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Would making a non-profit TV show about Ronald Mcdonald be legal? | 1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94425/would-making-a-non-profit-tv-show-about-ronald-mcdonald-be-legal | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Ok, this is going to sound weird, but I didn't have any better forum to ask this on. Me and a friend are working on a sort of Horror/Comedy.</p>
<p>A basic plot rundown: Ronald Mcdonald is a crazy lunatic who acts as the guardian of McDonalds, and will protect it at all costs. Yes, he tries to kill the Main Characte... | 94,425 | [
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"answer_id": 94428,
"body": "<h2>Not the show you describe</h2>\n<p>Ronald McDonald is a trademark, and his appearance is copyright owned by the McDonalds corporation. That means that subject to an exemption, only McDonalds can decide what happens with Ronald McDonald.</p>\n<p>As described, you are going ... | [
"copyright",
"is-x-legal"
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Can somebody be charged for having another person physically assault someone for them? | 6 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94132/can-somebody-be-charged-for-having-another-person-physically-assault-someone-for | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>For example, if a friend asked her father to physically assault me, and her father did it, can the friend who asked her father to assault me also be charged with assault?</p>
| 94,132 | [
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"answer_id": 94133,
"body": "<p>Yes.</p>\n<p>The charge in that case is solicitation of assault. Usually, solicitation of a crime carries the same punishment as the underlying crime.</p>\n<p>On the other hand, if a daughter tells her father what you did to her and he unilaterally decides to assault you, o... | [
"united-states",
"assault"
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In the US, if I chose to let someone die purely because I have the right to use my body however I choose, would I be charged with murder? | 2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/19126/in-the-us-if-i-chose-to-let-someone-die-purely-because-i-have-the-right-to-use | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I'll elaborate on the title:</p>
<p>Someone asked me the question: </p>
<blockquote>
<p>Do you believe people should be forced to allow the use of their organs without consent?</p>
</blockquote>
<p>And in order to respond, I wondered what a court of law in the US would rule in the following scenario: </p>
<blo... | 19,126 | [
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"body": "<p>You have no reponsibility to save someone (unless you put them in that position / were responsible for his safety, this is called owing a "duty of care", e.g doctor to patient, road user to road user etc)</p>\n<p>Legally you are not a murderer. But morally, your a... | [
"united-states",
"murder",
"duty-of-care"
] |
Hypothetical POTUS divorce | 9 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/93883/hypothetical-potus-divorce | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>If the spouse of the President of the United States filed for divorce, would</p>
<ol>
<li><p>the President have any claim of immunity from any litigation that followed (e.g. the division of assets in the matrimonial pot, child custody, etc.),</p>
</li>
<li><p>would all the proceedings be fully held in private,</p>
<... | 93,883 | [
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"answer_id": 93890,
"body": "<blockquote>\n<p>If the spouse of the US president filed for divorce, would</p>\n<p>a) the President have any claim of immunity from any litigation that\nfollowed (e.g. the division of assets in the matrimonial pot, child\ncustody etc.),</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>The President co... | [
"united-states",
"divorce",
"subpoena",
"us-president",
"immunity"
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Equal Protection and Samoan Credit Law | 5 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94296/equal-protection-and-samoan-credit-law | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>In American Samoa, a person of Samoan descent and a person of other descent are treated differently under bankruptcy law. Per A.S.C.A. § 43.1528(a):</p>
<blockquote>
<p>No real property of a Samoan may be subject to sale under a writ of a court to satisfy any judgment other than a judgment foreclosing a valid mortga... | 94,296 | [
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"answer_id": 94300,
"body": "<p>This is a <a href=\"https://asbar.org/code-annotated/43-1528-real-property-of-samoans-not-subject-to-execution-exception/\" rel=\"noreferrer\">law of American Samoa</a>. American Samoa is not a state of the US. American Samoans are not automatic citizens under the 14th Amen... | [
"united-states",
"fourteenth-amendment"
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Is it possible for a witness to backtrack and claim that their previous statements were wrong because they misremembered? | 8 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94387/is-it-possible-for-a-witness-to-backtrack-and-claim-that-their-previous-statemen | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>One of the Youtube channels I'm following is running a series of videos about an ongoing lawsuit (within reason, of course). The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9umbsmrFk08" rel="noreferrer">latest video</a> has an interesting point that got me wondering.</p>
<p>Suppose the lawsuit is about events that took... | 94,387 | [
{
"answer_id": 94390,
"body": "<blockquote>\n<p>Is it possible for a witness to backtrack and claim that their previous statements were wrong because they misremembered? ... Is the witness now allowed to say something along the lines: "Huh. That's odd. I clearly remember it differently. But it's such a... | [
"trial",
"witnesses"
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What constitutes entrapment? | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94418/what-constitutes-entrapment | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I was just remembering a movie scene where 2 undercover cops knock on a man's door asking to buy drugs and and he sells it to them. In the end he is arrested and convicted. I'm no expert but I thought entrapment usually occurred when the illegal activity it pushed or initiated by the law enforcement offer so would t... | 94,418 | [
{
"answer_id": 94419,
"body": "<p><strong>Short Answer</strong></p>\n<p>Entrapment is law enforcement tricking someone into committing a crime they were not already willing to do. It has two parts: 1) police inducement and 2) lack of predisposition.</p>\n<p><strong>Long Answer</strong></p>\n<p>There are two... | [
"law-enforcement",
"entrapment"
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What would you be charged with for covering up a rightful death? | 12 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94313/what-would-you-be-charged-with-for-covering-up-a-rightful-death | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I'm referring to a specific situation that occurred in the TV show 24.</p>
<p>Due to previous complex circumstances, a man (call him "Bob") destroys a van that is the scene of a murder and hides 2 bodies. Initially Bob had committed no crime; victim 1 was stabbed by victim 2, victim 2 was then shot by Bob ... | 94,313 | [
{
"answer_id": 94318,
"body": "<p>Probably murder.</p>\n<p>Because "<em>victim 2 was then shot by this man in <strong>self defense</strong>"</em> hasn't been determined by a neutral third party investigation or jury - it is just his own rationale for shooting.</p>\n<p>He may not be charged, or he ... | [
"murder",
"self-defense",
"rules-of-evidence",
"law-in-fiction"
] |
What does it take to be sentenced to a medium-security prison (US)? | 4 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94399/what-does-it-take-to-be-sentenced-to-a-medium-security-prison-us | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>It is a trope that when powerful/rich people are sentenced, they are sent to cushy, low-security prisons (think <em>The Wolf of Wall Street</em>).</p>
<p>However, in my book, I'd like a certain character to be sent to a medium-security prison. The only problem is, they're the kind of person that the aforementioned t... | 94,399 | [
{
"answer_id": 94414,
"body": "<p><a href=\"/questions/tagged/united-states\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged 'united-states'\" aria-label=\"show questions tagged 'united-states'\" rel=\"tag\" aria-labelledby=\"tag-united-states-tooltip-container\">united-states</a></p>\n<h3... | [
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"sentencing",
"prosecution",
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Annoying the TSA, Part II: Fake Contraband | -4 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94406/annoying-the-tsa-part-ii-fake-contraband | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p><em>Part I: <a href="https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/93508/can-you-legally-have-an-unloaded-black-powder-revolver-in-your-carry-on-luggag">Can you legally have an (unloaded) black powder revolver in your carry-on luggage?</a></em></p>
<p>Say that a hypothetical person ("Juan Morales") has a large c... | 94,406 | [
{
"answer_id": 94409,
"body": "<blockquote>\n<p>he was arrested despite technically not doing anything wrong</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>He was arrested because there was probable cause to believe that he was involved in the commission of a felony. The arrest was legal even if he was innocent. He has no basis ... | [
"united-states",
"air-travel"
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Can you make the police department pay for damage done to your property if you get swatted? | 36 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/91096/can-you-make-the-police-department-pay-for-damage-done-to-your-property-if-you-g | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>For purposes of conjecture, say some nameless online troll decides that they hate you. Perhaps you said you don't worship the members of a K-Pop band they like. As a result, they do some research and find your address. They then proceed to call your local police department, reporting a (fictional) hostage situation ... | 91,096 | [
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"answer_id": 91099,
"body": "<p>There is a police power exception to the 5th and 14th Amendment rights to not taking property without due process of law and just compensation.</p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https://www.denverpost.com/2020/03/11/colorado-swat-house-destroyed-supreme-court/\" rel=\"noreferrer\">sim... | [
"united-states",
"swatting"
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Can you legally have an (unloaded) black powder revolver in your carry-on luggage? | 10 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/93508/can-you-legally-have-an-unloaded-black-powder-revolver-in-your-carry-on-luggag | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p><em>Part I of "Annoying the TSA"</em></p>
<p>For good reason, U.S. law forbids people from carrying firearms on planes. However, last I checked, black powder "antique weapons" (such as cap-and-ball revolvers) aren't considered firearms.</p>
<p>With that in mind, would it be legal to carry an unlo... | 93,508 | [
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"answer_id": 93513,
"body": "<p>The relevant regulations in <a href=\"https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-XII/subchapter-C/part-1540\" rel=\"noreferrer\">49 CFR 1540</a> refer to weapons, not firearms, and unless you are specifically permitted, you cannot carry a weapon in your carry-... | [
"united-states",
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"air-travel"
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Does an illegal mode of creation or fixation remove a work from copyrightability? | 11 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94350/does-an-illegal-mode-of-creation-or-fixation-remove-a-work-from-copyrightability | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Does an illegal mode of creation or fixation (such as vandalism by graffiti) mean that the work is not the subject of copyright?</p>
| 94,350 | [
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"answer_id": 94351,
"body": "<p>The <em>Copyright Act</em> provides that (17 U.S.C. <a href=\"https://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">§ 102</a>):</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Copyright protection subsists, in accordance with this title, in original works of authorship fixed<s... | [
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At what point is it punishable to support a "criminal organisation"? | 3 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94382/at-what-point-is-it-punishable-to-support-a-criminal-organisation | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>A friend said to me the other day that she was worried that she had supported the the "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Generation_(climate_movement)" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Last Generation</a>" ("Letzte Generation") organization financially. The Last Generation often blocks the str... | 94,382 | [
{
"answer_id": 94385,
"body": "<p><a href=\"/questions/tagged/england-and-wales\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged 'england-and-wales'\" aria-label=\"show questions tagged 'england-and-wales'\" rel=\"tag\" aria-labelledby=\"tag-england-and-wales-tooltip-container\">england-an... | [
"criminal-law",
"germany",
"last-generation"
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Artist liability for illegal art? | 1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94356/artist-liability-for-illegal-art | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Have any graffiti artists, in the process of asserting their copyright claim in court over illegally placed works of art, and in doing to by proving themselves to the the creator of the works, been subsequently found financially liable for the cost of removing or painting over their own work? (either as part of the... | 94,356 | [
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"answer_id": 94375,
"body": "<p>Graffiti artists are routinely found financially liable for their work, but assertions of copyright infringement by graffiti artists are vanishingly rare, so I don't know if that has ever happened in that context.</p>\n<p>In many jurisdictions, filing a lawsuit against some... | [
"united-states",
"copyright",
"liability"
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Is a Prenuptial Agreement a "living document"? | 3 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94391/is-a-prenuptial-agreement-a-living-document | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I had a "Property (Contracting Out) Agreement" (Prenup) drawn about the time I got married many years ago.</p>
<p>Recent life events require that I revisit my financial affairs (not related to my Marriage), and my Lawyer advised that a Prenup is a "Living Document" and should be reviewed. He ... | 94,391 | [
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"answer_id": 94393,
"body": "<h2>Sounds like you aren't sharing the same definition of <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_document\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">living document</a></h2>\n<p>A prenup is simply a contract, and most contracts are "fixed" at the time of their formation: ... | [
"prenuptial-agreement",
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Can an auto-reply be considered assent/agreement? | 10 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90735/can-an-auto-reply-be-considered-assent-agreement | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>The CEO of a certain company set multiple important public email accounts to autoreply to all messages with the poop emoji. Importantly, there is no indication that it's an autoreply. Someone had the funny idea to send the account an email with a contract to sell the company for a small (but not unreasonable) amount... | 90,735 | [
{
"answer_id": 90740,
"body": "<blockquote>\n<p>Why is this reply not considered an agreement to sell the company?</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Because a sender's opportunism regarding the bizarre contents of the autoreply preclude a finding that there is a meeting of the minds.</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Could someon... | [
"united-states",
"contract-law"
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How to best approach dealing with a cybercriminal in a distant country harassing an entire internet community? | -2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94371/how-to-best-approach-dealing-with-a-cybercriminal-in-a-distant-country-harassing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>For years now, one person has been persistently doing everything they could to make the lives of several administrators/moderators miserable and as a consequence directly and indirectly prevented the normal functioning of the whole internet community these people are responsible for. This person keeps changing usern... | 94,371 | [
{
"answer_id": 94380,
"body": "<ul>\n<li>You <strong>believe</strong> you know the address.<br />\nI write "believe" because this might be yet another level of misdirection or a <a href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/08/10/lawsuit-how-a-quiet-kansas-home-wound-up-with-60... | [
"internet"
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What is the difference between trespass on a venue and theft of services? | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94343/what-is-the-difference-between-trespass-on-a-venue-and-theft-of-services | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Alice sneaks into a concert venue and enjoys the show.</p>
<p>Bob sneaks into a spa to enjoy a jacuzzi and steam bath.</p>
<p>Charlotte sneaks past the usher into a cinema and watches a film.</p>
<p>Have each of these committed theft of services or merely a civil trespass?</p>
| 94,343 | [
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"answer_id": 94346,
"body": "<p><a href=\"/questions/tagged/england-and-wales\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged 'england-and-wales'\" aria-label=\"show questions tagged 'england-and-wales'\" rel=\"tag\" aria-labelledby=\"tag-england-and-wales-tooltip-container\">england-an... | [
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Does distributing compiled code with "no reverse engineering" notice amount to pre-patent publication? | 2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94368/does-distributing-compiled-code-with-no-reverse-engineering-notice-amount-to-p | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>If I made an invention of a patentable computer algorithm, and then implemented it, <em>compiled</em> and published a program online, while retaining the copyright notice like "reverse engineering is strictly prohibited" (which makes it protected from reverse engineering by law, at least European law afaik... | 94,368 | [
{
"answer_id": 94379,
"body": "<p>This supposes that the patentable concept can’t be learned form the operation of the whole program and hiding the invention while making use of the invention in public is not a disclosure.</p>\n<p>However, in the US there is a famous case</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>In re Blaisde... | [
"patents"
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Is it legal to place difficult-to-remove deliberately-annoying alarms in a building without permission to do so? | 5 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94162/is-it-legal-to-place-difficult-to-remove-deliberately-annoying-alarms-in-a-build | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>In the UK, a group of unaffiliated people went to a banquet by Just Stop Oil, a climate change activist group, and released electronic alarms tied to balloons. The banquet took place in a building with high ceilings, so even with a ladder, no one could reach the balloons or alarms to disable them. Was placing the ba... | 94,162 | [
{
"answer_id": 94182,
"body": "<p><a href=\"/questions/tagged/australia\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged 'australia'\" aria-label=\"show questions tagged 'australia'\" rel=\"tag\" aria-labelledby=\"tag-australia-tooltip-container\">australia</a></p>\n<p>There are likely sev... | [
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Could SCOTUS ban the pointing of guns at jurors? | -3 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94362/could-scotus-ban-the-pointing-of-guns-at-jurors | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>With the Rittenhouse fiasco were a prosecutor pointed an assault rifle at jurors. Could SCOTUS give guidance as to how the issue of fire arms in the court room should be handled? And more specifically could SCOTUS regulate in what manner in which firearms are pointed. (Specifically not at jurors)</p>
<p>Would SCOTUS... | 94,362 | [
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"answer_id": 94372,
"body": "<p>The U.S. Supreme Court has no jurisdiction to set everyday procedural rules in state court, although it can mandate processes that flow from the constitution. In criminal cases, this allows it to regulate courtroom conduct that is prejudicial to defendants. The U.S. Supreme... | [
"jurisdiction",
"us-supreme-court"
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Can legal/ pre-action correspondence with a business be subject to a SAR? | 3 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94339/can-legal-pre-action-correspondence-with-a-business-be-subject-to-a-sar | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Bob has been harmed by a business ACME inc. He sends them a letter before claiming damages as under the pre action protocol. They send him a reply.</p>
<p>Bob loses his copy of both of these articles of correspondence, but would like to refer back to them. Can he request them from ACME Inc. Under the DPA 2018?</p>
| 94,339 | [
{
"answer_id": 94369,
"body": "<p>Maybe not. <a href=\"https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/individual-rights/right-of-access/how-should-we-supply-information-to-the-requester/#format\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">The ICO says</a> that</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The right of access... | [
"england-and-wales",
"gdpr",
"data-ownership"
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Can I legally give someone the right to cannibalize me? | 2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94354/can-i-legally-give-someone-the-right-to-cannibalize-me | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Let say I and a friend are stranded somewhere, starving, and confident rescue will not come until we both have starved. Realizing that it makes more sense for one to live then both of us to starve we draw straws and I draw poorly. I give my friend permission to both kill me and eat my body to survive.</p>
<p>I've ... | 94,354 | [
{
"answer_id": 94363,
"body": "<h2><a href=\"/questions/tagged/germany\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged 'germany'\" aria-label=\"show questions tagged 'germany'\" rel=\"tag\" aria-labelledby=\"tag-germany-tooltip-container\">germany</a></h2>\n<p>In Germany this is a solved ... | [
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What is “private law”? | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94359/what-is-private-law | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p><a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/section/156" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Section 156 of the Equality Act 2010</a> says:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>A failure in respect of a performance of a duty imposed by or under this Chapter does not confer a cause of action at private law.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>What ... | 94,359 | [
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"answer_id": 94361,
"body": "<p>As @James K indicated in a comment:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Private law involves relationships between individuals, such as the law of contracts and torts, (as it is called in the common law), and the law of obligations (as it is called in civil legal systems). It is to be di... | [
"england-and-wales",
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Do schools have permission to use pictures containing my face taken inside school forever if I agreed to it? | 16 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94306/do-schools-have-permission-to-use-pictures-containing-my-face-taken-inside-schoo | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>On day one of my first year in high school me and basically every other students were given a few documents to sign. One of them included a clause that allowed the school to publish pictures of us doing activities on the school website. Back then I was not that privacy-conscious and my homeroom teacher pressured us ... | 94,306 | [
{
"answer_id": 94317,
"body": "<h2>There are not enough facts to draw a conclusion</h2>\n<p>First, it’s not clear that the document you signed amounts to a contract. For example, what consideration did the school give you in return for the permission you gave them? Providing you with an education doesn’t co... | [
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"gdpr",
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How do you find what regulations have been made pursuant to a particular enabling legislation in the U.K.? | 2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94347/how-do-you-find-what-regulations-have-been-made-pursuant-to-a-particular-enablin | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>How do you find what regulations or other statutory instruments have been made pursuant to a particular enabling legislation in the U.K.?</p>
| 94,347 | [
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"answer_id": 94348,
"body": "<p>The <a href=\"https://statutoryinstruments.parliament.uk\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">statutory instrument search site</a> allows you to do an advanced search for all statutory instruments made under a particular enabling act.</p>\n<p>For example, <a href=\"https://statuto... | [
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Where do lawyers keep themselves updated with some specific laws? | 1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94301/where-do-lawyers-keep-themselves-updated-with-some-specific-laws | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Laws don't update often, unlike software, but we do see some of them update for many reasons.
Let's say someone asked questions here, or someone visited this site, found a pretty good answers with certain laws cited. Now as someone who is not a lawyer, but would like to keep themselves updated with some specific law... | 94,301 | [
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"answer_id": 94302,
"body": "<p>Laws update, collectively, very frequently. Laws are embodied in statutes, regulations, and court rulings, statutes being the most stable of the three. In terms of what an individual lawyer would do, the most important is to focus on the relevant and ignore the irrelevant. ... | [
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Have any regulations been made under s22(2)(b) EA2010? | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94298/have-any-regulations-been-made-under-s222b-ea2010 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p><a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/section/22?timeline=false" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Section 22(2)(b)</a> of the Equality Act 2010 allows for certain regulations. Have any been made thereunder?</p>
| 94,298 | [
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"answer_id": 94345,
"body": "<p>There are no regulations specifically made under s.22(2)(b).</p>\n<p>Presumably that's because either "provision, criterion or practice" is too broad for the government to define with any precision, or they have decided to leave it up to the Employment Tribunal to... | [
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"discrimination",
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Where can I find the tax waiver rules for New Jersey? | 1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94248/where-can-i-find-the-tax-waiver-rules-for-new-jersey | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>A person dies in the state of New Jersey. When do you have to file form L-4?</p>
<p>Note: It seems to me that if all the beneficiaries are class A then there is no real need to file form L-4 because there is no tax due. However, I do not know what the law says in this case.</p>
| 94,248 | [
{
"answer_id": 94341,
"body": "<p><strong>When do you have to file form L-4?</strong></p>\n<p>When one of the conditions for <a href=\"https://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/pdf/other_forms/inheritance/itl4.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Form L-4</a> <em>Affidavit Requesting Preliminary Waivers: Resid... | [
"united-states",
"tax-law",
"new-jersey",
"trusts-and-estates"
] |
Does replacing the operating system on my laptop void my warranty? | 3 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94331/does-replacing-the-operating-system-on-my-laptop-void-my-warranty | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I purchased a typical mid-range laptop in late March this year. It came with Windows preinstalled. As soon as I unpacked the computer I removed Windows and installed Linux. I have been using it without any problems until two weeks ago. The system kept crashing whenever I was upgrading a dozen programs or more at onc... | 94,331 | [
{
"answer_id": 94332,
"body": "<p>It depends on the warranty itself. <a href=\"https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/thinkcentre_pdf/l505-0010-03_en_update.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Here</a> is one warranty, which only protects against manufacturing defects and excludes any software issues (whether pre... | [
"software",
"warranties",
"hardware",
"computer",
"right-to-repair"
] |
Why was 36 Edward III c. 1 in French while 25 Edward I c. 1 was in Latin? | -2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94334/why-was-36-edward-iii-c-1-in-french-while-25-edward-i-c-1-was-in-latin | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>These laws were only passed about 65 years apart. Was there a shift from Latin into French during this period?</p>
| 94,334 | [
{
"answer_id": 94336,
"body": "<p>According to <a href=\"http://blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/lawbod/2018/05/31/law-french-when-law-and-language-collide/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">the Law Bod's Blog, Law French – When Law and Language Collide</a>:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>... After 1066 French became the languag... | [
"england-and-wales",
"legal-history"
] |
Can a judge or prosecutor be compelled to testify in a criminal trial in which they officiated? | 8 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94266/can-a-judge-or-prosecutor-be-compelled-to-testify-in-a-criminal-trial-in-which-t | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Without considering <em>why</em> a party in a criminal trial might want to do so, are there any obstacles to subpoenaing and examining any of the following people as witnesses during the trial? ETA: Not as eye-witnesses to the alleged crime, but rather as witnesses to the criminal process.</p>
<ol>
<li><p>A judge w... | 94,266 | [
{
"answer_id": 94268,
"body": "<p>The answer to this question will be almost entirely informed by the <em>why</em> that you've asked us not to consider.</p>\n<p>If the prosecutor or judge is a witness, the defendant should be able to call them, but that also means they would have to withdraw from the case u... | [
"united-states",
"criminal-law",
"judge",
"prosecution"
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Is “your honour” the proper address for all U.S. judges rather than just the more senior ones? | 5 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94297/is-your-honour-the-proper-address-for-all-u-s-judges-rather-than-just-the-mor | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Is “your honour” the proper address for all U.S. judges rather than just the more senior ones?</p>
<p>In the UK this address is reserved for the more senior ones but it seems that in U.S. films and TV series judges are always called for honour in court. What judges are called this in the us and what other addresses ... | 94,297 | [
{
"answer_id": 94330,
"body": "<p><strong>Yes</strong></p>\n<p>An American would spell it as “your honor,” but yes, this is how we refer to all judges.</p>\n<p>This is simply a custom that shows respect. There is no law or concrete fact I could cite that requires this; it is more of a “tradition.” But I hav... | [
"united-states"
] |
Indiana governor's pardon powers | 8 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94321/indiana-governors-pardon-powers | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Can the governor of Indiana issue preemptive pardons like the POTUS can?</p>
<p>If so,</p>
<ul>
<li>what is the source of law that expressly confirms this, or at least leaves little doubt that this is within the governor's authority (e.g. judicial
interpretation, statute, commentary etc.);</li>
<li>have there been a... | 94,321 | [
{
"answer_id": 94323,
"body": "<p>The Indiana constitution is phrased differently to the US constitution in such a way to exclude pre-emptive pardons:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>(Indiana) The Governor may grant reprieves,\ncommutations, and pardons, <strong>after conviction</strong>, for all offenses\nexcept tre... | [
"pardon",
"executive",
"indiana"
] |
What are non-physiological aspects of sex? | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94290/what-are-non-physiological-aspects-of-sex | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Section 7(1) equality act 2010 refers to “physiological or other aspects of sex.”</p>
<p>What are these other aspects of sex? In other words, what does this “or other” clause refer to?</p>
| 94,290 | [
{
"answer_id": 94328,
"body": "<p>The cited provision is:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>A person has the protected characteristic of gender reassignment if the person is proposing to undergo, is undergoing or has undergone a process (or part of a process) for the purpose of reassigning the person's sex by changing ... | [
"england-and-wales",
"discrimination",
"interpretation",
"transgender",
"equality-act-2010"
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What are (respectively) “Lords temporal and spiritual”? | -3 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94289/what-are-respectively-lords-temporal-and-spiritual | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>In the opening clause of every parliamentary act seems to appear this phrase. What does each type of Lord refer to?</p>
| 94,289 | [
{
"answer_id": 94295,
"body": "<p>See UK Parliament Glossary, "<a href=\"https://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/lords-spiritual-and-temporal/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Lords Spiritual and Temporal</a>":</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The Lords Spiritual are made up of the Archbishops of Ca... | [
"united-kingdom",
"legal-terms",
"legal-history",
"parliament"
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Is it the case that married and civilly-partnered people are protected under the equality act while single people are not? | 2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94291/is-it-the-case-that-married-and-civilly-partnered-people-are-protected-under-the | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p><a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/section/8?timeline=false" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Section 8 Equality Act 2010</a> seems to define the protected characteristic as solely applying to people who in fact are married or partnered, but my impression was that one could not be lawfully discriminated ... | 94,291 | [
{
"answer_id": 94326,
"body": "<p>It is. <a href=\"https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/notes/division/3/2\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Part 2 Chapter 1 Section 8</a> specifically says "People who are not married or civil partners do not have this characteristic."</p>\n<p>In practical ter... | [
"england-and-wales",
"discrimination",
"any-jurisdiction"
] |
Does Brazil issue a document certifying that one has never been married? | 4 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94155/does-brazil-issue-a-document-certifying-that-one-has-never-been-married | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Is there a certificate issued by the Government of Brazil to prove that an individual has never been married before? If so, how is it called?</p>
<p>Some countries call it <em>Certificate of No Marriage</em> and others <em>Single Status Certificate</em>.</p>
| 94,155 | [
{
"answer_id": 94172,
"body": "<p>The only one I can find so far relates to a Brazilian citizen getting married abroad, called a:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Consular Declaration of Civil Status</em></li>\n</ul>\n<p>These are issued by the Consular Authority to:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Brazilian citizens who intend to... | [
"legal-terms",
"brazil"
] |
I need to know if I need a privacy policy for a computer app | -2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94322/i-need-to-know-if-i-need-a-privacy-policy-for-a-computer-app | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>make computer apps using Winforms and such the apps that i make are computer side only nothing gets stored off the computer nothing gets moved anywhere else lets say i have an app that needs your email and it just saves it inside the app itself after the user enters it without ever leaving or sending that informatio... | 94,322 | [
{
"answer_id": 94324,
"body": "<p>So your privacy rules are "nothing ever leaves the computer, and the only private information stored is the user's email address which is stored inside the application". So that's what goes into your privacy policy.</p>\n<p>Normally a privacy policy would be viewa... | [
"privacy",
"software",
"data-ownership"
] |
How long are UK Crown Court Hearing Recordings kept? | 3 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94282/how-long-are-uk-crown-court-hearing-recordings-kept | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>As the title suggests, I am wondering how long UK Crown Court Hearing Recordings and transcripts are kept because in order for court transcripts to be requested, the recordings need to be still available.</p>
<p>The government's guidance on how to <a href="https://www.gov.uk/apply-transcript-court-tribunal-hearing" ... | 94,282 | [
{
"answer_id": 94284,
"body": "<p>Seven years.</p>\n<p>See the paragraph 13 of the <a href=\"https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/911194/crown-court-rrds.docx\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Crown Court Records Retention and Disposition Schedule</a>:<... | [
"united-kingdom",
"recording",
"court-records",
"crown-court"
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Legality of stealing news | 10 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94271/legality-of-stealing-news | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Say I read in the newspaper that a kangaroo shot a man on highway 45.</p>
<p>If I put this information on my homepage, and don't copy the exact wording of the newspaper, this is probably ok and not a violation of copyright or any other law.</p>
<p>But what if I read the newspaper every day, summarize facts from it, ... | 94,271 | [
{
"answer_id": 94273,
"body": "<h2><a href=\"https://law.stackexchange.com/a/53525/10334\">Facts are not copyrightable</a> <a href=\"/questions/tagged/united-states\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged 'united-states'\" aria-label=\"show questions tagged 'united-states'\" rel=\... | [
"united-states",
"germany"
] |
On what basis is s14 EA2010 “prospective”? | 2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94293/on-what-basis-is-s14-ea2010-prospective | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>On legislation.gov.Uk, this <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/section/14" rel="nofollow noreferrer">provision</a> is marked as “prospective.” What does that mean, and what particularly in this case makes it so?</p>
| 94,293 | [
{
"answer_id": 94294,
"body": "<p>Clicking on the "?" symbol at your link reveals:</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/XeqJX.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/XeqJX.jpg\" alt=\"enter image description here\" /></a></p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>... A version of... | [
"england-and-wales",
"legislation"
] |
Are foreign sellers exempt from consumer protection laws? | 3 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94249/are-foreign-sellers-exempt-from-consumer-protection-laws | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>German law offers certain protections for online buyers, essentially the right to return the goods for a refund within 14 days and a certain warranty within 2 years of purchase.</p>
<p>I was under the impression (but I might be mixing it up with GDPR) that if an online seller advertises their products to customers i... | 94,249 | [
{
"answer_id": 94254,
"body": "<h2>No, they are not exempt</h2>\n<p>Consumer protection laws (in general) apply to anyone doing business with consumers in that jurisdiction.</p>\n<p>You need to follow that law and apply to the company for a refund in compliance with the law. If they refuse, you can report t... | [
"internet",
"european-union",
"germany"
] |
What is the disposal of premises? | -1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94303/what-is-the-disposal-of-premises | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p><a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/part/4" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Part 4</a> Equality Act 2010 makes extensive references to the disposal of premises. What specifically does this concern?</p>
| 94,303 | [
{
"answer_id": 94304,
"body": "<p>Disposal of premises is explained by the interpretation of Part 4 at <a href=\"https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/section/38?timeline=false\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">section 38</a> which includes:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>(3) A reference to disposing of premises ... | [
"united-kingdom",
"definition",
"interpretation",
"equality-act-2010"
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Is there anything to stop a private business from barring a previous customer who takes a civil action against it? | 15 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/87946/is-there-anything-to-stop-a-private-business-from-barring-a-previous-customer-wh | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Suppose that a customer C sues a shop, S, for some reason or other, whether it be discrimination, negligence, or another reason. Or they make a claim but it gets settled by the business without going to court. Can the business refuse future dealings with the individual supposing that the claim was valid and successf... | 87,946 | [
{
"answer_id": 87949,
"body": "<p>A business has the right to refuse service, except in the case of unlawful discrimination. "Sued us" is not a protected characteristic.</p>\n<p>Unless part of the settlement was that the business must serve that customer in future, there is no way this could be co... | [
"england-and-wales",
"business",
"discrimination",
"civil-claims"
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Extensions of time to respond | 1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/93592/extensions-of-time-to-respond | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Is an extension of time to file a response something that is available in the case of a petition to confirm arbitration award?</p>
| 93,592 | [
{
"answer_id": 93596,
"body": "<h2><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbitration\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Arbitration</a></h2>\n<p>Arbitration is an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) method where the p[arties voluntarily submit to the binding decision (award) of the arbitrator(s). It gets its ... | [
"arbitration"
] |
Working a car cleaner now, my manager asked me to take some pictures before cleaning and after clearing, privacy issue of the car owner | 6 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94276/working-a-car-cleaner-now-my-manager-asked-me-to-take-some-pictures-before-clea | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I understand that the car's owner and the company have some agreements before the service begins. But as a worker, I would like to ensure doing so would not break any laws, even if the instructions are given by the manager. Since home and car are personal private property in general and people take that vary serious... | 94,276 | [
{
"answer_id": 94280,
"body": "<blockquote>\n<p>Working a mobile car cleaner now, my manager asked me to take some\npictures before cleaning and after clearing, privacy issue of the car\nowner</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>California law creates an expectation of consent for taking photographs of people for purpos... | [
"united-states",
"privacy",
"california",
"photography"
] |
Low-Ball Buyout Offers in Multi-Class Share Structures: Protecting the Interests of Series A Stockholders | 1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94257/low-ball-buyout-offers-in-multi-class-share-structures-protecting-the-interests | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>In USA listed-stock (even ADR), when there are two series (classes) of stocks: A (common) and B. Say, series B is not tradable but has above 90% of voting power despite the number of shares are much smaller compared to series A, let also assume no conversion is possible between the types of shares. In short the scen... | 94,257 | [
{
"answer_id": 94261,
"body": "<blockquote>\n<p>Given that, can the owner(s) of Series B accept a low-ball buyout\noffer (might be even with discount to the market value) - even\ntheoretically $1? is that legal? what protects the interest of series\nA stockholders?</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>The Class A shareho... | [
"finance",
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] |
is there a limit of speed cops can go on a high speed pursuit? | 10 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94263/is-there-a-limit-of-speed-cops-can-go-on-a-high-speed-pursuit | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Let's have the following scenario, where a police officer is trying to pull a car over, but the car decides to try to run away. HOW fast is the police officer legally allowed to go when chasing the car?</p>
| 94,263 | [
{
"answer_id": 94265,
"body": "<p>Here's the relevant statute for Virginia, <a href=\"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title46.2/chapter8/section46.2-920/\" rel=\"noreferrer\">46.2-920</a></p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>A. The driver of any emergency vehicle, when such vehicle is being used in the performance of ... | [
"police",
"virginia",
"law-enforcement",
"car"
] |
Is an employer permitted to use images of employees for marketing without their consent? | 3 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94253/is-an-employer-permitted-to-use-images-of-employees-for-marketing-without-their | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Paul works in a restaurant, sometimes as a chef and sometimes as a bartender. David is the manager of that restaurant.</p>
<p>David has been taking pictures inside the restaurant including some showing Paul at work cooking and tending bar.</p>
<p>David posted those pictures on the company's website to promote the bu... | 94,253 | [
{
"answer_id": 94279,
"body": "<p>The law varies greatly among U.S. states, most of which treat this as a common law tort action rather than having a statute on point.</p>\n<p>But, the question tags California, and under California law, the relevant statute, which is called the "Right of Publicity Law&... | [
"united-states",
"california",
"workplace"
] |
Is it libel if a company lies about being the first to achieve something? | 8 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94222/is-it-libel-if-a-company-lies-about-being-the-first-to-achieve-something | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>If a company publishes false statements claiming that it was the first to achieve some notable technological milestone, or that it currently provides the most of some measurable service, can that count as libel against the company which truly achieved that or holds that record?</p>
<p>Because claiming to be the firs... | 94,222 | [
{
"answer_id": 94231,
"body": "<p>Typical in any of the several <a href=\"/questions/tagged/united-states\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged 'united-states'\" aria-label=\"show questions tagged 'united-states'\" rel=\"tag\" aria-labelledby=\"tag-united-states-tooltip-containe... | [
"libel"
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Is there any need to offer communication by standard/interoperable/asynchronous means? | -1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94260/is-there-any-need-to-offer-communication-by-standard-interoperable-asynchronous | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Many companies only offer customer support through “web chat” or similar which forces a customer to keep a browser window open whilst waiting for the representative’s responses to each of their messages which may take multiple minutes.</p>
<p>Furthermore it prevents customers from being able to see all of their corr... | 94,260 | [
{
"answer_id": 94274,
"body": "<h2>Not for normal correspondence</h2>\n<p>There are laws that require a specified channel of communication for specific purposes such as a physical address for the service of legal notices, but there is no general requirement.</p>\n<p>How, or if, a company communicates with i... | [
"england-and-wales",
"consumer-protection",
"any-jurisdiction",
"customer-service"
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Are lone excerpts considered derivative works? | 4 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94267/are-lone-excerpts-considered-derivative-works | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Specific context:</p>
<ul>
<li>I am in the United States as is the owner of the work.</li>
<li>The work is licensed under CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0</li>
</ul>
<p>Someone has digitized a public domain reference dictionary and posted it on the internet under CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0. It is in a format where the entire contents of the di... | 94,267 | [
{
"answer_id": 94269,
"body": "<p>If we subtract the public domain aspect of the situation, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode\" rel=\"noreferrer\">CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 means</a> that you may not "Share" any "Adapted Materials". Share means what you think it... | [
"copyright",
"derivative-work"
] |
Can a company in the Netherlands which has an American parent company hire an Iranian? | 5 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/52651/can-a-company-in-the-netherlands-which-has-an-american-parent-company-hire-an-ir | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Because of the US sanctions, there are many limitations and restrictions on some countries, and these sanctions also affect the people of those countries.</p>
<p>Suppose that a person, A, was going to work with a company in the Netherlands which in 2019 was acquired by an American company. Recently the company told ... | 52,651 | [
{
"answer_id": 73179,
"body": "<p>It's difficult to tell: it's possible that you could be hired, or that you can't be hired. The easy part, the third question, is that this is not a ban based on ethnicity or citizenship, it is based no residence, so it you are not in Iran, you're not a target of the ban.</p... | [
"united-states",
"contract-law",
"immigration",
"netherlands",
"sanctions"
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Comcast Xfinity CCPA Policy | 2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92148/comcast-xfinity-ccpa-policy | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I have an old login with Comcast under a relative’s primary (billed) account that I'd like to have deleted under CCPA. The relative lives in Florida, but I am a California resident. I'm attempting to request the deletion of my login and personal information through CCPA.</p>
<p>After many emails and calls to Comcast... | 92,148 | [
{
"answer_id": 93914,
"body": "<p><strong>Update:</strong> I've filed a complaint with the CA Attorney General. They automatically forwarded the complaint to Comcast and sent me a notice in the mail.</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>If you have filed a complaint against a business, we will forward your complaint to th... | [
"internet",
"privacy",
"personal-information",
"ccpa"
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Unpacking "If they have a question for the lawyers, they've got to go outside and the grand jurors can ask questions." from former US Fed. prosecutor | 7 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94251/unpacking-if-they-have-a-question-for-the-lawyers-theyve-got-to-go-outside-an | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I need help understanding in plain language the <em>last few sentences of</em> the following exchange between CNN's anchor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Bash" rel="noreferrer">Dana Bash</a> and CNN's Chief Legal Analyst (and former federal prosecutor) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Coates... | 94,251 | [
{
"answer_id": 94255,
"body": "<h2>The witness can go outside and ask questions of the witness’ lawyers</h2>\n<p>So if, for example, Mr Trump chooses to testify to the grand jury he goes in alone - no lawyers. If he wants to consult his lawyers he needs to ask to do, leave the room and consult them. If I we... | [
"lawyer",
"criminal-procedure",
"grand-jury",
"indictment"
] |
Is summarizing copyrighted content by an AI "fair use"? | 4 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94244/is-summarizing-copyrighted-content-by-an-ai-fair-use | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Stack Exchange has announced that it will introduce as a preview <a href="https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/425766">a new form of a question asking assistance</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Through an updated semantic search experience, after a user searches or asks a question in the Stack Overflow search bar, we c... | 94,244 | [
{
"answer_id": 94245,
"body": "<p>The standard answer to a question about fair use is to recite the fair use defense, with a heavy does of "it depends on whether...". There are non-legal questions which are outside of the scope of Law SE (the exact technology for extracting text summaries from a s... | [
"united-states",
"copyright",
"creative-commons",
"artificial-intelligence"
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Can someone be arrested for bus fare evasion? | -2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94197/can-someone-be-arrested-for-bus-fare-evasion | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Recently a woman was filmed being arrested for alleged fare evasion in front of her son in Croydon. She is anonymous but the footage has been all over the news and social media.</p>
<p>Was there any legal basis for her arrest? If not what would the closest arguable legal basis for it have been?</p>
| 94,197 | [
{
"answer_id": 94199,
"body": "<p><strong>UPDATE</strong></p>\n<p>On 24/07/2023, Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist, a senior officer in the Metropolitan Police Service (the "Met"), released a <a href=\"https://news.met.police.uk/news/statement-in-response-to-video-of-fare-evasion-incident-in-croyd... | [
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"fare-evasion"
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Why does an LLC have to be filed with most or all states but not an LP? | 2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94233/why-does-an-llc-have-to-be-filed-with-most-or-all-states-but-not-an-lp | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>For example, in New Mexico, California, and Montana, one must create an LLC by filing through the state government. But as far as I know, none of those states require the same for a Limited Partnership. (Though if doing a certain type of business in the states, one probably has to register the LLC/LP but that's a ... | 94,233 | [
{
"answer_id": 94246,
"body": "<p>A limited partnership is a entity with one or more unlimited liability partners and one or more limited liability partners. This form of organization was popular, especially in the 1970s and 1980s in the oil and gas industry and in the real estate development industry, befo... | [
"limited-liability-company",
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For an LLC that is not a C-Corp but taxed as a C-Corp (form 8832), does the EIN change when becoming real C-Corp? | 3 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94173/for-an-llc-that-is-not-a-c-corp-but-taxed-as-a-c-corp-form-8832-does-the-ein | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Suppose someone creates an LLC and will not be raising funds now, and won't have other company owners yet (like a sole-proprietorship), but elects for the LLC to be taxed as a C-Corp with form 8832.</p>
<p>Now, my understanding (if correct) is that this LLC is <em>not</em> a C-Corp, but only being taxed as one, and ... | 94,173 | [
{
"answer_id": 94174,
"body": "<blockquote>\n<p>Now, my understanding (if correct) is that this LLC is not a C-Corp,\nbut only being taxed as one, and it will receive an EIN.</p>\n<p>If that previous sentence is correct, does becoming an actual C-Corp\nlater (f.e. the owner decides to raise funds) require g... | [
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"corporate-law",
"incorporation",
"corporate-tax-laws",
"income-tax"
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Did cops break the law by entering a rental home when invited by one party and denied by another? | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94238/did-cops-break-the-law-by-entering-a-rental-home-when-invited-by-one-party-and-d | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p><a href="https://notalwaysright.com/roommate-roulette-cannabis-cops-and-a-careless-cretin/298326/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">This story</a> brought up a bit of a debate on the legality of MD cops entering a rental home when one renter originally stated that they could not enter but another later said they could.</p>... | 94,238 | [
{
"answer_id": 94242,
"body": "<p>Pursuant to <a href=\"https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/547/103/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Georgia v. Randolph</a>,\nPossibility 1 diverges significantly from the linked description in an important way, in that according to the report continued to deny permiss... | [
"united-states",
"evidence",
"search-and-seizure",
"fourth-amendment"
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Release my children from my debts at the time of my death | 7 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94129/release-my-children-from-my-debts-at-the-time-of-my-death | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Upon my death how do I physically write the actual release of debt without an attorney, so my children are not held responsible for my debts.</p>
| 94,129 | [
{
"answer_id": 94130,
"body": "<p><a href=\"/questions/tagged/united-states\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged 'united-states'\" aria-label=\"show questions tagged 'united-states'\" rel=\"tag\" aria-labelledby=\"tag-united-states-tooltip-container\">united-states</a></p>\n<bl... | [
"family-law",
"wills",
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"probate"
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Revenue share contract w merged company | -1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94235/revenue-share-contract-w-merged-company | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Company A developed Product A and has a revenue sharing agreement with Partner A (who sold Product A) to Client A. The revenue sharing agreement is open ended, i.e. does not expire.</p>
<p>Enters Company B with Product B. Product A and Product B are essentially the same with Product B being a newer version of Produ... | 94,235 | [
{
"answer_id": 94239,
"body": "<h2>It depends on the contracts</h2>\n<p><strong>The "merger"</strong></p>\n<p>Partner A has no contract with Company B, only with Company A. Therefore, Company B has no rights or obligations towards Partner A unless they are part of the merger or acquisition of Comp... | [
"contract-law"
] |
Is it illegal for an American to go to North Korea? | 14 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/93994/is-it-illegal-for-an-american-to-go-to-north-korea | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Is it illegal for US citizens to travel to North Korea?</p>
<p>It may currently be impossible and probably a very bad idea, but is it actually illegal?</p>
| 93,994 | [
{
"answer_id": 93995,
"body": "<h3>Short Answer</h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Is it illegal for US citizens to travel to North Korea?</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Yes (but see the "fine print" below).</p>\n<h3>Long Answer</h3>\n<p><a href=\"https://digitalemigre.com/relocation/countries-americans-cant-travel-t... | [
"united-states",
"criminal-law",
"immigration",
"north-korea"
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Is there any requirement to state the specific reason for a conviction? | 1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94232/is-there-any-requirement-to-state-the-specific-reason-for-a-conviction | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I'm asking specifically about the validity of a conviction based on an allegation of "failure to appear" for a traffic camera violation.</p>
<p>Let's say that "Lizzie" receives a citation via USPS First Class mail for a traffic camera infraction. She responds in a timely manner by signing and su... | 94,232 | [
{
"answer_id": 94237,
"body": "<blockquote>\n<p>How can one appeal if the basis of the conviction is unknown, with only suggested or possible reasons presented in multiple choice format?</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>You just appeal by rebutting <em>all</em> those possible reasons, and concluding that there was no... | [
"united-states",
"traffic",
"oregon"
] |
Do labor laws in the US forbid firing striking union members and hiring strikebreakers? | 4 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94112/do-labor-laws-in-the-us-forbid-firing-striking-union-members-and-hiring-strikebr | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I'm particularly interested in the context of current WGA/SAG-AFTRA strike in the US, but this is a general question. If some business amid a union strike would terminate its agreement with a union, can it lay off the striking union members and hire non-union workers in their place? Are there any legal reasons they ... | 94,112 | [
{
"answer_id": 94113,
"body": "<p>It depends on the <a href=\"https://www.nlrb.gov/about-nlrb/rights-we-protect/the-law/employees/right-to-strike-and-picket\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">nature of the strike</a>. If a strike is "protected" (allowed under the NLRA), you cannot be fired but if the s... | [
"united-states",
"labor-law"
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Is there a copyright issue for TikTok or YouTube users who upload a short film on the app? | 2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/87841/is-there-a-copyright-issue-for-tiktok-or-youtube-users-who-upload-a-short-film-o | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Uploading an entire movie without permission from the copyright holder is definitely an issue.</p>
<p>Since everyone is doing it and nobody gets sued, can we assume it is <strong>not</strong> a copyright violation? (Not necessarily, right?)</p>
<p>There should be more detail and complex lines over here. Please help ... | 87,841 | [
{
"answer_id": 87849,
"body": "<p>No, one cannot safely assume that because some people have done a thing without being sued, that it is OK to do a similar thing and no suit is possible.</p>\n<p>It is possible that people who upload a video, or a section of it, have permission. It is perhaps more likely tha... | [
"copyright",
"youtube"
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Took a picture of a bus stop showing a poster of a well known soccer player | 2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94212/took-a-picture-of-a-bus-stop-showing-a-poster-of-a-well-known-soccer-player | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Is it OK to post a picture I took of a bus stop I saw displaying a poster of a well known soccer player? Since then, I've seen it in many bus stops throughout the city.
Want to post it on my website. Can I do it without having to ask for permission to show it? Do I then have the ownership rights to the picture?</p>
| 94,212 | [
{
"answer_id": 94225,
"body": "<h2>Is your picture of the bus stop or the poster?</h2>\n<p><a href=\"/questions/tagged/australia\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged 'australia'\" aria-label=\"show questions tagged 'australia'\" rel=\"tag\" aria-labelledby=\"tag-australia-toolt... | [
"copyright",
"internet",
"property"
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Is a US company obligated to lay off visa holders first over citizens? | 3 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/88836/is-a-us-company-obligated-to-lay-off-visa-holders-first-over-citizens | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>With the current big tech firing frenzy I'd like to know if a US company must prefer the US citizens over working visa holders during mass lay offs?</p>
<p>Let's say if there are 2 software developers but one is an immigrant, a working visa holder and the second is a citizen. They are both at the same level, profess... | 88,836 | [
{
"answer_id": 88841,
"body": "<p>There is no law in the US that mandates hiring preference for US citizens over others. Such a preference would be <a href=\"https://www.eeoc.gov/national-origin-discrimination\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">"national origin discrimination"</a>, which</p>\n<blockquo... | [
"contract-law",
"employment",
"immigration",
"visa"
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Ex bank account | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94209/ex-bank-account | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>My boyfriend at the time wanted me to go to town and get some money from his account. We live an hour from town so he gave me his card like always before. I had this check from a ad company that was in my car, at the time I didn't have a account so I got his money out of the atm.</p>
<p>Then I proceeded to deposit m... | 94,209 | [
{
"answer_id": 94211,
"body": "<p>It will depend a lot on how you endorsed the check. You should have signed the check over to your ex, and put "For Deposit Only" in ex's account. I bet you didn't do anything like that, because that's fairly obscure banking stuff they don't teach in school anymo... | [
"criminal-law"
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Suppose I incorporate in Delaware. If I sell online services to ppl anywhere in the US, do I need to register as foreign in every state? | 1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94205/suppose-i-incorporate-in-delaware-if-i-sell-online-services-to-ppl-anywhere-in | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Suppose I incorporate in Delaware, with an agent that has a physical address there to represent the company in Delaware, and I live in California building an online service from home.</p>
<p>First do I need to register as a foreign company in California just because I live there?</p>
<p>If people from anywhere in th... | 94,205 | [
{
"answer_id": 94207,
"body": "<p>An entity is usually required to have a foreign corporation registration in as state when it "does business" in the state, although ultimately, this is mostly a matter of state law.</p>\n<p>The place where the work is done by its officers, employees, and agents wo... | [
"corporate-law",
"incorporation",
"corporate-tax-laws"
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How far do terms and conditions go to prevent sale of 3D printed models | 3 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94210/how-far-do-terms-and-conditions-go-to-prevent-sale-of-3d-printed-models | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>It has already been made well clear that <a href="https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/7336/does-a-3d-print-of-a-cad-file-constitute-a-derivative-work">a 3D print is a derivative work</a> and thus subject to any license it is obtained under. However, many designers include rules, such as you not being able to giv... | 94,210 | [
{
"answer_id": 94214,
"body": "<h2><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-sale_doctrine\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">First Sale Doctrine</a></h2>\n<p>One of the rights a copyright holder has is an exclusive right "to distribute copies or phonorecords of the copyrighted work to the public by sal... | [
"copyright",
"licensing"
] |
What is the smallest audience for a communication that has been deemed capable of defamation? | 19 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94136/what-is-the-smallest-audience-for-a-communication-that-has-been-deemed-capable-o | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Descriptions of the criteria for defamation seem widely to describe any statement that is communicated to a third party as being defamatory if they are (broadly speaking) false and harmful.</p>
<p>This seems to allow for the possibility that relatively private communications can be deemed defamatory, even though mos... | 94,136 | [
{
"answer_id": 94139,
"body": "<p><a href=\"/questions/tagged/canada\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged 'canada'\" aria-label=\"show questions tagged 'canada'\" rel=\"tag\" aria-labelledby=\"tag-canada-tooltip-container\">canada</a></p>\n<p>Damages for libel have been awarded... | [
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"defamation",
"libel"
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I have mechanic licence from Turkey.Is there any way to easly get or change mechanic technician licenses in Alberta or Ontario | 1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94188/i-have-mechanic-licence-from-turkey-is-there-any-way-to-easly-get-or-change-mech | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I am auto mechanic. I came to Canada 5 years ago I wanna do my job here but almost all places saying you need 4 years and every year 1500 hours and 8 weeks school than you can get license. Is there any way to avoid that time or make it Less with my turkish mechanic license and experience? Thank you .</p>
| 94,188 | [
{
"answer_id": 94206,
"body": "<p>In Ontario, you can apply for a <a href=\"https://www.skilledtradesontario.ca/experienced-workers/trade-equivalency-assessment/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Trade Equivalency Assessment.</a></p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Skilled Trades Ontario’s Trade Equivalency Assessment is the... | [
"licensing",
"ontario",
"car",
"alberta",
"automotive"
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Where in U.S. law is it officially argued that the U.S. criminal justice system presumes defendants commit crimes with free will? | 18 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/93989/where-in-u-s-law-is-it-officially-argued-that-the-u-s-criminal-justice-system | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I've been studying the relation between free will and the U.S. criminal justice system, and it appears that there is the argument that whether or not a defendant had free will to commit a crime is a significant factor in determining whether or not the defendant is factually guilty of having committed a crime.</p>
<b... | 93,989 | [
{
"answer_id": 93992,
"body": "<p>It is an unquestioned pre-American axiom, expressed in Latin as <em>actus reus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea</em> ("the act is not culpable unless the mind is guilty") which has been part of the Anglo-American legal system since at least the 17th century. It is... | [
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In California, simply spectating a "sideshow" is illegal (jailtime/fine). Is this constitutional? | 5 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/91772/in-california-simply-spectating-a-sideshow-is-illegal-jailtime-fine-is-thi | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>In the Bay Area, there is a problem called "sideshows", where youths do dangerous stunts with cars (like donuts) on public streets, usually at an intersection <a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/7f/SanJoseSideshow-Americancarculture-2021-7-11.webm/SanJoseSideshow-Americanca... | 91,772 | [
{
"answer_id": 91802,
"body": "<p>The San Jose version of the ordinance is presumably <a href=\"https://library.municode.com/ca/san_jose/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT10PUPEMOWE_CH10.50SPPRSTRAREDREX_10.50.020SPPRSTRAREDREX\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">this</a>. The term "spectator" is defin... | [
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"california",
"freedom-of-speech",
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FOIA request takes too long | 4 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/65173/foia-request-takes-too-long | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I submitted a FOIA request to State Dept. of the United States. The FOIA request was immediately acknowledged, assigned a number and I was notified that it is being processed. This was some 180 days ago. I queried several times on the status of FOIA and was replied that it is still in process and that it was in &quo... | 65,173 | [
{
"answer_id": 65175,
"body": "<p>The State Department has what I believe are deliberately awful FOIA processing guidelines, which categorize virtually every request as complex, unless all the requested documents are "<a href=\"https://foia.state.gov/Learn/Reports/Officer/2020.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow nor... | [
"united-states",
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What happens to one’s tenancy if one is evicted for a breach of it under section 8, Housing Act 1988? | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94124/what-happens-to-one-s-tenancy-if-one-is-evicted-for-a-breach-of-it-under-section | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Suppose Bob enters a 12 month tenancy contract and would then like to move early, suppose after 5 months. Bob would remain liable for the remaining 7 months of rental payments, which liability his tenancy deposit would expectably be withheld toward the partial payment of.</p>
<p>Suppose Alice also enters a 12 month ... | 94,124 | [
{
"answer_id": 94152,
"body": "<p>Although Alice will mostly have achieved her aim in ending the tenancy early, there is one significant consequence of being evicted under section 8: a county court judgement (CCJ) against her.</p>\n<p>A CCJ check is a standard part of the referencing check done by landlords... | [
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Is there any sense in which the City of London Corporation is a corporation wherein other local authorities are not also? | -2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94185/is-there-any-sense-in-which-the-city-of-london-corporation-is-a-corporation-wher | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_London_Corporation" rel="nofollow noreferrer">City of London Corporation</a> includes the word "corporation" in its name. But in the operative sense, are not all other local authorities also such “corporations”?</p>
| 94,185 | [] | [
"united-kingdom",
"legal-terms",
"incorporation",
"city-of-london"
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Gaslighting ; criminal or civil | -6 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94194/gaslighting-criminal-or-civil | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Gaslighting can be extremely damaging. Like Gang-Stalking, it is near impossible to prove it executed correctly.
How can gaslighting be prosecuted as a crime?</p>
| 94,194 | [
{
"answer_id": 94196,
"body": "<p><a href=\"/questions/tagged/england-and-wales\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged 'england-and-wales'\" aria-label=\"show questions tagged 'england-and-wales'\" rel=\"tag\" aria-labelledby=\"tag-england-and-wales-tooltip-container\">england-an... | [
"criminal-law",
"criminal-procedure",
"mental-health",
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Does the US have a duty to negotiate the release of detained US citizens in the DPRK? | 8 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94125/does-the-us-have-a-duty-to-negotiate-the-release-of-detained-us-citizens-in-the | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Given that a troubled soldier has trespassed into he DPRK: <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/worry-price-soldier-travis-king-back-north-korea/story?id=101581768" rel="noreferrer">https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/worry-price-soldier-travis-king-back-north-korea/story?id=101581768</a></p>
<ol>
<li>Does the US or... | 94,125 | [
{
"answer_id": 94127,
"body": "<p>Any duty that exists is not legally enforceable in the courts in the U.S. (there are one or two cases in Canada imposing a similar duty in extraordinary rendition cases).</p>\n<p>Also, the arguably legal duty to provide diplomatic assistance to one's citizens doesn't apply ... | [
"north-korea"
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Legality of Housing Reparations | 1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94023/legality-of-housing-reparations | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Evanston, IL is <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63165668" rel="nofollow noreferrer">offering</a> $25,000 grants for housing costs to black residents who owned homes before 1969, but denies assistance to Asian, Hispanic, or white residents.</p>
<p>My impression is that the Civil Rights Act and the 1... | 94,023 | [
{
"answer_id": 94141,
"body": "<p>As a starting point, and because it is a common occurrence, we can conclude that the government <em>can</em> give a benefit to someone without having to give the same benefit to everyone. It is a political matter that a divorced spouse is entitled to Social Security benefit... | [
"united-states",
"fourteenth-amendment",
"civil-right-act"
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My lease agreement has a typo that changes the intended meaning | 1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94180/my-lease-agreement-has-a-typo-that-changes-the-intended-meaning | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I'm in New York. I share this lease with a roommate who is also on the lease but is leaving a month after I am. Our lease that states "After the initial term of this Agreement, or in case of a month-to-month tenancy, the TENANT may terminate the Lease with a minimum of calendar days written notice."</p>
<p... | 94,180 | [
{
"answer_id": 94183,
"body": "<h2>The TENANT is both of you</h2>\n<p>The TENANT (i.e. both of you) have to give 30 days notice. And the TENANT (again, both of you) must “ vacate the premises upon termination of the Agreement, unless …”.</p>\n",
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"answer_id": 94181,
"body": "<... | [
"tenant",
"residential-lease",
"lease",
"tenancy-rules",
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Do other countries have free speech protections similar to the First Amendment, and if so, how do those work? | 21 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/80686/do-other-countries-have-free-speech-protections-similar-to-the-first-amendment | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>A friend claimed the First Amendment was unnecessary, and mentioned that other countries tended to get along well without it.</p>
<p>I realized I didn't actually know much about how freedom of speech or expression worked in other countries, and figured I'd ask some people here who were a little more knowledgeable.</... | 80,686 | [
{
"answer_id": 80701,
"body": "<p><a href=\"/questions/tagged/germany\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged 'germany'\" rel=\"tag\">germany</a></p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg/englisch_gg.html#p0034\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Article 5 [Freedom o... | [
"constitutional-law",
"freedom-of-speech",
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Why don't victims often sue perpetrators / suspects? | -1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94169/why-dont-victims-often-sue-perpetrators-suspects | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Famously, although O.J. Simpson was acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman, he was later sued by their families and found to be <a href="https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/23030/what-does-it-mean-for-o-j-simpson-to-be-found-liable-for-their-deaths">liable</a> for the deaths in a civil court. T... | 94,169 | [
{
"answer_id": 94170,
"body": "<p>Most criminals aren't rich...</p>\n<p>Suing someone who has nothing, won't get you anything... Sure they can be held liable for millions of dollars. But that doesn't make the money magically appear.</p>\n<p>A million dollars from someone who has no money and a dollar will g... | [
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Does a registered trademark end if the owner throws it away? | 1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94157/does-a-registered-trademark-end-if-the-owner-throws-it-away | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>If somebody registers a trademark for their company name and the name of its flagship product, and uses this names for a while, but then one day decides to stop using it and publicly announce they will never use the old name again, is the trademark still theirs, or is it automatically terminated?</p>
<p>If not immed... | 94,157 | [
{
"answer_id": 94161,
"body": "<h2>A trademark must be used</h2>\n<p><a href=\"/questions/tagged/australia\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged 'australia'\" aria-label=\"show questions tagged 'australia'\" rel=\"tag\" aria-labelledby=\"tag-australia-tooltip-container\">austral... | [
"united-states",
"intellectual-property",
"trademark"
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Do any USA states require accepting US cash for payment of goods or services? | 4 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/93981/do-any-usa-states-require-accepting-us-cash-for-payment-of-goods-or-services | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>According to the United States Federal Reserve:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>There is no federal statute mandating that a private business, a person, or an organization must accept currency or coins as payment for goods or services. Private businesses are free to develop their own policies on whether to accept cash unless th... | 93,981 | [
{
"answer_id": 93988,
"body": "<p>Not at the level of the state, but businesses subject to King County (WA) jurisdiction will, effective Jan. 1 2025, have to accept cash (within limits: not larger than $20 bill, not more that $200) for in-person transactions. Ad hoc exemptions are allowed in case of signifi... | [
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To what extent does financial interest in vicarious liability in copyright law extend? | 3 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/93227/to-what-extent-does-financial-interest-in-vicarious-liability-in-copyright-law-e | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I've just learned about <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contributory_copyright_infringement#Difference_from_vicarious_liability" rel="nofollow noreferrer">vicarious liability</a>. It appears that it means that if you have a right to stop a copyright infringement and you're directly profiting from the fact tha... | 93,227 | [
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"body": "<h2>ISPs and VPNs have “safe harbour” protections</h2>\n<p>Just like the Post Office, FedEx and other “common carriers” who might be transporting illegal material.</p>\n<p>Basically the way it works is that if they don’t know, and stop when they are told about it, they can’t b... | [
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Can I opt out of UK Working Time Regulations daily breaks? | 4 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94165/can-i-opt-out-of-uk-working-time-regulations-daily-breaks | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>The <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1833/regulation/10/made" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Working Time Regulations 1998, PART II, Regulation 10</a> says</p>
<blockquote>
<p><strong>Daily rest</strong></p>
<p>10.—(1) An adult worker is entitled to a rest period of not less than eleven consecutive hours... | 94,165 | [
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"body": "<p>Yes</p>\n<p>If you look at the law pertaining to the work week and opting out of the maximum, which is also in The Working Time Regulations 1998 (with my emphasis in bold):</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1833/regulation/4/made\" rel... | [
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Deceased spouse still on bank account | 3 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94158/deceased-spouse-still-on-bank-account | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>If one leaves deceased spouse on joint bank account, what happens?
If one leaves deceased spouse on home deed, what happens?</p>
<p>Note, Soc Sec has been provided with copy of death certificate.
Accounts with beneficiaries have been dispersed.</p>
| 94,158 | [
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"body": "<p>There are multiple kinds of joint ownership, centered around the question of survivorship. One possible outcome is that the deceased willed their property to some other person Smith, therefore Smith will not have A's interest in the account. Let's assume that the accounts a... | [
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What is acceptable use of security deposits? | 1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/83988/what-is-acceptable-use-of-security-deposits | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p><strong>Context:</strong> Non-residential Florida Office Space Lease</p>
<p><a href="https://www.akerman.com/a/web/65420/Security-Deposit-Laws-Commercial-Lease-State-Comparison-Chart.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Akerman indicates</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Landlords routinely require security deposits from their ten... | 83,988 | [
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"answer_id": 84000,
"body": "<h2>What does the lease say?</h2>\n<p>The deposit was collected for a reason, what was it?</p>\n<p>Whether it can be used to effect repairs and to what extent should be spelled out in the lease.</p>\n",
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"body": "<blockquote>\... | [
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Can I make an auto shop pay for oil damage from a defective oil filter? | -1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94046/can-i-make-an-auto-shop-pay-for-oil-damage-from-a-defective-oil-filter | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>About ten days ago I had a flat tired replaced at a local shop and added an oil change to the work order. A day later I notice a huge oil stain (about 3 ft x 10 ft) that flowed over the pavers on my driveway. I went back to the car shop for an evaluation and was informed that the oil filter was defective. They repla... | 94,046 | [
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"body": "<p>You can sue the shop for defective installation, or you can sue the manufacturer for a defective part. You will have to prove that it is the fault of the person that you are suing, so the shop will probably argue that it was a defective part that they couldn't have known ab... | [
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When is cursing illegal in the U.S.? | 20 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/780/when-is-cursing-illegal-in-the-u-s | CC BY-SA 3.0 | <p>For example, I've heard before that it's actually illegal to swear at a police officer (I've also heard that's true in the U.K. as well, although that's not my question).</p>
<p>However, what counts as "swearing" is a very subjective thing, and clearly there are plenty of contexts where no word is off-limits (becau... | 780 | [
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"body": "<p><a href=\"http://blogs.denverpost.com/crime/2011/06/13/the-f-bomb-isnt-polite-or-illegal/48/\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Denver lawyer David Lane has said</a>, “The First Amendment lives in a rough neighborhood and if you can’t stand the neighborhood move to China … or somewhere the... | [
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Does GDPR apply when PII is already publicly available? | 9 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/93891/does-gdpr-apply-when-pii-is-already-publicly-available | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Pretend there is a website, it might be free to access, or be a paid per search service, where the users get access to summarised information on the people that they search for.</p>
<p>All of the information this website displays has been taken from public sources, such as news papers, personal profiles on company w... | 93,891 | [
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"answer_id": 93893,
"body": "<p>The site would combine the data in novel ways, which is <em>processing</em> the data. Processing personal data which is publicly available is still processing personal data.</p>\n<p>You would have to take GDPR into account. That does not mean the processing is forbidden, bu... | [
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is it illegal for a minor to contact a minor if the second minor's parents have instructed them not to do so? | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94050/is-it-illegal-for-a-minor-to-contact-a-minor-if-the-second-minors-parents-have | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I am 16 yrs old and my boyfriend's parents have told my boyfriend not to contact me (and have told me not to contact him) because they disapprove, and believe I am not a real person since they have never actually met me.</p>
<p>My boyfriend however has met me before he moved. We mainly talk online now, and they say... | 94,050 | [
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"answer_id": 94053,
"body": "<p>If, so far, you only had contact trough phone or internet, it is somewhat understandable that parents are afraid that their son/daughter falls for some internet-rip-off or some pervert with a fake profile.</p>\n<p>It may upset your or his parents, but continued contact is n... | [
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Neighbor has a leak on their ceiling | 2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/93913/neighbor-has-a-leak-on-their-ceiling | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I am having an issue with my downstairs neighbor. The neighbor has a damaged leaking ceiling with brownish color (which might be an issue for a long time) and is saying that the wet ceiling was observed just a few days ago.</p>
<p>We have had heavy rain pouring over the past few days. The neighbor continues insistin... | 93,913 | [
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"answer_id": 93915,
"body": "<p>From the legal perspective, nobody has to do anything until the court orders somebody to do something. The most likely order from a court would be "compensate X for your actions or inactions". Barring some peculiar circumstance, either you or the HOA would be liab... | [
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Why does Double Jeopardy apply if you confess? | 19 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94011/why-does-double-jeopardy-apply-if-you-confess | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>If you were tried for murder and acquitted - then you go out and publicly admit that they were wrong, you did actually murder that person. Where is the <em>justice</em> in not being able to be tried again in those circumstances? There is now no doubt that you were in fact guilty - why tie the court/police's hands?</... | 94,011 | [
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"answer_id": 94012,
"body": "<p>In the United States, <a href=\"https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/amdt5-3-1/ALDE_00000858/\" rel=\"noreferrer\">prohibition against double jeopardy is a <em>constitutional</em> protection</a>. As long as one was actually at jeopardy for an offence by a particul... | [
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Is operating a part-time beacon in the 10-metre band permitted? | 2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/93812/is-operating-a-part-time-beacon-in-the-10-metre-band-permitted | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Consider the text of <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/47/97.203" rel="nofollow noreferrer">47 CFR § 97.203 - Beacon station</a>, with the following scenario:</p>
<p>Sally is a radio operator turning her station into a part-time beacon. She is class Extra and is allowed in all of the portions of each of ... | 93,812 | [
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"answer_id": 93813,
"body": "<p>The key part of (e) is the <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_National_Radio_Quiet_Zone\" rel=\"noreferrer\">National Radio Quiet Zone</a> that covers parts of east-central West Virginia and west-central Virginia. Because of radio telescopes and military ... | [
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Would it by libel if I told someone one of their friends is a thief? | -1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94037/would-it-by-libel-if-i-told-someone-one-of-their-friends-is-a-thief | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Considering US law in general -</p>
<p>An associate (call him Patrick) stole a fair bit of money over several years. I eventually severed all business relations and blocked Patrick on all platforms. I have no wish to spend my valuable life pursuing him in courts.</p>
<p>I keep getting invitations on LinkedIn *as a... | 94,037 | [
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"answer_id": 94038,
"body": "<p>If your statement is true, it is not libel. But if it is false, it is libel. It does not matter if you directly name him, what matters is if he can be specifically identified by others. Not <em>all</em> others, but at least <em>some</em> others.</p>\n",
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