mexico and sends them to work within other companies in USA. This company has been stealing money from me each month with taxes, and I'm ok with that, because its a small amount. \n\n\nNow they won't pay me for the last month I worked there. And they want me to fill a W2 form where I say I got paid. This is a Michigan based IT company, but I worked in Florida.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"How can I sue a USA company while I am in Mexico"}
{"Id":21842,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-08-09T01:20:26.453","Score":3,"ViewCount":2647.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-08-09T05:42:17.813","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":19,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"*[EDIT: Please assume U.S. jurisdiction, since that's what relevant to me.]*\n\n\nI was recently reminded of this interesting talk, '[Don't Talk To The Police](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d-7o9xYp7eE)' by Regent Law Professor James Duane. Therein, he says (at 0:20) that he will \"never talk to any police officer under any circumstances,\" and the bulk of his half of the video is him explaining why we should all resolve to do the same.\n\n\nHis 8 reasons are very compelling, but I can't seem to get over the utter absoluteness of the \"never ... under any circumstances\" bit.\n\n\nWhat about these manufactured examples:\n\n\n* Suppose I come to discover physical evidence that an adult has been sexting a minor. In such a case I believe the law compels me to report my discovery to law enforcement. Not only must I talk to them to convey the problem, but I'm certain they will have followup questions for me.\n* Suppose my epileptic spouse has a seizure in our residence directly behind a locked bathroom door that swings inward-- hinges are on on her side-- and I call 911 after I tear out the door to aid her. A police officer shows up along with EMS, sees the broken door & blood from a chewed up tongue and gets suspicious. Let's say my spouse is still unconscious & can't corroborate. I'd need to communicate with EMS about my wife's condition & what happened, but the officer is standing right there listening. If I take the 5th, not only might my wife's medical care be impacted, but I will likely be arrested by default on suspicion of battery. (*As defaults go, this would actually be prudent on the officer's part, but would completely suck for me.*)\n* Suppose a police officer shows up at my house to investigate a burglary a few houses down the street, and is just knocking on doors asking neighbors if they saw or heard anything.\n\n\n**In which of those circumstances should I say \"sorry officer, I'm not going to speak with you,\" and at what point?**\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"How absolute is the advice, 'never talk to the police'?"}
{"Id":30726,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-08-05T01:15:23.597","Score":0,"ViewCount":147.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-08-05T19:37:32.073","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm having difficulty in that I accepted a no-contest plea for a (supposed) harassment charge, and agreed to do either A) 8 days in jail or B) do a domestic violence evaluation and courses depending on outcome. That was the \"contract\".\n\n\nGoing to the domestic violence course provider, the counselor evaluating me for domestic violence found that it was unwarranted, and sent that back to the judge (under whom I have my probation) - the domestic violence program is unwarranted.\n\n\nI later learned the judge then called the manager of the counselor and \"demanded that I do something\", and the manager overturned the counselor. I then returned to take domestic violence \"group\" from a the other main counselor there (per the judges requirements). I was not given another evaluation. \n\n\nThe other counselor was horrible and after 10 sessions totally threw me out and literally filed lies into the judge (covering his horrible actions toward me), saying I was kicked out. The judge then gave this letter to the prosecutor, but not to my defense attorney (the same public defender re-assigned to me that I did the plea with).\n\n\nThis letter together with what the counselor's manager sent in, so inflamed the prosecutor against me, that the prosecutor demanded 180 days in jail, totally ignoring\/forgoing my original contract of either 8 days in jail or domestic violence courses, which my new private attorney says is fully incorrect, also the judge should have stuck to my evaluation result (that was part of the contract too). So with the contract broken twice and now someone coming in fully lying, and me trying to correct multiple times with other court staff, I chose to flee my home and state (Arizona), later to return and be arrested, and post bail. The court\/prosecutor continues to come after me even though I did 18 days in jail, \"unendingly abusive.\" \n\n\nA civil attorney just told me that in civil cases, any information a judge receives, the judge must give to both sides\/parties. My new defense attorney agrees, but it's vague as to whether the judge has done non-correct-law practicing behavior, in not giving the letter to my public defender. \n\n\nMust a criminal judge take a provider's information and give it to both the prosecutor and the defense?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Does a judge receiving information from a provider need to give it to both prosecutor AND defense, in criminal law\/cases?"}
{"Id":9378,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-05-21T01:41:41.260","Score":1,"ViewCount":6303.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-05-21T12:19:19.750","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Topical example (concerning the Facebook bias controversy of May 2016): if Facebook knowingly discriminated against conservative stories in its Trending feature, but told users and the press that there was no bias, could Facebook be prosecuted under U.S. law?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Is lying to your customers prosecutable?"}
{"Id":7401,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-02-26T19:50:41.283","Score":2,"ViewCount":337.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-02-26T23:44:15.843","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I remember reading a case years ago where a woman named Sharon Corr sold a product called \"Corr's Ginseng Up.\" (Adolph) COORs (a beer company) sued for trademark infringement and lost. \n\n\nThe two names were similar but the woman WAS using her own name. \n\n\nIn another [case](http:\/\/www.leagle.com\/decision\/19971493965FSupp528_11426\/HAVEN%20CAPITAL%20MANAGEMENT%20v.%20HAVENS%20ADVISORS), an investment firm called Haven Capital Management tried, and failed, to prevent a woman named Nancy Havens from naming her investment company after her own (maiden) name.\n\n\nUnder what circumstances might a company with an established brand prevent someone from using their own name?\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Can a trademark supersede or preempt a person from using their own name?"}
{"Id":2034,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-08-25T17:38:19.423","Score":6,"ViewCount":220.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-08-25T17:44:50.577","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Let's say I run a basic website with no special legal concerns. What legal issues does every website have that I should know about?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"What are the basic legal requirements I have as a website owner?"}
{"Id":21596,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-07-30T09:11:19.043","Score":1,"ViewCount":360.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-07-30T19:44:24.280","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm 17 still in sixth form, but I'm currently on holiday break. Yesterday I started \"training\" at a fairly new tea shop (opened last december, running for roughly 7 or so months now) but I helped with everything from setup, cashier, drink making, cleaning and closing shop working 9:30am to 7:30pm. It was my first day and although I didn't help with making most of the teas (since they hadn't taught me yet) I thought it was a lot of work for \"unpaid training\". I signed myself up for 6 more days of training in a row, but the manager said everything will not be paid. She said only after I complete an 80hr training and pass an on-boarding test will I be get to be paid the national minimum wage \u00a34.05 an hour. \n\n\nI've only worked one day but it was 10hrs. \n\n\nIs this legally right in the UK?\n\n\nI asked my co-workers today and they said they completed unpaid training too. The second youngest after me said she applied to a different restaurant before saying she had unpaid training too, although most of my friends had jobs with paid training. \n\n\nHow can I respond to her? \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Is 7 days unpaid training legally right for a 17yr old?"}
{"Id":1113,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-07-15T17:24:25.013","Score":8,"ViewCount":398.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-08-24T19:26:41.630","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I work with electronics and some of it requires working with potentially dangerous voltages which could cause severe injury or fatality.\n\n\nSo my question is this: If I decided to start a blog and write an article describing how to build a high voltage power supply, am I liable for providing such information? Especially if someone injures themselves after trying to reproduce my project\/experiment.\n\n\nWill the warning shield me from liability?\n\n\nI ask because see a lot of hobbyist websites posting large warning notices at the top of each page or throughout the article. Though, sometimes there is no warning.\n\n\n","text_label":"liability","title":"Liability of posting potentially dangerous articles on blog"}
{"Id":15690,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-12-07T10:57:24.737","Score":0,"ViewCount":278.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-07-10T21:16:35.600","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Let's say an elected official have a Twitter account.\n\n\nAnd let's say this elected official is using twitter to communicate information to the public relevant to the elected position.\n\n\nAnd let's say this elected official decides to block users.\n\n\nThis means he is in that case actively withholding information from selected individuals.\n\n\nIt that censoring?\n\n\nOf course there is a big loophole here if the elected officials private Twitter account is not used in any way to tweet information about the government office he holds. But the minute he tweets about his work as the position he holds after he entered the office things would change.\n\n\nI am asking because there was a case in Sweden where a government organisation (just one of the many organisations within the government) had a Twitter account and for some reason blocked a user. Then, without even going to court, a judge said and I am paraphrasing: \"You may not block users on a medium you are communication official information with because that is censoring.\" The kicker in that case was because Twitter was used to give information from the government and thus they could not block people and they have to unblock everyone. Would the same thing apply in the USA?\n\n\nEdit:\n\n\n1.5 years later: <https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2018-05-23\/trump-told-by-judge-not-to-block-users-from-his-twitter-feed>\n\n\n2.5 years later: <https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/07\/09\/us\/politics\/trump-twitter-first-amendment.html>\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Is blocking on twitter censoring in the USA when elected officials does it"}
{"Id":24582,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-12-05T09:40:02.363","Score":1,"ViewCount":74.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-12-05T10:17:20.777","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":8,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I play a lot of video games and some items\/buildings\/plants\/vehicles (even entire villages\/cities) look great. What if I had the money (and technology) to create the real deal? Would that be perfectly legal or do I need the permission from the copyright holder?\n\n\nInternet searches haven't been fruitful. There are tons of examples where it's prohibited to create new art from old art or \"base on a true story\", but what about \"reality based on fiction\"?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Copyright: Is it legal to create real objects based on fiction?"}
{"Id":25769,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-02-01T22:28:46.443","Score":0,"ViewCount":63.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-02-20T18:35:43.697","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"We are a sports website covering news and have found a user on YouTube copying our written content and images and pasting it in whole in their videos. \n\n\nWe have put in a copyright claim and got some videos taken down but they have put in a counter claim saying it is fair use and they will Sir is if we don\u2019t remove the initial claim.\n\n\nWhere do we stand on this as they are using 100% of our article content including images and not even putting in any original content of their own.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Copyright claim \/ fair usage"}
{"Id":36311,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-01-17T20:38:50.177","Score":2,"ViewCount":104.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-01-17T22:22:48.560","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I have purchased the company name Xxxxx Media in a province in Canada, but I recently realized that the product Xxxxx\u00ae is trademarked in the United States. I wish to sell my products in the US soon so I am wondering if I should purchase a different name instead so that I do not get sued by the company who has trademarked Xxxxx\u00ae. Will I get sued?\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Will company with product with \u00ae sue me if my company name is the same as their product?"}
{"Id":5565,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-12-03T20:12:34.270","Score":7,"ViewCount":510.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-01-22T04:23:43.923","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am creating a game that has a great deal of items in the game. For these items I wanted to add some \"educational\" pop-up text when players hover over a certain item in the game. My idea was to simply take text from websites like Wikipedia (I understand the \"reliability' issue already) and put them in as extra \"flavor text\" in my game like in the picture below (The text is in the while box at the bottom of the tool tip):\n\n\n[![enter image description here](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/zQbEV.jpg)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/zQbEV.jpg)\n\n\nMost of the content in Wikipedia that I want to do this with is under the \"Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License\" (CC-BY-SA) and this is where I get very confused.\n\n\nI have been doing some very exhaustive research on this. And to try to put this as simply as possible. Even though the content on Wikipedia can be freely distributed. Apparently under the CC-BY-SA license, it is argued that wherever the content is used with that license, ALL MEDIA attached to that content is now also under the CC-BY-SA license.\n\n\nSo from what I read, it may be inferred that my entire game, images, artwork, source code, and everything else, is now under CC-BY-SA license, and I must make my entire game publicly available for free because I have added this one line of text.\n\n\nSo my question is: Is this true? Should I just do my own independent research on the each subject and put all of the descriptions in my own words?\n\n\nAlso I plan to sell this game commercially, so I do not wish to make my game freely available obviously. Also I plan to have hundreds, even thousands of objects in the game, and doing research for each one is a great deal more time to come up with a paragraph or two for each object. I am just trying to see if I can avoid that, as my time doing actual game development is much more beneficial. \n\n\nI have no problem giving the citation credits for each passage as in the image. But is this CC-BY-SA licence going to make it so I cannot give anyone credit at all, and I just do my own research?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Using Wikipedia Text in a Video Game Copyright Issues?"}
{"Id":34315,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-12-12T12:41:18.330","Score":0,"ViewCount":1233.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-12-12T15:08:15.193","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"So just wondering, will it be legal to use a few lines of song lyrics as your service\/company's slogan? For example, \"You just gotta ignite the light, and let it shine\" (Katy Perry's firework) as a slogan for something like fund-raising platform? Like maybe a whole song is copyrighted (not familiar with copyrights on songs), but is it possible to legally use part of it if you like the meaning?\n\n\nIf can, how about adding `TM` or registered sign next to it? Since most slogan has it.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Song lyrics as (trademarked) slogan"}
{"Id":48664,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-01-31T20:08:57.990","Score":0,"ViewCount":61.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-02-06T20:34:35.057","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":9,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Can a prosecutor make changes to a plea deal once all parties have signed? \n\n\nFor example: If someone was to plea (deal) to and was convicted of manslaughter. However then the prosecutor changed the paper work to homicide, but did not inform the defendant or the courts. Later they conceded that they made the changes without telling anyone. \n\n\nIs this lawful, and can your sentence be vacated if this were to happen?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Consequences of making changes to plea after all parties have signed the agreement"}
{"Id":26189,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-02-19T14:54:00.443","Score":1,"ViewCount":112.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-02-19T21:36:36.333","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm starting a course about building website backends with NodeJS and I was wondering is it legal to use the [NodeJS](https:\/\/nodejs.org) logo as **part** of my course cover?\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Can I use nodejs logo as part of my course cover?"}
{"Id":44573,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-09-10T15:30:16.490","Score":0,"ViewCount":108.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-09-10T18:05:20.853","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"As an official translator, I need to be loyal to the text in such a manner that no words are omitted. In translation of title deeds there\u2019s a section which specifies the metes and bounds of the property in question. In this very part, the specifications of the parking space has been mentioned in to the bargain where there are TWO words meaning \u201c entangled parking\u201d. To be more specific, there are some old buildings with the capacity of 4 parking space. These four cars, particularly the ones which have been parked ahead, cannot leave the parking since there are two other cars parked behind them! Now how can I translate this?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"How to say \u201c entangled parking space\u201d?"}
{"Id":11778,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-07-19T14:41:49.620","Score":0,"ViewCount":138.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-07-19T18:36:12.007","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"**[This is the continuation of the prior question.](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/questions\/11500\/does-downloading-and-posting-audio-content-on-my-private-company-blog-infringe?noredirect=1#comment20536_11500)**\n\n\nI had confessed prior to receiving their ( NPR ( kindly see the above question. )), very specifically, having had revealed our homepage and the their materials that had been posted before, such as like in this e-mail.\n\n\n\n> \n> Message: I am a director of a company, in English, \"In Home Teaching Agency XXX.\" I've been listening to your Yokosuka navy base station ( I assume it would be so. ) since around 1997 and I enjoyed yours and since I always heard \"support for NPR...\" and you've been saying you are a \"public radio\". Granted, so that with that reason above, and after having read your \"material\" chapter, I was not able to comprehend for 100% sure if I had breached your copyright. We already uploaded used your products such as here <http:\/\/www.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX>\n>  without your permission, so if I had breached your copyright, just kindly let me know and I will delete them. This is a blog, but I am almost 95% sure I had infringed your copyright. However, can' we \"compensate\" for the possible breach by paying certain amount of due? And also, we would like to ask your permission to use your products even with certain amount of payment.\n> \n> \n> Sincerely\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nAnd their copyright department replied,\n\n\n\n> \n> **Unfortunately NPR does not allow** other websites to post our content, nor do we allow our material to be translated. **You are welcome to link to NPR content from your page, along with a description of the report, if you would like**.\n> \n> \n> Here are the rules for linking:\n> \n> \n> (from NPR's Terms of Use page at NPR.org)\n> \n> \n> **NPR encourages and permits links to content on the NPR Services**. However, NPR is an organization committed to the highest journalistic ethics and standards and to independent, noncommercial journalism, both in fact and in appearance. Therefore, the linking should not (a) suggest that NPR promotes or endorses any third party's causes, ideas, web sites, products or services, or (b) use NPR content for **inappropriate commercial purposes** or in any way that is unlawful or harmful to any other person or entity. We reserve the right to withdraw permission for any link.\n> \n> \n> I hope this meets your needs.\n> \n> \n> Thanks,\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nActually, their message didn't \"meet\" my requirement.\n\n\nI wanted an answer such as \"Yes you can, or No, you can not.\" \n\n\nOr\n\n\nSuch as \"You can use our content should you pay XXX dollars per the product.\"\n\n\nCould anyone guide me about their e-mail please?\n\n\nThank you in advance.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Could anyone translate crystal clearly an American radio's copyright department's e-mail?"}
{"Id":1474,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-07-28T13:58:59.790","Score":2,"ViewCount":239.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-07-28T23:55:24.847","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I run a film and TV show reviewing blog using the Google Blogger service.\n\n\nOn this blog, I frequently use pictures taken from the film\/episode\/TV show that I am reviewing in the article.\n\n\nThe pictures that I use are always gathered by simply using the Google Image search to find a picture that suits my need. As such, the pictures come from a large variety of sources, including others peoples reviews, promotional material and even frames from advertisements.\n\n\nIs the use of these images on my blog protected under Fair Use, regardless of the source of the original images? What about if I started earning money from my blog?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Using (presumably) copyrighted materials in reviews"}
{"Id":29872,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-06-29T15:54:10.830","Score":1,"ViewCount":31.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-06-29T18:20:00.277","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"What are the legalities for a website article transcribing service for the blind. Essentially a service that reads articles to create audio files so that the blind can listen to the content instead of having to read it, which they obviously cannot do. Fees would be charged for the service of transcribing, not for the content which is available free online. Obviously, if the content is only available through a paid service, then that would be a different story, but I am focused on the transcribing of content available free online. \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Transcrbing Website Articles for the Blind and Copyright Laws"}
{"Id":17310,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-02-23T10:57:01.953","Score":1,"ViewCount":389.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-03-13T18:55:48.817","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"My employer is trying enforce new rules about how we use our annual leave. Among other points they require the following are the ones of concern:\n\n\n1. 50% of annual leave must be booked (planned, bot necessarily taken) by September\n2. There must be at least two people in the office on all working days\n3. The manager has priority over leave during the Christmas break this year as he missed it last year (due to the enforcement of rule number 2 that he introduced).\n\n\nDue to the slightly chaotic nature of my life outside of work, planning leave a long way ahead is extremely difficult. And although I'm not too concerned about needing 2 people in the office at any time it is obviously more of a concern at Christmas. I don't live very far away from my workplace, we have full remote access and I have said I am prepared to be \"On Call\" for an emergency but am not physically required in the office. However my manager is adamant that I physically need to be here. Also denying out leave during that period to give himself priority seems an abuse of his position.\n\n\nAm curious what restrictions they can legally enforce?\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Can an employer dictate when an employee can take annual leave?"}
{"Id":45798,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-10-24T16:57:55.910","Score":1,"ViewCount":171.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-10-25T23:18:48.193","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Am I less responsible\/liable for stuff that I break while doing someone a favor, and neither doing anything intentional to cause the break nor being negligent?\n\n\nFor example:\n\n\n* someone on the street asks you to take a picture of them with their phone. You drop the phone and cause a visible damage.\n* some friend asks you to drive his car since he's intoxicated. You haven't drunk and his home is near yours. In the way home you crash the car by being slightly inattentive and wrongly calculating the braking distance.\n\n\n","text_label":"liability","title":"Breaking stuff while doing someone a favor"}
{"Id":11333,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-07-02T13:23:02.617","Score":2,"ViewCount":43.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-07-02T14:20:37.087","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have extensive training in voice analysis and advanced degrees in linguistics -- but I wonder if I need a special certificate to serve as a forensic linguist on a court case e.g. performing accent recognition, speaker identification, etc. \n\n\nIs this state-specific or is there a national-level or international-level certificate that would qualify me on a list of qualified experts available for legal service? \n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"What are the requirements to offer legal consult as a forensic linguist?"}
{"Id":27986,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-04-25T09:21:49.890","Score":3,"ViewCount":287.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-08-21T05:28:18.377","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am a web designer that works with a range of clients on a project basis. I complete a project and then offer my services at any hourly rate for any other work required in the future.\n\n\nDo I have a legal responsibility to ensure any projects are GDPR compliant which are:\n\n\n1. finished before 25th May 2018?\n2. finished after the 25th May 2018?\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"GDPR liability for Web Designer"}
{"Id":43395,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-08-03T13:16:32.120","Score":1,"ViewCount":61.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-08-03T23:05:01.720","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Some countries return tax to tourists in airports.\n\n\nI don't understand it. Why is it happening? What was the logic behind the decision? Why is it only related to purchase tax and not to income tax? Why is it so important to preserve original packaging?\n\n\nIt is obviously a sort of segregation and nationalism. Why did people vote for it?\n\n\nI have heard that European countries are doing it along with Japan, Australia, and maybe some other countries are doing it as well...\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"GST\/VAT tax. Why some countries return tax to tourists?"}
{"Id":6105,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-12-31T04:26:33.877","Score":0,"ViewCount":98.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-01-02T01:44:59.433","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"On Youtube I often see videos of songs or other short memorable scenes from various movies posted. Since these are non-transferable I assume this is technically a violation of copyright, even if it's done for a very popular movie.\n\n\nIs it a violation of copyright to post or watch such clips?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Does posting short memorable scenes or songs from a movie constitute copyright violation?"}
{"Id":41539,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-05-29T11:42:45.343","Score":0,"ViewCount":56.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-09-17T19:18:32.147","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm writing a book largely based on a OASIS open standard. I assume this would constitute derivative work. I wondering about the following phrasing in the copyright.\n\n\n\n> \n> The document(s) and translations of it may be copied and furnished to others, and derivative works that comment on or otherwise explain it or assist in its implementation may be prepared, copied, published and distributed, in whole or in part, without restriction of any kind, provided that the above copyright notice and this paragraph are included on all such copies and derivative works...\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nIf I do a derivative work it says the copy right notice and paragraph needs to be included. Does that mean that I just add this as a attribution att the end, or will this copyright then cover the entirety of the book and allow others to copy it freely?\n\n\nCopyright notice in full\n<https:\/\/www.oasis-open.org\/committees\/ciq\/copyright.shtml>\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Implications of including copyright notice from other work"}
{"Id":50023,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-03-19T03:36:30.300","Score":-1,"ViewCount":51.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-03-19T03:40:33.990","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"1. I can't grasp the meaning of \"A believes that B who pretends to be C is not B (whether\nC exists or not)\". How can B, who pretends to be C, be not B?\n2. Again \"B is not B\" doesn't make sense to me! I'm asking this separately because here, if I understood the boldened quote, B isn't necessarily pretending to be C.\n\n\nMindy Chen-Wishart. [*Contract Law* (2018 6 edn)](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Contract-Law-Mindy-Chen-Wishart\/dp\/0198806353\/ref=dp_ob_title_bk). p 262.\n\n\n\n> \n> 6.2.5 Non-existence of the identity assumed\n> -------------------------------------------\n> \n> \n> According to this rule, A\u2019s mistake as to B\u2019s identity will only void their contract if\n>  A mistook B for another existing and identifiable party, C. If A merely believes that\n>  B is C who is non-existent or unidentifiable, the contract is only voidable. In *King\u2019s\n>  Norton Metal Co Ltd v Edridge, Merrett & Co Ltd* (1897), K sent goods in response to an\n>  order from the fictitious \u2018Hallam & Co\u2019, written on headed stationery with a picture\n>  of a large factory and a list of overseas depots. The fraudster then sold the goods\n>  to E. Although the contract was in writing, the contract was only voidable for fraud\n>  because K intended to contract with the writer of the letter, being mistaken only as to\n>  his attributes; namely, solvency and respectability. The contract was not void for K\u2019s\n>  mistake that it was contracting with \u2018Hallam & Co\u2019 because \u2018Hallam & Co\u2019 was nonexistent.\n>  \u2018If it could have been shown that there was a separate entity called Hallam &\n>  Co . . . then the case might have come within the decision in *Cundy v Lindsay*.\u2019  \n> \n>  \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 It is difficult to see why A and D\u2019s rights should depend on whether A mistook B for\n>  another real entity or not. Furthermore, why was it not enough in King\u2019s Norton that K\n>  believed that \u2018Hallam & Co\u2019 existed, when it did not?\n>  This supposed rule is subject to two exceptions, which require impossible distinctions\n>  to be drawn:\n> \n> \n> (i) A contract may be voided if A makes the additional mistake that C exists, even\n>  if C does not exist. But is there a meaningful difference between A believing \u2018B to be\n>  not B\u2019, and by implication someone else (contract not void); and A believing \u2018B to be\n>  C, mistakenly believing that C exists\u2019 (contract is void)? After all, in *Lake v Simmons*\n> \n> \n> \n\n\np 263.\n\n\n\n> \n> (1927), the mistress of a wealthy customer, a widower, purchased some items from L,\n>  and then persuaded L to let her take away valuable pearl necklaces for her \u2018husband\u2019s\n>  approval\u2019. L\u2019s loss was only insured if no valid contract was made with the mistress.\n>  The court so found, although she was posing as a non-existent wife.\n> \n> \n> (ii) A contract is void when **[1] A believes that B who pretends to be C is not B (whether\n>  C exists or not)**, **[2] as long as there is an implied term that B is not B** (*Said v Butt* (1920)),\n>  as where:\n> \n> \n> \u2022 an offer is made only to persons fitting particular descriptions which excludes\n>  B (eg \u2018current students of a particular university\u2019, or being \u2018over 18 years\u2019 to\n>  buy alcohol); or  \n> \n>  \u2022 B may know from previous dealings that A is unwilling to contract with\n>  them (eg B is barred from a pub or a soccer match).\n> \n> \n> If the rationale is merely that B cannot accept an offer known not to be meant for\n>  her, then why did this not apply in *King\u2019s Norton Metal* when the fraudster must have\n>  known that K had no intention of contracting with him?\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"\"as long as there is an implied term that B is not B\""}
{"Id":24585,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-12-05T12:47:45.987","Score":3,"ViewCount":185.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-01-06T02:44:10.220","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"It is well known that some software products \"call home\" to inform their distributors how the software is used and whether it conforms to their licensing terms. \n\n\nWhen someone pirates that software, this method might be used by the copyright holder to gather information about the user, and send the user a warning\/threatening letter about the fact, and ask for payment, threatening legal action in case of non-compliance.\n\n\nHowever, **what is considered sufficient evidence for that legal action to have any standing at all?** Would the word of the copyright holder (and their server logs, which in theory could be faked) be enough to prosecute the supposed copyright infringement?\n\n\nMy misunderstanding might come from the problem of what this evidence consists of. It is just a message sent by a software to their server. It's just data somewhere on a machine, under full control of the copyright owner.\n\n\n**A)** Is the copyright owner implicitly believed? In this case it would be easy for such a company to go rogue, and make up copyright claims. For example, they might allow a free (as in beer) software to be downloaded, but having an expensive, non-free software too. The user installs the free one, it \"phones home\" with information to identify the user with, they edit the logs, and sue the user for using the non-free version.\n\n\n**B)** If the data gathered by the copyright owner is not implicitly believed, then how can they press their claim if the user denies everything? By the time they obtain a warrant and show up with the police to search the premises of the supposed pirate, the evidence might have long since been destroyed. (and usually it's in a different country, making the process even more difficult and expensive)\n\n\nIf it's (A), how are users protected from frivolous lawsuits? If it's (B), then how can copyright owners exercise any of their rights? I would guess it's mostly (B), and the copyright owners just scare users into paying, and if a users refuses, there is not much they can do against him, besides threatening to start a lengthy and expensive lawsuit which the copyright owners have no real hope of winning, but would be so costly and time-consuming for the user (especially if the user is a private person or a much smaller company than the copyright holder) that he rather pays than to be dragged into it.\n\n\nIs my understanding correct, is this how it works? The copyright holder has little to no chance of winning, but proposes a settlement of a few hundred or few thousand $, and threatens a lengthy legal process for maybe millions if not complied, and the users are scared of that lengthy process and they rather pay the smaller sum instead of going for the very low risk of having to pay millions in legal fees?\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"What is considered sufficient evidence to prove the usage of unlicenced software?"}
{"Id":47044,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-12-02T20:21:58.827","Score":0,"ViewCount":131.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-12-02T20:35:36.297","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am not very knowledgeable in the matters of international trademark law so I was hoping to get some insight here. I am considering a development of a computer game and the best name I came up with is **Galactica**. However, I am unsure whether I can use this as the name **Battlestar Galactica** is obviously a trademarked name.\n\n\nThe game shall fall into the genre of so called *grand strategy* games which are essentially large empire simulators with a single game playing out for many hours and deep game mechanics. The game would be situated in galactic environment, the player would explore star systems colonize planets and make diplomatic connections and wage wars with other species in the galaxy.\n\n\nCould I get into trouble for naming such a game **Galactica**?\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Trademark on name \"Galactica\""}
{"Id":14827,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-10-26T15:47:41.940","Score":2,"ViewCount":71.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-10-27T15:40:14.327","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"This is a tax law question.\n\n\nI portray Mark Twain in a one-man performance I conceived, wrote (predominantly based on Twain's words, of course), and \"direct.\"\n\n\nI would be willing to appear at times to raise money for \"charity,\" IOW without charging for my performance. Is it legal (according to the IRS) to count these gratis performances as \"contributions\" that I could thus subtract from my income so as to reduce my tax burden?\n\n\nIf so, what do I need from these organizations for which I provide a free performance? Would it be a document that says, in effect, \"Clay Shannon donated $\\_\\_\\_ to us by providing his performance free of charge\" (where the monetary amount is the amount of their ticket sales) or what?\n\n\nA side question is, can I require these organizations to pay my expenses (travel, lodging, meal[s]) so that I need pay nothing out of pocket to provide the performance, or would these costs have to be borne by me and only be deductible as a further charitable contribution?\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Are Performances provided for charity a valid tax deduction?"}
{"Id":28807,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-05-24T02:57:05.507","Score":0,"ViewCount":185.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-05-24T14:43:11.210","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"\"[Justice](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Justice) is the legal or philosophical theory by which fairness is administered.\" In the Justice system a person is reprimanded for an act committed.\n\n\nHowever the punishment of any given person is a function of more factors than the act committed in a nontrivial way. It varies, not insignificantly, with race, gender, wealth, attractiveness, and so on... You can, for instance, take the average difference of sentencing between a white person and black person for murder. This difference will be the punishment assigned to a person for the act of being a certain race. This punishment is not insignificant and cannot be considered to satisfy the condition of fairness in any approximation.\n\n\nIs the Justice System flawed in it's most fundamental principle? If so, how can this be corrected? \n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Is the Justice System Fundamentally Flawed?"}
{"Id":38535,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-03-28T17:01:44.363","Score":1,"ViewCount":467.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-03-28T22:15:41.837","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I was just wondering if it is legal for a restaurant to lock the doors of a kitchen where food is being prepared. The door can be opened from the inside\n\n\nIt would seem that in case of a fire in the kitchen, the door would not open from the outside, creating a safety hazard. \n\n\nThanks for the info. \n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"Can the door to a kitchen be locked?"}
{"Id":19106,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-05-22T20:06:56.550","Score":0,"ViewCount":31.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-05-22T22:07:22.453","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am aware that being the author of a work entitles you automatically to its copyright however, is it illegal to use the copyright sign and claim the copyright openly without registering it?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Copyright Claiming"}
{"Id":11081,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-06-21T00:49:48.540","Score":2,"ViewCount":288.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-06-21T19:31:31.753","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Is there copyright on sporting results? For example Tour De France results have the rank\/position of each cyclist, the cyclist's name, and the cyclist's finish time\/result.\n\n\n1, Thibaut Pinot, 3:17:21;\n2, Nairo Quintana, 3:17:39;\n3, Ryder Hesjedal, 3:18:02;\n4, Alejandro Valverde, 3:18:59;\n5, Chris Froome, 3:18:59;\n\n\nThis data is factual so can copyright be applied? This data is not original so can copyright be applied? There's an argument that finish times are an original work because they originated from the Tour's timing equipment. The counter argument is finish time could alternatively be sourced from mainstream media, social media, or from the cyclist themselves and so are not an original work.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is there copyright on sporting results?"}
{"Id":9213,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-05-13T09:59:34.690","Score":0,"ViewCount":45.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-05-14T14:45:44.413","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Concerning the question in title\n\n\n\n> \n> What do international laws say about using a software which is free only for non-commercial purposes?\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nI am talking about software which are free for students or in general for non-commercial use.\nOf course I understand the meaning of such statement and I believe it's fair.\n\n\nMy question is basically: **what does according to International laws happen when use certain tools for professional purposes even if you have a non-professional license?**\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"What do international laws say about using a software which is free only for non-commercial purposes but used otherwise?"}
{"Id":33141,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-11-03T06:29:50.220","Score":6,"ViewCount":264.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-11-03T21:49:12.530","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"As a follow-up\/clarification to [this question](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/questions\/33113\/are-you-allowed-to-transcribe-a-copyrighted-manuscript\/33137#33137), I would like to ask with a little bit more detail.\n\n\nThere are several groups of \"ancient\" manuscripts and inscriptions which I would like for this to take into account. Here is a list of some of them:\n\n\n* Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs (>3000 years old)\n* Ancient Olmec Inscriptions (>3000 years old)\n* Ancient Mayan Glyphs\n* Ancient Aztec Glyphs\n* Old English Manuscripts (>1000 years old)\n* Old Runic Inscriptions (>1000 years old)\n* Old Irish Manuscripts (>1000 years old)\n* Ancient Chinese Manuscripts (>1000 years old)\n* Ancient Chinese Inscriptions (>3000 years old, like the [oracle bone](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oracle_bone))\n* Ancient Latin Manuscripts (>1000 years old)\n* Ancient Greek Manuscripts (>1000 years old)\n* Etc. There are many other cultures such as Finnish, Tibetan, etc.\n\n\nSome of these are owned by places like the Catholic Church, others by places like the British Library, or other Libraries or Museums, even others are held by Universities, and still others are held by private individuals who may post an image online of the artifact for a variety of reasons, like [this person did](https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/whatisthisthing\/comments\/4t9kop\/book_written_in_geez_ancient_ethiopic_unknown_age\/). Also, some artifacts may have been *created* in one place (like in China), but *hosted* in another place (like at the British museum).\n\n\nSo the question is about looking at an online image of one of these artifacts, which is provided by one of the owners, and then either drawing a picture to replicate the object (like the image below), or copying it into text form, such as [this](http:\/\/www.earlyenglishlaws.ac.uk\/laws\/texts\/sacr-cor\/), which was transcribed from [an image of a manuscript](http:\/\/www.earlyenglishlaws.ac.uk\/laws\/manuscripts\/cp\/?tp=ob), into [electronic text](http:\/\/www.earlyenglishlaws.ac.uk\/laws\/texts\/sacr-cor\/view\/#edition\/translation).\n\n\nSpecifically, all of the things I am talking about are pre-copyright era, the actual objects themselves. So then someone finds\/discovers the item (either they found it pre-copyright era, like 1000+ years ago finding something and putting it in the king's library), or it was discovered post-copyright-starting era. So somebody owns it. I am not concerned with that part. But then they take a picture of it and put it online. Some of the pictures (like the reddit image) are just quickly shot with an iPhone. Others require significant cost, care, and tooling, such as taking a picture of a fragile ancient manuscript, while others require that much cost\/care\/tooling to startup, but then can be automated for thousands or millions of artifacts (like the Google books project). But in the end, an image of a natural, copyright-free artifact (since it was created pre-copyright era) is online and publicly available.\n\n\nWhat you see in this situation often is \"this image is copyrighted\". To me that means that you can't directly sell the image, or host it on your site\/product for commercial gain. But given the *content* of the image is in the public domain (again, the content from all those cultural resources listed at the beginning) because it was created thousands of years ago, I wonder what you are allowed to do with the image.\n\n\nI wonder if you are allowed to:\n\n\n* Make a drawing of it (like the sketch below).\n* Transcribe the text contained in the original document (which you could *see* because of the copyrighted image).\n\n\nObviously the drawing wouldn't be a straight copy of the *photograph*. It would draw the essence of the content instead. So the content is public domain, but the image is copyrighted and the artifact is owned. I wonder if you are allowed to essentially write down in electronic form what is in the manuscript artifact, or in the case of glyphs, to write down the glyphs.\n\n\nWhat this would mean is that one could go to a museum website and view their manuscripts, and transcribe them, and then do what you want with the transcription. If that's not allowed, I would be interested to know the reason.\n\n\n[![enter image description here](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/Rl7Pn.png)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/Rl7Pn.png)\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Transcribing Ancient Manuscripts from Around the World"}
{"Id":516,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-06-11T13:50:43.837","Score":3,"ViewCount":1477.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-06-11T16:29:54.857","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"For instance, if there were a product that takes a variable amount of time to mature, could a business take pre-sale orders (clearly marked as such) without giving the customer a deadline? If so, what keeps a business from tying up customer funds indefinitely without ever delivering? \n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"Can a business offer a product pre-sale without specifying when the product will be delivered?"}
{"Id":26875,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-03-09T17:17:49.827","Score":11,"ViewCount":143.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-03-25T18:52:53.197","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":9,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I was recently watching TV, when lo and behold, I saw a picture of my side entry french door in a commercial. The company airing the commercial did install windows in my home 7 years ago, but never asked permission to take a picture of said door or air it in a commercial. Do I have any basis for compensation concerning this?\n\n\nI am sorry if this is not the proper place for this type of question. I just needed to start somewhere. I read over every inch of the contract and nothing in it mentions permission to take photos. I had to reinstall the french door that was improperly put in by a family member and the stucco job that I did around the door served its purpose but is unsightly. The commercial is stating that structural improvements have to be done when using windows or doors that are pre-fabricated rather than ones that are measured for the specific opening. The picture is not close up and because of the stucco job I did it is completely identifiable as my property. I feel that if the company is making money off of the image shown in a bad way, and it is my residence which they had no written permission to photograph, then yes, why wouldn't I want compensation?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Photograph of side entry french door used in commercial, compensation?"}
{"Id":19564,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-06-13T09:58:03.630","Score":1,"ViewCount":16.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-06-13T16:01:49.937","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"There's a maker of toys on the market and they only produce physical toys which are quite peculiar, unique and distinct from everything else. Suppose I have an idea to buy several toys from them, make photographs and drawings of those and sell that art on my website. Is there a general law (in the US) that could prohibit me from doing that or is it decided strictly by the producer of the original product?\n\n\nCould a copyright even apply to works like these? And is it enforceable? There may be different variations of it, such as: a specific toy appearing amongst other objects in a busy image, or a very stylized type of art that is only broadly reminiscent of the original object that inspired it.\n\n\nMy question is not \"how different can it be before copyright kicks in...\", it's about two different representations of a product, different mediums. I.e. I'm not comparing a painting to a painting reproduction, rather I'm trying to understand the relationship between a physical three-dimensional object intended for play and leisure and its representation in 2D intended by me as \"art\".\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"How broad can a copyright be in case of a graphical representation of a physical object"}
{"Id":745,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-06-25T04:31:35.917","Score":6,"ViewCount":1627.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-07-06T20:03:11.870","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"On youtube, can i do the following whilst collecting ad revenue?\n\n\n`Teach someone to play a copyrighted song on guitar (i.e. ed sheeran)?`\n\n\nIs this an infringement of copyright? I have found some research that suggests it may be ok:\n\n\n* The NMPA [National Music Publishers Association](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Music_Publishers_Association) seem to enforce artist copyright rights.\n* It appears Youtube have an agreement with NPMA to royalty share [link](http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2011\/08\/17\/idUS115394738920110817)\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Youtube Ad Revenue + Guitar tutorial video - Can I make ad revenue from teaching copyrighted guitar songs?"}
{"Id":42430,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-06-26T11:24:53.150","Score":1,"ViewCount":37.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-06-26T11:24:53.150","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I found the OFL font [Sarabun](https:\/\/www.f0nt.com\/release\/th-sarabun-new\/) on the web and I want to use it on my web site. The ttf file is quite large because it contains letters of the thai language.\n\n\nI removed the unnecessary characters using the pyftsubset command of fonttools.\n\n\nAccording to the OFL a modified version must have a different name so I renamed the new font to PaperStroke.\n\n\nIt would also be possible to use the original name if [Function Equivalence (FE)](https:\/\/scripts.sil.org\/cms\/scripts\/page.php?site_id=nrsi&id=OFL_web_fonts_and_RFNs) is given. But because the font name doesn't play a big role for me I prefer to rename the font.\n\n\nAccording to the [OFL-FAQ](https:\/\/scripts.sil.org\/cms\/scripts\/page.php?item_id=OFL-FAQ_web#43cecb44), a font should contain a FONTLOG which lists the original version and the modifications. The original font (Sarabun) has no FONTLOG. Should I create one?\n\n\nOn my website I want to create a credits section which tells the user that the PaperStroke font is licensed under the OFL and is based on the Sarabun font.\n\n\nIs this the right way?\nI modified the ttf version of the font. Is this ok or should I rather look for the source code?\nI also don't want to use Google Fonts because i prefer to host the font on myself.\n\n\n","text_label":"software","title":"Remove characters from an OFL font and use it on a web site"}
{"Id":17925,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-03-22T23:36:01.980","Score":1,"ViewCount":247.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-03-23T02:36:18.390","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"This is a cross-post, originally posted in [Webmasters.Stackexchange.com](https:\/\/webmasters.stackexchange.com\/questions\/104798\/necessity-of-collecting-ssns-for-1099s-re-affiliate-programs?noredirect=1#comment133111_104798) but it was suggested I post here instead:\n\n\nMy question is basically this: I have an idea for a web service that would potentially allow affiliates to earn money. What I'd really hope to avoid is actually having to collect things like their Social Security Numbers, EIN's, etc, let alone any of the other compliance type issues that could arise.\n\n\nI'm wondering a couple of things.\n\n\nFirst: The need to issue 1099's doesn't actually arise until you're paying out $600 or more in a given year. Could I feasibly just let the program run, but only make the requirement of providing an SSN for tax purposes kick in when the affiliate is going to go over the limit? Ie, for the first $550, no SSN checks required, but after that, they need to provide this info to receive additional payments?\n\n\nSecond: If I only make payments through a service like PayPal, who I presume has crossed all the T's and dotted all the I's, does this alleviate my need to do any additional checks on people (not that I even know what checks would be made).\n\n\nThird: Going hand in hand with the only making payments through PayPal idea - If i accurately record payments to affiliates as Services provided, does PayPal take care of 1099's as part of their role? In that I would only have to report payments made to PayPal, and it would be on them to report payments made to the ultimate beneficiary?\n\n\nThis isn't a business that's been launched, but I'm trying to think out issues beforehand, and this is the biggest one I can think of - I would personally rather not have myself or anyone one on my team even be able to access anyone's SSN's, but if it moved forward, I would obviously want to do so in a way that was compliant with the IRS and any other regs.\n\n\nAny thoughts or guidance would be appreciated, unless it's \"contact an Accountant\" - I already know that's the most correct answer, I'm simply wondering if anyone else has gone down this road and can save me a little time and money on this, as this is still just idea phase, not operating business phase.\n\n\nMany thanks!\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"necessity of collecting SSN's for 1099's (re Affiliate programs)"}
{"Id":13634,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-08-25T19:27:19.587","Score":0,"ViewCount":43.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-08-25T19:55:16.837","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am planning to provide an internet service that accepts payments through\n\n\n1. Bit coin\n2. PayPal\n3. Visa\n\n\nFor now, I have not legally registered this as a company or planning to pay tax for the income.\nIs it illegal to do this? And what do I need to do before starting to earn income?\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"What is the legal requirements of earning money on the internet"}
{"Id":5547,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-12-02T09:57:17.837","Score":2,"ViewCount":84.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-12-02T09:57:17.837","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have been searching in several US contract law textbooks and on the web and I am unable to find the answer to this question.\n\n\nAs background, I understand minors (those under 18) generally have full capacity to contract for necessities and if something is not a necessity the contract is voidable by the minor. So, **a contract for food, housing, etc. is fully binding on the minor but a contract for a solid gold panda is voidable by the minor.**\n\n\nThe books go on to say that if a minor is from a \"high station\" that is, from a rich family, then an expensive necessity may still be a necessity. For example, **expensive clothes can be a necessity to a rich minor** while expensive clothes would not be a necessity for a minor or more moderate means.\n\n\nThe **books, unfortunately, do not refer to the origin of this rule.** Is it from a case? Is it in the Restatement? Is there legislation on this point? Everyone seems to talk about it like it is a given like the sun rises in the east.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"What is the origin of rule that expensive necessities are necessities for minors with proper socioeconomic status?"}
{"Id":7062,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-02-11T04:54:34.793","Score":2,"ViewCount":1734.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-02-11T22:41:54.927","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I've Googled this question but I haven't found any exact details or reliable sources. \n\n\nI'll keep this as broad as possible so the question isn't specific to my situation but I will answer any questions that are needed to give context if the answer depends on situation.\n\n\nIf a client were to pay a business $X for a service can the business pay the employees a percent of the clients payment if the employees only duties involve providing the service the client payed for?\n\n\nI know that each employee would need to be paid minimum wage so if the minimum wage is $10 and they spend 10 hours providing the service the business would need to pay no less than $100. \n\n\nI ask becuase not all contracts are even for a service based business. A small project could charge $2,000 and a large project may charge $6,000 but an employer may want to pay the employee more for that large project. \n\n\nFor example:\n\n\n20 hours at the $10 rate would be $200 for that contract but if the employer could pay per project then the employer could pay something like $500 which would average out to $25\/hour which may be too much for an employer to pay for smaller projects. \n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"Can a business legally pay employees per project?"}
{"Id":43399,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-08-03T16:40:19.150","Score":-2,"ViewCount":142.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-08-03T21:02:42.213","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am trying to make a computer program that simulates another computer. I want to simulate something called the Scott CPU (from [here](http:\/\/buthowdoitknow.com\/)). Could I change a small thing about it and not have to ask for permission to use it?\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Could I get around a copyright by changing one small thing"}
{"Id":39011,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-04-11T08:58:48.230","Score":0,"ViewCount":44.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-04-11T16:31:18.727","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"This question is related to this one [Copyrights of material that would be used for both commercial and non-commercially](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/questions\/38824\/copyrights-of-material-that-would-be-used-for-both-commercial-and-non-commercial).\n\n\nI am developing mobile app that contains ads and premium paid option. In short, it is a commercial app. I want to give the ability to my user to download and listen to materials that was licensed as non-commercial use. \n\n\nMy question is:\nIs giving the ability to the user to download those materials from their original source via the app and listen to them via the app violate the non-commercial use condition? I mean I will not include them by default and will not advertise that the app contains those material when downloading\/buying it.\n\n\nIf it was OK, does hosting the files on my server change the answer? (Keeping in mind that I will put all information about the original materials and to who it belongs and the original link)\n\n\nBased on the answer to my previous question ([Copyrights of material that would be used for both commercial and non-commercially](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/questions\/38824\/copyrights-of-material-that-would-be-used-for-both-commercial-and-non-commercial)), I suppose that this question will get the same answer. However, my concern is that why it is OK, for example, for commercial web-browser to be used to navigate, download and listen to such non-commercial materials but it is not allowed for the app I am developing to do the basically the same. The materials are not included by default and the app does a lot of other things that is not related to those material. However, downloading and listing to those materials is optional and up to the user request. \n\n\nI just want to be clear that I am not trying to avoid buying a commercial-license but I found no way to get in touch the owner\/owners. Furthermore, there are tons of app and websites that are redistribution those material freely and putting ads or charging the user for the traffic. The owner\/owners seem not interested in suing anyone but in the same time did not clearly stated that the materials are for Public Domain and I want to stay in the safe side.\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"Enable downloading non-commercial use material from a commercial app"}
{"Id":4629,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-10-21T15:19:03.443","Score":7,"ViewCount":4765.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-10-21T16:56:07.013","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Before anyone asks this is part legal curiosity, part proving for 'loopholes' that I could have villains in a story exploit, I don't need 100% accuracy so much as general guidelines, and any unique situation or known 'loophole' is also interesting.\n\n\nI'm curious about how the US handles travel to other countries to activities crimes that are illegal within the US but legal in the country they travel to. At first I thought that this would be legal, but I know sex tourism at the least is restricted, They actually make us take a training at work about how sex trafficking is bad in case we couldn't figure that one out on our own. \n\n\nA quick scan online tells me that the sex tourism thing is specific federal law. Outside of sex tourism of individuals under the age of 18 are there other situations where one can be punished for traveling to another country to commit a crime? If so are these specific laws that address only a few unique situations, or is there some general law that addresses many crimes committed by traveling to another country?\n\n\nI can think of a number of theoretical odd situations as fodder for story telling, I'll likely ask a few of them in more detail in later questions depending on the answer in this one. If someone wants to touch briefly on a few odd situations below in their answer I would be interested, but if any of these situations is too complex I'll ask them as a later follow up question.\n\n\n1. how does dual citizenship work in situations where it would be illegal for a US citizen to travel to country X to do activity Y, but the individual in question is not only a US citizen but also a citizen of X?\n2. How much does 'premeditation' apply to these rules? For instance my quick scanning of sex tourism law refers to an individual traveling to a country \"with the intent to ...\", does that mean if someone travels to a country and only then decides to do an activity it would be legal (ignoring the difficulty of proving it wasn't premeditated)?\n3. Is a non-US citizen within the US (for instance with a visa, or even an illegal alien who lives in the US) still subject to these sort of laws if they leave the US with the intent of doing something illegal within the US and then return?\n\n\nEdit: ...also Id love at least *one* other instance of an activity that would be a crime if someone travels elsewhere to do it. I'm thinking of potential loophole abuse questions I could ask, but I *really* don't want to ask them in context of the sex tourism law. Rather or not it's just a theoretical question to explore legal oddities I really don't like even hypothesizing the sort of situation that leads to someone trying to violate that particular law.\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"If one leaves the US to commit an act illegal in the US but legal in the country they travel to are they guilty of a crime?"}
{"Id":26165,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-02-18T06:49:00.277","Score":0,"ViewCount":78.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-02-19T17:55:31.960","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Let's say we are in California and I have a dispute with my employer. My employer has, or so I believe that it has, breached our employment contract and caused me damages. I then talk to my employer about possible remedies, or possible legal remedies through litigation if none provided.\n\n\nNow, the employer decides that this rebellion is not to be tolerated and demands that the employee enter a new contract that specifically prohibit the employee from seeking such remedies, either directly or otherwise, regarding said dispute. If the employee does not sign the contract, then he or she will not be continually employed.\n\n\nI understand that \"at-will\" employment can be terminated for virtually any reason except in the case of protected classes, activities, etc. \n\n\n* Is it within the company's right to make such request, such that further and continued employment is contingent on the employee not bring about litigation against them?\n* If it is illegal for the company to ask such a thing, what kind of law covers this? Or rather what do people call this? My search for employer retaliation and protected activities mostly return with results about EEOC, and I do not know which direction I should go search for.\n* If the employee leaves the company because he or she do not want to sign the paper that \"you will not ask for remedies...\", is this wrongful termination?\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Is litigation against one's employer protected?"}
{"Id":41050,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-05-15T08:55:54.517","Score":1,"ViewCount":160.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-05-17T01:50:18.120","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I've recently gotten into a fairly obscure band that a lot of people describe as a \"one hit wonder\". Nobody is making merchandise for them anymore as the band stopped making music long ago. There aren't any available listings for shirts online as far as I know. I had the idea that I would make a shirt for myself using an image of the lead singer and text (the band's name and one of their song names). Every site I went on mentioned copyright rules, and so I haven't tried creating the shirt as I am worried about possibly getting in trouble for it. I don't even know who I'd contact to get permission to use the image (especially since the band is no longer active and the lead singer doesn't have social media as far as I know). \n\n\nWould I get in trouble with the law if I created the shirt with absolutely no intention of profiting from it? If so, who could I get permission from to use the image?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"If I were to make a custom band shirt for personal use, could I get sued?"}
{"Id":11582,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-07-13T00:02:27.180","Score":0,"ViewCount":958.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-07-15T02:14:48.873","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm an entrepreneur who wants to capitalize on the wild success of the mobile game Pokemon Go. There are three teams within the game that have distinctive logos, see the bird icons in the image below. My question is, if I wanted to take those logos and modify them and print those on clothing and other items for sale, would I be able to do so? How could I protect myself from litigation if I wanted to go through with this plan? Would modifying the original icons, or created brand new stylized version of the icons suffice? Would I have to put that this is unlicensed merchandise on my sale page, and would that protect me?\n\n\n![pokemon go teams](https:\/\/images.duckduckgo.com\/iu\/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.dailydot.com%2Fuploaded%2Fimages%2Foriginal%2F2016%2F7%2F8%2FPokemonGo_teams.jpg&f=1)\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"How much do I have to change a logo from an Video game IP (pokemon go) to create items and sell them?"}
{"Id":5008,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-11-04T22:09:10.150","Score":4,"ViewCount":20412.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-11-05T15:22:44.977","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I've tried googling for this, but haven't been able to come up with a definitive answer. How do I cite in a footnote in Bluebook format a contract between party A and party B signed in 2008? \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"How to Cite Contracts"}
{"Id":40574,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-04-30T21:29:04.803","Score":1,"ViewCount":153.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-04-30T22:29:03.473","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'd like to make a contract with my associate to buy something from them at a future time. In the financial world, options like these (for stocks and commodities) are traded all the time. I'm looking for something very similar, but because the thing I'm trading is not a traditional financial instrument, I won't be going through a broker.\n\n\nWhere can I find some reference material for how to write such a contract with proper legal language? The purchase is also very small so I would rather not hire a specialized lawyer just for this, as the lawyer's fee would be many times more than the purchase amount.\n\n\nYou can assume I have read <https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/a\/6264\/19001>. I am still asking this, because I am wondering specifically about appropriate language for an option contract, pertaining to:\n\n\n* Timing (expiration, early exercise, European vs. American style)\n* Responsibility (how to specify which person has right to exercise, is it possible to make exercise mandatory)\n* How exactly the article to be traded must or can be described (for example commodities specify a baseline quality for the commodity)\n* Whether the price of the contract is specified in the contract\n* How to proscribe automatically voiding the contract in certain situations (such as if exercise becomes impossible)\n\n\nTo be clear about my situation, I'm actually planning something similar to a [covered call](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Covered_call). However, it might be nice if I could set it up so that at expiration, the contract MUST be exercised unless certain conditions are met, while before expiration it MAY be exercised if the relevant party wishes. The subject of the contract would also be a unique item rather than a commodity, so it would be nice if exercise could be satisfied by trade of only that specific item rather than any item of the like kind.\n\n\nThe goal here is that:\n\n\n* It's detailed enough that we're unknowingly assuming legal risk because it doesn't cover some weird corner case\n* It's not so complicated that we're unknowingly assuming legal risk because we can't understand it\n* That I do not have legal ownership of the item until such time as I choose to officially exercise the contract\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"How to write a contract for a future purchase"}
{"Id":18117,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-04-01T20:52:43.293","Score":-1,"ViewCount":65.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-04-03T12:56:10.537","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Is there a general worldwide rule for who you approach for [public screening](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Public_and_private_screening) rights if a film has not been released in your country?\n\n\nIs it some middleman local motion picture association or the copyright holder in the home country of the film?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Public screening rights"}
{"Id":51415,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-05-10T21:12:25.973","Score":0,"ViewCount":56.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-05-10T23:59:35.237","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Like many consumers these days, I now depend on home delivery for many of my 'non-essential' items. \n\n\nI have been shopping online for a steel product which is often counterfeited (mostly from China), and have managed to weed out the more obvious fakes. Unfortunately, the very manufacturer that produces the item has contributed to the confusion by either importing the prime material and assembling it in the USA, or has exported the American-made parts to be assembled in China. \n\n\nIn this case, the product is recognized world-wide as superior when made of US steel and assembled in the USA, and may in fact be considered undependable in a critical situation (read \"your life depends on it\")\n\n\nI think possibly this issue is being avoided by [advertising the product as \"USA Made\".](https:\/\/www.gerbergear.com\/en-us\/search-results-page?searchterm=lmf)\n\n\nIn the past, \"Made in U.S.A.\" meant something.\n\n\nIs \"USA Made\" just a weasel-word, or is it actually another way to say \"Made in the USA\"? \n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"How to interpret \"USA made\""}
{"Id":8980,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-05-02T18:00:47.970","Score":3,"ViewCount":2095.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-05-28T22:49:15.100","AnswerCount":4.0,"CommentCount":11,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Let's say I have propriety software which I recreate using solely my observations of its user interface, input and output.\n\n\nI recreate this software to near-perfection leaving out only trademark icons and symbols.\n\n\nThen, I publish the source code of my rewritten version of the software, under a different name to the original program, on GitHub (or something similar).\n\n\nDoes the owner of the original software have grounds to sue me or make me take my code down from GitHub? Is this still considered reverse-engineering even though I haven't disassembled the original binary or accessed the original source code in any way?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can software be legally rewritten if the original source code is not used?"}
{"Id":40667,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-05-03T10:59:03.897","Score":0,"ViewCount":38.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-05-03T10:59:03.897","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Let's say there's Hyperion Cantos, a novel by Dan Simmons. I'm planning to use that novel's plot as a basis for my video-game plot\/script.\n\n\nNo character names or place names would be used (basically anything that could violate copyrights, etc). \n\n\nQuestion is, how legal it is to re-use **ideas** from that novel in my video game? \n\n\n(e.g. some fictional events\/special abilities of a protagonist, basically everything that doesn't have name on it, but it has some properties\/features that are related to original novel's fictional properties\/features)\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can I use novel as a basis for the plot of video game?"}
{"Id":30284,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-07-16T04:11:20.667","Score":2,"ViewCount":210.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-07-16T05:18:01.347","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"A person is falling into a pool of lava. If another person were to shoot them as they're falling, would the killer be charged for murder?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Is it murder to kill someone who's just about to die?"}
{"Id":26821,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-03-13T01:29:18.537","Score":2,"ViewCount":45.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-06-08T05:36:37.070","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am looking specifically for how the U.S. taxes businesses that originate from another country, but are doing business within the U.S., with or without operations taking place at a permanent address in the U.S. The source for this information should preferably be a .gov website. \n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"How are businesses based outside, but doing business inside of the US taxed?"}
{"Id":22664,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-09-15T18:31:40.430","Score":0,"ViewCount":1181.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-09-15T22:08:58.610","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If I upload a copyrighted file \"c.file\" *for which I am not the copyright holder* to Dropbox, no one cares. If I share it, then it becomes an issue (and of course Dropbox has things to prevent this). However, if I put c.file on my own webpage, with no security of any kind, this is file sharing, which is illegal for copyrighted files. If I want to use my server as a personal cloud storage like Dropbox, what do I need to do in order to be within my legal rights to serve copyrighted material? Is a simple password protection enough? Or do I need to achieve some particular level of security?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"How to legally upload copyrighted material to a server?"}
{"Id":38762,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-04-03T23:46:21.393","Score":1,"ViewCount":72.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-04-09T22:14:16.133","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I want to use a couple of lines from \"What is life?\" by Erwin Schr\u00f6dinger as a quote on the front of my thesis. Would I need permission from the publisher or would that be covered by fair use? Also, do I need to attribute the quote properly?\n\n\nIn my thesis, I have:\n\n\n\n> \n> The quote from Erwin\n> \n> \n> -- Erwin Schr\u00f6dinger - What is life?\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nI reside in Germany so EU laws would apply.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is permission needed to put an extract from a book in thesis as a quotation?"}
{"Id":45554,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-10-15T21:52:58.010","Score":0,"ViewCount":24.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-10-15T21:52:58.010","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I've created a company, and I am using unregistered trademarks in my documentation (and soon, products). I've already checked the USPTO and these words are not already trademarked. I am using the (tm) mark after them.  \n\n  \n\nQ: How should I document that I am using these, and when I started using them?\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Document unregistered trademark?"}
{"Id":2168,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-08-30T14:39:50.973","Score":3,"ViewCount":240.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-08-31T00:16:49.173","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"A friend recently received two job offers. He accepted one and rejected the other. The employer he accepted subsequently withdrew the offer because of what came up during a background check. He has asked the employer for the substance of the background check that was grounds for withdrawing the offer, but has not received any response. Is there any requirement that this information be shared, since it was the basis for terminating a contract?\n\n\nFurthermore, if one rejects an offer to accept another, does the withdrawal of the other offer constitute a tort, e.g., violation of promissory estoppal?\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Is an employer required to tell you why they withdrew an offer based on a background check?"}
{"Id":6586,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-01-24T21:34:47.150","Score":1,"ViewCount":1824.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-04-30T03:56:28.987","AnswerCount":4.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Let's say company A has 100 equal shareholders (company worth $100 million).\n\n\nB is a competitor.\n\n\nB wants to buy A for $60 million\n\n\nA (obviously) refuses.\n\n\nB buys 51 shares of A for $51 million.\n\n\nB appoints it's CEO as CEO.\n\n\nA's other 49 shareholders protest.\n\n\nB's shareholders insist on a vote.\n\n\nB wins 51 to 49.\n\n\nA's new CEO signs away all the company property to B (for a great low price of $9 million).\n\n\nA's 49 shareholders protest\n\n\nB insist on a vote and wins.\n\n\nA is worthless.\n\n\n\n\n---\n\n\nEven if such a blatant plot seems unethical, one can implement this in a more stealth manner (proxy companies, B's CEO making \"strategic\" sales).\n\n\nAre there any legal protections for A's shareholders?\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"Does owning more than 50% of a company give you full rights to it?"}
{"Id":32384,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-10-08T12:59:09.907","Score":1,"ViewCount":236.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-04-30T05:04:48.233","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"[Here](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Condition_precedent) is a Wikipedia definition, of something that must happen before something else happens, but I'm not sure how to apply it to the law.\n\n\nLet's say that there is an angel investor that meets a company with an interesting technology, and proposes to invest an amount, X, in the company for a certain percentage. The contract says something like, \"a condition precedent for the investment of X is a demonstration of the company's technology to the investor's reasonable satisfaction.\" The company delays in doing the demo, but asks for the money. The investor says, \"no demo, no money.\" Is this what \"condition precedent\" is meant to say? \n\n\nIf there is no express time limit written into the contract, is there an implied, or \"reasonable\" time limit after which the investor is off the hook? For instance, if the demo took place six months later, can the investor reasonably say, \"your technology sounded interesting six months ago, but I fear that it has been made obsolete by now.\"\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"What is a condition precedent?"}
{"Id":8052,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-03-26T21:53:47.557","Score":1,"ViewCount":81.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-03-26T22:34:53.443","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I consider my questions brilliant and I want to reserve my rights to publish them in other forums.\nAm I allowed to do that or do I need permissions?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Does StackOverflow own my questions?"}
{"Id":1255,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-07-21T23:25:51.077","Score":25,"ViewCount":6106.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-02-10T21:32:05.797","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I work for a hospital in Alberta, Canada.\n\n\nAs part of our job, we're required to use a walkie-talkie-like device called a [Vocera Badge](http:\/\/www.vocera.com\/product\/vocera-badge). Over the course of the last few years that we've been using them, we've lost 5 badges, and they cost about $500 each.\n\n\nRecently we got a new batch of the latest model to replace our old ones and were informed by management that if any of us lose one, we'll be responsible for the cost of replacing it.\n\n\nIs it legal for an employer to require the use of equipment and make employees financially responsible for it?\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Is it legal for an employer to charge an employee for lost equipment?"}
{"Id":30033,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-07-06T14:30:03.347","Score":1,"ViewCount":116.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-07-06T21:15:21.720","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"1. I put money in financial product A.\n2. The fine prints say that I should be able to do a lump-sum withdrawal within X days.\n3. I tried to do withdrawal.\n4. Then the financial institution says that \"although it is denoted as A on the webbpage, it is actually not A but B. B does not allow a lump-sum withdrawal. So you cannot do a withdrawal.\"\n5. Please advise what will be the next step.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"Erroneous information on cancellation policy"}
{"Id":24259,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-11-20T21:24:00.913","Score":1,"ViewCount":71.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-11-22T20:20:00.233","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"We are using some of my pre-existing, personally copyrighted open source software libraries at my employer. Recently they have asked me to \"fix\" the copyright so that it is theirs.\n\n\nI have no objection to them owning a version of the code, i.e. that they own the copyright to, however I want to retain the ownership and copyright of the original code as it existed before I came here.\n\n\nIs there a reasonably painless way to achieve this?\n\n\nThanks.\n\n\nCross-posted from Open Source, per a commenter's suggestion.\n<https:\/\/opensource.stackexchange.com\/questions\/6230\/can-i-assign-a-2nd-copyright-to-my-employer>\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can I assign a 2nd copyright to my employer"}
{"Id":28876,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-05-25T13:22:55.433","Score":7,"ViewCount":175.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-06-03T01:59:02.003","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm not a citizen of the EU, nor do I reside in the EU. But as a consumer, I welcome GDPR. It gives me some limited rights even though I'm not in the direct interests of the regulation.\n\n\nAnyway, if I understand the regulation correctly, I'm covered by it if I visit \/ reside in a country in the EU (even if I'm not a citizen). Does this mean I can request companies to give me a copy of *all* the data they have on me when I visit, for example, France on vacation?\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Can I request companies to give me all the data they have on me when I'm visiting a country in the EU?"}
{"Id":49490,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-02-27T21:35:00.103","Score":0,"ViewCount":85.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-02-27T21:48:12.457","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"If I find a meteorite do I get to keep it? Does it make a difference if I find it in my own lawn or on public land? I am especially interested how law is in European countries.\n\n\n","text_label":"civil-law","title":"If I find a meteorite do I get to keep it?"}
{"Id":7619,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-03-07T00:55:53.517","Score":1,"ViewCount":81.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-03-07T01:23:11.770","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm just curious if there's ever been any case law on the kind of writs a court can write in reference to the 13th amendment?\n\n\nAs a layperson, it sure seems to me that ordering a company to develop a new piece of code (As opposed to merely handing over existing data), seems to fit my understanding of the term \"involuntary servitude\".\n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"All Writs Act (Apple case) vs the 13th amendment?"}
{"Id":4489,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-10-15T19:54:01.847","Score":3,"ViewCount":115.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-12-04T19:24:09.983","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"How can I protect the personal information contained within my C.V., cover letter, letters of recommendation from unauthorized sharing?\n\n\nI have been a victim of identity theft, so I seek to now find ways of limiting the exposure of my personal information to any entity I come across, including employers.\n\n\nI thought it would be to my benefit to have a confidentiality disclaimer page stating that I do not consent to the sharing of this information without my prior approval. I've heard of employers selling applicant information, or sharing it, and I just want a way to protect against that; if that's even possible.\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"How to protect privacy vis-a-vis sending resume to potential employer?"}
{"Id":41440,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-05-26T10:19:52.497","Score":3,"ViewCount":186.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-05-28T02:18:07.327","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm trying to make some dragons for my game and I'm wondering how far I can go with inspiration before I get in trouble.\n\n\nObviously, I can't just take a picture and make a 3D model that looks exactly like the picture. But what about taking ideas? For example [this dragon](https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/hbz-got-dany-drogon-1505228283.jpg) has these iconic red fins on his neck and his tail and now I'm wondering if I could use similar fins on my own dragon or if that's getting me into legal hell.\n\n\nI tried to google for Creature Design copyright but I could not find anything. Maybe someone here got some resources where I can find more info about that?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"How far does copyright go in creature design?"}
{"Id":22311,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-08-30T18:46:57.113","Score":0,"ViewCount":397.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-09-01T14:53:57.703","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am interesting if penal codes in US or UK allows a convicted person to obtain release on parole after only one third of jail time, although the person never admitted the crime nor most of the prejudice is not recovered. \n\n\nMy question stems from a real case in Romania where an important businessman and politician [was convicted to 10 years](http:\/\/visegradplus.org\/dan-voiculescu-sentenced-to-10-years-in-prison-in-the-ica-case-institute-of-food-research\/) for \"money laundering and prejudices to the state of 60 million Euros in the case of ICA privatization\" (more details [here](http:\/\/www.fairpress.eu\/blog\/2014\/10\/09\/dan-voiculescu-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-media-mogul-ten-years-prison-for-the-broker-of-governments-and-artisan-of-presidential-impeachments\/)).\n\n\nHowever, he was released [only after one third of jail time](http:\/\/www.romaniajournal.ro\/businessman-dan-voiculescu-serving-a-10-year-prison-sentence-released-on-parole\/), in spite of never regretting what he did and also in spite of the fact that most of the prejudice is not recovered:\n\n\n\n> \n> \u201cVoiculescu had no deserving behavior, but a normal one typical to any\n>  convicted person. The defendant has not paid the prejudice in the file\n>  and not even the judiciary expenses to the Romanian state,\u201d the\n>  prosecutor pointed out.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n**Question:** does the law within US or UK allow parole so soon for a person in a similar context (no regrets, major prejudice).\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Is it possible to be released on parole only after serving 1\/3 of jail time without admitting the crime and the prejudice not being recovered?"}
{"Id":38049,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-03-12T11:20:57.853","Score":0,"ViewCount":149.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-03-13T14:21:26.577","AnswerCount":5.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Here is a hypothetical situation:\n\n\n1. A person worked in company A for first 9 months in a year. They paid income tax for him.\n2. The remaining 3 months he worked in company B. This company assumed that the person didn't have any income before he joined them, and didn't pay any income tax for him (because his income in company B didn't reach the threshold of taxable income).\n\n\nNow company B claims that the person has to pay this tax himself because it's his responsibility. As I know in many countries companies are obliged to withhold and pay income tax on employees' behalf. So it's company's responsibility to pay the tax. Who has to pay the tax in this situation? In case no one pays the tax will Revenue Department inquire this tax from the person or from the company? Assume the USA Law.\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Does a company or an employee have to pay income tax?"}
{"Id":29333,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-06-07T16:24:12.063","Score":1,"ViewCount":4965.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-04-24T14:19:53.207","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"In the following video, the narrative is that the police asked the young man to switch off his phone. He refused. They asked him to sit down. He refused. They then used violence to put him on the ground: <https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A-QLZNTjqOQ>\n\n\nDo people have to comply with a policeman's order to sit on the ground?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Can the police require you to sit if you are not under arrest"}
{"Id":32337,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-10-06T13:37:38.447","Score":2,"ViewCount":90.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-12-20T19:40:40.210","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I was wondering about the phrase [\"time is of the essence\"](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Time_is_of_the_essence). This compares to other time constraints such as \"reasonable time\" and \"time at large.\"\n\n\nMy understanding of \"time is of the essence\" suggests that all the deadlines set forth in the contract must be met, that ordinarily, extensions will not be allowed. Is this a correct understanding?\n\n\nCan \"time is of the essence\" be inferred from surrounding circumstances, even though it was not \"stated\" in the contract? For instance, if a \"recital\" to a contract said that one party needed to complete the deal by December 31, in order to obtain a tax advantage (or avoid a tax loss), would that imply \"time is of the essence?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"What are the different time requirements under law?"}
{"Id":637,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-06-17T19:33:19.587","Score":8,"ViewCount":421.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-06-17T20:31:33.207","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"What prevents companies like Uber to draw up contracts, which both the riders and drivers have to `sign` \/ `agree to` if they want to use Uber?\n\n\nThis is in light of recent events related to [Uber drivers being ruled as employees by Californian Court.](http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-33171508) And also [the ban of Uber in Delhi due to incidents of rape and sexual assault by the drivers on women riders](http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/indian-court-leaves-ban-on-uber-in-place-in-delhi-1434533438).\n\n\nWould companies like Uber not benefit by drawing up contracts, stating that drivers are contractors, if a driver has a problem with that they may not sign up.\n\n\nSimilarly can they also not draw contracts for riders stating a limited liability and again if the rider has an issue with that they may not use Uber.\n\n\nCan such contracts be voided by the courts, even if they are signed by both parties?\n\n\nIf they can do it, and it would help, why aren't they doing it? Or are they, then why is it not working for them?\n\n\n**P.S:** I am not saying that Uber has no responsibility of doing a background check on drivers (and making sure that Uber rides are completely safe), so that the safety of women as well as men and children can be ensured. Also if we are coming to it, some sort of verification of the rider will encourage women cab drivers to also operate an Uber.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"What prevents uber to draw up end user contracts?"}
{"Id":39260,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-04-19T23:37:52.907","Score":-2,"ViewCount":3289.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-07-27T23:50:57.270","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Paul Davies. [*JC Smith's The Law of Contract* (2018 2 ed)](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Smiths-Law-Contract-Paul-Davies\/dp\/0198807813\/ref=dp_ob_title_bk). p. 69.\n\n\n\n> \n> [![enter image description here](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/nyYyb.jpg)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/nyYyb.jpg)\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n1. Is the Best Answer from [Yahoo Answers](https:\/\/answers.yahoo.com\/question\/index?qid=20110707063743AAwVmAD) beneath wrong? I'm assuming that the rogue, Fletcher, didn't have a solicitor.\n\n\n\n> \n> One solicitor is accepting a duty to make sure the transaction is completed before title transfers..that's all. \n> \n> \n> \n\n\n2. How could Grey induce \"the defendant to detain the sugar and indemnified him for doing so\" (gold), if the \"the sugar was held to Fletcher\u2019s order\" (red)?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"What does \"hold to order\" mean?"}
{"Id":25286,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-01-12T18:58:33.703","Score":1,"ViewCount":73.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-01-12T22:27:29.510","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If a person discovers a vulnerability similar in scope to the recently disclosed Spectre\/Meltdown (CPU design flaws that affect nearly all existing server infrastructure), could they legally explain this vulnerability to the vendor and offer non-disclosure for a fee, in the realm of $100,000 per month of delayed publication?\n\n\nFailure to pay only results in immediate publication of the vulnerability, which is in itself a legal activity.\n\n\nWould this be construed as extortion? The design flaw itself exists already, and information regarding it isn't withheld from the vender, they are paying solely for delayed disclosure to the public.\n\n\n","text_label":"software","title":"Is offering non-disclosure of a vulnerability in exchange for payment legal?"}
{"Id":48134,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-01-13T14:28:28.113","Score":1,"ViewCount":61.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-01-13T16:52:56.423","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I wanted to create a search box on my website that would allow the user to directly search another site. It works like this:\n\n\n* The user types in \"facebook\" in the search bar\n* The app generates the link: <http:\/\/instantlogosearch.com\/?q=facebook>\n* And upon clicking \"Search\" navigates to that url (which shows the results on the other site in a new tab\n\n\nBy adding the search query after `?q=` it navigates directly to the results page. It is technically just a link to another site, but because it's generated like this I wanted to make sure if that's allowed.\n\n\nThe ToS of [Instant Logo Search](http:\/\/instantlogosearch.com\/) only refer to the use of images on the site and don't mention anything about any kind of integration. The reason why this might be a problem is the additional traffic that Instant Logo Search might experience which could lead to higher costs for them. Although my app is just a small side-project and I don't expect the traffic to be high.\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Using url parameters to search a different website"}
{"Id":51619,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-05-20T03:09:03.047","Score":0,"ViewCount":59.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-05-20T07:14:07.323","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Suppose you have this scenario:\n\n\nCompany AA is an automotive manufacturer that needs to upgrade the IT system that lasted for 10 years. It asked the same supplier of old IT system to provide a feasibility study on how the system could be improved in terms of speed and efficiency. Company AA recevied a report that the system can be upgraded. Then, Company AA issued a formal invitation to tender for the work involved on the basis of Company AA 'Standard Terms for IT Services'. The supplier produced a tender with detailed information like cost and duration, however the tender made several modifications to Company's standard contract terms for IT services. \n\n\nThen, A formal notification of contract award was issued by company AA to the contractor, but ignored the Clauses modifications and included a reference to the original standard terms of contract for IT services. \n\n\nThe contractor did not agree with the original terms, so refused the contract award. Is the contractor obligated to start working on the project as they have reached the contract award stage. In other words, is there any legal obligations or **can a contract award can be resufed if the contactor did not agree on terms ?**\n\n\nP.S following common law in US & UK\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Is it possible for a contract to refuse a contract award"}
{"Id":44571,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-09-10T15:19:14.580","Score":0,"ViewCount":44.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-09-10T20:56:53.340","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"If and counterparty and I agree to a contract through WeChat, is that contract enforceable?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"Is an agreement made through WeChat enforceable?"}
{"Id":6502,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-01-19T23:15:13.023","Score":11,"ViewCount":2734.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-01-20T07:31:13.053","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"From my understanding, all calls to 911 in the United States are recorded. How does 911 legally record calls in states where consent to record is required?\n\n\nFrom [Reporter's Recording Guide](http:\/\/www.rcfp.org\/reporters-recording-guide):\n\n\n[![enter image description here](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/BSQdp.png)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/BSQdp.png)\n\n\nI know that some states where consent of all parties simply requires a [recorder warning tone](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Recorder_warning_tone), such as the State of California:\n\n\n[Air Transport Association of America v. Public Utilities Commission of the State of California, Defendants, 833 F.2d 200 (9th Cir. 1987)](https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/opinion\/497058\/air-transport-association-of-america-v-public-util\/?)\n\n\n\n> \n> G.O. 107-B defines disapproved monitoring of telephone calls as the use of equipment which allows a third person to overhear or record a telephone conversation without any indication to the conversant parties that they are being overheard, or without allowing the conversant parties to communicate with the third person. **A person wishing to listen in on a conversation without violating the regulation can provide notice by using a beep-tone warning device audible to all parties to the conversation** or by announcing to the parties that the conversation is being monitored. The order requires utilities to file tariffs prohibiting monitoring unless notice is given to the parties to the conversation, or their consent is obtained. If a telephone company learns that a customer is monitoring conversations in violation of the tariff, the order requires the utility to discontinue service if the customer does not refrain from such monitoring within five days after notice from the utilities. The customer can file a complaint with the CPUC if discontinuance is threatened, and the customer's service will not be discontinued pending resolution of the complaint.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nbut how the other states where consent is required and a beep isn't enough?\n\n\nE.g. from [laws on recording conversations in all 50 states](https:\/\/www.mwl-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/LAWS-ON-RECORDING-CONVERSATIONS-CHART.pdf):\n\n\n\n> \n> Maryland All Parties Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. \u00a7 10-402 (a): The Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Act holds that it is unlawful to take or record a communication without the consent of all parties. \n> \n> \n> \n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"How does 911 legally record calls?"}
{"Id":42301,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-06-21T17:57:44.350","Score":1,"ViewCount":54.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-06-21T22:32:58.247","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":17,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"(I need to ask this question again since I did not have enough information last time. Now I have access to full set of documents I signed including: NDA, Assignment of inventions etc....)\n\n\nIf I create a product-idea outside of reasonable office hours using my own resources (Money, computer, code-base etc...) will assignment of inventions I signed with my employer prevent me from claiming full rights to my invention?\n\n\nI also want to make sure that I can use this code-base later to productionize my invention and sell it to enterprise customers later when I leave my current employer.\n\n\nIf it helps the following section applies and is mentioned in my agreement:\nCALIFORNIA LABOR CODE SECTION 2870 \n\n\nHowever I have to mention that I work from GA\n\n\nHow will my \"Assignment of Inventions Agreement\" harm me? I am happy to provide more details on request...\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Creating products and inventing during employment and assignment of inventions"}
{"Id":11002,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-06-15T18:08:29.830","Score":1,"ViewCount":168.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-06-16T11:37:03.787","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Say Matt has been sentenced to perform 10 hours of community service by a judge. His dad encourages him to be a good boy by offering him $1000 if he completes the hours. Matt accepts the offer. There is a text message record of this exchange. After Matt completes his community service, his dad reneges and doesn't give him the $1000.\n\n\nDoes Matt have a valid claim that he has a contract with his dad? Or does the community service not constitute sufficient consideration for a contract?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Is community service sufficient consideration for a contract?"}
{"Id":36917,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-02-05T23:27:27.010","Score":0,"ViewCount":53.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-02-08T23:17:17.603","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Customer gives me an e-book or a document, I record audio of that document and send it to the customer. I am not redistributing that work, I only charge the customer. Will this infringe the copyright law? The customer could be giving me an e-book that he bought. \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Convert document\/e-book to audiobook"}
{"Id":40893,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-05-10T00:56:13.140","Score":3,"ViewCount":144.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-05-13T19:43:16.707","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"In the past, I had interactions via email with various boards of my town government. I recently noticed that printouts of these emails were scanned and added to the \"meeting package\" - a PDF document that is available on the town's website. The printout contains my name, email address, and in some instances my address and home phone number. Google OCR'd the PDF documents and finds them when I search for my email address.\n(e.g. <https:\/\/www.town.medfield.net\/DocumentCenter\/View\/2309\/BOS-Meeting-Packet-January-29-2019-PDF>)\n\n\nI asked for these documents to be redacted or removed, but I did not get a response and I don't expect any action. Is there a legal basis for this request, or can the town take the position that the correspondence is public record in its entirety?\nAnd what entity could help me enforce a request for removal (other than a paid lawyer)?\n\n\nComment\/Explanation:\nThe initial couple of answers don't seem to address my concern, so here is another attempt to explain. My question is primarily about the level of protection that PII should get from local governments, not about public records. I do contract work for a federal government agency. I have to undergo training annually for Title-9,13,26 protection of citizen data. It appears to me that local town governments should adhere to the same standards, but I was wondering what the legal basis is.\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Public record or PII"}
{"Id":49393,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-02-25T10:06:46.073","Score":0,"ViewCount":114.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-02-26T16:30:55.473","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"A family member works for a large consulting \/ outsourcing company and has been permanently employed by them for many years, working for multiple different clients over this time. When one client assignment comes to an end he uses the employer's internal jobs board to find a new assignment. \n\n\nLate last year he started a new assignment, but a few weeks in the client decided that his skills were not well matched with the tasks they wanted him to do and requested that a new person be assigned to the role. He was withdrawn from the role and his employer provided the client with a new person instead.\n\n\nAt that time he was given written notice by his employer that he was now \"in a Consultation process\" and if he could not find a new assignment within some period of time (as far as I know, no set time frame was given in writing, but verbally he understood that he had about 6 weeks) then his employment would be terminated \"on the grounds of skills mismatch with the current role.\"\n\n\nThey also verbally used the word \"redundancy\" but have subsequently retracted this and stated in writing that the role (with the specific client that he was withdrawn from) is not redundant, the work is ongoing and another person whose skills are better matched has filled that role.\n\n\nHe then continued looking for alternative assignments and spent time doing various training courses to broaden his skillset. Unfortunately he was not able to find another assignment that matched his skills within the time frame, and his employer has now given him notice.\n\n\nTo my mind (and from <https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/dismissal\/reasons-you-can-be-dismissed> ) there are two ways they could have done this:  \n\n- redundancy (not redundancy from the specific assignment he was withdrawn from, but redundancy from his outsourcing role in general if they no longer have any roles that need his skillset) - which would entail a redundancy payment  \n\n- dismissal due to \"Not being able to do your job properly\" - in which case he should have been through a disciplinary process etc., which he has not. \n\n\nI also work for a (different) consultancy firm and in my company we would definitely class this as redundancy and would pay a redundancy payment. The issue would be ours in that we would not have any suitable work for someone with his skillset, not that he was unable to perform the specific role we had originally allocated him to. \n\n\nIs my understanding correct? Assuming that he would be happy with an outcome of either a) having his job back and waiting until a role that matches his skillset comes along, or b) being paid a redundancy payment, what should be his next steps?\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Dismissal versus redundancy from a consulting \/ outsourcing role"}
{"Id":26593,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-03-06T18:43:54.967","Score":0,"ViewCount":78.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-03-07T00:04:41.030","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am thinking of running an algorithm on TV shows which will output a written account of each show's contents. An example would be a written copy of the recipe used in a cooking show, which would be almost verbatim, but not a complete transcript and probably without any overall synopsis; just a few parts of the show. That being said, the algorithm would have to \"watch\" the whole show to discover the relevant parts.\n\n\nWould I need a license from the owner of the show's copyright before doing so?\n\n\nWould the answer be different if I watched the show myself, copied down the recipe by hand, and put it on a (commercial) website?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Commercial \"natural language processing\" algorithm on TV shows"}
{"Id":25972,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-02-10T06:15:46.590","Score":1,"ViewCount":63.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-02-10T06:15:46.590","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"A few months ago I decided to leave a company whose CEO engaged in a lot of questionable practices. ([1](https:\/\/workplace.stackexchange.com\/questions\/100750\/how-to-convince-ceo-that-giving-real-projects-to-candidates-is-a-terrible-idea), [2](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/questions\/23883\/is-it-illegal-to-continue-using-oauth-tokens-after-a-user-asks-to-remove-them))\n\n\nIt has come to my attention that this CEO is using my name, title, picture and current company on the company's page as a \"Testimonial\"\n\n\nHe's also still using my name, picture, and e-mail address to deceive leads and customers into thinking that they have access to the \"technical lead\" of the platform itself. \n\n\nI have texted, e-mailed and called him multiple times asking him to take down my picture, my name and my testimonial from the page. I have also asked him to stop impersonating me. He hasn't replied. \n\n\nIs there anything I can do to force him to stop? I don't care if I burn a bridge with him. It's not a bridge worth keeping. I'm concerned about my reputation and my supervisors might think that I'm still associated with my former company. Can an individual issue a Cease and Desist letter? \n\n\nI am in the US if that matters.\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Is it legal for a company to continue using my name and picture on their site, despite not being an employee anymore?"}
{"Id":31285,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-08-27T13:21:08.110","Score":2,"ViewCount":118.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-08-28T06:04:22.457","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm going to a local gym in my town for about half a year. At the time I signed the contract I didn't have a car and bus or train is terrible where I live, so I had no other gym to choose from. The contract states terms of 1 year with a 1 month notice period to terminate it.\n\n\nNow, after these 6 months of training there and educating myself over a lot of weightlifting topics, I started to notice a lot of flaws in the gym. For example, I'd love to do Squats or Military Presses. Unfortunatly the gym doesn't have such a rack to take the barbell out and picking a heavy loaded barbell off the ground is pretty hard (even impossible when trying to lay the bar across my neck to squat with it). Also there are some machines I'd like to use, which are also missing.\n\n\nI read about extraordinary termination when the gym removes a machine (or other equipment) or does fail to replace broken ones, so I came to this question:\n\n\nAm I able to extraordinary terminate this contract due to missing equipment, although I technically should have know that it was missing before I signed?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"Gym Membership Extraordinary Termination when Flaws were already present before signing?"}
{"Id":35880,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-01-02T18:10:58.037","Score":9,"ViewCount":5695.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-01-03T17:33:15.333","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm building a site that aggregates food delivery services in my region. I show all the companies I collected as a list of cards, where each card contains the logo of a company, company name, link to the site of the company and other information.\n\n\nI have one problem though. Some companies use white logos on a transparent background. My site's background is white, therefore those logos are invisible. Is it legal to invert the logos (make them black) without asking each company?\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Can I invert other companies' logos and use them for advertising them on my site?"}
{"Id":25060,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-01-03T11:08:04.827","Score":3,"ViewCount":179.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-01-04T12:59:40.463","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I made an ebook from a 1936 publication (country of origin: UK) and preparing to sell it on my website with the help of a credit card processor. The book is under copyright in the United States but public domain almost everywhere else. I am not a US citizen, not located in the US, and not doing business through a US legal entity.\n\n\n1. Is there a standard course of action in this situation to avoid copyright infringement?\n2. What determines copyright infringement here, the buyer's US citizenship or the buyer's country of residence?\n3. Am I responsible for verifying the buyer's US citizenship\/residence and if so, what are the minimal requirements? Would it be enough to simply ask the buyer to select from a dropdown of whitelisted countries before placing the order?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Selling public domain ebook, how to avoid copyright infringement in the US?"}
{"Id":6158,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-01-04T09:10:50.200","Score":-1,"ViewCount":48163.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-03-29T01:26:01.890","AnswerCount":4.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Legally speaking (legal consequences), is it wrong to spike someone's drink? No dangerous or health-threatening substances, just a very mild pill that gives beneficial insomnia-curing effects.\n\n\nAlso, is there anything wrong with spiking your own drink? (And someone else came along and drank from your cup, of her own accord.)\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Is it an offence to spike someone's drink?"}
{"Id":46832,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-11-25T15:35:33.500","Score":1,"ViewCount":89.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-11-25T22:51:45.070","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"If I have a proof that someone has (*or has had*) an illegal copy of my work how much time do I have in order to sue for copyright infringement?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"How much time do you have for sueing someone for copyright infringement from the moment you have the proof?"}
{"Id":48146,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-01-13T19:17:36.440","Score":1,"ViewCount":27.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-01-13T20:57:00.460","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"If Brand X creates a merit pay pool to give out merit bonuses or bumps in salary related to merit, can it be decided to use that pool of money for other purposes? For example, if a market study determines that they have to bring a segment of the workforce in line with market pay -- can they use the merit pool to do that?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"merit pay accounts"}
{"Id":28390,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-05-10T20:15:41.063","Score":1,"ViewCount":105.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-05-11T11:28:50.477","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"If I write a story about an alien time traveller from a dying race, with encyclopedic knowledge, who sporadically visits London, travels with young companions, occasionally saves Earth and other planets, and appears to change bodies periodically. Would this be a breach of copyright? \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Would this breach copyright on Dr Who?"}
{"Id":30914,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-08-12T06:00:56.923","Score":1,"ViewCount":136.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-08-12T12:01:19.893","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Many employers, typically those offering minimum wage jobs, have applicants fill out a personality quiz. They usually probe whether the applicant believes stealing is justifiable, if they value their job above their own well-being, if their outlook on the world is bleak, and other personal questions.\n\n\nIt's generally accepted that you put in what the employer would value, and not your true values. However, once employed, if you revealed in conversation your true beliefs, and they ran counter to what you wrote down, could this give the employer just cause in termination?\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Can employers fire someone for \"lying\" on personality questionnaires?"}
{"Id":49478,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-02-27T15:11:11.307","Score":0,"ViewCount":59.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-02-27T16:38:29.570","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"My new contract states that\n\"Effective... you will begin accruing vacation time at a rate of 6% of your annual earnings. This is equivalent to three weeks (120 hours) of paid vacation entitlement on an annual basis.\"\n\n\nBeing an hourly employee who is not paid overtime, all work time is subject to the 6% accruing rate, and as a result not representative\/equivalent to 3 weeks, as my work days can greatly vary (20-84 hours a week). On average, I end up at the end of the year working more than the average 40 hour work week. By giving me 3 weeks, I do not accrue vacation pay at a rate of 6%. \n\n\nBy signing the contract did I agree to wave that it will be accrued at 6% and instead representative of the 3 weeks?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Contract Conflict"}
{"Id":27755,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-04-18T13:46:57.650","Score":4,"ViewCount":239.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-04-19T04:33:52.147","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Granted, they screwed up: yesterday was the deadline for filing income tax returns, and the IRS web site for e-filing crashed for half a day. Because of that crash, the Secretary of the Treasury has announced that the deadline has been extended by one day.\n\n\nDoes the IRS have the legal authority to make this change?\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Does the IRS have authority to extend the filing deadline?"}
{"Id":11282,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-06-28T05:24:10.647","Score":0,"ViewCount":158.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-06-06T06:31:17.660","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Some corporations have a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy, and some may allow their employees to take their laptops home for usage. What if an employee takes the code and develops something outside of their employment scope? \n\n\nAn organization may be able to file a patent infringement lawsuit if their code is used, but what if a malicious employees steals non patented or patent pending code and sell it to someone else? How do the organizations handle these cases?\n\n\nEDIT:  \n\nI agree with the copyright answer. I will search it further on the law Stack exchange site as suggested in the answer and the comments.\nThis is different from [the other question](https:\/\/security.stackexchange.com\/questions\/109087\/how-do-large-companies-protect-their-source-code) because there they OP is asking about ways to protect the source code. I am interested in impact of code theft and ways to handle it.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"How do organizations with BYOD policy handle code theft?"}
{"Id":51249,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-05-04T01:36:07.227","Score":1,"ViewCount":111.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-05-04T01:36:07.227","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I see that the [International Organization for Standardization](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Organization_for_Standardization) has the following disclaimer in some of its standards (example: <https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200503214211\/https:\/\/people.engr.ncsu.edu\/jwilson\/files\/mathsigns>):\n\n\n[![enter image description here](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/Ahtkn.png)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/Ahtkn.png)\n\n\n\n> \n> PDF disclaimer: This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing. In downloading this file, parties accept therein the responsibility of not infringing Adobe's licensing policy. The ISO Central Secretariat accepts no liability in this area. \n> \n> \n> \n\n\nWhat's the point of adding a disclaimer in a PDF file to respect Adobe's licensing policy when editing the PDF? I would have guessed that even if ISO didn't have this disclaimer the same licensing policies would apply.\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"What's the point of adding a disclaimer in a PDF file to respect Adobe's licensing policy when editing the PDF?"}
{"Id":36307,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-01-17T17:51:35.150","Score":5,"ViewCount":132.0,"LastActivityDate":"2022-01-08T09:49:20.537","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"In quantitative finance SE, there is [a question asking](https:\/\/quant.stackexchange.com\/questions\/3556\/generating-or-tracking-the-djubs-commodity-index) for help calculating an index. If someone writes a program that performs the calculations described in the handbook and shares that program publicly, would it violate the index copyright? Or does the translation from English to computer program make it ok?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"What counts as redistribution of copyrighted calculation?"}
{"Id":9270,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-05-15T20:30:57.917","Score":2,"ViewCount":25066.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-10-19T11:42:29.393","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Do criminal prosecutors, or judges and juries, view charges or sentencing for fighting and\/or injuring someone in public differently if the person facing the charges is a trained fighter like a professional boxer? \n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Do boxers have a different legal status if they get into fights in public?"}
{"Id":19592,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-06-14T19:49:12.737","Score":0,"ViewCount":135.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-06-14T22:39:24.343","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"i have learned that \" Contrary to patents, trade secrets are protected **without registration**, that is, trade secrets require no procedural formalities for their protection. A trade secret can be protected for an unlimited period of time, unless it is discovered or legally acquired by others and disclosed to the public. For these reasons, the protection of trade secrets may appear to be particularly attractive for certain companies. There are, however, some conditions for the information to be considered a trade secret. \n[source](http:\/\/www.wipo.int\/patents\/en\/topics\/trade_secrets.html)\n\n\nSo, if a competitive company stole an idea from another company and says it has discovered such idea, what the original company have with them to demand the Intellectual property, as they haven't registered or disclosed certain idea.\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"how intellectual property can be protected while it is undisclosed?"}
{"Id":15661,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-12-05T13:10:01.340","Score":0,"ViewCount":114.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-12-05T23:10:31.860","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"For my PHD I will do an academical research study about the English Premier League. Therefore I created a database out of several online databases - namely the ea sports fifa ultimate team scores, and official data by the premier league like name, nation, age and the players profile picture by the british premierleague. \n\n\nThe participants can only take part in the study via a personalized invitation URL. \n\n\nThe main purpose of the study is to understand the impacts of different player combinations in fantasy teams (known players, but in unreal teams) on team likings based on ethnic influences and other facts. \n\n\nSo from my understanding this should be not a copyright infringement because of the following criteria: \n\n\n* (1) academic use ([Exceptions to copyright: Research](https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/375954\/Research.pdf))\n* (2) non-commercial use\n* (3) closed user group (non publically published)\n\n\nThe terms and conditions of the EPL can be viewed [here](https:\/\/www.premierleague.com\/terms-and-conditions)\n\n\nI will of course cite the original data sources and state their ownership of the data \/ images. I will explicitly state, that none of the players or clubs are involved in the experiment. \n\n\nIs this a legal use of the data by ea sports and the premier league in the uk? \n\n\nthanks for any hints or insights on this topic!\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Using premier league data for academic resarch"}
{"Id":18910,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-05-10T13:09:21.873","Score":-1,"ViewCount":129.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-05-11T21:43:27.317","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"As far as I understand, a person has the right to a \"fair trial\" in most countries. This is considered a human right and a constitutional right in many countries. Now in relation to this, there are different types of trial systems. 2 of them are jury trials and bench trials. In my country is always being used a jury trial. Now in some cities\/provinces, it's being optional to have a bench trial. This could become mandatory someday. In my personal opinion, this type of system which is used in countries like United States I believe, it's flawed and unfair. In my opinion, common people dont have the knowledge to make a fair judgement and most of them judge according to prejudices and beliefs. Apart of this, when you take a bunch of random people to judge, who are never going to judge again, and which they dont have judging as a source of labor income, they dont have a reason to be responsable other than their own moral which in some people is unexistent, they arent in the spot if they take a bad decisition because they are part of a group of several people and they havent been formed to judge, they dont have a job to lose, and they dont have a record of bad jugdments if they are bad at judging, so bad people judging arent removed of the system as bad jugdes in jury trials are. So my question is, have ever a trial in the world have been appealed and succesfully reverted the judicial decisition, because of the court system used being considered \"unfair\"?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"have ever a trial been appealed for the court system used being considered \"unfair\"?"}
{"Id":5931,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-12-20T00:36:49.453","Score":4,"ViewCount":226.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-12-20T02:02:30.593","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I know that making, or preparing to make, counterfeit bills is illegal. I also know that if you use counterfeit currency you can have problems whether you were aware of it or not.\n\n\nI would like to buy or acquire counterfeit bills to keep for educational research purposes. Is there a legal way to do this?\n\n\nI am interested mainly in Polish Z\u0142oty as well as Euro and Dollar bills.\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Is it permissible to collect counterfeit currency?"}
{"Id":805,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-06-28T01:00:38.703","Score":6,"ViewCount":6075.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-06-29T17:47:40.793","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Sites like IMDB as well as Rotten Tomatoes and countless other websites or mobile applications (such as flixter, etc.) all use movie posters and images from movies as part of their content which is more or less the selling point of their business *(or maybe more accurately how they convince users to keep using).* How do companies get away with using images or movie posters for free, does that mean movie posters and content are fair use for commerical use?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"How do websites (or apps) that use pictures or posters of movies not infringe on rights and still make a profit?"}
{"Id":5248,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-11-17T10:37:11.770","Score":1,"ViewCount":1955.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-11-17T19:42:30.313","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"**Company X** is an online betting app for Football (soccer). They want to advertise on twitter or facebook for upcoming matches between certain football clubs and tell their users that they can start to place their bets for that match.\n\n\nIs **company X** allowed to use the logos and names of these clubs for this advertisement?\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Can you use other company's brand or logo in your own marketing campaigns?"}
{"Id":36892,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-02-05T09:56:47.477","Score":2,"ViewCount":58.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-02-05T09:56:47.477","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I have an image on my website, which I created myself.\nI have not added any license. The photo is just there.\n\n\nGoogle is showing the image in their image search.\nThey also modified it by creating a thumbnail in reduced quality.\nThe thumbnail seems to be stored on their servers.\n\n\nWhen you click on the image, Google shows the hint\n\"Images may be subject to copyright.\"\n\n\nI know it's possible to write a robots.txt file to forbid Google to show my image. It's also possible to write them a message.\n\n\nBut why is Google allowed to use images without asking for permission?\nI always thought you need a license or permission to redistribute and modify an image of someone else.\n\n\nI am registered to the Google Search Console. Maybe I granted them the right to use my image there, but I don't know.\nI cannot find the image on bing, yahoo or duckduckgo.\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"Why can image search engines use all images without asking for permission?"}
{"Id":14851,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-10-25T17:52:56.987","Score":2,"ViewCount":1628.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-10-27T19:10:54.170","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Almost finish with writing a business book - and am going through some of the illustrations to make sure I have copyright permissions and attributions. Here's a problem I've encountered:\n\n\nThere are a few photos that are from World War 2 era (battlefield photos in France, for instance), that are generally very common on the web - and I cannot find any attribution - let alone license information for these photos. Another photo or two is very specific (Cargo Cults) and the few photos available also have no source or attribution - but are used just about everywhere. \n\n\nI'm pretty good at searching, and diving deep. I've also checked AP, Getty images, other commercial sites and also the Smithsonian archives. Nothing.\n\n\nSo - what do I do? I don't want to get sued after the book is published, or charged extortion after-the-fact, or worse, have to reprint the book without the photos.\n\n\nREWORDING the main question for clarity (and so others don't think I am asking for legal advice:\n\n\nMy question is not generally not \"how can I search online to find the original image\". \n\n\nThe question is - how can I properly use and attribute a photo inside my book - when no official attribution or copyright can be found?\n\n\nNote: 1) this is a writer's question tagged under the \"copyright\" tag. in all of stack exchange there is no place more appropriate than here.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Old Photo copyright"}
{"Id":42942,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-07-15T12:04:22.313","Score":0,"ViewCount":103.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-07-15T16:18:20.560","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Assuming that a reporter from country B called Bob has somehow got a video from country A. He then puts in on a news page that is open to the whole world. Later, A citizen called Cob from Country C watches the video. There is a warning sign and a message in the video but it is written in Country A's language and Cob doesn't understand. What consequences would Bob and Cob have? (Bob and Cob don't know each other, it is unknown if Bob understands or has read the warning. But it is known that countries B and C might have similar laws related to the warning)\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Violating a country's law outside that country"}
{"Id":13184,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-08-07T10:31:42.027","Score":0,"ViewCount":172.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-11-30T21:11:24.883","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"It is settled that natural justice is guaranteed under Article 14 of the Indian constitution. However article 14 explicitly mentions that \"The **State** shall not deny to any person ...\".\nThus if a person is subject to arbitrary discrimination on grounds of religion or has been denied natural justice, he\/she may not be able to invoke article 32 to seek remedy unless the violator is 'State' within the meaning of article 12.\nHowever the jurisdiction of High courts under article 226 is much wider and includes any society\/corporation which is performing 'public function' even if it is not controlled by the state. To rephrase, the test for determining amenability under article 226 is the 'function test' which is much wider than the more restrictive 'control test' for article 32.\n\n\nNow my question is \n\n\n\n> \n> Suppose a person has been discriminated on grounds of religion or has been denied natural justice by an authority\/society which is amenable to writ jurisdiction under article 226, but not under 32, then what is the analog of article 14 which shall be invoked in a writ petition under article 226 ?\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nMy understanding is that even though the body is amenable to writ jurisdiction under 226, it could argue that article 14 does not place any obligation on it to not discriminate on the grounds of religion or to follow the principles of natural justice since it is not **State**.\n\n\n\n> \n> Which public remedy is available to a citizen in such a situation ? \n> \n> \n> \n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"Justiciability of a case involving violation of natural justice by an authority other than 'state'"}
{"Id":30599,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-07-29T20:28:51.127","Score":0,"ViewCount":77.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-07-29T23:06:47.670","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I was recently made redundant after working at the company for just over a year.\n\n\nI was given no indication before hand that I personally might be made redundant (although other departments in the company had just gone through redundancies, but this was over a month before) and did not go through a consultation period, I was called into a room with HR and my manager and basically told I was being made redundant and that while given a months notice I was not expected to work it and made to leave the building.\n\n\nMy question is that it was my understanding that the process of redundancy was the employees had to be notified about the potential redundancy or at least have a consultation period so they can ask questions or raise any objections?\n\n\nThis was in the UK.\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Redundancy with no consultation"}
{"Id":42141,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-06-15T23:31:34.127","Score":0,"ViewCount":2803.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-06-16T11:55:24.377","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"How do we identify the requirements of determining what a factual matrix is in relation to answering problems in contract law? \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"What is a factual matrix?"}
{"Id":32125,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-09-30T11:34:10.797","Score":3,"ViewCount":167.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-12-16T12:03:10.627","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"My friend is facing the following problem:\n\n\nHer boss left the computer open and she then looked at his screen, where the salary of a coworker at her level (who since has left the company) was displayed. As his salary was considerably higher than hers; she was shocked and told a coworker about it, and also to her boss who left the his computer open. In a preemptive strike he reported it to the management but says that she went through his email, essentially accessing his computer without consent.\n\n\nNow human resources has written her an email, asking her to answer some questions next week. Her answers would then lead to a decision whether disciplinary actions would follow.\n\n\nThe questions are:\n\n\n* How did you find out about the salary?\n* Who did you share the information with?\n* Why did you think it is ok to discuss this with the colleagues you discussed it with?\n* What you expect to gain from discussing third-party salaries with colleagues\n\n\nIt is hardly illegal to look at somebody's screen. But is there an obligation not to disclose that information to colleagues? She is working for a company in the UK.\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Seeing a co-woker's salary on his screen"}
{"Id":2132,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-08-29T18:28:03.183","Score":2,"ViewCount":1286.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-08-30T23:55:55.680","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I recently heard that in 2013, Germany banned out-of-hours working. This [article](http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/europe\/germany\/10276815\/Out-of-hours-working-banned-by-German-labour-ministry.html) says: \n\n\n\n> \n> Germany's employment ministry has banned its managers from calling or emailing staff out of hours except in emergencies, under new guidelines intended to prevent employees from burning out.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nAs a PhD-student, I've got several deadlines throughout the year and sometimes I need to work after the regular working hours and in the weekends. I could work at home, but I am always more productive at my workplace. \n\n\nThe thing is, no one is asking me to stay, I am staying out of my pure will. I can simply tell my supervisors that I am not willing to consider the following conference deadline and they would not mind it, it's my decision. \n\n\nWould it still be illegal if I spend extra time at work or go on weekends? \n\n\nAlthough I have the status of a student, \"PhD student\" in Germany (and many places in Europe) is a paid job. Your employer could be the institute\/university, or you could be funded through a scholarship. \n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Working after-hours and in weekends in Germany"}
{"Id":5300,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-11-19T15:00:49.587","Score":0,"ViewCount":179.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-11-20T00:42:54.190","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"The HR department at my company is concerned about what can and cannot be asked in a technical interview for a software position. We are being told that under Title VII we cannot do the following:\n\n\n1. Have candidates perform a simple coding exercise where they write some code to solve a general problem we provide\n2. Ask technical questions on a phone screening (e.g. ask the candidate to explain what a particular technical term means or how that technology is used), without the questions being vetted by an IO psychologist and administered by a trained professional\n\n\nI have been a part of hundreds of interviews as both the interviewer and interviewee at many different companies. Technical questions and tasks have always been a part of the process. I have spoken with friends about technical interview questions they were asked when interviewing at Google, Apple, Microsoft, etc.. If these large companies are able to ask technical questions, I feel that our company must be mis-applying the law somehow.\n\n\nCan we legally ask technical questions of candidates and\/or ask them to complete a coding exercise? \n\n\n","text_label":"software","title":"What types of questions can I legally ask in a technical interview without violating Title VII"}
{"Id":17015,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-02-08T17:23:32.550","Score":1,"ViewCount":749.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-02-18T21:55:20.937","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I was astonished by the news that Warren was silenced by the Senate for \"impugning a senator\" because in my eyes the rule itself seems to conflict with democratic principles of the USA as well as the 1st amendment. It seems incredible that:\n\n\n1) A rule that prevents criticism of politicians during political debates in Senate because that would allow the majority to prevent minority from criticizing majority, therefor cementing perpetual rule by the current majority. In particular, this rule would prevent quite rightful impugning of senator MacCarthy in 1950s.\n\n\n2) A rule that dictates what somebody can or cannot say about the conduct of a public person seems to violate the 1st amendment.\n\n\nCan anybody clarify how this rule can even exist?\n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"Is the Senate rule against \"impugning a senator\" constitutional?"}
{"Id":48517,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-01-27T17:21:25.490","Score":0,"ViewCount":74.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-01-30T16:08:40.590","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm the original author of a project that was made on company time and resources. While waiting for this project to come to life it just died without any support on marketing it and not using it at all.\n\n\nNow I'm wondering if I can use this as my own releasing it for proprietary purposes or as an open source project. Are there legal outcomes when in the case of the company taking it back as their own proprietary product?\n\n\nI'm no longer an employee on said company.\n\n\nPhilippines\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Original author of project that a company abandoned"}
{"Id":11097,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-06-21T16:33:24.557","Score":2,"ViewCount":156.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-10-15T09:08:57.153","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If a public rental space allows for different groups, acts, and performances to rent the space, and is defined as a \"public accommodation\" for purposes of the law, can the space legally deny a group, act, or performance from renting out the space based on disagreement with the content of the performance?\n\n\nDoes this change if the rental space is owned by the government?\n\n\nI have been thinking that an artistic performer is not technically a protected class, but it seems that not allowing anyone to rent out the space based on disagreement with the content poses a constitutional issue.\n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"Does the lessor of a rental space have standing to deny an act or performer from renting the space?"}
{"Id":26885,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-03-15T17:42:07.053","Score":2,"ViewCount":53.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-03-17T03:39:31.757","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have a legal case that would impact a large number of people. I wish to raise money from them to appeal the case. If I do, will that be considered income for me if I provide it to the lawyer? Would it make a difference if I have the funds given directly to the lawyer? \n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Is crowd funded income used to pay legal fees taxable?"}
{"Id":344,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-06-02T06:28:55.170","Score":-3,"ViewCount":75.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-06-02T14:47:48.237","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"What are the laws regarding Copyrights pertaining to copying of website templates ( which is an intellectual property )? \n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Website Copyright Laws under Intellectual Property Laws?"}
{"Id":27041,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-03-22T12:30:42.870","Score":0,"ViewCount":1149.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-03-23T05:05:15.507","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Somewhat \"hypothetical\" question:\n\n\nI priced something for a customer, a total of 500 pcs, each **individually** listed, on an **invoice** for $100.00 each, for a total of $50k.\n\n\nThis customer then sends me a purchase order, which I sign for a price of $50K. This purchase order shows the total amount of the order, but not he amount of pieces.\n\n\nSince then, he has placed 5 orders of 50 pieces each (250 pcs total).\n\n\nNow, he never sent payment or **placed** an order for those 500 pcs. He's called everytime, given me payment for 50 pcs and placed the order for 50 pcs.\n\n\nObviously, **the price is different for 50 pcs**, because it takes longer to make 50 pcs then 100 pcs (time per pc) and material prices have increased (we are now 10 months after his original order \/ purchase order). So for every piece in these orders, he has paid $55.00 per pc.\n\n\nIts one thing if I quote a service for something and I myself delay manufacturing or installation, so then I have to deal with the increase in costs, but we never got paid for the original scope, so we never purchased that material, for example.\n\n\nHe now calls me saying that we have overcharged him in every order. I've explained to him that he ordered in small batches, not a bundle as quoted (actually invoiced) and that the material cost has increased. He believes that because I signed the Purchase Order we are bind to sell him these items for those prices.\n\n\n**My questions are:**\n\n\n1 - Do we have to sell for those prices? The Purchase order was for 500 pcs, so was the original invoice (which he never paid, instead placed small orders). Since he sent a PO for 500 pcs, that means technically he should have placed an order for 500 pcs correct? So these small orders technically do not match his original PO, and could be considered different orders, correct? (if he wants to get technical).\n\n\n3 - I am myself not overly worried about this, I can take the easy way out with less headache and just make the remainder of the pieces for less money to have the final price be the same $50k. I'm not gonna lose that much in what the cost of the material is for me, but it is gonna cost me more in labor and reduce the profit on the material. I can see how I should've protected myself better, by perhaps not pricing by item, by writing \"priced as a bundle\", but ultimately, who is right and who is wrong?\n\n\nJust to give an example, these are custom made items. Things that don't lose value as new, lets say like a metal chair. You can purchase the same chair today for $50, but next year, the same model, made later on, costs $60 because of the increase in costs.\n\n\nIf it also makes a difference, this took place in MA.\n\n\nIf I can clarify things better, let me know and I'll edit the question.\n\n\nPlease don't be harsh, I'm not a lawyer, I'm trying to learn to be able to back myself up better in the future.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Price quoted vs Purchase Order"}
{"Id":49891,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-03-13T22:55:14.037","Score":2,"ViewCount":442.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-03-14T01:39:46.873","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Due to the coronavirus outbreak, my university has tentatively canceled all live forms of live education, including exams. Instead, they have decided to hold exams through an online proctoring software (third-party), which requires access to the computer webcam, microphone, screen, and browsing history to work.\nThis is the first time the university is doing an examination in this manner, and there are no official guidelines for how these exams are to be conducted.\nI am concerned about my data privacy in the context of these exams, and am wondering what my rights are and how I can exercise them. Specifically, I am wondering whether I can refuse the collection of my personal data through the online proctoring software, and whether the university may reprimand me for doing so. If both are the case, how can I truly say that I 'consent' to data collection and processing when I am coerced, so to speak, by the threat of failing my courses if I do not use this novel software? \n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Online Proctoring, Exams, and the GDPR?"}
{"Id":18204,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-04-05T19:22:07.343","Score":1,"ViewCount":129.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-08-25T01:47:33.040","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"The International Boundary Commission is a permanent international organization headed by two commissioners: a Canadian and an American. In 1924 it distributed to the public its Report, which contained many photographs that were its own work. The report contains no copyright notice.\n\n\nThe Commission's web site [contains this paragraph](http:\/\/internationalboundarycommission.org\/en\/privacy.php):\n\n\n\n> \n> Permission to reproduce Commission works, in part or in whole, and by any means, for personal or public non-commercial purposes, or for cost-recovery purposes, is not required, unless otherwise specified in the material you wish to reproduce.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nI'm wondering about usability of these photographs in Wikipedia articles. As nearly as I understand it, Wikipedia's policy says works uploaded to Wikipedia that are not in the public domain must be subject to a license allowing anyone to use them subject only to the condition that authorship and copyright ownership must be acknowledged. [Here is Wikipedia's policy on this.](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Image_use_policy)\n\n\n* Are any claims to copyright forfeited by public distribution without a copyright notice?\n* Would copyrights have expired?\n\n\nPS: [Here](ftp:\/\/ftp.nrcan.gc.ca\/pub\/outgoing\/IBC_CFI) is the 512-page report.\n\n\n**Postscript on August 23, 2021:** The one current answer does not seem to take into account that the U.S. federal government is not the author, but is merely one of the publishers, of this work (the International Boundary Commission is the author) and also does not explain how Canadian law does or does not apply here. That is why I have started a bounty here.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Copyright status of photographs published in 1924 by, and created by, the International Boundary Commission"}
{"Id":36504,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-01-23T03:43:59.713","Score":-1,"ViewCount":4969.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-02-12T23:06:35.627","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"This is in California.\n\n\nI quit a job over a year ago and finally, just recently, got the last profit-sharing benefit. But when I saw the amount, it looks like I got 3-5% of my wages for the eligible period, whereas active employees got the maximum: 15%.\n\n\nSeeking clarity, I looked into the employee manual that was given to me, and found this in the relevant section:\n\n\n\n> \n> RETIREMENT BENEFITS\n>  After one year of continuous service, employees are eligible to participate in [Company]'s 401(k) Profit Sharing plan. Under the conditions of [Company]\u2019s 401(k) plan, the company will contribute from 3% to 15% of the employee's annual compensation to the employee's choice of investment funds offered in the plan. Each year the company management reviews the financial performance of the company and determines the rate of its contribution, to the 401(k) PS plan for that year. **Each employee receives a contribution based on the eligible time worked during the fiscal year.**\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nSeeking further explanation from the CFO, she wrote me this:\n\n\n\n> \n> In order to be eligible for the discretionary profit sharing contribution in any plan year ( the 12-month period from 4\/1 to 3\/31), an employee must have worked at least 1,000 hours in that year **and have worked on the last day of the plan year**. The number of prior years the employee was in the plan or worked is not relevant, and the only exceptions do not apply to ordinary voluntary or involuntary termination of employment.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nI meet the 1k hours requirement. I did not work the last day. Are they breaking the law in reducing the profit-share benefit because I did not work the last day of the plan year? \n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Am I owed this profit-sharing benefit after quitting?"}
{"Id":4010,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-26T03:05:24.947","Score":3,"ViewCount":84.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-09-26T13:27:52.210","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I know quite a number of people who do this, but I just want to know for sure. The blog is non-commercial and dedicated to a manga. It's for sharing and other fans to browse.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can I use a mangaka's work as my tumblr blog icon\/background?"}
{"Id":11338,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-07-02T18:44:06.797","Score":0,"ViewCount":4170.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-06-05T06:05:03.263","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am trying to get the meaning of a Trademark statement. \nA filing is: continued use not filed within grace period, unrevivable.\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Meaning of trademark \"unrevivable\""}
{"Id":27696,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-04-16T15:09:48.373","Score":1,"ViewCount":2542.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-04-16T15:21:00.237","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"There is a transcription of a song <https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IfcS-w808dM> that I put in a video. Youtube obviously noted me that it is copyrighted and told me that it might put ads in my video. Can transcriptions actually have a copyright as they are not original compositions? If not, would I still need to get permission from the original author?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can a Transcription have a Copyright?"}
{"Id":51714,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-05-23T07:25:22.410","Score":1,"ViewCount":49.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-05-23T07:25:22.410","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"**Background:** I'm considering building a web (focused to Europe) which, for one of it's part, would require users to upload their university diplomas and\/or other similar certificates of achieved education. These would be visible only to other users of the said web.\n\n\nMy **first question** is: Are such documents considered sensitive under GDPR? \n\n\nMy **second question**: Usually, there are names and signatures of 3rd party on the certificates (e.g dean's name and signature on university diploma). Is user even legally allowed to scan such document and upload it on the web? Wouldn't that require to have consent of the said 3'rd party? Would these need to be redacted?\n\n\nI've tried searching the GDPR guidelines, but I'm uncertain. I presume that I would need to ensure that I have consent from the users to store and show the documents on the web and ensure that these are deleted when user deletes the his\/her profile.\n\n\nFrom what I've read, it seems to me that, given the registration is completely voluntary, that it should be OK. But I feel that it might not be that simple.\n\n\nThank you\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"University diploma \/ various certificates under GDPR"}
{"Id":6079,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-12-29T16:23:59.323","Score":1,"ViewCount":5800.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-12-29T17:30:02.813","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If I buy a book (ebook or printed) and narrate an audiobook myself, would it be legal to put it for sale? How about if I put them for free? Would it would violate the copyright of the publisher of the book?\n\n\nHow about if you reverse the question, and write a manuscript based on an Audiobook, say with speech-to-text technologies? Would it violate the publisher's rights?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Distributing audiobooks I've narrated"}
{"Id":9371,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-05-20T18:03:46.117","Score":0,"ViewCount":41.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-05-22T02:04:43.977","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I fear this is an XY problem, but I've got to start somewhere. Can the IRS place a levy on whatever they want including money due to me from customers without any notice of an intent to levy? I had received a letter from the IRS stating that I had until 6\/12\/2016 to respond to a 940\/941 that wasn't filed and then I got a whole packet of accounts they levied on 05\/18\/2016. If this question is not suitable for SE I apologize. Not sure where to turn right now. The issue is compounded by the fact that the agent isn't returning my calls and the local office he is supposed to be from is indicated as being closed on the irs.gov website as well as a recorded message when calling the number for the office stating the same.\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Is the IRS required to give notice of intent to levy prior to levy?"}
{"Id":23465,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-10-20T23:35:16.803","Score":2,"ViewCount":143.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-10-21T23:07:29.903","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Under British law ([s11 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988](https:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/ukpga\/1988\/48\/section\/11)), the first copyright of a book belongs to its creator, or, if the creator writes it for an employer, his employer (s9). Now his employer does not have to be a natural person; it could be a fictitious legal person, such as a company. If it is, does the copyright expire and if so, when? S12 states that copyright endures until 70 years after the author dies. Does that mean that if a company holds the first copyright then the copyright lasts as long as the company stays in existence, plus 70 years? If so, what is to stop an author avoiding the automatic expiry of copyright 70 years after he dies by incorporating himself as a company for which he does the work of writing? Or perhaps a company that holds the first copyright loses it 70 years after its employee dies?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Under British law if first copyright belongs to a company, does it expire and if so, when?"}
{"Id":51059,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-04-27T23:56:52.543","Score":1,"ViewCount":83.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-01-23T01:04:45.513","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I have access to a number of sound effect libraries via a personal single-user commercial license, allowing one backup copy each (which I am understanding GitHub to count as, purely out of caution) file without needing to be \"synchronized\" with some other form of media, in which case I have unlimited use. I would like to run automated builds and unit tests, but I'm worried about whether this would be a violation of the single-user licensing since the assets would be present on another machine in order to be built.\n\n\nSound synchronization in games seems particularly ambiguous to me. What counts as synchronization when a sound must be kept in some sort of raw format and could be \"synchronized\" at any point in gameplay? Does having all your sound effects in the project tree count as synchronization or does it need to be in a packed asset file?\n\n\n**Am I legally allowed to run automated builds on another system or would it violate single-user audio library licenses?**\n\n\nFor my particular project, the commercial sounds I am using have been purchased through Sonniss. ([Sonniss license](https:\/\/sonniss.com\/sound-effects-licensing\/))\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"Would automated builds of a game violate single-user licenses on assets?"}
{"Id":168,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-05-27T23:14:23.670","Score":3,"ViewCount":92.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-05-28T12:21:25.910","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"As far as I'm aware, if you're writing an article on a movie (or something similar), you can use screenshots and such from the movie to illustrate your points under *fair use* law. \n\n\n**Example:** Under fair use, A blog article about StarWars's dvd artwork would allow the use of images of the covers in the piece.\n\n\n**Scenario:** This article was one of many on StarWarsDVDs.com - Would *fair use* allow for use of the artwork as the banner for the website? seeing as the site is solely dedicated to the topic.\n\n\nFrom what I know of fair use, it's somewhat fuzzily defined - but I was wondering about how it would apply to collections of items that reference the media. \n\n\nIs using media in this way allowed by fair use?\n\n\nThere might be some instances of this occurring previously, like a published book of movie reviews? \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"How far does fair-use apply for a source that contains several critiqued resources?"}
{"Id":40764,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-05-07T07:02:41.583","Score":-3,"ViewCount":107.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-05-16T21:16:54.497","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm dealing with an investment company that claims to be an 'American' company but is registered at BVI (British Virgin Island). I can't find any physical U.S. address at its website and it is the subsidiary company of a ShenZhen, China based company. How could I verify further it is truly an American company?\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"Inquiry of an 'American' company?"}
{"Id":17865,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-03-20T22:28:43.360","Score":0,"ViewCount":42.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-03-21T00:30:20.393","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"[This question](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/questions\/17849\/vague-clause-in-employment-contract) has an employee with two different employers, each employer fully knowing the situation, and each contract has a clause telling that all the software produced by the employee (even outside work hours) belongs to each of the employer.\n\n\nNow, the employee wondered if he had signed himself in a position were he could be forced to give one of his employers something that the employee did not own (the code he did working for the other employer).\n\n\nCommon sense would tell that each of the employers know that the employee does not own the code he is producing for the other employer, so they cannot ask him to give something that is not his to give. And since they knew about this limitation at the moment of signing\/giving permission to get a second job, does that mind that they lose their right to pretend ownership of the other employer's code? Is this situation codified in some law term?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"May known (for both party) implicit limitations change the scope of a contract?"}
{"Id":7017,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-02-09T18:17:26.953","Score":7,"ViewCount":265.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-02-15T03:19:35.090","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I quoted extensively from Quirk et al's book on English grammar in [one of my recent answers](https:\/\/ell.stackexchange.com\/a\/80432\/2127) on ELL StackExchange, and a thought came to me: what is the maximum amount beyond which a quotation might infringe upon the copyright? \n\n\nI don't want for my answers to be lost because someday some copyright holder would deem them infringing. \n\n\nAnd what if, say, Quirk et al.'s book will be quoted in minute excerpts across thousands of answers, but in aggregate these will constitute a sizable share of the book? Would that be an infringement?\n\n\nI first [asked this question](https:\/\/ell.meta.stackexchange.com\/questions\/2910\/copyright-issues-with-grammar-literature-quotations) on ELL SE meta, but was advised to migrate it here.\n\n\n\n\n---\n\n\nP.S. To clarify: Quirk et al.'s \"[A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/A_Comprehensive_Grammar_of_the_English_Language)\" is part of the Holy Scripture for English grammarians. (0: Because of that, it's very likely to be quoted in answers on English Language Learners Stack Exchange. \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Copyright issues with grammar literature quotations on ELL StackExchange"}
{"Id":50609,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-04-10T14:22:19.660","Score":1,"ViewCount":27.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-04-10T14:28:45.047","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Let's assume that I publish a German translation of a book in the public domain (because the author is dead for 70+ years) that hasn't been translated so far. \n\n\nDo I own the copyright for the translation or is the translation automatically also in the public domain? Moreover, is someone else able to publish another translation? (I assume this is possible if it's substantially different, but I would like to know the exact rules.)\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can I own the copyright for a translation of a public domain book?"}
{"Id":8027,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-03-26T02:07:01.447","Score":3,"ViewCount":4161.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-06-04T16:33:56.033","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Say Bob wants to know more about Jack, so he pays 'X' (service, company, or person) and they provide Bob will everything he asks for about the person, which could include private info (personal address(es), business address(es), etc.). Would Bob be in trouble with the law if caught doing this?\n\n\nThe exact action would be: **paying an unlicensed person or service to investigate an individual, or otherwise provide information about them, such as home address, records, etc**.\n\n\nThe person, company, or service is not a licensed investigative agency\/law enforcement agency, but can otherwise find generally private info about people (like their home address(es), etc.), and Bob knowingly went to them since he had no valid reason to go to licensed detectives\/police\/etc.\n\n\nWould this act alone be illegal for Bob if nothing further was commenced with such info in his trust?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Is it illegal to pay someone to investigate another person if they're not a licensed detective?"}
{"Id":45276,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-10-04T20:54:56.967","Score":-3,"ViewCount":164.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-10-16T09:15:33.737","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Say you have company A. They are being bought by company B, are there legal ways to permit company B to buy A but not permit B to own assets that company A had originally owned?\n\n\nOr in selling company A to B permit wholesale pundering on B part when they buy A?\n\n\nIf there is no place on this website for this question please let me know. \n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"Is it possible to keep assets from being taken when a company is bought by another?"}
{"Id":42298,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-06-21T11:35:09.783","Score":2,"ViewCount":104.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-06-21T14:08:09.540","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"To clarify the title, here is an example:\n\n\n1. Alice wants to sign up to online store Nile.com\n2. Alice enters the email `bob@mailprovider.com` by accident\n3. Nile.com does **not** send a verification that Alice has to complete but directly accepts the registration and the email\n4. Alice orders stuff from Nile.com\n5. Bob, who is completely unrelated to Alice, starts getting emails that contain information about Alice that includes her name, (delivery) address and purchases\n\n\nI tried to look through [the entire text](https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/EN\/TXT\/?qid=1528874672298&uri=CELEX%3A32016R0679) but I honestly got lost around the processing sections. The only relevant part I noticed was in Chapter II, article 5\n\n\n\n> \n> 1. Personal data shall be:\n> \n> \n> [...]\n> \n> \n> (d) **accurate** and, where necessary, kept up to date; every\n>  reasonable step must be taken to ensure that personal data that are\n>  inaccurate, having regard to the purposes for which they are\n>  processed, are erased or rectified without delay (\u2018accuracy\u2019);\n> \n> \n> [...]\n> \n> \n> (f) processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security of the\n>  personal data, including **protection against** unauthorised or unlawful\n>  processing and against **accidental loss**, destruction or damage,\n>  using appropriate technical or organisational measures (\u2018integrity and\n>  confidentiality\u2019).\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n(emphasis mine)\n\n\nWhat are the legal obligations of Alice and Nile.com here? It is ultimately Alice who made the mistake and Nile are following the user's preference for contact, even if it's wrong. I couldn't see (or I missed) if Alice has an obligation to provide accurate data. At the same time it seems like Nile.com should have done due diligence before essentially leaking (is this considered \"accidentally losing\"?) PII to a third party. \n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Legal sending personal information to a third party if the user supplied incorrect contact information?"}
{"Id":14094,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-09-20T19:15:03.500","Score":3,"ViewCount":457.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-09-22T07:27:26.640","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Kumaran, an electrician, develops novel lampshades. In January 2016, he developed a new lampshade suitable for use with compact fluorescent lights. \n\n\n**On 1 May 2016, he emailed Bobby and Chew, both wholesalers, to whom he had previously sold lampshades. In his email, he asked each of them whether he would be interested in becoming the sole distributor of his new lampshade.** \n\n\nIs this an offer or an invitation to treat?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Is kumaran's email an offer or invitation to treat? Why"}
{"Id":50977,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-04-24T13:31:02.760","Score":4,"ViewCount":240.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-04-24T16:53:19.013","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Are US employers allowed to unilaterally cut the pay for an employee, specific team or all employees through a one-off measure? Are forced contributions to charity, pay reductions during an economic crisis, fines for not meeting performance goals, and others legally above board?\n\n\nFrom my limited understanding of US labor law, an employer is free to reduce pay going forward for any reason that isn't covered by specific anti-discrimination laws. And as a company-wide measure applied to future pay this also doesn't seem like it could be construed as an illegal deduction. But I'm not finding a straight answer.\n\n\nThis question was inspired by [this question about an employer reducing pay to buy the CEO's book](https:\/\/workplace.stackexchange.com\/questions\/157513\/) and [this off-site article](https:\/\/www.askamanager.org\/2018\/11\/my-employer-fined-me-90-for-being-late.html) about an employer fining people for being late.\n\n\n**Can an employer apply what are effectively one-off pay cuts** through enforced contributions, fines or other measures? \n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Can an employer apply one-off pay cuts via forced contributions?"}
{"Id":6416,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-01-15T19:12:51.797","Score":0,"ViewCount":151.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-01-18T21:59:10.423","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I was looking at the traffic on my website, and saw some of that from the Amazon silk browser, which shows up as:\n\n\n\n> \n> Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 5.0; SM-G900R4 Build\/LRX21T)\n>  AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/47.0.2526.83 Mobile\n>  Safari\/537.36\n> \n> \n> \n\n\naside from clearly having some sort of identity crisis, the silk browser claims to be a Mozilla product. \n\n\nThe Mozilla license states that source code must be made available.  \n\n<https:\/\/tldrlegal.com\/license\/mozilla-public-license-2.0-%28mpl-2%29>\n\n\nSo I went to the Amazon silk site, and some Amazon sites, but I see no links, or references to download the source. So either Amazon is violating the license by not providing source code, or masquerading as an alternate browser, which (as I understand it) is illegal, under the terms of hacking, and e-crime. \n\n\nBeyond that, I see no way to contact Amazon about this. What should someone do? \n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"Does Amazon Need to provide source for Silk?"}
{"Id":41194,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-05-19T19:45:22.000","Score":0,"ViewCount":36.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-05-19T20:15:00.820","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am asking a solicitor for a copy of an electronically signed contract. They keep telling me that'no physical copy exists'. I am sure there must be some form of a copy which can be produced otherwise how do they prove the contract exists?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"Entitlement to copy of electronic contract"}
{"Id":51799,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-05-26T03:42:28.813","Score":3,"ViewCount":97.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-05-26T03:42:28.813","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Which US states penalize an employer if they withhold taxes for the wrong state for one of their employees? (withhold in California, but employee was in a different state: I'm interested in any US state)\n\n\nFor context, the question is a follow-up of [Why does a US company need to know the location of their employees for tax purposes?](https:\/\/money.stackexchange.com\/q\/125839\/5656).\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Which US states penalize an employer if they withhold taxes for the wrong state for one of the employees?"}
{"Id":48545,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-01-28T09:28:09.947","Score":-2,"ViewCount":118.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-04-29T22:52:31.043","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Why would you \"probably be required to enforce the strict legal position so that it would be necessary to initiate\nproceedings\", when you can just rely on *Tool Metal*?\n\n\nPoole, Shaw-Mellors. [*Contract Law Concentrate* (4 ed 2019)](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Contract-Law-Concentrate-Jill-Pool\/dp\/0198840446\/ref=dp_ob_title_bk). p 71.\n\n\n\n> \n> ### How is the promissory estoppel brought to an end? Reasonable notice given and notice period has expired\n> \n> \n> This issue is complicated by the facts of *High Trees* since the estoppel in that case was considered\n>  to turn on the bombing in the Second World War and so came to an end automatically\n>  when the conditions under which the estoppel operated ceased to exist. However, the HL in\n>  *Tool Metal Manufacturing Co. Ltd v Tungsten Electric Co. Ltd* (1955) revived the strict legal\n>  rights only after the promisor had given reasonable notice of an intention to do so and that\n>  notice had elapsed.  \n> \n>  \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 It seems safest to demonstrate the giving of reasonable notice as a means of showing fairness\n>  and that it is no longer inequitable to go back to the strict contractual rights rather than\n>  assuming that the estoppel conditions have come to an end. **In any event, court action would\n>  probably be required to enforce the strict legal position so that it would be necessary to initiate\n>  proceedings.** This is exactly what happened in *High Trees* [1947].\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nI'll outline *Tool Metal* here. \n\n\nPaul Davies. [*JC Smith's The Law of Contract* (2018 2 ed)](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Smiths-Law-Contract-Paul-Davies\/dp\/0198807813\/ref=dp_ob_title_bk). p 98. \n\n\n\n> \n> It is suggested that the preferable view is that promissory estoppel\n>  can have an extinctive effect as regards existing obligations, but is suspensory as\n>  regards future obligations. Both these points emerge in the *Tool Metal* case.116 *Tool Metal*\n>  had licensed Tungsten to deal in certain metals, for which Tool Metal owned the patents,\n>  in consideration of Tungsten paying a royalty of 10 per cent up to a certain amount\n>  and, thereafter, 30 per cent. During the war, Tool Metal agreed to waive their right to\n>  30 per cent and to accept a flat rate of 10 per cent. After the war a dispute arose. Tool\n>  Metal claimed the waived 20 per cent in respect of material which had been used after\n>  1 June 1945. In these respects, then, it was exactly like the High Trees case, except that\n>  the wartime agreement had not terminated. It was held by the Court of Appeal, following\n> \n> \n> 116 *Tool Metal Manufacturing Co Ltd v Tungsten Electric Co Ltd* [1955] 1 WLR 761.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\np 99.\n\n\n\n> \n> *Hughes v Metropolitan Railway*,117 that the claim failed. As a result, the existing \u2018rights\u2019\n>  under the contract were clearly extinguished\u2014the extra 20 per cent was lost forever. But\n>  the contract to pay 30 per cent was still in existence (though waived) and the House of\n>  Lords held, on the assumption that the waiver was binding (as had been held by the Court\n>  of Appeal), that *Tool Metal* could resume their rights to the 30 per cent for the future, by\n>  giving reasonable notice that the waiver was at an end. Their future rights under the contract\n>  were only suspended until they had given proper notice that they wished to resume\n>  them. It seems to follow from this decision that in *High Trees*, if the landlord had given\n>  notice during the war that, from a reasonable time in the future (say, three months) he\n>  wanted the full rent again, he would have been entitled to it; but that, for the periods in\n>  the past, the balance of the rent was lost for ever. His \u2018rights\u2019 for the past rents were extinguished,\n>  whereas his \u2018rights\u2019 for the future rents merely suspended.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n[*O'Sullivan & Hilliard's The Law of Contract*](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/OSullivan-Hilliards-Law-Contract-Janet\/dp\/0198807821\/ref=dp_ob_title_bk) (2018 8 ed). p 117.\n\n\n\n> \n> 5.84 First, does promissory estoppel extinguish the creditor\u2019s rights or merely suspend them\n>  until revived by notice? The most common view in cases and commentary is that promissory\n>  estoppel is merely suspensory. After all, the landlord in *Hughes* was allowed to\n>  reactivate the six months\u2019 repair period by giving the tenant the appropriate notice.\n>  Moreover, the House of Lords took the same view in *Tool Metal Manufacturing Co v\n>  Tungsten Electric Co* (1955), the first case on promissory estoppel to reach the House\n>  of Lords after High Trees. Here, TM granted TECO a licence in 1937 to deal with hard\n>  metal alloys which they had patented. The licence agreement provided for TECO to pay\n>  \u2018compensation\u2019 to TM in any month if they sold more than a stated quantity of the alloys.\n>  When the war broke out, TM agreed to forgo the contractual compensation and none\n>  was paid after the end of 1939. In 1944 negotiations for a new agreement broke down\n>  and, in an action brought the following year by TECO for breach of the licence agreement,\n>  TM counterclaimed that compensation was again payable from 1945 onwards (as\n>  in *High Trees*, no claim was made for the war years). The Court of Appeal held that TM\n>  could withdraw the concession not to claim the compensation by giving reasonable notice\n>  to TECO. In a subsequent action, ***the House of Lords confirmed that the serving of\n>  the counterclaim was itself sufficient notice to restart TECO\u2019s obligation to make compensation\n>  payments [Inaki Viggers quoted this in his answer below.]*** (in fact, from 1947 onwards).\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Why court action would probably be required to enforce the strict legal position so that it would be necessary to initiate proceedings?"}
{"Id":9285,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-05-16T22:20:10.187","Score":2,"ViewCount":1728.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-01-30T08:21:34.010","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"How can I lay a criminal complaint before the governmental prosecutor according to \u00a7 158 (Strafanzeige; Strafantrag) StPO? Need I follow a particular format? where do I send it? Can I submit an anonymous complaint, and if so does the prosecutor take those seriously?\n\n\nI read the following tweet from Henry B. Poquelin\\*: \"Fakt bleibt, man muss Positionen und Personal der Rechtspopulisten attackieren,weil sie gestrig,intolerant, rechtsau\u00dfen und gef\u00e4hrlich sind!\" I hate AfD and its politics, but still I don't like the call for criminal violence against people and property. I thought of a prosecution based on \u00a7111 and \u00a7130 StGB.\n\n\nWell, I will certainly not prosecute him, but I still would like to write a correct letter to the government lawyers and knowing how to send it anonymously to them.\n\n\n\\*I'm using a pseudonym here to avoid listing the name of the famous SPD politician. I don't want to start a witch hunt on him.\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"How do I file a criminal complaint in Germany?"}
{"Id":28797,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-05-23T21:52:58.067","Score":0,"ViewCount":172.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-05-24T02:18:48.227","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"In country A, it's illegal to say something to a person (it's considered a severe insult that is punished with jail)\n\n\nUser 1 is using Twitter in country B, where such law doesnt exist, and he is a citizen of country A, and he says something about another user 2 (in country A) where such thing said it's illegal . \n\n\nTwitter is hosted in country C.\n\n\nIs User 1 committing a crime? Or the law from country A doesnt apply to him because he's in another country and the service he is using is in a third country?\n\n\nBTW, I couldnt come up with a better title. If you can come up with a more descriptive title, please edit it. \n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"How do you laws apply through internet regarding the different countries?"}
{"Id":31756,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-09-14T20:40:25.377","Score":1,"ViewCount":75.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-09-14T20:46:03.033","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"There is no clause in the contract about transfer of service (or whatever you call it) like if it's still enforceable even after the service has been transferred to someone else. \n\n\nI had a contract with a company, but that company changed its name. Is my contract still enforceable? \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Contract still valid after servicer changed name?"}
{"Id":24787,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-12-15T19:31:31.920","Score":3,"ViewCount":118.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-10-22T15:57:46.553","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"My wife is employed by a company based and registered in Guernsey. The company is also registered at Companies House (in the UK). I know generally the Channel Islands adopt UK laws, so is she covered by UK employment laws such as [TUPE](https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/transfers-takeovers) and those that govern things like statutory redundancy pay? Does it matter that they are also registered in the UK?\n\n\nShe is a UK citizen and resident. She works from home most of the time. When she does have to go into the office, it is their office in Bristol.\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Is someone employed by a Channel Islands based company covered by UK employment laws?"}
{"Id":37868,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-03-05T21:04:00.823","Score":1,"ViewCount":187.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-03-21T22:56:11.273","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"A company advertises positions and receives far more applications from members of one sex than from the other. The company wants to interview the same number of people from each sex. It chooses the following policy: applicants are ordered within each sex and interviewed in pairs. If they run out of applicants from one sex the remaining applicants in the other sex will not be interviewed.\n\n\nIs this legal in the UK?\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Is it legal to invite applicants to interview on the basis of sex?"}
{"Id":18731,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-05-02T18:03:33.930","Score":1,"ViewCount":58.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-05-02T18:34:12.073","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'll keep this brief. Currently, I'm working on a website and wish to put \"\u00a9 2017 [My Site]\" in the footer, but a fair chunk of the content will essentially be owned by others. I don't expect to have any legal issues with this, but would like to credit them in the footer. Would I also add \"\u00a9 xxxx - xxxx [Company]\" or something else? I don't want to be claiming that I own the companies in question.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Using \u00a9 on a website when I don't own all the copyright"}
{"Id":44606,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-09-11T22:24:59.697","Score":1,"ViewCount":51.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-09-11T23:45:02.210","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Customer signed the contract and initialed the line items where indicated. After customer left employee realized contract didn\u2019t print and hit print again; when printed the initialed items did not show any initials. Employee initialed the line items with customer initials. What are the ramifications to this action?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"Initialed items on contract"}
{"Id":44827,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-09-19T09:54:04.810","Score":1,"ViewCount":84.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-09-19T11:34:09.427","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"A NY law employment contract states in a section entitled **All Inventions are Exclusively the Property of the Firm:**\n\n\n\n> \n> *Employee assigns to the Firm... without any additional consideration, all of Employee's right, title, and interest in any and all inventions that Employee invents, conceives of, creates, develops, or reduces to practice while employed by the Firm or for a period of one year...* \n> \n> \n> \n\n\nSpecifically, as pertains to Copyright:\nI should have added this clause \n\n\n\n> \n> *Employee also agrees that...all inventions made by Employee (solely or jointly with others)...which are protectable by copyright are \"works made for hire\" as ... defined by US Copyright Act (17 USC Sec 101) and are deemed specifically ordered by the Firm under US Copyright Law. In the event .. not to be a 'work made for hire', this Agreement shall operate as an irrevocable assignment ... of the copyright ... including all right, title and interest therein.*\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nAt the same time, the contract states under **Excluded Information:**\n\n\n\n> \n> *The restrictions contained in this Agreement shall not apply to any Prior Work....means discoveries, creations, developments, improvements, ..., ideas, reports and other creative work...Employee made or conceived such works prior to commencement of employment.... including but not limited to those described in Exhibit A*\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nClearly, all copyrighted ideas \/ code done before employment are of course *Prior Work*. This is stronger if the copyright is put in Exhibit A, but can still be established even if the IP is not listed. (e.g., timestamped code\/papers in external repos, email trail, etc). \n\n\nWhat if a Third Party licenses a copyright to the Employee or assigns a copyright to the Employee *subsequent* to his employment? Can the firm claim these licenses\/copyrights as its own Property? \n\n\nIs there any distinction between the two: licensing or assignment from the point of view of the Employee protecting his IP from the new firm? My (mostly ignorant) belief is that a license granted to the Employee, even if it is exclusive and perpetual *cannot* be claimed by the Firm, while an assignment is more questionable. Am I correct in saying that in neither case can the Firm established that the Employee invented these licensed\/assigned inventions, since that claim can only be made by the (Third Party, original) copyright-holder.\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Assignment of Inventions to employer - exclusion of Inventions assigned or licensed to me?"}
{"Id":26047,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-02-13T19:11:41.370","Score":0,"ViewCount":188.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-03-16T03:28:29.410","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I had the possibly unprofitable hypothetical idea of starting a mobile recycling business where a truck comes to you and pays you door-to-door for your recycling at below market prices. Can this be done legally in California?\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"Can I start a mobile recycling business in California?"}
{"Id":18586,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-04-24T23:01:03.493","Score":1,"ViewCount":143.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-04-26T03:57:43.633","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I noticed that all the \"summaries\" in **Yahoo News Digest** are simply pieces of articles copied and pasted from another website. Isn't this violating the copyright of the real article? \n\n\nEDIT: If I am not wrong, the app was first created by a teenager who wrote a script which automatically made the summary of any article. Assuming that he wasn't able to pay the newspapers for replying all the articles on the app and also that the script simply took some paragraphs from the article without changing any word, how was it possible for him not to infringe the copyright?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Doesn't Yahoo News Digest infringe copyright?"}
{"Id":30487,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-07-25T06:15:07.573","Score":1,"ViewCount":39.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-07-25T06:15:07.573","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Article 49 of the 1993 Constitution of Peru states that Lima is the capital. It also states that Cusco is the \"historical capital\".\n\n\nThat Cusco is the former and ancient capital would be universally known without any provision in the Constitution, and tourists would still go there to see ancient buildings and ancient monuments.\n\n\nDoes the Constitutional designation of Cusco as the \"historical capital\" have any legal or otherwise practical effects?\n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"Effect of Cusco's Constitutional status as the \"historical capital\" of Peru"}
{"Id":29349,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-06-08T14:52:29.010","Score":1,"ViewCount":202.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-06-08T17:57:16.683","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Imagine this hypothetical scenario:\n\n\n1. I am a faculty at a state university.\n2. I have an entry at RateMyProfessors.com (<http:\/\/www.ratemyprofessors.com\/>) that shows up when people search Google with my name.\n3. Unfortunately I have been cyberstalked (there is a letter written by a colleague).\n4. I have asked the university not to put my name on the university website.\n5. But my RMP entry is still on the webpage.\n6. Thus I am concerned that stalker will find me from RMP website.\n7. But RMP will not remove my entry from RMP website.\n8. There are no students posting on my entry at RMP website.\n9. How would I be able to force RMP to remove my information?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Cyberstalking and RateMyProfessors.com"}
{"Id":13888,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-09-09T08:19:39.160","Score":9,"ViewCount":544.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-08-16T13:29:49.417","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Here is a common trope in movies and series: Romeo and Juliette love each other, to the great displeasure of Mr. Capulet, Juliet's father. The man decides to privately meet Romeo and to offer him big money if he accept to quit his daughter. Depending on the story, then two scenarios are possible:\n\n\n1. Romeo is not the good man that Juliet believes she loves, and will not refuse easy money. He disappears from Juliet's life whose heart is broken forever (or until the next love interest).\n2. On the contrary, Romeo abhorres the idea of living far from Juliet and refuses the money. It starts from that moment a strong enmity between the two men.\n\n\nThere is a third scenario that never occurs in fiction: Romeo accepts the money, but tells everything to his significant other. He uses the money to offer a happy life to Juliet. This is how I would probably act in such a situation: sure, lying to Mr. Capulet is not very honorable, but why should I act with honor with someone able of this kind of vileness?\n\n\nMy question: could Romeo be legally binded to honor his word and quit Juliet? Would it change something if Mr. Capulet had the idea of making Romeo to sign a written document?\n\n\nFor the sake of the question, we can assume that it happens in the US (since it is a regular trope in US TV shows). Answers that compare situations in other countries is interesting too.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"Can I pay someone to end a relationship?"}
{"Id":36331,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-01-18T01:05:03.187","Score":1,"ViewCount":89.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-01-19T16:16:19.447","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am a UK national. Can my non-EU wife be deported when we both live in France and I am a worker paying taxes, holding a French driving licence, a Carte Vital, self employed and also have a French contract job for the next 3 years?\n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"Can my non-EU wife be deported from France for a visa refusal?"}
{"Id":19053,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-05-18T18:25:34.133","Score":0,"ViewCount":126.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-05-18T19:20:07.953","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I want to copyright a video game I'm making but I want it to be part of a series where each title of the game will begin with the same prefix and end with a unique suffix for the game. I want to have ownership of the prefix so others cannot make any other games with it. For example, EA owns the Battlefield series and no one else can make games related to that. I think I'm probably thinking of more of a trademark and not a copyright but I'm not sure. How can I copyright\/trademark and protect the prefix of my game for when I want to make another game related to the first? \n\n\nFor a different game I'm working on I want to include music made by composers who have their music protected under the CC 3.0 license and I have permission to use their works in a commercialised product as long as I'm not just reselling their music as is and without any form of modification. Obviously, since it's a game with graphics and other music that will be made by my team I will want to protect those assets and the game under a copyright, but if I copyright my project with music protected with a CC 3.0 license, would that cause problems with the copyright preventing me from protecting my stuff? \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Copyrighting video games"}
{"Id":31426,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-09-02T02:38:51.227","Score":1,"ViewCount":172.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-09-02T02:38:51.227","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I want to gather basic telemetry in my app (ex: which buttons are pressed, how long someone stays on certain pages, etc). Do I need to ask for a users permission to do this, or give them a way to opt out of it, if the data that is being collected includes no personal information at all. All it does is send the name of a metric (ex. ms\\_user\\_stayed\\_on\\_page) and sometimes a numeric value (ex. 20000 [milliseconds]). The data is then aggregated and averaged or summed up for all users, to be able to graph whats happening in the app for each minute.\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Do I need to ask my app users for permission to gather anonymous telemetry data?"}
{"Id":1503,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-07-29T06:30:39.957","Score":3,"ViewCount":32.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-07-29T09:24:35.857","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I once heard that there is a certain level of reasonable expectation that is guaranteed by law when it comes to making multiple deals with others.\n\n\nFor instance, is the following legal or illegal to do.\n\n\n* Bill offered to Mow Janes lawn for $1, which is agreeable.\n* Bill mows the lawn, and gives Jane a bill for $1.\n* Jane happily pays.\n* A week pasts, and Jane asks Bill to mow her lawn again.\n* Bill mows the lawn again, and give Jane a bill for $2\n* Jane asks why $2 and not $1, like last week\n* Bill says that he changed the price within the last week due to high demand of his services, and that is what he charges everyone now.\n\n\nI do not mind which country the law exists, or if it exists at all; I was told that this was illegal to do (anecdotally), and I just want to get a quick opinion (not used in any legal way, just to cure my curiosity) and see if they were telling the truth or not.\n\n\nThanks!\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"Multiple deals in a row and reasonable expectation"}
{"Id":22182,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-08-24T21:48:09.920","Score":0,"ViewCount":47.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-11-23T00:41:13.280","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I want to create a website in UK where people can share what they pay for rent at the address they currently stay. This would be community-driven and work like glassdoor (a website for sharing your salary). It would help tenants decide if a landlord is asking too much and landlords to decide their rental price.\n\n\nWould you see any legal problems with that? You would input an address and get a history of rental prices (if there are any in the database).\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Sharing rent information"}
{"Id":50907,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-04-22T09:16:03.330","Score":0,"ViewCount":94.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-11-01T15:02:29.937","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm looking for examples of cases where there have been alleged miscarriages of justice, but subsequent research\/appeals have turned up more evidence of *guilt* rather than *innocence*.\n\n\nThe only example I've found so far is that of James Hanratty, aka the A6 Murderer. Executed for murder in 1962, attracted a long running campaign to have the verdict overturned and be given posthumous pardon. Eventually a campaign by his family resulted in his body being exhumed and DNA samples being compared with those found on the victim proving guilt beyond reasonable doubt. \n\n\nAre there any other similar cases?\n\n\nUPDATE - I'm looking for those cases where new evidence was found that added a final nail to the coffin, rather than those case where new evidence exonerates the wrongfully convicted. I'm also interested in those cases that became a fashionable *cause c\u00e9l\u00e8bre* rather than those largely limited to family and close friends. The Hanratty case attracted a lot of celebrity interest for nearly 40 years before the family demanded an exhumation and DNA testing - which proved beyond doubt that he was guilty. (interestingly, the family are still claiming that he's innocent)\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Alleged miscarriage of justice, later proven guilty"}
{"Id":51410,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-05-10T19:26:12.500","Score":-1,"ViewCount":24.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-05-10T21:29:50.103","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"The following text shows the terms and conditions of this site: <https:\/\/alltransistors.com\/terms.php>\n\n\n\n> \n> Welcome to our website. If you continue to browse and use this\n>  website, you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following\n>  terms and conditions of use, which together with our privacy policy\n>  govern alltransistors.com's relationship with you in relation to this\n>  website. If you disagree with any part of these terms and conditions,\n>  please do not use our website.\n> \n> \n> The term 'alltransistors.com' or 'us' or 'we' refers to the owner of\n>  the website. The term 'you' refers to the user or viewer of our\n>  website.\n> \n> \n> The use of this website is subject to the following terms of use:\n> \n> \n> **The content of the pages of this website is for your general\n>  information and use only.** It is subject to change without notice.\n> \n> \n> This website uses cookies to monitor browsing preferences. If you do\n>  allow cookies to be used, the following personal information may be\n>  stored by us for use by third parties: Tracking cookies.\n> \n> \n> Neither we nor any third parties provide any warranty or guarantee as\n>  to the accuracy, timeliness, performance, completeness or suitability\n>  of the information and materials found or offered on this website for\n>  any particular purpose. You acknowledge that such information and\n>  materials may contain inaccuracies or errors and we expressly exclude\n>  liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent\n>  permitted by law.\n> \n> \n> **Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely\n>  at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable. It shall be your\n>  own responsibility to ensure that any products, services or\n>  information available through this website meet your specific\n>  requirements.**\n> \n> \n> All trade marks reproduced in this website which are not the property\n>  of, or licensed to, the operator are acknowledged on the website.\n> \n> \n> **Unauthorised use of this website may give rise to a claim for damages\n>  and\/or be a criminal offence.**\n> \n> \n> From time to time this website may also include links to other\n>  websites. These links are provided for your convenience to provide\n>  further information. They do not signify that we endorse the\n>  website(s). We have no responsibility for the content of the linked\n>  website(s).\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nAccording to the `\"The content of the pages of this website is for your general\n information and use only\"` statement, can I use the content of this site for commercial purpose?\n\n\nI want to create an app (by using the content of this site), and sell it.\n\n\nThey don't answer my emails for such permission.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Does \"general information and use only\" means that I can use for commercial purpose?"}
{"Id":17712,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-03-13T19:01:18.097","Score":0,"ViewCount":42.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-03-13T19:27:50.700","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"This is the first year I am working with a my tax person, and they intend to file for me as described above. My question is about the contract they sent over, which is not that extensive, but the part, which I like to get your comments about is that \"...you have the final responsibility for the income tax returns...\". Now being a novice, I went back and read my tax returns from previous years, and the associated documents from a very popular if not the most popular tax service here in the States, and I don't see anything similar to it. But they never did SP for me. I am embarrassed to say I know next to nothing about this, and I have already got a book to educate myself in this area. But any advice is greatly appreciated. Am I being overly concerned? Given that I exchanged a number of emails with my current tax person, I wish they had told me ahead of time and perhaps even sent me a copy of the contract they would want me to sign. But it is so short that I am not sure if I am over reacting. What are some requirements for filling a SP income tax? Is it more risky to do? What are the long term requirements for filling SP? Would I be locking myself into anything if I do this? \n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"sole proprietorship tax question"}
{"Id":42667,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-07-05T18:44:23.970","Score":1,"ViewCount":104.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-12-03T01:02:05.300","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am looking at creating a consolidation like service that posts data of the same type\\* across a network of third-party websites, most of which do not have open, or free APIs. \n\n\nIf you used Selenium or something of the like to take the data from your own system and submit it as normal users would, for free, to a target site, is this illegal?\n\n\nFor none of these services would I be using my own \"paid license\" to post data on behalf of users who do not have a license. All of these services are free, but I am not sure if you could get into trouble by posting data on behalf of a real user to a third party system.\n\n\nAdditionally, it's worth noting that these would NOT be 'spam' submissions. The data is real, but the way it is posted would not be by the user directly, but instead via a \"ghost browser\" submission. The data posted is verbatim to that of what a real user intended to post.\n\n\nIf you had the target site's terms for submission on your own site, should that suffice?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Is using a bot to post data to a system that doesn't have an API (via a \"Ghost Browser\" such as Selenium) illegal?"}
{"Id":8709,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-04-22T13:27:31.230","Score":1,"ViewCount":29.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-04-22T17:59:15.513","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm thinking of:\n\n\n* BJ's Wholesale\n* Sams Club\n* Costco\n\n\nDoes a member\/club relationship legally confer some business advantages?\n\n\nIs it true that that they are not public access stores, because you must be a current member and you have to show credentials at the entry point?\n\n\nCould a club deny particular services (even to a member) that an ordinary business may not?\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"US: What is the purpose of \"club\" in retail outlets"}
{"Id":21115,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-07-10T05:12:38.477","Score":0,"ViewCount":87.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-07-10T06:50:48.367","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I would like to know if it is legal to use the sounds of Google Translator to use them on my own website?\n\n\nFor example, when you go to:\n<https:\/\/translate.google.com\/#en\/es\/computer>\n\n\nAnd you click on the speaker icon, you get back a sound for the word: \"computer\".\n\n\nIs any problem with Google copyrights?\n\n\nThanks!\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is it legal to use the sounds of Google Translator to use them on my own website?"}
{"Id":7661,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-03-08T11:30:31.237","Score":2,"ViewCount":40.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-03-10T15:11:35.737","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am currently studying for an exam in intellectual property rights and read that the *Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property* is a umbrella agreement, whereas agreements such as PCT (*Patent Cooperation Treaty*) or MMA (*Madrid system for the international registration of marks*) are special agreements (within the umbrella).\n\n\nTherefore I wonder if **membership in the *Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property* is a requirement for any of the before mentioned special agreements and if not why**?\n\n\nSpecial agreements are mentioned in [Art. 19 of the Paris Convention](http:\/\/www.wipo.int\/wipolex\/en\/treaties\/text.jsp?file_id=288514#P361_57002).\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Is membership in the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property required for other special agreements such as PCT?"}
{"Id":23390,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-10-17T23:19:39.293","Score":1,"ViewCount":38.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-10-17T23:55:01.063","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Two years ago a groomer killed my dog then lied and said he had a heart attack but, when a tv reporter confront her with Sparky's Necropsy she confessed to her lie. Sparky's cause of death was suffocation with red marks around his neck. Last year I filed an unlimited Civil Lawsuit in the Superior Court a year ago, representing myself. The defendant also was representing herself until last week when I got a notice from the lawyer she has hired plus a stack of questions (interrogatory), most are personal questions such as, list of every school I have attended or how much money I was making at the time of the incident? Since I am the Plaintiff, do I need to answer these type of questions? To me, these type of questions, are not relevant to my case. \n\n\n","text_label":"civil-law","title":"Animal Right Case"}
{"Id":45628,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-10-18T03:46:47.080","Score":1,"ViewCount":657.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-09-23T05:15:53.197","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"So I made the mistake of co-signing for someone that isn\u2019t making payments or even attempting to make payments. The car is registered to both of us, so I was thinking, what if I get them to pick me up and then when they get out, I jump in the driver seat and leave? Would that be illegal? I don\u2019t know what else to do. They won\u2019t give me the car back so I can make the payments myself, and I\u2019m sure not going to pay it while they keep it.\n\n\n","text_label":"civil-law","title":"Can I steal a car back that\u2019s registered to me?"}
{"Id":45307,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-10-06T12:11:24.663","Score":0,"ViewCount":89.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-07-02T23:04:40.500","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am working on a mobile application. It uses a third-party service (let's call it *XYZ*) which in its ToS has stated\n\n\n\n> \n> Use the *XYZ* Platform to develop and distribute non-commercial\n>  Streaming SDAs that comply with the Branding Guidelines (i) for\n>  private personal use (ii) on Approved Devices (iii) by *XYZ* users who\n>  are subscribed to the Premium Service (as defined in The *XYZ* Terms\n>  and Conditions of Use).\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nMy use case falls under the definition of *Streaming SDA*\n\n\nNow, my application will be free to download and use the features that said service offers, without any restrictions whatsoever, but I want to include the in-app purchase which unlocks some other features in my app, mostly related to the interface and some minor features. \n\n\n**The locked features have nothing to do with the third party service**, so if I understand correctly I do not profit from using the service in my app. The in-app purchase is entirely optional for users, they are not forced to buy it in any way and the free version of the app is perfectly usable.\n\n\n","text_label":"software","title":"Does this fall under the \"Commercial usage\" definition?"}
{"Id":16908,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-02-04T13:34:13.210","Score":0,"ViewCount":55.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-02-05T00:06:24.797","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Been thinking about this for a while: Suppose a company is hacked and maybe a lot of customer **sensitive or financial data** is stolen by the hackers. Who is legally liable for any damages?\n\n\n* Is it the Company itself,\n* The software developers in case they had some sort of security software they where using and it did not play its role,\n* Or the customers for not being careful with their private information.\n\n\n","text_label":"liability","title":"Who is liable in case of a cybersecurity breach?"}
{"Id":44952,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-09-23T15:43:30.697","Score":2,"ViewCount":149.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-09-23T17:00:26.063","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Many of my friends have social media accounts (Instagram, Facebook, etc.) where they regularly post photos of them and where occasionally I appear in them. \n\n\nMany of my friends have their personal assistance in their phones that is constantly hearing what happens in the vicinity of the phone. Sometimes, since they are my friends, these apps record my voice and process it.\n\n\nI never consented to these companies to process and store my data, only my friends allowed it. However there is little doubt that these companies also have all these information about me, my facial expression, my voice signature, and many other personal information.\n\n\nI have two questions:\nIs this permissible under EU private data law?\nCan I sue these companies for illegally storing so much information about me?\n\n\nHow can I prevent that such companies have so much information about me?\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Under GDPR EU law, can I sue big tech companies (Facebook, Google, Apple) for acquiring and storing my personal data without my consent?"}
{"Id":16112,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-12-30T22:05:39.410","Score":2,"ViewCount":42.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-12-31T03:22:55.193","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Various online resources claim that **if you register a company in another state while living in California, then under California law, you have to also register the company in California as a \"foreign\" entity**, thus making the whole process cost twice as much and requiring you to pay twice as much in taxes, essentially making the whole approach useless.\n\n\nIs this true or false? Reliable government sources would be much appreciated, but I'll take any insight at this point, just to have some foundation for further research.\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"Do companies formed in other states require a separate registration in California?"}
{"Id":23898,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-11-08T09:17:12.983","Score":0,"ViewCount":630.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-11-09T11:58:36.103","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"There's a videogame called The World Is Yours.\n\n\nIs that copyrighted? can I use it in my game I'm making? (not in the title).\n\n\nNot giving much information about my game, it will be about finding pieces of a code and when the pieces are collected the code is \"The World is Yours\"\n\n\nAlso, is there any way I can check if something is copyrighted?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is \"The World is Yours\" copyrighted?"}
{"Id":14733,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-10-21T11:10:52.450","Score":1,"ViewCount":258.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-10-21T11:26:09.667","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Google is indexing other people's websites across the planet. To some extents, the images on Google images search are also taken from websites contents. And all of that happens without owner's consent or any sort of agreement. (I saw some of my website content on google search image). So my questions is: \n\n\n1. To which extent someone can use other people's web content?\n2. What rules are regulating search engines?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is Google legal?"}
{"Id":6490,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-01-19T15:29:22.060","Score":3,"ViewCount":164.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-08-10T08:02:38.663","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"According to [EUVATACTION Key Facts](http:\/\/euvataction.org\/key-facts\/) the business is among other things required to:\n\n\n1. store personal data securely for 10+ years\n2. calculate taxes for every EU country\n3. based on client's location as determined by 2 distinct and non-contradictory pieces of evidence\n\n\nPoints 1 and 2 mean that a small\/micro business can not do this alone. Period.\n\n\nThankfully, there are services like [Taxamo](https:\/\/www.taxamo.com\/) which claim to be able to do it for you, but:\n\n\n1. nobody really knows what the exact EU VAT rates are for every country, region, time of year, product, ... There is no central EU authority at the moment which supplies \"official\" information on EU level and Taxamo and others don't have a crystal ball that the EC doesn't have\n2. the technical aspects of the integration enable you to get the transaction counts \"99.9% right\"\n3. simply knowing a [tax rate](https:\/\/vatinfo.eu\/) doesn't really help you apply the tax rate all the time - in Croatia for example you need to pay the tax when you issue the invoice, not when funds get billed to your account, for example\n4. you are liable, not the service provider, if something is calculated badly\n5. in some EU countries like Croatia your business will get a huge fine if it's just 2-3 euros off\n\n\n***So... Here's the little chain question*** :)\n\n\n1. is there any way to comply with these rules 100%?\n2. if not, how much bad stuff can happen if you don't comply with the regulation 100%? But 99.9% for example :D (simply because of technical limitations some transactions will not be presented or calculated properly) Does the bad stuff depend on your country, the country of the buyer or combination of both?\n3. if the bad stuff is bad, and if there's no way of complying technically are there ways for a subscription based service selling an online service (using recurring credit card charges) to avoid being subject to this VAT scheme? (i.e. presenting the product in a different way or restricting yourself just to B2B transactions)\n4. if there's no way to avoid the VAT scheme does it make sense to open a company outside of the EU to handle payments if the said country does not acknowledge jurisdiction of EU law over its businesses, and\n5. if so, where? :) Or in short :D What would Google do? :D\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Micro businesses in EU selling electronic goods, how to comply with EU VAT regulations?"}
{"Id":30947,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-08-13T15:43:35.650","Score":0,"ViewCount":63.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-08-13T21:45:47.563","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I would like to make a request to the search engines to remove personal information based on the ground of being stalked and that putting personal information can lead to more stalking. Is there any court cases regarding this issue?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Removing personal information from Google when being cyberstalked"}
{"Id":29911,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-07-02T01:56:14.923","Score":1,"ViewCount":89.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-08-17T08:57:00.263","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I would like to read civil litigants constitutional challenges. Where would such filings be filed?\n\n\nI have read several appeal court and supreme court opinions on constitutional challenges on google scholar BUT where are the actual litigants filings filed?\n\n\nI have done a PACER search for the cases found on google and the docket for those cases do not show anything that can be construed as a constitutional challenge in that case docket. I have looked at 3 appeal court dockets which had an opinion on a party's constitutional challenge BUT there is no entry of anything that resembles a constitutional challenge filed in that appeal docket either.\n\n\n","text_label":"civil-law","title":"legal research question"}
{"Id":14044,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-09-17T21:32:47.263","Score":2,"ViewCount":269.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-10-05T10:43:39.500","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Assume that someone creates a glossary with one word definitions extracted from a bilingual dictionary with multiple word definitions, choosing only one word to define every word in the other language. could that glossary be published without copyright infringement?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can one publish a glossary created using a bilingual dictionary without copyright infringement?"}
{"Id":8731,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-04-22T16:44:45.070","Score":1,"ViewCount":628.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-05-18T23:08:48.663","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":7,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Mainly I'm interested in getting to know my ancestry, but I don't mind doing a lot of research on my own to classify it if I get raw results.\n\n\nThe thing that I do not want is my DNA being stored somewhere, or something associated with my name in any way stored anywhere. Is there a way to avoid that and just get the only copy of the results while being sure that the DNA sample wasn't kept as well?\n\n\nI'm in Europe if that matters, but I've read you can usually send in samples. I can't afford something very expensive, but I am able to pay something (obviously, otherwise I wouldn't be posting about it).\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"How can I get my DNA tested without the results being kept by third-party?"}
{"Id":4063,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-28T12:28:29.580","Score":17,"ViewCount":6718.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-09-29T07:55:02.393","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Hypothetically, what legal standing would an individual who does not own a Volkswagen car have to sue Volkswagen for damage to health?\n\n\nAs someone who suffers from respiratory issues, it seems that Volkswagen has likely contributed to the decline in my health in some way by having its cars emit 40x the legal limit of some pollutants known to damage human health.\n\n\nWhat laws cover this kind of injury and is there any precedence in UK law, e.g. for injury from other passive sources such as tobacco smoking or environmental damage?\n\n\n","text_label":"civil-law","title":"Can I sue Volkswagen for damage to my health?"}
{"Id":26274,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-02-22T15:23:15.680","Score":0,"ViewCount":127.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-02-22T18:37:28.900","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"* I have taken two not my distinct works, work A and work B.\n* Then, I created work C by redefining concepts from work A.\n* Then, I created work D by renaming and redefining concepts from work B.\n* Finally, I created work E that connects work C and work D, and also adds tons of my own concepts.\n\n\nIs work E derivative work?\n\n\nWhat does that do for me if the answer is yes? Can I claim it as my own work, can I distribute it, can I profit from it?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is the work I created a derivative work, and what rights to the work do I have?"}
{"Id":49776,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-03-10T03:51:26.347","Score":-1,"ViewCount":140.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-03-10T11:43:51.580","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"In this Trust document can you explain the meaning of \" notwithstanding\"? \n\n\nI believe the Trustees feel it means in spite of. My interpretation is that it means with exception of. \n\n\nHere's how it's written,\n\n\nOn page 29 of the 5th Amendment, the definition of education is outlined for the Education Trust. It is:\n\n\n3. Definition of \"Education.\" Notwithstanding subparagraph 5(b) of Article Twenty of this agreement, as used in this Article only, the term \"education\" shall mean only undergraduate and graduate study leading to a degree, in any and all fields whatsoever, whether of a professional character or otherwise, at an accredited university, college, or other institution of higher learning, whether public or private. The activities described in this paragraph may be carried on either in the United States or elsewhere. In determining payments to be made for all such education, the Trustee shall take into account and may pay for the beneficiary's reasonable costs of tuition, room, board (whether or not charged by an educational institution at which such individual shall be a student), books, laboratory or other equipment or tools (including computer hardware and software), fees, travel to and from school, transportation and charges for tutoring.\n\n\nThank you so much for any input and observations.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"What is the meaning of notwithstanding in this context?"}
{"Id":28627,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-05-18T16:14:50.780","Score":1,"ViewCount":73.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-05-18T21:02:43.583","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":7,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Scenario:\nI purchase a device (Chinese IP camera) from an online retailer (Amazon) that has a number of security vulnerabilities.\n\n\nThe firmware file is publicly accessible from the OEM's website and is basically a file system image that can be extracted. The webpages could potentially be modified to fix the issue.\n\n\nFrom a legal perspective:\n\n\n1. Can I modify the webpage and upload it to my device?\n2. What about if a free tool was created to perform this modification on the firmware file that the user must first download from the OEM's site (not distributing the firmware with the tool)?\n3. What if that tool was monetised\/commercialised in some way?\n\n\n**Physical example**\n\n\n* I purchase a pen.\n* I modify the pen to better suit my needs.\n* I then give it away as a free sample.\n* I buy more pens, modify and then sell them.\n\n\nThe product was not copied at any point, just altered.\n\n\nI realise that it is very difficult to never create a copy of the software as even loading it into memory creates a copy.\n\n\nIn this particular example no license was contained in the packaging, on the retailer's site (contract formed through purchase) and there was no license agreement displayed on the device when using the inbuilt website.\n\n\nCountry in question is England, but interested in any country.\n\n\n","text_label":"software","title":"Modify firmware on purchased device to improve security"}
{"Id":15224,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-11-14T00:48:55.350","Score":0,"ViewCount":76.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-11-14T05:42:22.060","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Why does Russia require international companies to keep user data on servers within the country?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Why does Russia require international companies to store their data on servers in country?"}
{"Id":47014,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-12-01T07:26:56.707","Score":0,"ViewCount":50.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-02-01T08:48:44.117","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"[I scanned both pages](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/opNrB.jpg). Mindy Chen-Wishart. [*Contract Law* (2018 6 edn)](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Contract-Law-Mindy-Chen-Wishart\/dp\/0198806353\/ref=dp_ob_title_bk). p 538. \n\n\n\n> \n> 5. Paradoxically, *Wrotham Park* damages protect the claimant\u2019s performance interest by\n>  enforcing a sale of the claimant\u2019s right.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n1. How do \"*Wrotham Park* damages protect the claimant\u2019s performance interest by\nenforcing a sale of the claimant\u2019s right\"?\n2. Why's this paradoxical?\n\n\n[*Anson's Law of Contract* (2016 30 ed)](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Ansons-Law-Contract-Jack-Beatson\/dp\/0198734786\/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=ZW82SGPZDB8D0GKSVMV4).\n\n\n\n> \n> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Having said that, one can perhaps defend the view that the damages in *Wrotham\n>  Park* were compensatory on the basis that it was the loss of the opportunity to sell\n>  the right in the future that was being compensated; or that the claimant was being\n>  compensated for a non- pecuniary loss (ie the claimant valued the right so much\u2014 to\n>  protect the views over that land\u2014 that it would not have been willing to sell it).78\n> \n> \n> 78See above pp 566\u2013 8.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Why's it paradoxical that Wrotham Park damages protect the claimant\u2019s performance interest by enforcing a sale of the claimant\u2019s right?"}
{"Id":13378,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-08-15T02:53:19.693","Score":3,"ViewCount":620.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-08-15T13:13:34.507","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am thinking about a trading name but it seems that it is a registered trademark in the UK for the following classes:\n\n\n* Class 9: Computer software and computer programs for use as web service components of grid computing architecture and the aforesaid goods supplied from the Internet or from an on-line database; electronic downloadable publications relating to the aforesaid goods provided on-line from a computer database or the Internet.\n* Class 16: Printed matter; printed publications; paper articles being in the form of reports and manuals; books; periodicals; journals; magazines; manuals; newsletters; instructional and teaching materials (other than apparatus); all the aforesaid relating to computing, computer programming and computer architecture.\n* Class 41: Provision of educational, instructional and teaching courses; education and instruction courses provided from a computer network or the Internet; provision of training workshops; conducting, organising and arranging conferences, seminars and exhibitions; library services; provision of education services relating to computer software education provided from a database, computer network or via the Internet; production and rental of instructional materials; providing on-line electronic publications (not downloadable); publication of texts, books, pamphlets, magazines and of electronic books and journals on-line; provision of information, consultancy and advisory services relating to any of the aforesaid services.\n* Class 42: Research and development services; technical research; technical research and development services in the fields of computing and computer programming, information and knowledge systems; consultancy and research services in the fields of computing; leasing of access time to computer systems; information services relating to computers, computer programming and computer software; provision of websites relating to any of the aforesaid services; information provided on-line from a computer database or from the Internet relating to any of the aforesaid services; computer programming and computer software services; information, consultancy and advisory services relating to any of the aforesaid services.\n\n\nMy company would only do telecommunications (class 38) and not fall into the aforementioned classes from the other trademark.\n\n\nCan I register the trademark for my specific class and use it?\n\n\nAlso, while we wouldn't sell the services to the general public, we would obviously do software development in-house for our service, thus clashing with class 9 and possibly class 42. Same with our advertising, which could clash with class 16. Are any of those problematic?\n\n\nFurthermore, the trademark seems to be registered by an university, and a search on Google yields little relevant results, with only abstract promotional material about some research (which makes little sense as to what actual product they are planning to sell, if any) but no clear product. No official web presence either, only a .org domain that doesn't seem to lead to any active server.\n\n\nRegards.\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Could I register a trademark already registered for other classes?"}
{"Id":8908,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-04-30T02:55:03.800","Score":1,"ViewCount":84.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-05-02T00:02:04.177","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Consider the following situation: a Contractor is working at a Company on a job. Company Employee 1 requests that the Contractor attend a meeting. However, the Contractor is later requested to leave the meeting by a different Company Employee 2 (for example, to avoid the possibility of revealing confidential information to the Contractor). The Contractor states to Company Employee 2 that Company Employee 1 has requested their attendance of the meeting.\n\n\nDoes Company Employee 2 have legal authority to remove the Contractor from the premises (either by own force or by contacting the authorities) if Contractor refuses their request?\n\n\n* Assuming Company Employee 1 outranks Company Employee 2 within Company, would the Contractor be within their legal rights to remain on the premises and refuse Company Employee 2's request? (possibly even to avoid breach of contract if attending to the meeting was *required* and not merely requested)\n* Assuming Company Employee 2 outranks Company Employee 1 within Company, would the Contractor be legally required to leave the premises at Company Employee 2's request? (and would this result in breach of contract if attending the meeting was required?)\n* Assuming Company Employee 1 & 2 have the same authority within Company, whose instruction takes precedence? Is it whichever was given later?\n\n\nThe specific jurisdiction of interest is California. The Contractor was aware of Company Employee 1's position as a low level manager within the Company at the time of the request to join the meeting. The Contractor is not aware of Company Employee 2's position within Company at the time of the request to leave the premises.\n\n\nIn summary: whose authority (1 or 2) is Contractor bound to obey?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"In the event of conflicting instruction given by an agent of a company, whose authority is greater?"}
{"Id":50305,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-03-30T06:30:05.493","Score":-1,"ViewCount":62.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-03-30T12:39:34.297","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Apparently, a new [coronavirus related paid family leave law](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/03\/19\/upshot\/coronavirus-paid-leave-guide.html) takes effect on 04\/01\/2020. I understand that, among commercial companies, it applies only to those under 500 employees (because, of course, companies that can afford lobbying cannot be burdened, but that's unrelated to the question.) The questions I have regarding that law:\n\n\n1) Does the new extended leave law apply to federal employees? More specifically, my wife works for Veterans' Affairs, and we'd like to figure out whether she qualifies. On one hand, VA has more than 500 employees, but on the other hand, VA is not a commercial company, and I don't see in the reports specifics regarding the government employees.\n\n\n2) Would a mother of small children qualify for paid family leave to watch them while the schools are closed? This has become quite an issue as soon as the schools closed for the year.\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Does the \"Family First Coronavirus Response Act\" cover federal employees?"}
{"Id":3412,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-07T04:51:21.613","Score":2,"ViewCount":969.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-09-07T22:29:37.413","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Let's say **X** develops an app that tracks injuries of players who play in the NFL...\n\n\nQuestions\n=========\n\n\n\n> \n> 1. Can **X** legally name the app ***NFL Injury Tracker***? (...without infringing on any trademarks, etc.?)\n> 2. What restrictions would there be on **X**'s use of the NFL logo in the app's marketing materials?\n> 3. What if **X** uses a logo slightly resembling the NFL logo but is not the same as the NFL logo?\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n[![NFL Logo](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/DckUb.jpg)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/DckUb.jpg)\n\n\n[![Possible app logo (to be adapted)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/VDC07.jpg)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/VDC07.jpg)\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Use of logo, trademark and brand"}
{"Id":8723,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-04-23T03:40:42.710","Score":1,"ViewCount":657.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-04-23T05:23:29.237","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Is it legal for an internet service provider (ISP) to stop servicing customers without any warning while the ISP performs maintenance that was planned at least 12 hours in advance?\n\n\nIf not legal, could the damages be tied at all to the customer activity being performed online at the time?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Is is legal for an ISP to perform planned maintenance that causes an outage without warning?"}
{"Id":36148,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-01-12T23:03:42.780","Score":2,"ViewCount":296.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-01-31T19:31:31.137","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"If an amateur filmmaker wants to use a short clip of a popular song, sung (covered) by a singer other than the one who wrote and popularized it, what permissions, if any, are needed? \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"I want to use a cover of a song by Alicia Keys and want to know if anyone here can help me figure it out"}
{"Id":23393,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-10-18T01:06:21.487","Score":1,"ViewCount":49.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-10-18T03:44:37.973","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm exploring the world of Creative Commons, a very familiar feature on Wikipedia. Consider the following note:\n\n\n\n> \n> Share Alike\u2014If you alter, transform, or build upon this work, you may\n>  distribute the resulting work only under the same, similar or a\n>  compatible license.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nI'm trying to understand the limits of this provision.\n\n\nFor example, let's say I find a picture of a bear that I like. However, I don't like the background, so I use photoshop to alter the background. I may be required to include a notice that I altered the image, which is still technically in the Creative Commons domain.\n\n\nBut suppose I create a map illustrated with a variety of images, including the Photoshopped bear. I assume I would be required to include a notice that the bear is an altered Creative Commons image. But would that image effectively pull the entire map into Creative Commons status?\n\n\nIf I write an ebook that contains a variety of images and text in the Creative Commons domain, would I risk losing ownership of my entire book?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Scope of Creative Commons \"Ownership\""}
{"Id":8046,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-03-26T20:11:05.893","Score":1,"ViewCount":3765.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-03-26T20:36:55.827","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I can search Google for images that I can commercially reuse without modification with the search tools. However, I don't know what \"modification\" counts as.\n\n\nI want to display four images on one slide, meaning that one side of the image will be cropped. Is this modification (i.e. not showing the whole image).\n\n\nNo modification is shorthand for \"no derivative works\", as in the Creative commons \"No derivatives\" license I think.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Does cropping an image fall under modification?"}
{"Id":46788,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-11-24T00:39:19.163","Score":1,"ViewCount":113.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-11-24T02:30:36.790","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"*A Dictionary of Law* (9 ed. 2018). Edited by Jonathan Law. \n[Quantum](https:\/\/www.oxfordreference.com\/view\/10.1093\/acref\/9780198802525.001.0001\/acref-9780198802525-e-3181?rskey=KW3ZdB&result=1)\n\n\n\n> \n> quantum *n.* (of damages)\n> =========================\n> \n> \n> The amount of money awarded by way of damages.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n[Damages](https:\/\/www.oxfordreference.com\/view\/10.1093\/acref\/9780198802525.001.0001\/acref-9780198802525-e-1006)\n\n\n\n> \n> damages *pl. n.*\n> ================\n> \n> \n> A sum of money awarded by a court as compensation for a tort or a breach of contract. Damages are usually a [lump-sum award](https:\/\/www.oxfordreference.com\/view\/10.1093\/acref\/9780198802525.001.0001\/acref-9780198802525-e-2351#) (see also [provisional damages](https:\/\/www.oxfordreference.com\/view\/10.1093\/acref\/9780198802525.001.0001\/acref-9780198802525-e-3122#)). The general principle is that the claimant is entitled to full compensation (***restitutio in integrum***) for his losses. **Substantial damages** are given when actual damage has been caused, but **nominal damages** may be given for breach of contract and for some torts (such as trespass) in which no damage has been caused, in order to vindicate the claimant\u2019s rights. Damages may be [aggravated](https:\/\/www.oxfordreference.com\/view\/10.1093\/acref\/9780198802525.001.0001\/acref-9780198802525-e-149#) by the circumstances of the wrong. In exceptional cases in tort (but never in contract) [exemplary damages](https:\/\/www.oxfordreference.com\/view\/10.1093\/acref\/9780198802525.001.0001\/acref-9780198802525-e-1474#) may be given to punish the defendant\u2019s wrongdoing. Damages may be classified as unliquidated or liquidated. **Liquidated damages** are a sum fixed in advance by the parties to a contract as the amount to be paid in the event of a breach. They are recoverable provided that the sum fixed was a fair pre-estimate of the likely consequences of a breach, but not if they were imposed as a [penalty](https:\/\/www.oxfordreference.com\/view\/10.1093\/acref\/9780198802525.001.0001\/acref-9780198802525-e-2829#). **Unliquidated damages** are damages the amount of which is fixed by the court. Damages may also be classified as [general and special damages](https:\/\/www.oxfordreference.com\/view\/10.1093\/acref\/9780198802525.001.0001\/acref-9780198802525-e-1671#).\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nI'll cite some uses of 'quantum'. [*Anson's Law of Contract* (2016 30 ed)](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Ansons-Law-Contract-Jack-Beatson\/dp\/0198734786\/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=ZW82SGPZDB8D0GKSVMV4) p 432.\n\n\n\n> \n> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Where the covenantee has a legitimate interest which it is entitled to protect, the\n>  restriction must not be longer in point of time, or wider in area, or otherwise be\n>  more extensive in scope than is necessary to protect that interest. The answer to this\n>  question in any individual case, however, must necessarily depend upon the interest\n>  to be protected, the nature of the contract and the relative positions of the contracting\n>  parties.159  \n> \n>  \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The **quantum** of the consideration which the covenantor has received in exchange\n>  for the restraint is relevant to the determination of the reasonableness of the contract.160\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n[*Contract Law: Text, Cases, and Materials* (2018 8 ed)](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Contract-Law-Text-Cases-Materials\/dp\/019880816X\/ref=dp_ob_title_bk). p 242.\n\n\n\n> \n> Gardner has put\n>  forward the following ((1999) 115 LQR 438, 452) as a possible hypothesis for the remedial\n>  regime for proprietary estoppel:\n> \n> \n> \n> > \n> > The approach is\n> >  \u2013 to vindicate the plaintiff\u2019s expectations (care being taken to achieve the best match between\n> >  the details of the plaintiff\u2019s expectations and the possible legal responses);  \n> > \n> >  \u2013 to vindicate those expectations in specie if practicable, but otherwise in a monetary\n> >  form; but\n> > \n> > \n> > \u2013 to resort to some other **quantum**, not more generous than the expectation measure, if it is\n> >  impracticable to give relief in the expectation measure; and  \n> > \n> >  \u2013 to resort to some other **quantum**, with no ceiling at the expectation measure, in the presence\n> >  of another factor from a limited range recognised as meriting a departure from expectation\n> >  relief.\n> > \n> > \n> > \n> \n> \n> \n\n\np 608. Hoffmann LJ in W*illiam\nSindall plc v. Cambridgeshire County Council* [1994] 1 WLR 1016.\n\n\n\n> \n> Damages under section 2(2) are therefore damages for the misrepresentation as such.\n>  What would be the measure of such damages? This court is not directly concerned with\n>  **quantum**, which would be determined at an inquiry.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\npp 727-728. Robert Goff J.\n\n\n\n> \n> In other cases, however, the actual benefit to the defendant may be considerably more than the appropriate or just sum to be awarded to the plaintiff, in which event the value\n>  of the benefit will not in fact determine the **quantum** of the award. I should add, however,\n>  that, in a case of prospecting, it would usually be wrong to identify the discovered mineral\n>  as the benefit.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\np. 817. Lord Lloyd in *Ruxley Electronics and Construction Ltd v. Forsyth*\n[1996] AC 344.\n\n\n\n> \n> Mr Forsyth was, I think, lucky\n>  to have obtained so large an award for his disappointed expectations. But as there was no\n>  criticism from any quarter as to the **quantum** of the award as distinct from the underlying principle,\n>  it would not be right for your Lordships to interfere with the judge\u2019s figure.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Differences between Damages and Quantum"}
{"Id":1797,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-08-13T12:04:48.073","Score":1,"ViewCount":171.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-03-29T23:35:03.663","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"We are thinking on product name for our niche software product targeting users of big corporation technology with \"PRODUCT\u2122\" name (sorry it is obfuscated for now).\nAs we don't compete with this company PRODUCT\u2122 (the corporation has similar software to ours but free of charge (there are other solutions as well) and, it seem for the past 4 years, it is not very interested in developing this software; the main corporation service is far-far away from what we are doing as well). Our software makes the work with big corporation PRODUCT\u2122 easier and more enjoying. Actually it is \"the Builder tool for the Product\" or \"Product Builder tool\" which is quite standard designation for such software. So one of the best strategy in terms of recognizability and SEO could be to name our software ProductBuilder or something like that.\n\n\nIn addition it seems like the big corporation cannot register PRODUCT\u2122 as trade mark because another great company in almost the same market has acquired several years ago Product Ltd. and use its name (\"Product\") for its \"Professional Duct\" technology. Ok, they are both about software and services :)\n\n\nThe third aspect to consider \"PRODUCT\u2122\" is a common english noun.\n\n\nSo the question is what strategy to choose and how safe they could be:\n\n\n* Use ProductBuilder name?\n* Register ProductBuilder domain and use it for SEO but choose different name for the product?\n\n\n**Update:** \nAfter @jqning comment. There is legion of the products named the same way. For example some huge fraction of Microsoft Word related utilities (and competing products) have \"Word\" inside their name (Atlantis Word Processor, Easy PDF to Word Converter, Avery Wizard for Microsoft Office Word 2003, Free Word Excel and Password Recovery Wizard, Recovery for Word and many many more just made a search on cnet). The same is true for Excel or Acrobat and Flash and many other products.\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Is it safe for a start-up to use ProductName derived from big corporation Product\u2122 name?"}
{"Id":50677,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-04-13T22:23:32.613","Score":0,"ViewCount":114.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-04-14T01:34:16.643","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I live in CA and I was sexually assaulted by my sister father around 1985 or 1986. \n\n\nI went to the police and made a report regarding my sister father sexually assaulting me without using a condom I was around 11 or 12 years this was around 1985 or 1986. He wouldn't allow me to go to the police or a doctor I was a little girl and I was afraid of him and to speak out. I went to the police and they say the statute of limitations is up and it's too late. How could I file if I did not know? \n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Why is RKelly being sent to Prison and not my case?"}
{"Id":6521,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-01-21T00:50:50.670","Score":2,"ViewCount":44.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-01-21T17:55:29.473","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm a passionate citizen with an idea to stop the ill conceived CA highspeed rail act. I submitted the initiative to the CA Secretary of State but it was rejected because it's not actually a law - it needs to be written as a law. Submission here:\n<http:\/\/casmarthighway.tumblr.com\/post\/127581066937\/official-submission-to-the-ca-attorney-general>\n\n\nOK, I get that. But now I need to make it a law. Does anyone know about how much legal time that would take? How much money I would need to raise from supporters\/crowdsource? Would anyone on this site with some expertise in public policy want to help with the project?\n\n\n","text_label":"civil-law","title":"Crowdfunding citizen legislation?"}
{"Id":21984,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-08-16T02:24:32.913","Score":0,"ViewCount":22.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-08-16T03:06:14.063","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If a song is out of copyright, but has been re-scored for a movie, can it be used in an amateur video? I have searched multiple websites for a copyright of this particular score and cannot find one.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Copyright for re-scored tune that was out of copyright"}
{"Id":42717,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-07-07T16:43:04.553","Score":23,"ViewCount":1986.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-10-31T03:17:45.570","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"It seems like everyone does it. I've never heard of a paid moderator (though I'm sure they probably exist). From what I've gathered, however, it sounds like having any kind of volunteers is illegal for any for-profit business in the US, based on FLSA regulations. Is this true, or am I reading it wrong? Would this also apply to other types of volunteers (such as someone who wants to help code the website)?\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Is it legal to have unpaid volunteer moderators (or other types of volunteers) on a for-profit community website?"}
{"Id":14243,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-09-27T23:17:50.367","Score":-3,"ViewCount":92.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-09-28T00:21:41.213","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Me and my team of developers are about to finish a turn based game based on an existing franchise.\n\n\nWe are deciding between Dragon Ball or League of Legends. We are using their intellecual property.\n\n\nWe are from Mexico and have no plans on charging for the game or any of its content, its gonna be free for everyone.\n\n\nWe are planing on \"gifting\" a different design on the users interface that affects in no way the gameplay to the users that donate us a scpecific amount of money.\n\n\nWhat are our posibilities here? how much can we get away with? Is there any advantage on us being on M\u00e9xico? Is there any advantage on picking any either Dragon Ball or League of legends because of the country they are in? Can they stop us from doing it?\n\n\nThis is hypothetical, how easy is it to abuse the current sistem in this scenario?\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Using Intellectual property to develop software and making money off of it"}
{"Id":29730,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-06-23T10:35:23.043","Score":1,"ViewCount":80.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-06-24T01:45:20.123","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Hypothetical Question: Do I have the right (copyright) over the code I write in my Computer Science class and thus all rights that come along with having something copyrighted?\n\n\nI was wondering if I have copyright over the code that I write for my class as I am a paid programmer I would not like for any of my code to be stored on the instructor's \"secure\" server. And if they refused to do so, could I send a cease and desist to have it removed?\n\n\nEdit: Yes I know this is a bit extreme, but I just want to know if I have copyright over it through intellectual property or some other way.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Do I have copyright over the code I write in my Computer Science class"}
{"Id":13943,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-09-13T01:46:46.503","Score":3,"ViewCount":55.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-09-14T16:32:13.837","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I plan to create a video to promote my idea for an app. Quite similar to how Google's Pokemon Challenge Video turned into Pokemon Go. I would like people to see how my app would look like and how it can be used when it is finished. I guess I am a little paranoid on people actually copying my idea. Do I have to get a copyright for my idea or can I do something else?\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"How do I promote my idea using a video without the risk of it being copied?"}
{"Id":45940,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-10-29T06:15:54.627","Score":0,"ViewCount":152.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-11-28T21:01:50.270","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"In the first-instance judgment [[1892] 2 Q.B. 484](https:\/\/uk.westlaw.com\/Document\/I82727E91E42711DA8FC2A0F0355337E9\/View\/FullText.html?skipAnonymous=true), Hawkins J wrote \"The facts not being in dispute.\" But how could've *Carbolic Smoke Ball Co* trusted Ms Carlill's proper use? Perhaps she misused it, or lied about using it at all after buying it! \n\n\nMindy Chen-Wishart. [*Contract Law* (2018 6 edn)](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Contract-Law-Mindy-Chen-Wishart\/dp\/0198806353\/ref=dp_ob_title_bk). p. 60.\n\n\n\n> \n> An advertisement may also, exceptionally, be treated as an offer rather than an\n>  invitation to treat. In *Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co* (1893), the manufacturer\n>  advertised the \u2018carbolic smoke ball\u2019 and offered to pay \u00a3100 to anyone catching\n>  influenza after using it in the specified manner, adding that \u00a31,000 had been\n>  deposited in the bank to show their \u2018sincerity in the matter\u2019. C successfully sued\n>  for \u00a3100 when she caught influenza after proper use of the smoke ball. The court\n>  rejected the manufacturer\u2019s claim that the advertisement was too vague and not\n>  seriously made. The Court held that: (i) the advertisement was an offer to the\n>  whole world; and (ii) a unilateral contract (see 2.3.6) was made with those who\n>  met the condition \u2018on the faith of the advertisement\u2019.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nEwan McKendrick. [*Contract Law: Text, Cases, and Materials* (2018 8 ed)](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Contract-Law-Text-Cases-Materials\/dp\/019880816X\/ref=dp_ob_title_bk). p 55.\n\n\n\n> \n> The defendants advertised their medicinal product, the now infamous \u2018carbolic smoke ball\u2019,\n>  in various newspapers in the following terms:\n> \n> \n> \n> > \n> > \u2018100l. reward will be paid by the Carbolic Smoke Ball Company to any person who contracts the\n> >  increasing epidemic influenza, colds, or any disease caused by taking cold, after having used the\n> >  ball three times daily for two weeks according to the printed directions supplied with each ball.\n> >  1000l. is deposited with the Alliance Bank, Regent Street, shewing our sincerity in the matter.\n> >  During the last epidemic of influenza many thousand carbolic smoke balls were sold as\n> >  preventives against this disease, and in no ascertained case was the disease contracted by\n> >  those using the carbolic smoke ball.\n> >  One carbolic smoke ball will last a family several months, making it the cheapest remedy in\n> >  the world at the price, 10s., post free. The ball can be refilled at a cost of 5s. Address, Carbolic\n> >  Smoke Ball Company, 27, Princes Street, Hanover Square, London.\u2019\n> > \n> > \n> > \n> \n> \n> The plaintiff, in reliance upon this advertisement, purchased and used the product as directed\n>  but subsequently caught influenza. She sued for payment of the \u00a3100 and succeeded before\n>  Hawkins J. The defendants appealed to the Court of Appeal but the appeal was dismissed. It\n>  was held that the terms of the advertisement constituted an offer, the terms of which were\n>  accepted by the plaintiff with the result that she was entitled to recover the promised \u00a3100.\n> \n> \n> Bowen LJ [I skip the judgment extract.]\n> ---------------------------------------\n> \n> \n> ...\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Why didn't Carbolic Smoke Ball Co dispute Ms Carlill's alleged proper use of their smoke ball?"}
{"Id":16905,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-02-04T11:25:30.183","Score":0,"ViewCount":52.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-02-04T11:38:47.853","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have started participating in Amazon Association program. Now, this program uses cookies while users visit my blog site. My web site as such is not using any cookies. Still some cookies are presented to the user while they are visiting my website. So, Do I need to include Policy on Cookies? If Yes, what content shall I need to provide?\n\n\nI did read the [Associates Program Operating Agreement](https:\/\/affiliate-program.amazon.in\/help\/operating\/agreement) it is not explicitly stating about this scenario. It states following thing in its **Section-8**\n\n\n\n> \n> You must, however, clearly state the following on your site: \u201c[Insert\n>  your name] is a participant in the Amazon Associates Program, an\n>  affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to\n>  earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.in.\u201d\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nBut, nothing clear on cookies.\n\n\nNow, If i write in my privacy policy that \"MY SITE IS NOT USING ANY COOKIES\", That is true but it is half true, as through advertisement cookies are used, and if I need to write about this, how I will be make sure that these cookies are not collecting any personal information? \n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Do I need to mention policies on cookies if my site is using Amazon associates program?"}
{"Id":32425,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-10-09T09:16:00.567","Score":1,"ViewCount":193.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-12-18T06:50:48.383","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"So, say someone commits murder in state A, then flees to state B. State A requests the extradition of the murderer.\n\n\nDoes state B, in lack of any treaties governing the subject, by the power of customary international law owe any obligation to state A to extradite the murderer? Can they deny it? Can they just omit the extradition and not do anything?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Is the extradition of a person a discretional choice of a state?"}
{"Id":29258,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-06-05T16:13:18.097","Score":3,"ViewCount":119.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-06-06T14:08:48.380","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Similar questions have been asked before but I still could not find answers that made me understand it. \nI created a website and would like to know which laws affect me. The website does not have any ads and I do not sell any data in fact the entire thing is open source and free to use for everybody but I have the feeling that this does not matter at all.\n\n\nThe website is some kind of \"proof of concept\" and I made it to demonstrate some new techniques. To do so I used some images and Gifs which may be under copyright but since I don't earn money for myself and there is no company backing me I was hoping that there is some protection for private persons like me who just want to showcase the project. \n\n\nI am also insecure about the GDPR regulations since I give users the ability to create an account and try it out. \n\n\nIs there any way to protect me against greedy lawyers and companies? Could I write something like: \"This website is a peace of art\" and save myself with arguments like \"artistic freedom\" or \"free speech\"? \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Private Website and copyright\/GDPR"}
{"Id":45974,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-10-30T01:29:08.013","Score":1,"ViewCount":104.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-10-30T10:26:18.000","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"The 1st contract was signed by both parties but the services were misrepresented to Party A. This made the contract void. Party A attempted to back out of the contract, but Party B amended the contract and Party A signed the amended contract. Both parties received consideration in the amended contract. Is the amended contract, that is based on the first voided contract, valid and enforceable?\n\n\nIf it is valid and enforceable:\nWhat if Party A felt pressured (due to financial reasons\/limitations) to sign the amended contact? Is it enforceable?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Can a voided contract be amended?"}
{"Id":45356,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-10-08T10:20:34.850","Score":7,"ViewCount":11643.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-10-11T20:29:15.323","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":8,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"When I was promoted, I was given a significant sign-on bonus, but was made to sign a document that said if I left within 12 months, I would have to pay back the gross amount in around two weeks.\n\n\nI want to say I was made to sign it under unfair circumstances and come to an agreement with my employer.\n\n\nIs there any reasonable claim to duress, coercion or a similar description that applies to this situation?\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Is it duress if you feel you are forced to sign a contract by an employer?"}
{"Id":31594,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-09-08T11:54:26.170","Score":3,"ViewCount":168.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-09-09T10:58:55.450","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"[This recent question](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/questions\/31484\/how-to-interpret-this-paragraph-from-an-mnda-in-context-with-ohio-law) asks the meaning of the following clause in a Mutual Non-Disclose Agreement (MNDA):\n\n\n\n> \n> The Parties agree that the disclosing Party will suffer irreparable injury if its Confidential Information is made public, released to a third party, or otherwise disclosed in breach of this Agreement and that the disclosing Party shall be entitled to obtain injunctive relief against a threatened breach or continuation of any such breach and, in the event of such breach, an award of actual and exemplary damages from any court of competent jurisdiction.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nNow, my doubt is what would happen to the MNDA if that clause (and any other else to the same effect) were not in the agreement. It seems to me that \"if you breach the contract we may sue you\" is pretty much a given for any contract1.\n\n\nDoes this clause have any actual **legal** effect?\n\n\nHere I use the \"legal\" term in a narrow meaning (if the matter goes to court, will it make it a difference the presence of absence of the clause?); I guess that there could be some practical reasons for the clause, like:\n\n\n* if the opposing party is not legally savvy, it serves to remind it that breaching the contract can have penalties.\n* if the customer notices the absence (for example comparing the agreement with some other agreement), s\/he may think that his\/her lawyer \"forgot\" to include it.\n* it does no harm, so there is no actual reason to make an effort to remove it.\n* (feel free to tell me of other non-legal motives for the clause).\n\n\nIf jurisdiction is relevant, let's go with that of the original question (Ohio), although it would be nice to know if I could expect a similar situation elsewhere or if it is dependant on the jurisdiction.\n\n\n\n\n---\n\n\n1I know that there may be arbitration clauses forcing the parts to submit to a different conflict resolution mechanism; let's just assume the contract does not not have any.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Are \"If you breach this disclosure agreement we may sue you\" clauses *legally* necessary?"}
{"Id":10926,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-06-13T12:12:16.913","Score":-1,"ViewCount":359.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-06-13T14:31:55.217","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I create those pictures that refer to famous paintings and I want to use them in Facebook Ads. Can I do it without copyrighting issues.\nPict1: <http:\/\/www.hostingpics.net\/viewer.php?id=514994ScreenShot20160609at73924PM.png>\nPict2: <http:\/\/www.hostingpics.net\/viewer.php?id=638606ScreenShot20160609at73910PM.png>\n\n\nThank you for your answers,\nCheers,\nGautier.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can I create an Ads using those pictures without copyright issues?"}
{"Id":50784,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-04-17T20:49:32.037","Score":3,"ViewCount":175.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-04-18T10:03:39.957","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I understand that a contract can be created by the actions undertook by the involved parties. When you visit a website you agree to the ToS by using the website (regardless if you read it or not). Related to my [previous question](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/questions\/50775\/can-an-employer-charge-employee-contractor-a-processing-fee-for-payment?noredirect=1) I had an employer deduct a small fee to process my payment, they argued that they were allowed to because it stated they would on the website I had to use for the job. Does this even form a contract?\n\n\nAnother example, I went to a library and started using a computer. The librarian came up to me and pointed out a sign saying I had to pay before using the computer (which is uncommon where I live). Is there a contract formed by just having a sign? Hypothetically could the library sue me for not paying?\n\n\nFurther, if there was a sign on the door to a private building saying you have to pay $20 to enter, if you didn't read the sign and entered, could the owner demand $20 from you? \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Can reading a something mean agree to to a contract?"}
{"Id":49429,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-02-26T03:50:28.340","Score":-4,"ViewCount":120.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-02-26T21:25:32.990","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Would a holocaust in the us that killed six million jews be legal as long as it was justified using existing legislation such as national security? Would any attempt to change these laws afterwards to convict the holocausters be an ex post facto?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Would something like the holocaust be legal today"}
{"Id":1756,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-08-11T15:01:03.833","Score":4,"ViewCount":235.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-01-20T21:25:58.170","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"When going on the [openssl](https:\/\/www.openssl.org\/) it clearly states that openssl is subject to export restriction because it uses strong encryption.\n\n\nLooking at the [libsodium](https:\/\/download.libsodium.org\/doc\/) page I cannot find anything like this.\n\n\nWhy? Are the restriction different for libsodium or did they just not mention it?\n\n\n","text_label":"software","title":"openssl and libsodium export restrictions"}
{"Id":27807,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-04-19T14:19:39.867","Score":3,"ViewCount":241.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-04-20T03:54:54.717","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Recently, a law firm representing Oracle demanded that Apple [take down an app with the word \"JavaScript\" in its name from Apple's App store](https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/javascript\/comments\/8d0bg2\/oracle_owns_javascript_so_apple_is_taking_down_my\/), as Oracle owns the trademark for the word \"JavaScript\". Their claim was that \"People seeing this app would probably think it was developed or licensed by Oracle\"\n\n\nAccording to [Wikipedia's article on trademarks, section \"Maintaining rights\"](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trademark#Maintaining_rights):\n\n\n\n> \n> Trademarks rights must be maintained through actual lawful use of the trademark. These rights will cease if a mark is not actively used for a period of time, normally 5 years in most jurisdictions\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nExactly what does \"actual lawful use of the trademark\" mean, and how much is necessary?\n\n\nIf I ask 1000 JavaScript developers (not random people, who would just say \"Ja-what?\") what company they associate with JavaScript, I doubt even one percent would say Oracle. Compare this to asking 1000 random people what company they associate with Windows, where I guess a very large percentage would say \"Microsoft\". Microsoft has clearly maintained their trademark, while Oracle has strongly neglected theirs.\n\n\nOracle acquired the trademark to in 2010, when they bought Sun Microsystems. As far as I know, they have not been enforcing that trademark at all before now, approximately 8 years later, and the word \"JavaScript\" is very widely used, and in no practical way linked to Oracle. I strongly doubt anyone will actually think \"This app is probably developed or licensed by Oracle\" when seeing something with \"JavaScript\" in its name.\n\n\nWould the law firm's claims hold up in court?\n\n\n\n\n---\n\n\n***A similar example from reality, not part of the question***\n\n\nIn Norway, the snack company Maarud had the trademark for the word \"Potetgull\", which was supposed to be the norwegian word for \"potato chips\". The word eventually over the years got that exact meaning, with people no longer associating it with Maarud, but potato chips in general. When a rivaling company, KiMs, released potato chips with the name \"Potetgull\". Maarud sued KiMs and lost because the word had fallen into everyday language\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Can a company suddenly start to enforce a trademark after years of neglect?"}
{"Id":938,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-07-06T08:27:07.450","Score":5,"ViewCount":131.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-07-06T20:28:45.147","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"*Texas v. White* is generally regarded as the case that established that US states cannot unilaterally secede. The majority opinion stated that the union between Texas and the other States could not be dissolved:\n\n\n\n> \n> . . . except through revolution or through consent of the States.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nHow is \"revolution\" distinguished from secession and civil war? Did Chief Justice Chase ever elaborate on this, or did any other case ever examine this detail of the ruling? Is a \"revolution\" simply a militarily successful secession?\n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"What is a \"revolution\"?"}
{"Id":30251,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-07-14T21:37:34.003","Score":1,"ViewCount":57.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-07-14T22:50:14.797","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"By \"my own sounds\", I mean that I generated them or bought them.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Do I violate a copyright law if I reconstruct the sound effect scenario, but use only my own sounds in it?"}
{"Id":4084,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-28T23:54:55.510","Score":5,"ViewCount":190.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-12-29T03:30:21.410","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"The District Court of California recently ruled that [Warner\/Chappell Music do not hold the rights to the 'Happy Birthday' song lyrics](http:\/\/digitalcommons.law.scu.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=2056&context=historical).\n\n\nAssuming that this is not overturned, and given that Warner\/Chappell have been pursuing and collecting royalties for the song for some time - a likely reason why, on television and movies, one doesn't hear it very often - are those who paid them entitled to recover the fees that they paid for its use?\n\n\nAnd, I suppose it goes without saying, even if they *can* sue Warner Chappell, what are their prospects of success, based on legal principles, and maybe not so much based on their prospects of succeeding against such a large corporation?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can Warner\/Chappell be sued to recover royalties paid to them for the 'Happy Birthday' song?"}
{"Id":17831,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-03-19T14:01:44.537","Score":0,"ViewCount":265.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-11-04T16:45:07.497","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I want to make an Android app based on [Chanakya Niti](https:\/\/www.buffacompany.in\/2020\/05\/chanakya-niti-in-english-read-online.html?m=1) for that I definitely need a source. I have a book for that but my confusion is that it says you can't copy the content in any form. How can any publisher claim copyright on the teachings of person who lived in India centuries ago? The confusion is that many people are saying that it's in the public domain so you can make an app, but the source books are saying you can't copy the content.\n\n\nThe second confusion is that a few people have said that you can't make money out of it, but the developers are already making money by monetizing their app. I want to make more money by putting it in the \"in app-purchases\" category, so why can't I do that?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"If work done by Chanakya, like Chanakya Niti, is in the public domain, then how can some people publish and sell books?"}
{"Id":9215,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-05-13T11:36:02.783","Score":0,"ViewCount":79.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-05-16T01:14:41.923","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"RED.com makes digital cameras for the cinematography industry and has tradermarks for \"RED\".\n\n\nI would like to sell a product called called \"something.red\". The name of the product would be the domain name, something.red, .red is a gTLD recently introduced.\n\n\nThe product is not a digital camera, but a video transmission system. RED.com is not in the business of making video transmission systems, but their trademark is generic enough that I believe a video transmission system to fit in it. This is the registration I took a look at: <https:\/\/euipo.europa.eu\/eSearch\/#details\/trademarks\/010579043>\n\n\nAm I looking for troubles using RED in a product name, even if RED is the gTLD?\n\n\nChanging the product name now would be sort of a mayor problem, but it is still better than being forced to do it in a few months.\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Usage of trademarked generic top level domain"}
{"Id":15895,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-12-17T23:44:09.347","Score":1,"ViewCount":1944.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-11-04T21:57:55.170","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm an engineer and I wanted to make a toy for my 3 year old daughter for Christmas. She loves Little Einsteins but since that was 12 years ago, they don't really make many of the toys anymore. Any that are still available are held by collectors and sell at a premium ($100+ for a smaller one).\n\n\nI wanted to make her Leo's baton as that is her favorite character. I have a 3D printer and making something like that won't be an issue. My idea is making something that resembles it physically but not identically and has a few buttons that will play a couple of soundbites from the show when pressed (the baton on the show does not do that). It won't have any logos, iconography, or anything tying it to the show on the outside.\n\n\nIf it's a legal issue, I can just change the soundbites to something generic but it would mean more to her for it to be a Little Einsteins thing. Will the physical likeness itself be a possible enfringement?\n\n\nThis isn't something I would be selling or making money off of and since they aren't produced, the toy isn't easy to come by.\n\n\nNB: if I'm not stepping on any toes and make it as described for my daughter, could I document the build and put it online (a blog or social media)? Could I share the 3D model\\* on a website under the Creative Commons License (no money or anything is gained)?\n\n\nI'm sorry if this seems like a dumb question, I'm not familiar with copyright law and I don't want to get myself in any trouble.\n\n\n\n\n---\n\n\\*Models are required for 3D printing\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"How different does something have to be so it doesn't infringe on a copyright?"}
{"Id":39307,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-04-21T22:27:59.327","Score":0,"ViewCount":39.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-04-21T22:27:59.327","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Paul Davies. [*JC Smith's The Law of Contract* (2018 2 ed)](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Smiths-Law-Contract-Paul-Davies\/dp\/0198807813\/ref=dp_ob_title_bk). p. 465\n\n\n\n> \n> [![enter image description here](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/OxEcn.jpg)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/OxEcn.jpg)\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nWhich of these three homonyms fit the 'condition' colored in green beneath? p. 449.\n\n\n\n> \n> [![enter image description here](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/1mhGq.jpg)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/1mhGq.jpg)\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Which 'condition' fits \"\u2018basis\u2019 or condition on which the benefit was transferred\"?"}
{"Id":29620,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-06-19T04:38:25.483","Score":1,"ViewCount":96.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-06-19T04:46:20.730","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"If you watch the commercial you'll notice that the half eaten Reeses cup is imitating a (Mr.) PACMAN eating the Reeses pieces as Pac man pellets. In the nature of the game, Pac man is constantly making turns to avoid ghosts and consume all pellets. In the commercial the Pacman look alike never makes a turn.\n\n\n<https:\/\/youtu.be\/lYH19IVlumw>\n\n\nSo were they just editing the commercial and we never see a turn? Or were they trying to avoid copyright infringement by not ever showing the impression turning as signature to the game?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Reeses \"Game Changer\" commercial: Copyright infringement"}
{"Id":17959,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-03-24T09:33:15.920","Score":0,"ViewCount":61.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-03-24T21:18:11.957","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Many academic journals provide access to old articles via a digital copy of it (normally a pdf). Sometimes this is through a Third Party (like JSTOR, a database). Many of these articles are already in the public domain, as the author died more than 70 years ago (for the case of works published in the US and UK). The format in which the work was published lost copyright too, as the publication is older than 25 years.\n\n\nI know that I could go to my local university, get a copy of one of this old journals, scan it and distribute it, without infringing any copyright.\n\n\nHowever, **if the publisher (directly, or indirectly through a third party) offers a digital copy of the original document, does this count as a new publication?** (which means it has 25 years of copyright)\n\n\nNotice that \"digital copy\" normally means a high-quality scan, and not a retyping of the original document. Also notice that many times these articles do not come with a \"new\" publication date. The date of publication remains that of the original article. Thus, it is not clear to me when the new publication date would be, if this is the case.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Does the digitalisation (pdf) of a work already in the public domain has copyright?"}
{"Id":6544,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-01-22T10:07:02.173","Score":0,"ViewCount":72.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-10-12T00:32:19.937","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"As I understand, J.K.Rowling owns right for characters, story, special words (like \"muggle\"), and so on. Warner Bros. has exclusive right to make movies based on the original books\/stories. \n\n\n[Here](https:\/\/www.quora.com\/How-would-I-go-about-acquiring-the-licenses-to-produce-Harry-Potter-related-merchandise) is a discussion on acquiring a license to produce Harry-Potter-related products. But what about movies, based on alternative stories in the same universe with the same characters?\n\n\nI imagine that one can just ask J.K.Rawling for her permission to make a movie based on a fanfic. Since it is not an original book\/story, which can be filmed only by Warner Bros, it means that one can make a deal to produce a movie based on fanfic, and pay, say, 80% of revenue to the author, if author is agreed :)\n\n\nBut I suppose this only possible in the ideal world.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"How to shoot a movie based on Harry Potter fan fiction?"}
{"Id":14057,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-09-13T10:54:22.367","Score":0,"ViewCount":210.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-09-18T17:51:03.130","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"After reading <https:\/\/security.stackexchange.com\/questions\/136543\/landlord-will-be-watching-my-data-traffic-as-mentioned-in-the-lease-agreement> I was wondering if this realy is common in germany?\n\n\nFrom the answer: \n\n\n\n> \n> I would say that the restrictions are pretty standard for Germany.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nIs it?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Is it normal for German Landlords to intercept internet traffic?"}
{"Id":25493,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-01-21T02:08:46.793","Score":1,"ViewCount":138.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-01-21T07:38:47.717","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I live in US and I am a freelance developer.\n\n\nIf I take a popular yet generic Android app (such as a calendar app or a note taking app) made by a company in United states and make an app which looks almost similar to it, with the same User interface and features, but without using any of their content (such as images, music, etc), is it considered legal?\n\n\nWhat if I make the app a non-profit freeware (no ads, no purchasable content) ?\n\n\n","text_label":"software","title":"Is copying the User Interface and features of an Android app considered illegal in US?"}
{"Id":27453,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-04-07T04:22:51.447","Score":0,"ViewCount":377.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-04-11T00:24:43.450","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Source: [*Introduction to Law in Canada*](http:\/\/emond.ca\/introduction-to-law-in-canada.html) (2014). p. 173 Bottom.\n\n\n\n> \n> Superior Courts\n> ---------------\n> \n> \n> Like the inferior courts, the superior courts fall into two categories: provincial\/territorial \n>  and federal. \n> \n> \n> ### Provincial and Territorial\n> \n> \n> The **provincial superior courts**, as noted above, are constituted under [section 92(14)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Section_92(14)_of_the_Constitution_Act,_1867#CITEREFWhyte1985) of \n>  *the Constitution Act, 1867,* with their judges appointed ***federally*** under section 96 of the \n>  Act. Because of this they are sometimes referred to as **section 96 courts**. Why are the \n>  judges in these provincial courts appointed federally? Though these are provincial courts, \n>  they can, under section 92(14), hear not only matters falling under provincial legislative \n>  power (for example, motor vehicle accident cases) but also `some matters falling under federal legislative power (for example, bankruptcy cases)`. (See Chapter 5 for a discussion of \n>  how legislative power is divided under Canada's Constitution.) The fact that the judges in \n>  these provincial superior courts are federally appointed ensures balance. Balance is needed because of the power these provincial courts have to adjudicate certain federal matters. \n> \n> \n> \n\n\n1. Why did the framers allow provincial superior courts to adjudicate `some matters falling under federal legislative power (for example, bankruptcy cases)`? Why didn't the framers confine to the Federal Court?\n2. Why blur the distinction between provincial v. federal jurisdiction?\n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"Why did s 92(14) (of the Constitution Act, 1867) permit Provincial Superior Courts to adjudicate some matters falling under federal legislative power?"}
{"Id":42555,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-07-01T12:57:36.593","Score":3,"ViewCount":245.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-07-03T15:30:35.753","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm from non-EU country and I'm getting a new permanent job in the Germany right now. The contract has the next paragraph:\n\n\n\n> \n> **\u00a7 18 Post-Contractual Non-Competition\/Contractual Penalty**\n> \n> \n> (1) For a period of 3 months after termination, the Employee is\n>  prohibited from acting in an independent, dependent or other manner\n>  for a company that is in direct or indirect competition with the\n>  Employer or is affiliated with a competing company. in the same way,\n>  the Employer is prohibited from establishing, acquiring or directly or\n>  indirectly participating in such a company for the duration of this\n>  prohibition.\n> \n> \n> (2) For the duration of the prohibition, the Employer shall pay\n>  compensation equal to half of the last contractual remuneration\n>  received by the Employee for each year of the prohibition.\n> \n> \n> (3) Any other income shall be set-off against the compensation in\n>  accordance with \u00a774c HGB (German Commercial Code). The Employee has to\n>  inform without being asked whether and to what extent he receives\n>  other income. The information must be substantiated.\n> \n> \n> (4) The post-contractual non-competition clause does not enter into\n>  force if the employment relationship has lasted less than one year or\n>  if the Employee have reached the regular age limit of the statutory\n>  pension insurance when leaving the company.\n> \n> \n> (5) Apart from that, the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 74 ff. HGB (German\n>  Commercial Code) shall apply.\n> \n> \n> (6) In the event of a breach of the post-contractual non-competition\n>  obligation, the Employee shall pay a contractual penalty amounting to\n>  one gross monthly salary. If the infringement consists of a capital\n>  participation in a competing company of the entering into a continuing\n>  obligation, the contractual penalty shall be triggered anew for each\n>  month in which the capital participation of the continuing obligation\n>  exists (continuing infringement). Multiple acts of infringement shall\n>  trigger separate contractual penalties, if necessary several times\n>  within one month. If, on the other hand, individual acts of\n>  infringement take place within a continuing penalty for the continuing\n>  infringement, they are included in the contractual penalty for the\n>  continuing infringement. If several contractual penalties are\n>  triggered, the total amount of the contractual penalties to be paid is\n>  limited to six times the gross monthly salary.\n> \n> \n> (7) Further claims for damages and other legal claims of the Employer\n>  remain unaffected.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nDue to very vague phrase `direct or indirect competition`, I can assume the worst: that a lot of other companies in the industry could be considered as a competitors. So in the case of changing the position, there is a high chance I will need to stay 3 months unemployed. 3 months gross salary fee is not an option\n\n\nI will get a Blue Card with this contract. EU Blue Card allows to search for a new job for 3 months (with notifying the authorities about quitting the current one). My question is, does the EU Blue Card allow to deliberately have a 3 month period between working contracts?\n\n\nI'm considering the next scenario:\n\n\n1. Work at company A and have a Blue Card.\n2. Search for a job in another company B while working in company A.\n3. Sign the contract with company B, in which my employment begins at chosen quitting date + 3 month.\n4. Quit company A at chosen quitting date with signed new contract in my hands.\n5. Go to the migration office and notify them, that I quit Company A and I already have new contract with Company B.\n\n\nDoes the Blue Card regulation allows to do that? \n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Does the EU Blue Card allow to deliberately have 3 months of unemployment between jobs?"}
{"Id":31333,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-08-29T09:12:42.330","Score":-1,"ViewCount":35.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-08-31T22:45:32.550","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Let's suppose I am running a car shop where I import cars from a manufacturer. On my website, I will put some images of the cars I sell. If these images belong to the manufacturer, **but I have those types of cars**, do I have to state that they belong to the manufacturer? If I don't do so, am I violating the copyrights?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Do I have to add owner's of images if they also belong to me?"}
{"Id":43236,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-07-28T13:50:54.400","Score":0,"ViewCount":135.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-07-28T14:02:33.793","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Can you get charged for felony for opening a parcel accidentally? Some incompetent delivery guy put a $1000 parcel in the lobby of my apartment, and not realizing that only 1 of the 2 boxes was mine, I took them both to my apartment as quickly as possible and opened them, then I realized only one of the parcels was mine. I put it back to the lobby. Question is if I can get charged for felony.\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Can we get charged for felony for opening a parcel accidentally?"}
{"Id":8408,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-04-08T21:31:18.763","Score":1,"ViewCount":205.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-04-08T22:28:54.807","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I think that's the way I want to ask it. \nI am a student living on campus housing. At the start of the semester my roommate and i stacked our beds creating a bunk bed. Note, the beds are designed to do this and have in no way or form been damaged by this action. Now, according to the hall advisor(the property manager or something) I need to pay a fee for doing this. Can they legally demand this from me? I have reread the agreement that I signed when I started my lease and I can't see any mention this being forbidden in the lease. \n\n\nhere is my lease agreement <http:\/\/pastebin.com\/67xbf1LQ>\nand here are the housing guidelines <http:\/\/pastebin.com\/eVKHZqs2>\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Can a tenant be charged for arranging furniture in their rented space?"}
{"Id":31615,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-09-09T06:16:46.040","Score":1,"ViewCount":54.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-09-09T11:06:17.800","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Let's say we have two companies \"WeServe\" and \"OurContent\" and the following relationships, who is the Controller and who is the Processor or are they Joint Controllers ([Art. 26 GDPR](https:\/\/gdpr-info.eu\/art-26-gdpr\/)) or is there another kind of relationship or none at all?\n\n\n1. The most common case, `ourcontent.com` is hosted by WeServe. OurContent is the Controller and WeServe the Processor, OurContent has a Privacy Policy and needs a DPA from WeServe\n2. `ourcontent.weserve.com` or `weserve.com\/ourcontent` with 100% of the content provided by OurContent. Still the same as #1, apart from WeServe being visible in the url, I suppose.\n3. OurContent uploads content to WeServe and is part of some page of WeServe and it may not be obvious content is provided by OurContent and OurContent does not access or process any user data.\n4. OurContent uploads content to WeServe and is part of some page of WeServe but processes some user data on its own.\n5. WeServe crawls the internet and copies and hosts content of OurContent that processes some user data. OurContent doesn't necessarily mind this and may even see this as beneficiary. (similar to the wayback machine of archive.org)\n6. OurContent provides a url to WeServe which will be embedded in an iframe as part of a page of WeServe.\n7. WeServe embeds pages of OurContent in an iframe in its own pages. (e.g. Google Translate).\n\n\nIf WeServe and OurContent are Joint Controllers, is it sufficient if both of them have their own privacy policy with a contact point for data subjects or do they need an extra arrangement that combines both privacy policies in an appropriate way?\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Who is the Controller and who is the Processor if Company X hosts\/embeds content of Company Y"}
{"Id":5989,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-12-22T23:03:30.853","Score":1,"ViewCount":17.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-12-22T23:45:39.723","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Is a corporate registration service located in Delaware compelled to reveal the identity of one of its customers upon my request?\n\n\nI am trying to track down *anybody* from a particular company that is registered in Delaware under the name of a corporate registration service. I have had no luck by any other means, so I've considered calling the service and just asking. Can I expect success?\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"Delaware registration service"}
{"Id":8774,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-04-25T15:11:10.107","Score":1,"ViewCount":477.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-10-05T20:57:30.410","AnswerCount":4.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"When an author invents a new term such as Mithril or Orc in Lord of The Rings or Redstone in Minecraft, are there restrictions on the use of those terms? \n\n\nIf I write my own book or create a video game would it be an infringement to use Mithril or Redstone as a fictitious item? \n\n\nIf so what are those limitations? If my redstone was actually a blue liquid that explodes instead of a red powder that conducts electricity would that be different?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Are invented names protected by copyright?"}
{"Id":45075,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-09-28T00:44:13.027","Score":1,"ViewCount":164.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-09-28T04:42:56.587","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm writing a screenplay where a character is obsessed with a movie, and I want to show him watching this movie three times, each scene includes a segment of about a 60 seconds.\nWhat would be the general guidelines in terms of copyright?\nCan someone show a certain portion of an existing movie in another movie without having to negotiate copyright?\nThe jurisdiction would be USA.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"guidelines for using fragments of film within other film"}
{"Id":29900,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-06-30T17:33:17.200","Score":4,"ViewCount":750.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-11-04T22:42:40.793","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm triyng to understand whether, under European GDPR, an image of a person's face is a \"Special Category Data\".\n\n\nFrom this image I could determine person's:\n\n\n* ethnic origin (for example: from the colour of the skin)\n* religion (for example: the person wears Sikh turban)\n\n\nIs handling a person's image considered as handling \"Special Category Data\"?\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Under GDPR, is an image of a person's face a \"Special Category Data\"?"}
{"Id":43128,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-07-23T21:51:23.603","Score":0,"ViewCount":76.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-07-24T20:43:34.373","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm trying to start an app in the skin care category. I'm trying to come up with names, and one of the ones I'm considering is `Bree`.\n\n\nHowever, when I search USPTO for \"Bree\", I see a ton of results: <http:\/\/tmsearch.uspto.gov\/bin\/showfield?f=toc&state=4809%3Aux0o5h.1.1&p_search=searchss&p_L=50&BackReference=&p_plural=yes&p_s_PARA1=&p_tagrepl%7E%3A=PARA1%24LD&expr=PARA1+AND+PARA2&p_s_PARA2=bree&p_tagrepl%7E%3A=PARA2%24COMB&p_op_ALL=AND&a_default=search&a_search=Submit+Query&a_search=Submit+Query>\n\n\nI even see repeats of \"Bree\". Does that mean I can start the app without having to worry about trademark issues?\n\n\nThe most active one is by bree.com, but that's selling bags: <http:\/\/tmsearch.uspto.gov\/bin\/showfield?f=doc&state=4808:mdl1q0.2.26>\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Trademarks: Can I start an app if an unrelated trademark already exists?"}
{"Id":46456,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-11-14T09:02:12.010","Score":1,"ViewCount":233.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-11-15T04:28:10.813","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am reading the definition of \"personal data\" here <https:\/\/gdpr-info.eu\/issues\/personal-data\/>. My understanding is that GDPR comes into play when information is about personal data.\n\n\nLet's say there is an app similar to clicky.com. It saves three things about visitors: `IP`, `browser` and `OS information`. The app does not have emails, real names, addresses or other info about the visitors.\n\n\nIf the app is anonymizing IP addresses before saving data, it means that browser and OS info can no longer be assigned to a real person.\n\n\nIn other words, there is no way we can say that this information belong to that particular real \"person\".\n\n\nDoes it mean that the app is GDPR compliant for this particular purpose?\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Is anonymous analytics data subject to GDPR?"}
{"Id":8200,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-03-31T19:03:06.780","Score":3,"ViewCount":11221.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-12-22T16:39:38.800","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'll make this as short as possible.\n\n\nFeds want proof of identity. I have a copy of my birth certificate. They want photocopies mailed to them. Birth certificate states that any reproduction of it is a felony. Is it a felony to send it to them then?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Is it a crime to send a photocopy of a copy of my birth certificate?"}
{"Id":502,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-06-10T19:42:33.627","Score":8,"ViewCount":2181.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-06-11T20:22:31.183","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Can someone who discovered a [zero-day exploit](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zero-day_%28computing%29) in a program sell the information, and does the applicable jurisdiction depend on his location, the buyer location, the location of the developed of the product that the exploit targets, or something else?\n\n\n","text_label":"software","title":"Is it legal to sell zero-day exploits?"}
{"Id":3403,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-07T01:36:30.733","Score":2,"ViewCount":328.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-09-07T02:09:46.693","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Say you remember a show from your childhood and would love to watch it again. \nIt could be for sentimental purposes, because you want to write about it, or make a research paper, or want to adapt it for the big screen, etc.\n\n\nNow, say that the right holders are either retired and very old, and haven't decided to make a VOD or a DVD or a BLU-RAY offer for this TV show that would allow you to legally purchase or watch it again.\n\n\nIs there a way to request that the right holders make the works for which they own a copyright public? \nI'm not asking how to get in touch with someone, but if there's a law that can make a copyright holder forced to release the works they own copyright to.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"How do you request for a TV show to be made available again?"}
{"Id":36203,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-01-14T22:35:17.287","Score":3,"ViewCount":59.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-01-15T02:58:56.557","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"If I sign a material transfer agreement (MTA) to use a material only for \"academic research\", do legitimate academic research, but then spin off a startup based on that academic research, does this violate the terms of the MTA?\n\n\nSpecifically, I'm currently deciding whether to sign an MTA that states: \n\n\n\n> \n> You may use this Material (including the viral based vectors\n>  referenced in #1 above) only for the specific research project\n>  described in the MTA, which is: \"academic research.\"\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nI intend to only use the material (viral vectors) for scientific research, but I don't want to be constrained in the future if I want to start a startup based on my research - this is the end goal of my PhD. My instincts tell me that these agreements fully handle and allow that case, but I just want to be sure.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"Agreeing to only do \"academic research\", doing academic research, but then spinning off a startup based on academic research"}
{"Id":32568,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-10-13T15:52:01.000","Score":0,"ViewCount":39.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-10-14T19:53:18.753","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"When looking at Wikimedia, they say they would forbid certain licenses.\n<https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/Commons:Licensing#Well-known_licenses>\n\n\n**They list the *CC-BY-NC-ND* and the *CC-BY-ND-NC* licenses seperately.**\nWhy ? Is there a difference ?\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"CC-BY-NC-ND same as CC-BY-ND-NC?"}
{"Id":35834,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-01-01T07:15:51.683","Score":0,"ViewCount":111.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-07-01T17:02:25.447","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"In my ex-company, there were 2 layoffs with in a span of 1 month. In the 1st layoff, the severance pay package was better than 2nd layoff. Will the employees affected in the 2nd round have any recourse to go back and negotiate for a better severance pay? \n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Difference in severance package between 2 employees within a one month span"}
{"Id":44597,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-09-11T19:32:41.580","Score":0,"ViewCount":270.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-10-13T03:39:04.507","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"How do you cite a country's constitution in the the Oxford University Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA) style?\n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"Citing a country's constitution in OSCOLA style"}
{"Id":16495,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-01-18T15:14:21.347","Score":0,"ViewCount":36.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-01-18T16:55:30.330","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Can manufacturers block other manufacturers from making parts that connect to their machines?\n\n\nFor example, ultrasound machines have two parts, a console and a transducer. The transducers usually connect to the console via a proprietary connector interface.\n\n\nCan a third party manufacturer sell a competing transducer that connects to the interface?\n\n\nOr, to take a more familiar example. IBM computer keyboards and mice used to connect to the PC via a connector called a PS2 connector. Imagine IBM patented the PS2 connector. Would that have prevented anyone else from making a peripheral that connects to a PS2 port on an IBM PC?\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Can manufacturers make it an IP tort to connect to their machines?"}
{"Id":7184,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-02-16T14:32:19.257","Score":3,"ViewCount":1016.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-02-16T20:28:25.110","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If you write some code, generally you or your employer 'own' that code (I won't go into who 'owns' open source code because it's not what I'm talking about). It's yours\/theirs to do with what you please. But at what point can you reasonably say \"this code is mine\"? It seems reasonable to say a 100,000+ LOC codebase written by in-house developers belongs to the company they work for. You could stretch further and say \"this function is mine\". It might be a very specialised function using an algorithm you created to perform some task, so really yes, that is yours because no one else created it, you did.\n\n\nBut what about boilerplate code and small snippets? What about \"Hello World\"? Millions of programmers have written a Hello World [since the early 70's](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/a\/12785204\/4742941), but you couldn't say because you wrote one that you 'own' Hello World in your chosen language.\n\n\nWhat factors distinguish code classed as something that can be owned from code \"anyone could have written\"? There's only a certain number of reasonable ways of achieving some programming task, and you surely can't claim ownership of any code that does the same thing just because you wrote one first (or can you?).\n\n\nFor example...\n\n\nA friend of mine got a job for a trendy new startup (the kind where beanbags and having a wacky office environment took precedent over actually doing anything) that swiftly sank beneath the waves. He was given a project that could have been handled by one programmer and got through what he estimates as 10-15% of the actual programming before being let go. He also did all of the design phase and supposedly has documentation to prove it. I want (with him) to use what he already wrote to finish the project and launch it as our own, but he's worried his former employer may come after him and accuse him of stealing the company's (which is now defunct) property.\n\n\nIdeally I'm looking for legal precedent if anyone knows of any, but I think it might be hard to come by if any exists at all.\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"How much of a codebase can be considered intellectual property?"}
{"Id":33559,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-11-16T14:03:44.437","Score":1,"ViewCount":45.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-11-16T16:06:11.947","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am currently writing a short 10 minute play adaptation of Layla and Majnun, a poem written in the 12th century by Nizami. To do this I am making use of an English translation of the Persian poem by Rudolph Gelpke with Zia Inayat Khan and Omad Safi. \n\n\nThroughout the play, I wish to use direct quotations or slightly altered quotations from the translated text. Is this allowed? \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Writing play based on translated poem"}
{"Id":16269,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-01-07T19:29:27.753","Score":-3,"ViewCount":289.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-01-07T20:04:59.213","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"There are many online solution which enable me to enter a youtube video url and it download me the video.\nIf I just save the video on my phone and **don't upload it on other websites** is that legal?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is it legal to dowload youtube video without sharing it?"}
{"Id":41424,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-05-25T21:14:43.493","Score":2,"ViewCount":329.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-05-26T12:18:49.680","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Do user-generated content and votes count as personal data under the [General Data Protection Regulation](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/General_Data_Protection_Regulation) (GDPR)?\n\n\nFor example, on Stack Exchange, do the questions, answers, comments, messages and votes count as personal data?\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Do user-generated content and votes count as personal data under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)?"}
{"Id":4483,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-10-15T16:32:22.497","Score":50,"ViewCount":10903.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-03-01T10:27:30.950","AnswerCount":4.0,"CommentCount":13,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Moved from [WorkplaceSE](https:\/\/workplace.stackexchange.com\/questions\/55998\/can-an-employer-withhold-pay-for-a-fire-drill?noredirect=1#comment144348_55998). \n\n\nRecently there was a routine fire drill in an office building. As with most fire drills, it took about half an hour for the fire drill to complete and for everyone to get back to work.\n\n\nWhen the employees got back to their desks, they were told to charge 30 minutes of time to an overhead charge number, but then management sent out a correction saying that they were not allowed to charge the time lost during the fire drill. Instead, they had to \"flex\" their time (that is, make up the 30 minutes at some other time during the pay period, or else take vacation time).\n\n\nIs this illegal, or just bad practice? Do these employees have any recourse? Any examples of similar times when an employer mandates a period of time that an employee NOT be allowed to work during normal working hours are welcome also.\n\n\nJurisdiction is in Virginia, USA, but input from other areas welcome for my curiosity.\n\n\nThis didn't affect me personally so I'm not searching for legal advice, but it happened to some close acquaintances of mine. For them, the cost of just working an extra 30 minutes is *far* less than getting lawyers involved, but it did pique my interest so I thought it was worth a question.\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Can an employer withhold pay for a fire drill?"}
{"Id":1187,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-07-19T15:55:22.430","Score":6,"ViewCount":611.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-12-18T15:18:13.487","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am interested in computers and want to pursue this interest further by getting my education in programming and security. I've only just started so I'm scared that I might break some law that was not obvious to me and get into some trouble. It is not my intention to break the law like so many juvenile computer hackers intend on doing for kicks, or what have you.\n\n\nThe question is, where can I find the laws on computer\/internet use for the U.S.A.?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Where can I find a comprehensive document of computer laws?"}
{"Id":51904,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-05-29T10:53:37.187","Score":3,"ViewCount":270.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-05-29T19:19:26.333","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":11,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I was reading <https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/1412.6572> and noticed that the key image involving pandas is reproduced all over the Internet. I would like also to use the image in a commercial talk I am to give. I searched online and the suggestion is to read the individual license. In this case <https:\/\/arxiv.org\/licenses\/nonexclusive-distrib\/1.0\/license.html> says only:\n\n\n* I grant arXiv.org a perpetual, non-exclusive license to distribute this article.\n* I certify that I have the right to grant this license.\n* I understand that submissions cannot be completely removed once accepted.\n* I understand that arXiv.org reserves the right to reclassify or reject any submission.\n\n\nWhat is the situation with using an image from a paper licensed in this way in a commercial setting (with suitable attribution)?\n\n\n(I have emailed one of the authors to ask them directly but they have left their previous employer.)\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"When can you use images from arxiv papers for commercial purposes?"}
{"Id":47186,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-12-06T08:23:30.847","Score":0,"ViewCount":33.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-12-06T09:53:50.093","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"this image is being tagged \"CC BY-SA 3.0\" on wiki.\n\n\n<https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iris_setosa#\/media\/File:Kosaciec_szczecinkowaty_Iris_setosa.jpg>\n\n\nI want to cite this image as a figure in my book that will be published.\n\n\nHow to do this legally?\n\n\n[CC BY-SA 3.0](https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/) requires this license term\n\n\n\n> \n> ShareAlike \u2014 If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nsome paragraphs in my book is build upon that image, do I need to distribute those paragraphs under CC BY-SA 3.0?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"How to cite an image from wiki legally?"}
{"Id":34181,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-12-07T21:43:28.687","Score":1,"ViewCount":52.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-03-13T18:03:59.927","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Is it against HIPAA regulations to not include records received from other clinics when a patient asks for a copy of their medical records to be sent to a new clinic? In other words, is it ok to only include the medical records for what occurred at our clinic?\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"HIPAA and Shared Medical Records"}
{"Id":28560,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-05-17T00:01:34.270","Score":0,"ViewCount":372.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-05-17T04:56:48.513","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I've seen videos of \"hackers\" on YouTube infecting computers of tech support scammers. If the tech support scammer were to take a program from the person's computer, without their consent or knowledge, but the program turns out to be a virus and once they run it, it destroys the computer of the tech support scammer, is that considered distributing a virus? \n\n\nAnd if so, is it a crime if that person's virus destroys a whole system of computers that the tech support scammer works on, even though the virus was taken off the person's computer without their knowledge\/consent?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Is it illegal to create a computer virus?"}
{"Id":47153,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-12-05T12:56:04.593","Score":1,"ViewCount":70.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-12-05T15:25:07.470","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I have published one application to the play store around 2 years ago. it has a good user base. But my problem is that I found my app on apkpure <https:\/\/apkpure.com\/> also where I have never uploaded. and I do not want my app to publish anywhere except play store. How can I remove my application from that other site? please advise.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"How to prevent app to publish except play store?"}
{"Id":25035,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-01-02T15:30:20.987","Score":0,"ViewCount":208.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-07-11T12:45:45.090","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I want to write a book called Confessions of a Lyft Driver.\nThis book will be about that drivers sex life as he picks up women during his normal course of his Lyft driving. Would this be a violation of lyft which also has the trademark to that name?\nOr would be perfectly acceptable. \n\n\nOr would I be better using a different title?\n\n\nI am in the USA \n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"I want to publish a book using a brand name in the title"}
{"Id":15781,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-12-12T08:34:47.730","Score":0,"ViewCount":143.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-12-12T19:39:07.753","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Can my S-corp legally own a foreign bank account to collect deposits from foreign clients?\n\n\nAdditionally, can I keep that money in the foreign bank account and pay taxes against these funds from my personal savings account in US (because S-corp is a pass-through entity anyway)?\n\n\nNote that the intention is to report the foreign bank account with the IRS, it's just easier to have a foreign bank account to collect international payments and protect against currency fluctuations.\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"Can my S-corp legally own a foreign bank account?"}
{"Id":7627,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-03-07T12:11:26.590","Score":0,"ViewCount":46.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-10-12T00:22:59.343","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I want to make a website with some kind of \"private subscription\" system, where the subscribers will have access to the \"mentor's choice\" of mobile games, linking to their corresponding website (Google Play, Amazon shop, etc) after writing a small review of it.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is it legal to ask for money to send a link to another website?"}
{"Id":48151,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-01-13T22:59:36.177","Score":3,"ViewCount":323.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-01-15T12:16:35.590","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"This question is for England-and-Wales only and relates to criminal Law.\n\n\nIf the police were to search a suspect's phone, although I doubt it makes any difference as to whatever the device is, what crime would have been committed if the suspect had downloaded two separate rape videos - I am interested to know under what section of what Act? Previous case Law would also be interesting, but I think that I cannot search for this until I know the specific Act. \n\n\nIf they were unaware that the videos were real, instead arguing they assumed it was porn given the realistic nature of certain adult entertainment, what would they be convicted for?\n\n\nIf the person shared one of these videos with a friend would they have committed a further offence - if so what?\n\n\nTo clarify - the two videos showed an adult male getting a long stick pushed up his anal cavity by other adult males. The videos had not been deleted and were accessible on his Android phone.\n\n\nI tried my best to search for laws online, but the links covered porn videos that were overly realistic, not a real life rape with an actual victim.\n\n\nExcuse the gross nature of this question and apologise if I missed the NSFW option.\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Rape video on phone"}
{"Id":24331,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-11-23T00:50:54.143","Score":3,"ViewCount":155.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-09-22T18:03:17.787","AnswerCount":4.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Take modern art, for example. People draw a circle and call it art, and apparently it automatically has a copyright after it's made. Then I come along and draw another circle and call that art, and it looks very similar. Would that be against the law because someone has already made it before, or can I use it if I have proof that I didn't copy their art? And keep in mind I don't know much about this because the only law experience I have is from Wikipedia.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is it copyright infringement if I make a work of art that has already been made before?"}
{"Id":4816,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-10-29T01:22:07.110","Score":2,"ViewCount":419.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-11-28T20:09:48.670","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"From [Apple's Privacy Policy](http:\/\/www.apple.com\/legal\/privacy\/en-ww\/):\n\n\n\n> \n> Collection and Use of Non-Personal Information\n> ----------------------------------------------\n> \n> \n> We also collect data in\n>  a form that ***does not, on its own, permit direct association with any\n>  specific individual***. We may collect, use, transfer, and disclose\n>  non-personal information for any purpose. The following are some\n>  examples of non-personal information that we collect and how we may\n>  use it:\n> \n> \n> We may collect information such as occupation, language, zip code,\n>  area code, ***unique device identifier***\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nIs this self contradicting? Isn't a *unique identifier* a direct association with the specific individual?\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Is a Unique Device Identifier personal information?"}
{"Id":31619,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-09-09T11:56:45.917","Score":1,"ViewCount":297.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-10-04T15:21:24.960","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am not sure I really understand the concept of \"joint controllers\" in GDPR, and I'd like to have some concrete examples, especially examples of joint controllers relating to the internet (websites, services, hosting, providers, etc.), if it makes sense for any to exist.\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"What is exactly a joint controller in GDPR? Examples"}
{"Id":2242,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-01T11:48:50.310","Score":5,"ViewCount":79.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-09-01T12:39:37.570","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I apologise in advance if this is a silly question.\n\n\nLet's say you have a person A who bought a song from an online service, and is distributing it without permission. Person F obtains a copy of this song and distributes it himself.\n\n\nI can understand why person A might be at risk of a lawsuit, as he's broken the contract agreed upon when purchasing the song. But Person F hasn't agreed to anything, hasn't signed any contracts and hasn't gone through a shrinkwrap agreement.\n\n\nSo why would Person F be at a risk of being sued?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Why is it possible to sue non-original distributers of Pirated items?"}
{"Id":13849,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-09-07T18:00:24.967","Score":1,"ViewCount":618.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-09-07T19:41:56.207","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Is it illegal to redistribute or extend the signals through the internet on otherwise open and free satellite channels? \n\n\nIf not in the US, how is it related to the international scene? The question of it's legality is not clear cut, as the signals are already open. \n\n\nThe internet company would merely be **replacing the need** for a satellite dish which is otherwise required to receive the analog signal and instead received by an ethernet cable directly from the internet company to your computer or device, and not through the satellite dish to your **reciever**. \n\n\nCan someone try to shed some light on this?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Legality of redistributing free to air satellite channels over the internet"}
{"Id":33774,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-11-24T02:02:12.880","Score":0,"ViewCount":71.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-11-24T20:58:52.900","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm thinking software. If I bought an application, in full, in a retail store. Then I go to install the product, and they tell me I need to accept their license. Can they do that? Even though I already paid for the product.\n\n\n","text_label":"software","title":"Can they license me if I already bought the product?"}
{"Id":41977,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-06-11T03:19:28.487","Score":-2,"ViewCount":56.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-06-11T04:44:29.213","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Suppose I want to use some character from Disney for a website offering something not related with Disney business at all (for example a service for software developers). \n\n\nIs this OK or Disney could sue me for that? (I know this is unlikely) \n\n\nWhat could be the penalty for something like that? \n\n\nIs there any case where this could be legal? (maybe some derivative work, not original image from Disney, or maybe depending on my country?) \n\n\nEDIT: to be clear, I have read similar questions about trademarks here, but I'm asking something different (I think). The core of the question is that the characters are not important for the business, is not like selling t-shirts or toys, is just like a decoration, maybe this is not important at all for a trademark, or maybe yes, or maybe in some conditions, that's the question.\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Is Legal to use characters from movies\/games without license in a non related business?"}
{"Id":15096,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-11-09T14:06:14.530","Score":3,"ViewCount":216.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-03-20T08:22:18.003","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"What does the (...) mean in this section:\n\n\n\n> \n> (1) Mit Freiheitsstrafe bis zu f\u00fcnf Jahren oder mit Geldstrafe wird bestraft, wer\n> \n> \n> (...)\n> \n> \n> (3) Ebenso wird bestraft, wer etc.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nIf I saw this in a document I would assume that it means \"ignore this irrelevant text to allow you to concentrate on the important text.\" Especially seeing as (2) appears to be missing in this case.\n\n\nHowever, if that is the meaning of it, how can you possibly sign a document with parts of it missing?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"What does (...) mean in a legal document"}
{"Id":51719,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-05-23T12:08:59.720","Score":3,"ViewCount":82.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-05-25T18:57:37.293","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Assuming the following: \n\n\n1. Alice has drawn a painting.\n2. Bob has somehow (legally) gotten a photo\/copy of this painting, but does not have any additional rights.\n3. Bob then goes on to publish this image on his Creative Commons Zero blog. (Not thinking about the fact the doesn't have the permission to publish the photo under CC0)\n4. Charles finds the photo which has been clearly published under CC0 and uses it somewhere else\n\n\nObviously what Bob did was wrong. There is no question about that, but under US law, what are the consequences for Charles? And who is liable for the damages Charles' causes? Bob or Charles?\n\n\nA friend of mine was 'Charles' in this type of situation and he resolved it with 'Alice' super nicely (Alice wrote him asking\/questioning whether he had permission to use it, Charles explained where he got it and agreed straight away to pay Alice for her work, as Alice was nice enough to just ask for a very reasonable sum), but we ended up wondering whether if 'Charles' would've wanted to be an asshole, whether he could've just put the blame completely on Bob and just stopped any further infringements. \n\n\nThe more I think about it, the more I am confused by this, as I assume Charles would probably be liable no matter what, but if that were the case then a nefarious Alice could intentionally instruct an anonymous nefarious Bob to publish all her works everywhere.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Who is responsible when an image was incorrectly published under a permissive license?"}
{"Id":14099,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-09-20T22:00:54.073","Score":2,"ViewCount":58.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-09-21T17:30:44.023","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"It seems common law trademark rights extend only to the geographical location in which the mark is used. However, when it comes to apps, there is no defined geographical region; you push it to the app store once and then anyone in America can download it. So does that mean that because the app is made available to anyone in America that, for apps, simply publishing the app and getting the common law rights will protect you just as much as registering a trademark for your app's name would.\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Does an app's name become protected nationally by common law trademark rights the day that it's published?"}
{"Id":45447,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-10-11T18:53:57.160","Score":0,"ViewCount":42.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-10-13T05:24:01.560","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"If a contractor asserts a series of false statement in a record, whether it is mistaken or intentional, is it incorrect to label the group of false statements \"Error(s) of fact\"? \n\n\nUpon looking up an example:\n\n\n\"An [error of fact](https:\/\/www.ridoutbarron.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/an-error-of-law-versus-an-error-of-fact.shtml) means that you think the **judge** had the wrong facts or interpreted them incorrectly.\"\n\n\nI realize that this phrase is normally applied to judge and seeking a phrase to apply to coin the contractor's assertions in a document that would be read by judge. \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Usage: \"Error of Fact\""}
{"Id":23265,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-10-11T15:09:18.533","Score":-1,"ViewCount":59.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-10-11T18:52:09.920","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Okay so can i show direct downloaded Pokemon Artwork from <http:\/\/www.pokemon.co.jp\/ex\/usum\/>\nlike the downloaded picture in a youtube video with that as the only thing and make a download for all the artwork in the decs ?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Pokemon Artwork download copyright question"}
{"Id":37046,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-02-08T21:18:04.550","Score":-3,"ViewCount":86.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-02-09T00:09:19.717","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Somebody sent a Facebook post I made to my employer without my permission. Grant it I didn\u2019t set any privacy settings. Can I sue for anything?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Facebook shared w\/o permission?"}
{"Id":6953,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-02-05T17:01:21.607","Score":0,"ViewCount":64.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-02-05T18:01:41.940","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Not illegible- as far as I know, no one's signed the Voynich manuscript and been held to it- but simply incoherent, needlessly verbose, or prohibitively lengthy?\n\n\nI recognize that legal language uses a lot of terms of art, and that it's necessarily going to be a bit abstruse, but it seems like most terms of use are entries in some sick competition to see who can ensure as few people as possible actually read the thing.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Is it common for contracts to be voided on the grounds that they are unreadable?"}
{"Id":18237,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-04-07T00:43:09.547","Score":0,"ViewCount":206.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-04-07T01:23:55.780","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"How is it that people can post musical soundtracks and pop songs on YouTube? Doesn't that violate copyright laws?\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Music on YouTube? Isn't it a copyright violation?"}
{"Id":19551,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-06-12T22:48:51.757","Score":-1,"ViewCount":46.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-06-13T02:58:43.967","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Are there any legal ramifications to an employee reading the direct messages of another employee, whether the reading employee is logging in with another users credentials or not (reading over the shoulder, etc), especially then acting on the information included in those messages?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Legality of reading others direct messages"}
{"Id":3974,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-24T21:40:10.620","Score":4,"ViewCount":3509.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-09-25T01:33:51.930","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I run a publicly editable website where users can post up stories a various sort. Some are pretty normal, some are sexual, some are a bit perverted, and recently some have drifted into the pedophilia realm.\n\n\nNo images or videos can be uploaded to this site.\n\n\nAre there any laws that I might be breaking by hosting this content?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Are there any laws in the US against pedophilia stories hosted on a website?"}
{"Id":50284,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-03-29T07:28:04.327","Score":-1,"ViewCount":1133.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-03-29T11:11:46.527","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I have an online service that adds on additional features to an existing online service. It's currently only accessible via desktop. It has free features and premium features that are offered via a subscription service. \n\n\nI've recently created an app version and applied to the Apple App Store. After a few back and forths with Apple, they have responsed with \n\n\n\n> \n> Guideline 3.2.2(vii) - Business - Other Business Model Issues -\n>  Unacceptable\n> \n> \n> Your app contains content or features that may violate the rights of\n>  one or more third parties.\n> \n> \n> \\*\\*\\*\\*Removed one line for confidentiality here. It was pointing out which features were specifically out of line(basically the core features)\\*\\*\\*\\*\n> \n> \n> Your app and its contents should not infringe upon the rights of\n>  another party. In the event your app infringes another party\u2019s rights,\n>  you are responsible for any liability to Apple because of a claim.\n> \n> \n> Next Steps\n> \n> \n> To resolve this issue, please remove any features or functionality that\n>  \\*\\*\\*\\*Removed for confidentiality. Above features\\*\\*\\*\\*.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nI don't think that it infringes upon the rights of the other company since it only adds features and it does not affect the revenue stream of the other company. In fact it may increase their revenue.\n\n\nGoogle has approved the app already. \n\n\nCould anybody shed some light on what my options might be? Or if this is the end of the road? Also if these details are too little and you need more?\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"iOS App rejected from App store 3.2.2 (Business model unacceptable)"}
{"Id":18606,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-04-26T07:42:35.943","Score":3,"ViewCount":87.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-04-26T15:34:31.207","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Suppose I had the expertise and industry experience to capably teach at a development bootcamp.\n\n\nAm I required to obtain any teaching certificate of sorts before lecturing? Are the requirements different for teaching assistants?\n\n\nI'm perusing the requirements for instructor roles in my area, and there seems to be no mention of a relevant requirement. Since these are unaccredited programs, are such requirements waived?\n\n\n","text_label":"software","title":"What are the requirements to teach at a software engineering \"bootcamp?\""}
{"Id":13973,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-09-13T21:33:55.547","Score":0,"ViewCount":44.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-09-14T12:35:55.300","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm making a video project based off the beta of a certain video game for You Tube. I got some history from a website and I want to get paid for my video with ads. Am I allowed to do this if I got my info from another site, even if I credit them?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is it illegal to state facts I got from othere sources and get paid for it?"}
{"Id":24600,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-12-06T10:41:50.337","Score":-1,"ViewCount":59.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-12-08T16:39:28.783","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"The [\"Petite\" policy](https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usam\/usam-9-2000-authority-us-attorney-criminal-division-mattersprior-approvals#9-2.031) ([Wikipedia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Double_Jeopardy_Clause#%22Petite%22_policy)) is a set of criteria (based on policy, not the Constitution or statute) the federal Department of Justice (USDOJ) has for prosecuting when there has already been a state trial on the same issue. The general rule is that the federal government will *not* prosecute in such a case, but there are exceptions.\n\n\nJose Ines Garcia Zarate was convicted by a California state court of being a felon in possession of a firearm, which carries a sentence of 16 months to 3 years. [1](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/11\/30\/us\/kate-steinle-murder-trial.html)\n\n\nThe USDOJ has now charged ([announcement](https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-ndca\/pr\/jose-inez-garcia-zarate-face-federal-firearm-charges-northern-district-california), [indictment](https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/press-release\/file\/1015981\/download?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery)) Garcia Zarate with two crimes:\n\n\n1. Felon in Possession of Firearm and Ammunition\n2. Alien in Possession of Firearm and Ammunition\n\n\n*1* seems to be essentially the same charge, and *2* seems pretty close (there's only one criminal transaction).\n\n\nIs this compliant with the \"Petite\" policy?\n\n\nI'll put an answer, but I'm looking forward to seeing other answers and comments.\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Is re-charging Jose Ines Garcia Zarate compliant with the \"Petite\" policy?"}
{"Id":15925,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-12-19T21:10:55.737","Score":3,"ViewCount":3877.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-02-14T02:39:25.947","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Is it legal to record an episode of a TV series or a movie? Isn't it considered as making an illegal copy of the movie? \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is it legal to record an episode of a TV series or a movie?"}
{"Id":5873,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-12-17T12:07:08.963","Score":0,"ViewCount":79.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-12-17T15:29:56.577","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Here in Brazil we have this case: justice has asked Facebook for some data from a drug dealer whatsapp account. Facebook denied. Now, justice has blocked Whatsapp service in all the country as a penalty..\n\n\nMy question is: does the government has the right to obligate a international company break their security policy?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Whatsapp blocked by justice"}
{"Id":6551,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-01-22T23:46:16.793","Score":1,"ViewCount":38.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-02-24T04:32:54.747","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"How and where do I simply file for a state trademark?\n\n\nShould I do a service mark instead?\n\n\nI am trying to file a business name and a slogan, so I'm expecting to do two separate filings. I am in California.\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"How do I file for a Trademark or Service Mark in a US state?"}
{"Id":3373,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-06T05:19:23.137","Score":3,"ViewCount":276.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-09-06T06:32:26.757","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If I am out somewhere, and say my door is open and there are drugs in plain view, if a cop was in the house could I be arrested even though I'm not there?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Can I be arrested if I'm not home and there are drugs in my room?"}
{"Id":49129,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-02-16T11:00:08.217","Score":1,"ViewCount":236.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-02-16T11:00:08.217","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I was accused of stealing from a store from a worker so she tried to stop me from driving away. I was later arrested by the police because she claimed that I was attempting to harm her with my car. The keys to my car were taken and I wasn\u2019t allowed to take any of my belongings out of the car such as my phone or wallet. When they arrived they hand cuffed me and didn\u2019t listen to anything I said, I was taken to the police station where I was finally listened to. They finally heard my side of the story and found out I was right. I asked for the keys of my car back and they told me that they gave them to the passenger in my car at the time of the incident. The person that was in my car has now stolen my car and everything in it. All they said was that they\u2019re sorry and that I should report it.\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"If a police officer has taken the keys of my car away from me, who are the police allowed to return them to?"}
{"Id":31226,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-08-24T13:40:05.833","Score":3,"ViewCount":139.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-09-25T07:24:22.297","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Manafort has been convicted of Federal Tax Fraud. Does that conviction form the basis for a prima facie case of state level tax fraud? \n\n\nWhile the President has authority to pardon the federal crime, he is apparently not able to pardon for state crimes. Even in light of a possible federal pardon, is Manafort still in significant legal jeopardy with state tax fraud charges. \n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Is this a Prima Facie case for State Tax Fraud?"}
{"Id":32701,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-10-17T19:26:24.613","Score":0,"ViewCount":766.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-10-18T08:06:41.077","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am an app developer form Germany and quite unsure about American law. I am working on a social networking site where people can only participate if their friends invite them anonymously and via SMS. \n\n\nIt works like the following:\n\n\n1. The existing user selects the person that should be invited from his contacts\n2. The selection triggers our service to send an anonymous SMS going: \"Someone has invited you to join X: click on the link below to join.\" or something.\n\n\nNow, apart from the fact that this may look like a phishing SMS, am I legally allowed, not to retrieve the phone number, that is all sorted out in the EULA and terms and conditions, but to anonymously send an SMS to this phone number?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Is there a legal basis for sending anonymous SMS to a number?"}
{"Id":43518,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-08-08T04:59:41.037","Score":1,"ViewCount":250.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-08-08T16:03:44.350","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"As part of general knowledge, there is a rule that a law still applies to you even if you do not know it.\n\n\nI assumed that to be fundamental, not just a rule of thumb. At least it seems natural.\n\n\nTo my surprise, I came across an example where that is not the case:\n\n\nAfter the Access Hollywood tape was published, Donald Trump and Michael Cohen discussed with David Pecker (National Inquirer) about how to pay off Stephanie Clifford (\"Stormy Daniels\") to keep quiet about the sexual interactions between her and Trump.\n\n\nMichael Cohen confessed the interaction, and it is known in some detail.\n\n\nBut it seems to be a question whether Trump did something illegal here exactly because it is not clear whether he knew it was illegal.\\*\n\n\nHow does that fundamentally make sense?  \n\nIn which laws does that apply?\n\n\n\n\n---\n\n\n\\*\n[President Donald Trump Campaign Hush Money Scam Appears To Have Worked | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC](https:\/\/youtu.be\/nmzU_-87rMM?t=7m50s)\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"In which cases it something legal just because you did not know it is illegal?"}
{"Id":15512,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-11-27T18:14:05.027","Score":0,"ViewCount":226.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-11-28T01:46:43.607","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I was wondering about this because I don't want to get in trouble when it comes to taxes. I live in the United States, in New York. \n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Will I have to pay taxes on any gambling winnings earned in other countries (UK), if I bring the money back to the US?"}
{"Id":5157,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-11-11T13:41:53.137","Score":3,"ViewCount":1115.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-04-18T13:40:10.170","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":9,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Do public prosecutors work for a city, county, or state, or does it vary by location? Are they called district attorneys, attorneys general, prosecutors, or something else. Specifically, if I have been a victim of monetary criminal matter, how do I find the prosecutor that has jurisdiction and how can I contact that person? Is there only one prosecutor that has jurisdiction or do I have a choice among several, such as depending on where I live, where the criminal lives, or where the crime took place? (I am asking specifically about a matter that involves a wrong-doer in Atlanta and a victim in New York.) To make initial contact, do I send an email, do I make an appointment, do I just show up at the prosecutor's office?\n\n\nOn reflection, perhaps the crime took place over the internet. I paid by paypal and the other party did not use the money as agreed upon, pocketing it instead. So, where did the crime take place?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"How to contact a government prosecutor?"}
{"Id":25626,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-01-26T23:21:34.240","Score":-1,"ViewCount":34.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-01-27T01:15:23.417","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Could I play copyrighted audio clips (audio books, lectures) in my business where others can hear it if I am not selling it? How about creating derivative works (using those clips in custom-made audio) if I am not selling them?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can I play audio clips in my business?"}
{"Id":46135,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-11-04T07:46:28.780","Score":-1,"ViewCount":407.0,"LastActivityDate":"2022-03-05T04:02:05.460","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Where would *Boulton v Jones* (1857) 2 H & N 564 fit in the red branch or columns, under the Minority's decision? \nThe author mentioned it on the left in green, but not on the right in red.\n\n\nUnquestionably not Column 3, because Boulton wasn't dealing face to face.\n\n\n[Prof Richard Taylor](https:\/\/www.uclan.ac.uk\/staff_profiles\/richard-taylor.php), [Damian Taylor](https:\/\/www.slaughterandmay.com\/who-we-are\/partners\/damian-taylor\/). [*Contract Law Directions* (6 edn, 2019)](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Contract-Law-Directions-Richard-Taylor\/dp\/0198836597\/ref=dp_ob_title_bk). p. 217\n\n\n\n> \n> ### Written contracts\n> \n> \n> The courts take a different approach in relation to written contracts. In *Boulton v Jones* (1857)\n>  Jones posted a written order for a hosepipe to Brocklehurst (with whom he had a set-off arrangement\n>  and who would not therefore require payment), but, unknown to Jones, Brocklehurst\n>  had just transferred his business to Boulton, his former foreman.\n>  The court held that there was no contract between Boulton and Jones because Boulton must\n>  have known that Jones only wanted to contract with Brocklehurst, the person to whom he sent\n>  his order and with whom he had the **set-off** [I don't replicate book's definition.] arrangement.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\np. 218\n\n\n\n> \n> This case can be seen as an application of the objective approach to offer and acceptance: a\n>  reasonable person in Boulton\u2019s shoes would have realized that the offer was addressed to\n>  Brocklehurst and not to himself, and it is clear that one cannot accept an offer if it is addressed\n>  to another. This is the basis on which the case was dismissed. Pollock CB said: \u2018if you propose\n>  to make a contract with A, then B cannot substitute himself for A without your consent.\u2019\n> \n> \n> \n\n\np 222. \n\n\n\n> \n> [![enter image description here](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/ghffP.jpg)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/ghffP.jpg)\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Where would Boulton v Jones (1857) fall, under the minority decision in Shogun Finance Ltd v Hudson (2002)?"}
{"Id":50050,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-03-19T23:15:34.807","Score":1,"ViewCount":46.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-03-20T03:54:40.723","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Consider the following statement:\n\n\n\n> \n> Registration gives you [Person A] the right to use your trademark nationwide.\n>  That right is limited if someone else [Person B] was using the same mark in a\n>  particular geographic area before you applied for registration. In\n>  that case, the person who was using the mark first has priority over\n>  your registration, but only in the geographic area in which he sells\n>  his goods or services.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nDoes this mean I can establish a de facto trademark by using the \"TM\" symbol without bothering to register it?\n\n\nIn other other words, let's say I use the trade name Dizzy Duck**TM** for a few years before someone else comes along and officially registers the same trade name, \"Dizzy Duck.\"\n\n\nAm I correct in understanding that they won't be allowed to register \"Dizzy Duck,\" because I'm already using it (a la TM)?\n\n\nPart of the confusion (for me) lies in the question of how anyone is supposed to know that I'm using a trade name if it isn't officially registered. The name Dizzy Duck shouldn't be in the USPTO's register of trade names, if it isn't officially registered.\n\n\nAlso, if Dizzy Duck is stamped on merchandise sold via Amazon and through mail order via my website, then it wouldn't just be a \"local\" name. Shouldn't it be protected nationwide (and worldwide)? \n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Common Law Trademark vs Registered Trademark"}
{"Id":11524,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-07-10T23:57:06.287","Score":4,"ViewCount":3296.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-07-11T02:11:56.937","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"**Let's say that a person, we'll call him Bob, decides to go out and kill someone. The police hear about the murder, but they can't figure out that Bob was the killer.**\n\n\nA few weeks later, Bob still hasn't been found out. **However, something happens to Bob (could be an accident, stroke, etc) and now he has a severe case of amnesia.**\n\n\n**He doesn't remember that he killed anybody at all, and goes about his daily life after recovering.**\n\n\nThe police later discover that Bob committed the murder, and promptly arrest him. **Bob is very confused, and doesn't recall killing anybody.** But yet, he did in fact carry out the murder.\n\n\n**Is Bob guilty of the crime he doesn't remember committing?**\n\n\n*If a location is necessary to answer the question, we'll say that he resides in the United States.*\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"If someone forgets that they committed a crime, are they still guilty?"}
{"Id":21312,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-07-19T15:43:16.183","Score":0,"ViewCount":318.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-07-19T21:37:37.097","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm in the U.S. and considering printing t-shirts with foreign logos of national parks on them. The shirts would be sold online. In many cases, it's difficult to determine if these logos are trademarked. I can't see that these shirt would damage the parks in any way or compete with them. I'm also considering putting logos of various departments of foreign governments (i.e. Republic of South Africa's Arts and Culture Department). Is this use of any of these logos legal?\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Can I print t-shirts with logos of foreign national parks and sell the shirts online?"}
{"Id":43514,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-08-08T04:13:41.033","Score":1,"ViewCount":133.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-08-13T19:50:49.950","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Suppose your neighbor asks you to babysit their cat.\n\n\n* The neighbor has to run an errand so they leave it with me.\n* Someone else breaks into my house and steals the cat, along with its diamond necklace.\n* Do they have any chance of successfully suing in court for negligence leading to a loss?\n\n\nThe real case I'm thinking of is\n\n\n* VISA issues a credit card to John.\n* John sends me a copy of their VISA bill in order to get some financial advice.\n* The bill happens to contain their credit card number although I did not go out of my way to ask for it.\n* Before I can shred the paper, someone breaks into my house and steals it. In fact, my house contained millions of people's statements and they steal them all.\n* VISA sues me for negligence leading to damages because the theft will likely lead to fraud which will cause them damage. They (correctly) point out that I did not take reasonable action to secure the paperwork.\n* There was no legal agreement between myself and John, nor between myself and VISA. I did not intentionally give out credit numbers. At the same time, I did not go out of my way to secure them either.\n* Damages may have occurred, but I never promised to secure the papers nor to accept liability in the case of their loss.\n\n\nQuestions related to this scenario are\n\n\n* Does VISA have a legal leg to stand on?\n* Is there a legal precedent in this (or equivalent) case?\n\n\nIf we weren't talking about credit cards, I would have expected John to be ultimately liable but we all know that credit card companies do not hold card holders responsible for unintentional fraud.\n\n\n","text_label":"liability","title":"Legal liability for theft of credit card information left in my care with no contract?"}
{"Id":17659,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-03-10T09:39:59.007","Score":3,"ViewCount":868.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-03-10T22:33:28.820","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am about to register a name for an Information Technology company in Nigeria, and it turns out a company with the same name already exists. However, this other company is registered in India. This company is also involved in Information Technology and goes by the name \n\n\n\n```\n[company name] Technologies.\n\n```\n\nI have decided to use the name:\n\n\n\n```\n[company name] ICT Technologies\n\n```\n\nWhat legal implications can this have? Seeing as both companies will operate in different geographic locations, is this really an issue?\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Can company name conflict arise between two companies in different geographic market?"}
{"Id":11823,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-07-21T00:30:21.377","Score":0,"ViewCount":893.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-07-21T23:08:19.380","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I want to send a worker a contract that I will pay \"a.s.a.p.\". Is there a better way to write it in a contract? I feel it is better to specify a date, but it might look even worse than a.s.a.p. to write \"within two weeks\" or \"before the end of the first week in July\"?\n\n\nThere is not a conflict, I just want to make clear that I'm not trying to trick the guy into a business and not paying him. \n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"How to say \"a.s.a.p.\" in a formal contract"}
{"Id":14895,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-10-30T15:39:24.137","Score":0,"ViewCount":31.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-10-31T09:31:52.883","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Company `A` has developed product incorporating owned intellectual property. Can Company `A` sell intellectual property rights for this product for Company `B` just for defined geographic region (for example Vietnam)? Is it relevant if Company `A` is an EU entity?\n\n\nUPD. Looks like I need licensing for defined region. Actually company B is asking company `A` customize product that company `A` is developing in general according regulations in specified region. Company `B` is planning to buy this product from `A`. I need to create development agreement for this purpose in which I'm planning license IP to company `B`. Would you help me with sample agreement or any other resource that could help me describe section regarding IP in this document.\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Property rights on product for specified region"}
{"Id":6666,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-01-27T17:50:07.563","Score":2,"ViewCount":247.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-11-15T17:39:58.250","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm opening a business via the e-residency program with Estonia. I am a United States citizen and reside there, as well. Who should I file taxes with?\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"I'm a US citizen opening a business in the EU: where do I file taxes?"}
{"Id":1169,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-07-17T23:19:54.690","Score":2,"ViewCount":119.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-07-19T00:39:43.053","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"The trademark \"TEXT TO BUY\" is descriptive and non distinctive trademark. It is descriptive for an obvious reason: it exactly describes the service it is a trademark for. It is a service \"to buy\" and it works by texting something.\n\n\nMoreover, it is non distinctive as well. Even in 2003, people already bought things (ringtones for instance) by texting a message.\n\n\nThis trademark is [registered as a European trademark](http:\/\/oami.europa.eu\/eSearch\/#details\/trademarks\/005115431).\n\n\nSo how to register such a trademark that is descriptive and non distinctive? [The OHIM website](https:\/\/oami.europa.eu\/ohimportal\/en\/what-can-be-a-community-trade-mark) is unclear about how to do this. It just says that for registration it should not be descriptive and needs to be distinctive.\n\n\nThat is not the question. Trademarks such as \"TEXT TO BUY\" can be registered and are registred. It is not clear how to do that since the possibilities to register a trademark are only described for distinctive and non descriptive trademarks. \n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"How to register a descriptive European trademark?"}
{"Id":13856,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-09-07T22:16:25.547","Score":2,"ViewCount":314.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-09-08T01:07:10.690","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"On Uber's Google Map, there is no line with attribution to Google's data providers.\n\n\nBut the Google guidelines say very clearly:\n\n\n\n> \n> All uses of Google Maps ... **must provide attribution to both Google and our data providers**. We do not approve of any use of content without proper attribution, in any circumstance. ... **Requests for exceptions will not be answered or granted.** ... Only including \u201cGoogle\u201d or the Google logo is not proper attribution when there are third-party data providers cited with the imagery. (<https:\/\/www.google.com\/permissions\/geoguidelines\/attr-guide.html>)\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nWhy does Uber not attribute the copyright properly? Is this even legal?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Why does Uber have no Google Maps copyright attribution?"}
{"Id":29582,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-06-17T20:14:07.493","Score":1,"ViewCount":61.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-06-17T20:31:29.290","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am working on a PC game that I intend of selling at some point in the future. The story of the game is revolving around a tribe that used to live in Europe. The name of the tribe is quite popular today and there is even a region with the same name in Greece today. I would like to know if it is legal to use names like that for my game story, or am I better off with changing the name so I wont get sued... \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Copyright of country\/region names for fiction"}
{"Id":4182,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-10-01T18:23:08.533","Score":2,"ViewCount":40.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-10-02T12:05:35.837","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have recently developed a medical application. One of my previous employers (from 4 years ago) also sells similar application. (You can see where it is going)\n\n\nI developed this application from scratch in Silverlight and later moved to WPF. It uses Prism for IoC, Entity framework, MVVM with ViewModel first and RIA based WCF servics.\n\n\nThe application my previous employer sells is based on WinForms. Uses classic 3-tier architecture with Most of the code in form code-behind, a Business layer. a Data access layer that performs CRUD operations using TSQL.\n\n\nThe employer is now alleging that I might have stolen the code and created my own version but that is truly not the case. Every line of code has been written from scratch. \n\n\nThe employer is also alleging trade secret violation (without even looking at the software) but everything this software does is based on public domain knowledge. Managing patients, Exams, Bills etc are all public knowledge. Specific tests that go in each exam have been made based on material read from books that I can prove. \n\n\nMy software simply provides a different way of managing practice that has not borrowed anything from my previous employer's software.\n\n\nI need to present a detailed comparison of the two technologies so my lawyer can include that in a formal reply.\n\n\nAnyone has experience going through a similar scenario who can help me write a good comparison?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Prove my work is not a trade secret violation"}
{"Id":13688,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-08-29T13:22:34.843","Score":0,"ViewCount":67.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-08-29T22:44:35.753","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am reading a contract in which there is the following content: you acknowledge you will have visibility to valuable information. My question is what is the exact meaning of this statement? Going strictly by the dictionary meaning of the word acknowledge, this statement can mean two different things: \n1- To admit to be true and real\n2- To show or express recognition or realization of\nThe first meaning seems to imply that I am making a statement about the value of a content. While the second definition seems to imply that I accept the author's claim that the information is of value. Which is the case here?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"should I acknowledge the value of information?"}
{"Id":28410,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-05-11T13:14:38.827","Score":0,"ViewCount":71.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-05-12T02:06:12.850","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"If a person were to setup a blog and got a few of their friends to also post on this blog. Who is to blame if one of those people were to get hit with a lawsuit for copyright infringement?\n\n\nSince this is not a registered business, or even a business, is the owner of the domain going to be the target of the lawsuit or is it the individual who stole and published copyright protected work?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Where do personal blogs stand with lawsuits?"}
{"Id":28722,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-05-22T07:29:53.013","Score":0,"ViewCount":97.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-05-22T16:02:13.200","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I was recently reviewing the contents of a contract agreement (US Based company) when two parts struck me as being particularly harsh. \n\n\nThe parts of stick out to me in particular are: \n\n\nClause 3: \"*Therefore agrees that during or after the term of this Agreement*\" \u2013 How can a company stipulate a condition after an \nagreement finished and over. Surely there must be a limit or it will be enforceable for the duration of the persons life. \n\n\nClause 4: \"*If any court refuses to enforce this Agreement, or any provision hereof, because it is more extensive (as to time, definition of business of otherwise) than is necessary to protect the business and goodwill of the Company, Employee agrees that this agreement, or the offending provision hereof, shall be modified to the extent necessary to permit the terms to be enforced in any such legal proceeding*\" \u2013 This seems to state that even if a court decides that some parts are not enforceable, we reserve the right to change them until we can get damages from you in any way. This sounds very harsh. \n\n\n(Full image of the specific clauses are [here](https:\/\/imgur.com\/a\/c1PSGYk) and [here](https:\/\/imgur.com\/a\/1YkUOha).)\n\n\nI was wondering if:\n\n\n1. These statements would stand up in a court of law?\n2. Whether companies are allowed to make these types of statements?\n3. Whether employees have the right to push back and ask these to be changed?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"Would these contractual terms stand up in a court of law (US)?"}
{"Id":27250,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-03-29T22:38:59.610","Score":1,"ViewCount":591.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-03-30T02:22:54.930","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Aliases were used in the infamous hush agreement involving Donald Trump and Stephanie Clifford. The alias for Donald Trump was David Denison and the alias for Stephanie Clifford was Peggy Peterson. Did the document state who the aliases stood for? How could the agreement be enforced as an agreement between Trump and Clifford if it seems the agreement involved neither of them?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"Use of aliases in contracts between parties"}
{"Id":26373,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-02-26T16:57:30.060","Score":-1,"ViewCount":57.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-02-27T02:48:58.987","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm currently looking to trademark a product name for my company. Through research, I've found that another company is selling a similar product under that name with no trademark whatsoever. Is it possible that I can continue to trademark my product name and have the right to send them a cease and desist; so that I may sell mine without any confusion?\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Trademark infringement, cease and desist"}
{"Id":46573,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-11-18T15:03:01.737","Score":1,"ViewCount":30.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-11-18T17:25:11.437","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"How much do property taxes amount to in terms of their related asset worth in NYC? \n\n\nAre they delivered in form of bill or notifies?\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Property tax in NYC"}
{"Id":47159,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-12-05T17:13:39.577","Score":0,"ViewCount":159.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-12-05T19:39:56.343","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Suppose I win a civil lawsuit against two parties in California, one being\nwealthy and the other being poor (and unlikely to pay), but the poor party\nhas clearly (according to the judge, any jury member, or any spectator) played\nthe bigger \"wrongful role\". Also, suppose there was no monetary benefit to\nthe wealthy party.\n\n\n(E.g., there was an accidental killing where the poor party was robbing someone\nwith a pointed gun, and the wealthy party tripped into the scene, bumping the\ngun and causing it to fire - This example might be too extreme, so modify\nit with some one-time negligence on the part of the wealthy party if you must.)\n\n\nCan the judge force the wealthy party to pay more?\n\n\nSince I could have sued only the wealthy party in the first place, it seems\nthe judge should also be able to use a person's wealth as basis for awarded\ndamages, but this does not seem fair here. In general, how is the wealth of\ndefendants used by judges to award damages? Is there any case where the\njudge is not supposed to consider the wealth of a defendant?\n\n\n","text_label":"civil-law","title":"You must pay more just because you can"}
{"Id":50854,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-04-20T10:19:30.287","Score":1,"ViewCount":29.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-04-25T18:50:48.010","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":7,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Explanation at the example case:\n\n\nPerson `A` is an orphan and was moved from an EU country `X` to another EU country `Y`. Lately, after a few years his pension claims were successful and he has received a refund of all pension payments as he usually had received each month. \n\n\nUnfortunately, the amount of the refund is as high as that it is obliged to taxing in `Y`. All requirements to claim the tax are fulfilled in country `Y` where Person `A` now resides and was moved to, although it is an orphan\u00b4s pension.\n\n\nThe problem now:\n\n\nThe corresponding tax authority of country `Y` claims the whole refund, although Person `A` did not even reside at that moment of time in the country nor had a bank account or anything else in `Y`.\n\n\nIt is important, because if the amount of money to be taxed would be subtracted by the amount of money from the monthly payments where Person `A` wasn\u00b4t in `Y`, Person `A` would not be obliged to declare the tax and with that tax-free for that refund. \n\n\nIs it correct that `Y` can claim the parts of the amount of monthly payments (which are part of the refund) although Person `A` did not even reside at that moment in `Y` or is there any EU law which prevents that doing?\n\n\n\n\n---\n\n\nFurther annotations:\n\n\n* It was not taxed in `X` - the country of origin - yet.\n* Both countries, `X` and `Y` are members of the European Union.\n* The age of Person `A` of the year of the tax claim and the refund were 19.\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Can an EU country claim tax fees of an orphan pension refund of times where the affected person resided in another?"}
{"Id":48582,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-01-29T02:51:21.780","Score":-1,"ViewCount":60.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-01-29T08:52:05.573","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Poole, Shaw-Mellors. [*Contract Law Concentrate* (4 ed 2019)](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Contract-Law-Concentrate-Jill-Pool\/dp\/0198840446\/ref=dp_ob_title_bk). p 166.\n\n\n\n> \n> Distinguishing liquidated damages and penalty clauses\n> =====================================================\n> \n> \n> This is a question of construction of the contract and public policy. Traditionally reference\n>  has been made to the guidelines (a summary follows) laid down by Lord Dunedin in *Dunlop\n>  Pneumatic Tyre Co. Ltd v New Garage & Motor Co. Ltd* (1915).\n> \n> \n> ### Lord Dunedin\u2019s traditional guidelines\n> \n> \n> \u2022 Terminology used was not conclusive, e.g. Cellulose Acetate.  \n> \n>  \u2022 Was the clause a genuine pre-estimate of the likely loss at the time contract was\n>  made rather than in the light of the breach? The estimate did not have to be correct,\n>  i.e. it did not need to be the same as the actual loss as long as it was a genuine and sensible\n>  estimate of the likely loss resulting from that breach.  \n> \n>  \u2022 In commercial contracts made \u2018at arm\u2019s length\u2019 the clause was likely to have been intended\n>  by the parties as an enforceable liquidated damages clause: *Philips Hong Kong Ltd v\n>  AG of Hong Kong* (1993). **Account would not be taken of unlikely hypothetical breaches,\n>  since it would be very difficult to draft a clause that would never operate in a penal way.**\n>  The courts should uphold the parties\u2019 agreement.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nThe boldened sentence too many negators. I rewrote it \u2014\n\n\n\n> \n> Unlikely hypothetical breaches are overlooked, because it's difficult to draft clauses that never penalize\/operate punitively.\n> \n> \n> \u21d2 Unlikely hypothetical breaches are overlooked, because most clauses drafted would penalize. \n> \n> \n> \n\n\nI still don't understand. How does difficulty in drafting clauses that don't penalize, relate to overlooking unlikely hypothetical breaches? \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Why are unlikely hypothetical breaches overlooked, because most clauses operate punitively?"}
{"Id":1854,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-08-16T11:01:11.600","Score":19,"ViewCount":1706.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-06-08T07:36:55.740","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":11,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I recently read a story about a [19 years old boy sentenced to jail and to be registered as a sex offender for 25 years](http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/indiana-teen-zach-anderson-labeled-sex-offender-after-sex-girl-lied-about-age\/) for having sex with a 14 year old girl who lied about her age. The girl and her mother testified on behalf of the accused, saying that the sex was consensual and that she told him she was 17. Unfortunately, that didn't matter.\n\n\nI read that if she showed him a fake ID so well done it's impossible to discern from a real ID, that wouldn't have mattered either. I also read that even with notarised written statements you will still be found guilty. (Curiously enough the reverse, ie propositioning sex to a person who is over the age of consent but lies saying they're younger, is also illegal)\n\n\n[Radiocarbon dating](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Radiocarbon_dating) for samples less than 100 years old is so unreliable it's basically useless. Even if the person looks very old, there are certain diseases that cause rapid ageing so they potentially are underage.\n\n\nWith all that in mind, is there any way to have sex on US soil without running the risk of being labeled a sex offender?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Is there any way of having sex without risking jail in the United States?"}
{"Id":15670,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-12-06T00:27:43.760","Score":0,"ViewCount":34.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-12-06T15:04:08.287","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I wanted to buy some rare earth oxides and noticed the unit price is 6 or more times more expensive in the USA than if bought from China, even with international shipping included. Since China is the only country that mass produces these substance, all of the American sellers must source it from there too, which made me curious as to why it is so expensive here. Of course it could just be because the stateside sellers hike up the price for some nice profit margins, but my dad suggested it could be because of a tariff\/duty imposed when bought from China.\n\n\nIt's hard and confusing for me to find useful information about tariffs\/duties online. Would there would be any kind of fee or duty on the oxides if I bought them from a Chinese seller on Alibaba? If so, at what value of my purchase would the duty be enforced and how much extra would I be charged? If it makes any difference, I talked to a seller on Alibaba and the shipping is FOB (free on board).\n\n\nThanks for the help, feel free to comment if I need to include any additional information. \n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Tariffs for international shipping"}
{"Id":43015,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-07-18T06:08:59.137","Score":0,"ViewCount":62.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-07-18T12:39:11.673","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"\"*The assignor has agreed to assign to the Company all of his intellectual property rights and title, interest in and to assigned rights relating to the business, technologies, software, products and services of the Company on the terms set out in this Deed.*\"\n\n\nI have joined a startup and have been asked to sign a \"Deed of assignment of intellectual property\" document. My specific question is that does it mean whatever IP I owned till today automatically becomes their property? \n\n\nThere is another clause: \"*To the extent that the Assignor owns (or if applicable owned) Intellectual Property Rights in the Assigned IP, the Assignor assigns to the Company (or if applicable confirms the assignment to the Company of) all of his or her right, title and interest in the Assigned IP.*\" \n\n\nI do not understand the legal stuff. I own a domain name and a patent. I also plan to own a company in a few years and am working towards it. Does it mean all that I develop in my personal time will belong to this company?\n\n\nFull deed copy: <https:\/\/simmondsstewart.com\/template\/ip-assignment-2016-09-16.pdf>\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Unable to understand this text in a deed of assignment of intellectual property"}
{"Id":22873,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-09-25T07:20:21.940","Score":0,"ViewCount":91.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-10-25T17:01:47.333","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I want to form an LLC in California for my new business. I will be the only owner and employee. I've been looking into sites like legalzoom and incfile as well as local business lawyers. Both business lawyers' websites and people on random online forums regarding the topic have suggested that forming an LLC using online services such as these will only provide you with generic documents that will not provide the necessary protection you need. Furthermore, once people realize that their documents from these online services do not serve their purposes or have screwed them over, they must go to a lawyer anyway to fix the mess.\n\n\nWhat are some concrete examples of ways using documents from online services would not provide the proper protection? What is the approximate cost to have a lawyer fix said mistakes and in what situations would I come to realize the need to consult a lawyer in person?\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"Why should I use a lawyer to form a single person LLC in California?"}
{"Id":44223,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-08-28T21:37:39.190","Score":3,"ViewCount":164.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-08-28T22:11:26.247","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I want to prepare a dictionary(English to Turkish) consisting of example sentences And for a list of English words, I use \"Oxford Dictionary of Current English\". Is the alphabetical word order subject to copyright? ( \u0131 will not use definitions of words)\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"is the alphabetical word order subject to copyright?"}
{"Id":26923,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-03-17T21:03:58.393","Score":2,"ViewCount":459.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-03-17T22:57:06.470","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"For example, if 100 or 1000 participants plan and murder someone in such a manner that they are equally guilty for example, they mutually came with the idea and willingly participated and so on, you get the idea. \n\n\nWill all be convicted of murder?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"What will happen if many people commit one crime?"}
{"Id":45483,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-10-14T06:58:33.060","Score":2,"ViewCount":59.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-10-14T06:58:33.060","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"In the last John Gotti trial, the prosecutors successfully argued Bruce Cutler was an in-house counselor for John Gotti. The result was Cutler was not allowed to defend John Gotti at trial.\n\n\nWhy are in-house counsels not allowed to defend a defendant at trial?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Why are in-house counsels not allowed to defend a defendant?"}
{"Id":50500,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-04-06T13:42:00.227","Score":0,"ViewCount":103.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-04-07T11:52:12.200","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I work as a W2 employee for a medium size company. The contract specifies my salary for each year of the term, along with many provisions to protect the company such as a 1 year non-compete, IP clauses, and a non-disparagement agreement. The contract also specifies I am to be paid for a number of months if I am terminated without cause.\n\n\nMy industry has been hit hard by the Covid-19 crisis, and HR recently sent an email that for 6 weeks everyone will be taking a temporary pay cut. For me it will amount to losing about $2000. On one hand I am thankful to still have a job, on the other handle I am deeply disturbed that the company seems to view honoring my contract as optional. There is no provision for reducing my pay (and I believe most of my coworkers have a similar contract).\n\n\nCan doing nothing, for now, amount to implicitly agreeing to the pay cut? How can I put myself in a legal position to pursue damages if this becomes a bigger issue, while avoiding making a big stink with management and HR in the short run?\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"How to Handle Employer Breaching Employment Contract"}
{"Id":1171,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-07-17T23:52:23.000","Score":4,"ViewCount":132.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-07-19T02:02:30.353","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"In the UK, it is possible to download TV shows in the UK and watch them afterwards outside the UK.\n\n\n<http:\/\/iplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.uk\/tv\/watch_outside_uk>\n\n\nI would like to know if this is based on EU regulations or just UK regulations. If it is based on EU regulations, it should be possible in other EU countries as well.\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Do I as a European Union citizen have the right to watch TV shows outside my country and download in my country?"}
{"Id":9542,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-05-24T15:58:13.723","Score":2,"ViewCount":76.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-05-28T15:01:43.223","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I just recently created a font using the Fontself plugin for Illustrator and I want to figure out how to protect my font with a license and distribute it.  \n\nThe problem is that everything I've found online is for the user and how to purchase a font license, not license a font **FOR** purchase\/distribution.\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"How do I license a font I created to sell"}
{"Id":33865,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-11-28T09:38:02.293","Score":1,"ViewCount":8119.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-12-02T19:10:35.317","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Can you explain in simple english the meaning of this sentence? Context is transfer of proprietary data.\n\n\n\n> \n> the Receiving Party agrees that the Disclosing Party may be entitled, without proof of special damages, to seek the remedies of injunction relief without posting bond, as well as specific performance and other equitable relief.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nIn particular I don't know what \"without posting bond\" means. Thanks.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Injunction relief without posting bond"}
{"Id":12056,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-07-31T09:21:55.763","Score":3,"ViewCount":284.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-07-31T16:15:04.187","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Say, for example, I have created a product which is compatible with a specific existing technology. Like an Apple iPhone case.\n\n\nI would like to tell the user that my new case can be used with their apple device. How do name my device such that it doesn't infringe on the apple trademark but still tells the user what it is?\n\n\nFor example, can I name my case as an \"Apple iPhone Case\", or would that be trademark infringement? If not, what is allowed?\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"How do i refer to a trademark I don't own without infringing on it?"}
{"Id":3735,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-17T01:42:30.120","Score":6,"ViewCount":4682.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-05-14T17:56:43.253","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have heard it can be illegal to work without pay. Under what circumstances is this true? I could see why it would be illegal for certain things (like a police officer not getting paid), but what about volunteer work that can be done for free (like cleaning up a beach)? This question focuses on Canada. \n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Is it legal to work without pay - Canada?"}
{"Id":30402,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-07-20T15:26:45.440","Score":0,"ViewCount":70.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-07-20T23:43:11.667","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Discussing about what's worse, being the planner of a homicide or the actual killer, I found a proposal in a country for the planner to have twice the penalty of the killer.\n\n\nIs there any country or state where such a proposal has been taken forward and applied in law?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Is there any country or state where the intellectual author of a homicide has twice or more the penalty than the physical author?"}
{"Id":47349,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-12-11T04:04:53.670","Score":0,"ViewCount":48.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-12-11T04:31:35.013","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am thinking about building a website that is a collection of information. Some of the content will be written by me and some of the content is from outside sources. The outside sources will be cited accordingly so there is no plagiarizing. However, they don't know that I am sourcing them. I want to charge x amount my users for permission to look at my collection. Is there a legal issue that I might find myself in if the outside sources see that I am charging money of a collection that includes their information that is cited?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Would I be in legal trouble if I charge money on my website that cites other peoples work?"}
{"Id":43043,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-07-18T21:58:17.443","Score":0,"ViewCount":150.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-07-18T22:47:44.447","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I have signed a contingency agreement with a roofing company here in Colorado. Am I bound to anything here? It seems like a 'good faith' agreement that I will contact my insurance company. If I don't follow up with the roofing company with a claim number, which is what they would need, am I in violation of anything?\n\n\nThe contingency agreement that states: \n\n\nInsurance Allowance Agreement:\nI\/we agree to retain [roofing company] to contact my insurance company and meet with their representative (adjustor) as our Contractor of Choice to discuss the scope of necessary repairs. Upon our receipt of the insurance estimate we will meet with a representative of [roofing company] to review the paperwork and discuss the scope of the project.\n\n\nBy signing below, you agree to:\n\n\n* (A) call your insurance company to obtain a claim number\n* (B)\nauthorize a representative of [roofing company] to meet with your\ninsurance adjustor to discuss and review the required repairs as your\ncontractor of choice.\n* (C) meet with a representative of [roofing\ncompany] when your insurance paperwork arrives to discuss the\nproduction process.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"roofing contractor contingency agreement"}
{"Id":37067,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-02-10T02:21:04.630","Score":2,"ViewCount":68.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-02-10T02:21:04.630","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"During the first lease cycle of a rental agreement, the tenant died. Is the co-signer responsible for damages to the apartment, or do the charges revert to the deceased tenant's family members?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"What is the responsibility of a co-signer upon death of a tenant within the first lease cycle?"}
{"Id":46167,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-11-04T22:43:16.450","Score":0,"ViewCount":24.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-11-04T22:43:16.450","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am 85 years old and recently purchased a Frontier Truck from Nissan World Car.\nThe truck is a 2019 and was damaged on the hood and top of the truck, however, in good faith I agreed to purchase it providing the vehicle would be fixed. I took the vehicle back to the dealer and they provided me with a loner.. They took 3 weeks to order a new hood and replace it. On Sept 8 I picked up the truck, Saturday and Sunday I noticed a dent on the top of the truck and went back to the dealer and the service department said they could not do anything until the salesman made an order. The salesman came out to view the damage and he said that I might have been hit by a rock of something. I told him it was not damaged when I \ndropped it off and he said he would call me back bu hasn't to date. I kept trying because all my vehicle documents were missing, they claim the papers were not in the loner or the truck and I get no response from the dealer. I do not feel that I should be treated this way and only want the truck fixed and a copy of my contract given to me. Also I had purchased a 2019 Nissan Sentry in Feb and returned it back for the 2019 Frontier because the car was too low. I know owe $37,000 dollars. Whatever help you could give would be appreciated Thanks\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"consumer protection in obtaining legal documents from a car dealer"}
{"Id":13191,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-08-08T02:20:12.917","Score":0,"ViewCount":198.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-11-07T10:49:44.357","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I own an online retail grocery store and I have taken quality photos of the goods I'm selling. I'm wondering if I'm violating any copyright laws for taking the photos of copyrighted\/trademarked products (e.g. Cheetos, Doritos, etc)? Thank you!\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Legality of product photos for my online retail store"}
{"Id":35796,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-12-30T19:37:47.520","Score":-1,"ViewCount":74.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-02-14T02:53:48.320","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm a little confused as to how the law is applied to this question. On the one hand, the right to privacy only extends to your home or immediate surroundings in places like public restrooms (the stall). Therefore, if you are out in public you can be recorded (e.g., health and fitness centers that have CCTVs). However, on YouTube, I continue to see people being asked if they can be in a video. In some of those videos, faces are even blurred out. What are your legal rights in these situations? Is consent required? \n\n\nMy question is not a duplicate because it asks the additional question: If consent is granted can it be revoked later? \n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Consent to be recorded in public"}
{"Id":40400,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-04-24T04:22:16.520","Score":0,"ViewCount":159.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-09-27T05:12:56.807","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"[*O'Sullivan & Hilliard's The Law of Contract*](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/OSullivan-Hilliards-Law-Contract-Janet\/dp\/0198807821\/ref=dp_ob_title_bk) (2018 8 ed). p. 98.\n\n\n\n> \n> [![enter image description here](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/qcqds.jpg)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/qcqds.jpg)\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nThe red underlines fit para. 31 of the [judgment](http:\/\/www.bailii.org\/uk\/cases\/UKPC\/2003\/22.html):\n\n\n\n> \n> 31. In the present case the price for which R's promise was bought was the forbearance of the MOD to exercise its power to return him to unit. It could not be a promise that he would not be returned to unit, because, as their Lordships have already observed, the Crown was entitled to move him to another regiment and **could not fetter its discretion by a contract having effect in private law [emboldening mine]**. Whether there were any circumstances in which it could have created a legitimate expectation giving rise to rights against the Crown in public law is a matter which their Lordships need not discuss. But the actual forbearance was in their Lordships' opinion sufficient consideration to support the contract. In *Alliance Bank Ltd v Broom* (1864) 2 Dr & Sm 289, 292 the bank demanded security for its loan in circumstances in which, as Sir Richard Kindersley V-C said, it would otherwise have enforced payment. It made no promise not to demand payment but:\n> \n> \n> \n> > \n> > \"the [bank] did in effect give, and the defendant received, the benefit of some degree of forbearance; not, indeed, for any definite time, but, at all events, some extent of forbearance.\"\n> > \n> > \n> > \n> \n> \n> \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Why couldn't the Ministry of Defence fetter its public law powers by promising not to transfer a SAS soldier?"}
{"Id":25328,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-01-14T00:15:29.643","Score":1,"ViewCount":172.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-01-18T08:06:43.567","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Is there a limit to the amount of money a church can give a religious leader for housing? \n\n\nA church is planning to offer a contract in which the leader is given an house with all expenses paid plus a substantial parsonage allowance.\n\n\nWhat are the legal considerations that should be considered? Is this likely to get anyone into trouble? Is the legitimacy of the substantial financial parsonage allowance called into question by the contract clause that provides the house and all associated expenses? (This is in the USA.)\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Parsonage deduction on top of a parsonage: any limit?"}
{"Id":18214,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-04-05T22:55:53.127","Score":0,"ViewCount":39.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-04-08T13:34:19.673","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Can we have a product X which gets both a copyright & a patent?\n\n\nI'm particularly interested in the case of Software since its content overlaps with both Copyright & Patent. But someone told me that the same subject matter cannot be protected under different IPRs (Copyright & Patent). \nSo, Pure Software is protected by Copyright and Software with a Technical Component is protected by Patent.\n\n\nI'm trying to figure out if the TRIPS agreement places any such rule (same subject matter cannot be protected under different IPRs).\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Any rule in the TRIPS agreement which prohibits same subject matter to be protected by different IPRs?"}
{"Id":28272,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-05-06T14:13:21.457","Score":1,"ViewCount":734.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-05-06T21:04:06.100","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Our suite of applications heavily depend on Java. One of our customers came across this link <https:\/\/www.java.com\/en\/download\/release_notice.jsp> and are asking us to explain what it really means? Does this mean our customers would need a license to use Java 8 or it's new features after January 2019?\n\n\n\n> \n> Oracle Java SE 8 Release Updates\n> ================================\n> \n> \n> Public updates for Oracle Java SE 8 will remain available for individual, personal use through at least the end of 2020.\n> \n> \n> Public updates for Oracle Java SE 8 released after January 2019 will not be available for business, commercial or production use without a commercial license.\n> \n> \n> If you are a CONSUMER using Java for individual, personal use, you will continue to have the same access to Oracle Java SE 8 updates as you do today through at least the end of 2020. In most instances, the Java-based applications you run are licensed separately by a company other than Oracle (for example, games you play on your PC are likely developed by a gaming company). These applications may run on the Java platform and be dependent on Oracle Java SE 8 updates beyond 2020. Accordingly, Oracle recommends you contact your application provider for details on how they plan to continue to provide application support to you.\n> \n> \n> If you are a DEVELOPER, Oracle recommends you review the roadmap information for Java SE 8 and beyond and take appropriate action depending on the type of application you develop and your distribution model.\n> \n> \n> If you are acting on behalf of an ENTERPRISE, Oracle recommends you review the roadmap information for Java SE 8 and beyond and begin to assess your ongoing Java support requirements in order to migrate to a later release or obtain a commercial license, as appropriate, on a timely basis.\n> \n> \n> If you are an ORACLE CUSTOMER who is licensed to use Java SE as part of another Oracle product, you continue to have access to Oracle Java SE 8 updates beyond 2019 for use with those Oracle products, see this My Oracle Support (MOS) note for more information.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"Oracle Java SE 8 release updates after January 2019"}
{"Id":38478,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-03-27T13:38:36.520","Score":0,"ViewCount":40.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-03-27T13:38:36.520","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Most (all perhaps) software-related employment contracts want you to list out your prior inventions. I would like not to disclose some of my \"inventions\" (past projects and such). Wondering how I can do this while at the same time agreeing to some contract. I would like to be protected from them saying I used their technology to create my past invention, while at the same time keeping my invention private from the company.\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"IP How to avoid writing out Assignment of Inventions"}
{"Id":46729,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-11-22T05:55:56.567","Score":0,"ViewCount":55.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-11-22T11:51:28.100","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"My question is about video recordings. Who owns the right to a video recording? Is it the person recording or the person being recorded?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"who owns the copyright to someone giving a speech"}
{"Id":39317,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-04-22T05:26:23.413","Score":1,"ViewCount":62.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-10-03T00:01:01.007","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"There are Images uploaded to a certain website not linked to any accounts, just IP, linked in a case towards a federal case. can this evidence be inadmissible if the only proof is \"IP : Picture\". Prosecutor tagged all the pictures into evidence to the certain person.\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"What are the US Federal laws on Shared VPN IP"}
{"Id":8454,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-04-10T23:08:01.137","Score":1,"ViewCount":110.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-09-18T15:24:03.927","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have an iPhone app and need to write a privacy policy for it (Apple requires it for this type of apps).\n\n\nI know that privacy policy should include data owner's contact information (name, address), it is required in some countries. Is it still required if I collect no data at all? My privacy policy could be very short: \n\n\n\n> \n> We do not collect any kind of data from you. Apple Inc might collect some data and provide it to us as stated in your device's Pivacy Policy.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nDo I still have to add my contact info to that?\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Do I still have to include data owner in privacy policy if I do not collect any data?"}
{"Id":51396,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-05-10T03:25:26.927","Score":-1,"ViewCount":73.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-05-10T11:07:35.713","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I have A bill of sale signed by me(buyer) and grandfather(seller) it is a document I printed with terms that I was purchasing farm equipment as is in the current condition with equipment model and serial numbers on it. We both signed and put are current address on the bill of sale. Now 6 years later he is diagnosed with dementia and my father and uncle who were never involved with the farm are taking and trying to sell my equipment and don\u2019t want to believe in the bill of sale. What do I do?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Family won\u2019t let me have farm equipment I have a Bill of sale on"}
{"Id":42194,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-06-17T21:54:01.053","Score":2,"ViewCount":83.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-06-17T22:32:44.773","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Who has the right to claim children. On federal taxes in Ohio?\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"If a person is court ordered to pay child support in the state of Ohio does that person have the right to claim said children on taxes"}
{"Id":9044,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-05-05T13:57:40.577","Score":17,"ViewCount":9060.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-05-07T04:05:28.740","AnswerCount":4.0,"CommentCount":11,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"[This video](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LnEyjwdoj7g) explaining [this wikipedia article](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Illegal_prime) says that possessing a particular number can be illegal. Is this true?\n\n\nFrom the article (internal links and formatting removed):\n\n\n\n> \n> An illegal prime is a prime number that represents information whose possession or distribution is forbidden in some legal jurisdiction. One of the first illegal primes was found in 2001. When interpreted in a particular way, it describes a computer program that bypasses the digital rights management scheme used on DVDs. Distribution of such a program in the United States is illegal under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. An illegal prime is a kind of illegal number.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can numbers be illegal?"}
{"Id":27157,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-03-26T18:38:30.743","Score":0,"ViewCount":117.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-03-26T19:38:21.243","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"As far as I know, unless a contract\/compact states otherwise, or a provision was added at a different point of time, every provision in the contract carries the same priority. The bill of rights was added to the constitution all at once and so each amendment carries the same priority and so when there is a conflict least restrictive means has to be applied.\n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"Does any amendment in the bill of rights take priority over any other?"}
{"Id":28856,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-05-25T05:38:24.043","Score":49,"ViewCount":7024.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-05-25T21:06:04.517","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I just got one of those GDPR mails from gitlab.com, which pointed me to a Web page where I had to accept some terms and conditions. The same as everywhere, except this passage:\n\n\n\n> \n> (For GitLab Contributors Only) As part of my voluntary contribution to any GitLab project, I acknowledge and agree that my name and email address will become embedded and part of the code, which may be publicly available. I understand the removal of this information would be impermissibly destructive to the project and the interests of all those who contribute, utilize, and benefit from it. Therefore, in consideration of my participation in any project, I hereby waive any right to request any erasure, removal, or rectification of this information under any applicable privacy or other law and acknowledge and understand that providing this information is a requirement under the agreement to contribute to the GitLab project.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nAs far as I understood GDPR, this passage is just plain bullocks and they're trying to get away with arguably the most difficult bit of GDPR, especially if you consider their argument. I can feel their pain, but it also just doesn't feel like this is made possible by GDPR and if GitLab would deny or not completely fulfil such a deletion request, it would be liable to litigation. Am I correct in this?\n\n\nNote: I'm not trying to put GitLab in a bad spot here, they're just the first (only?) ones that included this kind of passage in their agreement.\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Is requesting waiving the right to deletion of contributions against GDPR?"}
{"Id":4945,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-10-27T23:29:34.153","Score":4,"ViewCount":54.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-11-03T02:30:11.017","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Say a tool that does some sort of automatic code generation or modification, like a formatter or linter, is run as a service that automatically creates pull requests to projects on Github. Who owns the copyright of those changes? What license restrictions would it have? Could the tool creator say \"all changes made by this tool from now until the end of time are my intellectual property\" even though they weren't involved in making the individual changes? How might a more conscientious tool creator properly declare that their tool's contributions can be merged in without licensing and IP problems?\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"How should code produced by automated tools be licensed?"}
{"Id":9041,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-05-05T11:34:16.807","Score":2,"ViewCount":1751.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-06-26T14:46:53.953","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"How does that work? Is there a certain setting where extortion is legal? Do certain government officials have immunity? Is extortion permissible inide a court room? Can a police officer on the street say \"hey man if you plead guilty to this speeding ticket I'll ignore the pot I smell in the back of your car\"?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"How is plea bargaining not illegal extortion?"}
{"Id":3628,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-14T00:40:47.637","Score":8,"ViewCount":415.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-01-13T06:16:45.487","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Like the title asks: I know that US states (and their agencies) can be sued by the United States in federal court (this is an exception to their normal sovereign immunity). Does this exception extend to criminal charges? If a state or a state agency does something which would result in criminal charges against a private corporation, could the United States bring charges against the state?\n\n\nCitations would be nice, especially if there have actually been cases involving this.\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Can a US state be charged with a crime in federal court?"}
{"Id":16538,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-01-20T03:46:25.620","Score":0,"ViewCount":61.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-01-20T05:46:07.460","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"There is a trademarked product used in therapy that is used to increase breathing capacity. I would like to use that product in a kit with protocols and instructions that would improve its current use and expand its uses. How do I do that without infringing on the trademark or being limited by the trademark owners?\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Using a trademarked item in another product"}
{"Id":14015,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-09-14T14:20:06.000","Score":1,"ViewCount":84.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-09-16T12:38:02.413","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm currently upgrading to the latest version of a commercial product (Let's call it 'Foo'). In their installation guide, they specifically say that the enterprise-licensed version of a third party piece of software (Let's call this 'Bar') must be used to run this product, rather than using the open-source community licensed version of this third-party product.\n\n\nThere is no technical limitation of the community version of 'Bar', indeed it is the same codebase as the enterprise edition. There is a significant cost to using the enterprise version of 'Bar' vs the community version.\n\n\nI'm specifically interested in whether they can legally enforce this in order to license their product, not what they might\/might not do or support.\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"Is it legally enforcable to demand that a specific version of third party software be used?"}
{"Id":27108,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-03-24T23:42:46.063","Score":1,"ViewCount":510.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-01-24T00:50:26.923","AnswerCount":4.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"About a week ago a girl was shot in a Maryland school. Soon after that, a police officer shot and killed the gunman. The girl was critically injured, and on life support. After a few days, the family decided to take her off life support and she died soon after. Suppose the killer didn't die. What crime would the killer be charged with? The girl has died, but technically she would probably still be alive if her parents didn't take here off life support. I think in some cases, a jury could be convinced that it would be extremely unlikely that a victim would ever regain consciousness. Many would regard this as worse than attempted murder. Do some states have a crime that is appropriate for that situation?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Shooting victim taken off life support. What crime would be charged?"}
{"Id":1893,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-08-17T23:25:45.197","Score":2,"ViewCount":192.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-09-01T17:16:06.913","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am an adult programmer who knows (absolutely) nothing about law.\n\n\nWhat must I do to start a MMO browser game?\n===========================================\n\n\nI mean a massively-multiplayer online browser game similar to (for example) Travian, OGame or Tribal Wars.\n\n\n1. Assume I will do all the work alone *(hiring people to help me could be a follow-up question for another occasion)*.\n2. If it matters, assume the game will be in english.\n3. Assume the game URL will be the straightforward **www.(something-here).com** *(assume I already own this domain - even though I don't - this could be a follow-up question if I can't figure it out by myself)*\n4. Assume all players will play together (i.e. there won't be separate servers for different countries).\n5. Assume players can send messages to each other within the game.\n6. Assume the game will be 100% free to play.\n7. Assume the game won't have any advertisement (I would pay all the expenses myself).\n\n\n*(These assumptions are supposed to narrow down my question - on another occasion I may worry about these details)*\n\n\nWhen I ask \"what must I do?\", I am asking regarding law, of course. What laws must I follow? Must I do something special considering I am \"just another citizen\"? Do I have to create a company first? In short, again, **what must I do?**\n\n\n\n\n---\n\n\nI will be happy to give any other details that you might need.\n\n\n**If this depends on the country I live in, answer based on your favourite country - at this moment I just want to have an idea of how it works. Country details can be left for another time.** Unless I am very lucky and you know the specific laws for Brazil.\n\n\nRemember I don't know anything about law - I probably don't even know how to hire a lawyer.\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"What must I do to legally create a MMO browser game?"}
{"Id":43984,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-08-22T04:56:25.287","Score":1,"ViewCount":116.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-08-26T21:39:11.190","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"If a University is laying off many people from a department. They will receive one, or two months of pay, and a lump sum for a number of employment years.\n\n\nWould the members of this department have any leverage when they are offered this package?\n\n\nCould they decline to sign it and ask for more? Do they have any leverage to do this?\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Can a severance package be negotiated?"}
{"Id":45105,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-09-29T15:26:12.720","Score":11,"ViewCount":8405.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-10-03T04:20:34.223","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Say, I pay for a broadcasting service, and lets say due some circumstances I miss it. \n\n\nDoes the original copyright (or the fact that it allowed me to watch it), allow me to source the content elsewhere? \n\n\nI in no way am sharing the content that was aquired elsewhere. \n\n\nEdit: Likely I will watch it one time and delete it afterwards.\n\n\nEdit: I know the alternative source is infringing copyright. But does that have any effect on me?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"I pay for a service, but I miss the broadcast"}
{"Id":48780,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-02-04T17:47:52.403","Score":3,"ViewCount":259.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-10-22T05:43:20.787","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":11,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Premise:\n\n\n\n> \n> The fiancee of Jamal Khashoggi has said the world has failed to hold Saudi Arabia to account\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nThere are quite a lot of cases when agents of a state can kill (with or without sanction) an individual: a spy, an \"undesirable\" person, a terrorist in a third country.\n\n\nUsing this case as an example, can SA be held accountable for killing the journalist (in 'having a tribunal' sense)? \n\n\nCan a state be prosecuted for killing a foreign spy? What if a country sends a task force to eliminate a terrorist in a 3rd country?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"(How) Can a state be accountable for murder?"}
{"Id":2048,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-08-26T06:51:16.270","Score":2,"ViewCount":107.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-08-26T18:10:30.943","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Consider two businesses, \"Us LLC\" and \"Them, Inc.\" which are both in the field of selling widgets to the general public. The production of these widgets fall under a government regulation that mandates they be, for example, made of a particular material.\n\n\n\"Them, Inc.\" is selling widgets well below competitive price points because they make theirs out of a non-compliant but significantly cheaper material. \"Us LLC\" makes compliant widgets, but cannot compete on this unequal footing. The regulatory agency responsible has ignored requests to enforce the regulation on \"Them, Inc.\", and will not issue a waiver of the regulation to \"Us LLC\".\n\n\nDoes \"Us LLC\" have any legal standing to either compel the regulatory agency to enforce the regulation, or to directly compel \"Them, Inc.\" to comply?\n\n\nWould the noncompliance of the competitor, combined with lack of enforcement by the regulator, hold any defensive merit if \"Us LLC\" were to start using the non-compliant material?\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"Can a private individual force a competitor to cease a illegal practice which gives a competitive advantage?"}
{"Id":29050,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-05-30T07:48:48.193","Score":2,"ViewCount":44.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-06-29T11:16:56.770","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"A company organises a staff event during business hours. Say a hackathon or similar. The company arranges a photographer and videographer to record pictures, footage, presentations etc.\n\n\nSpeaking specifically about GDPR, does the company need to seek any level of consent from the attendees to use those photographs or video for published material covering the event for use internally, or for sharing with partner organisations (e.g. here's a brochure of how the day went, or here's an intranet article, or here's a video to show what we're up to).\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Does the GDPR cover \/ apply to (in any way) photography at a workplace event?"}
{"Id":22058,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-08-19T04:27:12.153","Score":2,"ViewCount":136.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-09-18T18:24:11.833","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Is it legal for a company founder to add to the bylaws that nobody has the power to fire him as ceo (law in Colorado, The United States of America)\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"Can a founder use bylaws to prevent being fired by the board"}
{"Id":37073,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-02-10T09:28:57.093","Score":-1,"ViewCount":104.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-02-10T10:47:03.423","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Is it legal not to pay employees a salary (even not a minimum) and only incentivise them with an equity reward?\n\n\nDo I, as the owner of the company, have to pay a salary for myself?\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"How startups are able not to pay minimum salaries to their employees?"}
{"Id":50834,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-04-19T16:57:50.527","Score":1,"ViewCount":408.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-05-20T08:23:52.000","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Say an author sells the paperback rights of a book for $300,000\n\n\nWhat does that mean? The author gets $300,000 and then nothing else, even if the book sells five hundred million copies?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"What does \"paperback rights\" mean?"}
{"Id":37795,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-03-02T23:11:40.490","Score":1,"ViewCount":246.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-03-03T00:20:14.960","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"This is the situation: I have a booklet that contains sketches (2D drawings) of human teeth. I would like to use them as reference materials to build 3D models (using blender) and publish the models on Sketchfab and a mobile App.\n\n\nI'm not sure about it since I see people, for example, making car models and selling it on Sketchfab, for branded cars, like Mercedes or Corvette etc... Did they need permission to make this work from the original designers?\n\n\nWhat are my legal responsibilities in this aspect? Is this considered a copyright infringement?\n\n\nThanks in advance for the advice.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Will I need permission from the work owner of a 2D sketch to make it a 3D model?"}
{"Id":19880,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-06-28T20:48:47.720","Score":-1,"ViewCount":130.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-06-30T08:05:04.957","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have an app that is not copyright protected or patented. Can I still upload it to the Google Play Store as a paid app?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can an un-copyrighted app be paid on Play Store"}
{"Id":14762,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-10-23T04:00:47.860","Score":4,"ViewCount":23482.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-03-27T11:26:17.177","AnswerCount":4.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have a business license from the province of Ontario and an HST number so that I can file my taxes. I have an accountant who handles all of my taxes, so I don't think I will have any issues there.\n\n\nI'm wondering if there exists any legislation against repairing vehicles for profit without having a mechanic's license. If my customers are made aware that I am repairing their vehicle while unlicensed, am I allowed to proceed?\n\n\nThanks.\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"Is it illegal to repair vehicles in Ontario without a mechanic's license?"}
{"Id":11373,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-07-04T17:14:08.733","Score":4,"ViewCount":1338.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-07-04T21:33:22.637","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"In reading a few laws recently, I've seen a lot of non specific words like \"reasonably\", \"expeditiously\", and \"sufficient\". I'm wondering how judges decide what is \"reasonable\" when the way the law is written is so subjective . \n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"What decides what's \"reasonable\"?"}
{"Id":46896,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-11-27T00:47:24.420","Score":2,"ViewCount":109.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-11-27T02:15:02.427","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"[![enter image description here](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/xhu7s.png)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/xhu7s.png)\n\n\nThis is a Georgia association of realtors Form 201, \"exclusive seller listing agreement\". I have cropped the part about commission. My question is part c. at the very bottom of the attached image. \n\n\nSurvival: The commission rights of Broker and the commission obligations of Seller set forth herein shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement. \n\n\nThis Survival clause sounds like its indefinite. So how does this make sense when there is a defined period for this realtor agreement? What does it even mean? Thanks. \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Real estate listing agreement legal wording question"}
{"Id":44249,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-08-29T21:05:49.473","Score":4,"ViewCount":167.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-08-31T14:40:21.183","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"As it stands the UK implements an EU law which prevents the reverse engineering of proprietary software with few exceptions, could this change once we leave the EU?\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"If a no-deal Brexit happens will EU provisions on reverse engineering be nullified?"}
{"Id":21220,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-07-15T18:17:24.547","Score":2,"ViewCount":85.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-11-14T01:43:50.993","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Let's say A takes B to court claiming that B should pay x dollars to A.\nInstead of going through long proceedings (with high attorney costs accumulating) with somewhat unpredictable result, the parties may - as far as I learn from US TV series - agree upon a deal, according to which B pays y dollars to A. \nThe proportion y\/x can be expected to somewhat represent the confidence the parties have in their case: If y is a lot smaller than x (say, less than 10% of x), it seems that A sees not so big a chance to win in normal proceedings after all (or only with enormous efforts and costs); similarly, if y is almost as big as x (say, more than 90% of x), it seems that B's chances are (estimated to be) slim. If the outcome is totally unclear, the deal might be made at closer to 50% of x.\n\n\nMy question is: What percentages are common for such deals successfully made in practice (and where the dispute value x is not just petty cash to begin with)? Is there a statistic about this available?\n\n\n","text_label":"civil-law","title":"What percentages of the dispute value are typical in deals?"}
{"Id":28126,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-05-01T11:29:05.007","Score":3,"ViewCount":367.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-05-02T01:00:49.893","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Some unknown person created an online account with my Aadhar card details and booked a room with that account. I guess the person is the PG owner to whom I gave my Aadhar card to photocopy as proof of address. Now he is misusing the address proof for creating fake accounts and booking rooms like this. What should I do now?\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"What is the punishment for misusing Aadhar card details in India.?"}
{"Id":7142,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-02-14T06:27:26.553","Score":2,"ViewCount":93.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-02-14T06:35:14.780","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Recently, I got hold of a contract with a rather strange term:\n\n\n\n> \n> I understand that this document is written to be as broad and inclusive as legally permitted by the State of California. I agree that if any portion is held invalid or unenforceable, I will continue to be bound by the remaining terms.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nHow is this actually possible? How can I be bound by a contract that's been found to be invalid? And, by proxy, how can I actually escape a contract like this?\n\n\nFor reference, [this](https:\/\/www.csuchico.edu\/wildcatwelcome\/documents\/Release%20of%20Liability%20beChico%20FL15.pdf) is a version very similar to the contract that I have a copy of.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"Can I be bound by a void contract?"}
{"Id":27637,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-04-13T18:35:39.910","Score":4,"ViewCount":155.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-05-26T19:45:41.790","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"This is a really basic question about GDPR.\n\n\nIf I have products that are intended only for US customers, but can be accessed by European Union residents, does GDPR apply?\n\n\nMore specific example:\n\n\nA customer downloads my app through the iOS US App Store, but the customer is a resident of France. Does GDPR apply?\n\n\nAm I obliged to inspect the iOS locale or geo-locate or ask the customer?\n\n\n","text_label":"software","title":"As a web and mobile (iOS and Android) developer, how do I discover if GDPR applies to a user?"}
{"Id":46604,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-11-19T09:10:57.300","Score":0,"ViewCount":47.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-12-20T04:04:05.427","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm asking about the red underline. John D McCamus. [*The Law of Contracts* (2012 2 ed)](https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Law-Contracts-2-John-McCamus\/dp\/1552213056\/ref=dp_ob_title_bk). p. 229\n\n\n[![enter image description here](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/01Ods.jpg)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/01Ods.jpg)\n\n\n[Mountford & Anor v Scott [1974] EWCA Civ 10 (17 October 1974)](https:\/\/www.bailii.org\/ew\/cases\/EWCA\/Civ\/1974\/10.html)\n\n\n\n> \n> The third ground of attack on the validity of the option agreement was that the consideration for the grant of the option, stated and paid, namely \u00a31, was a sum which the law would not regard as valuable consideration: therefore there was no consideration in the eye of the law to support the obligation on Mr Scott not to withdraw his offer for six months. This I found a startling proposition. The industry of Mr Narayan has not been able to find any support for it in English authority; and his reliance on a Canadian case of *Gilchrist v. Sedley*, which is reported in (1967) 66 Dominion Law Reports, Second Series, page 24, was based on a misreading, in my view, of the decision in that case, which appears to me to suggest only that **possible future obligations which could be avoided by payment of \u00a31 were illusory as consideration**.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n[*Anson's Law of Contract* (2016 30 ed)](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Ansons-Law-Contract-Jack-Beatson\/dp\/0198734786\/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=ZW82SGPZDB8D0GKSVMV4). p. 104\n\n\n\n> \n> (f) CONSIDERATION NEED NOT BE ADEQUATE\n> \n> \n> \n\n\np. 106\n\n\n\n> \n> Thus specific performance was ordered of\n>  an option to purchase a house for \u00a310,000 even though the consideration for the grant\n>  of the option was the nominal sum of \u00a31.53\n> \n> \n> 53 *Mountford v Scott* [1975] Ch 258 (Brightman J). But note that, in contrast to Brightman J, the Court of Appeal in that case regarded the option as having been exercised so that the specific performance related to\n>  the contract of sale for \u00a310,000 not the option contract for which the consideration was nominal.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Why did EWCA conclude that Gilchrist Vending v Sedley Hotel Ltd consisted with the principle that nominal consideration sufficed?"}
{"Id":11447,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-07-08T02:19:04.913","Score":2,"ViewCount":129.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-07-09T05:51:29.573","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"\"Alternative lyrics\" are those lyrics are written to the music of an existing song.\nAn example would be \"My Country \"Tis of Thee\" written to the tune of \"God Save the Queen.\"\n\n\nMy understanding is that if you put the alternative lyrics to the sheet music of the original song without permission, that would be copyright infringement. (You've copied the music.)\n\n\nBut suppose you publish the alternative lyrics on a \"standalone\" basis (without the music in any form). Would the fact that it can \"sing\" to someone else's song be copyright infringement even if there were no [\"substantial similarity\"](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Substantial_similarity) in the lyrics?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Under what circumstances do \"alternative lyrics\" represent copyright infringement?"}
{"Id":32446,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-10-09T22:44:38.840","Score":-2,"ViewCount":37.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-10-09T22:56:49.657","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I recently learned that images that you find on Facebook can be legally used by simply crediting Facebook.\n\n\nImagine someone posts a link to one of my web pages on Google without my knowledge. One of my images is automatically displayed with the link.\n\n\nIn such a scenario, would people still be able to use my image by simply crediting it \"(Facebook)\"? If so, is there anything I can do to prevent Facebook from stealing my images through links?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Copyright vs Facebook images inadvertently displayed via links"}
{"Id":15714,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-12-08T20:41:02.140","Score":0,"ViewCount":202.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-12-09T09:18:02.993","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm working off of a template for a Terms of Service agreement for an app, and I would like to modify it to use non-binary pronouns (they\/their\/them) instead of gender-specific pronouns (he\/she his\/hers him\/her). What, if any, language should be included at the head of the contract to explain that they\/their\/them is referring to a single person rather than a group of people? Right now I'm thinking of something like\n\n\n\n> \n> In this document when referring to the Licensee, we use the non-binary\n>  and non-gender-specific pronouns \u201cthey\u201d, \u201ctheir\u201d, and \u201cthem\u201d. These\n>  pronouns are not intended to reflect plurality of the Licensee, and\n>  can be replaced by he\/his\/him or she\/her\/hers where appropriate to\n>  reflect the Licensee\u2019s identity.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"What wording should I use to include non-binary pronouns in a contract?"}
{"Id":42021,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-06-12T01:09:43.097","Score":1,"ViewCount":204.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-08-22T17:01:42.513","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"If I see a \"No Tresapssing\" sign on a house door, but I hear screems for help from inside. The window was left open by mistake and I see a big guy beating an unarmed man and getting ready to kill him. \n\n\nWould I be justified in front of the law to break in and shoot for the big guy's gun? (I am also putting the big guy's life in danger by shootin but he comes out unharmed).\n\n\n* Question: Assuming that my claims about the imminent murder having been about to take place prove to be correct, will the law, as it stands written, find me guilty of any of the 2 crimes that I have just comitted?\n\n\nThe question is not about the morality or practicality of my actions. It is purely legal. \n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Does preventing a murder justify breaking a \"No Trespassing\" law?"}
{"Id":15621,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-12-02T14:28:21.910","Score":0,"ViewCount":78.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-09-29T09:58:38.987","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm an MBA student working on an assignment to evaluate the feasibility of transitioning from a license-only model to a franchise model. \n\n\nWe're fine doing the business analysis, but we do have some legal concerns about what to do with the existing licensees. Grandfather them, drop them, or convert them?\n\n\nDoes anyone know of any businesses in the U.S. that have made this type of transition? Or of any case studies on the subject? We would like to be able to address the issue in our paper, rather then just note it as a concern.\n\n\nThanks\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"Dual franchise\/license model in the U.S"}
{"Id":8311,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-04-05T14:24:36.263","Score":2,"ViewCount":63.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-04-05T15:50:54.547","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm trying to persuade someone in a policy area to do something. One of my points is that, supposing what they're already doing is technically legal, it is not \"faithfully executing\" the law.\n\n\nIn the abstract, is there any history that might suggest there are two differing standards of legality...one which is \"faithful\" and one which merely passes a base level test of legality?\n\n\nObviously I am referring to clauses in different constitutions which require the executive to (in so many words) \"take care that the laws be faithfully executed.\"\n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"Is there a difference between \"faithfully executed laws\" and laws which are technically executed but not \"faithfully\"?"}
{"Id":17933,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-03-23T07:08:28.617","Score":1,"ViewCount":53.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-03-23T12:44:49.917","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am developing a smartphone app to serve as a bulletin board for some schools.\n\n\nI plan to use school logos to represent those schools in my app.\n\n\nMight this cause trouble through copyright breach or other legal problems?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is it legal to use school logo in my free mobile app?"}
{"Id":11278,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-06-29T00:47:30.940","Score":3,"ViewCount":128.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-05-12T00:25:32.360","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"In the US, two speakers have a public debate. It is free of charge to all who show up at the public venue. No one is paid anything but (possibly) expenses such as travel. Any additional expenses for the debate like venue rental are paid for by a third party. There was no contract or verbal agreement regarding money beyond that the debaters would be there at a certain time and place.\n\n\nThe first debater arranges for the debate to be audio recorded, and afterward posts the recording for sale online for $13. An indirect inquiry by the second debater who desires to share the recording for free on his own site receives the answer that the first debater is asserting copyright and the recording can't be shared for free.\n\n\n1. Who owns the copyright to this recording?\n2. Can the second debater share the recording (obtained by paying $13) for free legally? And give rights to others to copy it further?\n3. Is the second debater able to legally demand half of the profits?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Copyright on public debate"}
{"Id":42551,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-07-01T03:36:51.780","Score":2,"ViewCount":116.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-07-01T04:58:30.980","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"So while shopping in a store tonight I witnessed a store clerk allow a customer to use their ID to buy cigarettes. The store clerk ask me if I could allow the customer to use my ID. I clearly and quickly told her that, I could not do that. The lady claimed to be of age. To me as a person with an MBA, would without reservations would say it is ethically wrong. I can\u2019t find anything that states it is wrong, even though I know it is legally wrong.\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"Can a store clerk let a customer use their ID to buy cigarettes?"}
{"Id":9604,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-05-31T05:12:52.920","Score":1,"ViewCount":37.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-05-31T06:16:17.103","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am looking for insight into copyright laws to see if it is legal to do the following:\n\n\nParty-A runs a television channel and has broadcast rights for movie contents.\n\n\nParty-B builds video playing infrastructure in public places and invites television channels to participate. Under this plan, the video contents would be stored in the devices and then played. \n\n\nLet's say Part-A agrees to participate.\n\n\nIf all the devices may not play the same video at a given time, would it be a violation of the rights of original copyright owner of the video (movie content)\n\n\nIf all the devices play the same video at a given time, technically the infrastructure is only a different broadcasting medium for television. In that case, is it still a violation of the copyright laws in any way?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Copyright - television broadcasting with offline storage, not playing same across devices"}
{"Id":24050,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-11-12T19:34:01.273","Score":6,"ViewCount":209.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-11-13T16:55:47.890","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"My fiance recently went on a 7 night cruise abroad and would not have cellular service. She hired a local pet sitter to come by her house 3 times a day to feed, water, and change her dog's paper. They agreed on 9 days for $35.00 per day. The pet sitter requested and was paid $315.00 in full prior to beginning the service.\n\n\nMy fiance stays in a gated community and added the sitter to her guest list so that she can access the home. After the second day, the pet sitter was denied entry through the gate by security. The sitter contacted her emergency contact to notify her that she is unable to care for the animal since she cannot access the home. Her mother took care of the pet for the remainder of the 9 days.\n\n\nUpon returning back to the country, she learned from her mother everything that happened. Thankfully, the dog was okay since her mother was able to take care of the dog while she was abroad. My fiance contacted the sitter to offer 4 days' pay, $140.00, for the 2 days of service she was able to do her job to compensate for any inconveniences. The sitter maintains position that the agreement was for $315.00 for 9 days of service and that it was not her fault she couldn't do her job for the remaining 7 days, so she kept the full payment.\n\n\nIs it legal for the pet sitter to keep the full payment, even though the contract was breached?\n\n\nWas the sitter right for keeping full payment with only providing a fraction of the services agreed upon?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Is it legal to take full pay for partial service?"}
{"Id":35987,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-01-07T14:16:24.877","Score":0,"ViewCount":1051.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-01-08T01:13:35.583","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Given the indemnity clause of a website's ToS below, am I correct in my non-legal opinion that if someone hacks my account, even if due to the sites lack of security, and causes harm or loss, I'm financially on the hook for it? Is that enforceable?\n\n\nMy location is Florida, but the company has offices at least five US states including California and North Carolina\n\n\n{Emphasis mine}\n\n\n15. INDEMNITY. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless , its owners, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, consultants, licensors, agents, and representatives from any and all third party claims, losses, liability, damages, and\/or costs (including reasonable attorneys\u2019 fees and costs) arising from your violation of these Terms, or your infringement, **or infringement by any other user under your name or account (whether or not authorized or known to you),** of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity. We will notify you promptly of any such claim, loss, liability, or demand, and in addition to your foregoing obligations, you agree to provide us with reasonable assistance, at your expense, in defending any such claim, loss, liability, damage, or cost.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Are over-zealous indemnity clauses enforceable?"}
{"Id":18834,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-05-07T16:44:56.433","Score":3,"ViewCount":528.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-05-07T23:00:20.087","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"We have been having a discussion in a chat room on whether the exact spelling matters when referring to a License, in this particular case the [CC BY-SA License](https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/) - which applies to any content posted to any of the Stack Exchange sites - and is linked to in the [Stack Exchange Network Terms of Service](https:\/\/stackexchange.com\/legal)\n\n\nI had mistakenly referred to it (in a comment) using the name `CC-by-SA` instead of the correct `CC BY-SA` (additional hyphen and lower case `by`).\n\n\nIt was pointed out to me that this incorrect usage could potentially jeopardise any legal case brought against Stack Exchange in the US.\n\n\n1. Is this the case? Would an unintended misspelling be that serious in a legal case?\n2. Would the fact that the misspelling occurred in a transient comment make any difference?\n3. Would the fact that I am an elected moderator (on SU) - and therefore presumably a \"representative\" of Stack Exchange - make any difference? (Compared to and ordinary user making the same mistake).\n\n\nNote that the Moderator Agreement explicitly states \"I acknowledge and agree that I am an independent volunteer moderator to Stack Overflow and I am not an employee, agent or representative of Stack Exchange Inc., and I have no authority to bind Stack Exchange Inc. in any manner.\"\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"Does the exact spelling matter when referencing the CC BY-SA licence?"}
{"Id":13488,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-08-18T21:22:53.047","Score":0,"ViewCount":238.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-08-18T22:51:57.987","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have recently moved into a new apartment. The lease is a private one between me and the owner (not a larger corporation). I viewed the unit in May and, come the end of the summer and a series of remodeling\/construction, I moved in permanently. \n\n\nI was moved in for less than 24 hours when I noticed some construction mistakes. Some examples include: blocked outlets, reversed doorknobs (lock on wrong side), and doors that do not shut all the way. The most inconvenient was some incorrect wiring that prevented the cable operator I called from installing internet. \n\n\nI contacted my landlord about these issues and he said he would take a look and fix them ASAP. It has now been a week and he has not, to my knowledge, even examined the issues in person or done anything to go about correcting these mistakes. \n\n\nWhat legal recourse do I have, if any, against my landlord? I know that tenants have a right to sue for damages or deduct the cost of repairs from monthly rent but these damages are fairly minor and do not necessarily render the apartment uninhabitable. However, it is frustrating that the faulty wiring prevents internet hookup (which, let's be honest, is a basic quality of life these days).\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Is lack of internet support in new apartment cause for damages?"}
{"Id":29754,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-06-24T13:22:39.860","Score":0,"ViewCount":80.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-06-24T14:48:01.917","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"There are websites which show reviews, ratings, scores about companies (restaurants, hotels, etc.). For example, I create a website which would collect similar data about concrete persons. Could a website show concrete person full name and reviews about him publicly? What about GDPR, right to be forgotten and other legal considerations? \n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Is it legal to collect reviews\/ratings about people and show it on website?"}
{"Id":27449,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-04-06T21:56:25.267","Score":-1,"ViewCount":51.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-04-08T18:01:09.970","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"**Background story:** \n\n\n1. Recently I've written some [questions](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/questions\/27391\/question-about-using-wikipedia-content-about-cc-by-sa-license-about-its-cop) on law.stackexchange. People wrote answers to those questions, and also wrote some comments. I read these things and got some new thoughts from them. I'll refer to these as *stack\\_thoughts*. This is the **first source** of some new thoughts about my question.\n2. Also I wrote partly similar question to some other places through email, and received responses. I read those responses and got ideas which I'll refer to as *email\\_thoughts*. This is the **second source**.\n3. I also asked some questions on a talk page in my profile in Wikipedia. There, one can ask for some help, which I did. And I also received answers, from which I got *wiki\\_personal\\_thoughts*. This is the **Third source**.\n\n\nTo normally prolong my working on [this same problem](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/questions\/27391\/question-about-using-wikipedia-content-about-cc-by-sa-license-about-its-cop), I need to collect, join, analyze, and use thoughts from all three sources. I need to have possibility, to \"formulate\" this all thoughts, in all mentioned places. I can do this, in particular by two ways:\n\n\n* First. I can just blindly use them, write about them without mention of the sources where I got them.\n* Second. Before use all these thoughts I can ask for permission from the authors that are my sources. E.g. I can write a message, to each person who replied on my talk page in Wikipedia, about - can I use what they told me, in some other place, maybe on *stackexchange*. They might reply with a yes or a no.\n\n\n**So question is next:**  \n\nHow can I utilize normally, ethically, and legally information from these three resources (sources)?\n\n\nI know that there a lot on the internet about using copyrighted text resources - but what about personal email letters, and personal messages?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can I use freely information from personal emails and some personal answers"}
{"Id":50666,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-04-13T02:20:37.927","Score":11,"ViewCount":1290.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-04-13T22:27:43.257","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Suppose that I made an MMORPG which has interesting gameplay, but rather bad graphics.\n\n\nOne day, a fan of the game writes a client in Unreal Engine that lets them play the game with HD graphics (but they still need to buy subscription from me to connect to the server). Because of this, my game becomes more popular and I'm making twice as much money.\n\n\nEpic's license for Unreal Engine asks for 5% royalties, but I never agreed to this licence, the person who made the third-party client did.\n\n\nDo I have to pay royalties to Epic? If yes, is it just on the portion of profits from players that connect using the third-party client?\n\n\n","text_label":"software","title":"Third party client made in Unreal Engine"}
{"Id":14918,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-10-31T18:01:40.650","Score":2,"ViewCount":986.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-11-30T20:56:04.817","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Micrsoft's '.docx' file format is closed source. There are many softwares that convert '.docx' file to any other (ex. pdf,rtf,odt,txt) . These software developers must have to reverse engineer '.docx' file format in order to study it and be able to convert it to another. So is it legal to reverse engineer these kind of proprietary file formats?\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Is it illegal to reverse engineer .docx file format?"}
{"Id":24969,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-12-28T06:21:13.390","Score":2,"ViewCount":252.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-06-07T06:21:36.613","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"According to US law, when a person approaches a woman who is pregnant in the third trimester, usee a knife and \"takes the life of the unborn child\" while the woman survives, is this crime a murder or a personal injury to the pregnant woman, or both?\n\n\nDoes anything change depending on the month that the pregnancy had reached?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"What crime is killing a foetus without the mother's consent?"}
{"Id":44699,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-09-14T23:53:45.547","Score":0,"ViewCount":53.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-09-15T10:38:57.950","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I live in a fairly upscale apartment community in a major city in Florida. I've been having major issues concerning building security and another matters that I tried to address with our property manager. Her response was dismissive, rude, argumentative and did not even address most of the issues that I brought up. I followed up with her again and her reply was even more dismissive and arrogant. Currently I'm trying to take my problems with our property manager with the management company ( You're very large and on apartment communities around the Southeast). In case this doesn't go anywhere, I would like to warn another people in a review about living here. I would like to post the emails in the review, redacted for privacy and removing any personal information to provide receipts and backup my claims. If I did so, would that be illegal in any way?\n\n\n","text_label":"civil-law","title":"Can I post email correspondence between myself and my apartment community Property Manager online?"}
{"Id":3740,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-17T06:21:44.180","Score":8,"ViewCount":611.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-11-12T20:15:51.643","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Hypothetical Facts\n------------------\n\n\n1. U.S. company (\"***A***\") hires Canadian worker (\"***B***\") [to work as an unpaid intern](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/a\/3739\/794).\n2. ***B*** never physically leaves Canada and does all her work by telephone, computer and internet.\n3. ***A*** has a physical presence in the U.S. only.\n4. The parties enter into an ***internship agreement*** that, among other things, (purports to) commit\/s the entire arrangement to the jurisdiction of the U.S.\n\n\nQuestions\n=========\n\n\n1. Is ***A*** or ***B*** subject to Canadian employment law? (Will either party get into trouble with the Canadian government?)\n2. If so, what enforcement (and\/or punitive) mechanisms are available to the Canadian government to enforce their employment laws against ***A*** or ***B***?\n3. Can ***B*** later (successfully) sue ***A*** in a Canadian court for back wages?\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Are U.S. employers subject to Canadian employment law if they hire a Canadian to work remotely?"}
{"Id":8941,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-05-01T17:40:53.087","Score":0,"ViewCount":153.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-09-27T10:05:42.877","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Many company websites are showing that the company is ISO 9001, ISO 27001 and\/or ISO 14001 certified. \n\n\nIs there any way to request, or registrar to check, the company's certificate globally and to validate the certificate's integrity and validity?\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"How to verify a ISO (9001, 27001, 14001) certification claim?"}
{"Id":8212,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-04-01T01:03:32.670","Score":0,"ViewCount":177.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-04-01T02:56:45.800","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I found this browser game that I really like and that I think could easily be ported to Android.\n\n\nWould it be illegal\/could I get in trouble for taking this browser game and making an exact replica of it for Android that would use the same image and sound assets.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Would it be illegal to make a exact replica of a browser game for Android?"}
{"Id":43674,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-08-13T07:27:27.923","Score":0,"ViewCount":182.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-08-13T14:31:58.997","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"An employer is aware that their employees are lying to customers of the company for their own personal financial gain. Is that against the law? If an employer is aware and continues to let the employees do so.\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Is it illegal for an employer to know that their employees are lying to the companies customers for their own personal financial gain?"}
{"Id":15032,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-11-05T20:38:47.097","Score":1,"ViewCount":1153.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-11-12T02:37:49.130","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Venmo allows money transfers between individuals for arbitrary goods\/services\/gifts. My understanding is that they\/their parent company handle payment processing, escrow, and payout themselves. When people inevitably use it for illegal means, what kind of liability does Venmo face? How do they mitigate this? Does it make a difference that they use a wallet scheme and hold funds in escrow rather than make direct transfers?\n\n\n","text_label":"liability","title":"How does Venmo mitigate liability for illegal transactions?"}
{"Id":47568,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-12-19T10:06:05.537","Score":2,"ViewCount":111.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-12-23T12:18:15.983","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I live in Germany and have a yearly contract for the Adobe Creative Cloud. This contract can only be canceled 30 days before the one year period ends. They say, that a termination notice prior to those 30 days cannot be noted in their system.\n\n\nAre companies allowed to restrict the period in which I can submit a termination request to cancel a contract?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Can a company restrict the period in which a contract termination can be submitted?"}
{"Id":4064,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-28T12:34:17.253","Score":1,"ViewCount":119.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-09-29T02:54:11.390","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm having trouble understanding the copyright law when registering one 2D character. \n\n\nI understand that a 2D character is an illustration, so it falls under \"Work of the Visual Arts.\" But I'm confused on the part that says \n\n\n\"Are you registering one work (one song, one poem, one illustration, etc.)? Check '' NO '' to this question if the\nwork is one of the following: a collection of works (such as: book of poetry, CD of songs, multiple photographs\nand illustrations), a collective work, website or database because these works do not qualify for the Single\nApplication.\" \n\n\nI can submit one illustration of a character, but since a character has multiple expressions, can wear different clothes, etc., would one character still be considered as ONE work? \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Copyright for one 2D character"}
{"Id":13454,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-08-17T16:15:07.360","Score":0,"ViewCount":42.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-01-06T18:35:19.957","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I need help regarding some copyright law issues. I live in Canada if that helps with anything..\n\n\nLets say I took a picture off the internet of a celebrity and then I mixed up his face with another celebrity and now it only kind of looks like the original picture. \n\n\nWill the still infringe on copyright law?\n\n\nWould changing up the background on that picture help too?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Photograph Copyright Law - Picture transformation"}
{"Id":8191,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-03-31T15:18:31.663","Score":0,"ViewCount":745.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-03-31T18:04:56.040","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If a car breaks down in the drive thru lane of a fast food place, would the driver be liable for lost business while waiting for a tow truck?\n\n\n","text_label":"liability","title":"If a car breaks down in the drive thru lane of a fast food place, would the driver be liable for lost business?"}
{"Id":49644,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-03-04T04:29:05.727","Score":2,"ViewCount":176.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-05-04T02:00:30.047","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"As I understand it a resume is automatically considered the intellectual property of its author, and the author has a right to determine how it will be copied ie. distributed. Does this actually hold any practical significance?\n\n\n* Does this mean that when someone sends you their resume, it is unlawful to pass it on to others unless the author gives permission?\n* Can you get sued if the resume finds its way to someone the author did not intend to see it, and the author suffers some harm as a result?\n* Is distributing a resume in the context of professional networking considered as implicit consent to allow sharing with anyone under the US legal system?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Does copyright on a resume prevent you from sharing it?"}
{"Id":4814,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-10-28T23:34:24.853","Score":3,"ViewCount":480.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-11-07T05:50:55.030","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Some movies ([but not all](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YE7VzlLtp-4)) on YouTube have licenses incompatible with them being on YouTube. Could the *viewer* of such a video be technically guilty of any crime?\n\n\nI am wondering for both U.S. and abroad.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Could watching a YouTube video constitute violation of copyright?"}
{"Id":5579,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-12-04T13:15:15.473","Score":2,"ViewCount":173.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-12-04T19:56:51.797","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"My partner works at an audit company and sometimes has to travel to clients. These are usually near where she works and does not significantly increase her travel time. Occasionally they will find a hotel for her to stay in. \n\n\nShe has just been told to go to a client 2.5hours from where she lives and has not been booked to a hotel. \n\n\nThis is over an hour each way more than her usual commute and will mean she's travelling for at least 5 hours each day for 8 days.\n\n\nShe would (unhappily) stay in a hotel but has been told no. Is there any legal protection for this in the UK?\n\n\nI've tried looking online but I'm not sure how to word what I'm looking for. \n\n\n*added commute timing*\n\n\n\n```\n10min Bus\n 1min walk\n11min train\n 6min train\n48min train\n 1min walk\n 9min bus\n 6min bus\n15min walk\n\n```\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Travelling to off site client, how far is acceptable. Uk"}
{"Id":48063,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-01-09T21:13:42.453","Score":0,"ViewCount":86.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-01-15T13:50:22.940","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"My manager verbally told me I was getting a raise (12\/10\/10)\n\n\nOn payday, Friday afternoon, he asked me to call him again. He advised I would not be getting the 10% pay increase at this time. When asked why, his response was that \"it had not gone completely through the approval process\". He's been a manager and with the company for over 10 years. \n\n\nAs a follow-up, I sent an email to my manager asking to clarify why I was not receiving the pay increase. \n\n\nHis response this time (and in writing) was that I would not be getting the raise due to my 2018 end of year review and it would not be discussed again until the managers review our 2019 EOY in March. \n\n\nNote: Early 2019\/when bonuses were received- mine was docked due to my 2018 review. Can they legally hold my 2018 review against a raise for 2019 also? It sounds like double jeopardy. \n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Can I sue employer\/manager for false promises for a raise?"}
{"Id":7125,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-02-13T22:49:32.903","Score":0,"ViewCount":139.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-02-13T23:11:29.633","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"A certain evil man has previously waged a vicious campaign of cyber-bullying and libel against me, and appears to be revving up for a whole new round in the near future. His claims include accusing me of being a different individual, multiple claims of mental illness of various types, pretending to be a women I supposedly harassed to upset a third party, and accusing me of being a pedophile because I'm a male that volunteers with children (which everyone knows is synonymous with pedophile!); amongst other actions.\n\n\nI've always ignored these attacks, others then posting requests to have them removed from any third party site he made them on. They were quite upsetting, but the difficulty of doing anything about them is quite high.\n\n\nHowever, he is actually doing far worse to others then what he is doing to me. His cyber-bullying is quite common, but the least of his actions. He has had multiple rape allegations made against him; I can't get either of the ones I know personally to press charges. He is involved in many other bad actions, using anonymity of the internet, threat of *vicious* attacks on any that oppose him, a sociopathic (and I mean that literally here) ability to manipulate others, and a talent for knowing exactly how much he can break rules and laws without every pushing enough to make it worth anyone prosecuting him.\n\n\nMy own ability to prove libel is difficult at best, due to the indirect nature of most of the attacks and difficulty of tying his real name (known to me) to his aliases to a degree required to be legally admissible. It is simply not worth the significant expense, time, emotional investment, and *increased* harassment that would inevitable come from any lawsuit just to try to prove libel myself.\n\n\nHowever, I would like to stop him from the far more massive harm he is doing to others. Assuming I could even generate a sufficient case for libel is there any way that the results of winning a case proving libel\/slander\/cyber-bullying etc could lead to repercussions other then his being forced to pay me money, something that may in some way slow down or limit the harm he is doing to other parties? Or is the only possible repercussion financial penalty, which I would value far less then the harm of the case and I doubt would stop him from continuing his activities.\n\n\nI live in Maryland, the individual harassing me is in West Virginia, with all the harassment being done over the internet; to make things even harder.\n\n\n","text_label":"civil-law","title":"Could any repercussion from a libel suit prevent or limit someone from perpetuating other attacks on others?"}
{"Id":11319,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-07-01T14:55:49.293","Score":-1,"ViewCount":90.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-07-04T01:15:52.487","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Musicians get sued a lot for stealing other musicians work, but movie writers also riff on a lot of the same ideas of one another, yet I never hear of screen writers\/directors getting sued. Why is that?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Why don't screenwriters get sued more often?"}
{"Id":29630,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-06-19T11:21:35.917","Score":6,"ViewCount":241.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-06-19T15:10:35.647","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"This question is basically just curiosity, no actual dispute. But a few years ago I scanned and uploaded <http:\/\/www.forkosh.com\/u715.html> to my site, personally claiming copyright (see notice on that page) just so somebody would be asserting copyright. Then I pretty much forgot about the whole thing. But a few months ago, I coincidentally received two unrelated emails from fellow former (but >>much<< more recent:) students, both thanking me for putting my detailed notes online. That prompted me to google the teacher, and surprisingly finding him still at CCNY.\n\n\nSo I emailed him, forwarding both emails I'd received, and pointing him to my online notes in case they were actually still of any use. That started a five-or-six email exchange, during which I mentioned my copyright statement, explaining why I'd claimed it, and offering to transfer it to him, since I considered it his material, with me just the \"scribe\". But he never mentioned it, one way or the other, so I just left the copyright statement as-is.\n\n\nBut my curious question -- suppose there were a dispute. Who prevails, and why?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Class notes -- who owns the copyright: student or teacher?"}
{"Id":45487,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-10-14T10:39:54.340","Score":1,"ViewCount":61.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-10-14T10:39:54.340","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Growing up in the 70s in the UK, a common brand of glue was UHU\u00ae**1**, and, at least at the time**2**, this was often advertised with the slogan \"**Don't say glue, say UHU**\".\n\n\nIf the phrase \"*Don't say glue, say UHU*\" were used by a competitor or the general public, I can see that it could be something a trademark owner might need to defend against (see *Background* below) as it seems likely to equate the two terms *UHU* and *glue* (whether as a noun, as a verb, or both).\n\n\n**Question**: Is a trademark owner \"immune\" from \"genericizing\" their own trademark? Are they safe to use a phrase that, if used unchallenged by others, might dilute the protection offered to their trademark?\n\n\n***Note**: I'm not asking whether this specific phrase would undermine the UHU trademark (if used by others); nor whether UHU's previous use of this phrase**2** might have undermined their own trademark. Answers targeting UK\/English law preferred.*\n\n\n\n\n---\n\n\n**Background**\n\n\nIf a company has a Trademark (\u2122) or a Registered trademark (\u00ae)**3**, they have to take steps to protect it, or risk losing the protection that such marks offer. As well as guarding against direct infringements (a competitor using the protected mark on their own products), the other common area a company needs to defend against is letting the term pass into \"common usage\". As the article [**How to Protect Your Trademark From Infringement**](https:\/\/www.inc.com\/guides\/201101\/how-to-protect-your-trademark-from-infringement.html) from the *inc.com* website says:\n\n\n\n> \n> Many aspiring entrepreneurs dream of turning their brand into a household word. But watch what you wish for\u2014if your trademark becomes the generic word for a kind of product, you could lose your ownership of it.\n> \n> \n> That was the fate of words like \"escalator\" (originally a trademark of Otis Elevator Co.), \"zipper\" (B.F. Goodrich), \"aspirin,\" and even \"heroin\" (both Bayer AG). Today companies like Kleenex and Xerox struggle to avoid such a fate through marketing campaigns aimed at reminding the public that they are a brand, not a product category.\n> \n> \n> \"The company most notorious for making sure you don't genericize their mark is Xerox, which insists that people use a Xerox copy machine, they don't 'make a Xerox,'\" says Albert**4**.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nThe Wikipedia page [**List of generic and genericized trademarks**](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_generic_and_genericized_trademarks) includes lists of **(a)** former trademarks that have been genericized (where courts in at least some jurisdictions have ruled that the terms have become generic by becoming the common name of the relevant product or service); **(b)** former trademarks that have become generic for other reasons: typically through abandonment, non-renewal, or improper issuance (the generic term predated registration); and **(c)** protected trademarks frequently used as generic terms (e.g. Band-Aid\u00ae, Google\u00ae, Hoover\u00ae or Jacuzzi\u00ae) although still protected in some countries. ***Note**: Many of the marks in those lists are still protected in some countries, even if declared generic in others.*\n\n\nFrom the above, it is clear that a company that wants to preserve the protections afforded to their trademark must defend against uses such as \"*I'll hoover the carpet*\" or \"*I'll just google that*\". \"*Don't say glue, say UHU*\" would seem (to me) to fall into the same category.\n\n\n\n\n---\n\n\n**1** \u00ae2019 Bolton Adhesives, part of the Bolton Group.\n\n\n**2** I've not seen any adverts for UHU for many years, so I do not know whether they still use the phrase. Their website (<https:\/\/www.uhu.com>), as of October 2019, does not appear to carry the phrase (a search returned no matches), and their current \"tag-line\" seems to be \"*glues anything, anytime*\". However, the [UHU page on Wikipedia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UHU) *does* claim it is their slogan (but with no citation), and [this page on the trademark section of the Justia.com website](https:\/\/trademarks.justia.com\/722\/00\/don-t-say-glue-say-yoo-hoo-72200298.html) indicates that \"*DON'T SAY GLUE...SAY \"YOO HOO\"*\" is a registered, and renewed, Word Mark owned by UHU.\n\n\n**3** Any trademark or registered trademark mentioned in this question is acknowledged as belonging to its owner, whether or not explicitly marked with \u2122 or \u00ae.\n\n\n**4** Craig Albert, an intellectual property lawyer with Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt in New York City. Quoted several times by the referenced inc.com article.\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Can a company's advertising slogan undermine their own trademark protection?"}
{"Id":46544,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-11-17T07:29:28.680","Score":1,"ViewCount":75.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-11-17T08:18:56.927","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"[Richard](https:\/\/www.uclan.ac.uk\/staff_profiles\/richard-taylor.php) and [Damian](https:\/\/www.slaughterandmay.com\/who-we-are\/partners\/damian-taylor\/) Taylor. [*Contract Law Directions* (2019 7 ed)](https:\/\/global.oup.com\/academic\/product\/contract-law-directions-9780198836599?&lang=en&). p 337.\n\n\n\n> \n> The question has arisen whether mutuality needs to have been present from the outset\u2014from\n>  the time of entering into the contract\u2014or only by the time of enforcing it. The nineteenth-century\n>  formulation (in *Fry on Specific Performance*) expressed the doctrine as requiring that\n>  the remedy of specific performance should have been potentially available to either party at the\n>  time the contract is made.\n> \n> \n> ### [Example] Mutuality from the outset\n> \n> \n> D agrees to grant a lease of a house to C in return for C\u2019s promise personally to renovate\n>  the house. D\u2019s promise could not be specifically enforced against **D [1.]** since **[2.] D would not be\n>  able to get specific performance of C\u2019s obligation to renovate (it being a personal obligation)**.\n>  Furthermore, following Fry, the objection of lack of mutuality would still persist even\n>  if C had already done the renovation because the mutuality had to exist at the time of\n>  formation of the contract.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n1. This is a typo right? This ought be C.\n2. I don't understand the emboldened phrase. Unquestionably this is a contract?\n\n\nD's promise (grant of a lease) is consideration for C's promise to renovate, and C's promise is consideration for D's promise. \n\n\nThis example is readying the reader for this case in the bottom para. ibid. \n\n\n\n> \n> This view was confirmed by the Court of Appeal in *Price v Strange* [[1977] 3 W.L.R. 943]. The trial judge held\n>  that specific performance of an agreement to grant an underlease of a flat could not be ordered\n>  against the defendant because specific performance could not have been ordered against the\n>  claimant who had contracted to repair and decorate the flat (following Fry\u2019s approach). The\n>  Court of Appeal reversed this decision and granted specific performance of the underlease\n>  since the claimant had done the repairs and decoration until he had been prevented from doing\n>  so by the defendant, and he had promised to pay to the defendant the cost of completing the\n>  repairs he had not done. There was therefore no danger of the defendant being left high and\n>  dry after complying with the court\u2019s order of specific performance.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"If D leases a house to C for C's promise to renovate it personally, why can't D get specific performance of C's obligation?"}
{"Id":14067,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-09-19T00:08:59.243","Score":2,"ViewCount":17.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-09-19T00:08:59.243","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"In doing a background check on a person when will an old order of protection be discovered, and when will it not be? Perhaps it is based upon the reason generating it or some formal wording inside the order? \n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"when is order of protection included in one's records?"}
{"Id":37455,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-02-19T18:45:22.030","Score":4,"ViewCount":751.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-02-21T01:09:52.693","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"My ex husband & I purchased a car for our 16 year old daughter. We paid 50\/50,$7,800 each. Because he owed me money he said he would title it in his name so he would pay insurance. I was reluctant but he said \u201cyou still own 1-2 no matter what\u201d. \n\n\nI just said that all I wanted was to make sure if our daughter ever wanted new car that we both agree to that & all money from selling it go to her for car. He said sure. I also asked that if ever either of us decided we didn\u2019t want her driving (due to bad weather, late at nights ex) or wanted to take the car away for the weekend because she was irresponsible, or whatever the case may be, he agreed we both had that right.\n\n\n2 weeks later I told her she could not drive because of the weather. He came & picked up the car & said \u201cnot up to you...I own it. SUCKER\u201d my friends tell me I\u2019m just that a sucker & have no recourse. I\u2019m thinking if I sue clearly a judge will know I didn\u2019t pay for half my ex\u2019s car!!! So maybe could have it re-titled in both of our names OR request he buy me out? Because here now he has almost 16k car & telling me \u201cthanks\u201d & saying he\u2019s in control. So when she goes to college he get to do with it what he wants. I have the receipt & we had a verbal agreement. Am I screwed? \n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"Ex-husband & I bought car for daughter"}
{"Id":21235,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-07-16T19:04:30.283","Score":2,"ViewCount":766.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-07-17T01:21:42.683","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Let's say that someone makes a computer virus. The only thing the virus does is email itself to random emails. Upon someone opening the virus, it is emailed from their computer to other random emails as well, thus making the virus spread.\n\n\nLet's also say that the virus does **not** use the personal email of the infected user to spread itself, instead it uses emails provided in an online database that it has access to. The target emails it gets emailed to are randomly generated on the victim's end, and have nothing to do with his actual contacts.\n\n\nThis virus does nothing but spread. No payloads, no information stealing, nothing else.\n\n\nWould that be classified as a virus, and the creator of it as a criminal? Would his punishments be as severe as the author of a harmful virus?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"A computer \"virus\" that only spreads (no payloads) - Is it illegal?"}
{"Id":966,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-07-06T23:48:12.937","Score":23,"ViewCount":14390.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-02-18T23:53:51.980","AnswerCount":4.0,"CommentCount":11,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"A friend of mine posted about how someone keeps stealing her food at work, and I recommended she lace it with some insanely hot hot sauce. Someone else commented that she could be liable for poisoning someone if she did that.\n\n\nThe thief is already ignoring written labels saying 'private' and 'do not take this if your name isn't \\_\\_\\_\\_'. My assumption would be that this constitutes a warning label, and that she isn't responsible, just like a company isn't responsible if you injure yourself using their product in a manner inconsistent with their instructions. \n\n\nSo, I'm wondering:\n\n\n1. Is there any liability at all, since the item in question is being stolen?\n2. Are there any specific legal guidelines for what constitutes a written warning that waives liability for misuse of a product? If so, would this meet those criteria?\n\n\n","text_label":"liability","title":"Can one be liable for poisoning food one expects to be stolen?"}
{"Id":45490,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-10-14T13:42:00.297","Score":0,"ViewCount":55.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-10-14T23:30:00.550","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"In business law our lecturer asked,; Who pays for a good damaged after a customer selects items from a shop or super market to buy,is it the customer or the owner of the business \nHe therefore ask the class to make a group and do it.\nAs a new student who doesn't know how to write response to questions in business law,how do I write it.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Introduction to business law"}
{"Id":14864,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-10-28T08:09:45.400","Score":3,"ViewCount":502.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-02-25T20:18:16.403","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"It is often said that you cannot consent to being murdered. If you say to someone 'Please kill me' and they do, they can still be tried and convicted for some degree of murder or manslaughter. Furthermore, in many countries, assisting in suicide is also considered a crime, even if the person is fully mentally competent.\n\n\nAre there any other crimes that the victim cannot consent to, in order to prevent them being a crime? It's worth adding that the consent is freely given with no coercion.\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"What actions are still crimes even if the victim gives consent?"}
{"Id":11218,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-06-26T04:37:37.990","Score":6,"ViewCount":132.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-01-22T11:41:40.867","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I think the current \"death + 70 years\" expiration is absurd, and I doubt that by then any work I publish will be culturally relevant, much less marketable.\n\n\nSuppose I publish a book or blog post today, and I choose the Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0 International license.\n\n\n**Is there any way I can say \"I dedicate this to the public domain in X years\"? Furthermore, is it possible to specify X years after I die?**\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can I set an expiration date on works I publish?"}
{"Id":15,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-05-26T22:04:18.693","Score":5,"ViewCount":95.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-05-26T22:51:41.430","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I live in the US and do writing of my own in various forms ranging from blog posts to content for handouts and trainings I might want to resell at some point in the future.\n\n\nWhat steps I should take to legally protect the content I write so that it isn't taken and sold elsewhere later on? Are there additional things I should be thinking about before, during and after writing this content?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"How to prevent\/protect my rights to content I write (US)"}
{"Id":1391,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-07-27T04:52:07.460","Score":8,"ViewCount":8307.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-08-03T22:46:28.733","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":7,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"So I am trying to create a military shooter and therefore must have guns. I would like to include some weapons from real life (Ak-47, M16, Glock, etc.) and I would like to know what legal issues I might run into by using these names. Mainly if I could be violating copyright laws. \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Are the names of guns protected under copyright law in the US?"}
{"Id":45809,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-10-24T19:59:27.757","Score":1,"ViewCount":62.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-11-23T21:02:45.487","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Mindy Chen-Wishart. [*Contract Law* (2018 6 edn)](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Contract-Law-Mindy-Chen-Wishart\/dp\/0198806353\/ref=dp_ob_title_bk). p 121. I read [Law of Property Act 1925 s(205)](http:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/ukpga\/Geo5\/15-16\/20\/section\/205)(1)(xxi) quoted, but still don't understand (ii).\n\n\n\n> \n> (xxi) \u201cPurchaser\u201d means a purchaser in good faith for valuable consideration and includes a lessee, mortgagee or other person who for valuable consideration acquires an interest in property except that in Part I of this Act and elsewhere where so expressly provided \u201cpurchaser\u201d only means a person who acquires an interest in or charge on property for money or money\u2019s worth; and in reference to a legal estate includes a chargee by way of legal mortgage; and where the context so requires \u201cpurchaser\u201d includes an intending purchaser; \u201cpurchase\u201d has a meaning corresponding with that of \u201cpurchaser\u201d; and \u201cvaluable consideration\u201d includes marriage **[F6**, and formation of a civil partnership,**]** but does not include a nominal consideration in money;\n> \n> \n> [![enter image description here](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/1jQqr.jpg)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/1jQqr.jpg)\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Why can the right obtained by giving nominal consideration be less secure, if not negated?"}
{"Id":44488,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-09-07T20:55:06.533","Score":0,"ViewCount":44.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-09-11T05:30:21.713","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"suppose company A gets raw material from company B to produce final product which is to be delivered to the company C by company A. if company B fails to provide material because of which company A cannot fulfill the order of company C, will company B be liable for loss incurred by company A because of the repudiation of contract between company A and C? and what the bare essentials used?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"question regarding contractual liability"}
{"Id":4443,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-10-13T23:49:01.097","Score":4,"ViewCount":65.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-10-14T00:37:17.767","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have a site that would I would like to add some \"like\" functionality to. After lots of digging I couldn't find any evidence to suggest that I would get into any bother with Facebook if I did. \n\n\nDoes anyone happen to know if this is ok to do? There are literally hundreds of sites with star ratings, hearts and who knows what else. But nobody seems to be doing the \"like\" except Facebook. \n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"I want to add a \"like\" functionality to my site, but will i get into hot water with Facebook?"}
{"Id":37690,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-02-28T00:02:07.563","Score":-1,"ViewCount":116.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-03-05T23:23:33.643","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I've been in mediations with Alorica, a call center here in my city, for some time now. I was offered employment on two campaigns, one of which was a week long, and I accepted those offers. My background information didn't come back in time for me to begin training for the week-long Pizza Hut Superbowl campaign and I was cut from the class roster for that reason. The second of these two campaigns was for Best Buy customer care, and the training class I was meant to take part in was cancelled on the client's behest. I was subsequently offered employment as a US Bank customer service agent, but due to a certain issue in my past I was unable to start with this client and was cut from the class yet again. I was then offered a job as a customer service representative with Ally Bank roughly two weeks ago and all the paperwork was completed within the proper timeframe. I have now been calling during the HR department's business hours and showing up there every day to speak with someone in the recruitment department regarding my employment status, but every time I do I am either turned away, my phone call goes unanswered and my voicemails are not returned at all.\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Can I sue an employer for not providing the active employment I was promised?"}
{"Id":5821,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-12-14T23:33:04.980","Score":2,"ViewCount":1292.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-12-15T00:02:22.157","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have been accused of a crime, and the police informed me of such. However, I have not been charged. They have told my lawyer that I am under investigation but haven't given any more info.\n\n\nIs there any limit as to how long I can be \"under investigation\" for until either I must be charged or the investigation has to be dropped? Further, would the police be obligated to inform me if the investigation ended, or would I just hear nothing?\n\n\nI ask because this process is causing me a lot of stress and I'd like to know how long it can go on for.\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Canada - how long can a person be under investigation?"}
{"Id":15003,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-11-04T14:49:26.310","Score":1,"ViewCount":84.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-11-04T15:15:03.050","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If a company is located in the European Union and stores all personal data in EU servers (to comply with EU regulations), will it comply with US regulations (including state laws)?\n\n\nHere are few related links, but I'm not sure if i understood them correctly:\n\n\n<https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Privacy_laws_of_the_United_States>\n\n\n[Do US companies have an obligation to protect of personal information?](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/questions\/6306\/do-us-companies-have-an-obligation-to-protect-of-personal-information)\n\n\n<http:\/\/us.practicallaw.com\/6-502-0467>\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"What US laws exist around storing\/processing personal data of US citizens outside of US?"}
{"Id":16286,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-01-09T14:55:53.917","Score":1,"ViewCount":299.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-01-09T22:32:25.510","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"A game named Blinx, was manufactured last in 2004 by a company named Microsoft. In 2014-2015 they dropped the trademark, and so the name is usable, but the game, the intellectual material is copyrighted. If I don't use their images or their code, can I legally reproduce the game?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Does rebuilding a computer game from scratch infringe copyright?"}
{"Id":38519,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-03-28T10:14:32.863","Score":2,"ViewCount":208.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-04-29T16:18:51.547","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"So I've been reading through the new copyright directive proposal and saw the pastiche exemption.\n\n\nSo take this hypothetical:\n\n\nI forgot how anime.js worked to animate something.  \n\nI find a piece of example code on Stack Overflow that shows how it works to initalize it and to animate something to the left and then fade away  \n\nI write my own implementation without copying the original code in my codebase, that does a different animation, move to the bottom and fade in, inspired by the code example on Stack Overflow.\n\n\nWould that be a pastiche? Or would that still fill under CC-BY-SA 3.0 because I took a work for inspiration, **not copied it though**, but created my own example inspired by that code, and am required to follow all requirements of the CC-BY-SA license?\n\n\nThe only references to pastiche I've been able to find have dealt with an artist reusing work for comedic or entertainment purposes from Britisch guidelines.\n\n\nMiriam webster defines it as: **a literary**, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work.\n\n\nCode is a literary work in my opinion. You write words in a document in a grammatically defined language, so theoretically with my interpretation, basing code upon someone elses code could interpret that as a pastiche.\n\n\nI'm mostly curious because of this part from the final text of the former article 13 text:\n\n\n<http:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/doceo\/document\/A-8-2018-0245-AM-271-271_EN.pdf>\n\n\n\n> \n> The cooperation between online content-sharing service providers and\n>  rightholders shall not result in the prevention of the availability of\n>  works or other subject matter uploaded by users, which do not infringe\n>  copyright and related rights, including where such works or other\n>  subject matter are covered by an exception or limitation.  \n> \n>  Member States shall ensure that users in each Member State are able to rely\n>  on any of the following existing exceptions or limitations when\n>  uploading and making available content generated by users on online\n>  content-sharing services:  \n> \n>  (a) quotation, criticism, review  \n> \n>  (b) use for the purpose of caricature, parody or **pastiche**\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nAnswers relevant to the European Union please, and i'm mostly interested if there are actual precedents for these \"outlier\" cases?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"When I am inspired by code on Stack Overflow, and make workable code on basis of that code, is that also pastiche?"}
{"Id":48706,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-02-02T17:51:28.707","Score":1,"ViewCount":122.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-06-28T01:50:56.573","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"If a person signs a non-solicitation agreement with company A, that limits them from soliciting coworkers to another company for one year after the end of their employment. Is that specific to the hiring of a previous co-worker? Such that the departing person is a manager or forms their own company after leaving company A, and has an actual capacity to hire. Or would that include the person who is hired by company B, as an individual contributor with no hiring capacities, and refers a former coworker from company A. In this case the person did not hire the former coworker, but did refer them, would they also be violating a contract that limits solicitation?\n\n\nIn looking this up I mostly only see the former, where the person soliciting is actually doing the hiring. I couldn't find any case where it was just a referral and they were brought to court on it.\n\n\nThis would be in the US that I am looking for examples of it. In particular of a company filing suit against a former employee for recommending one of their former coworkers to their new workplace. In this case neither former employee or former coworker have any company A specific knowledge, but are trained, nurses. So they will not bring any customer lists, or any special knowledge, from company A, to the new company. Is it sufficient for company A to bring suit claiming the effort of finding\/hiring a new nurse as damages? If so, are there any examples of this?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Is non-solicitation specific to hiring capacity"}
{"Id":48052,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-01-09T16:25:54.947","Score":0,"ViewCount":48.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-01-09T16:36:10.050","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm a software developer who wants to charge companies based off any reasonable metric of worth I can find.\n\n\nFor public companies, \"Market Cap\" is a pretty straight-forward choice. It can be defined as a simple function.\n\n\n\n\n---\n\n\nBut [for private companies, it's not so easy](https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/articles\/fundamental-analysis\/11\/valuing-private-companies.asp).\n\n\nFor what I'm doing, I really don't need a high level of accuracy. I could deal with a tolerance of `+\/- 10%`, and just take the low end. But I do need something that can be checked by both parties.\n\n\nThese are the methods listed in the linked article:\n\n\n* CCA (comparable company analysis) - basically look up a bunch of public companies with similar attributes, average them.\n* Private Equity Valuation Metrics - appears to require a recent merger, acquisition, or IPO... but should one of those happen, there is an evaluation stage\n* Then rest are even more complicated...\n\n\n\n\n---\n\n\nMy current idea is that private companies would check out their evaluation through some standardized tool and then be able to archive it.\n\n\nIf I had some means of coming up with a number and presenting it, would it be legally acceptable to define that as their company value in a license?\n\n\nWhat alternatives to legally defining the value of a private company am I missing?\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"Is there a legal way to define the value of a private company that would hold up in court?"}
{"Id":46820,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-11-25T02:04:12.207","Score":1,"ViewCount":212.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-11-25T04:14:37.650","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am a a fashion stylist in Los Angeles, CA. I often go to stores and shop for clients (and myself). Last year, I spent 100k at a Neiman Marcus. \n\n\nRecently, a loss prevention person and an over zealous female salesperson entered my dressing room before I was finished trying on clothes. The male accused me of stealing, which I did not. Even with that, I attempted to make a $7500 purchase and they denied my purchase. I contacted the store manager. At first, she seemed shocked. Then she must have talked to someone, because she called me back and said, \u201closs prevention is allowed to enter dressing rooms\u201d. \n\n\nHow can they get away with this? This is, at the least, defamation and at the most, bias. What do you think?\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Is loss prevention able to enter a dressing room while someone is changing?"}
{"Id":45831,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-10-25T05:14:59.007","Score":0,"ViewCount":659.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-10-28T13:00:49.250","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"The image I want to get is from fandom and it's from a movie (a promotional image) so I'm wondering if I can *legally* do it. I would prefer a yes or no answer.\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Can I download an image from fandom?"}
{"Id":24229,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-11-19T17:08:38.920","Score":5,"ViewCount":2972.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-04-28T11:40:13.900","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"According to [this question](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/questions\/901\/copyright-issues-regarding-an-individuals-likeness-and-name-for-a-toy), depending on the jurisdiction, individuals have certain \"personality rights\" over the use of their name and likeness.\n\n\nI know that, in the US, these can vary from state to state, and that public figures generally lose some of these rights when their name\/likeness becomes famous. But I still believe that commercial use of a public figure (e.g. making a toy, selling a shirt, etc) without their permission would violate those rights.\n\n\nAre these rights (again, in the US specifically) affected when an individual becomes a government official, particularly a federal government official? I'm vaguely aware of the idea that the federal government doesn't have the same intellectual property rights as private citizens, but I have no idea if this affects individuals.\n\n\n(The motivation for this question is [this image](https:\/\/twitter.com\/BevHillsAntifa\/status\/929770908423561216) which is slightly NSFW but I assume it would apply regardless of the specific usage of the president's likeness.)\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Usage of the US President's likeness without his consent"}
{"Id":23648,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-10-30T06:52:11.313","Score":2,"ViewCount":57.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-10-30T08:50:57.443","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"The President nominates the Attorney General, and is responsible for seeing that the Attorney General faithfully upholds his duty to execute the laws of the land. The Attorney General is subject to the policy direction of the President, and serves at the President's pleasure and discretion. \n\n\nWhy then, when the Attorney General is derelict in his duties, does it take the House to charge him and the Senate to try him, for him to be removed? Can't the President simply fire him?\n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"Removal of an Attorney General"}
{"Id":25576,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-01-24T22:13:40.270","Score":3,"ViewCount":86.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-01-24T22:13:40.270","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have been offered 5% of a company through a shareholder agreement form (which I have not signed) but am really worried about a clause which essentially states,\n\n\n\n> \n> Any IP discovered by me relating to the business while in\n>  the service of the Company must be disclosed and becomes the property\n>  of the company.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nTypically, I might say that service is the time during which I am being paid but there is no wage associated with the shareholding.\n\n\nI am a contractor and work for other customers, I am concerned that such a clause would mean that I would be obliged to disclose customer secrets as they are in similar sectors. Am I over-stressing or should I argue the clause?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"What does \"While in the service of the company\" mean?"}
{"Id":50249,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-03-27T18:21:58.913","Score":1,"ViewCount":97.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-03-27T23:10:01.250","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Due to the corona-virus around the world, like so many others I am working from home as possible.\n\n\nWork has just decided that because of this, we should be using Mircosoft Teams to help us all communicate as a team. I have no work equipment outside the office, so this would mean having to install it on my personal phone. Which I am not wanting to do. I have read tales from online where using personal equipment for work has lead to issues (remote wipes, who owns the data, who has rights to the equipment, ...).\n\n\nAs I live and work in Canada, and have not agreed to use my personal equipment for work, is there any way they are allowed to force me to do so or to react to my refusal?\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"Is work able to force me to install software on personal equipment?"}
{"Id":25363,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-01-15T20:35:23.600","Score":-1,"ViewCount":35.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-01-15T20:43:18.637","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I want to use the song Dirty Diana covered buy The Weeknd for a short film with no lucrative purpose. Do I still need to get the rights and if so how can I do it?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Right of a song cover for a short film"}
{"Id":36055,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-01-09T21:09:40.003","Score":0,"ViewCount":109.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-01-09T21:42:28.300","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm a copywriter with a flair in creating games for children. \n\n\nI'm working for hire to create a board game in the lines of Monopoly without using any of their copyrighted terms like \"Go to jail\" etc. The format is the same with 9 steps on each side and four square zones for special situations. And some play money (or value-cards) for trading.\n\n\nHowever, my client does want to use the \"poly\" in the name. \n\n\nI have a game named Earth-o-poly on the environment. I wonder if they have had to go through the process of obtaining written permission or paying royalty of some sort.\n\n\nWhat if my client created an XXXXpoly game and have a regular board game where players don't have play money but some kind of cards to hold on to and pay taxes or pay fines etc.\n\n\nSo, summing up, here are my questions:\n\n\n1. Is it a coypright infringement if the generic format is used and XXXXpoly is used?\n2. What if the format is hugely modified\/changed but we only keep the \"poly\" suffix?\n3. Is it extremely expensive to negotiate and pay a fee to them to get the permission?\n4. Is there anything else I should keep in mind and didn't ask here?\n\n\nThanks, in advance, for your responses.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Copyright laws regarding using the suffix of an established Brand name"}
{"Id":31716,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-09-13T22:01:32.280","Score":0,"ViewCount":87.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-09-13T23:55:13.273","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I have been working for a year for a privately held company that prominently touts in it's recruiting process that it gives 20% of it's profits to charitable causes. But it doesn't, at least for the last two years, and probably ever. \n\n\nBy virtue of this claim being used as a hiring incentive, can they be forced to make the promised contributions? Can a claim for essentially unpaid wages (since lower wages were accepted based on their promise) be made on behalf of the entire class of employees recruited past and present based on this lie?\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Employer lied about charitable contributions"}
{"Id":43116,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-07-23T11:05:12.637","Score":1,"ViewCount":112.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-04-22T06:34:55.213","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I have a small computer business.\nI order about 5 devices (printers\/SSDs\/notebooks\/...) total for my clients a month in different online stores.\n\n\nOn many online stores you can register as private person (consumer) or business customer.\nPrivate persons have different conditions.\n\n\nExamples are Amazon and eBay.\n\n\nIs it mandatory to register as business customer?\nOr is it ok to use a private account?\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"Is it mandatory to register a business account at online shops?"}
{"Id":26963,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-03-19T19:24:27.257","Score":3,"ViewCount":66.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-05-14T08:22:42.797","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"CompanyIP owns a mobile app.\n\n\nCompanyL is the exclusive licensor of the app and the company who enters into the agreement with Apple and the company whose name will appear in the App Store.\n\n\nWhat should the copyright notice look like? I'm inclined to demphasize CompanyIP by going with something like\n\n\n\n> \n> Copyright 2018. All rights reserved. Exclusive Licensor: CompanyL\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nBut maybe something more appropriate would be\n\n\n\n> \n> Copyright 2018 CompanyIP. All rights reserved. Exclusive Licensor: CompanyL\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nI don't think I can say\n\n\n\n> \n> Copyright 2018 CompanyL. All rights reserved.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nor can I?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"How should copyright be notified when the owner isn't the one publishing the material and wants to be \"left out\"?"}
{"Id":17364,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-02-25T18:03:00.950","Score":1,"ViewCount":65.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-02-25T18:03:00.950","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If you are a foreigner (US citizen) living abroad in Germany to attend a school, what kinds of taxes are required if you are also involved in the following business: You receive your own\/family money from a United States Bank to a German bank, in order to purchase bitcoin at a german bitcoin exchange, then cash out the bitcoin into american banks. It seems like since cashing out happens into american banks that USA taxes are required, but what German taxes are required for this? Thanks\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"German Tax for foreigner student"}
{"Id":16551,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-01-20T20:42:57.520","Score":-1,"ViewCount":68.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-01-20T21:09:54.467","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"is having a website for the sell of prescription and illegal drugs illegal? If so how can they be caught if they are changing IP addresses every transaction? The only other thing I know is it is out of Texas and the drugs are coming from Mexico.\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"illegal activity on web"}
{"Id":36499,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-01-23T01:03:22.443","Score":0,"ViewCount":59.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-01-23T02:15:52.097","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm using Oracle JDK8 for some web services and it's a bit difficult to move to OpenJdk right now.\n\n\nAs public support for JDK8 is ending on January, 2019, is it possible continue using Oracle JDK8 without further update for commercial purposes?\nOr does a user need to subscribe to new model even though that user doesn't want to update?\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"Using older version of JDK8 after January, 2019"}
{"Id":1702,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-08-08T00:15:54.840","Score":6,"ViewCount":206.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-09-13T02:44:16.963","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"The [JSLint license](https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/douglascrockford\/JSLint\/master\/jslint.js) specifies that code \"shall be used for Good, not Evil\". It's been a source of (what appears to be) alarmist and ridiculously overblown [controversy](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/JSLint#License) for a while now.\n\n\nI've noticed this conversation tends to attract a lot of developers who really like open source, know next to nothing about the law, and reach the conclusion that this might have real legal implications.\n\n\nI'll freely admit I'm a developer who knows next to nothing about the law, but it seems obvious that since the license makes no attempt to precisely define either \"good\" or \"evil\", and they don't already have legal definitions (as far as I know), or even consistent definitions in common parlance, no sane judge would attempt to enforce that part of the license.\n\n\nThen again, my uninformed opinion is just as uninformed as all the uninformed opinions I'm disagreeing with, so I could be completely off base with my analysis.\n\n\nSo what is the worst thing that could (realistically, legally) happen to someone using JSLint because of that specific section of the license?\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"Worst realistic effect in the U.S. of JSLint license?"}
{"Id":32330,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-10-06T02:11:45.507","Score":-2,"ViewCount":156.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-10-08T14:31:29.250","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"as the question suggest. I've built a scrapper which scraps two websites to get property listing from there. As someone told me to scrape other website is illegal. but I think the listing ad of property is not a property of website. so I can scrape it. \n\n\ncan someone tell me it is legal to get others property advertisment?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is it legal to copy property's listing from other's website"}
{"Id":40859,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-05-09T11:39:15.763","Score":2,"ViewCount":68.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-05-09T21:13:32.740","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Background: I'm leaving a position I've had for 8 months. HR informed me that there is a relocation clawback clause in my contract. I knew nothing of any clawback clause. I checked my contract and there is no such clause. HR then informed me that it was in my job offer letter. I checked my offer letter, but there is no such clause. HR then informed me that it is in the relocation policy referenced in my offer letter. The policy is referenced in my offer letter as relocation benefits, and the document does have a clawback section. I had no reason to read that policy document because HR had already presented all the benefits to me. It seems unfair that they can hide an important clause in this fashion.\nQuestions: Is it legally binding when they hide a clause this way? Is it possible for me to fight it?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"Can information from a company policy document be enforceable as a contract clause"}
{"Id":45882,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-10-27T08:34:57.287","Score":-1,"ViewCount":185.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-10-27T09:25:17.360","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Questions\n---------\n\n\nI don't ken the two sentences emboldened in below quote. \n\n\n1. Why \"**That will be very hard to prove**\"? If \"**victim did consent**\", then there's no rape.\n2. I agree it's debauched and sadistic to attempt to rape, even if to defendant's surprise, that victim then consents. But I don't ken how \"the defendant would regard his plan as having failed\".\n3. Why \"the most sadistic rapist would have that state of mind\"?\n\n\nQuote\n-----\n\n\nHerring. [*Criminal Law: Text, Cases, and Materials* (8 edn, 2018)](https:\/\/global.oup.com\/academic\/product\/criminal-law-9780198811817?cc=ca&lang=en&). p. 758.\n\n\nI didn't make typo in first sentence in quote beneath. There must be square bracket around\n[2014] EWCA Crim 186 because author didn't neutral citation.\n\n\n\n> \n> It is fair to say that the law following *Pace and Rogers* [[2014] EWCA Crim 186]](<https:\/\/www.bailii.org\/ew\/cases\/EWCA\/Crim\/2014\/186.html>) is in disarray. Commentators have\n>  struggled to explain how *Pace and Rogers* and *Khan* [[[1990] 1 WLR 813] can be reconciled. Here are some\n>  possible views:\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n*Khan* isn't on BAILII. Ask if you want me upload PDF of judgment. I skip to 4th view, pp. 759-760.\n\n\n\n> \n> (4) Both *Pace and Rogers* and *Khan* are correct. There are different rules for different\n>  crimes. *Khan* tells us about the mens rea for attempted rape and *Pace and Rogers* about the\n>  conversion of property offence. We will need to wait for future cases to tell us the mens rea\n>  for other attempted offences and to develop a more general rule.\n>  \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Maybe that rule will be that in cases where recklessness is enough for the full offence\n>  *Khan* is to be followed and where suspicion is required *Pace and Rogers* will be followed.9\n>  \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The disadvantage of this approach is that it seems odd that the phrase \u2018intent to commit\n>  the offence\u2019 will have a different meaning depending on which crime is being charged.\n> \n> \n> 9The court also suggested that *Khan* and *Pace and Rogers* could be distinguished on the basis that\n>  there could not be an impossible attempt in *Khan* but there could be in *Pace and Rogers*. That distinction has been widely rejected by commentators including Simester (2015) and Stark (2014) and is hard to\n>  justify.\n> \n> \n> None of these views is entirely satisfactory.  \n> \n>  \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 There is a dispute between commentators not only as to the law, but as to what it should\n>  be. Andrew Simester10 supports the decision in *Pace and Rogers* because it fits in with the\n>  standard meaning of the word \u2018attempt\u2019:\n> \n> \n> \n> > \n> > To \u201cattempt\u201d to do something is to try to do it. If only for the sake of speaking clearly to the\n> >  citizens it is meant to guide, a law criminalising the \u201cattempt\u201d to do something should mean\n> >  what it says, i.e. that trying to do the thing is a crime.\n> > \n> > \n> > \n> \n> \n> Opponents of the argument that Pace and Rogers should apply to all offences often rely on\n>  the offence of attempted rape. It seems that if *Pace and Rogers* has overruled *Khan* the law is\n>  that to be guilty of attempted rape the defendant must intend the victim not to consent. **That\n>  will be very hard to prove because it means the defendant would regard his plan as having\n>  failed if it turned out the victim did consent. Only the most sadistic rapist would have that\n>  state of mind.** Simester suggests that knowledge or settled belief that the victim was not\n>  consenting should be required. However, that too will be hard to prove\u2014 the defendant can\n>  easily claim they thought the victim might not be consenting but did not know for sure that\n>  she was not consenting and that would be hard to disprove. The Khan test, where it would\n>  be sufficient if the defendant realized the victim might not be consenting, seems the most\n>  workable test, but perhaps the test that is hardest to fit into the wording of the legislation.\n>  Simester argues it is contrary to the wording of the statute:\n> \n> \n> \n> > \n> > A person who advertently runs the risk of harm is not thereby trying to cause that harm.\n> >  Choosing to risk wrongdoing may be morally problematic, but it is not problematic in the\n> >  same way: it is not not a direct attack on the rights and interests of others but, rather, a form of\n> >  endangerment.\n> > \n> > \n> > \n> \n> \n> 10 Simester (2015). \n> \n> \n> \n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"If victim consented to sex, then attempted rapist regards plan as failed. Why \"[o]nly the most sadistic rapist would have that state of mind\"?"}
{"Id":23530,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-10-24T17:25:10.253","Score":1,"ViewCount":139.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-11-23T20:57:38.550","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If the legal representative of a company suggests that their client had no knowledge that they had entered into a contract (even though it bears the signature of their MD) due to what they call a \"Genuine Mistaken Belief\" Is that a valid argument for a lawyer to make under English Law?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"What Constitutes a \"Genuine Mistaken Belief\" in Law?"}
{"Id":8207,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-03-31T21:42:18.083","Score":1,"ViewCount":68.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-03-31T21:48:32.287","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"let's say someone wishes to loan money to his brother, but has little expectation of repayment and no intention of pursuing the matter if his brother defaults. would the irs consider this a gift, a loan, or a gift loan?\n\n\ndetails: \n14k$ at 12% interest for a fixed term of 3 years as a strictly oral agreement without any signed document. let's assume there are some emails or text messages discussing the issue, but nothing documenting a final agreement.\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"can small loans be considered gifts for tax purposes?"}
{"Id":37050,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-02-09T00:54:51.963","Score":1,"ViewCount":98.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-02-12T04:26:40.893","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"According to <https:\/\/www.cjr.org\/covering_trump\/viral-nancy-pelosi-photo-clap.php>, one photographer from The New York Times was given exclusive photography privileges for this federal government event:\n\n\n\n> \n> ...New York Times White House photographer Doug Mills was appointed pool photographer for the State of the Union\u2014a designation that meant he would be the only photographer allowed on the House floor during the event...\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nThat would incline me to think it should be a government record, but since it was taken by a photographer for a private news organization, I'm left uncertain.\n\n\nSo, to rehash: Is the Pelosi-Trump \"f-you clap\" State of the Union photo in the public domain? If copyrighted, would modifying it into a form of satire allow one to skirt the copyright restrictions?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is the Pelosi-Trump \"f-you clap\" State of the Union photo in the public domain?"}
{"Id":43896,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-08-19T20:51:11.160","Score":31,"ViewCount":11296.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-08-22T04:47:18.510","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":10,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"The bar in California, where I work, closes at midnight. We start cleaning (bar, kitchen, bathrooms, dishes) before we close, but only if it's not too busy. Once midnight hits, it takes 30 minutes to clear everyone out before we can start reconciling our banks\/drawers (finding the mistakes on credit cards, etc.). Some nights cleaning and reconciliation don't finish before 3:00 am.\n\n\nFewer than 25 people work at this bar.\n\n\nIs my boss legally allowed to stop paying us at midnight?\n\n\n(Side note: we're paid $11 per hour, not the legally required $13.25 per hour.)\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Can pay be witheld for hours cleaning up after closing time?"}
{"Id":11303,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-06-30T13:20:52.827","Score":-1,"ViewCount":493.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-07-15T10:20:01.560","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"\n> \n> Many industry and governmental security and data protection regulations and laws include specific requirements regarding where data can and must be kept.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nThis quote is from [clouda.ca](https:\/\/www.clouda.ca\/data-privacy-canadian-data-residency\/) which is a web hosting service among other things. No matter what I search for online I can't seem to find any specific laws or requirements. Most of the time I get redirected to the PIPEDA act which doesn't seem to contain the information I'm looking for.\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Are there any laws or regulations regarding hosting Canadian Government websites?"}
{"Id":18507,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-04-20T14:24:28.407","Score":1,"ViewCount":2112.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-04-21T00:18:03.090","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"As per the title, is a defense lawyer who knows, for certain, that a client is guilty, (e.g. the client says so, etc.) obligated to try and prove innocence? What *is* a defense lawyer obligated to do in such circumstances?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Is a defense lawyer who knows, for certain, that a client is guilty, obligated to try and prove innocence?"}
{"Id":48351,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-01-20T21:51:29.287","Score":1,"ViewCount":36.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-01-20T22:28:08.217","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Probably my question is related to one of my previous ones, but it is most likely not the same.\nIf a foreigner who doesn't live in the US as main residence and therefore doesn't have tax residence there (i.e he's not liable to US income taxes) own a house in NYC, can he receive property taxes bills (or demands of payment or any technicay fitting name) via mail and then pay them via banking, or home banking in case he cannot pay them in the US?\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Other means of payment related to property taxes"}
{"Id":33503,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-11-14T17:55:20.287","Score":1,"ViewCount":55.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-11-14T17:55:20.287","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"It's my understanding that Lego System A\/S, doing business as The Lego Group, no longer holds a registered design protection or design patents on the Lego interlocking block system itself, hence the proliferation of other systems such as Mega Bloks, Best Lock etc., although they hold some related patents. I believe the patent on the brick design was lost as a result of the decision in [Interlego A.G v Tyco Industries Inc & Ors (Hong Kong) [1988] UKPC 3 (05 May 1988)](http:\/\/www.bailii.org\/uk\/cases\/UKPC\/1988\/3.html), but I might be mistaken - I'm rather confused by \nINTERLEGO AG v. Tianjin COKO Toy Co., Ltd 2002 not least because I can't find the full text online. I'm aware that Lego won a case in 2003 against Biltema's Coko products based on the similarity of the packaging materials. \n\n\nWith that in mind, I have a question about the following article describing a company marketing Lego-like products likely to offend a reasonable number of people:\n<https:\/\/news.vice.com\/amp\/en_us\/article\/vbad43\/fox-news-is-hawking-a-racist-lego-build-the-wall-knockoff>\n\n\nIt seems likely to me that people might reasonably muddle this with Lego in a way which could damage their reputation. In principle, would Lego have any recourse to prevent the sale of these products? What would they have to demonstrate to stand a chance of winning such a case?\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"In principle, what actions might be open to Lego in this situation?"}
{"Id":1791,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-08-12T16:47:14.780","Score":0,"ViewCount":114.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-08-12T18:11:02.023","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"CPS were directed by the Crown court to provide the reasoning why the Police did not secure CCTV evidence. The court made an order to provide this to all parties by 28 July. On 30th July CPS requested a variation to the order to extend the time to 11 August. CPS were asked on what grounds they were seeking this variation. Nothing was received from CPS and even their own requested extended deadline has passed now. Case is being heard 21 August\n\n\nWhat options are available to the defendant at this point?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"CPS Breaching Court Order"}
{"Id":35477,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-12-18T02:02:04.207","Score":1,"ViewCount":118.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-12-28T05:06:26.153","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I was always sort of told that the constitutionality of a law could not be tested except by a \"real\" case. In other words, you had to violate a law to get it tested in court, and thereby risk jail time or other criminal penalties.\n\n\nHowever, I saw today that somebody in New York seems to have found a way to test the constitutionality of a law without breaking it. [In the news article it says he is the \"plaintiff\", not a defendant, so apparently there is a way to sue to challenge a law's constitutionality](https:\/\/13wham.com\/news\/state\/federal-court-says-ny-ban-on-nunchucks-unconstitutional). Is this something particular to New York, or is it possible to do whatever this guy did in other states, too?\n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"Test law for constitutionality without risking jail?"}
{"Id":17746,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-03-15T18:57:35.150","Score":0,"ViewCount":4325.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-03-15T20:14:04.107","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Are there statutes that prohibit an individual from texting another individual if the receiver request cease and desist with communications?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Cease and desist texting"}
{"Id":27401,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-04-05T16:16:52.460","Score":1,"ViewCount":1465.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-12-18T08:44:43.303","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'd like to create some original art using images from art history. Let's keep the question widely applicable and say that I might be interested in anything from old paintings and engravings to pen and ink magazine art to early photography, but all of it would be pre-1900s. Many of the images I'm interested in go back much further, all the way to the late 1500s. I live in the United States, but might want to source images from overseas.\n\n\nPresumably the copyright holders for these images are all long expired, and if I've got things right because they predated the copyright law enacted in the early 1900s these images should all be in the public domain.\n\n\nA quick google and a perusal of some art books tells me it isn't that simple. Image archives, whether online or in photo book form, generally appear to make a copyright claim on the images they contain. This makes my want to get a generally more robust idea of what I can and can't do with art historical and early photographic images before I go any further. \n\n\n**My question is, what should I know about copyright law and using images that were created prior to the 1900s?** What is the best legal practice for reusing images like that in original artwork?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"How does copyright law apply to reusing images from before the 1900s?"}
{"Id":43821,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-08-17T12:12:03.290","Score":2,"ViewCount":689.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-09-02T20:40:59.473","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Is it legally possible for a European (non-German) PhD student\/research assistant at a German university (who gets paid according to 75% of the TV-L 13 wage) perform side jobs for international clients (for example, through a platform like UpWork)? \n\n\nIf yes, what are the rules regarding tax declarations, release of receipts, VAT, and so on?\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Tax law and freelancing as a side-job in Germany"}
{"Id":51866,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-05-28T13:56:21.763","Score":0,"ViewCount":42.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-05-28T22:40:33.633","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"is it legal to have free softwares like VLC and Chrome to be download directly from my website? where the user would click o the icon for VLC for example and get the installer download without having to go the website for it. \n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Downloading free software directly from my website"}
{"Id":45154,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-10-01T11:36:23.157","Score":14,"ViewCount":331.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-10-02T08:30:52.323","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"The original thread can be found here: [Stack Exchange and Stack Overflow are moving to CC BY-SA 4.0](https:\/\/meta.stackexchange.com\/questions\/333089\/stack-exchange-and-stack-overflow-are-moving-to-cc-by-sa-4-0)\n\n\nAs far as I understand, Stack Exchange can move on to CC BY-SA 4.0 for content published in the future, but they are not allowed to unilaterally change the license of previous publications. Several threads have been created requesting answers regarding this issue from Stack Exchange, however, [the only answer from moderator](https:\/\/meta.stackexchange.com\/a\/333912\/619812) did not give any meaningful explanation. \n\n\nSince this is a legal issue, I would like to ask of Law Stack Exchange community to give expert opinion on this matter.\n\n\n**Can Stack Exchange change the license for previously published content without the consent of users?**\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"Is Stack Exchange allowed to unilaterally change previously published content license?"}
{"Id":11220,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-06-26T16:06:20.180","Score":1,"ViewCount":724.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-06-29T01:01:04.287","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'd like to ask about all those \"X Times\" newspapers. like NY Times,LA Times.  \n\nCan i create another newspaper that will have word \"Times\" in it?\n(Like \"My Hobby Times\")\n\n\nI've checked in Trademark Database and there is about 8k live trademarks for word times and time but most are non related to newspapers.\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Is word \"Times\" in name of Newspapers trademarked or is it generic word?"}
{"Id":21260,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-07-17T19:54:50.670","Score":3,"ViewCount":403.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-06-13T05:35:26.650","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Say Person A is very drunk and tried to attacked Person B, but Person B dodged, and Person C got hit. Person C had a pre-existing medical condition and died as a result of Person A's action. \n\n\nIf the defendant uses the defense of intoxication and it is believed that the defendant lacks the required *mens rea*, is the doctrine of transferred malice is still relevant? Because the doctrine of transferred malice only applies when the defendant has the required *mens rea*? So when I am writing my analysis I need not mention the doctrine of transferred malice?\n\n\nAnd if the defendant uses the defense of intoxication, then he is more likely to be convicted of manslaughter, a basic intent offence in this situation right? As a murder is a specific intent offence and after the case of DPP v Beard (1920) it is unlikely that the defendant will be convicted of murder?\n\n\nI just want to make sure my analysis is correct.\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Transfer malice and intoxication defense?"}
{"Id":43908,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-08-20T03:38:16.470","Score":0,"ViewCount":189.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-08-23T06:30:34.830","AnswerCount":7.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm familiar with the so-called ethics\/law divide, where some acts may be lawful but unethical and other acts ethical but unlawful. This question is not about this.\n\n\nI'm also familiar with professional Codes of Ethics that gain \"legal\" force by virtue of contract law and\/or incorporation into professional regulatory statutes, but generally only apply to certified or licensed professionals (e.g. non-physicians do not incur liability by behaving in ways that are inconsistent with contemporary medical ethics but are otherwise lawful). This question is not about this either.\n\n\nHas US law ever imposed a *general* duty on the general public to behave ethically? Restated, has a court ever imposed liability on a private citizen (holding no professional licensure or certification, holding no public office, etc.) for behavior that did not violate any specific provision of criminal or civil law, but rather transgressed either normative community ethics or the court's view as to what such ethics *ought* to be?\n\n\nI used to think that it would be absurd for there to be \"purely ethical\" liability, but I found [this](https:\/\/www.mcrazlaw.com\/legal-consequences-of-unethical-behavior\/) article by an attorney in Arizona, who seems to be primarily talking about professional ethics (not general citizen ethics), but states that a court could theoretically punish on the basis of transgressing an ethical rule that has broad community acceptance but that had not been formally accepted by or imposed on the defendant by specific legal process.\n\n\nIf asking about the United States in general is too broad, we can limit it to the state of New York.\n\n\n","text_label":"liability","title":"Has US law ever imposed liability for purely unethical behavior, unconnected to professional Codes of Ethics?"}
{"Id":15231,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-11-14T11:36:52.593","Score":3,"ViewCount":153.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-11-29T14:48:19.770","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Source: p 14 Bottom - 15, [*JC Smith's The Law of Contract*](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/0414041801\/ref=pd_sbs_14_t_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=8AWSERSMKG5WTHNPGVKS) (2016) by [Paul S. Davies](https:\/\/www.law.ox.ac.uk\/people\/paul%C2%A0s-davies).\n\n\n\n> \n> \u2003\u2003All these propositions are illustrated by *Smith v Hughes*9 [this footnote states: '(1871) LR 6 QB 597.). The claimant sued the defendant on a contract for the sale of a specific parcel of oats. The defendant said that he had \n>  contracted for old oats. However, the claimant provided oats which were new and useless to the defendant. The defendant consequently refused to pay the contract price. The verdict reached by a jury was in favour of the defendant. The case is somewhat unsatisfactory and \n>  difficult because there were unresolved questions of fact, so it is necessary to consider the \n>  case on three hypotheses. \n> \n> \n> (a) *The word 'old' was used in the discussion leading to the oral contract of sale.* If this was \n>  the case, then the jury's verdict was right because it was a contract for the sale of old \n>  oats. The seller could not perform it by delivering new oats. \n> \n> \n> (b) *The word 'old' was not used but the seller knew that the buyer believed that the oats were \n>  in fact old.* If that was the case, the verdict was wrong. So long as he did nothing to induce or encourage it,10 the law allowed the seller to take advantage of the buyer's mis\n>  take of fact. 'Ihe passive acquiescence of the seller in the self-deception of the buyer,' \n>  said Cockburn CJ, did not 'entitle the latter to avoid the contract'. The question was \n>  not 'what a man of scrupulous morality or nice honour would do under such circum- \n>  stances'. Ihis would be a practical application of the important principle of English law \n>  known by the Latin words ***caveat emptor***\u2014roughly translated as 'buyer beware' or 'let \n>  the buyer look out for himself'. \n> \n> \n> (c) *The word 'old' was not used but the seller knew that the buyer believed that the seller was \n>  contracting that the oats were old.* In that case, the verdict was right. \n> \n> \n> The difference between (b) and (c) is that in (c) the seller knows that the buyer is making a \n>  mistake as to the terms of the contract, not merely a mistake as to fact or motive. The seller \n>  cannot then enforce the contract in a sense different from that which he knew the buyer \n>  intended at the time of contracting. \n> \n> \n> \n\n\nI understand the difference between (b) and (c) per the last paragraph above, but how is (b) realistic? If a competent buyer needs some feature of a product, then why would a buyer fail to write this feature as a term in contract, much less declare or divulge it to the seller even once in their communication? In this case, why would Hughes keep private his need for old oats? \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"How is it realistic that a buyer would fail to communicate some feature of a product needed by the buyer, to a seller?"}
{"Id":14506,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-10-09T18:02:31.357","Score":2,"ViewCount":208.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-03-28T16:08:33.170","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"In Canada, the tort of civil unlawful conspiracy is laid out as follows:\n\n\n1. Two or more people acted in concert, by agreement, or with a common\ndesign or intention;\n2. The co-conspirators engaged in conduct that was unlawful, which can include the breach of a statute, the violation of a contract, or\nthe carrying out of an underlying tort, such as misrepresentation or\nfraud;\n3. The conduct was directed towards the plaintiff;\n Given the circumstances, the defendants should have known that injury was likely to result; and\n4. Injury or harm did result.\n\n\nIn case of simple motive or unlawful conspiracy, does it matter if the named individuals represent one organization? That is to say, if two or more agents of the same organization acted in cooperation to fulfill the latter 3 points, would this fulfill the first requirement?\n\n\nAlso, in the event that the individuals named in the conspiracy all acted as agents for the organization they all represent and on its behalf, would the the organization be guilty (assuming these points are all proven) of unlawful conspiracy, or just the named individuals, or both? Let's assume that the list of individuals involved spans the entire hierarchy of the organization, except maybe the board itself.\n\n\n","text_label":"civil-law","title":"Tort of civil conspiracy"}
{"Id":48753,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-02-03T17:38:11.973","Score":1,"ViewCount":56.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-02-03T22:57:44.497","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"My business partner and I recently purchased a small Ltd company. Each of us holds 50% shares each. No changes were made and we simply purchased the business as it is, simply the ownership changed.\nWe have two third party service providers and we want to cancel their services because it\u2019s too costly for us to continue with them, however we cannot cancel this because the previous owner has signed both contracts to run until 2022, and prior to purchasing the business we questioned the previous owner on this and they said we can cancel the contracts once the ownership changes. But this is not the case and the previous owner lied to us and did not disclosed any copies of the contact or documents on this. Is there a way to get the contracts cancelled? We have requested a copy of the contract and it does say it is a binding contract until the end of the term. Are there any laws or general regulations which we can use if the ownerships changes in a company the new owners can cancel the contracts? Or should anything similar to this should be included generally in service contracts?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Cancelling the 3rd party service contracts"}
{"Id":24735,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-12-13T09:35:23.560","Score":1,"ViewCount":63.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-12-13T09:58:29.347","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I would like know if it is allowed creating a package with a KVM virtual machine + Ubuntu as OS and sell this package. Is there any restriction due to copyright or fees to pay? \n\n\nI would not modify anything on the KVM or Ubuntu, just add my scripts on Ubuntu for the customers.\n\n\nKVM's parts are licensed under various GNU licenses:\n\n\n* KVM kernel module: GPL v2\n* KVM user module: LGPL v2\n* QEMU virtual CPU core library (libqemu.a) and QEMU PC system emulator: LGPL\n* Linux user mode QEMU emulator: GPL\n* BIOS files (bios.bin, vgabios.bin and vgabios-cirrus.bin): LGPL v2 or later\n\n\nAny idea?\nThanks for your feedback!\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is it allowed selling a kvm virtual machine with Ubuntu? what about copyright?"}
{"Id":49396,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-02-25T11:09:14.773","Score":3,"ViewCount":510.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-02-26T14:59:41.770","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":8,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I just got a contract of employment for a new job and it has a clause that starts like this:\n\n\n\n> \n> all Intellectual Property generated by you during your employment\n>  will be owned by the Group.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nWhen it says \"during your employment\" does that mean during working hours or everything I do including evenings and weekends?\n\n\nAs currently worded the rest of the clause basically says \"we own everything you make\". Even Facebook posts and this question would belong to the group.\n\n\nI sometimes work on open source project, I write for an RPG publisher, I'm half way through writing a novel. All outside work time.\n\n\nWould this clause hit those sort of activities?\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"In the UK what does \"during your employment\" mean"}
{"Id":25384,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-01-16T16:55:38.973","Score":0,"ViewCount":59.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-01-16T18:16:15.980","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have been the sole coder on a project for 4 years. I have a partner (not legally, yet but about to go through the process.) Right now, he owns 100% of the company and domain. Before the project release, I am to get 65% and he 35%. How can I secure my interest through copyright? What control does he have over my source code if I have it copyrighted? What process do I need to do to protect my interest and keep everyone playing fair? The completed code is not posted on his server yet.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Do I have copyright on my code if someone else owns the LLC and the domain?"}
{"Id":30233,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-07-14T01:19:51.973","Score":0,"ViewCount":119.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-10-14T10:00:26.960","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Ex employer has a server with their website and archive on it. I bought that server and have receipts. Employer claims they need time to wipe their info from my server. It's been a month already, and employer is still asking for more time. How should I go about getting the server back? USA, DC.\n\n\n","text_label":"civil-law","title":"How long can someone keep my server?"}
{"Id":23486,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-10-22T16:51:14.657","Score":0,"ViewCount":27.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-10-22T22:13:02.570","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"what is the protection requirement of Title VII of 1991 the plaintiff must follow to successfully file an action? \nI already included the time limit .\n\n\n","text_label":"civil-law","title":"Title VII of 1991"}
{"Id":23682,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-10-31T02:27:33.200","Score":0,"ViewCount":18.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-10-31T02:27:33.200","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Is there a comprehensive list of licenses freely available on the web? It should include both copyleft and copyright licenses.\n\n\nA link to the webpage and description would be very helpful.\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"Is there a comprehensive list of licenses on the web?"}
{"Id":41241,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-05-20T21:27:41.750","Score":2,"ViewCount":790.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-05-20T21:27:41.750","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Suppose one sells a car (California registered) to a person (suspected after the fact to be an illegal immigrant) who does not complete title-transfer. Suppose that the seller completes and submits the \"Notice of Transfer and Release of Liability\" <https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/dmv\/detail\/online\/nrl\/welcome> . Then, what risks does the seller incur (if any)?\n\n\nPS: The websites <https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/dmv\/detail\/online\/nrl\/welcome> and <https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/dmv\/detail\/online\/nrl\/nrlfaq> say:\n\"Reporting the sale or transfer of a vehicle or vessel to the DMV does not constitute a transfer of ownership. The record is not permanently transferred out of your name until the DMV receives a completed application for transfer of ownership and payment of appropriate fees from the new owner.\" and \"NOTE: In the case of a suit or complaint, the court is responsible for determining if you have complied with the law and are exempt from civil and\/or criminal liability.\" and \"NOTE: If any of this information is missing, the department may be unable to update the vehicle record and\/or these conditions may disqualify your liability exemption.\"\n\n\n","text_label":"liability","title":"Liability from selling car if buyer does not complete title transfer : California"}
{"Id":2235,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-01T06:08:51.077","Score":2,"ViewCount":278.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-09-01T10:55:09.740","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I want to register a company (small game studio), but in my country (and in the others too, I suppose) does exist a company with the same name, but their scope of work is completely different from game development (e.g. web design). So the question is - should a company name be unique worldwide, if it has clients all around the world (which happens if you distribute your product digitally) or there is a distinction between same named companies with different business direction?\n\n\nThe country is Ukraine, but since the studio will distribute a digital product (well, games) all over the world then I assume, that its name should be unique worldwide?\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"May I register a company with already existing name, but different business direction? (Worldwide)"}
{"Id":38052,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-03-12T13:31:42.987","Score":0,"ViewCount":78.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-03-17T02:03:14.073","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"[Indian gov copyright site](http:\/\/copyright.gov.in\/frmfaq.aspx)\n\n\n\n> \n> Ques: Is it necessary to register a work to claim copyright?\n> \n> \n> Ans: No.\n> Acquisition of copyright is automatic and it does not require any\n> formality. Copyright comes into existence as soon as a work is created\n> and no formality is required to be completed for acquiring copyright.\n> However, certificate of registration of copyright and the entries made\n> therein serve as prima facie evidence in a court of law with reference\n> to dispute relating to ownership of copyright.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nDo I need any legal document to display that copyright or just that the work is created by me it is sufficient?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can I use `\u00a9 2019 My Name` in a application created by me without registering for official copyright in India?"}
{"Id":14085,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-09-19T23:47:53.203","Score":4,"ViewCount":249.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-04-18T04:42:49.437","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Today, I tapped another car on the highway. The driver got out, and I immediately asked if he was okay. He said he had a bloody lip but that he was otherwise okay. we checked the cars for property damage but found none. He also checked his work laptop and it worked still. He then looked at me, nodded, and said \"Drive Safe.\" We both got back in our cars and I anticipated exchanging information, but he drove off. The police were, of course, never called. To the best of my knowledge, he has no information about me.\n\n\nObviously this is a fantastic break for most people and a relief. However, I am wondering if there is any possible liability on my end. He was the one who left the accident scene unprompted, and I sat there bewildered. Perhaps he lacked auto insurance or had some ulterior motive for leaving. He seemed rushed. Regardless, should I report this as a cover-your-ass? And what are my risks for doing so or not doing so? \n\n\nThis took place in Illinois. \n\n\nThank you.\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Very Minor Car Collision with No Damage, Hit Car Left"}
{"Id":29185,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-06-03T15:55:02.233","Score":3,"ViewCount":147.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-04-02T02:05:30.547","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I want to know if it's legal to crawl some websites, let's say cnn.com and bbc.com, and display the title, descripton, the image, as well the link to redirect to the actual link for the news?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is it legal to crawl news from any website, maintaining a link to their news?"}
{"Id":44401,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-09-04T10:37:49.660","Score":3,"ViewCount":189.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-07-01T11:04:30.440","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I've got a little bit of a conundrum. I have created an animation that uses and contains a copyrighted game character model. I want to distribute this animation without breaching copyright. To attempt to do so, I encrypt this animation file with the original game character model file as the key. Only people who own an exact copy of this character model can open the encrypted file, revealing the exact same character model with animation attached. Have I breached copyright? If so, is there a way I could approach this so as to not breach copyright?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is sending a modified encrypted file with the key being the original encrypted file legal?"}
{"Id":1214,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-07-20T06:02:57.110","Score":4,"ViewCount":260.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-07-20T11:27:36.003","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If there is a work that is out of copyright (was published in the 1800s) but I can only find it in an online repository, can the repository claim a copyright or other limitation on my use of their scanned copy?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Who owns a copyright on a scanned work?"}
{"Id":40576,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-04-30T22:10:35.477","Score":1,"ViewCount":77.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-05-01T16:02:32.950","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"[What is a contract and what is required for them to be valid?](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/questions\/6263\/what-is-a-contract-and-what-is-required-for-them-to-be-valid\/6264#6264) explains the basics of a contract. However, any simple contract may potentially have ambiguities that would make it difficult or impossible to decide if the contract is being fulfilled. For example, if I make a contract for someone to fix my car, I should actually specify what exactly needs fixing and what would constitute being fixed. Otherwise the person could just top off the oil and call it a day.\n\n\nPresumably at some point, common sense is exercised to decide if some unexpected development follows this spirit and intent of the contract or not. After all, it's difficult if not impossible to state anything with perfect disambiguity. But [some contract authors still try](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/End-user_license_agreement#Criticism). Since EULAs are probably written by some pretty good lawyers, does that mean that such overly detailed documents can be considered the standard of a very good contract? What *is* a reasonable standard for how much a contract should specify, and how much should be left to \"well, let's just hope we can all come to some agreement if and when that weird freak case happens\".\n\n\nWhen contract lawyers write a contract, how do they decide when it's \"detailed enough\"? Are there rules of thumb that a lay person could use?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"How to judge if a contract is detailed enough?"}
{"Id":7130,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-02-14T00:22:01.770","Score":1,"ViewCount":182.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-02-15T21:02:58.457","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am interested in the interplay of the EU directive [93\/13\/EEC](http:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/EN\/TXT\/?uri=CELEX%3A31993L0013) and the Consumer Rights Act 2015 in the UK.\n\n\nSpecifically the Consumer Rights Act has an exclusion from assessment of fairness where the clause specifies the main subject matter of the contract. But this is not mentioned in the directive so seems to severely limit the applicability of the directive.\n\n\nI am interested because we have a mortgage that changed from a fixed rate to a tracker but the tracker has a floor preventing the rate from falling below a certain level. The floor is clearly outlined in the contract for the mortgage, however, we were unaware of it when we signed and actually assumed we have been repaying at a lesser rate than what we were.\n\n\nI would like to argue that the floor introduced a significant unfair imbalance as it protected the lender from a reduction in the base rate without providing us with protection from raising rates.\n\n\nIt seems many Spanish mortgages with similar \"floor\" contracts have had the floor nullified for similar reasons and they seem to be referring to the EU directive.\n\n\nI have also come across a EU Court of Justice [ruling](http:\/\/curia.europa.eu\/juris\/celex.jsf?celex=62011CJ0415&lang1=en&type=TXT&ancre=) regarding the directive which states:\n\n\n\n> \n> the concept of \u2018significant imbalance\u2019 to the detriment of the consumer must be assessed in the light of an analysis of the rules of national law applicable in the absence of any agreement between the parties, in order to determine whether, and if so to what extent, the contract places the consumer in a less favourable legal situation than that provided for by the national law in force. To that end, an assessment of the legal situation of that consumer having regard to the means at his disposal, under national law, to prevent continued use of unfair terms, should also be carried out;\n> \n> \n> in order to assess whether the imbalance arises \u2018contrary to the requirement of good faith\u2019, it must be determined whether the seller or supplier, dealing fairly and equitably with the consumer, could reasonably assume that the consumer would have agreed to the term concerned in individual contract negotiations.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nThat seems to suggest that a court would need to consider if I would have accepted the terms if I had been able to negotiate them with assistance of professional advice which would have been unlikely due to the one sided nature of the clause.\n\n\nUK law would seem to make the floor legally valid regardless of fairness because the floor was a \"main part\" of the agreement which means it is excluded from the fairness test.\n\n\nI am a bit out of my depth and definitely do not understand how an EU directive \/ ruling could affect my argument. However, is it the case that the EU directive \/ EU Court ruling can override the UK law?\n\n\nI would greatly appreciate any advice as to how best to formulate my argument with my lender or if I really don't have a leg to stand on from a legal perspective.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Consumer Rights Act 2015 vs EU DIRECTIVE 93\/13\/EEC"}
{"Id":43866,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-08-18T21:27:20.153","Score":1,"ViewCount":33.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-08-18T21:27:20.153","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I get too big of a refund each year, so I want to get that closer to 0. Not owing and not getting a refund, in tax.\n\n\nShould I increase \"exemptions\"?\n\n\nAlso is \"Allowance\" and \"Witholdings\" and \"Exemptions\" all mean the same thing?\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Does an increase in Tax Exemptions mean I will pay less in Tax for each paycheck? (USA)"}
{"Id":11094,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-06-21T15:51:18.217","Score":-1,"ViewCount":78.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-11-05T13:31:22.237","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am the CEO and CMO of a new software based startup in Canada. I have little to no knowledge of company registration rules. I would like to not only register my startup in Canada, but also be recognized internationally as a company.\n\n\n* I was wondering first of all when is the best time to make the startup a company? (Right at the start? When the product is done and available? As soon as money gets involved?)\n* What makes a company, a company in the eyes of the law?\n* What is the thing I have to do in order to register my startup as a company?\n\n\nP-S: I do know that this is 3 questions, but they are very closely related and I didn't feel like creating 3 different questions and having all the info scatter.\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Business Registration Rules for startup?"}
{"Id":11432,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-07-07T17:39:49.963","Score":3,"ViewCount":971.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-07-08T05:19:58.617","AnswerCount":4.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"During the House hearing today (July 7, 2016) Director Comey implied that section 793 of Title 18 might be unconstitutional as to applying the \"gross negligence\" standard to Hillary Clinton. What is the law that supports this reasoning as to unconstitutionality?\n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"Why might Title 18 Section 793 be unconstitutional?"}
{"Id":43205,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-07-27T01:28:19.180","Score":0,"ViewCount":457.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-12-25T05:00:50.133","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"If I am party to a private conversation with a public figure, and that person either records (legally) the audio, a transcript, or if communication occurs via text, does that person have a legal right to publish the conversation if I explicitly state that I do not want it to be shared? \n\n\n","text_label":"civil-law","title":"Public disclosure of private conversation"}
{"Id":42116,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-06-14T22:18:33.810","Score":0,"ViewCount":121.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-06-15T14:28:26.943","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I read in the wikipedia article of the movie [\"A Fistful of Dollars\"](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/A_Fistful_of_Dollars) that the producers were sued by the producer of Yojimbo, the Japanese movie from which the plot line was borrowed, and that the lawsuit was \"successful\".\n\n\nI guess I don't understand how a story can be copyrighted, since a story is an idea, not a form of expression. How is it that the Japanese filmakers won the lawsuit.\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Yojimbo lawsuit, copyright a story?"}
{"Id":41109,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-05-16T20:49:02.827","Score":0,"ViewCount":77.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-05-16T21:43:54.103","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I wanted to add the country of the people who left a review on a website but I was wondering how this regards towards the laws about privacy. I have been doing quite some research into this topic but there weren't any solid answers.\n\n\nDoes anyone know if I am allowed to store the country data of people who post a review? As well as what rules are related to this for different locations e.g Europe and America?\n\n\nExample data:\n\n\n\n```\nTable header       rating | comment | createdOn | countryOfOrigin\nTable row          5        \"hello\"   00-00-0000  The Netherlands\n\n```\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"How are the laws considering storing country details of visitors of my website? (calculated of their ip adresses)"}
{"Id":44505,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-09-08T14:49:36.220","Score":0,"ViewCount":65.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-01-31T00:07:55.853","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"My question is, what is required under UK law to assign the benefit of a debt or small contract, to a third party. Although it relates to an actual dispute, the question itself is simply about legal process and facts of law - no advice is sought or needed beyond that posed in the question. Therefore I am also abstracting the question completely, to make it as widely applicable as possible.\n\n\nQuestion\n========\n\n\nA, B and C are private UK based individuals.\n\n\nA is due money under a contract with B. A has performed their part of the contract so the only contractual matter outstanding is A receiving their money from B. For personal reasons, A now wishes their friend C to become the sole beneficiary thenceforce, so that C can claim from B the monies or any other contractual benefits previously due to A, or if needed, C can sue B for their non-payment\/non-delivery (if that happens). \n\n\nThe motive for this is partly, that C will give A a sum of money, and will subsequently have full rights to receive, collect and enforce the debt owed by B in exchange.\n\n\nCan A and C enter into such an agreement of assignment without seeking B's consent, and what form must such an agreement take to be legally binding?\n\n\n***Note:** It is assumed that the contract does not explicitly forbid this, nor is the contract related to real property or a lease\/tenancy, or a business. The debt\/benefit is small, under \u00a3500 in value, and relates to a deposit that A previously paid B and which B now must repay to A.*\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Requirements for assignment of debt or benefits of contract to a third party, in UK law"}
{"Id":6208,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-01-06T10:35:02.857","Score":3,"ViewCount":78.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-01-06T10:35:02.857","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"So there was this small scale online game where I bought some ingame tokens to buy a different sprite. I bought 20$ worth of ingame tokens a month ago and spent most of it on items in the game. The game quit some weeks ago and I still had like 5$ in tokens left, also I wasn't able to use the special sprite for long since the game quit after a week of me buying it. \n\n\nI'm actually not really worried about the money, I think it was worth it even if I could only use it so shortly. But I was wondering if games can just do that, or if there is some sort of legal way to get unused tokens back(and if you can get money back if you a bought an ingame item and where only able to use it for a short while)\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Bought tokens in a game but the game quit, can I get my money back?"}
{"Id":23835,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-11-05T17:46:02.843","Score":0,"ViewCount":88.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-11-06T16:20:02.700","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I plan on writing a fantasy novel, and there is a chance the novel will contain custom fonts for several languages I have created. I am not currently able to create these fonts myself, and would much rather have a professional do them. However, I am worried about copyright. \n\n\nMy limited understanding of copyright suggests that the copyright belongs to whoever made the product (in this case the font). If I hire someone to create a custom font for me, I want to be sure that I have total ownership of that font, and can both use it however I wish, and restrict its use by other parties. **How do I ensure that?** \n\n\nI am also curious if anything changes if no money changes hands. If someone makes these fonts for me for free, does that change anything? \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"How can I ensure ownership of a custom font someone makes for me?"}
{"Id":49397,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-02-25T12:52:02.810","Score":1,"ViewCount":70.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-02-25T18:29:03.413","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Say I've made a photograph. \n\n\n[![Let us assume, for the sake of argument, that this is a valuable work of art](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/ZK1hQ.jpg)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/ZK1hQ.jpg)\n\n\nI am now the copyright holder of that particular image. I am using this picture on a personal website where I am talking about plants. Now somebody else wants to create a database with pictures of plants in it. Instead of making a picture themselves or paying for the right to use a picture they simply use mine without permission.\n\n\nAs far as I understand this would be a copyright violation and I would be able to use the law against them. At the very least force them to stop using my picture.\n\n\nBut what if they do not actually use my picture in any way that is viewable to human beings? They may very well decide to store the image data in a textual representation equal to the binary string of the original file. This is what it might look like:\n\n\n\n```\n11111111 11011000 11111111 11100000 00000000 00010000 01001010 01000110 \n01001001 01000110 00000000 00000001 00000001 00000001 00000000 01100000 \n00000000 01100000 00000000 00000000 11111111 11100001 00000000 00100010     \n01000101 01111000 01101001 01100110 00000000 00000000 01001101      ...\n...      ...      ...      ...      ...      ...      ...           ...\n...      00111001 00011100 11010100 10001110 11000111 11111111 11011001 \n\n```\n\nTheir database is being read by computer algorithms that can easily read the binary representation and transform it back into a format that can be used for image searches and similar procedures.\n\n\nI would assume this is still a copyright violation, but is the law actually *smart enough* to understand this? Is every possible pattern of bits that could somehow be transformed back into my original image protected under copyright? Does it matter how the data is being used?\n\n\nI am most interested in what the law would look like in both the united states and the EU.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Legality of different bit representations of copyrighted material"}
{"Id":50985,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-04-25T07:15:01.810","Score":-6,"ViewCount":212.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-05-23T15:54:36.817","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Can people go to prison for denying a historical event?!\n\n\nlike people who deny moon landing, or people who deny jesus?\n\n\nI am taking the example of denying holocaust in WWII.\n\n\nit is a historical event that people wrote about and there are different stories about it.\n\n\nsimilar to Moon landing, it is a historical event that people witnessed on TV and we have astronaut who died for that and other astronauts who did walk on moon.\n\n\nwhy it is illigal to deny holocaust in many countries while it is ok to deny moon landing in these countries?!!! \n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"criminalise Moon landing deniers"}
{"Id":41587,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-05-30T23:17:58.720","Score":-3,"ViewCount":128.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-05-31T03:29:46.567","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"These A4 notices where covering every window of my car, 3 on windscreen, 2 back widow, 1 one each other, i believe a simple don't park would suffice, this was over kill, can I do anything\n\n\n[![A4 NOTICES](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/naNIb.png)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/naNIb.png)\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"I believe this is too much, covering ALL of my windows"}
{"Id":13124,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-08-04T14:37:33.490","Score":2,"ViewCount":126.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-03-02T19:47:28.767","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'd like to write a fiction series based on the son of a character from another novel. There were no children in the original story published in 1986, and it seems the author has retired from writing--to my great regret. \nWhile the son is an entirely new character, this concept would necessary entail references to the original main character as well mention of some others in that story, and also use of some of the tools used in the original.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Creating a relative of someone else's character?"}
{"Id":11337,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-07-02T12:23:47.517","Score":1,"ViewCount":5880.0,"LastActivityDate":"2022-05-02T18:37:20.597","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am planning to build an online web app and a mobile app for learning vocabulary.\n\n\nFunctions:\n- User can create lists (eg. personalities, phrasal verbs etc.) and add words to the list with definitions.\n- These list can be made public.\n\n\nIf users were to copy dictionary definitions, for instance Oxford or Cambridge) and make the word lists public, is it a copyright infringement? Am I responsible for this activity? Can dictionary owners charge me against copyright issue?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Copyright infringment: using dictionary definitions"}
{"Id":51198,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-05-02T10:14:12.087","Score":3,"ViewCount":156.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-05-02T13:30:34.237","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Now, our state is in war zone and people are dying daily because of war. Government and Arakan Army are fighting with heavy weapons. No Journalist are allowed to enters, we have 17 divisions in our state and only 3 divisions access internet and telephone. Government cut off those. So, here is my question.\n\n\nThere are so many fake news on facebook about your state current situation. We reported facebook team and they reply \"It doesn't go community standard\". \n\n\n**So, Where should I report if we have prove? If facebook ignores \"fake news\".**\n\n\nNormally, in my point of views, fake news on internet is usual but people are dying and world need to know truth.\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"What should I do if facebook ignore fake news?"}
{"Id":32758,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-10-19T06:41:02.967","Score":0,"ViewCount":55.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-10-24T23:22:31.567","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Organisation A conducts exam every year,question paper goes out with student(There is no copyright claim on paper by A). Company B collects them and publishes them with some charge. Now, if company C tries to provide some content which need question papers to be shown, can C use B's product?\n\n\nIt is quite difficult for C to assemble those papers by self at present moment.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is there copyright issue in the following condition?"}
{"Id":669,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-06-19T20:59:30.847","Score":7,"ViewCount":465.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-07-25T21:09:11.143","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have watched the media circus surrounding the arrest of a 21-year-old male on suspicion of having murdered nine people in Charleston. \n\n\nVast amounts of information are spewing forth from the news media, some of which will undoubtedly be true, some of which will have been entirely made up by newspapers to sell copy, and the rest of which will be somewhere in between. \n\n\nHow is it possible without rules of contempt to ensure that due process is unfettered? How can a jury be impaneled that has not already read so much about the case that they have preconceived ideas as to guilt or innocence? \n\n\nIn the early stages of the search police officials declared it was a *hate crime*. How exactly did they know this? And couldn't its widespread circulation affect the outcome of the case?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Without sub judice rules, as exist in almost every other English-speaking jurisdiction, how can due process be assured?"}
{"Id":24797,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-12-16T18:03:02.617","Score":8,"ViewCount":1402.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-04-10T15:57:22.533","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"My wife has been employed at a Fortune 50 company for 10 years and was laid off in March 2017. When we asked about the 401K we were told that our address is not correct and the 401K plan manager refuses any contact with us.\n\n\nThey won't send correspondence, they won't send out an address correction form, they won't respond at all. This has been going on about 6 months and we have about 225K in the 401K. Can anything be done or do they just keep the money?\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Employer refuses to release 401K"}
{"Id":5886,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-12-18T00:18:25.247","Score":1,"ViewCount":176.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-12-18T22:23:05.553","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I recently created a website for a friend of mine, but after some issues between the two of us I decided to remote control their computer (which I had permission to do) and took the files off.\n\n\n* Am I allowed to do so?\n* Are the files my intellectual property that I have rights to?\n\n\nI'm quite young and don't quite understand a lot of legal 'stuff.'\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Am I allowed to take files I created off someone else's computer?"}
{"Id":49047,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-02-13T01:40:41.527","Score":1,"ViewCount":34.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-02-13T01:40:41.527","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Theoretical: I wish to import and sell wall chargers in the USA. \n\n\nI realize it is a good idea to get a safety certificate that signifies my product meets national safety standards to avoid being sued.\n\n\nHowever, my question is whether it is legal to sell them without a safety certificate (ETL, UL, etc).\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"Is ETL or UL necessary to retail AC chargers?"}
{"Id":27840,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-04-20T19:46:44.067","Score":0,"ViewCount":278.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-04-20T22:22:42.107","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Let's say there is an accident and there is a law which says vehicles driving by an avenue has priority to pass, but there is another law which says vehicles driving by the right has priority to pass, what happens when 2 laws conflict each other?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"What happens when 2 laws conflict each other?"}
{"Id":817,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-06-28T20:49:59.793","Score":7,"ViewCount":174.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-08-23T21:08:14.897","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"In copyright case law, what roles do *process* versus *output* play in determining infringement via creation of a similar work. By *process* I mean, \"How much access did the creator of the new work have to the putative base work?\" By *output* I mean, \"How similar, textually, is the new work to the older work?\"\n\n\nI am primarily curious about the USA.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"What considerations determine copyright infringement?"}
{"Id":51344,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-05-07T21:12:58.150","Score":1,"ViewCount":83.0,"LastActivityDate":"2022-05-28T16:08:15.927","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"When a US company transfers ownership for a pending patent application via an assignment to a company outside the US, say for 1 Dollar, are there any tax implications to worry about?\n\n\nAs for the 1 Dollar, I suppose at the pending stage, the argument can be made that the patent application has no substantial value yet and is potentially worthless (and potentially rejected).\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Tax implications when assigning a patent application to a non-US company?"}
{"Id":47109,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-12-04T16:32:09.837","Score":1,"ViewCount":145.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-12-04T21:04:20.317","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Last year I wrote a piece of software that functions as an accessory application for a large forum software suite. \n\n\nSpecifically, it is an \"Application\" for Invision Community.\n\n\nYou can find other similar applications for the same software here: <https:\/\/invisioncommunity.com\/files\/>\n\n\nI'm unsure how these files are licensed, however I charge $30 + $15\/6mo for my application. Recently, an unknown member who purchased it released it on a popular `nulled` software website where people upload paid software packages for free for others to download. Since then, my sales have dropped to nearly $0 for the package.\n\n\nI'm curious if the licensing of Invision Community leaves much room for me to do anything, or even if it does, if there is really anything I can do about this.\n\n\n","text_label":"software","title":"Is there any legal way to stop specific websites from offering nulled versions of my software for free?"}
{"Id":25841,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-02-05T15:04:21.040","Score":0,"ViewCount":408.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-10-12T01:42:06.967","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm an illustrator and I've created an original work for commercial publication\/sale that incorporates part of a photograph I sourced from Wikicommons. The photo in question has a \u201cCreative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International\u201d license.\n\n\n(For context: The image is a photograph of a starry night sky, which I\u2019ve composited into my original illustration as a background texture.)\n\n\nDoes the ShareAlike license mean that my new, original work would have to give up its copyrighted status to agree with the CC license of the incorporated image? And that my original work cannot now be copyright because of the rights mismatch?\n\n\nI'm a bit confused by the terms of ShareAlike: do I understand correctly that it requires subsequent creators\/remixers to license those derived\/remixed works with a ShareAlike license?\n\n\nI\u2019m very happy to co-credit the photographer, but if using part of the image means I\u2019d forfeit the copyright of my work, then I\u2019d rather remove\/replace the element.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Do I forfeit my own copyright if I incorporate CC ShareAlike sources within my original artwork?"}
{"Id":26766,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-03-11T19:56:13.350","Score":1,"ViewCount":492.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-03-11T23:59:20.080","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"More specifically I want to use statistics from an MIT website for my own website: <http:\/\/livingwage.mit.edu\/states\/05>\n\n\nI can't find any license information or anything about statistics, but am I free to use all the information from that table since they got the data presumably from a public source? I know on the footer of the website there's a copyright sign, but not sure if it applies to data like this.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is it legal to use statistics off a copyright website?"}
{"Id":36810,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-02-02T19:26:30.103","Score":2,"ViewCount":39.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-02-02T21:00:28.297","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"A person posts a text to Usenet\n\n\n* that he has signed using an obvious pseudonym\n* that does not include a functioning address for himself\n* that does not refer to a publisher other than himself.\n\n\nTogether with the text he includes a notice saying \n\n\n* that further publication in any medium except as a Usenet article which is identically accredited and contains an identical notice is strictly prohibited unless he, proving his authorship, specifically issues a licence for such publication\n* that in particular printing rights are strictly reserved, which he defines as meaning that it should be assumed that printing his text is strictly prohibited unless he, proving his authorship, specifically issues a licence to do so.\n\n\nA second person reads the text on Usenet and publishes it in print form or as an e-book without having been granted such a licence.\n\n\nWould the author be able to win a claim against that person for copyright violation? Assume of course that he identifies himself and proves his authorship when making the claim.\n\n\nI am interested in answers for both the English and the United States jurisdictions. I am not sure what grounds the second person might reasonably adduce in defence against such a claim, but they might include for example\n\n\n* that regardless of the content of the notice the text should be considered to be in the public domain by dint of having been posted to Usenet\n* that if a pseudonymous author chooses to make himself uncontactable, unlike the many anonymous and pseudonymous authors who can be contacted through their publishers, then his assertion that he reserves rights is absurd\n* other grounds.\n\n\nNote: I have read R Deazley and K Patterson, [*Guidance Note: Copyright in Pseudonymous and Anonymous Works*](https:\/\/www.digitisingmorgan.org\/uploads\/BN3-pseudonymous%20works_DigiMorgan.pdf), 2nd ed. (2017), which references statutes relevant to the English jurisdiction and also the Berne Convention but does not cover the case where a text is accredited to a pseudonymous author without a publisher being specified other than himself and where the author issues a notice of prohibition as described and retains the ability to prove authorship at a later date.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Printing and other rights in respect of a pseudonymously authored text posted online"}
{"Id":25458,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-01-19T11:17:42.440","Score":1,"ViewCount":138.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-01-19T14:07:04.960","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am currently in the process of finalizing the technology behind a game where users are able to create \"lands\" of their own.\n\n\n* Each land is upkept and expanded by **Tokens**.\n* **Tokens** are bought from Real Money Store.\n* **Tokens** are tradeable.\n* Users are able to create images(terrain, characters, monsters etc...) that fit their local \"land\" theme and enable other players to interact there.\n* The land creator receives **tokens** from visitors that like the land.\n* **Tokens** are not changeable to real currency.\n\n\nMy question is whether it counts as a breach of copyright if someone creates a \"skyrim\" or \"Star wars\" land and fills it with people and locations from that universe?\nThey still need to create the art with the in-game tools, so I assume it's original artwork with names and lore based off existing IP)\n\n\nAnd a second, derived question is whether my profit (people paying other people with **tokens** that they had to have bought from me) constitutes profiting from a copyrighted IP.\n\n\nObviously each land is reportable in a multitude of categories -\n nudity\/pornographic content, IP violation, gore, violence, hate messages etc... and I assume it will take a significant amount of work to filter through those reports.\n\n\nI am talking to lawyers about it, but there's a whole world out there and many of You can give perspectives from different countries so that I can ask the right questions and hire the right lawyers.\n\n\nEDIT:\nEULA and TOS are of course going to be properly constructed to remove any liability I would have for user uploaded content.\nAre there countries where I am for exmaple still liable?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"When does user generated content violate copyright?"}
{"Id":4024,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-26T21:12:58.060","Score":3,"ViewCount":801.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-11-14T18:33:20.643","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":10,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"From what I understand, bullying happens when someone is harmed through an online system that puts them in contact with other users, sometimes masking their identities.\n\n\n[From Wikipedia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cyberbullying#Distinctions):\n\n\n\n> \n> Cyberbullying is defined in legal glossaries as\n> \n> \n> * actions that use information and communication technologies to support deliberate, repeated, and hostile behavior by an individual or group, that is intended to harm another or others.\n> * use of communication technologies for the intention of harming another person\n> * use of Internet service and mobile technologies *such as web pages and discussion groups* as well as instant messaging or SMS text messaging *with the intention of harming another person*.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nFrom [\"Cyber Bullying Law & Legal Definition\"](http:\/\/definitions.uslegal.com\/c\/cyber-bullying\/):\n\n\n\n> \n> Examples of what constitutes cyberbullying include communications that seek to intimidate, control, manipulate, *put down*, *falsely discredit*, or *humiliate* the recipient. The actions are deliberate, repeated, and hostile behavior intended to harm another.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nAs such, could the \"downvote\" button, which is a major \"feature\" of the SE website, be considered a bullying tool?\n\n\nIt allows people to collectively, but in a hidden manner, criticise the work and input of a single user (instead of discussing with them to tell them they disagree).\n\n\nThis can in turn create a situations in which someone can feel like a group of people is against them, or voted down their content in order to harm them, or do not want to communicate their reasons to them (feeling of domination and exclusion can be reinforced if the person downvoted, as is often the case for a new user without \"privileges\").\n\n\nThe intent behind each downvote is not clear, and some users *could* downvote in order to harm *if they wanted*, this is a possibility and privilege given to them.\n\n\nOr a user who believes they have been harmed by a down vote could claim the downvotes were made out of hatred since downvotes can be done without justification.\n\n\nTo summarise, could a bullying case involving a new user who got his question downvoted stand in court?\n\n\nNOTE: I couldn't find \"cyber-bullying\" and \"online-crime\" or any related tags in there but feel free to add them if needed.\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Can Stack Exchange's down-voting system be considered online bullying?"}
{"Id":5939,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-12-20T13:01:15.557","Score":-1,"ViewCount":51.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-12-20T21:53:55.527","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"A person (H) visits a building being interested to have it on lease. H is on a wheel chair, the building roof start falling and H is killed instantly by heavy tile. H's friend (M) saw her being killed. M goes into deep shock and remains in deep shock and become unable to work for a year.\n\n\nI want to consider whether the owner or occupier is liable for M's shock and aftermaths?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Contract Law and Tort Law"}
{"Id":27330,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-04-03T07:45:30.693","Score":1,"ViewCount":42.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-04-03T07:45:30.693","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Let's say Bruce is CFO at Exxon Mobil and his brother Clark works under the CTO at BP.\n\n\nConsidering possible implications of the fact that these brothers are expected as siblings to have a reasonably close relationship, would this scenario be considered strange, unethical and\/or illegal?\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"Would it be considered ethical for two brothers to work as executives at competing public companies?"}
{"Id":707,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-06-22T21:52:05.450","Score":19,"ViewCount":807.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-07-16T03:51:41.123","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I own a card game that I enjoy playing (not a playing card game using a standard 52-card deck). I enjoy it enough that I thought it'd be fun to write a program (complete with AI!) that plays that game. Is this legal? Furthermore, may I publish the source code to a public website such as GitHub without incurring any legal issues?\n\n\nAssuming it's illegal for me to do this, at what point does doing this become legal? I likely cannot simply change all the names of the various cards to something else, right? If I start changing the rules of the game, does that make it legal for me to share my source code, for instance? It'd be a game that's heavily inspired by the original, but isn't (different rules, different cards, different amounts even).\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Is it legal to program a published game for educational purposes (and put the source code on GitHub)?"}
{"Id":24265,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-11-21T06:21:22.097","Score":0,"ViewCount":109.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-11-21T06:47:08.983","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I see \"*Linehan I* factors\" mentioned in some civil commitment decisions published on-line e.g. [this one from Minessota](https:\/\/mn.gov\/law-library-stat\/archive\/ctapun\/0810\/opa080962-1104.pdf). Can someone explain where they come from and what their status is in US law? From what I can gather it's a Minnesota supreme court decision (so only applies there), but I could be wrong. Is there something more generally applicable in that respect in the US?\n\n\n","text_label":"civil-law","title":"Please explain Linehan I factors to a lay person"}
{"Id":7164,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-02-15T19:32:07.877","Score":1,"ViewCount":1187.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-06-08T11:30:38.827","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"A few years ago I started to have some disagreements with another party. At the time I had transacted less than $5000 in business. They involved a lawyer, and things got really ugly, really quickly. They sued, and then we settled out of court, but it cost me over $20K in legal bills. Most of this was time wasted in negotiation of a very simple settlement - I feel like the other attorney was intentionally prolonging the process. I have no idea how much it cost the other side. Looking back, I feel strongly that this lawyer intentionally stirred the pot, perhaps even misrepresenting me to them or them to me. I've also heard of another case were this same attorney intentionally made misrepresentations in order to create an ugly legal situation almost out of thin air. Now I'd like to say something to somebody - or just post something online saying \"this guy is a horse's ass.\" However, I have a non-disparagement clause in the settlement which seems like a standard one, saying that I can't disparage the business, including \"officers, directors, agents, attorneys,\" etc. On the one hand, this guy was their attorney at one point in time, so from the wording it would appear that this would cover him. However, he has no public affiliation to the business and my calling him out online wouldn't cast their business in any sort of negative light, and of course he gave me no considerations in the contract. I would think that the other side would never pursue this sort a breach, except for the fact that there is a liquidated damages clause - so in theory, this attorney, who likes to stir things up, could tell them - \"hey this guy disparaged your attorney - you win liquidated damages.\" \n\n\nIs there any sort of clear answer here? Assume for the point of argument that I'm smart enough to disparage him in a way that will never by linked to his former clients. \n\n\nEdit : More specifically, I would like to disparage their attorney for things he has done that are not related to my case. In particular, this guy has been sanctioned by the court for this kind of thing in another case. (Not my case, not pointing back toward me or my adversary.) The point would be to protect other businesses who might be misled into thinking that his services will provide an efficient resolution to similar situations. I should also point out that the Company has their own in-house attorney which would clearly be off-limits for me. \n\n\nThere's part of the settlement that says I can't publish information about the settlement \"for any reason\" so I hesitate to give the text of it (for all I know there could be some unique quirk that may allow them to find me if I do ) - but it appears to be pretty standard - I've seen similar agreements online. Someone asked for the clause so here's one from a different contract that is more-or-less the same. \n\n\n(Both parties) agree that they will not .... directly or indirectly, in any capacity or manner, publicly, by press release or similar public statement to the press, ... make, express, transmit speak, write, verbalize or otherwise communicate in any way (or cause, further, assist, solicit, encourage, support or participate in any of the foregoing), any remark, comment, message, information, declaration, communication or other statement of any kind, whether verbal, in writing, electronically transferred or otherwise, that might reasonably be construed to be derogatory or critical of, or negative toward, Citizen A, Company B or any of its directors, officers, Affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, agents, attorneys or representatives (collectively, the \u201cCompany B Representatives\u201d), or that reveals, discloses, incorporates, is based upon, discusses, includes or otherwise involves any confidential or proprietary information of the Company or its subsidiaries or Affiliates, or to malign, harm, disparage, defame or damage the reputation or good name of the Citizen A, Company B, its business or any of the Company B Representatives.\n\n\nAlso, it's in the US. I won't be more specific, just in case. \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Does a non-disparagement clause in a settlement cover the oppositions attorney?"}
{"Id":18389,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-04-13T16:19:09.233","Score":0,"ViewCount":58.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-04-13T21:24:20.163","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Every month I received a message on my phone that says I have reached my maximum limit and I could have some limitations or experience slower service until I renew my bill is this false advertising? Or is it legal because they put it in their disclosure and find print but not in the advertising.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"My phone carrier advertises \"Unlimited\" yet I get limited"}
{"Id":28151,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-05-02T11:12:47.407","Score":0,"ViewCount":58.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-05-02T21:07:34.230","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Party A ( from India, is the service provider) signed a NDA with a Party B ( from KSA, service buyer). The parties did not mention any termination condition in the agreement. \n\n\nNow after 4 years, the Party A (from India) would like to terminate this NDA. What is the legally correct way to do this ? \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Termination condition in an NDA"}
{"Id":4209,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-10-03T08:46:03.723","Score":6,"ViewCount":1936.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-10-03T21:23:37.273","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"This question pertains to the USA. In all public universities I'm aware of, anyone can get on campus, sit in on virtually any lecture, and enter the school's library. Does this mean that public universities are considered public space? What about within a public university classroom? Do people have an expectation of privacy when in a public university classroom?\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Are public university classrooms considered public space?"}
{"Id":31805,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-09-18T01:17:05.430","Score":-1,"ViewCount":395.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-09-18T04:39:05.160","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I ordered food from a Mexican restaurant through Uber eats . I ordered chicken burrito but they made it beef burrito. I called the restaurant but they said sorry and hung up. What should I do about it any suggestion if I can sue the restaurant serving me beef which is against my religion to eat \n\n\n","text_label":"civil-law","title":"Sue a restaurant for serving food against religion"}
{"Id":48057,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-01-09T17:38:27.837","Score":-1,"ViewCount":75.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-01-09T18:56:24.830","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I, unfortunately, signed up for a 6 month personal training contract. I was super excited about it but the only trainer at the gym went to another location. I am only interested in working out at this particular gym and was told before I signed that he would be my trainer since he is the only one there. I would have never signed the contract otherwise. The trainer was transferred after I signed my contract and now I am getting the runaround. \n\n\nThe gym account is in my husbands name and I am added on as a family member. The personal training contract has only my husbands name listed. I initialed and signed my name on the contract, my husband was not present. Is the contract valid?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Is a contract valid if only the husband is named on the contract but the wife signed her name on it?"}
{"Id":44738,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-09-16T13:20:06.143","Score":-1,"ViewCount":155.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-09-17T04:31:28.647","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"According to this article [ref here](https:\/\/dcdirtylaundry.com\/new-york-fire-commissioners-call-for-new-9-11-investigation\/), [ref here](https:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/new-york-area-fire-commissioners-make-history-call-new-911-investigation\/5684982), [ref here](https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/health\/new-york-area-fire-commissioners-demand-new-911-investigation) and [ref here:](https:\/\/www.ae911truth.org\/news\/540-new-york-area-fire-commissioners-make-history-call-for-new-9-11-investigation) \n\n\n\n> \n> ...History has just been made, as the first legislative body in the\n>  country officially announces their support for reopening the 9\/11\n>  investigation. Citing \u201coverwhelming evidence\u201d of preplanted\n>  explosives, the fire commissioners of Franklin Square and Munson...\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nVideo of the whole event [here](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qM9CJRClLOk)\n\n\n\n> \n> ...the Franklin Square and Munson Fire District, which oversees a\n>  volunteer fire department serving a hamlet of 30,000 residents just\n>  outside of Queens, New York, became the first legislative body in the\n>  country to officially support a new investigation into the events of\n>  9\/11...\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n**What legislative body is that?** It is said that they support a new independent investigation but whose responsibility is to start an investigation like that? Are firefighters a legislative body in the USA? \n\n\n[Lawyers' Committee for 9\/11 Inquiry](https:\/\/www.lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org\/) have been trying the open a new investigation without result for years why is it any different now? \n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Do firefighters contitute a legislative power?"}
{"Id":8608,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-04-17T14:50:09.653","Score":0,"ViewCount":97.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-10-25T23:58:03.413","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I made a book which uses scanned pages of an existing novel. This book was a school project, an artists' book for a graphic design course. An opportunity has presented itself to publish my book, but I assume I don't immediately have the rights to do so due to the inclusion of the scanned pages of the novel.\n\n\nI realize the course of action is to contact the publisher, but here arises my question. The book in question is *Mount Analogue: A Novel of Symbolically Authentic Non-Euclidean Adventures in Mountain Climbing* by Ren\u00e9 Daumal. There were many different versions and runs of this book, as seen [here](https:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/title\/mount-analogue-a-novel-of-symbolically-authentic-non-euclidean-adventures-in-mountain-climbing\/oclc\/3269033\/editions?start_edition=1&sd=asc&referer=di&se=yr&qt=sort_yr_asc&editionsView=true&fq= \"here\").\n\n\nThe exact book which I've reproduced is \n\n\n\n> \n> COPYRIGHT BY LIBRAIRIE GALLIMARD 1952\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nand\n\n\n\n> \n> FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1959\n>  \u00a9 VINCENT STUART PUBLISHERS LIMITED\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nVincent Stuart Publishers Limited no longer exists.\n\n\nDoes each occurrence of this book have its own copyright respective to the person who published\/issued it, or does one entity own this copyright as of today? Is it possible that there is a particular book in that list that is no longer under copyright, i.e. due to time or the disappearance of the publisher?\n\n\nI'm trying to find out which publisher\/library\/institution\/entity to contact, or if there is a possibility that one of the books is no longer under copyright. Any help or advice is greatly appreciated.\n\n\nEdit, 6 months later:\n\n\nI've spent the last few months speaking to about 10 publishers, including everyone mentioned in print in the book in mention, everyone who they directed me to, the estate of the person who translated the book, the permissions company who manages that estate, and publishers who have reprinted the book since then (in different variations and with different translations), and no one seems to have the rights (or they point me to someone else who in turn doesn't). Is is possible no one has the rights to the literal pages I'm trying to gain permission to reproduce? Also, if I've made such an attempt and cannot find the rights-holder, can I reproduce them with a footnote stating such attempt?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can I print scans of a book's pages in my book?"}
{"Id":13819,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-09-05T21:55:40.340","Score":0,"ViewCount":93.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-09-06T11:12:10.600","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Various sources such as the [BBC](http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/entertainment-arts-37226030) and [MoneySavingExpert](http:\/\/www.moneysavingexpert.com\/utilities\/tv-licence) talk about the law changing with regards to TV licensing, specifically stating that UK Residents now require a TV License to watch catch-up (rather than Live) content on the BBC iPlayer, from Sept 1, 2016\n\n\nHowever, I can't find any legislation or legal ruling that changes, amends, or supersedes the relevant act (Communications Act 2003 Part 4)\n\n\nLegally speaking, what changed to require a TV License in order to watch Catch UP TV on the BBC iPlayer?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"UK TV Licensing changes 2016 - which Law or Legislation changed to facilitate this?"}
{"Id":22699,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-09-17T21:00:58.660","Score":2,"ViewCount":665.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-09-18T09:37:48.950","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"A friend of mine is adamant that a business is legally bound to not exceed a \"fair\" price for an item or service based on the cost of materials and hours \nof labour used. He claims that businesses have gotten into deep trouble over it. \n\n\nI told him that this was nonsense: even if one could argue that such a system were morally correct and\/or beneficial to the economy, it would be impractical to implement.\n\n\nI'm interested in the UK mainly but other countries are acceptable.\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"UK - Is there a legal limit to the profit margin of an item or service?"}
{"Id":28682,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-05-21T05:53:02.737","Score":1,"ViewCount":72.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-05-22T21:47:55.420","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I have purchased a private course. It has my name footprinted on it. I had it on the computer of my job. Unfortunatelly, the files are in the hands of my boss. I asked him to delete it, he claims that he has, but I know that he hasn't. He is my boss so pushing things hard is not such an easy option. What should I do? What if he leaks the data?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Copyright problems with private courses with my name footprinted on it"}
{"Id":18566,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-04-23T17:06:44.310","Score":0,"ViewCount":467.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-05-23T22:50:52.557","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If I put a presentation together and want to add my personal pictures from an office party does that violate any copyright laws?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Copyright laws with personal pictures"}
{"Id":23528,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-10-24T16:29:49.067","Score":1,"ViewCount":155.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-02-14T15:26:54.647","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I frequently see comments by semi-anonymous people stating that if an organization receives public funds then they have to respect people's freedom of speech, or they can't discriminate on the basis of sex, religion, or race, or they have to abide by some other well known provision in the US constitution.\n\n\nIs this true? Do Organizations that receive public funds really have to follow the Constitution in the same way that an arm of the government does?\n\n\nAnd If the answers is \"Some do, and some Don't\", then how do I tell the difference?\n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"Does an organization that recieves public funds have to abide by the constitution like a government does?"}
{"Id":5515,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-11-30T11:58:56.447","Score":4,"ViewCount":272.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-11-30T23:45:39.003","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Say if somebody were to steal [System of a Down's \"Steal this Album\"](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Steal_This_Album!), would they have any ground to stand on in that the item explicitly told them to do it? Would this fall under some form of entrapment?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"If I were to steal an item explicitly labeled 'Steal this,' would I have any legal ground to stand on?"}
{"Id":29535,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-06-15T14:45:56.480","Score":1,"ViewCount":64.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-06-15T16:28:51.133","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am an international student studying in the US. Federal law requires that I am register for a one credit course in order to take a certain internship, the cost of which is close to $2000. This credit cannot be counted towards my degree requirements.\n\n\nMy employer does not wish to pay for the cost of this credit. Is it legal\/ethical to ask them to deduct $2000 from my pay and give this to me as an reimbursement, so as to reduce the tax burden? After all, as I understand it, tuition waivers are not taxed (e.g. <https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2017\/12\/18\/570941259\/grad-students-tuition-waivers-will-remain-untaxed-after-all>)\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Is it legal\/ethical to ask my employer to make a deduction from my salary to reimburse me for an expense?"}
{"Id":37648,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-02-26T17:13:05.937","Score":-2,"ViewCount":162.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-02-26T22:54:24.447","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I was wondering are the punishments for manipulating the justice system to your advantage based upon the severity of the result of the extent of manipulation or both. And what is the maximum punishment.\n\n\nE.g. What would happen if you slandered someone in the news and spoke to judges to get someone on death row\n\n\nOr for instance if you found out who the jury was and convinced them all that someone was guilty of extortion or other lesser crimes\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Punishments for the manipulation of the justice system"}
{"Id":31808,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-09-18T03:12:45.343","Score":3,"ViewCount":166.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-01-22T22:28:51.160","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"A company runs a transformation exercise. It asked for employees to fill out answers against questions, which are submitted to a portal and assessed by a number of employees and scored. These scores, along with the rationale the assessors recorded, were used to put the employees into various roles in the \"new model\", as well as some on performance plans where the scores indicated improvement was required.\n\n\nThe company fed back the assessments verbally. They have, at the moment, withheld the scores and rationale\/assessor comments from the assessed employees. They have been asked numerous times, and there is some anecdotal evidence that line managers are being asked to refuse such requests.\n\n\nThis is in the UK. What mechanisms exist to allow the employees to gain that data, if any? Can the employees ask for other data, like e-mails written about them or instructions given? It seems like a Subject Access Request or GDPR would help, but despite asking on these specific terms, the employer has refused to provide answers. Who should the request, if this was possible, go to and what would need to be included?\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Can I ask my employer for details held about me?"}
{"Id":49149,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-02-17T23:42:26.287","Score":-1,"ViewCount":62.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-02-18T17:08:25.960","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Do the two that-clauses below bewilder you too? How can they be rewritten more basically? \n\n\n1. 1 flummoxes me as it contains 2 \"opinion\"s. But I grasp that \"opinion is held on reasonable grounds\" modifies, and thus is the, \"false statement of fact\".\n2. 2 flummoxes me as it contains 2 \"intention\"s. I grasp that\n\n\n\n> \n> a false statement of fact that intention\/opinion is actually held = You don't actually hold that intention\/opinion.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nBut what the heck does it mean to intend a false statement of fact that intention (opinion) is actually held? \n\n\n[Richard](https:\/\/www.uclan.ac.uk\/staff_profiles\/richard-taylor.php) and [Damian](https:\/\/www.slaughterandmay.com\/who-we-are\/partners\/damian-taylor\/) Taylor. [*Contract Law Directions* (6 edn 2019)](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Contract-Law-Directions-Richard-Taylor\/dp\/0198836597\/ref=dp_ob_title_bk). p. 180.\n\n\n[![enter image description here](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/HKEAV.jpg)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/HKEAV.jpg)\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"\"Intention that implies false statement of fact that\", \"Opinion that implies false statement of fact that\""}
{"Id":33754,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-11-23T08:38:47.397","Score":1,"ViewCount":126.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-11-24T04:14:39.797","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"In a book that I'm reading about the Nuremberg Trials, I noted the following:\n\n\n\n> \n> A number of minority positions have been cited as representative of NMT, for example in The Presbyterian Church of Sudan vs Talisman Energy, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 2009 relied solely on the Ministries Tribunal acquittal of Karls Rasche, the head of Dresdner Bank for the proposition that \"International Law at the time of the Nuremberg Trials recognised aiding and abetting liability only for purposeful conduct.' In fact, Rasche was the only defendent in *any* of the trials held to this standard; not only did every other tribunal apply a knowledge standard for aiding and abetting, the Ministries tribunal did so for *other* defendents. Regardless, the purposive standard is the second circuits official standard, sounding what one scholar called 'the death knell for most corporate liability claims under the Alien Tort Statute.' \n> \n> \n> \n\n\nTo which the author notes:\n\n\n\n> \n> Had this study been available then the court may have reached a very different conclusion. \n> \n> \n> \n\n\nThis seems very strange, almost like a schoolboy error. I mean, *why* should the only defendent indicted upon economic crimes be held to a different standard to all the other defendents? It appears to be an outright example of bias, especially when the presiding judge in his report to President Truman in June 1945 emphasised the need to prosecute *individuals* in the 'financial, industrial and economic life of Germany who are proveable ... to be common criminals.'\n\n\n**Q. Why was Rasche held to a 'purposeful conduct' criteria unlike every other defendents in the trials who were held to a 'knowledge standard.' Was this, in fact, an example of bias by the judges?**\n\n\n**Q. What are the major differences between 'purposeful conduct' and a 'knowledge standard'?**\n\n\n**Q. Why has it been said that holding to such a standard 'sounds a death-knell to all corporate liability claims under the Alien Tort Statute'. Why in particular to the Alien Tort Statute and not more widely?**\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"What is 'purposeful conduct'?"}
{"Id":25869,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-02-06T09:56:57.687","Score":4,"ViewCount":142.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-05-26T20:20:39.937","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Can a retailer or restaurant in the United States legally collect user's data (user's profile or frequency, etc.) through obtaining their MAC address?\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Is obtaining MAC addresses from customers legal?"}
{"Id":30156,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-07-11T11:11:08.317","Score":0,"ViewCount":42.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-07-12T20:55:53.227","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"You often see websites or documents (user manuals, in particular) stating something similar to:\n\n\n\n> \n> This program is compatible with the Windows(R) operating system.  \n> \n>  ...  \n> \n>  Windows is a registered trade mark of Microsoft.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nor\n\n\n\n> \n> Intel(R) Core(TM) i7(TM) processors which feature the BLAH instruction...\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nAlright, so *someone* has a trade mark on some more or less interesting thing, sometimes registered and sometimes not registered, whatever.\n\n\n*Someone else* writes something which is not related to the product directly or influences the product or its marketing, nor is it competitive or uses the name for advertising, and in my understanding no rights or imagined rights are infringed in any way. In other words, I'd say: *\"who cares!\"*.\n\n\nAmong this class of statements are also some that say e.g. *\"belong to their respective owners\"*. Well yes, things *usually* belong to their owner. What about it?\n\n\nApparently, the vast majority of people seems, for some reason, to have a different opinion. Apparently, it is necessary to state the obvious.\n\n\nWhat is the point (or legal reason?) for such in my opinion silly disclaimers? Even moreso, as the notices often include \"and others\", which implies that you admit you didn't list them all, and you are aware that you didn't (which in my opinion makes the problem, if there is one, worse).\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"What is the legal base \/ requirement (if any) for trade mark notes?"}
{"Id":18136,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-04-02T20:59:43.613","Score":3,"ViewCount":115.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-04-03T09:31:33.890","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm creating a Christian game with KJV quotes which will be printed and published -via self-publishing- in the US. I understand the KJV is in the public domain worldwide, except for the UK. Could I have a problem if people from the UK bought the game and it was sent to them from the US?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"If the KJV is still in copyright in the UK could I have a problem if people buy something quoting it from the US?"}
{"Id":796,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-06-27T07:12:26.397","Score":6,"ViewCount":5193.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-06-25T06:27:39.413","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"A friend of mine recently tried to go into a restobar in India, and to his surprise, was informed that he couldn't because he was a male who was not accompanied by a female. Admittedly shocked, he spoke to the manager of that restobar to find out why, and was informed that due to other peace-disturbing, presumably single males (who caused fights and such), they had to implement such a rule.\n\n\nThis restobar is privately owned, but is open to the public without restriction (i.e. doesn't require membership like a club, and such).\n\n\nI understand that almost every place of entertainment across the globe displays this \"Rights to admission reserved\" disclaimer. However, the second clause of [Article 15 of the Constitution of India](http:\/\/india.gov.in\/sites\/upload_files\/npi\/files\/coi_part_full.pdf) says:\n\n\n\n> \n> No citizen shall, on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, place\n>  of birth or any of them, be subject to any disability, liability,\n>  restriction or condition with regard to -\n> \n> \n> 1. access to shops, public restaurants, hotels and places of public entertainment; or\n> 2. the use of wells, tanks, bathing ghats, roads and places of public resort maintained wholly or partly out of State funds or\n>  dedicated to the use of general public.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nAnd then clause three of the same article goes on to say:\n\n\n\n> \n> Nothing in this article shall prevent the State from making any\n>  special provision for women and children.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nThus, by my understanding, the above-mentioned restobar's rule of not allowing single males in is illegal according to the Constitution of India.\n\n\nAm I correct to arrive at this conclusion? Or are there any additional relevant laws that I may have overlooked?\n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"Legality of the right to refuse admission by a privately owned restobar"}
{"Id":40539,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-04-29T17:07:53.233","Score":0,"ViewCount":990.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-04-29T23:09:37.530","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":8,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I've created a new teaching method.\n\n\nMy research, back to 1922, has not found any other instance of it in history.\n\n\nYes, there are elements, names, that could be protected but of course that will not protect the method.\n\n\nMy method does not involve math but I'll use Common Core mathematics as a similar situation. Does someone own the common core teaching method? \n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"How can one protect a teaching method?"}
{"Id":14186,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-09-24T02:10:43.050","Score":0,"ViewCount":126.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-05-26T23:29:27.973","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Is it legal to use someone else's modeling techniques and\/or art style?\n\n\nSpecifically I'm talking about a popular MMD modeler known as TDA, to create his characters he uses big eyelashes, colorful textures, etc, I create a model of my own using the same techniques, art style and similar proportions but I used those to create my own character, it is not an edit since I made it using blender yet I'm worried because I don't know how copyright works in this situation.\n\n\nA few examples of things that look similar in my model are:\n\n\n* the eyes (I used exactly the same mesh here since the effect it creates adds more depth).\n* the highlights on the eyes (not the same mesh yet same technique of separate materials from the eyes).\n* the ears (placed proportionally exactly at the same place where the tda model ears are, meaning that the distance between the eyes and ears is exactly the same).\n* the textures on the face and body are similar but I painted them using a softer style (the shadows are proportionally in the same place).\n\n\nEverything else from the face to the hair, body and animations is my original character.\n\n\nI can include pictures of both the tda model I'm using as reference and my model if needed.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Copyright question on character model techniques and style"}
{"Id":49638,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-03-03T22:02:47.023","Score":0,"ViewCount":358.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-03-03T23:20:17.473","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"My husband and I would like to complete a remodeling job on our home. The relationship between us and the contractor has gotten tense as there are many errors that need correction. We have sought estimates for repairs from other contractors. Before the original contractor will approve the estimates to be deducted from our final payment the original contractor is trying to force us to sign a non disparagement contract. Can they do this legally? \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Contractor v homeowner. Disparagement clause"}
{"Id":5825,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-12-15T00:48:58.457","Score":1,"ViewCount":851.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-12-15T11:35:50.453","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have developed an iOS app that acts as a YouTube Client using the official YouTube API. I've been very care to ensure that my app complies fully with the YouTube API ToS (<https:\/\/developers.google.com\/youtube\/terms>). For example my app does not save\/cache data from the API and no data is sold.\n\n\nHowever I have recently received a request from the RIAA (I am based in the UK) that my app infringes copyright laws and I must remove my app from the App Store. However as my app complies with YouTube's API ToS and YouTube complies with the DMCA's safe harbour policy am I right in saying that I do not infringe copyright laws?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Does creating a YouTube client via the YouTube API infringe copyright?"}
{"Id":45679,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-10-20T15:48:57.057","Score":2,"ViewCount":119.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-10-20T16:13:00.517","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) is a United States labor law that creates the right to a minimum wage.\n\n\nThe Department of Labor states:\n\n\n\n> \n> Under the FLSA, employees may not volunteer services to for-profit\n>  private sector employers.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n<https:\/\/webapps.dol.gov\/elaws\/whd\/flsa\/docs\/volunteers.asp>\n\n\nStack Exchange is a for-profit private sector employer.\n\n\nIs it legal for Stack Exchange to not pay moderators minimum wage?\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Is it legal for Stack Exchange to not pay moderators minimum wage?"}
{"Id":33640,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-11-20T01:10:51.580","Score":4,"ViewCount":238.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-11-20T05:38:03.493","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"In the Complaint filed today Blumenthal v. Trump (for text see [<https:\/\/www.law.com\/nationallawjournal\/2018\/11\/19\/senate-democrats-sue-trump-challenging-whitakers-appointment-at-main-justice\/?slreturn=20181019194158> ] ), three US Senators , members of the judiciary committee allege that the Presidential appointment of Whittaker violates the Appointments Clause of the US Constitution.\n\n\nSome 'TV Lawyers' have opined that the compliant will not be argued on it's merits because the Court will rule that the Senators have no standing to bring the action.\n\n\nRather than getting into the discussion about Mr. Whittaker's past statements and involvements, let me pose a hypothetical:\n\n\nIf the President were to fire the Secretary of the Treasury and appoint Oprah to exercise that role **without** the benefit of Senate confirmation,\n\n\n**Who would have standing to present a complaint?** \n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"Blumenthal v. Trump Do Senators have standing to bring suit?"}
{"Id":49818,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-03-11T20:28:29.897","Score":3,"ViewCount":633.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-03-12T02:44:21.453","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"In the US, can attaching a condition to a threat have any bearing on whether it's a true threat or not? In other words, is there are difference between the following threats, in terms of criminal law:\n\n\n* I'll hit you! (unconditional)\n* If you speak to me again, I'll hit you! (conditioned on something that the other person is perfectly entitled to do)\n* If you try to steal my car, I'll hit you! (conditioned on the other person's *criminal* behavior)\n* If you violate the 2nd law of thermodynamics, I'll hit you! (conditioned on something impossible)\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Is a conditional threat still a true threat?"}
{"Id":13604,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-08-24T16:15:15.900","Score":2,"ViewCount":580.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-09-02T17:28:12.463","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have an app that I want to call \"Donald Trump\". Now that Donald Trump is a political figure, is it okay to name my app after him (first amendment)? Or does he have a trademark or something over his name? I don't want to get sued but I'm wondering if his political status allows me to use his name openly.\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Can Donald Trump sue if I use his name in my product name?"}
{"Id":17448,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-03-01T11:11:32.587","Score":4,"ViewCount":1552.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-03-03T05:36:36.643","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I work for a small tech company (9 employees) in India. My appointment letter states that I get 2 days of leave for every month of service rendered. I have accumulated 20.5 days of unused leave over the last 2 years. I submitted my notice of resignation two months back (2 months notice period as per appointment letter). The two months notice ends in a few days. Now, the Founder\/CEO says that my leaves will not be encashed since the company does not have a leave encashment policy.\n\n\nMy question is: Can my employer legally refuse to encash my leaves?\n\n\nPlease let me know if any more information is required.\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Pay for unused vacation: Can India employer refuse to encash leaves?"}
{"Id":47694,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-12-23T22:22:54.990","Score":0,"ViewCount":61.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-12-23T22:27:30.753","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Dear Law StackExchange community,\n\n\nI'm attempting to get chat history removed with another party dating back a long time ago. I don't want the chats to remain existent on any device whatsoever, so I would like to have them removed based on the GDPR.\n\n\nIs Facebook\/WhatsApp legally obligated to remove the chat history on every client (device)? It's a 1 on 1 chat so not a group chat. \n\n\nAnd yeah, I live in the EU. \n\n\nEdit: I know backups or any sort of restoration can't be removed, but I am talking cloud synced data, viewing chat on the app, etc. \n\n\nThanks in advance.\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Is WhatsApp legally obligated to remove my chat on every device, based on the GDPR?"}
{"Id":23510,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-10-23T18:41:53.350","Score":0,"ViewCount":418.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-05-26T13:29:11.193","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":9,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"In its current version, Wikipedia's article titled \"Quebec\" tells us that\n\n\n\n> \n> Quebec is Canada's largest province by area and its second-largest administrative division; only the territory of Nunavut is larger.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nThus the ten provinces and three territories are here being considered \"adminstrative divisions\".\n\n\nMaybe a year or so ago I was appalled to see [this Wikipedia article](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/U.S._state) telling us that states in the United States are administrative divisions of the country, and I changed it.\n\n\nIn the U.S. there were formerly \"organized incorporated territories\" (and maybe the District of Columbia could still be considered one of those?). These I take to have been administrative divisions of the country. Congress passed an \"organic act\" for each such territory that said the government in this territory shall be organized in thus-and-such manner. During the existence of such a territory, if it was decided to change the term served by the governor from two years to fours year, or make some other change, the change was enacted by Congress, not by the voters in the territory. The constitution of a state, by contrast, is drafted by politicians in that state and submitted for the approval of the voters, and any changes are made by popular vote; there is no involvement of Congress or anything at the federal level. Thus states are not administrative divisions of the federal government. Counties, in those states where they exist (or parishes in Louisiana or boroughs in Alaska), are administrative divisions of the state.\n\n\nThus it seems appropriate that in the U.S., states get \"admitted\" by Congress whereas territories get \"organized\" by Congress. However, in Canada, if I'm not mistaken, both provinces and territories get \"admitted\".\n\n\nSo\n\n\n* Is this understanding of the concept of \"administrative division\" right?\n* Is the article about Quebec right?\n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"Are Canadian provinces and territories administrative divisions, and what is an \"adminstrative division\"?"}
{"Id":7636,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-03-07T18:06:34.707","Score":3,"ViewCount":400.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-07-15T03:22:45.020","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Just out of curiosity: is it illegal to mention the name of an illegal website via a private messaging service on a website?\n\n\nAssuming just the name of the website is mentioned and no links or any content is shared. \n\n\nFor example, lets say the only thing shared is the sentence \n\n\n\n> \n> \"Website xyz is illegal and contains illegal content\".\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nWould writing this sentence with the actual name of the website in place of \"xyz\" be illegal? \n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Is it illegal to mention the name of an illegal website in a message\/email in the UK?"}
{"Id":9412,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-05-23T01:02:43.120","Score":6,"ViewCount":383.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-05-23T01:10:22.363","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If someone puts out an OCR of a scan of a Public Domain work, is that OCR under copyright? On one hand, one may consider that \"creative work\", on the other hand, the \"creative work\" (the resultant text) is in Public Domain!\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is OCRed text automatically copyright?"}
{"Id":30154,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-07-11T09:46:29.393","Score":-1,"ViewCount":78.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-07-11T11:51:20.427","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I've recently read the [trademark policy by Ubuntu](https:\/\/www.ubuntu.com\/legal\/terms-and-policies\/intellectual-property-policy).\n\n\nIt mainly states that versions of the OS can be shipped by third-parties (e.g. a company) only under one of the following options:\n\n\n* a commercial agreement with Canonical, or\n* removing all references to Ubuntu and recompiling the packages from sources.\n\n\nSince Linux Mint installs and uses the very same binary packages from the Ubuntu repository, I wonder if they have such an agreement and if the Ubuntu's trademark policy also affects the Linux Mint distribution.\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Linux Mint wrt Ubuntu's trademark policy"}
{"Id":33152,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-11-03T20:40:23.773","Score":0,"ViewCount":26.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-11-04T14:52:12.650","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"We are company A. We have a marketing Agreement with company B to market and sell all of their technologies. Company B has a JV with company C for a technology. Do we need a new agreement to include company C or can we market this technology due to our agreement with company B? \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Marketing Agreement."}
{"Id":9511,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-05-27T01:30:08.763","Score":1,"ViewCount":3985.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-09-25T08:53:26.590","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":7,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Say someone has set their Instagram to private, or their Twitter to protect Tweets, etc.\n\n\nAssume, somehow, someway I manage to bypass this **without hacking their account.**\n\n\nGiven that this may be against terms, would anything actually be against the law in doing this, given that I do not hack the person's account or any other accounts\/servers in the process?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Illegal to view someone's private social media?"}
{"Id":27817,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-04-20T01:39:12.957","Score":2,"ViewCount":108.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-04-20T21:05:00.833","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Scenario: I shop at a local retail store. While I am there, I notice that store staff have printed out and placed a long list of cleartext credentials for major internal and external business systems, in plain view of customers.\n\n\nQuestion 1:\nIf I take a photo of this list, redact the business name\/brand, all passwords and any personally identifiable usernames (or usernames that identify the business), am I opening myself upto a lawsuit for posting this on social media to use as an example of poor security practices?\n\n\nThe only thing identifiable from this post would be the type of store and the city that the store resides in (franchise).\nConsider that although I have redacted to the best of my ability, someone may read the post and decide to hunt around the area for a store that matches the photos, then find the list and act on it with malicious intent. \n\n\nQuestion 2:\nIf I do post this list on social media with the aforementioned items redacted, am I legally required to notify the business first in order to give them a chance to take the list down? \n\n\n","text_label":"civil-law","title":"Am I required\/permitted to disclose a security risk at a company I do not work for?"}
{"Id":24840,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-12-19T14:34:20.913","Score":4,"ViewCount":70.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-12-20T13:33:08.413","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"The repeal of net neutrality was done (in part) by declassifying ISPs as title II [common carriers](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Common_carrier). As I understand it, being a title II common carrier implies being treated like a utility under a government regulatory body. \n\n\nI've been told that this offers monopoly protections for ISPs, since they aren't operating with complete autonomy. In many areas, people have one choice for ISPs. As a utility, that's almost expected (I didn't have a choice with my water provider either), but as a typical company, that's arguably a monopoly. I've also been told that if net neutrality is dismantled, and ISPs are declassified as common carriers, that this removes these protections.\n\n\nIs this true? Does the repeal of net neutrality remove monopoly protections from ISPs?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Does the repeal of net neutrality remove monopoly protections from ISPs?"}
{"Id":4117,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-30T03:05:54.903","Score":2,"ViewCount":145.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-10-01T15:19:52.423","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If I wanted to analyze a YouTube video and display some products from the video would it be illegal?\n\n\nIs this fair use??\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Analyze a YouTube video, show products from video?"}
{"Id":41812,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-06-05T22:05:03.880","Score":0,"ViewCount":61.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-06-06T02:14:15.903","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm writing a module for the internal company website of my current employer. Does that constitute comercial use? \n\n\n","text_label":"software","title":"What constitutes comercial use of software?"}
{"Id":38893,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-04-07T19:05:19.803","Score":3,"ViewCount":137.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-04-09T11:39:28.107","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"This is a question about Step Transactions. IRS, USA. \n\n\nSuppose I am retired and of limited income, so my tax bracket is about 10% and I don't itemize. \n\n\nI want to give $10,000 to a 501(c)(3) charity. But I won't get any tax benefits if I do, because that won't overcome the new itemization threshold of $12,000. \n\n\n**My plan is to give the money to Judy, who will then give it to the Nature Conservancy**. Judy is in a 32% tax bracket, so will get back $3200 of net tax benefits. My gift isn't taxable income to Judy, since it's under the $15,000 gift tax exclusion. \n\n\nJudy's onward gift is not optional. She must agree to donate it or no deal. \n\n\n**Does this violate the \"Step Transaction Doctrine\"?** Effectively Judy is getting $3200 knocked off her taxes that I am not eligible to take.\n\n\n\n\n---\n\n\nSecond scenario. Suppose I am an old-school conservative and believe in conservation, but the new conservatives would be gravely offended to see me donating to the Nature Conservancy. That would hurt my planned State Senate run. **This motivation is entirely innocent, and the tax benefit is an unexpected side-effect**. Does that change the picture? \n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Can I give money to another to give to charity, so she gets a deduction?"}
{"Id":51055,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-04-27T18:51:38.567","Score":0,"ViewCount":99.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-04-27T19:26:38.557","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I was selected to for a job, but haven't signed nor seen the contract yet. The \"you've been accepted\" message was written in conditional format, \"we would like to hire you\" instead of \"we want to...\"\/\"we have hired\".\n\n\nThis job requires investing into some gear and I wonder if the employer can only hire the applicants who have purchased the said equipment. The contract is behind a form of \"paywall\" as well, an iOS-only chat platform.\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"In legalese, is there legal a difference between \"we would like to hire you\" and \"we want to hire you\"?"}
{"Id":46935,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-11-27T22:36:10.800","Score":1,"ViewCount":86.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-04-26T19:25:06.593","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"For example, could I make an app and release it, but it uses the titles of anime and its characters? Would it be illicit to make revenue off of it?\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Is it illegal to create a game that mentions anime (Japanese Tv show) characters?"}
{"Id":45056,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-09-27T11:25:18.090","Score":1,"ViewCount":197.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-09-28T18:39:04.283","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":8,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"The computers at the company I work for recently show the message below during log on.\n\n\n\n> \n> This computer system is the property of Company. It is for authorised\n>  use only. **All activities conducted on and information accessed,\n>  processed, stored or sent using this system may be examined.** By using\n>  this system, all users aknowledge notice of, and agree to comply with,\n>  the Company IT Acceptable Use standard. Unauthorised or improver use\n>  of this system may result in disciplinary action. By continuing to use\n>  this system you indicate your awareness of and consent to these terms\n>  and conditions of use. Log off immediately if you do not agree to the\n>  condictions stated in this warning.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nIs the statement legal according to European regulations?\n\n\nBesides, it is my work computer, it is not that I have an option not to log on.\n\n\n\n\n---\n\n\n[Related question for Norway](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/q\/45090\/27839)\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Can the employer fully access employee data according to EU law?"}
{"Id":50022,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-03-19T03:32:21.423","Score":-1,"ViewCount":198.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-09-29T21:01:40.190","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I can't grasp the distinction boldened in the quote below. How does \n\n\n\n> \n> A believing \u2018B to be not B\u2019, and by implication someone else \n> \n> \n> \n\n\ndiffer from \n\n\n\n> \n> A believing \u2018B to be C, mistakenly believing that C exists\u2019\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n? Mindy Chen-Wishart. [*Contract Law* (2018 6 edn)](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Contract-Law-Mindy-Chen-Wishart\/dp\/0198806353\/ref=dp_ob_title_bk). p 262.\n\n\n\n> \n> 6.2.5 Non-existence of the identity assumed\n> -------------------------------------------\n> \n> \n> According to this rule, A\u2019s mistake as to B\u2019s identity will only void their contract if\n>  A mistook B for another existing and identifiable party, C. If A merely believes that\n>  B is C who is non-existent or unidentifiable, the contract is only voidable. In *King\u2019s\n>  Norton Metal Co Ltd v Edridge, Merrett & Co Ltd* (1897), K sent goods in response to an\n>  order from the fictitious \u2018Hallam & Co\u2019, written on headed stationery with a picture\n>  of a large factory and a list of overseas depots. The fraudster then sold the goods\n>  to E. Although the contract was in writing, the contract was only voidable for fraud\n>  because K intended to contract with the writer of the letter, being mistaken only as to\n>  his attributes; namely, solvency and respectability. The contract was not void for K\u2019s\n>  mistake that it was contracting with \u2018Hallam & Co\u2019 because \u2018Hallam & Co\u2019 was nonexistent.\n>  \u2018If it could have been shown that there was a separate entity called Hallam &\n>  Co . . . then the case might have come within the decision in *Cundy v Lindsay*.\u2019  \n> \n>  \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 It is difficult to see why A and D\u2019s rights should depend on whether A mistook B for\n>  another real entity or not. Furthermore, why was it not enough in King\u2019s Norton that K\n>  believed that \u2018Hallam & Co\u2019 existed, when it did not?\n>  This supposed rule is subject to two exceptions, which require impossible distinctions\n>  to be drawn:\n> \n> \n> (i) A contract may be voided if A makes the additional mistake that **C exists, even\n>  if C does not exist. But is there a meaningful difference between A believing \u2018B to be\n>  not B\u2019, and by implication someone else (contract not void); and A believing \u2018B to be\n>  C, mistakenly believing that C exists\u2019 (contract is void)?** After all, in *Lake v Simmons*\n> \n> \n> \n\n\np 263.\n\n\n\n> \n> (1927), the mistress of a wealthy customer, a widower, purchased some items from L,\n>  and then persuaded L to let her take away valuable pearl necklaces for her \u2018husband\u2019s\n>  approval\u2019. L\u2019s loss was only insured if no valid contract was made with the mistress.\n>  The court so found, although she was posing as a non-existent wife.\n> \n> \n> (ii) A contract is void when A believes that B who pretends to be C is not B (whether\n>  C exists or not), as long as there is an implied term that B is not B (*Said v Butt* (1920)),\n>  as where:\n> \n> \n> \u2022 an offer is made only to persons fitting particular descriptions which excludes\n>  B (eg \u2018current students of a particular university\u2019, or being \u2018over 18 years\u2019 to\n>  buy alcohol); or  \n> \n>  \u2022 B may know from previous dealings that A is unwilling to contract with\n>  them (eg B is barred from a pub or a soccer match).\n> \n> \n> If the rationale is merely that B cannot accept an offer known not to be meant for\n>  her, then why did this not apply in *King\u2019s Norton Metal* when the fraudster must have\n>  known that K had no intention of contracting with him?\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"A believing \u2018B to be not B\u2019, and by implication someone else (not void) v. A believing \u2018B to be C, mistakenly believing that C exists\u2019 (void)"}
{"Id":50918,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-04-22T21:45:33.387","Score":2,"ViewCount":163.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-04-23T10:57:33.453","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm creating an agreement using an online contract management and signing service. To create the agreement I create separate sections in a library. Then I build the full agreement by adding the sections from the library to a template.\n\n\nWhen I add the sections to the template there is no way to auto-number the sections.\n\n\nWhen I add, remove or edit sections in the template it appears I might have to manually edit every section and renumber the sections. That can be very tedious to do.\n\n\nSo, I'm wondering if it's OK to NOT number the sections. I'd have titles for each section like:\n\n\n  \nSupport\n  \nGoverning Law\n  \nForce Majeure\n\n\nAnd whether an unnumbered agreement would cause any legal problems for me.\n\n\nThanks, Ed\n\n\n","text_label":"software","title":"Do I need to number sections in an Agreement?"}
{"Id":13900,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-09-10T00:23:57.540","Score":1,"ViewCount":129.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-09-10T00:59:34.213","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Specifically, I am asking about TED talks. They are available for sharing and downloading freely. Is it also true about their transcripts? \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Does video transcript have the same copyright status as a video itself?"}
{"Id":41611,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-05-31T16:00:09.603","Score":0,"ViewCount":54.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-05-31T22:01:30.833","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Am I breaking copyright law if I embed an educational video on my site and also provide a transcript of the video?\n\n\nI have searched the w3c website as well as Youtube and cannot get a clear answer.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Copyright and transcripts"}
{"Id":7993,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-03-24T14:47:01.047","Score":0,"ViewCount":1733.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-07-14T21:07:42.723","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am really new to this community (I am just active on Stackoverflow) and i hope you can help me with my problem.\n\n\nAn example:\n\n\nI have a webshop hosted on my Windows Server 2012, and customers are able to sign up and buy some stuff. So they are authenticated to my server and those accounts are saved in a database (Microsoft SQL Server).\n\n\n\n\n---\n\n\nAnd thats the point where my problem starts. I know that I need one CAL license for every person logged into my server. And that means for me, that i have to buy a CAL license for every user account. But how should i be able to buy e.g. 100,000 cal user licenses for 100,000 users? Or even a bit more concrete, if the amount of customers registered grow\u00b4s steadily how should I ensure providing the exactly right amount of CALs?\n\n\n\n\n---\n\n\nI found this site [\"Client Access Licenses and Management Licenses\"](https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/Licensing\/product-licensing\/client-access-license.aspx#tab=2).\n\n\nAnd if I have a look at the rows \"Windows Server\" and \"SQL Server\" I can see that those servers are licensed per core \/ per processor. Does that mean I dont need CAL licences If i only run a database and a webserver (IIS)?\n\n\n\n\n---\n\n\nBecause there is this site as well: [Licensing How To: When do I need a Client Access License (CAL)?](https:\/\/blogs.technet.microsoft.com\/volume-licensing\/2014\/03\/10\/licensing-how-to-when-do-i-need-a-client-access-license-cal\/)\n\n\nAnd there it says:\n\n\n\n> \n> 5 \u2013 Do I need a CAL when my Windows Server is used to run a web\n>  server?\n> \n> \n> Windows Server 2012 R2 configured to run Web Workloads \\*\\* do not\n>  require CALs or External Connectors. Web workloads, also referred to\n>  as an internet web solution, are publically accessible (e.g.\n>  accessible outside of the firewall) and consist only of web pages, web\n>  sites, web applications, web services, and\/or POP3 mail serving. \n>  Access to content, information, and\/or applications within the\n>  internet web solution must be publically accessible. In other words,\n>  they cannot be restricted to you or your affiliate\u2019s employees. \n> \n> \n> If you have Windows Servers configured to run a \u201cweb workload\u201d these\n>  users will not require CALs or External Connectors. However, let\u2019s\n>  say you are using Windows Server to setup an online store where\n>  customers can buy widgets. You have front end Windows Servers setup\n>  to support your website, and backend servers (e.g. commerce servers)\n>  setup so customers can check out and buy your widgets. The front end\n>  servers used to host your website would generally be considered as\n>  running \u201cweb workloads\u201d and CALs or External Connectors will not be\n>  required to access these servers. Once the customer adds a widget to\n>  their shopping cart, creates an account and enters their credit card\n>  and shipping information to complete the sale \u2013 **they are now\n>  authenticated via your back end commerce servers\/application (non-web\n>  workload). Since users are accessing the backend commerce servers\n>  which web workloads are not running \u2013 CALs or External Connectors will\n>  be required for users to access these back end servers.**\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nAnd that means to me I that have to buy a CAL for every registered user....\n\n\n\n\n---\n\n\nNow which of my assumptions are right and which are wrong?\nDo I really need one CAL for every customer or is the \"per processor licensing\" enough?\n\n\nit would be a great pleasure to me if you could help me!!\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"Microsoft Licensing | CAL, External Connector, Per Core\/Processor"}
{"Id":31030,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-08-15T21:40:32.453","Score":1,"ViewCount":2234.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-12-26T22:22:34.010","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"As I understand copyright is something that is inherent in creative work, as in, if you painted a picture you automatically \"own\" the copyright to it without having to do anything extra. \n\n\nSay I have a bunch of pictures that I know are painted by someone else. I want to make copies of them and sell them without telling the painter. Let's also say that the person who owns the pictures doesn't care about how they are used and whether someone's profiting from them, and hence doesn't do anything about it. \n\n\nIs the act of making profit still automatically illegal in this case, or does it become illegal when the copyright owner tries to sue me? In other words, can I get arrested for the fact itself without anyone making an explicit claim? Can someone else make a complaint (\"I know a guy who really painted that pictures!\") that could get me arrested?\n\n\nFor context, there is an exhibition of Banksy works in Moscow, which apparently was organised without Banksy's consent. Trying to understand the law behind such exhibitions.\n\n\nThanks.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Making profit of copyrighted material - when exactly does it become illegal"}
{"Id":29562,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-06-16T04:48:23.200","Score":2,"ViewCount":605.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-06-24T15:39:08.547","AnswerCount":4.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Let's say I have a service that asks registration details from the user and for some reason I, as a provider of that service, can't comply to GDPR and therefore want to refuse registration of new users protected by GDPR or similar law. Is it possible to add a clause in the registration form requiring user to cancel registration of their new account if they are covered by GDPR (or, better, any similar law)?\n\n\nFor simplicity let's assume that I don't have to worry about existing users.\n\n\nUpdate: I see similar question that seeks to achieve the same effect by means of introducing filters or by other disruptive means, this is different as it relies on EULA that user should accept before proceeding to use the website.\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Is it possible to refuse offering service to GDPR-protected customers?"}
{"Id":17588,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-03-06T09:07:21.277","Score":2,"ViewCount":210.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-03-06T15:39:03.260","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"There's [this comment thread under a post about student textbooks](https:\/\/np.reddit.com\/r\/bestof\/comments\/5xr7ol\/redditor_tells_a_story_of_his_accounting\/deke0ah\/) and a few other threads in the same post about the same legal loophole: Commenters are saying that while it is illegal to distribute copies of an original book, it's okay to make a copy for personal use, keep it, and then give away or sell the original book as used, and then others can repeat this until everybody has a personal copy, and there's only one original in the wild. Is this right?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is it legal to create a copy of a book for personal use and then gift the original to others, so they could repeat this process indefinitely?"}
{"Id":895,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-07-02T21:45:12.137","Score":0,"ViewCount":70.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-07-03T22:15:44.583","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Apparently they got it from archive.org. They made no changes to the page except to throw in some links, fitting them into the context so it will look natural to a crawler. They neglected to remove the visitor counter, that's how I found out.\n\n\nThey even left the copyright notice I had on the page.\n\n\nThey're using my images, my design, my content, my js, etc. Even though I no longer own the domain of the original site, I seem to be last owner. \n\n\nCan't find out who owns the domain so I guess I would go through the host to get in touch. \n\n\nWondering if there is any legal remedy for this.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Some link building service got an old webpage of mine and is hosting it on another domain"}
{"Id":46521,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-11-16T14:13:16.627","Score":2,"ViewCount":64.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-11-16T14:40:18.427","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"If a person wins, let's say, the equivalent of US$ 300 million in another country, goes to New York City and buys a house there, they certainly need to report their own residence in order to live there. \n\n\nBut what about tax returns or taxes in general?\n\n\nI know that the US have a clingy nature when it comes to tax returns and related things. \n\n\nAre tax returns based on incomes or are they based upon wealth as well? \n\n\nObviously a wise person would transfer part of that money in a NYC bank, so is this person subject to taxes provided that they'll not be working or conduct any other remunerative activity, and supposedly, use that wealth to provide for themselves?\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Buying a home in NYC as a non-citizen with no previous ties with the U.S"}
{"Id":15338,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-11-18T01:14:02.450","Score":2,"ViewCount":370.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-11-18T01:46:15.160","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"My university(and many others in my country - South Korea) takes course registration online. The thing is, the competition to get good classes is extreme, and it's on a first come first served basis. Good ones fill up within 1~2 seconds.  \n\nThere's a javascript console exploit I have found out(for non-IT experts, this is just client side. That is, I am not \"hacking\" nor doing anything destructive) that allows me to register for all 7~8 classes in less than 1 second. This is basically undetectable from the school's server admin. There would be 0 problems for me using this method personally.  \n\nNow the problem is that I want to sell this method. I'm thinking about selling it like a \"private hack\" that isn't really an illegal hack but an exploit to 15 people for $150 each. It won't be a malware nor any form of software. It will just be some lines of code for people to put in chrome's console. This will most definitely stir up the hornet's nest, and it will probably be on the radar of my school.  \n\nWould there be a way for my university to prosecute me or penalize me for this?\n\n\n","text_label":"software","title":"Is it illegal to sell exploits for my university's course registration?"}
{"Id":46005,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-10-30T20:05:47.313","Score":0,"ViewCount":29.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-11-29T21:00:43.123","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"So if I see a simple t-shirt design on the internet, with a normal phrase. for example lets use, \"Live Laugh Love\" and I copy that design. Am i opening myself up to a lawsuit if I sell it?\n\n\nThe design matches someone else's, however the phrase is common so all that is being copied is the font used and a square around it. \n\n\nI feel like I did a poor job of explaining and I cant seem to think of a good way to put this. But I guess the question is. What is the threshold of creativity? \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can I make a t-shirt design matching others"}
{"Id":47307,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-12-10T13:44:50.470","Score":2,"ViewCount":302.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-12-12T13:10:44.413","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm developing an intranet site used by employees of my company. The geographic location of an employee could be anywhere around the world but they will be accessing the intranet website using a VPN.\n\n\nDo I need to comply with laws related to cookies or other geographic specific laws?\n\n\n[Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive 2002](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Privacy_and_Electronic_Communications_Directive_2002)\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Does an intranet site need to comply with cookie laws if it's only used internally"}
{"Id":13694,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-08-29T17:39:00.180","Score":2,"ViewCount":2238.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-08-30T18:32:36.463","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I was looking to watch a Soviet movie from the 1970's ([Moscow-Cassiopeia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Moscow-Cassiopeia), nothing with much communist propaganda, just a teen comedy). I thought that this movie would be only possible to find through torrent sites, but I was surprised to see it for sale on [iTunes](https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/movie\/moscow-cassiopeia\/id1062868381). Who would be Apple licensing this movie from? There was an embargo against Soviet Union during the 1980's, wouldn't have this disabled any copyright from before this embargo?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Are Soviet movies from the 1970's copyrighted in United States?"}
{"Id":48596,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-01-29T15:08:59.700","Score":2,"ViewCount":45.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-01-29T15:57:31.057","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Contract statement: An activity must be performed annually or as scheduled by the Department.\n\n\nWhat is the correct interpretation?\n\n\n1.) The Department may schedule more often than annually, at their option.\n\n\n2.) The Department may schedule every five years, if they desire, thus relieving the annual requirement.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"(or) in contract language"}
{"Id":25910,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-02-07T20:22:30.443","Score":0,"ViewCount":598.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-02-20T18:24:11.263","AnswerCount":4.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"My mother is 51% shareholder in my father's company. She was a silent partner throughout the entire process, the only reason she was 51% shareholder was because my father wanted a certain tax exemption for minority women owning businesses. However in the midst of their divorce (which my father has made very ugly), she gave up her rights to the business. However, she recently received a notice that the company (as well as her personally) are being sued for $100,000. However she never made even one business decision in this entire business and she was a homemaker. In the divorce, she got the house however because of this business problem, they will attach the house as property. \n\n\nI am looking to help her and I am unsure if hiring a corporate lawyer is necessary. Is there any way to mediate this situation without hiring a lawyer. And since she is being sued while she still is 51% shareholder of the company (even though the divorce was granted last year), does it matter if she sells her shares at this point or will she still be sued?\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"How can one sell their shares in a business after getting sued?"}
{"Id":48544,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-01-28T09:02:57.380","Score":1,"ViewCount":69.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-01-28T13:35:42.890","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"In example 1, Becky must appoint an independent valuer. In example 2, the \"mechanism failed\" because Becky has not. \n\n\n1. So isn't Becky liable for failing to appoint a valuer?\n2. Why \"*May & Butcher* ought to apply and the contract would be void\"?\n\n\nPoole, Shaw-Mellors. [*Contract Law Concentrate* (4 ed 2019)](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Contract-Law-Concentrate-Jill-Pool\/dp\/0198840446\/ref=dp_ob_title_bk). p 32.\n\n\n\n> \n> ### Practical example [1]\n> \n> \n> Alex agrees to sell his bicycle to Becky, price to be determined by independent valuers, one to be\n>  appointed by each of the parties. The terms are agreed as \u2018those usually operating in the sale of bicycles\u2019.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\np. 33\n\n\n\n> \n> Incomplete agreements\n> =====================\n> \n> \n> The agreement may leave an essential matter (such as price) either undecided or impossible\n>  to calculate so that the courts will not enforce that agreement.\n> \n> \n> When the price is missing\n> -------------------------\n> \n> \n> If there is no mechanism in the contract for fixing the price (i.e. nothing is said about the\n>  price), then statute may provide for a \u2018reasonable price\u2019.  \n> \n>  \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Section 8(1) of the Sale of Goods Act (SGA) 1979 provides that, in a contract of sale, the\n>  contract may fix the price for goods or provide a mechanism for fixing the price. Where, however,\n>  there is no such mechanism, the buyer must pay a reasonable price: s. 8(2). Similarly,\n>  with contracts for services, s. 15 of the Supply of Goods and Services Act (SGSA) 1982 states\n>  that where there is no mechanism for fixing the charge for a service, a reasonable charge is\n>  payable (B2B contract) and s. 51 of the Consumer Rights Act (CRA) 2015 contains a similar\n>  provision requiring a reasonable price to be paid for a service in B2C contracts. Section 8\n>  SGA also extends to cover contracts of sale in the B2C context\u2014there being (unlike with\n>  contracts for services) no corresponding provision in the CRA.  \n> \n>  \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 However, if there is a mechanism for fixing the price but it has not been implemented, s. 8\n>  SGA, s. 15 SGSA, and s. 51 CRA cannot apply to allow the implication of a reasonable price.\n> \n> \n> \n> > \n> > ### *May & Butcher Ltd v R* (1934) (HL)\n> > \n> > \n> > **FACTS:** The contract provided for the price to be agreed upon by the parties from time to time. There\n> >  was no party agreement.\n> > \n> > \n> > **HELD:** The contract contained a mechanism for fixing the price but this had failed. Therefore, the\n> >  argument that the agreement should be construed as an agreement to sell at a fair or reasonable\n> >  price was rejected.\n> > \n> > \n> > \n> \n> \n> ### Practical example [2]\n> \n> \n> The agreement between Alex and Becky provides a mechanism for fixing the price. If that has worked\n>  and there is an agreed price, then the terms are certain.\n>  But what if Alex has appointed a valuer but Becky has not and is instead claiming that a \u2018reasonable\n>  price\u2019 should apply? Technically the mechanism has failed, *May & Butcher* ought to apply and\n>  the contract would be void.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"If you agree to appoint a valuer but then don't, why aren't you liable?"}
{"Id":31338,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-08-29T12:29:54.983","Score":-1,"ViewCount":1384.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-08-30T07:09:32.420","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":9,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am little bit confused about legal aspect of retrieving translation from google.translate. Is it legal to programmatically open google.translate page (user do not see it) -> then my program gets translation by means of google.translate interface -> then my program copying translation into app? Is translation output copyrighted? Is translation text output - content from google Service?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is it legal to use google translate output in my own app?"}
{"Id":746,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-06-25T04:37:00.137","Score":1,"ViewCount":2168.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-06-27T03:54:31.440","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I need to use google trends data in a commercial project. Does the google trends license prohibit free usage?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can google trends data be used for free in a commercial project?"}
{"Id":11412,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-07-06T15:55:22.173","Score":0,"ViewCount":800.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-01-16T01:48:44.647","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Let's say you start up a Gmail-type service and somebody sells drugs with it\/distributes child pornography, would SWAT raid my house if bad people used my website?\n\n\nI'm interested in an answer under the jurisdiction of the USA.\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"What happens if someone does something illegal on a server you host at home?"}
{"Id":31621,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-09-09T12:46:15.900","Score":7,"ViewCount":198.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-09-13T18:26:21.637","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Data controllers must delete the users' personal data if they are asked to do so, according to the GDPR, except in some cases that don't really apply here. But what if that personal data has ended up somewhere else on the internet, maybe on a search engine like Google, or maybe in multiple places that might even be difficult to spot completely, often because some crawling bots have copied the data? I'm not talking about a data breach, where somebody gets unexpected and unauthorized access to data that is supposed to be private. I'm talking about data that is publicly displayed on a website, so anybody (crawling bots included) can access it. It could be a username, an email address, a little picture of you as an avatar, etc.\n\n\nSo here are the questions:\n\n\n**Who is responsible for the deletion of personal information that ended up on other websites?** Should the user try to get the data deleted, or should the original website do it? For example, if a user asks me to delete some data from my website, should I also try to have it removed from Google or could I just tell the user it's none of my business and that they should go ask Google on their own?\n\n\n**Should a user expect all this to happen as \"the way internet works\", or should anything be made clear in the privacy policy?** For example saying \"The part of your personal data that can be publicly accessed on the internet is likely to end up on other websites that we cannot control and that might not comply with the GDPR at all\"?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"GDPR and personal data that gets crawled and ends up on other websites"}
{"Id":51653,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-05-21T03:49:21.537","Score":1,"ViewCount":85.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-05-21T16:02:30.423","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"If my ex-intimate partner decides to send our intimate\/couple pictures does that count as defamation act?\n\n\nIf he does something like that, my relationship between me and my current boyfriend will end. \n\n\nMe and my current boyfriend have been in relationship for 2 years. I heavily regret what i did. I only saw this person for 3 months in summer break, but after 6-7 months he is threatening me to leak my pictures to my current boyfriend because he found out I have a boyfriend. Between those 6-7 months he was in relationship with another women too. I had never told my intimate partner about my boyfriend but whether I tell him or not it is my decision right?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Defamation\/Revenge porn"}
{"Id":33162,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-11-04T00:41:09.017","Score":1,"ViewCount":77.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-12-04T11:01:25.253","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I understand that a single letter, or even a word cannot be copyrighted, because they are too short to be a **unique work**. So how big does a work need to be to qualify?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"In Canada, how big does a work need to be to qualify for copyright?"}
{"Id":47089,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-12-03T21:28:21.693","Score":5,"ViewCount":202.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-12-06T12:07:49.897","AnswerCount":4.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm asking purely out of curiosity, and would be happy with answers relating to any jurisdiction(s).\n\n\nAs an example, Ben wants to buy a banana from Sam's shop. Bananas are priced at \u00a30.50 each. Ben puts the banana on the counter and (a) hands Sam a \u00a31 coin. Sam then puts the coin in the till and (b) gives Ben a 50 pence coin.\n\n\n**Was the contract made and completed at point (a) or (b)? Or is the time of sale not legally defined so precisely?**\n\n\nPresumably if it was not made until (b), then Ben might not be entitled to walk away with (or eat) the banana without waiting for change.\n\n\nBut if it was made at (a), then Ben might not be entitled to change his mind and get his \u00a31 coin back if Sam was out of change and asked him to wait for five minutes.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"When purchasing with excess cash in a shop, is the sale completed when I pay, or only when I receive change"}
{"Id":8199,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-03-31T18:53:08.600","Score":1,"ViewCount":40.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-03-31T18:53:08.600","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have a Florida LLC that I am the sole owner of. I had an agreement with a company to do some work, and they guaranteed me a certain quality level. I assesed the quality when it was done and found that most of it was extremely subpar, and didn't meet the guarantee. I met with them and said this would kill my business, and I couldnt pay for the work unless it was fixed. They decided that fixing it would be too expensive, and just shrugged and walked away. Then at the end of the year they took me to collections. But in my personal name. So now this has been reported to my personal credit report. \n\n\nIs that legal?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Taken to personal collections over your LLC's debt"}
{"Id":38660,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-04-01T20:33:45.900","Score":2,"ViewCount":2043.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-11-23T18:40:53.543","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I don't understand how the \"damages\" amount is decided on for image copyright. Trying to claim one million vs 1000 isn't much different if the person doesn't have the money to pay for it. \n\n\nWhat are the options of an individual who is not part of a business if they get hit with a massive copyright claim that is unaffordable? Is it best to contact and try to negotiate or best to just sweep it under the rug and see if it progresses to the point of a proper copyright claim?\n\n\nI got a claim from a company called copytrack asking for 1400 in damages for one single image. This is a huge amount of money considering I run this website as a hobby and it would take me 2 years to even earn that much before I consider the costs associated. \n\n\nI live in the EU and copytrack is based in Germany (not the same EU country as me). It looks like the copyright holder is American, but they have not given me any information. It was a simple *you have infringed on our client's image, pay us right away to avoid legal issues* kinda message. I don't want to blindly pay but at the same time, I am worried.\n\n\nEdit: To add some more specific data. The email does not mention me or anything about me. Nor does it mention the copyright holder. It just says this image violates copyright. This could very well be a scam as they may not represent the copyright holder at all. I am in a dilemma as I do not know whether I should respond and dig myself into a hole or if i should send this very suspicious email to my spam folder which might also be the wrong thing to do. \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can copyright infringement claims be negotiated without a lawyer?"}
{"Id":40792,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-05-07T21:46:59.837","Score":-1,"ViewCount":29.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-05-07T21:50:42.133","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I\u2019m a normal citizen in Ontario Canada. Authorities are failures on my subject. From police to RCMP and in between.\nIs it possible to apply for a licence to investigate with similar authorities as a armed police officer temporarily. \nAnd is there a third party way of solving problems above the court system?\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"Special Licensing"}
{"Id":8784,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-04-25T21:20:26.953","Score":4,"ViewCount":432.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-04-26T00:29:39.853","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":9,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have had a Google AdSense account for a while. In 2013, Google started requiring to fill out tax information. I was an idiot and decided to claim that I lived in another country and that had no activity in the U.S to avoid having to pay taxes on that income. It was not much money so I assumed it wouldn't be a big deal.\n\n\nOver the years that income started to become significant and I became concerned. Last week I decided to properly fill out my W-9 and to start reporting that income.\n\n\nI did the math and I should have had paid a total of $3,200 in taxes from this income between now and 2013 (25% tax bracket every year plus 15.3% self-employment tax).\n\n\nYes, I understand that I'm an idiot, that I did a horrible thing, and that I can get in a lot of trouble. I also understand that I should amend my taxes for those years, but let's assume I just let it go.\n\n\nIn how much trouble can I get exactly if the IRS finds out? I understand that there's a 6 year statue of limitation on criminal charges and no limitation at all on fraud. Is this considered fraud? I'm assuming not. Practically speaking, would the IRS go all the way and file criminal charges considering the amount of money I owe? Assuming the statue of limitation clock started ticking last week, how much would I have to pay in penalties and interest if this gets brought up at the very last minute of the 6 year mark? Practically speaking, what's the worst case scenario?\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"In practice, how bad can this get?"}
{"Id":42794,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-07-10T01:08:05.167","Score":2,"ViewCount":159.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-07-10T11:51:27.257","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"On the [official Super Smash Bros. Ultimate website](https:\/\/www.smashbros.com\/en_GB\/index.html), there is a part in the footer that lists all the owners for the different characters that appear in the game. Capcom has Mega Man, Ryu and Ken represented in the game, but Capcom is listed twice in that footer: once as \"CAPCOM CO., LTD.\" and once as \"CAPCOM U.S.A., INC.\".\n\n\nWhat's the reason behind this? Are the characters owned by different branches of Capcom? The order in which the owners are listed matches when their character first appeared in the series. Mega Man appeared first in the base game of Super Smash Bros. 4 3DS\/Wii U, with Ryu being added later as DLC, after Pac-Man (BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc.) and after Shulk (MONOLITHSOFT). So if I read this correctly, the Mega Man franchise is owned by CAPCOM CO., LTD, while Street Fighter is owned by CAPCOM U.S.A., INC. ... Does that make sense?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Why is Capcom listed twice here?"}
{"Id":49684,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-03-05T18:03:50.793","Score":0,"ViewCount":390.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-03-07T00:27:28.557","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"One of our customers has defaulted on the contract terms and owes us money.\nThey are saying that our contract is invalid as there is a slight mistake in our company name on the contract.\nThe contract clearly states our full company name but has UK in it, which is actually not in our registered name.\nThe contract clearly states the corporation number and the registered address, both of which are fully correct.\nDoes the customer have grounds to invalidate our contract?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"We have accidentally made a mistake in our company name on a contract does this make it invalid"}
{"Id":27737,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-04-17T21:14:30.863","Score":3,"ViewCount":236.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-04-17T22:36:08.170","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"My boss has moved me onto the payroll for one of his other companies and I am trying to find out if I need a new employment contract.\n\n\nI was employed for a new start-up of his which did not work out and he has since moved me to the payroll for one of his other companies that I had been doing some work for and am now full time.\n\n\nI am in the process of looking for a new flat and have been told I may need to provide a copy of my employment contract so I am trying to pre-empt and get documents together, however, my original contract does not match my current payslips.\n\n\nSecondly, if I do require a new contract. My original contract has the following clause - should I ensure that this clause states that my previous employment counts towards this employment?\n\n\n\n> \n> 1.2. No employment with a previous employer counts as part of your period of continuous employment with the Company.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"My employer moved me onto a new payroll. Do I need a new employment contract?"}
{"Id":48021,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-01-08T10:56:26.440","Score":1,"ViewCount":30.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-01-08T11:15:39.050","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"As a service provider, I've been requested to sign an End-User licence agreement for the user to use my service. The contracts looks correct except that part that I'm not sure:\n\n\n\n\n---\n\n\n\n> \n> INSURANCE: You will, at your own cost and expense, obtain\n>  and maintain in full force and effect, with financially sound and\n>  reputable insurers having A.M. Best ratings of at least A- (VII) or\n>  better, insurance necessary to cover Your obligations under this\n>  Agreement, including coverage for any infringement claims\n>  related to the Software or use thereof. For all coverages\n>  maintained by You, the policy territory must satisfy the\n>  jurisdictions where this Agreement is governed. Immediately upon\n>  [REDACTED]\u2019s request, You will supply a Certificate of Insurance\n>  evidencing the policies You maintain, the limits maintained for\n>  each coverage, and applicable insurance company(ies).\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n\n\n---\n\n\nI have some insurance but I don't think it matches the one requested here. Moreover, this one mentions a \"best ratings of at least A- (VII) or better\" which I don't know what it is. Living outside of the US (this client is US), I'm not sure I can comply with this line.\n\n\nWhat do I need to do?\n\n\nThank you.\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"End-user licence agreement: About insurrance"}
{"Id":18859,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-05-08T19:44:05.553","Score":2,"ViewCount":34.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-05-08T20:19:19.467","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Is it legal to use or reference a part of a story \/ series like saying, \"Studs are super-saiyan dykes\"?\n\n\nWould the studio that owns DBZ have a way to sue for using \"super-saiyan\" by claiming it was defamation, diluting their brand, etc., since it is a special term which many anime fans would recognized from the franchise?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Using a fictional archetypes in speech or writing"}
{"Id":8764,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-04-24T21:06:43.517","Score":0,"ViewCount":735.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-05-25T19:26:47.547","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Referencing [Internal Revenue Bulletin 2013-3 (January 14, 2013)](https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/irb\/2013-03_IRB\/ar09.html) 5(1)(a) specifically, there's some pretty confusing language here that I can't figure out what it means.\n\n\n\n> \n> If we obtain your signature on this form by conditioning our tax\n>  return preparation services on your consent, your consent will not be\n>  valid.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nI encountered this while doing my free H&R tax return, and didn't want to agree to it without understanding what it's asking. From the context I assume it means that they're asking for consent to disclose information about my tax return, but that's really not clear.\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"What does \"by conditioning our tax return preparation services\" mean?"}
{"Id":50089,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-03-22T02:20:07.427","Score":0,"ViewCount":35.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-03-22T02:20:07.427","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Would it be legal for me to sell a service that scrapes and filters the freely accessible data from sites and also provides a link back to them?\n\n\nI essentially want to create a scraper that collects data from multiple sites (on demand from the user) like an aggregator but sell the service that allows the user to filter certain terms out of the data titles.\n\n\nMy app would scrape on request, filter, then return the results.\nThe data would touch my server for filtering but wouldn't be stored.\n\n\ne.g. Lists of recipes from something like recipe.com, serious eats, etc but the user wants to find all recipes from every site available on the service that have marmalade in the title, but exclude all that say lemon, pineapple, and orange.\n\n\nIf they want to know more details about the data or the recipe, they'll have to follow the link to the site.\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"U.S. Technology - Is it legal to scrape freely accessible data then charge to be able to filter that data?"}
{"Id":4307,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-10-07T19:10:47.897","Score":4,"ViewCount":403.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-10-09T22:36:43.913","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Some time ago, I was served a frivolous, extortionary lawsuit. The complaint included a number of false claims. I went to a lawyer, who told me that while I could fight this and probably win, my best option was just to pay them some money and move on with my life. I was furious, naturally, and insisted in multiple conversations with my lawyer that these guys were fraudsters, but my lawyer (who didn't seem to believe me) kept telling me \"Nah, this is in good faith, just pay up and settle and move on.\" So I did. Some time later, I hear that these people who sued me are in trouble for, you guessed it, filing a bunch of baseless and frivolous lawsuits in order to extort things from people. So now this is out in the open. Meanwhile, I'm still out over $20,000, following my attorneys advice. \n\n\nI would like to know if it is, in general, possible to throw out a settlement agreement in the situation that the plaintiff has since demonstrated a consistent pattern of abusing the court system. There's a non-disparagement part that I would like lifted, and then there's all the money I lost that I would like back. \n\n\nMore specifically, if I were to pursue this, what sort of lawyer should I talk to? I apparently picked the wrong lawyer last time, and I'm not interested in contacting the attorney who negotiated this horrible deal for me, ignoring a number of red flags. \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Can I invalidate a settlement agreement if the plaintiff has since demonstrated a pattern of frivolous lawsuits?"}
{"Id":38058,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-03-12T15:44:29.260","Score":2,"ViewCount":96.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-03-12T16:24:32.127","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"My ex sent me a check for part of health insurance for children. After it did not come, over 2 weeks, I reached out and told him I had not received the check. He went to the post office, the mail clerks let him go through my mail and take a picture of the envelop that came from him. It was conveniently on top of the pile, so he obviously went through it. Sent it to me and told me it was at the post office. Number 1, why was that not put in my box\nNumber 2 - why is anyone going through my mail\nNumber 3 - letting him take a photo? That's not right. \n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Photographing my mail and giving to my ex"}
{"Id":42672,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-07-05T22:33:51.243","Score":1,"ViewCount":114.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-07-05T22:33:51.243","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"What is the difference of meaning of the term \"including but, not limited to\" in the strict vs the liberal interpretation of the term?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Strict Construction vs. Liberal Construction"}
{"Id":37627,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-02-25T22:54:02.143","Score":1,"ViewCount":43.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-02-26T04:01:45.363","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Could an EU company open a subsidiary company outside of the EU and legally sell its services through it to citizens living in the EU?\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Can EU companies legally circumvent charging VAT by using a foreign subsidiary?"}
{"Id":38374,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-03-24T07:13:36.813","Score":2,"ViewCount":310.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-03-24T08:49:23.847","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"In scientific articles and textbooks I've found the following images (seen at end of this post). These images were created by different authors at different times. The images all describe the same thing\/process, the experimental setup one would use to flow a fluid through a cylinder of rock. In each instance where these images (figures) were given the author gave no citation\/credit to any of the other authors who gave the similar images in the years prior. For this post's question, let us assume that all of these images are copyrighted and that none of the authors received express permission from the copyright owner of the images that precedes theirs. Here are the questions I would like addressed directly:\n\n\n1. What are the objective and\/or subjective rules for when an image is considered an outright recreation of another image (and therefore subject to copyright law)? (Citations of these rules would be appreciated)\n2. And per these rules (from question 1), which of the images given below are subject to copyright violation since they are outright recreations? For example, would Figure 4 be an outright recreation of Figure 2, and why?\n3. What figures, if any, are not outright recreations of the others, and why?\n\n\n[![enter image description here](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/I2dC8.png)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/I2dC8.png)\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"When is an image considered a recreation of another image?"}
{"Id":5954,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-12-21T10:34:02.143","Score":5,"ViewCount":166.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-12-21T18:27:39.613","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Since reading the news story about Disney and Lucasfilm granting a terminally ill Star Wars fan's wish to see the New Star Wars movie before he was taken by cancer (Good guys Disney and Lucasfilm!); I have been curious as to what the legal situation would have been surrounding watching such a closely guarded and long-awaited storyline before general release. Would he be contractually (or otherwise) obliged to keep all plotpoints to himself? Would the fact that he was terminally ill and not a film critic mean that this legal situation would differ from that which binds critics who see films before general release (assuming that critics are bound in any way)?\n\n\nI must clarify I do not have a great knowledge of law so I'm not looking for fine detail specifics, but a layman explanation would be very interesting. \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Would the terminally ill Star Wars fan who was granted an early viewing of 'The Force Awakens' have been legally bound to keep the plot a secret?"}
{"Id":7758,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-03-14T01:05:25.297","Score":1,"ViewCount":102.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-03-15T00:33:39.343","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I made an agreement with a friend to share a house while visiting the Massachusetts with said friend.\nNow we are both back in the UK and he is refusing to pay. Does the debt exist in a country or can an English court order him to pay?\n\n\nThe agreement was made while we were both in Massachusetts.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Can I seek English court action against a debt that was created in the US?"}
{"Id":40807,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-05-08T02:03:58.623","Score":-1,"ViewCount":382.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-05-16T21:51:03.963","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am looking for some advice on copyright infringement.\nWe are an independent media run by volunteers and have not income, assets or offices at all. Therefore the staff varies. One of the volunteer download a photo from a blog that it seemed to be free use (the photo has been published hundreds of times in blogs that doesn\u2019t ask for copyright) and we published the photo thinking it was OK. \n\n\nBut weeks ago a company called Copytrack emailed us and asked for money for the copyright infringement. So, I do some research, and found that indeed the use of the photo needed a license but when it was downloaded by the volunteer it was from a blog. So, it was a real mistake, but also an unintentional copyright infringement. So I remove the pic and article in full and I sent an email apologising for the mistake and even I offer to do an interview to the photographer or something similar, as we don\u2019t have money.\n\n\nThey replied in identical terms they told @user1889580 \u201cyou have infringed on our client's image, pay us right away to avoid legal issues\u201d, etc.\n\n\nSo, I reply with a more comprehensive letter, apologising again, explaining that we don\u2019t\u2019 receive money, plus we never make any profit from the work we published. Something easy to prove and in fact I invited them to check in internet, were you find that we don\u2019t receive more than 30 pounds a year. So, I said I would paid something, from my own pocket. \n\n\nThey haven\u2019t reply yet, but I have been doing a research and talking to colleagues and press associations. And there is a consensus: Copyrigth is a legal company but doesn\u2019t act ethically, they act as scam and there are many complains. Plus I found this: \u201cIn view of German copyright law and the respective jurisdiction of the German courts, the amount that Copytrack claims is far too high\u201d. \n\n\nThe amounts they usually charge are absurd. For instance, if a photo cost 30 Euros or 100 Euros, Copytrack asks for 500, 600, 1000 euros and more. We think this is because they don\u2019t charge for their services to their clients, so the way to get their fees is by doing this. \n\n\nI am are aware copyright infringement is something serious and we respect other people\u2019s work, but I want all this managed in a fair, ethical and reasonable manner from both sides. \n\n\nI have been asking for advice and my colleagues say, I must ignore it. But like @user1889580 , I am worried. I am ready to pay, but to be honest the blog doesn\u2019t have money and me either, so I I have asked for a symbolic fee or for the minimum amount. \n\n\nI am still checking and doing some research but I would appreciate your advice.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"How to negotiate a payment for copyright infringement?"}
{"Id":18744,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-05-03T10:25:10.347","Score":0,"ViewCount":129.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-05-03T17:12:54.840","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have a problem with a cyber stalker whose sole intention is to ruin me personally and professionally. How can one protect themselves legally?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Internet Cyber stalking for sabotage"}
{"Id":31670,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-09-12T11:09:54.247","Score":2,"ViewCount":290.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-04-14T01:29:48.210","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Let's say I work as a social worker (taxes through PAYE) and am on (statutory) maternity leave.\n\n\nLet's say a local contact centre are looking for people to work there, on a freelance basis.\n\n\nAm I allowed to work for them and continue to get statutory pay through my permanent social work contract?\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Can someone on maternity leave in the UK earn money by taking freelance work?"}
{"Id":23936,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-11-09T10:06:05.687","Score":-1,"ViewCount":235.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-11-14T06:54:55.473","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Im a developer and almost finished an app. Im at a crossroad though and don't want to get sued.\n\n\nIs it legal to do the following.\n\n\n1) Crawl a brands Instagram page like <https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/citybeachaustralia\/> and crate a profile on my app like this:\n\n\n[![enter image description here][1]][1]\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is it legal to crawl a brands Instagram image and products and tag their products onto their images?"}
{"Id":7938,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-03-22T21:08:24.613","Score":2,"ViewCount":78.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-03-22T22:09:37.183","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm running a small U.S. business. Some users make profit by referring customers to purchase services from me. I've been told that I have to send Form 1099 both to users who make such profits from me (Affiliate Users) and to the IRS. However, I have some questions regarding that form:\n\n\n1. Am I required to send Form 1099 to non-US citizens who are not even residing in the US? Since they're not required to file US taxes, do I still have to send the form to them?\n2. Is it fine to expose my TIN (taxpayer identification number) to individuals or companies who I send the form to them. Since the form requires me to write my TIN\/EIN, what would be the risks of this and what precautions should be taken to avoid inappropriate\/illegal use?\n3. I send payments via PayPal and wire transfer. Should I send form 1099-MISC or 1099-K?\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Dealing with IRS Form 1099"}
{"Id":23637,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-10-29T22:49:26.010","Score":3,"ViewCount":770.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-07-16T20:10:23.077","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"There's a fraud conducting business in my state and I want to create a website that warns others of his fraudulent practices. \n\n\nOn the website, I would like to place a photo of this individual. The photo belongs to me. I was wondering whether there are any limitations on using photos of private individuals on websites. \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can I use a photo of a person on my website about their fraudulent practices?"}
{"Id":33339,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-11-09T13:39:29.473","Score":0,"ViewCount":43.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-11-09T15:39:05.597","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I live in a community property state. I would like to buy a business that is not in a community property state. Can I file for divorce and buy the business and my spouse have no claim to it. Or do I have to wait until the divorce is final to buy the business? \n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"Buying a business living in a community property state"}
{"Id":22807,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-09-21T19:22:19.673","Score":1,"ViewCount":746.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-05-11T15:27:24.757","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"First situation:\n\n\nOut of curiosity about what the living room in a house looks like, you notice that while the inhabitants are not home a door is unlocked, so you enter and look at the living room and then leave.\n\n\nIf I understand correctly, that is tresspassing, which is a misdemeanor.\n\n\nSecond situation:\n\n\nSame as above, but instead of curiosity about what the living room looks like, your purpose is to smash a flower pot that you happen to know is in the living room.\n\n\nIf I understand correctly, when this kind of trespass is for the purpose of committing some additional crime besides only trespass, then it's burglary, which is a felony.\n\n\nThird situation:\n\n\nLike the first situation above: your only motive is to see what the living room looks like. But while there, on a sudden whim, you decide to smash a flower pot that you see in the living room.\n\n\nThis time the trespass was not for the purpose of committing the additional crime, but still the additional crime happened and would not have been possible without the trespass.\n\n\nIs it burglary then?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"The nature of burglary"}
{"Id":32607,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-10-15T02:18:29.980","Score":1,"ViewCount":152.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-10-19T19:20:41.470","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"According to Wikipedia, [this photo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scarecrow_(Oz)#\/media\/File:The_Wizard_of_Oz_Ray_Bolger_1939.jpg) of the Wizard of Oz' famous scarecrow is in the public domain.\n\n\nSuppose I used the scarecrow as a symbol of farmers in a book, with the Tin Man serving as a symbol of workers. I might use public domain images of each, or I might hire an artist to draw line-art images or cartoons.\n\n\nOn a page where I discuss the decline of agriculture, I might feature a Scarecrow photo or icon as a symbol of farmers. Similarly, an article about labor violence might feature a Tin Man icon.\n\n\nIs it possible that such usage could be deemed illegal? For example, the photos or derivative images might be legal, but whoever owns the right to the movie *The Wizard of Oz* might claim I have no right to use its characters as symbols, mascots, etc.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Using the Wizard of Oz' Scarecrow as a symbol"}
{"Id":42102,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-06-14T14:34:59.997","Score":0,"ViewCount":165.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-06-14T15:01:16.873","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"California Penal Code Section 800 states \"Except as provided in Section 799, prosecution for an offense punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for eight years or more or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 for eight years or more shall be commenced within six years after commission of the offense.\" \n\n\nDoes that mean that to achieve a six year SOL, a prosecutor could use several offenses that total up to a prison term of eight years or more?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"California Penal Code, Section 800 Statute of Limitations"}
{"Id":15833,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-12-15T09:52:14.520","Score":1,"ViewCount":200.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-12-15T15:52:37.387","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am about to send a package to a shop. I talked to them through Instagram and they have sent me pictures showing they are really that shop. Also my friend just visited the shop a few days ago.\n\n\nWe agreed to a price and they told me the shop's address which is really the one from the shop. They also have a webpage.\n\n\nBut I have no names and I am unsure what they can or have to do after they receive the package.\n\n\nDoes an agreement in a chat count as a valid contract?\n\n\nWhat steps could I take if they don't send the money?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"What are the legal steps I can take if buyer doesn't pay me for an item?"}
{"Id":46378,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-11-12T12:41:22.593","Score":0,"ViewCount":38.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-11-12T17:54:16.147","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I want to use some of the information from one website, but that website has a copyright. The source of the information is under Open Government License\"\n\n\nI have a few questions regarding the licence \n\"Life in the United Kingdom: A Guide for New Residents (ISBN 978-0-11-341340-9)\"\n\n\n**That website has a policy:**\n\n\n\"All chapters from the study materials are crown copyright and have been reproduced from the government publication Life in the United Kingdom: A Guide for New Residents (ISBN 978-0-11-341340-9). This material has been reproduced with the permission of The National Archives under the Open Government License.\"\n\n\nOpen government licence\n<http:\/\/www.nationalarchives.gov.uk\/doc\/open-government-licence\/version\/3\/>\n\n\nDoes it mean that all the information that has been \"reproduced\" from books follow their copyright? \n\n\nCan you copyright reproduced information by open government licence?\n\n\nI just want to know can I use the information from that website and just mention Open Government License and \"Life in the United Kingdom: A Guide for New Residents (ISBN 978-0-11-341340-9)\"'\n\n\nThank you very much for the information.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can you copyright reproduced information by open government licence?"}
{"Id":1172,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-07-18T00:56:30.997","Score":1,"ViewCount":154.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-07-28T12:50:41.403","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I found this on [Amazon TOS](http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/help\/customer\/display.html\/?nodeId=508088): \n\n\n\n> \n> ... You may not incorporate any portion of the Amazon Software into your own programs or compile any portion of it in combination with your own programs ..\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nNow I'm wondering [what this company is doing](http:\/\/www.indix.com\/usecases\/enrich\/) or Google\/Bing as well. There are plenty of companies who scrape data from Amazon, eBay, Etsy or news websites, Stack Overflow, etc. and do something with it (either republish or analyse or similar). \n\n\nSo in the case of Amazon TOS: Would indix.com be doing something legal if they put the products data into their database? How about Google?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"What am I allowed to do according to Amazon TOS?"}
{"Id":24886,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-12-21T17:42:30.070","Score":0,"ViewCount":131.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-05-07T17:46:28.053","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Suppose a person is a citizen of country A, and he\/she traveled to the US for a business trip visiting say, a mining plant. That person, whether or not he\/she was told it was forbidden or not, takes 5 or so photos of the plant interior. The plant does not allow such photos.\n\n\nThese photos should not be considered as trade secrets, more just confidential information, however either way it was not an appropriate act.\n\n\nWould this conduct be able to be prosecuted under 18 USC 1832? Keep in mind that the person is a citizen of a different country, A, where trade secrets are not of a criminal offense. \n\n\nThe 1832 section states that in order to be prosecuted, you must have committed something in the US, but it was only a few photos of the interior that doesn't exactly constitute as trade secrets.\n\n\nSecond, let's say this person were to communicate with fellow colleagues while employed, who are based in the US, from Canada, asking for confidential\/trade secret information, would this conduct be fair to prosecute under 1832? Bear in mind that the offender himself\/herself is physically located in country A.\n\n\nThanks for your opinions,\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Theft of Trade Secret Prosecution"}
{"Id":46192,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-11-05T17:57:37.863","Score":0,"ViewCount":131.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-11-05T20:23:35.670","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I was working at a an old Mansion turned into a hotel and I had the keys for it so one night I went in after hours without the owners permission and brought some friends. We caused absolutely no damages. My boss found out and filed a police report but by the time he told me about it he said he had taken it back. That happened in August. In October I quit and when I tried to get my paycheck he told me I had an arrest warrant that he thought he took care of but apparently not. Every conversation I tried to have about getting my check he turned into my arrest warrant. Apparently he\u2019s fixed it now and I no longer have an arrest warrant but now he\u2019s saying I owe him $225 for the lawyers. The hours he owes me are 22 hours and I got paid 10$ an hour. I called him asking to get paid and he threatened to just put the arrest warrant back on because I supposedly owe him. I was considering going to the department of labor but I don\u2019t know. If I do can he just put the arrest warrant back on me? If he does will I really go to jail for that? Should I just let it go? He\u2019s also very involved with politicians here in New Orleans so he\u2019s got friends in high places. I just don\u2019t know the laws that could help or hurt me. \n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"My employer filed a report against me and refuses to pay me"}
{"Id":28262,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-05-06T03:24:15.067","Score":0,"ViewCount":59.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-07-05T04:37:11.043","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"This is in California I read another one that said California is an outlier. and to be clear, my intent is NOT to pursue legal action I'm merely trying to establish there was a contract and there was a breach of contract more for my own interest than anything.\n\n\nWe were planning on moving from one city to another and as part of that were going to rent a 1 bedroom apartment for 2 people. Family members contacted us and indicated they were coming home to the city we were moving to, had nowhere to come home to, and wondered if they could live with us when they got home. We discussed it several times by facetime and Facebook messenger. It was agreed that instead of an apartment we would rent a house so that when they got home, there was room for them. We'd all live in the house together, they'd start paying rent as soon as they got settled, found jobs etc, and then at some point in the future, probably after the lease expired, we'd go our separate ways.\n\n\nWe started renting the house in Sep 2017, they got delayed and didn't get home until Jan. We were perfectly fine with that we actually moved early for our own reasons. They lived with us for 2 months, didn't pay a penny of rent, and you guessed it they bailed on us, with no notice, and got their own apartment. While I assume the reason they left is irrelevant, we don't know, they didn't give us a reason, in fact there has been no communication in the 2 months since they left. 2 weeks prior to them leaving they asked me to give them a list of the costs of the house as they were about to start working(one of them) and be able to contribute and they wanted to get an idea what it cost. So I typed out on a computer the numbers and gave it to them. That's the only written confirmation beyond the messages on FB messenger, of an agreement. The only other \"proof\" that I can come up with is that they did change of address forms and still have mail coming to the house which proves they fully intended to move in and live there.\n\n\nAgain I have no intent of actually filing, they're family and I'm chalking it up to a lesson learned(for us, clearly not them) but my take is there was a clear contract, they breached it, and under the law they're legally bound to be paying us \"part\" of the rent, and even though they left, they continue to be bound to pay until the lease expires, in Sept 2018.\n\n\nAm I correct or incorrect that there was a contract and it was breached?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"Question about rent and whether this is a contract"}
{"Id":40396,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-04-24T01:32:31.267","Score":-2,"ViewCount":93.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-09-22T16:01:45.323","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"[*O'Sullivan & Hilliard's The Law of Contract* (Core Texts Series)](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/OSullivan-Hilliards-Law-Contract-Janet\/dp\/0198807821\/ref=dp_ob_title_bk) (2018 8 ed). p. 83\n\n\n\n> \n> 4.29 A similar issue arose in a slightly di\ufb00erent way in *Shaker v Vistajet Group Holding SA*\n>  (2012). There, the claimant paid a deposit in respect of the purchase of an aircraft from\n>  the defendant under the terms of a letter agreed by the two parties. The letter expressly\n>  provided that the claimant agreed to proceed in good faith and to use reasonable endeavours to agree the formal sale contract and associated documents. The formal contract\n>  could not be agreed, so the claimant sought repayment of the deposit, but the defendant\n>  refused, contending that the claimant had not complied with its **[1.]** good faith and **[2.]** reasonable endeavour obligations. Teare J accepted that the intention of the agreement was that\n>  the deposit could only be recovered if these obligations had been complied with, but\n>  held that the obligations were unenforceable because of the impossibility of \u2018polic[ing]\u2019 them, that is, of working out whether they had been breached or not. It distinguished\n> \n> \n> \n\n\np. 84\n\n\n\n> \n> the *Petromec* decision on the basis that there were objective criteria available in that\n>  case to assist the court in determining whether the obligation had been breached. It is\n>  respectfully suggested that Teare J may have been too ready to find that the obligations\n>  were unenforceable, as **this [unenforceability of reasonable endeavour obligations]** would have allowed the claimant to recover its deposit even if\n>  it had acted in bad faith\\*\\* (which on the facts it did not). There are many types of conduct\n>  that everyone would agree constitute bad faith, so if the conduct fell into this category,\n>  there would be no practical impediment to the court policing the obligation.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nAs the contract had the two obligations that I numbered on p. 43, I don't understand the emboldened sentence. \n\n\nIf the claimant acted in bad faith, then wouldn't it breach [1.]? If it did, then why would the unenforceability of reasonable endeavour obligations \"have allowed the claimant to recover its deposit\"? \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Why'd a claimant be allowed to recover deposit if it acts in bad faith, when a contract obligated good faith and reasonable endeavour?"}
{"Id":51810,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-05-26T14:48:59.890","Score":14,"ViewCount":3711.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-05-26T15:58:16.020","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am working on an app and want to name it Vidmark. Apparently, this name is the name of a long-defunct company (since 2001). Could I get into trouble using this name?\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Can I name my app using the name of a long defunct company?"}
{"Id":40497,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-04-27T14:45:17.897","Score":0,"ViewCount":58.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-04-28T21:21:34.130","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"We just awarded a new janitorial services contract and sent a termination letter to the old contractor. The old contractor produces a near 10 year old agreement\/contract signed in 2009 with an automatic renewal provision signed by a previous HOA director that only had the authority to obligate the the Association for one year at a time (2009-2010). Our bylaws limit our authority to obligate these type of contracts to one year. We did not know the contract even existed. The contract value is $2,100 per month. We cover the board with professional liability insurance. Enforceable? Professional Liability Coverage Claim?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Is Automatic renewal of Custodial Contract signed 10 years ago by board member that only had one year authority enforceable?"}
{"Id":52066,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-06-04T12:43:39.787","Score":1,"ViewCount":84.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-06-04T15:33:05.313","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm a game developer. Lately, I've been wanting to work on an open-world RPG game, but since I have a very small team I've been constantly looking out for the maximum help I can get for such a big project.\n\n\nI decided to take inspiration for the creatures in my game from 2D illustrations of creatures in other games so that I can get a headstart. Would it be a copyright infringement of any kind if I use a copyrighted 2D illustration to make a 3D model that resembles the illustration?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Copyright on 2D images"}
{"Id":16119,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-12-31T13:09:34.597","Score":1,"ViewCount":135.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-12-31T17:12:27.800","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Suppose there is a physics problem solving website where users post questions and answers.\n\n\nUsers of low reputation on the site require their posts to be reviewed by a moderator before the posts appear on the live site.\n\n\nThere is potential that a new user could post inappropriate images or content (e.g. 18+ material) that requires a moderator to review (and reject) before the post goes to the live site.\n\n\nGiven the possibility of viewing this content, would moderators need to be 18 years or older, or could younger moderators consent to moderate the site with the understanding they may at times come across age inappropriate material?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Age Limit for Site Moderator"}
{"Id":48889,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-02-07T22:56:27.697","Score":2,"ViewCount":317.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-02-10T08:49:20.280","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"There are two types of [duress](https:\/\/legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com\/duress). Those that result from threat of physical harm, can \"void\" a contract, and those from non-phsyical threats make a contract \"voidable.\"\n\n\nWhat is the difference between the two? Does \"void\" in the first case mean \"automatic\" void, and \"voidable\" in the second case mean that you have to take legal steps to enforce it?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"What's the difference between \"void\" and \"voidable\" as it relates to duress?"}
{"Id":25616,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-01-26T12:24:38.130","Score":1,"ViewCount":103.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-01-26T17:21:34.967","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"From the footer on all SE sites, user contributions are licensed as CC BY-SA 3.0:\n\n\n\n> \n> site design \/ logo \u00a9 2018 Stack Exchange Inc; user contributions licensed under [cc by-sa 3.0](https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/) with [attribution required](https:\/\/stackoverflow.blog\/2009\/06\/25\/attribution-required\/).\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nWhilst licensing it as CC BY-SA 3.0 I sometimes want to license my code as MIT, GPL or any other license. This would allow users to take the code from one of my posts under a license which isn't CC BY-SA and have more freedom with the code.\n\n\nAnd so my question is how could you dual license code in a code block?\n\n\n\n\n---\n\n\nI think something like the following would work, but I'm not sure if it's ok:\n\n\n\n> \n> The following codeblock is licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0](https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/) and [GPLv2](https:\/\/www.gnu.org\/licenses\/old-licenses\/gpl-2.0.en.html)\n> \n> \n> \n> ```\n> print(\"Hello World\")\n> \n> ```\n> \n> \n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"How to dual licencing code on SE"}
{"Id":6576,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-01-24T12:55:40.733","Score":1,"ViewCount":63.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-01-25T03:02:47.850","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am from India and I have made some computer information based videos.\nI am going to sell them soon. Well, my problem is I have put a copyright notice while making the production of the videos. \n\n\nLike a label at the footer of the entire video. Here's an example:\n\n\n\n> \n> \u00a9 2016 Produced By *MY NAME*, All Rights Reserved\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nWell, once I complete the video, I am going to to submit it for copyright.\n\n\nIs that OK to put copyright notice before submitting for copyright or will there be an issue? \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Should I put Copyright Notice on my content before I submit for copyright?"}
{"Id":8228,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-04-01T18:47:56.613","Score":1,"ViewCount":47.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-04-01T18:47:56.613","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Suppose a customer in the UK books multiple flights with a Canadian airline via telephone. \n\n\nSay the flights include:\n - Flights from the UK to Canada\n - Flights from the USA to Canada\n - Flights from Canada to the UK\n\n\nOn the telephone, the customer gives the details of the flights and receives a *single* quote (in CAD) for all the flights combined. The customer then pays using a debit card over the telephone. Later that day the customer receives an email confirming all the flight bookings. The booking information includes seat numbers.\n\n\n6 weeks later, an auditor at the Canadian airline calls the customer and says that the price paid was incorrect. The auditor says that there was a mistake and one leg was not included in the quoted price. The auditor says that despite the confirmation email the customer will not be able to travel on that leg unless the additional amount is paid.\n\n\nAre the actions of the Canadian airline legal? What action should the customer take?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"Is it legal for a Canadian airline to alter the price of a multi-flight booking after the initial payment and confirmation?"}
{"Id":28372,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-05-10T12:34:14.870","Score":7,"ViewCount":3686.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-05-24T15:01:51.683","AnswerCount":4.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Machine learning research into facial recognition and processing (e.g. emotion detection) often makes use of datasets containing large numbers of facial images. These are usually anonymised, so that the only other information contained is the file name(s) - such as `00001.jpg`. How does GDPR affect the storage, processing, and sharing of such data?\n\n\nFor the sake of argument and to gain clarification of position, I would like to leave aside the provisions within GDPR that provide for processing data as scientific research. I am also working under the assumption that there is no other meta-data, such as a spreadsheet that links image filenames to the person depicted. \n\n\nGDPR makes clear ([Recital 26](https:\/\/gdpr-info.eu\/recitals\/no-26\/)) that anonymous data is not covered by the regulations:\n\n\n\n> \n> \u201c\u2026 The principles of data protection should [therefore] not apply to\n>  anonymous information, namely information which does not relate to an\n>  identified or identifiable natural person or to personal data rendered\n>  anonymous in such a manner that the data subject is not or no longer\n>  identifiable.\u201d\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nData protection considerations would be significantly reduced if these datasets were considered out of scope of GDPR. Is it possible, however, for a face image in isolation to be considered truly anonymised? It would always be feasible to link it to a real person, because most people are capable of recognising faces. With the image, and the person standing in a crowd, it is likely that the average viewer could identify the depicted person.\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"GDPR: are faces always considered identifiable information?"}
{"Id":49569,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-03-01T22:41:34.007","Score":0,"ViewCount":105.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-03-03T19:06:33.420","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I would like to find out how it is with a right to solicitor after arrest and in custody? I demanded a lawyer but I was not allowed to meet him personally and actions were continued and I was forced to take part in proceedings without the presence of a lawyer. During a short phone conversation the lawyer said that he could not talk to me because the conversation was recorded and he was waiting for information when he could meet me in private.\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"How it is with a right to solicitor after arrest and in custody?"}
{"Id":17040,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-02-08T21:49:32.923","Score":4,"ViewCount":123.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-02-10T00:50:39.727","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"The American composer Leo Sowerby died on July 7, 1968. At first there were three ways of contacting his heirs: 1. via the Sowerby Foundation, run by his friend Francis Crociata. They had a newsletter, a website, etc. But Mr. Crociata has since passed away, the website has disappeared, and anything sent to their old address bounces back. 2. His executor was Ronald Stalford who though not a relative himself, knew hot to contact the heirs. Mr. Stalford has since passed away and I have been unable to find out who took his place as executor. 3. The Washington National Cathedral, where Dr. Sowerby worked for the last several years of his life, used to know how to contact the heirs, but has lost touch with them.\n\n\nI want to copy a handwritten manuscript on file at the Library of Congress. Without permission from the copyright owner, they'll let me look at it, but that's it, and I need a copy for some research I'm doing.\n\n\nAre there any provisions for copying if, following reasonable diligence, the copyright owner can't be found?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"How can I find the copyright owner?"}
{"Id":37387,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-02-19T14:53:14.473","Score":1,"ViewCount":61.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-02-28T04:54:02.113","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Suppose, I have purchased a DVD of movie and my PC's DVD drive has problem. Is it legal to copy content the DVD of movie to a flash memory and then use it on my PC?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is it legal to store copyrighted content on other mediums for personal use?"}
{"Id":50462,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-04-04T13:55:58.563","Score":0,"ViewCount":1676.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-04-05T01:44:35.140","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Windows 10 (pro, enterprise, any) that supposedly have never been activated so far are (re) sold online for 5$-20$. I assume that those are key that have initially been given out by microsoft in volumes or in countries with lower pricing (as the price is around 200$ when bought directly from microsoft).\n\n\nIs it legal to resell Windows license keys? Are there any kinds of Windows 10 pro\/enterprise keys for which it is forbidden to resell them?\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"Is resale of Windows 10 keys legal?"}
{"Id":36268,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-01-16T15:52:12.877","Score":1,"ViewCount":144.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-01-16T16:34:50.207","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am currently going through a domestic case with my recent ex-wife. Just the other day my public pretender, and that's not a spelling error, called me outside of the courtroom and asked me to plead guilty to all of the offenses. I then told him that I would plead guilty to what I have done, which is I violated a protection order when her brother told me she wanted to talk about Ollie our daughter. When he told me that I had prove my innocence, I interrupted him with no I don't, our Constitution says I'm innocent until proven guilty. He then told me that the Constitution doesn't apply to this. Now this States Attorney has declared me a danger to the community, with absolutely no violent crimes in my record, I have 2 DUI, and a federal prison sentence for conspiracy, which I believe the way I was indicted is now illegal\n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"How courts can supercede constitutional rights"}
{"Id":11269,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-06-28T19:29:49.583","Score":0,"ViewCount":226.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-11-23T11:28:55.770","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Im in the UK. I drive my car on business insurance for work. I claim mileage with details of my car e.g. engine size. I've been told that in future I must submit fuel receipts even though I am not claiming the full fuel cost. I was told it was to prove to HMRC that tax was paid on the fuel. I don't understand this as a fuel receipt wouldn't prove which car the fuel was in or used for the claimed journey. Is this a legal requirement?\n\n\n**update** I've been told it's \"to enable the reclaim of VAT on such expenditure by the company\"\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Do I have to submit a fuel receipt when I'm not claiming fuel?"}
{"Id":51293,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-05-05T21:07:13.593","Score":0,"ViewCount":44.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-05-05T21:07:13.593","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Im building a simple website where people can save links and eventually share them with others.\n\n\nWhen a user enters an url, I fetch the meta data to present the link. \nThe text, like title and description, Im just saving in a database however Im in doubt what I should do with the image.\n\n\nShould I just always deeplink to the external image? Or can I save the image on my server? What are the legal options here?\nI can see that facebook seems to save their own copy of images that are shared through them.\n\n\n(The image will always be used in context with a link to the original link)\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"How to legally serve og:image"}
{"Id":22516,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-09-09T08:58:08.527","Score":3,"ViewCount":1262.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-01-21T23:28:08.150","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Do the GDPR Regulations apply to processing data of a citizen who has dual nationality? \n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"GDPR: Citizens with Dual Nationality?"}
{"Id":46801,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-11-24T16:32:54.483","Score":0,"ViewCount":72.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-11-25T14:29:42.837","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"We own a joint property in the UK, and are full taxpayers of all taxes including standard rate council tax band for the region.\n\n\nBut my partner will be going abroad for a significant amount of time (6 months+). Will I be able to claim the single person discount for council tax, if I am living alone in the property (thus using less of council services like rubbish collection, libraries, etc)?\n\n\nIt looks like that - because it's a lot of revenue, so councils try to sideline this scenario stating that - you still own property jointly, so ignoring the fact that only 1 person is living there (thus using less of council facilities).\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"UK Single person council tax discount when owning joint property"}
{"Id":6862,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-02-02T15:46:59.030","Score":1,"ViewCount":350.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-02-02T20:32:03.367","AnswerCount":4.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Hypothetical situation:\nMiss X, a software developer with 10 years of experience, has obtained a new job. On her first day she logs into her desktop computer and the operating system requests that she chooses a password.\n\n\nA few minutes later her line manager comes to talk to her and asks her to write the password to a piece of paper, place it inside an envelope, and seal and sign that envelope. He explains that if he needs access to the account when she is unreachable, he will open the envelope and use the password.\n\n\nIn USA, can Miss X legally decline the request for her password?\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Can my manager request my password?"}
{"Id":14264,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-09-28T17:08:15.630","Score":1,"ViewCount":59.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-10-14T20:09:16.823","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I stumbled across a video game description <https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/store\/p\/gears-of-war-ultimate-edition-for-windows-10\/9nblggh3shm5> where they quoted \"The Verge\" with the following:\n\n\n\n> \n> ...the best way to play Gears of War yet.\u201d \u2013 The Verge\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nTheir review is here: <http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2015\/8\/24\/9197081\/gears-of-war-ultimate-edition-review-xbox-one> where they reviewed the XBox One version of the game.\n\n\nIs it legal to use such an endorsement for a product given that they aren't actually the same product? Given that cross-platform games will perform differently and sometimes even have different graphical enhancements, DLC, framerates, resolutions, etc. It seems misleading to me.\n\n\nJust to clarify: I'm not singling out Microsoft here intentionally, I just happened to only see one quote in the Microsoft Store and it seemed odd. I believe many other companies do this when posting the review scores of a game, but they don't clarify that the scores are reflective of a score on another platform; which I believe does matter.\n\n\n","text_label":"software","title":"Is it legal to use a quote or endorsement from a similar product"}
{"Id":15504,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-11-26T22:18:31.927","Score":3,"ViewCount":154.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-11-26T22:52:39.797","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am not talking about screenplays that written by me. Just screenplays of popular movies. I've seen other websites doing it, but I am not sure if it is illegal or not.\n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Is it illegal to publish a screenplay on web?"}
{"Id":9593,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-05-30T22:35:30.243","Score":0,"ViewCount":267.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-05-31T01:01:35.853","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"[Does this contract meet the requirements to be enforced by a court](https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/17axpOjt3IKJSsX3ofCxW7NFUtOZjHGjxpmLQUfylQyM\/edit?usp=sharing)? If not, what challenges might be raised?\n\n\n\n> \n> ### Promissory Note\n> \n> \n> Principal Amount: \u00a3500.00 GBP\n> \n> \n> Date:\n> \n> \n> 1. For value received, the undersigned (the \u201cPromisor\u201d) at \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_, promises to pay to the order of \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_(the \u201cPromisee\u201d) at \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_ the sum of \u00a3500 shall the Promisor fail to meet his target of 47.5 work hours per week between 6th - 26th June 2016.\n> 2. Sum shall be paid in full within seven days of the end date of said period.\n> 3. This agreement will be governed and interpreted according to English law. All disputes and claims arising under the Agreement (including non-contractual disputes and claims) will be subjected to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.\n> \n> \n> Promissor (name):\n> \n> \n> Promissor (signature):\n> \n> \n> Date:\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"Is this contract valid?"}
{"Id":14376,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-10-03T15:54:26.117","Score":1,"ViewCount":56.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-10-03T15:54:26.117","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"A software company are refusing to cancel a subscription product I have with them which renewed in 16th July 2017 unless I pay a \u00a3239.40 early cancellation fee. The subscription began in 2014.\n\n\nThey have no record of my approval, just a record that I didn't disapprove it.\n\n\n[![enter image description here](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/mi6Q0.png)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/mi6Q0.png)\n\n\nThey also refuse to cancel it in the future, and obviously cannot cancel it in the past.\n\n\n[![enter image description here](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/XN0N9.png)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/XN0N9.png)\n\n\nWhere do I stand with this sort of behaviour?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Is an autogenerated, opt-out email legally binding"}
{"Id":7383,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-02-25T22:37:35.950","Score":5,"ViewCount":58699.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-10-23T05:48:25.363","AnswerCount":5.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Company A and Company B have a business relationship lasting for years. All kinds of agreements are in place between them. License Agreements, Supply Agreements, Development Agreements and so on.\n\n\nCompany A gets acquired by Company C. After closing, former Company A now operates as Company AC.\nWhat happens to all the existing contracts where Company A was a Party?\nDo they get automatically transferred?\n\n\nHaving to assign all the existing contracts seems to be an \"impossible\" task, but i do not know the leagl basis for the transfer. Can anyone shed some light both in US and European jurisdictions?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"Do existing contracts get automatically transferred to the acquiring company?"}
{"Id":13877,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-09-08T19:50:52.560","Score":0,"ViewCount":40.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-09-08T23:19:32.340","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"When are names trade marked? Say I'm part of a sports team called \"Big Ball Chasers\" and it wasn't me who named the team that. If I latter decide to\n\n\n1. call my dog the same name\n2. join another sports team and encourage them to go by that name\n3. create my own sports team with the same name\n\n\nwould any of these be in violation of trademark?\n\n\nI've heard companies and products sometimes change their name as there was already an existing one with the same. When situations like this arize, do things normally not go immediatley to court but the parties work it out between themselves? For example (IIRC) the computer language Java used to be called Oak but there already existed a language with the same name so Oak changed there's to Java (but didn't get sued). \n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"When are names trade-marked?"}
{"Id":13954,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-09-13T13:58:59.873","Score":0,"ViewCount":2348.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-09-13T15:24:13.667","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have been in a number of discussions, which the other party described the contract terms verbally in a way to convince me to proceed with the contract. I want to ask if this is not fraud, and how to handle such situations. To clarify the point, what I mean is for one of the parties to state a definition of the terms which is not the same as the intuitive meaning of the definition of the content. \n\n\nAn example would be a number of intellectual property contents I have seen recently. On one occasion, the HR contact told me in email that they forwarded my concerns to the corporate attorney. The person then replied inline to comments stating that the content is meant to protect the information they shared with me. Given that I was not about to work on a research and development effort, this seemed like a lie to me. Can an organization, or an attorney be liable for such action. Given that the email did not contain the person's name, I would imagine this action is not ok at some level; but how illegal is it? And what would happen if such a signed contract is used to force someone to comply? Can a non-attorney claim that they were lied to, and produce the email in support of it? \n\n\nThis is probably an area, which I like to learn more about. That is interpretation of a content. I think is an strength in the legal profession, and I would greatly appreciate any content or keywords you can suggest to me.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"Is it illegal to misinform someone about the terms of a contract"}
{"Id":15284,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-11-15T21:30:39.087","Score":4,"ViewCount":683.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-11-15T22:27:06.080","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Lets say that an individual, Bob, has a regular job which covers his daily expenses, but also has an illegal side job. A decent percentage of his disposable income is due to Bob's illegal activities, but he has some disposable income coming from his legal activities. Both sources of income are placed into a bank, and bob then makes payments using a credit\/debit card.\n\n\nI'm wondering where the line is drawn for stating that someone has received illegal goods, as there is no longer a way to tell what money was legally earned and what was illegally earned. I'm wondering both in cases in which one is aware of bobs illegal activities and in cases where the receiver of the money does not know it's illegal, but could still be compelled to refund it if it were illegally obtained.\n\n\nA few examples of the ambiguous situations I can think of:\n\n\nI assume if Bob buys a single drink at a local bar this would not be ruled as spending illegal money and the bar would not be committing an offense even if the owner of the bar was aware that Bob had an illegal income source, as Bob could easily purchase a drink with his legal income.\n\n\nLikewise I assume if bob goes out to buy a Yacht that he could never afford with his legal income it would be considered to be purchased with illegal profits.\n\n\nHowever, what about a more ambiguous case. If bob buys an expensive fur coat for someone, which he could afford to do with his legal income, but which he likely wouldn't have chosen to spend money on if he didn't have the additional illegal income, does the coat count as profiting from illegal goods? \n\n\nWhat if Bob offers a smaller sum of money to many people, small enough that Bob could easily afford to give such a gift to one person, but the combined cost of so many small gifts adds up to an amount bob couldn't\/wouldn't have been able to afford without his supplementary income? Could someone argue that the gift they received from Bob came from his legal income, but the other gifts Bob made to others was due to Bob's illegal activities, by claiming Bob was likely to give a gift to them without the extra illegal income but not to the others etc?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"How does one determine if illegal goods were accepted if an individual who has both legal and illegal source of income pays another party?"}
{"Id":44769,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-09-17T05:19:55.243","Score":0,"ViewCount":100.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-09-20T12:56:03.443","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Q re U.S. Copyright registration:\n\n\nI understand that by leaving blank the space asking for an author's (legal) name but indicating the author's pseudonym that the two names won't be linked and thus the correlation will not be made publicly available online or otherwise. That's what I understand.\n\n\nI also understand that it is not wise to copyright solely under a pseudonym, as it can get rather tricky to prove that I (the legal 'I') am the author should any legal issue arise.\n\n\nNow, if I were to use my legal name as the claimant do have my cake and eat it too, or are the terms 'claimant' and 'author' looked at as two separate things?\n\n\nIn other words, If my legal name is Bob Roberts and I leave blank the author name but say that the work is pseudonymous and use the name Bill Williams as the pseudonym, will my using Bob Roberts as claimant make it clear that my legal self is, in fact, the author?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Legal Name and\/or Pseudonym and Record Keeping"}
{"Id":16843,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-02-02T14:14:11.253","Score":2,"ViewCount":76.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-02-02T14:14:11.253","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":8,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Say there's website X that features a bunch of recipes authored by themselves. The recipes feature\n\n\nAfaik you can't have copyright on a recipe, only on the imagery and textual description of how to prepare the recipe.\n\n\nSay I scrape all these recipes and their data (nutrition, ingredients, etc) and use it in my app to do calculations. Based on these calculations I display a link to my users to the page that contains the recipe on website X. \n\n\n1. Would this be legal?\n2. And what if I use their image and recipe title, still linking to website X's recipe.\n3. And what if I generate revenue with my app.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"How does copyright on Recipes work?"}
{"Id":28734,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-05-22T12:59:47.780","Score":0,"ViewCount":739.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-07-21T19:14:36.373","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Is it possible to cancel\/void\/rescind a contract after both parties have signed it but the contract is not in-effect yet? Of course, the cancellation has been decided after mutual agreement.\n\n\nFor example, both the parties signed a contract today (22nd May, 2018) that will become effective on July 1st, 2018. Can either of the party cancel\/void\/rescind it before July 1st, 2018, provided it\u2019s covered in a clause in the agreement. Also, considering the cooling period, if any.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Can a contract be cancelled\/rescinded after both parties have signed it but not in effect yet?"}
{"Id":35787,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-12-30T15:23:30.243","Score":-1,"ViewCount":78.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-12-30T15:41:03.967","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Most night club in my place have girls' night. Basically men pay to come. Girls come for free.\n\n\nObviously that is sexual discrimination.\n\n\nIn US, is this legal?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Is girl's night legal?"}
{"Id":19085,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-05-21T18:13:54.927","Score":0,"ViewCount":2843.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-12-11T13:17:22.130","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm working on a website that will use cookies. I heard that by law I have to add a notice \"somewhere\" on my site to tell people that it uses cookies and I have to include a page with instructions on how to disable cookies with various browsers. Ive asked people and searched the web for the law about this in the U.S but I only fnd stuff for the EU and that I have to follow EU's laws or I'll be fined. I really don't want to worry about adding this stuff to my website especially since it will not work like how it's\u200b supposed to with cookies disabled. What are the requirements for cookies in the U.S and if any, how am I supposed to present the notice on my site?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"U.S Laws on Cookie Notices on Websites?"}
{"Id":26545,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-03-04T14:18:19.320","Score":1,"ViewCount":1211.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-10-16T16:50:53.647","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Can two companies that are offering the same services in Benelux have similar company names?\n\n\nBoth company names have been registered with www.BOIP.\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Can two companies have names that are similar in EU?"}
{"Id":30283,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-07-16T03:13:43.803","Score":0,"ViewCount":300.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-07-16T22:43:12.633","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I have noticed that in order to discredit a witness, instead of simply saying someone is a liar, the defense will call the person a \"fantasist\". \n\n\nThis brings to mind some child-like person going on adventures with their imaginary friends. Basically they're saying they're crazy.\n\n\nPersonally I've never met a \"fantasist\" in real life. I wonder do lawyers really think that a person is crazy or is this just one of their arguments in their itinerary to discredit a witness.\n\n\nI mean unless someone is completely insane they surely have a reason for lying. Even a fantasist can surely separate real life from their fantasies? And if they were really insane wouldn't they be in a mental institution?\n\n\nIs this a common defense to use on an accuser? Is it taught in law school to use this defense?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Where is the \"fantasist\" defense taught?"}
{"Id":6112,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-12-31T16:48:56.893","Score":6,"ViewCount":12256.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-08-08T07:08:03.613","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Due to the so-called *\"cookie law\"*, websites that are owned in the EU or are targeted towards EU citizens are now required to prompt users to store cookies. Most often this takes the form of either a pop-up or a ribbon informing the user what the cookies are used for and a button to accept them. \n\n\nAs I've come to notice, however, this doesn't seem to cover all kinds of cookies. Many sites create cookies even when I browse them without accepting to store them. What should a site do when a user doesn't accept cookies and what kind of cookies can it store regardless of consent?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"What happens if I don't accept cookies?"}
{"Id":45372,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-10-08T18:17:38.857","Score":0,"ViewCount":43.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-10-09T16:08:56.453","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am currently selling a product with \"Cheers to 30 years\" on it. However, I noticed someone else has filed this trademark earlier this year: <http:\/\/tsdr.uspto.gov\/#caseNumber=88382813&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch>\n\n\nWhen I look at the Prosecution History tab on the bottom, it seems like the trademark is still being processed.\n\n\nWould it be possible to register the same trademark using my product as the specimen since this current one is not approved yet? Or do I have to wait until it is published for opposition, oppose it, and then do it?\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Can I try to register a trademark that someone else has an application for?"}
{"Id":13640,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-08-26T02:29:49.300","Score":0,"ViewCount":452.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-08-26T02:58:05.210","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Is it legal to sell generic magsafe power adapters? magsafe is a type of charger made by Apple. I am a reseller and I have been selling these for quite some time. There are millions of them on ebay and amazon. I know little about law. I received an email from one of the sites i sell on today. Here it is:\n\n\nWe removed some of your listings because of a rights owner complaint about items that may infringe their intellectual property rights. These items may be inauthentic. Examples of these items are below:\n\n\nPower Adapter 60W Magsafe charger For Apple MacBook Pro 13 Inch with US plugs\n\n\nIf you want to resolve this dispute, contact the rights owner:\n\n\nApple Inc.\nbrandprotection@mm-apple.com\n\n\nIf resolved, ask the rights owner to contact us at\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_ to withdraw their complaint. Do not relist the items that caused the complaint until you resolve the dispute.\n\n\nIf the rights owner contacts us to withdraw their complaint, we will reinstate your listings. If we receive more complaints about your listings, we may not allow you to sell on \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\n\nPlease keep in mind that I did not make this listing. The product is already in the sites catalog. Nor did i claim to be an apple product or have apples logo . The listings brand says \"generic\" and \"replacement for apple magsafe\" \n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"Selling Generic Magsafe Chargers"}
{"Id":44018,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-08-22T19:10:22.613","Score":0,"ViewCount":2197.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-08-23T08:00:32.837","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I got to see this amazing web-series called \"Suits\", I just wonder is there an actual legal proceeding called \"putting an asterisk\" besides some lawman's name ? If there is what would it mean in Law & Constitutional terms and what it would mean, looking from general and moral perspective ?\n\n\nNow I know that everything they have shown in \"Suits\" might not be true and somethings are ought to be exaggerating and false but if they have mentioned this terms repeatedly and with emphasis then I don't think this could be entirely false and irrelevant with the Legal Processes.\n\n\nI googled it and couldn't find any relevant info on this pertaining to Law...\n\n\nSo could anyone help me understand this concept in detail, as I said, from the perspective of Law and moral side of it ?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"What does phrases \"Deserve an asterisk\" and \"Putting an asterisk\" besides someone's name, means morally and in lawman's terms?"}
{"Id":4078,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-28T20:50:17.933","Score":3,"ViewCount":51.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-09-28T21:21:58.530","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Let's say you are laid off with a month of severance. In the second week of the severance period, you take up a temp job hanging drywall or something like that, that pays you 1099 with no benefits, and do it that week only. This job is not proper employment with all the strings attached, just freelancing.\n\n\nAre you obligated to report that income when filing for unemployment towards the end of the severance period, when you become eligible for it once the severance runs out? I understand if it were during unemployment, you would have to report it and your weekly claim would be adjusted. You also have to report severance so the unemployment agency can calculate your eligibility date. But this is 1099 income earned during the severance period.\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"1099 income during severance period before unemployment"}
{"Id":30875,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-08-10T19:13:29.520","Score":0,"ViewCount":64.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-09-09T22:01:15.783","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Our son has watched every episode of UnderTale (which is a video game) and written a narrative describing each episode. He's not a kid who has a lot of self-confidence (he's on the spectrum which may, in part, explain his focus on this project) and I think it would be a real boost to his self-confidence if we published this on Amazon.\n\n\nHowever, is this a copyright infringement, so long as we identify what it is (just a set of narratives) and cite the creator, Toby Fox?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is writing and publishing a summary narrative of someone else's electronic game story an infringement of copyright?"}
{"Id":3564,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-11T08:23:26.110","Score":9,"ViewCount":18663.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-05-06T04:46:47.503","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Doxxing is the unfortunately growing phenomenon of having your personal data posted on public web sites, or even in commercial media (newspapers, TV\/radio etc.)\n\n\nWhat, if any, laws does this break in the UK? What civil legal recourse is available? Does the amount and type of data disclosed matter? E.g., is just posting the real name behind a pseudonym much different to posting the victim's home address or employer as well?\n\n\nAs a public service to any victims of doxxing, some advice on how to report it to the police would be helpful too. Most of it on the web is US-centric.\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"What legal protections exist against doxxing in the UK"}
{"Id":5468,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-11-27T09:44:20.823","Score":4,"ViewCount":194.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-11-27T17:27:17.130","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"`The Linux Foundation` is a registered trademark of The Linux Foundation.\n\n\n`Linux` is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.\n\n\nBut `Linux` is a substring of `The Linux Foundation`.\n\n\nIs it OK for someone to claim a trademark including another trademark as a substring (such as `The Linux`, `My Linux`, `Free Linux`, etc.)?\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Substrings used in a trademark"}
{"Id":14169,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-09-23T11:45:34.827","Score":5,"ViewCount":167.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-01-07T05:01:20.223","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"An art instructor who charges for his courses is using one of my photographs in his class. All the students including himself have painted the photograph and he has posted his painting on his site. I did not give permission to any of these people to paint my photograph. This is my most popular photograph which I sell in many shops in the area (I live in Canada). Is my copyright infringed and what can I do to remedy it?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Copyright infringement in paid course"}
{"Id":16113,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-12-30T22:21:12.300","Score":0,"ViewCount":302.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-10-05T20:57:01.513","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm building a website where users contribute original content to a collaborative story writing process. I assume since they are submitting it to such a site, they are implicitly giving me the right to display said work on the site. I understand that I cannot claim copyright ownership of said work, but for example, when I make a post on Reddit, Reddit doesn't own the content I wrote, but yet they are still permitted to display it to all other users who visit their site. Since I own the copyright to my own work, do I have the right to send Reddit a take-down notice for my own work (assuming I didn't already have the ability to delete my own post)? Could users do this to me on my site?\n\n\nI would eventually like to be able to use this user-generated content on my site for other purposes, all expressly related to or in the context of my site (e.g. publishing a compilation of user-generated work from multiple users, either for free or at-cost). Is this in any way possible without some process of getting legal documentation from every user of my site?\n\n\nIn short, is there any way to enforce that original content posted to my site shall be covered by commercial-use-allowable Creative Commons or other such licenses, effectively making them public domain or something like that? I understand that I'm throwing some of these terms around a bit without really using them correctly. I don't know anything about legal stuff, this is a hobby project and I basically just don't want to get myself into trouble.\n\n\nIt's already on my radar to provide an avenue for owners of copyrighted material to send me take-down notices if they find that a user of my site has posted their content without permission, but when a user posts their own original content to my site, I want to know what I am allowed to do with it.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"What gives me the right to use user-generated content for ... anything?"}
{"Id":8116,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-03-29T12:57:38.583","Score":3,"ViewCount":1022.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-11-11T12:03:12.177","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Our team is going to host a new web application with user generated content. We are wary of a scenario where a user uploads copyrighted material and the copyright owner comes after us. We are located in Germany and define a German court as the relevant jurisdiction in the TOS, the application has international audience. \n\n\nWe found information on how to react in the case of a proper Abmahnung (a German copyright complaint) which conforms to the requirements of German Urheberrecht (copyright law): <https:\/\/irights.info\/artikel\/abmahnung-grundregeln-richtig-verhalten-fristverlaengerung-unterlassungserklaerung\/26088>. But we can imagine getting either a free-form copyright complaint or one according to some other law (e.g. a DMCA notice). \n\n\nAre we expected to react to a non-conforming copyright request? Do the same rules work as for the standard Abmahnung, or is there some other procedure? Or can we ignore anything which does not fulfill the legal requirements of an Abmahnung? Also, if there is some definition of what a valid Abmahnung should contain, where do we find that definition? \n\n\nOur application will contain scientific material, and the copyright holders will be mostly scientific publishers who have the staff to write a proper Abmahnung. But there are also people who self-publish articles or books and they could try writing one on their own. We don't want to be found guilty of neglecting a valid complaint just because it looked amateurish, but also don't want to massively remove legit content because of someone's claims. \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"How to react to a non-formal copyright complaint in Germany?"}
{"Id":17444,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-03-01T03:57:54.800","Score":3,"ViewCount":2099.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-08-08T03:00:52.373","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I live in California. Soon I will hire a household employee to cook meals for me in my home. \n\n\nPer California OSHA law the employee must be given and read a kitchen safety manual.\n\n\nMust I pay the employee for the time spent reading the kitchen safety manual?\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Must I pay new employee for reading the safety manual?"}
{"Id":26800,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-03-12T19:41:54.907","Score":3,"ViewCount":57.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-03-12T19:41:54.907","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"There is a new twist on the [DDOS](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Denial-of-service_attack#Distributed_DoS) (distributed denial-of-service) attack vector which has been used for taking down servers on the internet.\n\n\nThis newest version sends data packets targeting [memcached software](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Memcached) that is utilized on many servers.\n\n\nNow an article in thehackernews.com describes a possible solution to this form of attack. Paragrah 5 in the article `'Kill Switch' to Mitigate Memcached DDoS Attacks \u2014 Flush 'Em All` (available [here](https:\/\/thehackernews.com\/2018\/03\/prevent-memcached-ddos.html)) says that \n\n\n\n> \n> However, the good news is that researchers from Corero Network\n>  Security found a technique using which DDoS victims can send back a\n>  simple command, i.e., \"shutdown\\r\\n\", or \"flush\\_all\\r\\n\", in a loop to\n>  the attacking Memcached servers in order to prevent amplification.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nThis solution would essentially amount to sending commands back to the server that is attacking your server. \n\n\nI have a couple of questions I would like to ask about this:\n\n\n1. Are there laws in USA against attacking a server that is attacking\nyour servers?\n2. If such laws exist, do they include attacks executed by humans or\nwould it be legal for a \"self-defense\" bot to autonomously undertake\nsuch attack?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Legality of manual counterattacks vs counterattacks executed autonomously by a self-defense bot"}
{"Id":29256,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-06-05T15:36:51.973","Score":5,"ViewCount":242.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-06-11T21:39:06.087","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"There's a new law from the European Union I simply cannot comply with (GDPR).\nIts way to complex, not even big companies can comply with it. I also don't know what google does with the data from my visitors.\n\n\nIf I let a checkbox pop up on every page that the users need to confirm they're not from the EU nor using the site from the EU, would it be fine?\n\n\nIs it allowed to exclude people on that way?\nWill I still be affected by the GDPR if I forbid all acces from people from the EU and acces from within the EU?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Excluding all people from the EU from my blog - is this allowed?"}
{"Id":19920,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-06-30T13:45:48.973","Score":1,"ViewCount":169.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-07-03T08:10:05.827","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Are the fonts that come with [Ubuntu](https:\/\/www.ubuntu.com\/) free for personal and commercial use? I tried Googling it but nothing came up.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Are the fonts that come with Ubuntu free for personal and commercial use?"}
{"Id":51604,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-05-19T16:03:04.957","Score":0,"ViewCount":119.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-05-19T18:41:11.897","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am an event producer who partners with banquet spaces to produce dinner theater events in Michigan and Indiana.\n\n\nThe guests pay me for admission, which includes food. I pay the banquet space for the food. The banquet space charges me tax and pays it to the IRS. \n\n\nAm I under an obligation to charge the guest tax for the sale of food, too? Essentially, does the IRS demand to be paid tax twice for the same food? I am never in possession of the food myself - the banquet staff serves it directly to the guests.\n\n\nIn my research I can't find a clear answer. I did find one document (pertaining to Michigan law) that says only \"prepared food\" is taxable and defines \"prepared food\" as \"food served in a heated state which is heated by the seller.\" As I interpret this, it renders the question moot. If I am considered to be selling the food to the guest, it is nontaxable because I (the seller) didn't heat it. If I am not considered to be the seller, then I shouldn't charge tax on it whether it is taxable or not.\n\n\nAny info anyone else has pertaining to this would help me a great deal.\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Tax on Prepared Food For Dinner Theater Events in Michigan and Indiana"}
{"Id":4624,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-10-21T05:06:10.360","Score":5,"ViewCount":697.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-10-21T12:40:07.370","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I was thinking about the notwithstanding clause of the *Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms* and it seems that it has the disturbing implication that allows arbitrarily bad abuses of government power, up to and including the scale of the Holocaust.\n\n\nIf Parliament passed some legislation stating that all Jews shall be imprisoned and executed, *notwithstanding* sections [2](http:\/\/laws-lois.justice.gc.ca\/eng\/const\/page-15.html#s-2.), [7](http:\/\/laws-lois.justice.gc.ca\/eng\/const\/page-15.html#s-7.), [9](http:\/\/laws-lois.justice.gc.ca\/eng\/const\/page-15.html#s-9.), [10](http:\/\/laws-lois.justice.gc.ca\/eng\/const\/page-15.html#s-10.), [12](http:\/\/laws-lois.justice.gc.ca\/eng\/const\/page-15.html#s-12.), and [15](http:\/\/laws-lois.justice.gc.ca\/eng\/const\/page-15.html#s-15.) of the *Charter*, would it be legal for the government to round up all the Jews, send them to concentration camps, and gas them as in the Holocaust?\n\n\nShort of revolution, is there any mechanism to prevent this? As far as I know (but I'm not certain at all) the *Charter* is the only portion of the Canadian constitution that deals with human rights, and if the notwithstanding clause is invoked, such legislation would be constitutional and could not be struck down by the courts. Furthermore, as far as I know, Canadians cannot recall their MPs, so it would not be possible to remove the MPs who support such legislation until the next election, which could be up to 4 years away.\n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"Could the Holocaust legally happen in modern day Canada?"}
{"Id":24338,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-11-23T10:28:58.430","Score":0,"ViewCount":101.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-11-23T11:19:20.100","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have read many articles about GPL because many libraries are using it and I use some of them inside a personal application I made.\n\n\nAfter testing my application I am thinking of making it public.\nIt`s free of charge (freeware) and the problem is that I use a library as an external executable that is run by my application. This external executable is on GPL license but my application is not (and does not use any GPL-licensed library within it).\n\n\nHere are some links I read about the GPL license :\n\n\n[Why the gpl is not free](https:\/\/noordering.wordpress.com\/2009\/01\/20\/why-the-gpl-is-not-free\/)\n\n\n[Are you sure you want to use GPL](http:\/\/lucumr.pocoo.org\/2009\/2\/12\/are-you-sure-you-want-to-use-gpl\/)\n\n\n[Why not to use GPL and any GPL type license !](https:\/\/gist.github.com\/LibCoder\/4997f5d9954c63f6a3ca8920e91e4086)\n\n\nI do understand that anyone who uses a lib under GPL has to make his application open source, but I don`t know if I have to make just the executable that is under GPL license open source or if I have to make my application (which is not under the GPL licence) open source too?\n\n\nAlso I read that if an application is under GPL license you can`t use your own license and terms and conditions. Does this apply only to the GPL exe? or also to my exe which is not GPL?\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"GPL License guide"}
{"Id":30901,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-08-11T21:41:57.473","Score":-1,"ViewCount":2515.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-08-17T05:23:47.680","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"A defendant provable lied in court. We had no right of reply to prove the lies were false. Nothing has been done afterwards. He was found guilty, but received a very light sentence probably based on these lies. Is this normal?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Lying in Court in the UK"}
{"Id":28461,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-05-13T22:10:40.843","Score":0,"ViewCount":102.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-05-13T22:10:40.843","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Businesses in cities install hazards, hard spikes or sharp bench dividers, to ward homeless from using flat surfaces near the business as a dry place to sleep. If a homeless person were to use this area to sleep anyway, out of necessity to keep dry, and were injured upon the hazards, would the business owner be liable for their harm?\n\n\n","text_label":"liability","title":"Are business owners liable for harm inflicted by homeless spikes?"}
{"Id":9454,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-05-24T17:49:32.607","Score":1,"ViewCount":69.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-05-25T00:52:03.900","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I write for a University humor magazine and we are coming out with a book. Because we are a public university, we normally are allowed to publish any image we find online in our newspaper. However, because we are publishing a book we are being safe and checking copyrights of any image we decide to use. I think I have a decent grasp of how copyright laws work, however trademarks are new to me. **Are we allowed to publish a company or organization logo (Starbucks, BIG10, Penn State) in a book?** As we are a humor publication we will be making jokes about each business or organization, however we will not be presenting the joke as a fact and I felt like including their logo would not count as infringement or dilution. Most of the information I have found is about creating your own trademark and not about publishing other trademarks.\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Publishing Another Company's Trademark"}
{"Id":4944,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-11-03T02:24:56.310","Score":6,"ViewCount":338.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-05-15T14:52:17.977","AnswerCount":4.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I realise that laws vary by country and by jurisdiction within a country. I would therefore invite answers according to the preference and expertise of the person answering. If I have to specify more narrowly then I will restrict my question to first world English speaking countries.\n\n\nI'm not a lawyer so I will give my own ideas and ask for more qualified people to expand on them.\n\n\n1. Men  \n\nI presume that a charge of rape can only be pursued against a man or against someone who has the necessary anatomy. Is that right?\n2. Mature individuals  \n\nA criminal charge can only be made against people who are over a certain age. Children under that age are exempt.\n3. Human beings  \n\nAlthough in the past, non-human animals could be convicted of crimes. That is no longer the case in Western societies.\n4. Is there a fourth category?\n\n\n**Question**\n\n\nWhat criminal laws are there that can only be applied to certain sectors of the populace according to their *biological* status. (Age, gender, anatomy, species etc.)\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"What criminal laws apply only to certain sectors of the populace on account of their biology?"}
{"Id":19078,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-05-20T19:03:18.447","Score":1,"ViewCount":46.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-05-20T23:19:19.513","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm making a game where users can create doodles\/images and those can be shared and used in-game (maybe as avatars or part of the interactable elements). I'm not sure how to treat that type of content, since it could be very possible that users might create a Mario-like figure, or Sonic, or Link (from Zelda), etc. Since they would be shared and be part of the game, how should I treat them? Should I ban them? the items in question would be created by the players using tools provided in the app, they would not be able to upload images or anything like that. Is that type of art also under the effect of copyright law?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"user generated content: how to treat potential copyrighted material?"}
{"Id":24010,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-11-11T15:40:41.577","Score":1,"ViewCount":46.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-11-12T20:35:14.683","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am thinking of creating a website allowing users to learn Japanese language with flashcards. This website will be for education purpose only and totally free. Basically each flaschards contains a question and an answer about a short sequence of video to test the student understanding. These videos are short extracts from Japanese animation DVD (e.g. Dragon ball etc...). \n\n\nIs the fact of displaying these flashcards on a non-profit education website copyright infringement? \n\n\nNote : I dont know if it matters here, but the website will also display the link for the users to purchase the original DVD on Amazon etc...\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Flashcards of Japanese animation, copyright"}
{"Id":49621,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-03-03T10:39:59.277","Score":18,"ViewCount":4609.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-03-05T09:55:21.970","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I live in Germany and have a German \u20ac-denominated credit card. I used to download my monthly transactions in CSV format, but after a recent web site redesign, the new credit card web site only allows downloads as PDF.\n\n\nI contacted the bank about this, and they replied that German law requires them to give the transactions in a read-only format such as PDF.\n\n\nI don't know what law they're referring to, but this seems far-fetched to me. I could see a law requiring them to make statements available in a read-only format, but I find it hard to believe that the law would insist that *exclusively* read-only format is permitted.\n\n\nWould anyone be able to locate the law in question, so I can read it for myself? (I can read German reasonably well.) Articles about this law or other commentary would be welcome as well, in English or German.\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Is there really a German law that requires that credit card companies *only* provide statements in read-only format?"}
{"Id":30593,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-07-29T08:50:45.650","Score":0,"ViewCount":86.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-07-29T15:58:02.080","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"If I receive a letter from a legal entity such as the council, which is asking me to fill in a form and return it to them via post, shouldn't they include a pre-stamped envelop where I can send the letter back without having to pay for the postage myself?\n\n\nMy reasoning behind it is that I don't have a choice not to respond to this letter, because if I don't, I will be penalized. This means that I am forced to do something which will cost me money. \n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"Shouldn't a legal entity such as the council, which is asking you to respond to one of their letters, include a pre-stamped envelope?"}
{"Id":10904,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-06-11T18:02:03.333","Score":-2,"ViewCount":110.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-06-13T14:09:26.713","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"What method(s) would law enforcement \/ spy agencies use to get intelligence or information or evidence if they were not allowed to spy on every citizen by listening in on calls and reading emails?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"How would a government catch terrorists or foil terror attacks without spying on everyone"}
{"Id":34150,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-12-06T20:33:22.903","Score":1,"ViewCount":108.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-05-09T17:08:05.933","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"In tax law class we said that getting open transactions is highly unusual; there are sophisticated ways of estimating future revenues so a truly indeterminate stream of revenue is not likely. But I asked my professor what's an example of something that would qualify for open transaction status today. He did not have an answer. \n\n\nAny ideas?\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Open transactions: how to get open transaction treatment in US tax law?"}
{"Id":37291,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-02-16T13:36:33.420","Score":0,"ViewCount":1816.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-02-16T16:16:00.127","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"We want to pull info and images from google\u2019s places API for our travel website. We are trying to figure out if these images are able to be used or will we run into copyright issues? Thanks\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Are the images pulled from the google places API allowed to be used on our website?"}
{"Id":15778,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-12-12T03:35:52.960","Score":1,"ViewCount":3600.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-12-12T17:02:19.290","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If I have an S-corp called `Lorem Ipsum` (not a trade name, but registered business name), can I refer to that S-corp as `Lorem Ipsum Inc.`?\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"Can I use the term \"Inc\" when I have an S-corp?"}
{"Id":41288,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-05-21T23:15:22.493","Score":3,"ViewCount":70.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-05-22T00:26:05.650","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I bought a book from local vendor who buy books from foreign countries and then re-sell them. Book publisher name is Penguin \n\n\nOn the book, The following has been written:\n\n\n\n> \n> Except in the United States of America, this book is sold subject to \n>  the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be \n>  lent, re-sold, hired out, or otherwise circulated without the \n>  publisher's prior consent in any form of binding or cover other than \n>  that in which it is published and without a similar condition \n>  including this condition being imposed upon the subsequent purchaser.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nMy query is, what does this mean actually ? Re-selling is not allowed over here ?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Want to know Permission Condition of a book"}
{"Id":25163,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-01-08T01:02:16.447","Score":2,"ViewCount":81.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-01-08T11:28:04.423","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"For example, if you had an education startup that took, as payment, a contract from each student that they would pay an amount equal to 1% of their income tax to the education company each year. Would this be a legal arrangement, and would it be possible to arrange with an entity like the IRS to assist with these transactions?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Is it legal in the US to arrange a contract for payment of a portion of future income in return for a service?"}
{"Id":29424,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-06-11T16:16:26.243","Score":0,"ViewCount":271.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-06-17T22:37:45.360","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Should a complete list of processors or sub-processors be written anywhere for GDPR compliance?\nIf so, who is required to do so? Controllers, processors, sub-processors?\nAnd where should the list be written? Privacy policies, data processing agreements (DPAs), other documents?\n\n\nQuoting article 28, paragraph 2, it seems sub-processors must be written in DPAs between a controller and a processor, but it's not clear to me whether the sub-processors list should be explicit or not:\n\n\n\n> \n> The processor shall not engage another processor without prior specific or general written authorisation of the controller. In the case of general written authorisation, the processor shall inform the controller of any intended changes concerning the addition or replacement of other processors, thereby giving the controller the opportunity to object to such changes.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nIn all other cases I'm not sure whether any processors or sub-processors should be written anywhere. For example, I didn't find any information about listing processors in privacy policies. \n\n\nI found a related question [here](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/questions\/17918\/resellers-under-gdpr-disclosure-of-data-processors-or-countries-of-data-storag) about a specific case, but what I'm asking is more general.\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"For GDPR compliance, what documents or contracts need to contain a list of processors or sub-processors?"}
{"Id":30279,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-07-15T23:48:28.813","Score":0,"ViewCount":57.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-07-16T00:31:32.817","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I've seen reports that the [USPS](https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/tech-policy\/2018\/07\/post-office-owes-3-5m-for-using-wrong-statue-of-liberty-on-a-stamp\/) had to pay $3.5 million for using a picture of \"Robert Davidson's Las Vegas replica\" instead of the original.\n\n\nBut it seems that the US has \"[freedom of panorama](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Freedom_of_panorama#United_States)\", which means that one can take pictures of buildings still in copyright.\n\n\nSo what copyright issues did the USPS violate?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"How could the USPS be sued by the architect of Las Vegas' Statue of Liberty?"}
{"Id":32322,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-10-05T22:48:00.477","Score":1,"ViewCount":88.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-11-18T03:03:55.800","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I work from home for a virtual call center. I provide my own equipment but am required to use their software to connect to them, which often has problems. When these arise, and they cannot be resolved within 30 minutes by their software vendor, I am required to clock out.\n\n\nThis happened to me 3 hours ago, and I am now in legal limbo. The software vendor told me to await a return call, not as yet received. I'm essentially on call now, or am I? I won't be paid for this time, so how long must I wait before I can no longer be expected to clock back in today?\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Can a call center employee be forced to monitor a technical problem off the clock?"}
{"Id":6567,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-01-24T04:21:50.303","Score":5,"ViewCount":160.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-01-24T06:22:06.313","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"In order to copyright something, you have to do an innovative change (photocopying doesn't count)\n\n\nDoes converting public domain images into text (through OCR or like wikisource) count as \"innovative change\" and put a copyright on the resultant text?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Copyright of retyped public domain text"}
{"Id":43429,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-08-05T14:00:20.957","Score":1,"ViewCount":120.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-08-06T16:50:52.773","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Suppose person A tells person B, \"If you perform (service X) for me, I will donate $1,000 to Save the Whales (but no other compensation).\" Neither A nor B has any connection to whales and will not benefit from this donation, but B happens to like whales and agrees anyway. Does this still count as consideration, even though there was never any possibility of B getting anything out of it? (United States)\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Does consideration have to have value for someone who is a party to the contract?"}
{"Id":43339,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-08-01T00:13:24.867","Score":0,"ViewCount":80.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-08-02T10:16:54.453","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I wanted to use [laraspace](https:\/\/github.com\/laraspace\/laraspace) as my laravel boilerplate. It says in the license area \"Laraspace is now an open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.\" Does this mean I can use this however I wanted?\n\n\n","text_label":"licensing","title":"What is \u201copen-source software licensed under the MIT license\u201d"}
{"Id":8482,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-04-12T02:18:28.273","Score":3,"ViewCount":3441.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-05-15T02:05:38.157","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Let's assume I am helping a very close friend of mine who owns a small family restaurant. She has 2 people working for her and she treats them as independent contractors. Under current conditions I am quite sure IRS would reclassify them as full time employee's and fine her (sole proprietorship). AFAIK, IRS does not know about this yet, but if they wanted to find out they easily could by expanding the audit.\n\n\nI am giving her tips on what options she has and what would be pros&cons of each option.\n\n\nAlso I helped her to talk with IRS over phone to solve the other tax audit. IRS agent over phone wrote down my name while I represented her - I guess this is standard procedure.\n\n\n**Can I get into trouble for giving tax advice to a friend (e.g. there is this dreaded Trust Fund recovery Penalty)?**\n\n\nThings to consider:\n\n\n1. I am not getting paid for explaining things or giving a tip to her.\n2. I am not licensed and I am not lawyer.\n3. Her business does not make enough money to afford real legal consultation.\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Giving free tax advice to a friend. Can this get me in trouble?"}
{"Id":802,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-06-27T22:39:49.560","Score":2,"ViewCount":67.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-07-27T22:52:56.917","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If Chinese company ABC has an established brand for their product, \"The Widget\", and American company XYZ makes an add-on or modification for that product and sells said add-on as \"The Widget Improver\", with or without reference to ABC, is there copyright implications?\n\n\nI felt XYZ was enhancing and benefiting ABC, but someone today suggested I may have a problem as the name insinuates \"The Widget\" is inferior as-is, and also copyright infringement since \"The Widget\" is in XYZ's product name and, specifically, because XYZ's product specifically functions due to the \"The Widget\" being in the marketplace.\n\n\nI could use specific names and examples but I wasn't sure what is expected on this site.\n\n\nI found [this article](http:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/answer\/221456), which sort of addresses my question and suggests that a license agreement is necessary. But is it really necessary, or only necessary from ABC's (and that author's) point of view?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Copyright implications for developing\/marketing a 3rd party accessory?"}
{"Id":42578,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-07-02T11:21:13.663","Score":1,"ViewCount":130.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-07-02T18:40:15.957","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"The [Clery act](https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/uscode\/text\/20\/1092#f) states that universities in the US are required to collect\n\n\n\n> \n> (F) Statistics concerning the occurrence on campus, in or on noncampus buildings\n>  or property, and on public property during the most recent calendar year, and \n>  during the 2 preceding calendar years for which data are available\u2014\n>  (i) of the following criminal offenses reported to campus security authorities \n>  or local police agencies:\n>  [List of offenses, e.g. murder, manslaughter...]\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nIt says \"noncampus\" which I would normally assume would include off-campus, say off-campus housing. But then the definition of noncampus seems to say otherwise:\n\n\n\n> \n> (iii) The term \u201cnoncampus building or property\u201d means\u2014\n>  (I) any building or property owned or controlled by a student organization \n>  recognized by the institution; and\n>  (II) any building or property (other than a branch campus) owned or controlled\n>  by an institution of higher education that is used in direct support of, or in \n>  relation to, the institution\u2019s educational purposes, is used by students, and is \n>  not within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area of the institution.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nThis definition seems to not include off-campus housing, (e.g. a student experiencing a burglary in an apartment that they rent from an independent landlord).\n\n\nDoes the Clery act require US universities required to collect statistics on crime in off-campus housing to university members?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Clery Act--Does it include reports of crime that occur off-campus to university members?"}
{"Id":25109,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-01-04T21:08:14.873","Score":2,"ViewCount":56.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-01-04T23:55:31.163","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"We're a small software consulting shop. We're close to signing a deal with a client. We also have an independent subcontractor looking to join us.\n\n\nThe independent contractor is getting anxious about waiting, so we're planning to give them a payment to keep them on hold for 2 weeks. If our contract from client works out, independent contract will have to join us. Else, they can walk with the money we already paid them.\n\n\nWhat would such a document be called?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"What kind of document to keep an independent contractor waiting?"}
{"Id":1767,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-08-11T23:23:35.600","Score":1,"ViewCount":2502.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-08-12T00:39:57.400","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm pretty sure you cannot make a bet and have the outcome one or way another be a sexual favor. But why would this be illegal?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"Can you bet sexual acts?"}
{"Id":47299,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-12-10T05:40:39.523","Score":0,"ViewCount":93.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-12-16T01:12:01.237","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am wondering whether an employer can hire two people under the same job title and pay but deny them equal working conditions. \n\n\nFor instance, it is common practice for Walmart to hire customer service associates under a vague job title, and thereafter assign more dangerous tasks (stocking heavy products) to the more physically capable associates and the safer tasks (stocking light products) to the less capable associates. \n\n\n***More detail in response to comments***\n\n\nThe jurisdiction in California. \n\n\nI am wondering if employees are protected by law if they refuse to perform the strenuous work because they've been assigned that task too much compared to others. For instance, let's say that Bob has had to spend 5 hours a week stocking the coolers and freezers and 10 hours a week stocking water for 2 years, while Adam who has the same job title as Bob has rarely had to perform such work in the same time period (assume less than 2% of total hours worked), instead Adam does the easier tasks such as stocking chips, cosmetics products, and diapers. The reason the employer provides for this allocation is that Bob is more physically capable of doing hard work. \n\n\nIt seems to me that in such a case, Bob is being mistreated. He deserves an equal share of the easier tasks as Adam, and if the employer wants Bob to do the hard work, they should create a separate job title for him that imposes higher qualifications that ensures that those under the same job title are able to share the work equally. \n\n\nBy denying Bob access to working conditions comparable to Adam's, the employer is essentially denying him a job for which he is overqualified. And in doing so, the employer is able to get Bob's more rare labor for the same price as Adam's less valuable labor. \n\n\nLet's also assume Bob and Adam belong to the same protected classes. \n\n\nAs I understand it, Title VII and FEHA do not protect Bob from refusing, since he belongs to all the same classes as Adam. \n\n\nThis doesn't make much sense to me because if the employer had divided the tasks along protected class lines (i.e., gender or race) rather than by physical ability, then Bob would be protected. \n\n\nThe irony that I've noticed is that the very laws that were passed to protect qualified workers from discrimination now excuse discrimination against qualified workers. \n\n\nAre there other laws that protect Bob from such discrimination that does not require a showing of discrimination based on protected class? Maybe an implied term in the employment contract?\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Does VII help employers oppress workers, or are there other laws that compensate?"}
{"Id":35672,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-12-26T18:11:42.977","Score":0,"ViewCount":43.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-12-26T23:07:49.317","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Say you have a company legally named one of these:\n\n\n* Acme Investments Inc.\n* Acme Working Group Inc.\n* Acme Bank Inc.\n* Acme Technologies Inc.\n* Acme Company Inc.\n* Acme Inc.\n\n\nIn all these cases, you just want to brand yourself as \"Acme\", rather than having to put the whole name like \"Acme Working Group Inc.\". In the case of \"Acme Inc.\", this seems similar to Google Inc., and we just think of them as \"Google\" rather than \"Google Inc.\". I'm wondering if Google in this case has a DBA to go from Google Inc. to Google. Same with Walmart, etc. Or if you can simply brand yourself as Google instead of Google Inc. without a DBA.\n\n\nIn the case where you have something more than just \"Foo Inc.\", such as \"Foo Bar Inc.\", wondering if you can also just leave off the \"Bar Inc.\", so like \"Acme Working Group Inc.\" becomes branded as just \"Acme\", or if you need to apply for a DBA in this case.\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"If you need a DBA (doing business as) if your company is legally named \"Foo Bar Inc\" but you want to be branded as \"Foo\""}
{"Id":47375,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-12-11T17:51:56.047","Score":0,"ViewCount":52.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-12-11T18:04:05.837","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm looking at a large collection of images of graphs. I want to use the information in the images, not the images themselves. I've made a small program to extract this information, but I was wondering if it would be legal for me to use this information for commercial use? The images all have a copyright symbol on them, but I haven't been able to find it in a copyright database, so I doubt it's registered at the moment. \n\n\nFrom a ton of googling, I would think that the information in the graphs is not subject to copyright, only the actual image of the graphs?\n\n\nI think it's also possible that the specific collection of images could be copyrighted. What would happen if I simply removed some of them, so that it's now a different set?\n\n\nThe graphs on the images are specific measurements of specific things (like size, weight, etc.)\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Using information from copyrighted images legal?"}
{"Id":47178,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-12-06T05:04:59.853","Score":0,"ViewCount":97.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-12-06T05:37:21.500","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I\u2019m curious about an interaction between a merchant and a thief. \n\n\nDrawing from a well-known Youtube channel, a prime example is a thief and a local gas station. The thief is shown in video footage stealing merchandise from the gas station. The thief then selects cheap items to purchase to avoid suspicion. The merchant engages in a trade for the \u201cfaux\u201d merchandise and waits for the thief to leave the premises. At that point, the merchant leaves and confronts the thief. Let\u2019s say for this example the thief admits to stealing the merchandise. \n\n\nDoes the merchant have a legal right to increase the sale price of the stolen merchandise? And what kind of legal actions does the merchant have available if the thief agrees to only pay the original price (assuming its legal for the merchant to increase the price of the stolen items in the first place)?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Merchant charging thief doubled price on stolen merchandise"}
{"Id":2046,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-08-26T04:02:53.953","Score":3,"ViewCount":675.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-08-26T12:06:37.877","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I know the United States has the inheritance tax. But I do not really know the purpose or the point behind it. What is the point of the inheritance tax? Why must the inheritance assets be taxed instead of given directly to the heir(s)?\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"What is the purpose of the inheritance tax in the United States?"}
{"Id":31223,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-08-24T02:47:46.723","Score":-2,"ViewCount":188.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-08-24T16:29:14.323","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"It's illegal to walk around naked in public, but what if someone is literally too poor to afford clothes?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Too poor to obey the law"}
{"Id":33074,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-10-31T19:29:58.857","Score":-2,"ViewCount":986.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-04-17T18:12:59.790","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm a freelance web developer and I entered into a contract with a client in August 2018. The contract was set to end and product delivered by October 5 2018. However, due to the client changes in ideas and work in progress, we went way past that end date and now I am only going to deliver the final work in 2 days. \n\n\nGiven that there is a clause in the original agreement which states that in case of changes in ideas and the work takes more time at my sole discretion, then the client will allow more time to deliver. All of that is good.\n\n\nHowever, I want to change the end date of the Original contract to November 2 2018 but I am not sure if that's possible, given it's already past October 5.\n\n\nCan I actually amend the original contract now and say the end date changed to November 2nd 2018 and then amend some sections of the contract as well, to remove some sections and also to add some sections?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Can I amend a contract after end date"}
{"Id":25879,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-02-06T18:31:06.147","Score":5,"ViewCount":158.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-02-07T03:26:49.790","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Legal texts - laws, contracts, etc - often contain passages that say something like, \"You agree to waive your rights to blah except as prohibited by applicable laws or by the Whatshisface Amendment to the Something Act of 1985.\"\n\n\nWhat is the point of explicitly calling out the Whatshisface Amendment when it is clearly redundant after \"applicable laws\"?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Why do laws or contracts repeat themselves unnecessarily?"}
{"Id":6363,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-01-12T23:44:16.320","Score":2,"ViewCount":120.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-01-13T01:44:48.233","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If someone sells something associated to a famous quote from someone or something, how would they ensure that they are within the law to be able to do so? I'm very curious about how this would work out as I have recently seen a lot of tattoo artists' that offer bespoke designs for their clients who request such things... \n\n\n","text_label":"intellectual-property","title":"IP rights for using quotes?"}
{"Id":51072,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-04-28T14:41:26.480","Score":5,"ViewCount":420.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-04-29T18:43:21.143","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":7,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"My question is a hypothetical one. I was conducting some research into the differences between murder, homicide and manslaughter and I didn't understand the difference between homicide and manslaughter. Let's say there are two friends walking down a busy street, teasing each other. One of them playfully pushes the other who falls into the oncoming traffic. That person doesn't make it. Will the friend who pushed be charged with manslaughter or homicide, if he were to be charged at all? \n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Would killing a human by accident (without any premeditation or intent) be considered homicide or manslaughter?"}
{"Id":29231,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-06-04T23:20:28.940","Score":0,"ViewCount":86.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-06-05T01:06:20.733","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I saw an [article](http:\/\/mobile.abc.net.au\/news\/2018-06-05\/donald-trump-says-he-has-absolute-right-to-pardon-himself\/9834788?pfmredir=sm&sf191046451=1) where Donald Trump is claiming he can pardon himself. Is this actually possible?\n\n\n<http:\/\/mobile.abc.net.au\/news\/2018-06-05\/donald-trump-says-he-has-absolute-right-to-pardon-himself\/9834788?pfmredir=sm&sf191046451=1>\n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"Can a USA president pardon him\/her self?"}
{"Id":8858,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-04-28T02:45:03.693","Score":6,"ViewCount":437.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-08-13T03:25:57.653","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Under U.S. federal law, [blackmail is a crime](https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/uscode\/text\/18\/873). We know that former US Congress member [Dennis Hastert](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dennis_Hastert) was [being blackmailed by someone](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dennis_Hastert#Civil_lawsuit_by_.22Individual_A.22_against_Hastert), and we also know he commited the crime he was being blackmailed for. That person is actually suing Hastert for full payment of the blackmail money. How can this be legal? \n\n\nWhile what happened to the victim is horrible, blackmail itself is horrible, and shouldn't be tolerated in a free society. Why hasn't this been investigated?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Why hasn't Hastert's blackmailer been charged with a crime?"}
{"Id":46757,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-11-22T19:46:24.230","Score":1,"ViewCount":126.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-11-23T01:13:29.080","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Recently, [a vegan customer sued Burger King because a plant-based burger he bought at a Burger King franchise was cooked on a grill also used for cooking meat](https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-us-canada-50486664).\n\n\nThis got me thinking: who would usually be liable for this sort of case?\n\n\nWould it be...\n\n\n* the franchisor (Burger King),\n* the franchisee (the actual restaurant owner), or\n* the employee\n\n\nI'm interested in not only the answer in Florida, where this occurred, but in other places around the world too.\n\n\n\n\n---\n\n\nMy question is not entirely specific to this example: I'm asking in general. If, for example, an employee cooked a vegan patty on a meat grill *even though it shouldn't have been done, as per company rules*, would they be liable , or the franchisee, or the franchisor?\n\n\n","text_label":"liability","title":"Who is liable when a consumer sues a company?"}
{"Id":50409,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-04-02T22:25:40.180","Score":0,"ViewCount":114.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-04-03T01:01:36.240","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm writing some software for use in a school. An essential function of the software is to email students using their school provided email account.\n\n\nMy question is, does GDPR apply to the storage and processing of solely student email addresses?\n\n\nThe email addresses are of the format `<student-id>@<schooldomain>.sch.uk`.\n\n\nI will not be storing any PII that can link the email address to any particular individual, further than their student ID number, and this will be accessible only to individuals (teachers) who already have access to full student records in other computer systems.\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"GDPR - Storage and processing of student email addresses"}
{"Id":13507,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-08-20T02:47:23.593","Score":3,"ViewCount":152.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-08-23T18:55:22.660","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"As the question stipulates.\nIf a US citizen living in the USA wants to work for a foreign company he owns and that has no US entity. Is this legal? \n\n\nHe would basically be in a situation where he's doing everything as if he were residing in that foreign country but simply residing in the USA.\n\n\nI know that the US consider taxable income to be income generated on american soil. So filing taxes in the US would be a requirement. But is the setup even legal? Or is it an obligation for the foreign entity to open a US entity and pay through it?\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Is it legal to work for a foreign company you own that has no entity in the USA"}
{"Id":43525,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-08-08T13:18:58.410","Score":2,"ViewCount":191.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-08-08T16:09:22.853","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am assuming (please to correct if not true) that copyright is not automatically conferred and that there is a process that must be followed. Assume the venue is the USA\n\n\nVideos are often used to show real-estate properties. How does one know if the video is copyrighted (or any other IP protection)? I ask because I would like to understand if altering the video (removing the realtor info and possibly other mods) for other purposes presents any problems.\n\n\nAny suggestions improve (narrow) the questions are appreciated.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"youtube video IP"}
{"Id":47297,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-12-10T00:25:34.600","Score":-1,"ViewCount":38.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-12-10T02:39:12.170","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Basically the title, I want to create a tool that makes what I think are derivative works (word clouds made of other peoples words).\n\n\nIf I wasn't selling the works could I profit off ads next to them?\n\n\nOr alternatively, since I technically only created the tool that makes them, not the works themselves, could I sell the word clouds?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Am I allowed to make derivative works and profit off of ads next to them, not the derivative works themselves?"}
{"Id":36685,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-01-29T08:55:48.820","Score":2,"ViewCount":76.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-01-29T09:40:49.903","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"My company has a B2B mobile app on iOS\/Google Play. Our app links to our privacy policy on our corporate website which is encouraged\/required by iOS\/Android these days.\n\n\nMy Client needs to make sure their Users have accepted a privacy policy that is acceptable to their legal department. Since my app is used by many clients I am unwilling to have their privacy policy be displayed directly.\n\n\nTheir question is, when is an app user specifically signing into my apps privacy policy as it currently is?\n\n\nI cannot see at any time my apps privacy policy is displayed directly to the user. I think it's just a link hidden away within the AppStore listing. How does Apple\/Google deal with this?\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Privacy Policy for my App - asked by Client's Legal Department"}
{"Id":48915,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-02-08T22:42:58.630","Score":5,"ViewCount":1092.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-02-10T00:38:54.323","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":10,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"My question is about ignorance of the law. My organization has used the term \"simple majority\" incorrectly for 70 years. We recently learned we use a plurality vote but called it \"simple majority\" in all of our documents. For 70 years we have voted for Bylaws, policies, elections, motions -- anything we have ever voted on, one over the other wins. Ten to 9, 10 won. We are now in a position to legally defend out standard procedure, even though incorrectly stated in policy. Would ignorance of the law pertain in this type civil case? Thank you\n\n\n","text_label":"civil-law","title":"Simple Majority - Ignorance of the Law"}
{"Id":1191,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-07-19T17:39:45.670","Score":2,"ViewCount":242.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-07-19T22:20:02.517","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"In the US, if I release a video game (or other digital work) online do I need to send a physical copy to the Copyright Office?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Do digital works need to be sent to the copyright office?"}
{"Id":23847,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-11-06T08:15:56.553","Score":0,"ViewCount":49.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-11-06T17:44:56.073","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"The fictional example below replicates my situation: \n\n\n* A company already creates websites and owns a trademark with a pattern like XXX4 (e.g. \"WEB4\").\n* My company builds websites for children and I want to give it a name like xxxForyyy (e.g. \"WebForKids\")\n\n\nCann I use \"webforkids\" for my company? \nWhat do I risk if I do so?\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"trademark with digit - likelihood of confusion"}
{"Id":26495,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-03-02T13:08:24.943","Score":1,"ViewCount":326.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-03-05T22:45:05.990","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"May I use common symbol (like #, \u00a7) as a logo for a company or product of a company? As a trademark? What if I slightly change it? May it be a registered trademark?\n\n\n(Related to the US mainly)\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"May I use common symbol (like #, \u00a7) as a logo for a company or product of a company?"}
{"Id":35824,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-12-31T18:31:53.340","Score":3,"ViewCount":550.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-01-01T18:11:38.590","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"My employer stopped taking my my 401k contributions after 12 years of my participation. They said since I am a union member I was never really eligible. However they won't release my funds so that I can start my own IRA.It seems to me if I can't contribute to the 401 my participation has been terminated and they should have to make the appropriate distributions. I appreciate any information anyone has on this subject. \n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Can my employer hold my 401k funds and not allow me to continue to contribute?"}
{"Id":12094,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-08-03T08:03:16.000","Score":1,"ViewCount":78.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-01-18T02:10:23.823","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"There is [a mobile game](http:\/\/www.discgolfbasketstore.com\/1025-discgolfgame\/) that has TM written behind its name.\n\n\nIt is built for iOS and has not been updated for years. I would like to create a new and better version of it, for all operating systems, also maybe commercialize it and make free and premium version.\n\n\nDoes the TM symbol mean that I cannot use the name, or the idea, or something else?\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"What rights does a trademark actually give?"}
{"Id":21509,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-07-27T02:49:38.310","Score":1,"ViewCount":340.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-09-25T11:51:42.630","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If A and B are in a contract, with B liable to A, and a third party C takes over the liability of B to A without the consent or involvement of B, is the contract between A and C legal?\n\n\nI tried looking under 'assignment' but can't seem to find any precedent for this situation.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Taking over liabilities\/debt without consent"}
{"Id":36559,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-01-25T00:39:22.070","Score":21,"ViewCount":7628.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-01-25T15:57:26.503","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":9,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"If US President was to go to the U.S. Capitol Building for the State of the Union Address, and he was met at the door by the U.S. Capitol Building security personnel with orders to deny him entry, could he order the Secret Service to arrest these security personnel and then proceed to enter into the Capitol Building?\n\n\nAlthough this scenario is very unlikely to occur, would the President have the Constitutional authority to do so since he is the Commander-in-Chief?\n\n\nMoreover, since he is the Commander-in-Chief, would the U.S. Capitol Building security personnel have to obey his orders to stand down since he is the Commander-in-Chief, or do they only have to follow the orders of the Speaker of the House?\n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"Could US President use the Secret Service to gain entry into the Capitol Building for the SOTU address?"}
{"Id":32715,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-10-18T02:22:47.637","Score":0,"ViewCount":426.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-11-17T18:00:37.940","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":10,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"My friend is being harassed by our local pd. They come to her house excessively and have even told her if she has house guests they will arrest her. Can they really do that?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Can the police tell you not to have house guests or you will be arrested?"}
{"Id":7845,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-03-17T22:53:17.620","Score":4,"ViewCount":117.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-03-18T04:20:43.207","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I used to work as a contractor for a construction company, when one day, a manager brought me over and casually said \"I'm letting you go.\" So I checked out early because I had asked to go home early that day. \n\n\nI come back the next 3 days and work, business as usually, when on the third day the same manager appeared and became irate with me still being on the field. I had apparently been dismissed when he said \"let go\" and refused to pay me for the time I had worked already. \n\n\nI had threatened legal action and he eventually surrendered what he owed me, but now I am wondering how it might've played out had he not.\n\n\nMy question here is, how clear must an employer's language be before an employee's dismissal is effective?\n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"How understood must an employee's firing be in order to be effective?"}
{"Id":45571,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-10-16T14:05:29.283","Score":8,"ViewCount":240.0,"LastActivityDate":"2022-02-24T02:02:05.220","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm a small business targeting name tags to the individual worker. Some orders are from the businesses themselves, but others are for lone workers that seek a better name tag. When a lone McDonalds, Best Buy, Chick-fil-a, etc. employee comes to me and wants the golden arches or other logo on their name tag, am I opening up an infringement or other liability? \n\n\nThe question keeps haunting me, but I think that the ordering party is essentially performing like an agent of their company and authorizing the usage of the logo. Please let me know if I'm woefully mistaken. \n\n\nSo that covers the manufacturing, but then I'm wondering if it is a different matter when I post a product for sale online that's particularly advertising the \"Customized McDonalds Name Tag w\/Logo\" as the base product. If the on-demand making of them is allowed, then is this any worse?\n\n\nAny input so that I don't step on my own feet would be much appreciated. Thank you!\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"I manufacture employee name tags. Am I exposing myself by using their company's logo on tags ordered by their employees?"}
{"Id":45198,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-10-02T15:44:48.113","Score":1,"ViewCount":132.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-10-02T16:03:06.953","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Normally DVD movies involve a license with rights to the actresses and other people. \n\n\nIn the late 80s a license was heavily protected mostly by stakeholders like Brazzers. So I bought a porn movie for $22.99 can i now sell it for $3?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Selling old DVD-burned porno movies for less"}
{"Id":51980,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-06-01T18:48:58.470","Score":0,"ViewCount":159.0,"LastActivityDate":"2022-03-24T06:03:55.377","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Will a termination by convenience clause always be honored by the court, if it is used in a manner that is completely unethical? Eg. can a company terminate an account that just bought an expensive subscription without refunding said subscription?\n\n\nEdit: can someone actually tell me whether this runs afoul of a tenet of contract law?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Termination by convenience clauses"}
{"Id":38724,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-04-02T23:20:05.157","Score":3,"ViewCount":194.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-04-04T15:09:46.447","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"The book is *On growth and forms* by D'arcy Thompson. It was published in 1942 and Thompson died in 1948. Wikipedia uses the image citing public domain. Can I use extracts and images from the book with proper citation without the problem?\n\n\nThe image I want is Fig. 125 on [this page.](https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/ongrowthform1917thom\/page\/322)\n\n\nThe book is also available in archive.org and I think it should be in public domain. \n\n\nThe image itself has a caption and in bracket says `(After Rhumbler)`, I am not sure if it is by Thompson himself. Rhumbler would be Ludwig Rhumbler who died in 1939. So it should still be in the public domain as far as I get it.  \n\nde.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ludwig\\_Rhumbler\n\n\nDo I need a copyright license for the image or it is in the public domain and I could use it without one?\n\n\nI am in Germany and my thesis will be published in Germany.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Do I need permission to use an image from a book from 1942?"}
{"Id":42334,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-06-22T18:46:05.287","Score":2,"ViewCount":112.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-06-23T01:22:43.960","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"When an image has different copyright licenses, which one should I follow? \nFor example, [this image](https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Photo_of_the_Week_-_Seal_pup_at_Back_Bay_National_Wildlife_Refuge,_VA_(5343673024).jpg) is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 and in public domain.\n\n\nUnder CC2.0, the author should be attributed while under public domain, the attribution is not required. I don't know why the same image has two conflicting licenses and is it legal to use the image as public domain?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Two copyright for the same image"}
{"Id":3397,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-09-06T20:00:35.613","Score":3,"ViewCount":1123.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-09-06T20:00:35.613","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"An employee gives two weeks notice to resign from his job. For example, on Monday, September 7th, the employee gives notice that he or she wishes to resign with the last day of work on Friday, September 18th. \n\n\nQuestion: On which day does the employee legally resign? On September 7th (the notice handed to his employer), on September 18th (last day of work) or September 19th (not working for the company anymore), and on which day is he resigned? For example if a bonus is to be paid on September 14th but not to employees who have resigned? \n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"Is \"giving notice\" the same as \"resigning\"?"}
{"Id":48428,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-01-23T22:31:13.110","Score":1,"ViewCount":104.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-01-28T09:18:58.287","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"What happens if the person of the second 'not allowed' contract sues me for breach of contract? Or if the person of the first contract sues me? Is the second contract nullified? Is the term of the first contract not allowing the second nullified?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"If I enter into a contract that a previous contract I entered into says cannot be entered, what happens next?"}
{"Id":9366,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-05-20T13:55:08.100","Score":0,"ViewCount":70.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-05-20T17:16:52.177","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I\u2019m a 17 year-old student from France and I built a small-time web app in 2015 that allows high-school juniors and seniors like me to give them an estimate of their final grade at the exams (French baccalaur\u00e9at). Another app with the same functionality and the **exact** same name appeared a few days ago. Now there are plenty of apps like mine out there that do what mine does so functionality isn't a problem at all, but it really bothers me that my app name was used by someone else for the same purpose. The name isn\u2019t legally registered with the INPI (French equivalent for the USPTO), but this situation really bothers me.  \nWhat can I do? I was thinking about sending a polite email asking if the person could maybe change the name, is this the way to go?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"What should I do if a website opens with the exact same name as mine?"}
{"Id":4512,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-10-16T11:29:58.693","Score":3,"ViewCount":1300.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-10-16T14:00:36.737","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Is it illegal to sell something on craigslist without adding a regions value added tax? \nSay for example GST is 10%, and I sell my bike for $100; do I technically have to charge $110, and send $10 to the government?\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Is it illegal to sell something on craigslist without adding a regions value added tax?"}
{"Id":26544,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-03-04T13:30:18.687","Score":0,"ViewCount":1198.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-03-06T04:33:48.180","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Is it permissible to use a clip in an academic presentation that has already been watermarked by its owner?\n\n\nDoes it come under the ambit of 'fair use'?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Do \"watermarks\" on a video prove that the material is copyrighted?"}
{"Id":32361,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-10-07T13:32:40.440","Score":4,"ViewCount":4817.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-10-07T17:14:46.477","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Forum posts and similar stuff: chat messages from chatlogs, etc.\n\n\nAccording to <https:\/\/eugdprcompliant.com\/personal-data\/> , *a person's social media accounts and their posts there* are considered personal data under GDPR.\n\n\nIn this case, does a person have the right to request permanent removal of their posts from an Internet forum or from chatlogs?\n\n\n* This breaks the flow of the archived conversation and makes it difficult for readers to understand posts of other people that are not removed.\n\n\nDoes a person have the right to request removal of certain posts without removing their account?\n\n\n* Moderation problem; a person may request removal of posts that are stored as evidence of their past problematic behavior, in an effort to keep bordering the forum's rules without ever crossing the line to getting suspended.\n\n\nIf a person requests all their data deleted, is anonymizing their contributions enough?\n\n\n* I've seen an EU-based Internet forum that, on account deletion request, anonymizes all posts from this account (repleaces the author's nick with '*account deleted*'), but leaves them in the archives. This still damages the flow of a past converstation, but not as badly as if the post was outright removed.\n* Other posts may contain the nick of the author of an anonymized post ('*what @username said, ...*'), making such anonymization questionably effective IMO?\n\n\nBottom line: If a user requests all their posts on an Internet forum deleted under GDPR, do I have to comply? Do I have to also censor other users' posts, which may contain this user's nickname and \/ or quotations of their posts? \n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Does a user have the right to request their forum posts deleted?"}
{"Id":25827,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-02-04T22:58:19.410","Score":1,"ViewCount":231.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-02-05T06:13:06.020","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If a bank sends me a contract to sign to apply for a credit card, can I scan the contract, modify it, and then mail it to the bank?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"Can I modify a paper contract, and then mail it to the bank?"}
{"Id":13610,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-08-24T23:50:39.357","Score":3,"ViewCount":1669.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-11-13T00:21:09.253","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am quite confused by what seems at the outset to be a very simple question in the UK's obscenity laws. Suppose a person puts an obscene story on a website (we'll call them the Writer) and another person reads the story (we'll call them the Reader). \n\n\nIs the Reader guilty of 'publishing' the material and therefore in breach of the 1959 Obscene Publications Act?\n\n\nIn the normal sense, 'publication' is defined in an online context as \n\n\n\"*to submit (content) online*, as to a message board or blog: I published a comment on her blog post with examples from my own life.\" \naccording to www.dictionary.com (emphasis added is mine). \n\n\nIn the context of the Obscene Publications Act, the word 'publishes' seems to have been redefined, appropriated to become a piece of legalese that no longer reflects the original meaning of the word. The wording of the Act states (emphasis mine) -\n\n\n(3)For the purposes of this Act a person publishes an article who\u2014\n\n\n(a)distributes, circulates, sells, lets on hire, gives, or lends it, or who offers it for sale or for letting on hire; or\n\n\n(b)in the case of an article containing or embodying matter to be looked at or a record, shows, plays or projects it [F1, **or, where the matter is data stored electronically, transmits that data**.]:\n\n\n. . . F2\n\n\nWhat does it mean to 'transmit' that data? Regina vs Waddon has shown that transmission is said to have occurred when the data is uploaded to the Website by the Author or downloaded from the Website by the Reader. In both those instances, the Author was deemed to have 'published' the article. (The reason it mattered was that although the Website was hosted abroad, the UK-resident Author had still broken the UK law when the material was downloaded in the UK so he could therefore be prosecuted). \n\n\nBut what about the Reader? ... This nebulous wording seems to imply all manner of things.\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Is reading obscene written material online illegal in the UK?"}
{"Id":8687,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-04-21T14:28:30.830","Score":5,"ViewCount":381.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-06-21T03:26:09.770","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"The context I am thinking of is converting a board game into a video game or app. Of course, I can't manufacture a physical copy of the game without permission, but does the same apply to a virtual version? My understanding is that copyright protects only the particular manner of an author\u2019s expression. This means that the board game is copyrighted, but a video game with the same mechanics is not. Is that the case?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Does reproducing a board game as a video game violate copyright?"}
{"Id":46680,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-11-21T02:41:59.447","Score":14,"ViewCount":7572.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-11-23T03:22:36.287","AnswerCount":4.0,"CommentCount":14,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I purchased an ebook that I'm 100% sure is in the public domain (published in 70's, no copyright notice or copyright reg with us office).\n\n\nHowever, the company I bought the ebook from has this in their terms and agreements that I had to agree to before checking out:\n\n\n\"all content included on this site, such as ... digital downloads ... is the property of [company]\". \n\n\nTo clarify the website that I purchased the book from is the same company that originally published\/ wrote the book.\n\n\nSo, my question: While this document is in the public domain, can I legally redistribute it, or due to the terms and agreements can I not?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Bought a book that is in the public domain ... but the T&A of company says I can't redistribute it"}
{"Id":19925,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-06-30T21:16:06.703","Score":0,"ViewCount":108.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-06-30T21:16:06.703","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm a software\/web dev, and I had an idea for a joke website. Since all of the variations with the word \"news\" I would like are taken, I thought I'd just replace it with \"shoes.\"\n\n\nA few things worth noting:\n\n\n* I'm in the US.\n* It is *not* a parody of an existing website and does not defame\nanybody.\n* I did a quick search of the trademark database, and it doesn't seem\nto infringe any trademarks.\n* I would put a small Google ads banner towards the top of the page, so\nit's possible that I could make a profit from it.\n* But the url *is* still similar to another website's, simply with the\nname \"news\" replaced by \"shoes.\" This website is currently occupied\nby a cybersquatter.\n* There's another url that it's kinda\/sorta similar to, which is also\noccupied by a cybersquatter.\n\n\nIs this something that I could be sued for?\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Could I be sued for a similar-sounding domain name?"}
{"Id":42936,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-07-15T00:42:58.047","Score":3,"ViewCount":498.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-07-15T21:04:16.607","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"First I should clarify that this question is (fortunately) entirely hypothetical and academic, so please don't worry about me (I'm fine).\n\n\nI am trying to figure out a seeming conflict in the broad remit of coercive and controlling behaviour (as defined in the [The Serious Crime Act 2015)](http:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/ukpga\/2015\/9\/section\/76\/enacted#moreResourcesTabHelp) and the principle of sexual consent. Though the newness of the offence means there aren't many cases on the subject, the [guidance from the Cheshire Police](https:\/\/www.cheshire.police.uk\/advice-and-support\/domestic-abuse\/recognising-the-signs-of-domestic-abuse\/), though hardly legally binding, indicates that it would be a crime to withhold affection in an attempt to punish one's partner.\n\n\nIndeed, it's easy to see how, in colloquial rather than legal terms, deliberately withholding sex could be an attempt to coerce one's partner, and abusive. The linked definition in the Serious Crime Act covers any behaviour designed to have a serious coercive or controlling effect on their partner, which is so extremely broad that deliberately withholding sex as coercive quasi-blackmail clearly seems to qualify.\n\n\nYet, accepting that this abusive behaviour constitutes a crime would suggest that people in a relationship are obliged to periodically have sex, even if one of the people wishes not to (albeit for malicious reasons). That would be repugnant, and undo the precedent of R v R [1991] UKHL 12, which clarified (shockingly late) that marital rape is a crime in England and Wales.\n\n\nLeaving aside the practical objection that the Crown would be unlikely to find a prosecution for just withholding sex as in the public interest, in this conflict of laws, which \"wins\"? Both outcomes seem unappealing: one lets off emotional abusers and the other forces people to have sex against their will.\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Can the deliberate withholding of sex constitute coercive and controlling behaviour under English & Welsh law?"}
{"Id":48822,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-02-05T22:37:13.767","Score":0,"ViewCount":343.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-02-05T23:39:40.880","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Suppose entity X offers some software (maybe for free, maybe for a price) bundled with some terms of service. Suppose person Y (after paying any relevant price) installs the software following X's instructions. Suppose Y then breaches the terms of service. Has Y then infringed copyright (assuming it is not considered fair use)?\n\n\n[This answer](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/a\/25830) presents the following argument:\n\n\n* Installing the software constituted making a copy of it.\n* This copy was only authorized by X on the condition that Y complies with the terms of service.\n* This condition was not met, so the copy was not authorized, so it infringed copyright.\n\n\nThis surprised me since I imagined (maybe incorrectly, IANAL) copyright infringement to be a more serious issue than ToS violation. [This article](https:\/\/www.lexology.com\/library\/detail.aspx?g=e4b1226a-b6b4-4915-8897-a8e474060481) also seems to contradict the above:\n\n\n\n> \n> However, if a company violates a license by, for example, failing to purchase additional licenses through the publisher, instead of through an otherwise authorized reseller, then the violation could form the basis of a breach-of-contract claim, but not a copyright claim \u2013 none of the exclusive rights would be affected by failure to follow specified payment or transaction terms.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is breaching ToS of installed software automatically a copyright infringement?"}
{"Id":10996,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-06-15T15:53:57.130","Score":0,"ViewCount":458.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-06-05T21:17:50.707","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have been reading [crime report](https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/445753\/hosb0115.pdf) and there are various outcomes to cases. What does it mean when case is closed due to reason:\n\n\n**Evidential difficulties (suspect identified; victim supports action) ?**\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Evidential difficulties (suspect identified; victim supports action)"}
{"Id":1875,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-08-17T14:29:11.243","Score":3,"ViewCount":113.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-08-17T18:07:18.227","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am looking at a document about a criminal case, that is published [here](http:\/\/tdcj.state.tx.us\/death_row\/dr_info\/mcfarlandgeorge.jpg). Knowing from the document it was created in 1992, I suppose the line saying 'Age at time of offense' is wrong saying 21, because DOB is 1960 and 'Date of offence' is 1991.\n\n\nI wouldn't care much if it were not a local authority document, I'd just boldly assume it was a typo. But as it's issued by Texas Department of Criminal Justice, I am concerned about my understanding of English terms, though they seem to be quite obvious to be understood correctly.\n\n\nIs a mistake like that likely to happen in serious cases like death penalty sentencing processes?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Is it a typo in an official document?"}
{"Id":46366,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-11-11T23:50:49.770","Score":1,"ViewCount":113.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-11-12T11:59:45.990","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"This question is a follow up to [If a party says something about interpretation of contract, is it binding?](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/questions\/38269\/if-a-party-says-something-about-interpretation-of-contract-is-it-binding) Since courts usually interpret an ambiguous term [in the favor of the party that did not draft it](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Contra_proferentem), why would the non-drafting party want clarification? If the party that didn't draft the term gets the benefit of the doubt, wouldn't it make more sense for him not to point out any ambiguities and to not ask clarifying questions before agreeing? \n\n\nAm I looking at this right? \n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Given the doctrine of Contra proferentem wouldn't it be better for the non-drafting party to not point out ambiguity?"}
{"Id":5306,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-11-19T20:38:38.990","Score":1,"ViewCount":269.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-12-27T20:11:04.627","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I am working on a software project that requires the use of a setup program. The one my company is using is InnoSetup.\n\n\nOn their [downloads page](https:\/\/jrsoftware.org\/isdl.php) towards the bottom, under the section titled **Encryption Module** it says:\n\n\n\n> \n> \"For legal reasons, encryption code is not built into Inno Setup. You must download a separate \"encryption module\" if you wish to utilize Inno Setup's encryption capabilities...\"\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nWhat legal reasons are they referring to?\n\n\n","text_label":"software","title":"What legal reasons prevent this software vendor from including encryption in their code?"}
{"Id":50005,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-03-18T18:28:01.737","Score":0,"ViewCount":65.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-03-18T19:42:07.077","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Would the actual escape from a **state** prison ever incur federal investigation, federal charges, and\/or federal prosecution? If not, who investigates, charges, and prosecutes escapees for escaping from state prisons in California, USA?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Prosecuting prison escapees"}
{"Id":41345,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-05-23T13:03:39.073","Score":4,"ViewCount":59.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-05-23T14:10:57.010","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I recently came over this app called Inkl (<https:\/\/www.inkl.com\/>), which when you download it, lets you read articles from various news. However it doesn't redirect you to the news website or something like that, it just showes you the text of the article.\n\n\nDoesn't this break copy rights? I think I read somewhere that republishing articles, even when you state authors name, is not legal.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is article republishing illegal?"}
{"Id":27061,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-03-23T05:14:54.540","Score":2,"ViewCount":156.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-12-19T22:14:45.257","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"So there's this thing called [High Fitness](https:\/\/highfitness.com\/what-it-takes\/). It's a company that makes money off of choreographing exercise routines to popular music, and sells the choreography. It's essentially Zumba but less dancey and more of a workout. The company offer$ training in order to \"certify\" people as \"certified\" high fitness instructors who have to pay monthly to subscribe to the library of choreography, which they use to lead classes they charge admission to attend.\n\n\nThe question is, if someone were to attend a class, learn the choreography, and then share it outside of the class, are there any concerns about copyright? Could anyone get in trouble for working out or leading workouts using the choreography they learned at a high fitness class? \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can you own copyrights to dance moves or choreography?"}
{"Id":44052,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-08-23T17:42:46.620","Score":0,"ViewCount":92.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-08-23T22:08:38.293","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"These door-to-door energy salesmen came by my house wanting me to switch energy companies.\n\n\nThey made several worse-than-dubious claims including trying to hide the fact they were representing another energy company rather than the one I had.\n\n\nIn any case they wanted to offer me $29.95 flat rate for unlimited gas usage. They claimed thirty day money back guarantee, at which point I told them to leave. (Scam has now become obvious--it would take four or five months to notice if they were lying and the money back guarantee is shorter than that).\n\n\nI'm convinced they took in a lot of my neighbors.\n\n\nThey actually wrote their offer rate onto the piece of paper they wanted me to sign without reading. Let us say I hadn't told them to leave, how long would have the company actually selling gas had to honor that ridiculous rate?\n\n\nHint: the rate is ridiculous because I would gladly buy a natural gas generator and switch all my electrical stuff to gas if it were remotely competitive because PG&E can't offer reasonable power availability guarantees anymore.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"How long does an energy supplier need to honor a deal from its shady contracted salesman?"}
{"Id":16625,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-01-24T00:12:41.583","Score":6,"ViewCount":1993.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-01-24T23:06:08.343","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":12,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Simple question, maybe not an easy answer: my employer gave me an MSDN subscription linked to my home hotmail account.\n\n\nCan I download Visual Studio and write code at home with this license? I would be working after business hours on my own personal projects.. Would my company own the personal project because I used their Visual Studio license?\n\n\nedit: just to be clear: my personal project is a video game, and my company does not make games, and in fact is in a completely different industry\n\n\n","text_label":"software","title":"Does my employer own code I write at home using the Visual Studio license from work?"}
{"Id":26514,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-03-03T01:06:09.153","Score":0,"ViewCount":115.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-03-04T00:19:55.267","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I would like to reverse engineer a piece of software.\n\n\nAssuming the license doesn't approve of it, can I simply pay someone outside the United States to do this? [This article alludes to countries that don't follow such laws](https:\/\/www.techdirt.com\/articles\/20150209\/17454529973\/uss-naughty-list-countries-whose-intellectual-property-rules-we-dont-like-is-joke-thats-no-longer-funny.shtml).\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can I pay someone outside the US to reverse engineer software against the license?"}
{"Id":18473,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-04-18T11:51:52.853","Score":1,"ViewCount":141.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-04-18T20:42:09.913","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Eyeo is the owner of a software called **Adblock Plus**. It is German company and operates under EU.\n\n\nThey have the trademarks of **Adblock Plus**.\n\n\nBut they try to [take down](http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/adblock-ultimate-removed-from-chrome-store-following-trademark-complaint-from-eyeo-2016-4) all other software that contain **Adblock** in its name.\n\n\nThe point is they registered **Adblock Plus** but they claim ownership over generic **Adblock** term.\n\n\nStrange enough, they only ask for individual developers to remove **Adblock** term but they do not interfere with software companies, possibly because of legal costs. **[Adblock for Firefox](https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/en-US\/firefox\/addon\/adblock-for-firefox\/)** utilizes **Adblock** freely.\n\n\nBut does not this create damage and loss for individual developers? While big companies can use **Adblock** freely, individual developers are forced not to benefit **Adblock** term.\n\n\nCan a company be used for only forcing individual developers about trademark infringements?\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Can a Company be Sued for not Complaining About Its Trademarks Infringements?"}
{"Id":51642,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2020-05-20T22:22:32.953","Score":0,"ViewCount":59.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-06-22T19:41:27.373","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Or is there, in other words broad leeway for when a judge or a court can decide based on all of the other materical circunstances, when or when not he should enforce an otherwise unenforcable promise?\n\n\nI don't have access to my college business law textbook for reference, so I can't check. What I remember is this: the affected party has to have reasonably relied on that promise and have incurred some sort of economic loss or damage from that RELIANCE. \n\n\nIt is obvious that not all promises are contracts. but what raises questions to me is, the distinction between estoppable and unenforcable promises seems to be so narrow that you could argue the only party bringing a claim to court of a broken promise would almost definately be those who have suffered damages. \n\n\nbut admitting there are matter of factly unenforceable promises and limiting my question only to those others, what basis does the judge or court have in determinging their enforcability. taking into consideration that what I have already said that most people probably could claim they have a remedy at law (including those who friviously went out and incurred the economic loss (or whatever) with the sole purpose of fitting this narrow definition). To me the distinction beween enforcable contract and estoppable promise seems to be so vague that the only real difference it would make is if the judge was granted broad discretion, i.e. the decision to actually issue the order to estopp the promise was soley his perrogitive....)\n\n\nThis is something that has always been at the back of my head.... but since i don't recall the textbook delving into this level I wanted to ask to be sure\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Do all estoppable promises have to be estopped?"}
{"Id":13178,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-08-06T20:26:47.917","Score":0,"ViewCount":608.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-08-06T20:36:26.230","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have a hypothetical question: Say I am a normal person, I go on the internet, and buy a prepaid debit card, that seems completely normal and legitimate. The very next day, the FBI knock down my door and rush in and tell me that the debit card I bought was laundered money. Do I have plausible deniability? Like, will I go to jail for money laundering, if I never knew that the card was loaded with laundered money?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"What is plausible deniability, and to what extent can it be used?"}
{"Id":906,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-07-03T20:57:31.707","Score":5,"ViewCount":516.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-08-03T21:46:16.113","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"In this case, it's about Ad Blocker. I've noticed more and more websites blocking their content based on whether their visitors are using this add-on or not.\n\n\nFrom their point of view, I understand it's their income from these advertisements getting in danger.\n\n\nFrom the user's point of view, I understand it's not just some annoying advertisement, but sometimes real danger like Trojans or Viruses.\n\n\nWhoever is right however, is not the question. The question is more related to the invasion of privacy.\n\n\nIs a website owner really allowed to know what kind of add-ons or programs I'm using without my permission?\n\n\nIs such an owner not in fact discriminating based on what a user is using on his\/her computer? Even so when the programs or add-ons being used are completely legal?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Are website operators allowed to detect and block website content based on browser add-ons?"}
{"Id":8343,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-04-06T01:09:38.720","Score":1,"ViewCount":4224.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-04-06T05:37:56.580","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I'm working on a NFP organisation constitution with a group of fellow members - we're very small. \n\n\nThere is a line \"Save as provided in this Constitution...\". And I'm thinking that whoever wrote that must have had 10 coffees or something, because it's woefully pretentious. \n\n\nAny suggestions for simpler opening? Perhaps there is a legal reason for such language and it should stay?\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"Is there a better way to say \"Save as provided in this Constitution...\""}
{"Id":12001,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-07-28T09:41:51.340","Score":1,"ViewCount":47.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-07-28T14:40:04.760","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I know some really good books which are extremely long (e.g. 1000++ pages). It would be good if more people can know the content of those books. Unfortunately, they did not even start to read them unless they were much shorter, which is reasonable, not everybody have the time and\/or discipline to finish such a long books.\n\n\nWhat were the legal bounds or ethical issues if I created a shortened\/summary version of those books (let's assume I do not copy any sentences from the original books, but I may use some of the examples of theirs and the logical structure of the books would be the same) and I self published them on Amazon.\n\n\nI would recommend to my readers to read the longer\/original version of the books if they liked mine or if they need more detailed information.\n\n\nI feel that there is a lots of work to reduce the content of those books (again, I do not intended to just delete some paragraphs but I would write new books) and the best would be that if I do not have to deal with the original publishers.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Legal boundaries of the creation of a shortened version of a long book written by someone else"}
{"Id":25824,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-02-04T20:45:48.233","Score":-1,"ViewCount":97.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-02-05T05:21:58.410","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"A client found a graphical artist freelancer online, which is located on the other side of the globe. The freelancer finished the work and his end product is an Adobe Photoshop file, which is sent to the client. The client than incorporates this file, (possibly with other files), to create his end product -> image. The client does not resell the original item freelancer sent, nor does the client own it.\n\n\nIf there is ever a DMCA complaint by the freelancer, how can the client prove, that he\/she indeed made a deal with the freelancer? What kind of licence must the freelancer transfer to the client? How do you transfer it?\n\n\nThis seems such a common scenario and one would expect there is a template for such licences. Yet, google is kinda vague on the topic.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"licence contract between a freelancer and a client"}
{"Id":35783,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-12-30T02:19:57.840","Score":0,"ViewCount":40.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-12-30T03:14:53.673","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"In thinking about [notaries](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Notary_public#Common_law_jurisdictions), I'm wondering what happens when they pass on. My understanding basically is that a notary is an unbiased 3rd party that observes a transaction and creates some legal documentation about it or a legal document of some sort, and then \"stores that at their office\". It sounds like they are independent contractors or lawyer-like people who work for themselves. It looks like you need to be [certified](https:\/\/www.nationalnotary.org\/knowledge-center\/about-notaries\/how-to-become-a-notary-public) as well.\n\n\nGiven that, I'm wondering what happens if the notary passes on. I wonder who is in charge of their documents, the ones where they were the third party. Say Google and Space X had a notary called Foo Bar, and then Foo Bar passes on. I wonder if there is some state-structured system for passing their notarized docs to some other notary to take over, so Google and Space X would have some sort of *guarantee* that they would always have some notary to vouch for their contract for as long as the companies were in existence. Wondering what the protocol is here. It's not as if the notary's documents get dispersed to their children, or passed on to people according to an arbitrary will. I would imagine they'd need to be part of a highly structured system so that there is a chain of notaries that is unbroken and that is known to always be legally valid or something like that.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"How notary documents are kept when the notary passes on"}
{"Id":27904,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-04-23T11:45:33.410","Score":1,"ViewCount":114.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-04-24T12:09:35.880","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I live in the US, and have been developing an add-on suite (at work) for a large CAD software suite we use (developed by, I believe, a US based company). It is, or has elements that, I feel are pretty valuable.\n\n\nWhat I really want to do is to re-develop it in my off time (one to make it better, my current version is rather hack-ish, and two, I know I cannot legally remove the actual data files from my company) and sell it in some form or another. Is there any specific legal reason I could not do this?\n\n\nThe CAD suite this addon is for is designed with macros and addons in mind. Would this maybe be specific to the developer?\n\n\n","text_label":"software","title":"Can I legally sell a software add-on package I have developed?"}
{"Id":46913,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-11-27T10:37:29.443","Score":0,"ViewCount":1247.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-11-27T20:26:35.437","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Should state that I am in the United Kingdom (England specifically if that makes a difference).\n\n\nI have a contract I want to make for a web design job and I have created a contract that lays out the terms while the web design job is taking place which will then be finished once the web design job has been completed.\n\n\nHowever, once the web design job has been completed, my intention would be to then offer the client web hosting services. However, as this would be an ongoing service, I have created another hosting contract for this which would then be renewed every 12 months.\n\n\nI could send the two contracts separately and have the client sign both if I needed to but this would involve inconvenience in needing the client to sign two documents. So I wondered if I could either:\n\n\n* Create a hosting clause in the web design contract which would then refer to the fact that the terms of the hosting service are defined in the hosting contract (which I would then link to either a web page or another document or could I add these terms as a schedule?)\n* List the two sets of terms separately but in the same document and then have it so that there is just one place to sign at the bottom for both sets of terms.\n\n\nIs this possible or would this create issues?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Can I refer to another contract in a contract?"}
{"Id":14908,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-10-31T06:33:53.910","Score":4,"ViewCount":1224.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-11-01T01:12:50.060","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"1. I recently came across [a New York Times article about Peter Thiel](http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/10\/31\/technology\/peter-thiel-defends-his-most-contrarian-move-yet-supporting-trump.html) which contained several quotes by him. The quotes seem to have been from comments Thiel made directly to a New York Times reporter.\n2. I then came across [this USA Today article](http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/tech\/news\/2016\/10\/29\/peter-thiel-defends-his-support-donald-trump\/92961708\/), which contains those same quotes. The article mentions that Thiel was speaking to the New York Times and links to the NYT.\n\n\nMy questions are: Are those quotes covered by copyright? If so, does Thiel own them? Or the NYT? Or both? In other words, was the USA Today's use of those quotes legally-protected? Or is it more of a \"friendly arrangement\" between the two news organizations?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Are newspapers' quotes of other people protected by copyright?"}
{"Id":42159,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-06-16T21:11:24.160","Score":-1,"ViewCount":87.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-06-22T06:14:53.777","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I have created an application all by myself. I have then given its source code to a different person without explicitly agreeing on any terms of licensing.\n\n\nIn such a case, do I still retain the rights over the app? Can I still enforce my copyright over it?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Do I still have rights over an app I gave away?"}
{"Id":5227,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-11-16T10:40:58.857","Score":1,"ViewCount":28.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-11-16T11:41:06.213","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"My designer created a logo for me using an open source design (with slight change). I wasn't aware of it uptill I visited colombia and saw a merchant selling T-shirt with the same design. \n\n\nNow I want to know if I can get this logo registered as as a Trade Mark?\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Can an customised open source prject be protected by IP law"}
{"Id":14553,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-10-11T12:04:52.173","Score":1,"ViewCount":7319.0,"LastActivityDate":"2021-02-02T21:03:09.110","AnswerCount":3.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am shooting a movie in which there is a shot of a phone ringing. The ringtone is moonlight sonata by Beethoven. Can I download the music from youtube and use it in my movie?\n\n\nWill I be breaking any copyright issue because of that?\n\n\nOr should I compose my own music and put it?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"I want to use Moonlight Sonata in my movie - Copyright Issues?"}
{"Id":7257,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-02-18T21:42:35.853","Score":1,"ViewCount":226.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-02-18T22:27:27.327","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Several years ago a friend of mine, had a friend who was also one of his employees, build him a personal blog on the side. This blog is very popular, because my friend is a radio personality. \n\n\nMy friend the radio personality paid the guy for his extra work, he paid for the domain name, the hosting etc. But everything on the domain and hosting site was done through the employees name and employees login credentials so the employee could manage the site. \n\n\nflash forward a few years, the employee went rogue, started lying about things, going behind peoples backs and was no longer able to be an employee at the company, he was let go. \n\n\nMy friend contacted and paid the man to transfer all of the files from his domain over to a new domain in my friends name, but it was never done, the former employee when contacted as to why the exchange never too place is claiming \"issues\" with transferring over the files.\n\n\nThis employee has my friends website root files and all of the domain information and is now completely unresponsive to contact. There were no contracts signed regarding the website, there were no legally binding agreements besides checks being cashed. What teeth does my friend have to get the web files from his rogue former employee?\n\n\nthere is no desire to sue for any damages, the only desire is to get the websites files and not have to build from scratch again. Which I can do, but it would not be preferred.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"what legal action can be taken when no contractual agreement was signed but money changed hands?"}
{"Id":26411,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-02-27T17:25:28.610","Score":1,"ViewCount":1722.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-02-28T02:23:13.780","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"In the USA, suppose party A offers a contract to party B, who signs and returns said contract to A. The contract is a single document that has a few \"sections\" that each have a place to sign to show acceptance of that \"section\".\n\n\nNow suppose that before any material action is taken by either party to proceed with the contract, A offers B what is essentially the same contract but with some minor amendments (e.g. change of start date), which B then signs and returns to A. Fullfilment of the contract proceeds on both sides using the amended terms (eg the actual start date of the contract is the start date as per the amended version).\n\n\nDoes the signed copy of the second version of the contract override\/replace the first completely?\n\n\nMore specifically, suppose B initially opted to approve\/accept a particular section in the first version, but decided *not* to opt for that section in the second version and so did not sign that section and further suppose that A did not notice the change in acceptance. Much later, after a lot of work has been done and delivered by both parties, A asks B to comply with the particular section, but B points out to A that B didn't accept that particular section in the second version and B refuses to comply.\n\n\nCan A compel B to still accept the terms of the particular section because it was accepted in the first version and that section of the contract didn't change?\n\n\nOr does the issuing and signing of a second version open the door to B accepting the sections differently, especially given that the behavior of both parties aligned with the second version - both A and B started fulfilling their obligations on the amended start date.\n\n\nThe section is question does not affect the way in which the main part of the contract is fulfilled. For example, it might be the notice period required to terminate the contract without penaltya, or similar \"exit\" terms that wouldn't be realized until B wanted to leave the contract.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Does a subsequent signed version of an amended contract\/offer override previous signed versions?"}
{"Id":5798,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-12-14T01:52:54.860","Score":3,"ViewCount":448.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-08-23T10:49:23.460","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Consider a blog on which the blog author displays images taken from internet sources. The author later learns about copyright implications of this.\n\n\nIf the blog author removes the images from the site, is it possible that a company or individual could sue the blog author retroactively for infringing the copyright of an image, assuming that they have archival evidence of its use? Is it likely?\n\n\nI am interested in the UK law.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can a person be sued retroactively for copyright infringement?"}
{"Id":46531,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-11-16T21:56:26.053","Score":2,"ViewCount":109.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-11-17T01:04:32.737","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Companies have trademarks on their logos. If I want to use their logos in my own production, I need permission to do so.\n\n\nBut if my production makes it clear that the use of the logo is only meant to *refer* to the company, wouldn't that fall under nominative fair use, and hence I don't need permission?\n\n\nTo make up an example on the spot, say I am in the smartphone market, and I want to create a commercial comparing my prices to that of my rivals, say Samsung and Apple.\n\n\nCan I then in my commercial have an Apple logo and a Samsung logo along, and next to them list some average price for their phones? \n\n\nClearly then the use of the logo is there only to refer to Apple\/Samsung and not to claim ownership over their logo in any way?\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Why can't logos of companies be used by referring to nominative fair use?"}
{"Id":22632,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-09-13T22:41:51.933","Score":2,"ViewCount":1171.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-07-24T22:00:44.683","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I was reading [an article on Houston's local government site about starting a business](http:\/\/www.houstontx.gov\/obo\/solutionscenter\/four_main_business_requirements.html).\n\n\nThe article states:\n\n\n\n> \n> Limited Liability Company (...) files with the Texas Secretary of State. (...) This department keeps records of business names in a searchable database. Keep in mind **you will still need to file a DBA within the county you are in**.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nNote the part about still needing to file a DBA with your county.\n\n\nI am seeing conflicting information in 71.003(b) of the [Texas Commerce Code](http:\/\/www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us\/Docs\/BC\/htm\/BC.71.htm):\n\n\n\n> \n> This chapter **does not** require a (...) limited liability company (...) or its (...) members to file a certificate to conduct business or render a professional service in this state under the name of the entity as stated in the certificate of formation, application filed with the office of the secretary of state, or other comparable document of the entity.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nThis Dallas law firm says the same thing in their article [What is a DBA and when do I need one?](http:\/\/www.perliskilawgroup.com\/what-is-a-dba-and-when-do-i-need-one\/)\n\n\n\n> \n> Business owners who wish to conduct business under a name **other than the trade name legally registered with the Secretary of State (SOS)** during the formation process must submit a DBA (also known as an Assumed Name Certificate or Form 503) with the county clerk where their business is legally located.(Texas Business & Commerce Code [TBCC] \u00a7 71.103).\"\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nIs the information on the [houstontx.gov site](http:\/\/www.houstontx.gov\/obo\/solutionscenter\/four_main_business_requirements.html) correct?\n\n\nIf it is, what law or ordinance is it that requires the registration of a DBA for an LLC with the same name?\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"In Houston, Texas, do you need a DBA if you only conduct business in the LLC's name?"}
{"Id":6001,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-12-23T05:41:21.063","Score":1,"ViewCount":146.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-12-24T10:10:47.657","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I have a website that you need an account to access. The signup process is very simple and all you need is a username and password. There is nothing stopping the user from entering a username having nothing to do with them. They could enter whatever they want and be 100% anonymous. Another thing is I am putting an app using the same login system in the app store. In the app store review guidelines it says you must have a privacy policy if you offer even a free subscription? Does that include a login in my scenario where it is only a username and password?\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Do I Need a Privacy Policy if I only request a username and password"}
{"Id":14407,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-10-04T15:16:19.763","Score":0,"ViewCount":38.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-12-04T04:56:58.007","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"\n> \n> In this Act, 'industry' includes establishment, undertaking, work, trade, business and any other workplace;\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nAs a non English native speaker, sadly, I can't gasp the differences of the meanings of the words completely. Help me. \n\n\n","text_label":"employment","title":"The differences : 'industry' includes establishment, undertaking, work, trade, business and any other workplace;"}
{"Id":21325,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-07-19T23:43:53.663","Score":0,"ViewCount":1018.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-07-20T00:00:20.277","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"If I record my own work using [Siri](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Siri), i.e. original texts, phrases, sentences, etc. who owns the copyright on those recordings?\n\n\nWould it be the same as when using a [DAW](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Digital_audio_workstation) to record my own music?\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Who owns the copyright on a Siri recording?"}
{"Id":13748,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-09-01T12:09:18.483","Score":1,"ViewCount":698.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-09-03T03:05:03.260","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I don't know much about the law so terms may not be correct. \n\n\nI am in a contract with a party (partyA) that is closing part of the business as it is losing money. The nature of the contract is I just get a small portion of income from the services they deliver using software I provide. That portion (%) is in the contract. PartyA needs to transition the service to existing customers as they would risk getting sued. They are turning contracts over to a general hosting provider. \n\n\nSo I am thinking OK we just end the contract. I have been informed that partyA plans to exercise an \"18 month divestiture\" clause and I am still bound to the to support even though I will get zero income. There is really nothing more than \"18 month divestiture\". The hosting company is not picking up my contract. I have been told data (data does not belong to me) and my software will be handed over to the new hosting company and they may chose to enforce support via this divestiture clause. The new hosting company will take over the contracts with existing customers. This is not a court forced divestiture or bankruptcy. This is voluntary closing of part of the business. \n\n\nThe company (LLC) is staying in business. I am having a real problem claiming divestiture and leaving the company in business. There is nothing in the contract that identifies hosting as a separate business. That component is (was) actually the main component of the company. The company in still enforcing other terms in the contract - for example I cannot sell to another local competing company. \n\n\nCan I be forced to support software I am not getting paid for? \n\n\nCan partyA even give my software to this new hosting company? My contract is with partyA for in house use of my software. They don't even have a license to distribute my software. \n\n\nI did this under a guest account as partyA is aware of my regular account\n\n\n","text_label":"contract","title":"Divestiture clause in contract"}
{"Id":24354,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-11-23T21:54:13.013","Score":0,"ViewCount":112.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-11-26T00:55:13.087","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":19,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"In particular, were a company to require (perhaps unreasonably) a copy of some kind of government identification, such as a Driver's License, is it illegal to produce a fake digital image of an identification document?\n\n\nI have seen this answer: [Is it legal to submit fake digital identification documents to private companies?](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/questions\/5017\/is-it-legal-to-submit-fake-digital-identification-documents-to-private-companies)\n\n\nBut it was not clear to me what the definition of 'fake identification document' is. Would an image depicting a 'supposed' (but non-existent) identification document constitute an identification document? My understanding is that producing such an image and sending it (digitally) is not a crime. However I suspect this is incorrect and has been covered\/clarified somewhere, so hoping someone can point me in the right direction.\n\n\nI do notice that the answer to the above question cites a section that refers to a definition of identification document:\n\n\n\n> \n> (3)the term \u201cidentification document\u201d means a document made or issued by or under the authority of the United States Government, a State, political subdivision of a State, a sponsoring entity of an event designated as a special event of national significance, a foreign government, political subdivision of a foreign government, an international governmental or an international quasi-governmental organization which, when completed with information concerning a particular individual, is of a type intended or commonly accepted for the purpose of identification of individuals;\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nAnd furthermore, \n\n\n\n> \n> (4)the term \u201cfalse identification document\u201d means a document of a type intended or commonly accepted for the purposes of identification of individuals that\u2014 (A)is not issued by or under the authority of a governmental entity or was issued under the authority of a governmental entity but was subsequently altered for purposes of deceit; and (B)appears to be issued by or under the authority of the United States Government, a State, a political subdivision of a State, a sponsoring entity of an event designated by the President as a special event of national significance, a foreign government, a political subdivision of a foreign government, or an international governmental or quasi-governmental organization;\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nI do not know much about law, so it is not clear to me whether a digital image depicting an identification document is considered an identification document; and for example, whether such an image would be \"of a type intended or commonly accepted for the purposes of identification of individuals\", since it is an image and not an actual identification document. For example, such an image would not be sufficient for retailers bound to verify ID (e.g. liquor), DMV and various commercial entities entrusted to issue automotive registration documents, police officers, TSA agents, CBP agents, etc; in those situations (which surely comprise the majority of the possible identification-verification scenarios), such a digital image is not \"intended or commonly accepted for the purposes of identification of individuals\".\n\n\nThanks\n\n\nEdit \nSome clarification to make this question and my motivation clearer. \nThe prototypical example (and what got me thinking of this) was a friend of mine who made a purchase of a few hundred dollars at an online clothing retailer located outside of the US. After the purchase, the retailer followed up indicating they required a scan\/fax of driver's license, and some other piece of information I forgot. She did not send it (so the transaction was cancelled), since it would be inadvisable to send such a piece of information not only over email (which is likely, though not necessarily secure) and into an organization with unknown data-handling practices, in another country, etc.\n\n\nWith this example in mind, I am curious as to whether it would be legal to create and submit an *image of\/depicting a non-existent identification document*, to a company, perhaps such a company as I have cited. Whether this constitutes a false ID document is not clear, except for example in the case of Virginia which was highlighted by a contributor below, since Virginia considers a false 'facsimile' of the ID document to be a false ID document and therefore illegal.\n\n\nIt has been claimed in the comments that this would be fraud, but I unfortunately do not know what a definitive definition of fraud would be as it applies to this situation. The definition of fraud I read is from Wikipedia: \n\n\n\n> In law, fraud is deliberate deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain, or to deprive a victim of a legal right.\n\n\nit is not clear to me whether, for example in the clothing retailer example, the individual who transmits the image depicting the non-existent ID is securing an unfair or unlawful gain. Perhaps the retailer is being deprived of a legal right, but I am not certain.\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"In what situations is it a crime to provide an [EDIT: Image of possibly non-existent] fake or altered US gov't ID in digital form to a company"}
{"Id":47550,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-12-18T17:41:36.493","Score":6,"ViewCount":1951.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-12-23T20:58:26.323","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Does California\u2019s [AB5](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/California_Assembly_Bill_5_(2019)) affect freelance software developers? If they own their own company (registered as Inc.) then they obviously are not looking to become an employee. They started their company to have autonomy and deliver work as they see fit. Does AB5 force them to no longer own a company and instead become an employee?\n\n\n","text_label":"software","title":"California\u2019s AB5 and freelance software development"}
{"Id":1680,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-08-06T22:36:27.363","Score":4,"ViewCount":1329.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-10-08T23:45:52.673","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Is it legal to translate and distribute movie subtitle files? \nConsider the following cases:\n\n\n1. Ripped movie subtitle is downloaded from an online sub sharing community.\n2. Writing subtitles from audio and translating\/distributing them.\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is it legal to translate movie subtitles"}
{"Id":36660,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-01-28T18:49:41.300","Score":1,"ViewCount":66.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-01-30T01:24:55.957","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I've registered a new LLC with the State of Iowa. My state does not require an operating agreement, but I read online that it's a good idea to have one to protect your personal finance from liability further that just having an LLC would, so I made an operating agreement. My question is: what do I do to put this agreement on record, besides just keeping it in my personal folder at home? There is nowhere on my state's filing website where I could upload such an agreement. \n\n\nI'm a sole proprietor with no employees at this time. My concern is that if a question comes up that would put the operating agreement into play, how would people know that the agreement was established originally and I didn't just write a new one to suit the situation? Would the creation date of the PDF file be enough proof? How often is such proof needed? Or am I worrying about this for nothing?\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"Where to file Operating Agreement for an LLC?"}
{"Id":10821,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-06-08T08:29:02.080","Score":0,"ViewCount":132.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-06-09T00:42:27.253","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":4,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"The Tour de France makes it quite difficult to get good map data about their stages. They publish some low-res images (possibly for purchase by media, I'm unsure). There is no modern 'navigable' map, like Google Maps. \n\n\nIf I can see the route on the maps they've published, does making a new map displaying the route infringe a copyright? I understand the image of the maps themselves are copyright, but what about the route path on public roads? \n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Is it possible for somebody to copyright a route on a map?"}
{"Id":38409,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-03-25T14:54:02.403","Score":0,"ViewCount":391.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-03-26T13:21:42.237","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I'm attempting to do some preliminary research on trademarks and having trouble with the US classification codes. E.g., I'm looking at a 'Goods and Services' description that starts with \"IC 042. US 100 101.\"\n\n\nThe IC designation is clear enough and it's easy enough to find [IC definitions](https:\/\/www.uspto.gov\/trademark\/trademark-updates-and-announcements\/nice-agreement-current-edition-version-general-remarks).\n\n\nHowever, I can't find the US class definitions. I understand the IC system is the primary classification used for trademarks, however all (?) the trademark applications I see include 'US' code numbers as well, following the IC numbers and the [Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure](https:\/\/tmep.uspto.gov\/RDMS\/TMEP\/current) refers to the US codes as \"secondary\".\n\n\nSo, it seems the US codes are still useful\u2014though secondary\u2014but not defined anywhere I can find. Or should I just not worry about the US codes?\n\n\n","text_label":"trademark","title":"Where are the \"United States Classification\" codes for trademarks defined?"}
{"Id":42934,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-07-14T23:13:47.420","Score":0,"ViewCount":291.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-07-15T00:01:58.683","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"If prostitution is illegal in the US, but production of pornography legal, couldn't johns\/punters just offer prostitutes money for filming a pornographic movie instead of money in exchange of sex?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"US, legal producing pornography, illegal prostitution"}
{"Id":13715,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-08-30T17:55:53.613","Score":0,"ViewCount":130.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-08-30T18:50:54.040","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am looking for an independent way to evaluate:\n\n\n* Ruling bias\n* Transparency\n* Sanctions, warnings, etc\n* ...?\n\n\nfor government agencies, police departments, and any other entity that has the ability to infringe on a private citizens right to privacy. \n\n\nFor comparison, I use [Charity Navigator](http:\/\/www.charitynavigator.org\/) to identify publicly supported non profits, and gauge their effectiveness. \n\n\nMy goal is to leverage the independent evaluations of trust and effectiveness to prevent an abuse of power [with my software.](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/q\/13714\/944) \n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Is there any report card\/accountability for Judges, Police Departments, and Officers?"}
{"Id":22723,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-09-19T00:10:29.460","Score":3,"ViewCount":2101.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-10-03T03:01:37.810","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"[My client](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Batman) has disclosed to me that he is secretly a masked vigilante in a major metropolitan city in the state of New Jersey, United States. Under this identity, he stops crimes in progress and turns the perpetrators over to the local police.1\n\n\nWe are trying to determine whether or not these actions are illegal (there are concerns of corruption in the city's police department, so we cannot rely on their tacit approval of his behavior). Furthermore, we would like to make sure that the individuals that my client turns over to the police will not be able to escape justice due to the manner in which they were captured, so we would like to know if there are any major limitations to what he can do that he should be aware of.\n\n\n1 We will neither confirm nor deny rumors of other activities, including property damage, fighting other costumed individuals over personal vendettas, or driving an unregistered car without a license.\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Is being a masked vigilante who fights crime legal?"}
{"Id":13732,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-08-31T14:30:21.173","Score":0,"ViewCount":128.0,"LastActivityDate":"2016-09-01T07:47:23.187","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"here i am starting writing blog post and i am totally new,i am using some contents from online power point presentation which don't have any copyright notice on it so is there any copyright infringement issues\n\n\nWhat it means if the documents not contain \u00a9 symbol and are posted in public domain have no grounds for violating copyright\n\n\n[![enter image description here](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/UWCXP.jpg)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/UWCXP.jpg)\n\n\n","text_label":"copyright","title":"Can't get meaning from absence of notice of copyright symbol"}
{"Id":30739,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2018-08-05T14:16:30.017","Score":14,"ViewCount":20541.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-08-06T23:01:59.430","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"We use the localStorage API to store information about the login data to keep the user logged in through various sessions (we do not store personal information), furthermore the localStorage data is not accessible by third-parties.\n\n\nShould we show the banner asking for permission to use cookies (the legislation requires to use the name cookie also for similar technologies) anyway? \n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Do the GDPR and Cookie-Law regulations apply to localStorage?"}
{"Id":21376,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-07-22T14:35:58.433","Score":0,"ViewCount":144.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-07-24T03:22:20.010","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Watching the People's Court, the judge says the plaintiff has a responsibility to mitigate their damages. \n\n\nIn other words the (People's) court holds the plaintiff to a standard of effort when they have lost money and are suing to get the money back.\n\n\nMy question, is this standard in the (People's) court part of contract law, or is it a legal standard the court uses in the administration of the law --and possibly open to (greatest) judicial interpretation? Or is it some reasonableness made up for television?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Is plaintiff responsibility to 'mitigate their damages' a law?"}
{"Id":40419,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-04-24T20:24:31.600","Score":0,"ViewCount":6725.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-02-06T19:00:14.357","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":5,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I often read in the \"papers\" that a suspect is charged with multiple counts of the same crime. Latest example are the parents of Andrew Freund, according to [this](https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/body-andrew-freund-found-parents-who-reported-him-missing-charged-n998036) article, each parent is facing \"five counts of first-degree murder\".\n\n\nThey allegedly committed only one murder, where are the other 4 charges coming from? Isn't that a double jeopardy - getting changed multiple times for the same crime? \n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"One crime multiple charges?"}
{"Id":6195,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-01-05T22:23:26.307","Score":2,"ViewCount":128.0,"LastActivityDate":"2018-02-02T23:19:39.240","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"It's an election year! That means in November, millions of people are going to stand in a really long line. If they get out of this line to use the bathroom or get refreshments, they could lose their spot, especially after the polls officially close.\n\n\nThis reluctance to get off the line got me thinking; **is it legal, in the United States, to sell snacks to fellow voters in line?** If I were to pull out a crate of fun-sized bags of potato chips and mark them up 500% after the doors close, I could make a killing. Of course, I wouldn't actually do this, as it's predatory and unethical. **Could I, though?** (Assume that my little venture is entirely apolitical, i.e. I wouldn't charge people differently based on whom they're voting for or where they stand on issues.)\n\n\n","text_label":"business","title":"Can I sell snacks at the federal elections in November?"}
{"Id":7737,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2016-03-12T09:56:27.983","Score":4,"ViewCount":8953.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-02-19T11:57:33.063","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":3,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Maine lists \"official oppression\" as a crime.\n\n\n1. A person is guilty of official oppression if, being a public servant and acting with the intention to benefit himself or another or to harm another, he knowingly commits an unauthorized act which purports to be an act of his office, or knowingly refrains from performing a duty imposed on him by law or clearly inherent in the nature of his office.\n[ 1975, c. 499, \u00a71 (NEW) .]\n2. Official oppression is a Class E crime.\n\n\nMy question is, \"doesn't this pretty much encompass every action that deviates from official duties?\" Whenever we act we're always trying to benefit ourselves or another. Otherwise we wouldn't act. Or we're trying to harm someone.\nAnd shouldn't a public servant pretty much always \"know\" what his duties are?\nAlso, any chance the \"clearly inherent\" part is unconstitutionally vague?\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"What is Official Oppression?"}
{"Id":5533,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-12-01T21:11:55.637","Score":1,"ViewCount":126.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-12-01T22:33:15.763","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"Suppose I draw up an agreement between two persons that makes no reference to statutory law. I'll give some examples below. Would that constitute the \"practice of law\"?\n\n\nLet's say I write a contract for two people that says \n\n\nExample 1 \"Person A will allow Person B to keep his nuisance tree if Person B allows Person A to walk across Person B's lawn to get to his mail box.\"\n\n\nExamples 2 \"Person A will allow Person B to use Person A's swimming pool if Person B will allow Person A to blast loud music after 10pm.\"\n\n\nSuppose I charged a dollar to write these contracts. Would that constitute the practice of law?\n\n\nIf not, when does it become the practice of law? When the money becomes bigger? When the stipulations state that there are penalties? What?\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Would writing a contract for two people be considered the \"practice of law\"?"}
{"Id":6010,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-12-23T17:02:21.667","Score":3,"ViewCount":95.0,"LastActivityDate":"2015-12-24T01:29:25.340","AnswerCount":2.0,"CommentCount":1,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I watched many American movies in which they tell about a person who writes a personal real life story of his best friend without his acknowledgement.\n\n\nAnd the movies said that person is wrong and in some cases his best friend can sue him to the court.\n\n\nIs writing a real-life story about a person is illegal in USA? \n\n\nIf so, does it matter if that person changes the names of the characters in the story, so that no-one can have an evidence that he was writing about his best friend?\n\n\n","text_label":"privacy","title":"Is writing a real-life story about a person is illegal in USA?"}
{"Id":40761,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-05-07T06:09:08.987","Score":0,"ViewCount":51.0,"LastActivityDate":"2020-03-02T09:01:05.110","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"Mindy Chen-Wishart. [*Contract Law* (2018 6 edn)](https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Contract-Law-Mindy-Chen-Wishart\/dp\/0198806353\/ref=dp_ob_title_bk). p 359-360.\n\n\n\n> \n> [![enter image description here](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/4Pioa.jpg)](https:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/4Pioa.jpg)\n> \n> \n> \n\n\n[Howes Percival LLP Partner](https:\/\/www.howespercival.com\/people\/geraint-davies\/) Geraint Davies [Manchester Polytechnic (1988 LLB), Guildford College of Law (LSF 1989).](http:\/\/www.legal500.com\/firms\/1638\/offices\/8844\/lawyers\/54131) outlined (the defence of) [Change of Position on 7 Aug 2017](https:\/\/www.howespercival.com\/case-studies\/litigation-when-is-change-of-position-a-successful-defence-to-a-claim-of-unjust-enrichment\/)\n\n\n\n> \n> Background\n> ----------\n> \n> \n> Where innocent third parties have been in receipt of funds that were misappropriated by an individual from a company, it may be lawful for them to retain the funds if they can demonstrate that they have changed their position in good faith following receipt of the funds. Otherwise, the company may be able to recover the funds if it can show that the third party has been enriched (or received another benefit) at its expense and that such enrichment was unjust. The remedy in such cases is an order for restitution (i.e. that the unjustly enriched party must return the funds\/benefit). The court in this case has drawn a distinction where an otherwise \u201cinnocent\u201d recipient defendant may have grounds to suspect that the funds they have received have been misappropriated.\n> \n> \n> \n\n\nCan someone please expatiate the red underline? It contains too many technical terms.\n\n\n","text_label":"contract-law","title":"Why could Change of Position 'logically allow lenders to retain a charge for the sum lent to debtors in reliance on the guarantee's enforceability'?"}
{"Id":43883,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2019-08-19T14:56:26.493","Score":0,"ViewCount":123.0,"LastActivityDate":"2019-08-19T14:56:26.493","AnswerCount":0.0,"CommentCount":6,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"I recently purchased an unlocked Android phone (Motorola G7) and when I try to enable a WiFi hotspot I get the message \"Your current rate plan does not support this feature\".\n\n\nI've seen various reports of people getting this message in error.\n\n\nAside from that issue, I am wondering why Google (the authors of Android) and\/or Motorola (the makers of my phone) even care about the fine print in my carrier's plan. They sold me a device which is capable of forwarding packets from other devices. If my service provider wants to market a form of [price discrimination](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Price_discrimination) based on selectively allowing or disallowing packet forwarding, why would my phone retailer or architect even be interested in cooperating?\n\n\nIt would seem analogous to an apartment manager who takes issue with my sharing WiFi, or some other non-transferable good such as airplane tickets, with a neighbor. Or what if Android tried to prevent me from getting student discounts or food stamps when I am not eligible? I don't see what is gained by the third party even taking an interest in these cases. Is Google acting out of a legal obligation here? Are they doing something illegal?\n\n\n","text_label":"internet","title":"Why does Android care if my carrier doesn't want me to create a WiFi hotspot?"}
{"Id":19566,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-06-13T14:02:02.240","Score":0,"ViewCount":332.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-06-13T16:20:51.397","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":0,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"In [this video](https:\/\/youtu.be\/VFHC3tdE5wA?t=730) the photographer is presented with a court order that says he cannot film jurors, but it would seem to me that that violates the first amendment. \n\n\nCertainly the court could instead build something to protect the jurors from photography without violating the first amendment. \n\n\n","text_label":"constitutional-law","title":"Can a court order supersede the U.S. Constitution?"}
{"Id":19173,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2017-05-25T10:15:40.530","Score":-1,"ViewCount":93.0,"LastActivityDate":"2017-12-17T22:38:30.640","AnswerCount":1.0,"CommentCount":2,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 3.0","body":"I am a student, and I am thinking to start working (freelancing) on an online platform where I will deliver online courses that people will pay to have access.\n\n\nThe platform, as far as I am aware does not pay the taxes on my income, but they do get a small portion from my sales.\n\n\nAs a student I spent most of the time of the year in the UK. However, several months of the year I am spending them in my home country which is in the European Union. \n\n\nIf I will produce content (video creation etc) in both countries (some times in the UK and some times in my home country) in which country should I pay my taxes? So based on my income and the expenses I will have from this freelancing, I would like to pay my taxes in my home country, since in 5-10 years I will probably return permanently in my home country.\n\n\nIs it legal to have my income going to a bank in my home country and therefore pay taxes to my home country's government if some if not most of the content I will produce will be in the UK?\n\n\nNote that I will not own a company for this freelancing at all, it will be just a person producing online courses in an online platform.\n\n\nThanks\n\n\n","text_label":"tax-law","title":"Where to pay taxes if working remotely and freelancing"}
{"Id":4633,"PostTypeId":1,"CreationDate":"2015-10-21T19:12:51.527","Score":8,"ViewCount":5848.0,"LastActivityDate":"2022-01-13T23:57:49.160","AnswerCount":4.0,"CommentCount":20,"ContentLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","body":"based off of the answer to this question: [If one leaves the US to commit an act illegal in the US but legal in the country they travel to are they guilty of a crime?](https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/questions\/4629\/if-one-leaves-the-us-to-commit-an-act-illegal-in-the-us-but-legal-in-the-country\/4631#4631) My first bizarre loophole question has to do with situations when someone is a US citizen, but consider themselves to be citizens of a different country with different laws..\n\n\nLets say you have two Individuals Bob, age 17, and Alice, who just turned 18, who live in, and are citizens of, some non-US country X, who are dating and have a sexual relationship. Say country X considers the age of consent 16, recognizes dual citizenship, and has an extradition treaty with the US...\n\n\nHowever, Alice happened to have been born on a cruise while the cruise ship was sailing through US territorial waters, thus making her a US citizen. She has never done any of the things which can cause someone to officially lose their US citizenship.\n\n\nFederal law states [it is illegal for a US citizen to have sex with an individual under the age of 18 in a 'foreign place'](http:\/\/trac.syr.edu\/laws\/18\/18USC02423.html)\n\n\nI'm wondering what, of any of these scenarios, would be illegal due to the above law and could theoretically lead to either extrication, or to arrest when\/if they ever visited the US at some later date (and if one is possible but not the later).\n\n\n1. Alice never realizing she was born actually born in US waters and never thinking of herself as a US citizen, and she never visited the US or engaged in any of the activities that cause her to lose citizenship\n\n\nIf the above would not be sufficient would any of the below situations potentially lead to prosecution:\n\n\n\t* Knew she was also a US citizen and had once claimed some minor right or privileged due to being a US citizen.\n\t* Occasionally visits a friend or relative within the US for brief periods, using her US citizenship to allow easier entry to the US, without going through the steps of the VWP.\n\t* Once stayed in the US with said friend\/relative for slightly more then 90 days (beyond the length a regular tourist can stay) many years ago\n\t* Had just spent spent 91 day summer vacation with her family relative before returning to her home country and having sexual relations with Bob.\n2. Alice and Bob both live in and were citizens of X but originally met when both were on a vacation to the US, ultimately having a sexual relationship in their home country.\n\n\nWould Alice potentially face prosecution, if not would this change if: \n\n\n\t* The couple had (legally) engaged in sexual activity in the US prior to traveling back home\n\t* The couple originally met in a state where sexual intercourse would have been illegal and so waited until returning home before having a sexual relationship?\n\t* Alice bought bob plan ticket home, so she is officially 'transporting' bob? (section a of the above law applies)\n\t* Alice and bob did have a relationship prior to their visit to the US which continued during their US visit.\n\n\nI realize that prosecutor discretion would usually result in no one choosing to prosecutor most if not all of the above cases, despite any legal right, but I'm asking rather they could face charges if a prosecutor did choose to move forward for some reason. I don't know why they would, maybe they are angry at Alice for some other legal act and this is their way of bending the laws to punish Alice in some way, maybe someone is putting pressure on Alice as some political maneuver to pressure her important father into something, maybe some prosecutor is just really gung-ho in prosecuting crimes for some reason whatever...\n\n\n\\*Edit:\nLooking back at the law I linked I realized that the definition of illicit sexual encounter, when outside of US territories, is effectively defined as a commercial sexual act, which negates all my examples since no one was being payed. However, I'm not interested in the specific law so much as how any law making activities on foreign territory illegal would be applied to citizens, and only used this law because it was the only one I knew of to reliable reference. For now umm...just pretend that illicit sexual act part of the law was not limited only to commercial acts when answering this question? I think the heart of what I'm trying to understand wouldn't change if that law were slightly different and that's easier then my rewriting all of the above.\n\n\nps. A US citizen can travel to Angola and have sex with a 12 year old without any repercussion so long as he doesn't pay anyone if I'm reading the law right? That's something I really didn't need to know about. I knew I shouldn't have used that particular law as my example for this...\n\n\npps. Also the definition of \"any person can be charged with a\n criminal offense\" seems extremely vague since it doesn't specify what country\/state laws would apply for deciding if the person could be charged with a criminal offense, and I'm sure if you look far enough countries have outlawed all kind of things as sexual offenses, like being in the presence of a women who isn't wearing a hijab.\n\n\n","text_label":"criminal-law","title":"Can someone who does not consider himself a US citizen be extradited and punished for a US felony crime due to a US citizenship?"}