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Can a six year old be charged? | 13 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/88162/can-a-six-year-old-be-charged | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>CONTEXT: <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/13/us/newport-news-virginia-shooting-friday/index.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/13/us/newport-news-virginia-shooting-friday/index.html</a></p>
<p>Assume that the six year old does not understand the concepts of life / death / murder / assaul... | 88,162 | [
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"answer_id": 88164,
"body": "<p>We cannot stipulate that a 6 year old does not understand the concepts of life / death / murder / assault, but that stipulation might be baked into the laws of the jurisdiction. In Washington, a child under age 8 is <a href=\"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=9A.... | [
"united-states",
"murder",
"virginia",
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Can the supreme court enforce its rulings on the executive branch? | 2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/53739/can-the-supreme-court-enforce-its-rulings-on-the-executive-branch | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I've just read <a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/07/daca-donald-trump-supreme-court.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this article</a> on Slate. In it, they describe how Trump's administration has ignored deadlines imposed by the U.S. District Court after losing a case to SCOTUS (I bolded the most rele... | 53,739 | [
{
"answer_id": 70651,
"body": "<p>The US courts (including the US Supreme Court) do not have an army or even a police force under their direct control, except for a few court bailiffs. Ultimately, if the executive simply defies the courts, the only remedy is a political one.</p>\n<p>A court can order a pers... | [
"united-states",
"judiciary",
"separation-of-powers",
"enforcing-judgment"
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How did Dominion justify the 1.6 billion value they're suing Fox News for? | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90238/how-did-dominion-justify-the-1-6-billion-value-theyre-suing-fox-news-for | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Dominion is suing for 1.6 billion in their defamation case against Fox News. Google tells me they make an annual income of less then 100 million and their entire company is only valued at 80 million. To be frank, regardless of whether or not Fox is found liable of defamation it seems hard to believe that the alleg... | 90,238 | [
{
"answer_id": 90251,
"body": "<p>The complaint is <a href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/20527880-dominion-v-fox-news-complaint\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">available online</a>. In fact, it asks for more than 1.6 billion, because it doesn't suggest any amounts for certain categories. The amo... | [
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"civil-law",
"damages"
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Trademarking Public Domain Material | 2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/73699/trademarking-public-domain-material | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I have a question about a public domain self-help book that has lapsed copyrights in the USA and has been in the public domain for a few decades.</p>
<p>The organization is still in operation and they trademarked the name of the book and its abbreviation.</p>
<p>I'm the author of one mobile app of this self-help boo... | 73,699 | [
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"body": "<blockquote>\n<p>is it even possible to trademark the name of a public domain book?</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Yes.</p>\n",
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"trademark",
"public-domain"
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How can I prove I do not own real-estate property in New Jersey? | 3 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90236/how-can-i-prove-i-do-not-own-real-estate-property-in-new-jersey | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>For purposes of tax exemption in another country, I need to prove that I do not own a house or an apartment in my current state of residence, which is New Jersey. How can I do that?</p>
<p>For example, is there a way to search my identity (SSN) in property records and get an official document verifying there are no ... | 90,236 | [
{
"answer_id": 90242,
"body": "<blockquote>\n<p>For example, is there a way to search my identity (SSN) in property\nrecords and get an official document verifying there are no matching\nresults?</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>No. You can search by name on a county by county basis, however.</p>\n<p>A certified sear... | [
"real-estate",
"new-jersey"
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Can / How would a lease (contract) require an injured visitor to hold the renter's insurance liable? | 2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90234/can-how-would-a-lease-contract-require-an-injured-visitor-to-hold-the-renter | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Assume Jane visits Bob (Renter). Mike is the Florida landlord.</p>
<p>Jane slips and falls on the Mike's rental property, Can Mike's attorney construct lease so that Bob is required to have some sort of insurance so that his visitor's injuries are covered by Bob's insurance?</p>
<p>Is there nomenclature for said p... | 90,234 | [
{
"answer_id": 90244,
"body": "<p>There are multiple separate issues presented by this question.</p>\n<p><strong>Allocating Responsibility In The Lease</strong></p>\n<p>One is that the lease between Mike and Bob can attempt to allocate all responsibility for matters that could give rise to personal injuries... | [
"liability",
"florida",
"insurance",
"lease",
"indemnity"
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If someone is appointed to a committee, is that member allowed to vote in the same meeting? | 6 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90240/if-someone-is-appointed-to-a-committee-is-that-member-allowed-to-vote-in-the-sa | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>If a committee appoints a member to itself, is that newly appointed member allowed to vote in the same meeting he/she is elected or must the meeting be adjourned before that right is granted?</p>
| 90,240 | [
{
"answer_id": 90241,
"body": "<p>First, there are many versions of Robert's Rules of Order: <a href=\"https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/9097/pg9097-images.html#art06\" rel=\"noreferrer\">here</a> is an early free version. §26(c) suggests a procedure for creation of a committee to draft resolutions, and ... | [
"roberts-rules-of-order"
] |
What happens legally if a majority of both houses of Congress disappear? | -4 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90235/what-happens-legally-if-a-majority-of-both-houses-of-congress-disappear | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>In the mass-dissapearance scenario from <a href="https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90213/">my previous question</a>, what happens legally if both houses of Congress are in session and a majority of both houses disappear? Is Congress unable to do business because there is no longer a quorum? Or does the quorum ... | 90,235 | [
{
"answer_id": 90239,
"body": "<p>Likely nothing. Both houses cannot enact legislation without meeting a quorum, which is a more the majority number of members present, so any voting would be suspended pending seats being filled by emergency election or appointment.</p>\n<p>Typically, in the U.S., when a R... | [
"united-states",
"congress"
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Do you need to give the source when making a "Privatkopie" (Germany)? | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90232/do-you-need-to-give-the-source-when-making-a-privatkopie-germany | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>In Germany, when making a Privatkopie, for example by taking notes in digital form, do you need to include from which book the notes were taken, the author's name, ... if you are only going to privately use your digital notes?</p>
| 90,232 | [
{
"answer_id": 90237,
"body": "<p><strong>No</strong>, § 63 (1) 1 UrhG, the obligation to attribute the source, concerns only exceptions listed there.\nThe applicable exception of § 53 UrhG, copies for private use, is not listed in § 63.</p>\n",
"score": 3
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"copyright",
"licensing",
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How did the right for peers to be tried by peers end in 1948? | 2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90195/how-did-the-right-for-peers-to-be-tried-by-peers-end-in-1948 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>In another question's comments is claimed that the right for aristocratic peers to be tried by their own kind had ended in 1948. How and why did it end then?</p>
| 90,195 | [
{
"answer_id": 90204,
"body": "<p>The privilege of peerage in criminal proceedings was abolished by s. 30 of the <a href=\"https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/11-12/58/enacted\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Criminal Justice Act 1948</a>.</p>\n<p>As for <em>why</em>, see Colin Rhys Lovell, "<a href... | [
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"parliament"
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What is "probity"? | 4 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90199/what-is-probity | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I have found a number of definitions but none are satisfyingly congruent with the usages that I have seen in legal contexts including several times on here, which generally use it to describe a quality of evidence, even the definitions which I have found through search engines in specifically legal dictionaries.</p>... | 90,199 | [
{
"answer_id": 90201,
"body": "<p>The definitions you found online and in legal dictionaries are likely correct. I suspect you found something such as:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The quality or condition of having strong moral principles; integrity, good character; honesty, decency. (Oxford English Dictionary)</... | [
"legal-terms"
] |
Grounds to discharge the accused in CrPc | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90215/grounds-to-discharge-the-accused-in-crpc | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>The Code of Criminal Procedure at <a href="https://www.indiacode.nic.in/show-data?actid=AC_CEN_5_23_000010_197402_1517807320555&sectionId=22622&sectionno=227&orderno=256" rel="nofollow noreferrer">CrPc 227</a> states:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Discharge.</p>
<p>If, upon consideration of the record of the case ... | 90,215 | [
{
"answer_id": 90220,
"body": "<p>It's when there is insufficient <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prima_facie\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><em>prima facie</em></a> evidence to support the allegation against the accused.</p>\n<p>Or, in other words:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>the evidence presented to the... | [
"criminal-law",
"india",
"rules-of-court"
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Can Oracle sue JSON users? | 1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90208/can-oracle-sue-json-users | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>As we know,</p>
<ul>
<li><p>Oracle owns the Java and JavaScript trademarks from its purchase of Sun.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Java and JavaScript are 2 completely unrelated programming languages.</p>
</li>
<li><p>JSON is the abbreviation of "JavaScript Object Notation", and is a popular format for encoding structu... | 90,208 | [
{
"answer_id": 90217,
"body": "<p>I don't think so. While JSON <em>stands for</em> "JavaScript Object Notation", it doesn't <em>say</em> that. So the term "JSON" isn't infringing on a trademark for "JavaScript".</p>\n<p>To sue somebody because of an alleged trademark infringeme... | [
"trademark"
] |
Is a Request to Stay Case Pending Appeal Considered an Equitable Remedy in the USA? | -1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90057/is-a-request-to-stay-case-pending-appeal-considered-an-equitable-remedy-in-the-u | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>A request for injunctive relief is an equitable remedy and courts have broad discretion in granting or denying it.</p>
<p>Is a request to stay case pending appeal also considered an equitable remedy?</p>
| 90,057 | [
{
"answer_id": 90058,
"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>Yes: "The remedy sought by the... | [
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Who is supposed to teach the law to the citizens? | 119 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/48515/who-is-supposed-to-teach-the-law-to-the-citizens | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>As I understand, in general, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignorantia_juris_non_excusat" rel="noreferrer">not knowing the law does not excuse violating it</a>.</p>
<p>That should apply to most if not all jurisdictions in most cases with very few <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignorantia_juris_non_e... | 48,515 | [
{
"answer_id": 48524,
"body": "<p>The answer from @user6726 is a good one. But, I'd like to add to it by pointing out that the body of law applicable to an individual is usually much, much smaller than the entire body of law. I'm a lawyer who has been in private practice for almost 25 years with an extremel... | [
"human-rights",
"legal-concepts"
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In what context can one reference or make points about pre-trial correspondence at trial? | 2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90203/in-what-context-can-one-reference-or-make-points-about-pre-trial-correspondence | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Suppose one has a claim against a corporate defendant, and up until the trial the defendant is represented in correspondence by a solicitor. At trial, a human director of the defendant is called by the defendant party as a witness, but the defendant itself is represented now by a barrister. If one wishes to referenc... | 90,203 | [
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"answer_id": 90207,
"body": "<p>Evidence of pre-trial correspondence can be adduced if it is relevant to a fact in issue, and not excluded by another rule of evidence. Commonly, pre-trial correspondence is not relevant to a fact in issue, because it consists of legal argument and rhetoric. In other words,... | [
"common-law",
"trial",
"barristers",
"solicitor",
"legal-person"
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Does Canada copyright law address the issue of whether browsing is copyright infringement? | 3 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/84732/does-canada-copyright-law-address-the-issue-of-whether-browsing-is-copyright-inf | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>If someone merely views copyright infringement material online through their browser, without downloading it, does Canadian law address whether this is copyright?</p>
<p>I know in the UK, the Supreme Court addressed this is 2013, in "Public Relations Consultants Association Ltd v The Newspaper Licensing Agency ... | 84,732 | [
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"answer_id": 88978,
"body": "<p>In my understanding under Canadian law, viewing copyright infringement material online without downloading it is still considered an infringement of the copyright holder’s rights.</p>\n<p>Act of Canada, R.S.C., 1985, c. C-42.</p>\n<p>According to section 3 of the Copyright ... | [
"copyright",
"intellectual-property"
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are there any legal systems in the world where the judiciary and the legislature are the same? | 4 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90160/are-there-any-legal-systems-in-the-world-where-the-judiciary-and-the-legislature | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>it's well known that the limited lawmaking power that a judiciary has comes from interpretation of statutes but are there any systems where the judiciary and the legislature are one and the same and have broad lawmaking powers ?</p>
| 90,160 | [
{
"answer_id": 90162,
"body": "<p>Historically, this was true in the Icelandic Commonwealth in the Middle Ages, and in some democratic Greek city-states in the classical era.</p>\n<p>Similarly, in non-democratic feudal regimes, the lord or monarch was both the law giver and sitting in court was also the arb... | [
"judiciary",
"judicial-review"
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What would happen if you entered a building and didn’t leave because you didn’t think the person there was the owner? | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90143/what-would-happen-if-you-entered-a-building-and-didn-t-leave-because-you-didn-t | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Imagine you come across a building in a public place with some signs on it and an unlocked door. The signs make it seem like a shop or activity center rather than saying anything like “Keep Out”.</p>
<p>You go inside and inside a person coldly says you aren’t welcome there and it isn’t a public place you can just en... | 90,143 | [
{
"answer_id": 90154,
"body": "<p>While the elements of criminal trespass vary from one U.S. state to another, the majority rule is that a good faith belief that you have a claim of a legal right to be present on property (even if you are ultimately found to be incorrect on the merits) prevents you from hav... | [
"theory-of-law",
"trespassing",
"acknowledgement",
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What happens if a Supreme Court decision is obviously wrong? | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/81099/what-happens-if-a-supreme-court-decision-is-obviously-wrong | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p><em>Edited to add this summary:</em> What happens if the Supreme Court issues a ruling that is obviously unconstitutional, such as interpreting a clause to mean something no reasonable person would believe it means, or ruling based on a nonexistent article?</p>
<hr />
<p>Suppose John Doe says "Dogs are the best... | 81,099 | [
{
"answer_id": 81114,
"body": "<p>The US Supreme Court has made some decisions that legal scholars, other judges, lawyers, and people in general have strongly criticized as mistaken, but none anywhere nearly as wild as the one suggested in the question. Many such, well let me call them "disputed",... | [
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Does Tennessee HB9/SB3 make it illegal to wear drag in a non-sexual show in Tennessee? | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90186/does-tennessee-hb9-sb3-make-it-illegal-to-wear-drag-in-a-non-sexual-show-in-tenn | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p><a href="https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0003&ga=113" rel="nofollow noreferrer">This bill</a> recently passed in Tennessee and became law. It purports to ban adult entertainment (e.g. erotic dances) for kids. It's <a href="https://www.newschannel5.com/news/tennessee-residents-... | 90,186 | [
{
"answer_id": 90187,
"body": "<p>So, going over of a read of the bill, specifically the definitions in the overview. The bill specifically bans "adult cabaret entertainment" which it defines as:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>adult-oriented performances that are harmful to minors, as such term is defined... | [
"tennessee",
"entertainment-law"
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Can private prosecution be brought against anoymous identifying placeholder? | 5 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90179/can-private-prosecution-be-brought-against-anoymous-identifying-placeholder | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>In a civil case, the proper name of the defendant need not be known and it can simply be filed against "the individual with this phone number" and their identity possibly later subpoenaed from the phone company. But what about in a criminal prosecution, private or public?</p>
| 90,179 | [
{
"answer_id": 90181,
"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>The name of the accused must appear... | [
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Are you allowed to solve an exercise from a book more than seven times? | 7 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90182/are-you-allowed-to-solve-an-exercise-from-a-book-more-than-seven-times | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>In Germany, apparently, you are allowed to make a "Privatkopie" at most seven times. Are you allowed to write down an exercise on a device using a note taking app more than seven times?</p>
<p>Does writing down exercises count?
Precisely, in math, when you solve an algebraic problem, you usually start by w... | 90,182 | [
{
"answer_id": 90185,
"body": "<p>You can make as many "manual copies" of math homework for yourself as you like.</p>\n<p>The seemingly arbitrary number of "7" came into being because with the invention and popularity of devices for copying, private persons could make copies without cons... | [
"copyright",
"licensing",
"germany"
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What is a “submission”? | -1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90177/what-is-a-submission | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>It was used in a recent answer to mean “a legal argument”. Is it necessarily of this nature? Or is it broader (i.e. “anything one submits”)?</p>
| 90,177 | [
{
"answer_id": 90180,
"body": "<p><em>Submission</em> is a legal term of art in Commonwealth jurisdictions, which refers specifically to OED sense 2(b):</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Something submitted for decision or consideration; a point of view, a theory of a case; a proposal, an application; <em>spec</em>. <s... | [
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What parts of the Code of Criminal Procedure deal with appeal from a sentence? | 2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90164/what-parts-of-the-code-of-criminal-procedure-deal-with-appeal-from-a-sentence | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I've been browsing through the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPc) and there doesn't seem to be any provision for appeals from sentencing (reduction) there seems to be sections for enhancing it (section 377 and section 378) are there any provisions I'm missing or not reading properly?</... | 90,164 | [
{
"answer_id": 90165,
"body": "<p><a href=\"https://www.indiacode.nic.in/show-data?actid=AC_CEN_5_23_000010_197402_1517807320555&orderno=420\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Section 374</a> CrPc gives the general right of appeal, but there are exclusions, such as those found within <a href=\"https://www.in... | [
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"india",
"appeal",
"indian-penal-code",
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In the USA, do parents have the right to control their children's possessions? | 22 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/24455/in-the-usa-do-parents-have-the-right-to-control-their-childrens-possessions | CC BY-SA 3.0 | <p>Let's say a minor (17 or younger) living with his parents gets a job or does chores, and with the money thereby earned, buys a video game console.</p>
<p>The parents decide that the console is not appropriate for the child and take it away. In fact, they sell it and put the money into their own bank account, with n... | 24,455 | [
{
"answer_id": 24474,
"body": "<p>The fundamental question is whether children can own property: they clearly can. See <a href=\"https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=nrsEAQAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en&pg=GBS.PA1654\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Cyclopedia of Law and Procedure</a>... | [
"united-states",
"property",
"minor",
"parental-rights"
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Are you allowed to take notes on a book you bought with a note taking app? | 1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90171/are-you-allowed-to-take-notes-on-a-book-you-bought-with-a-note-taking-app | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Most books have something like "no part of this work may be copied" written on their first page.
Are you allowed to take notes on a book after you have purchased it with a note taking app, or would that count as a derivative work, which is not allowed either?
The notes would be stored on your device after ... | 90,171 | [
{
"answer_id": 90173,
"body": "<p>Copyright is not absolute. While copyright is reserved by default, copyright law contains many exceptions, and a disclaimer in a book's imprint cannot override them. What exceptions are available depends on national laws. The <em>fair use</em> exception is famous, but speci... | [
"copyright",
"licensing",
"germany"
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Can counterpart's counsel be cross-examined on the validity/merit of their arguments, or only witnesses? | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90128/can-counterparts-counsel-be-cross-examined-on-the-validity-merit-of-their-argum | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>In court, a legal representative may be conducting the case and calling witnesses and cross examining the other side's witnesses.</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Are these representatives "sworn in" under oath?</p>
</li>
<li><p>As they may also deliver submissions of legal arguments, if not, perhaps, statements of fact, c... | 90,128 | [
{
"answer_id": 90130,
"body": "<p>In the <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>, ... | [
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Age you have to be to drive with a disabled parent | 4 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/85823/age-you-have-to-be-to-drive-with-a-disabled-parent | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I was in a car accident 9 years ago. My spine was fused twice and I know I am permanently disabled. I have 2 kids, one is 12 years old and another is 14.</p>
<p>Can the oldest child get an early driver's license? If so, what age can he do so?</p>
| 85,823 | [
{
"answer_id": 85824,
"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=\"united-states-container\">united-states</a></p>\n<p>Possibly, de... | [
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"minor",
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Rent office space and sleep there | 2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90151/rent-office-space-and-sleep-there | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Could someone theoretically rent out some office space in Pennsylvania in the United States and sleep in it?</p>
<p>Some business owners work late all the time and some may sleep in their office. When does someone sleeping in an office become illegal? Or does it ever become illegal?</p>
| 90,151 | [
{
"answer_id": 90155,
"body": "<p>Whether it is legal to sleep in office space is generally determined under local zoning ordinances and wouldn't be uniform across an entire state.</p>\n<p>This said, the vast majority of localities would prohibit doing so under the relevant building and zoning ordinances of... | [
"rental-property",
"real-estate",
"rent",
"business-lease",
"commercial-lease"
] |
Does the exemption in 17 USC 110(1) apply to nonprofit educational institutions that are non-accredited? | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90124/does-the-exemption-in-17-usc-1101-apply-to-nonprofit-educational-institutions | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>It is clear that the exemptions under 17 USC 110(2) apply only to nonprofit educational institutions that are accredited; the language is there on the face of the statute, and 110(11)(A) provides more detail. <strong>BUT</strong> 110(1) applies to "nonprofit educational institutions" without specifying an ... | 90,124 | [
{
"answer_id": 90157,
"body": "<p>The structure and the language of <a href=\"https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/110\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">17 U.S.C. § 110</a> (which provides certain non-profit exemptions to copyright infringement) makes clear that the requirement that a non-profit educatio... | [
"copyright"
] |
Does the "reasonable person" standard change based on social acceptance? | 5 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90122/does-the-reasonable-person-standard-change-based-on-social-acceptance | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>The "reasonable person" standard is the standard of care that a reasonably prudent person would observe under a given set of circumstances. It serves as a comparative standard for courts to assess liability. However, Society is constantly evolving. Acceptance of things change over time. Does that mean that... | 90,122 | [
{
"answer_id": 90156,
"body": "<blockquote>\n<p>Does that mean that the "reasonable person" standard also changes over\ntime?</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>The reasonable person standard changes every time a new finder of fact, either a judge or a jury, considers a case.</p>\n<p>To a great extent the who... | [
"reasonableness"
] |
Is there a line that excludes preaching religious murders from first amendment protection? | 4 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90142/is-there-a-line-that-excludes-preaching-religious-murders-from-first-amendment-p | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>In general, religious beliefs can be as free under the first amendment as they come. You can believe in any god or pantheon, or nothing at all in pretty much any fashion. Very free indeed. But is it truly unlimited? So to illustrate, let's take a look at a fictitious <em>religion</em> that is defined by how repulsiv... | 90,142 | [
{
"answer_id": 90149,
"body": "<p>As edited, this asks two different questions:</p>\n<ol>\n<li>Is it legal to have a religious belief that killing mutants is a moral necessity?</li>\n<li>Is it legal to preach a religious belief that killing mutants is a moral necessity?</li>\n</ol>\n<p>The answer to the fir... | [
"united-states",
"law-in-fiction",
"freedom-of-religion"
] |
Is it possible to prove copyright infringement when artificial intelligence is used? | 2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/86500/is-it-possible-to-prove-copyright-infringement-when-artificial-intelligence-is-u | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>If there are two significantly similar pieces of fiction, but no word to word sentences, is it possible to use artificial intelligence to prove the similarities ( or reverse engineer in the case artificial intelligence was used to write one, when the other has been used as a prompt to train the program) ? What is th... | 86,500 | [
{
"answer_id": 86502,
"body": "<p>In such a case, a court would generally look at the result. If the later work is found to have "substantial similarity" to the earlier work, or to be a derivative work of the earlier work, and if <em><strong>fair use</strong></em> (in a US court) or another <em><s... | [
"copyright",
"artificial-intelligence"
] |
NSW, AU Living in a Class-1A approved shed, that's not a "dewlling" | 4 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90093/nsw-au-living-in-a-class-1a-approved-shed-thats-not-a-dewlling | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>We've been living in a shed as a house for the last ~12 years. Now it has come to the attention of the local council, and they're sending out inspectors, etc.</p>
<p>The shed was approved (to 1A standards) by the council for the previous owner.
All the water/sewage/electricity connections are all official and appro... | 90,093 | [
{
"answer_id": 90139,
"body": "<blockquote>\n<p>Can the council kick us out of our shed/house?</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Potentially, yes. Although this is very unlikely.</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Does the amount of time we've lived here make any difference?</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>No.</p>\n<h2>Building and develop... | [
"australia",
"local-authorities",
"new-south-wales",
"building-code"
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If you are serving a life sentence, die, are legally declared dead, and are brought back to life, are you now free? | 7 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/25675/if-you-are-serving-a-life-sentence-die-are-legally-declared-dead-and-are-brou | CC BY-SA 3.0 | <p>Apologies if this is too hypothetical and not allowed. I'm not trained in law, but am curious about the following question:</p>
<p>If you are sentenced to 1 life sentence, die, are legally declared dead, and you are brought back to life (not going to address how, but who knows, maybe it's something that could happe... | 25,675 | [
{
"answer_id": 25677,
"body": "<p>If you can be revived, you are <strong>not</strong> <a href=\"https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_death\" rel=\"noreferrer\">legally dead</a>.</p>\n\n<p>To be declared dead you must be in cardio-pulmonary failure and have all attempts at resuscitation cease or be brain de... | [
"sentencing"
] |
Are police legally obligated to read warrants out to you if asked? | 2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90116/are-police-legally-obligated-to-read-warrants-out-to-you-if-asked | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>If you ask police to read warrants out before they enter your premises, are the forced to? Can police being asked to read out a warrant and not doing so be grounds for having a warrant deemed invalid?</p>
| 90,116 | [
{
"answer_id": 90123,
"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... | [
"united-states",
"constitutional-law",
"police",
"search-and-seizure"
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In US law, what is the legal difference between an alcoholic beverage in an open container and one in a closed container? | -2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90096/in-us-law-what-is-the-legal-difference-between-an-alcoholic-beverage-in-an-open | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Watching TV and discussing <a href="https://law.stackexchange.com/a/90054/8683">https://law.stackexchange.com/a/90054/8683</a>, the matter of whether a container of an alcoholic beverage is open or closed may be of importance. I've heard of minors being arrested for being in possession of an <em>open</em> container... | 90,096 | [
{
"answer_id": 90109,
"body": "<p>These laws are state-by-state in the US. The great State of Louisiana has defined these as such. Note 3b, allowing drive-through daiquiri sales, lol.</p>\n<p>Possession of alcoholic beverages in motor vehicles</p>\n<p>A. It shall be unlawful for the operator of a motor v... | [
"united-states",
"definition",
"alcohol"
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If police seize property that is not on a warrant can you accuse them of theft? | 1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90115/if-police-seize-property-that-is-not-on-a-warrant-can-you-accuse-them-of-theft | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>If police seize property that is not on a warrant are they basically stealing from you? What is your recourse if this is to happen? Can you make a case of theft against the police or is there nothing else to do but to start a <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/1983" rel="nofollow noreferrer">section... | 90,115 | [
{
"answer_id": 90117,
"body": "<p>Police liability under state law has meaningful variation from state to state.</p>\n<p>Most prominently, one could seek to regain possession of property unlawfully taken that belongs to the person bringing suit by some means or another, although the procedural framework for... | [
"united-states",
"police",
"us-constitution",
"search-and-seizure"
] |
Is shipping an 80% lower to someone in Washington Illegal | -1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/46884/is-shipping-an-80-lower-to-someone-in-washington-illegal | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I was apart of a conversation where one person who lives in the state of Washington wanted someone who lives in Texas to buy a glock <code>80% lower</code> for them and ship it to them in Texas. To me, this sounds like a really bad idea and I alerted the Texan about my concerns. I tried looking up the legality on it... | 46,884 | [
{
"answer_id": 46891,
"body": "<p>Note, <a href=\"http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2019-20/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5061.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Washington State Senate Bill 5061</a> seeks to block certain \"untracable\" firearms without a serial number. This relates in part to \"3D printab... | [
"united-states",
"texas",
"washington",
"firearms",
"shipping"
] |
Are legislators and legislative drafts people legally one and the same? | -2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90110/are-legislators-and-legislative-drafts-people-legally-one-and-the-same | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>If they are legally seen as such, this seems to me a pretty egregious (egregiously counterproductive) legal fiction. There is no way that members of a legislature can have the time to go through the minute levels of detail and wording that would be as carefully considered as it would by the actual draftspeople.</p>
... | 90,110 | [
{
"answer_id": 90112,
"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>These roles are distinct. See e.g. ... | [
"united-kingdom",
"any-jurisdiction",
"parliamentary-procedure",
"legislative-intent",
"legislative-drafting"
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Are there any official or unofficial principles about if a law is sufficiently interpretable? | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90101/are-there-any-official-or-unofficial-principles-about-if-a-law-is-sufficiently-i | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I have been really interested in how it seems like there is an unavoidable limit to how sort of objective the meaning of a law can be. There are plenty of things in life where you can ask if some assertion a person has made is even well-defined; if it is even clear what it means, how to decide what meets a descripti... | 90,101 | [
{
"answer_id": 90105,
"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>A law is impermissibly vague only w... | [
"theory-of-law"
] |
Is awarding a day off for women employees on 8 March a discrimination against the male employees? | 2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90074/is-awarding-a-day-off-for-women-employees-on-8-march-a-discrimination-against-th | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Early this year I joined a new company. As part of the benefits they give to their employees is included a day off, paid by the company, to all female employees for the 8 of March because of the International Woman's Day celebration.</p>
<p>So women employees get one benefit more than men employees, simply because t... | 90,074 | [
{
"answer_id": 90085,
"body": "<p>In the US, prohibitions against sex discrimination in employment do not include an exception when males are the targets of a discriminatory practice, whatever the underslying rationale may be. The specific language of <a href=\"https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/200... | [
"discrimination",
"workplace",
"sex-discrimination",
"employee"
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Does qualified immunity still apply if an officer resigns? | 1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90091/does-qualified-immunity-still-apply-if-an-officer-resigns | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Here is a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnmqsnugGw0" rel="nofollow noreferrer">video</a> showing some details about the case.</p>
<p>A business owner is falsely arrested at his place of business. The business owner was unable to obtain the name of all the officers involved. The business owner then sees th... | 90,091 | [
{
"answer_id": 90097,
"body": "<h2>Yes</h2>\n<p>What’s relevant is if they were a police officer at the time the violation occurred.</p>\n",
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"united-states"
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Is it legal for a Police officer to say "I will kill you"? | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90084/is-it-legal-for-a-police-officer-to-say-i-will-kill-you | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Here is a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1JMWOnMOdk" rel="nofollow noreferrer">video</a> of the incident.</p>
<p>Mr. George Dickerson was driving on the highway when a police officer initiated a traffic stop. When he approached the vehicle, the officer started saying "Do that shit again. Throw your c... | 90,084 | [
{
"answer_id": 90087,
"body": "<p>Title 5 Ch. 22 of the Texas Penal Code deems it to be assault if a person "intentionally or knowingly threatens another with imminent bodily injury, including the person's spouse". The conditional wording of the threat does not make this an imminent threat. Anothe... | [
"united-states"
] |
4th Amendment violation during a terry stop? | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90086/4th-amendment-violation-during-a-terry-stop | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Lets say Bob is walking down the street, somewhere in the US. A police officer stops and detains Bob. Bob has not broken any laws. The officer asks Bob for an ID and he refuses.</p>
<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_v._Ohio" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><em>Terry v. Ohio</em> 392 U.S. 1 (1968)</a> says th... | 90,086 | [
{
"answer_id": 90089,
"body": "<p>In <em>Terry</em>, the court said that the "scope of the search must be 'strictly tied to and justified by' the circumstances which rendered its initiation permissible", and "The sole justification of the search ... is the protection of the police officer and... | [
"united-states",
"fourth-amendment"
] |
precrime options | 1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90067/precrime-options | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>If a governmental institution, either police or a court, has information of an intention of a person who intends to commit a crime, is it their job description to prevent it from happening?</p>
| 90,067 | [
{
"answer_id": 90088,
"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<p>... | [
"criminal-law"
] |
Are all GPL Licensed projects free to use for commercial use even if they appear to be paid content? | 2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/11135/are-all-gpl-licensed-projects-free-to-use-for-commercial-use-even-if-they-appear | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I'm having a few issues understanding how sites like <a href="https://gpldl.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">gpldl.com</a> can call themselves legal. This site appears to purchase paid plugins from various developers like</p>
<ul>
<li>WooThemes</li>
<li>iThemes</li>
<li>Gravity Forms</li>
<li>WPML</li>
<li>WPMU DEV</... | 11,135 | [
{
"answer_id": 15006,
"body": "<p>They are GPL licensed. Each WordPress file contains either a licence.txt or readme.txt file that clearly states they are GPLv2 or higher. As such they are free to redistribute the files as they wish.</p>\n\n<p>Disclaimer: We also own a website that distributes GPL licenced ... | [
"licensing",
"gpl"
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Can I use footage from House.gov in a (mostly) free web application? | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90063/can-i-use-footage-from-house-gov-in-a-mostly-free-web-application | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Right now, I am working on an information service website relating to political offices in the U.S.</p>
<p>This is something I'm working on in my own time, not for a company. But, I would like to potentially make money from this in some way, whether this be from donations or by monetizing part of it in some way. (Fo... | 90,063 | [
{
"answer_id": 90077,
"body": "<p>The answer depends on some missing facts. The first is, who do you get the footage from. For the sake of discussion, I will assume this is from C-Span. This matters because under US copyright law, works of the US government are not protected by copyright, but that does not ... | [
"licensing",
"fair-use"
] |
California Prop65 Warning on food labels; how to protect against litigation from products sold without the Prop65 warnings | -2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/89875/california-prop65-warning-on-food-labels-how-to-protect-against-litigation-from | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I would like to understand if a statement, “not for sale in California” on a product label, which is not labeled with a Prop65 warning to meet California’s Prop65 requirements, and is not intended or sale in California, would provide any legal protection should an unknown third-party seller purchase and sell non-Pro... | 89,875 | [
{
"answer_id": 90076,
"body": "<blockquote>\n<p>would provide any legal protection should an unknown third-party seller purchase and sell non-Prop65 labeled product</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>The label "<em>Not for sale in California</em>" provides <em>at least some</em>, perhaps enough, legal protect... | [
"california"
] |
Are citizen-recorded videos catalogued as evidence by the police exempt from public records requests? | 4 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/76850/are-citizen-recorded-videos-catalogued-as-evidence-by-the-police-exempt-from-pub | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Presuming videos recorded in public, are such videos generally open to public inspection?</p>
<p>If not, are such videos open to public inspection in non-criminal proceedings, for e.g. in traffic investigations where the police finds no criminal misconduct?</p>
| 76,850 | [
{
"answer_id": 88864,
"body": "<p>It depends on what stage of the investigation they are in and if the evidence is useful at all to police. If it's going to be used as evidence of a crime against someone, it will be disclosed to the public likely before the trial, as in the United States, all evidence must... | [
"united-states",
"california",
"police",
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What can a lawyer do if the client wants to be acquitted of everything despite serious evidence? | 17 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/89902/what-can-a-lawyer-do-if-the-client-wants-to-be-acquitted-of-everything-despite-s | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Alex the accused has been charged with a series of crimes. The list of charges is long (beating up his wife, speeding while drunk, trafficking...) and for most crimes, the evidence presented by the state attorney is very strong.</p>
<p>Dave the defense attorney, seeing the evidence, suggests his client should follow... | 89,902 | [
{
"answer_id": 89960,
"body": "<p>In several civil law systems, including in Switzerland, the involvement of a defence lawyer can be mandatory, <em>even against the will of the accused</em>.\nIf the accused does not appoint a lawyer, a duty lawyer must be appointed by the director of the proceeding (the pro... | [
"rules-of-court",
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What sort of facts are considered when determining if a work is inspired by or derived from another? | 1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90061/what-sort-of-facts-are-considered-when-determining-if-a-work-is-inspired-by-or-d | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>All art is inspired by what came before. This is particularly obvious in visual art, where the progression of the medium can be seen from the cave art of the neolithic to the art of today, but is equally true for music and all other forms of art that occur to me.</p>
<p>The creation of derivative works of art is a ... | 90,061 | [
{
"answer_id": 90065,
"body": "<p>In considering whether a work is derivative, the key question is whether multiple, significant distinctive elements of the source work are used in the allegedly derivative work. It is also significant whether the two works display "substantial similarity". The amo... | [
"copyright"
] |
What is the consensus on retrospective operation of judgments? | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90031/what-is-the-consensus-on-retrospective-operation-of-judgments | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I am working on a project whereby I in a particular section I am required to argue against the possible retrospective operation of a judgment of the Supreme Court of a fictional nation. Since there is no evidence available on whether that court's decision would have a retrospective operation in the facts given to us... | 90,031 | [
{
"answer_id": 90033,
"body": "<ul>\n<li>The Romans had the concept of <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nulla_poena_sine_lege\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">nulla poena sine lege</a>, no punishment without law. This has become part of many legal systems.</li>\n<li>You might read up on the <a href=\"ht... | [
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"judgment"
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Copying from the internet about certain topics and making notes then writing them on exam | 1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90038/copying-from-the-internet-about-certain-topics-and-making-notes-then-writing-the | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Is it legal to copy-paste some lines of a topic from the Internet (e.g. Wikipedia, Britannica etc) and then make notes and write them on the exams. Thanks in advance.</p>
| 90,038 | [
{
"answer_id": 90040,
"body": "<p>You must distinguish between copyright infringement and plagiarism.</p>\n<p>Copyright infringement = copying without permission. Plagiarism = using someone elses work without stating it is not your work. Both are independent.</p>\n<p>Take material from Britannica and use it... | [
"copyright"
] |
Can Police ask you to leave a public easement if you have committed no crime in Florida? | 1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90045/can-police-ask-you-to-leave-a-public-easement-if-you-have-committed-no-crime-in | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Lets say Bob is right next to utility power lines poles and within the public easement of a road. The location adjacent the road is a government property. He is recording anything he can see in public and that causes the Police to see Bob as suspicious. When approached by the Police and asked for id. Bob refuses bec... | 90,045 | [
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"answer_id": 90046,
"body": "<p>A public road easement is a <a href=\"http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0700-0799/0704/0704.html\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">right of way</a> recognized under Florida law which includes the right to enter for certain purposes, ... | [
"united-states",
"florida",
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Automatic gratuity (tips) in restaurants | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90027/automatic-gratuity-tips-in-restaurants | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I have seen something along the lines of "parties of 8 or more will have a 25% gratuity added to the check" on menus in many US restaurants. Its been on menus for as long as I can remember. I <em>assume</em> its legal if it is visible, as it is virtually no different than listing the cost of the food - it... | 90,027 | [
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"answer_id": 90028,
"body": "<p>Automatic tips are only legal where they have been communicated in advance by whatever means (visible sign at the front, note in the menu etc.).</p>\n<p>As in your case it wasn't communicated, it wasn't legal. This is pretty much why the manager offered to refund it.</p>\n<... | [
"payment",
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Is it illegal to deface graffiti in England? | 3 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/58485/is-it-illegal-to-deface-graffiti-in-england | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>From this site - <a href="http://www.environmentlaw.org.uk/rte.asp?id=49" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.environmentlaw.org.uk/rte.asp?id=49</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>In England and Wales, graffiti is considered an act of criminal damage
under the Criminal Damage Act 1971 and offenders can be punished with
an u... | 58,485 | [
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"answer_id": 58502,
"body": "<p>It depends...</p>\n<p>The statutory defence relevant to the OP may be found at s.5(2)(a) of the Criminal Damage Act 1971\n<a href=\"https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1971/48/section/5?timeline=false\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1971/... | [
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Getting employed by different company than you sign contract with (without your knowledge) | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90019/getting-employed-by-different-company-than-you-sign-contract-with-without-your | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>This is in Germany.</p>
<p>So there is company A.
Recently i applied for a job with A, got interviewed, got accepted and signed a <em>Arbeitsvertrag</em> (work contract) with company A.
Now i got my first <em>Gehaltsabrechnung</em> (payroll / payslip) including <em>Meldebescheinigung zur Sozialversicherung</em> (reg... | 90,019 | [
{
"answer_id": 90032,
"body": "<p>Depending on the structure of the companies under a common holding/ownership, it should be possible for the management to <strong>shift departments between companies</strong> without the consent of the employees. But at least after you actually start work, you should have b... | [
"germany",
"workplace"
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Does the XR vs. Shell case create precedent for environmental activism being necessary? | 5 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/64446/does-the-xr-vs-shell-case-create-precedent-for-environmental-activism-being-nec | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p><a href="https://extinctionrebellion.uk/2021/04/23/breaking-the-xr-activists-who-took-on-oil-giant-shell-and-won/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Six Extinction Rebellion activists were charged</a> with criminal damage to the Shell HQ building in London’s Waterloo in April 2019. All admitted the actions, and five of the... | 64,446 | [
{
"answer_id": 64447,
"body": "<p><strong>Does this create precedent?</strong></p>\n<p><strong>NO</strong> This was a Crown Court case, only the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal can set precedent which it did with similar circumstances in <a href=\"https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/swarb.co.uk/regina-v-hi... | [
"united-kingdom",
"jury",
"precedent",
"environmental",
"criminal-damage"
] |
What are the consequenses of reporting criminal damage by my partner? | 4 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/17245/what-are-the-consequenses-of-reporting-criminal-damage-by-my-partner | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>My domestic partner - we are unmarried - has maliciously destroyed a computer belonging to me (approx value £2000) following an argument. I don't want to respond in kind, but I want to send a signal that this is not acceptable behaviour.</p>
<p>If I report criminal damage to the local police, will this be taken ser... | 17,245 | [
{
"answer_id": 17254,
"body": "<p>If the police become aware of the domestic violence through you reporting it or otherwise the matter is entirely in their hands. They will decide if they want to prosecute or not.</p>\n",
"score": 3
}
] | [
"united-kingdom",
"vandalism",
"criminal-damage"
] |
If a law is new but its interpretation is vague, can the courts directly ask the drafters the intent and official interpretation of their law? | 29 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/89894/if-a-law-is-new-but-its-interpretation-is-vague-can-the-courts-directly-ask-the | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>The problem with old laws seems to be that many times the drafters aren't alive to tell what their intent or interpretation is of a given law, but in case a law is new and the drafter or drafters are alive, can courts ask them about the interpretation and intent behind a law?</p>
| 89,894 | [
{
"answer_id": 89907,
"body": "<p>No.</p>\n<p>Under U.S. Jurisprudence, any vagueness in a criminal law must be given an interpretation favorable to the people, rather than the government, since the government had the opportunity to make their intentions clear when drafting the law. Additionally, the U.S.... | [
"criminal-law",
"california"
] |
Do I need to worry about inheriting Polish debt from a family member when based in the UK? | 6 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/74436/do-i-need-to-worry-about-inheriting-polish-debt-from-a-family-member-when-based | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Apparently, under Polish law you inherit debt, though you can choose not to accept the inheritance.</p>
<p>"Polish inheritance law follows the rule of general succession which means that heirs are liable for the debts of the estate."</p>
<p>My family live in the UK.
I am British and my wife is Polish born ... | 74,436 | [
{
"answer_id": 79290,
"body": "<p>Most civil law jurisdictions, including Poland, have a concept called "universal succession."</p>\n<p>What this means is that the default rule is that the persons entitled to receive a decedent's property, as established by a notarized will or intestate succession... | [
"united-kingdom",
"debt",
"inheritance",
"poland"
] |
If an employer owns any work you produce whilst employed, do you have to be un-employed before you can begin a startup? | 23 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/78432/if-an-employer-owns-any-work-you-produce-whilst-employed-do-you-have-to-be-un-e | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I've always liked the idea of owning a start-up company, during my employment history I've encountered problems and developed solutions I think could be developed into an actual product. I'm concerned about what effects the standard "company X owns all work produced whilst employed" has on my ability to ta... | 78,432 | [
{
"answer_id": 78433,
"body": "<h2>Ideas <em>aren't</em> property</h2>\n<p>Your employer does not own your ideas. However, neither do you.</p>\n<p>Ideas are not something that is protected by intellectual property law. To be IP, you need <em>more</em> than an idea.</p>\n<h2>What <em>is</em> IP?</h2>\n<p>The... | [
"united-kingdom",
"employment",
"business"
] |
What crime is hiring someone to kill you and then killing the hitman? | 38 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/62103/what-crime-is-hiring-someone-to-kill-you-and-then-killing-the-hitman | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Suppose that yesterday I was suicidal and decided to hire a hitman on the internet to kill me.</p>
<p>Today, when they turn up, I have changed my mind and defend myself by killing the hitman.</p>
<p>What crime(s) have I committed? This is completely hypothetical, so any jurisdiction would be interesting.</p>
| 62,103 | [
{
"answer_id": 62109,
"body": "<p>It appears you want to go for a defense strategy based on a self-defense argument.</p>\n<p>This won't work in many jurisdictions, because self-defense usually doesn't apply when you intentionally caused a situation where you knew you would have to harm someone in self-defen... | [
"murder",
"self-defense",
"hypothetical",
"suicide"
] |
Is chalk a form of graffiti in Ohio? | -3 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/30686/is-chalk-a-form-of-graffiti-in-ohio | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Just curious because children keep drawing chalk in my neighbor’s and my driveway. I am also curious, do we have the right to regulate street laws on the street we live on?</p>
| 30,686 | [
{
"answer_id": 30687,
"body": "<p>With respect of Graffiti, this generally fall under vandalism, and with respect of Ohio law, chalk is unlikely to qualify under <a href=\"https://codes.findlaw.com/oh/title-xxix-crimes-procedure/oh-rev-code-sect-2909-05.html\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Ohio Revised Code ... | [
"ohio",
"vandalism",
"criminal-damage"
] |
Why was Alex Murdaugh sentenced so quickly after the guilty verdict? | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90020/why-was-alex-murdaugh-sentenced-so-quickly-after-the-guilty-verdict | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Normally, isn't there a big pre-sentencing investigation and victim impact statements and stuff like that?</p>
<p>Not surprized about the withering rebuke and sentence, but that it occurred so immediately after the verdict.</p>
| 90,020 | [
{
"answer_id": 90021,
"body": "<p>Nobody who would have given a victim impact statement wished to speak to the court: Erik Ortiz, NBC, "<a href=\"https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/murdaugh-sentencing-live-updates-rcna73228#rcrd11223\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">No victim impact statements... | [
"criminal-law",
"trial",
"sentencing"
] |
Is training an AI on the internet processing personal information? | 2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90000/is-training-an-ai-on-the-internet-processing-personal-information | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2023/03/02/chatgpt_considered_harmful/#:%7E:text=I%20decided%20to%20test%20it%20for%20myself.%20Given%20I%20had%20never%20interacted%20with%20ChatGPT" rel="nofollow noreferrer">There is an article on El Reg</a> where the author asks ChatGPT about themselves, and they get back som... | 90,000 | [
{
"answer_id": 90017,
"body": "<h2><a href=\"https://gdpr-info.eu/art-4-gdpr/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Yes</a></h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>‘processing’ means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collect... | [
"gdpr",
"artificial-intelligence",
"computer"
] |
As IPC 497 is struck down - can any married person now file a divorce based on the fundamental 'right to choose'? | 1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/79509/as-ipc-497-is-struck-down-can-any-married-person-now-file-a-divorce-based-on-t | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Supreme Court of India has <a href="https://qz.com/india/1404196/adultery-no-longer-crime-in-india-rules-supreme-court/#:%7E:text=Extramarital%20sex%20is%20not%20a%20criminal%20offence%20in,offence%20still%20remains%20a%20valid%20ground%20for%20divorce." rel="nofollow noreferrer">struck down</a> IPC section 497:</p>... | 79,509 | [
{
"answer_id": 89965,
"body": "<p>No.</p>\n<p>Different civil codes provide methods for divorce, but in all of them, they have outlined clear "<a href=\"https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/readersblog/lawpedia/grounds-for-divorce-in-india-35652/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">grounds for divorce</a>&quo... | [
"india",
"divorce",
"legal-research",
"indian-penal-code"
] |
During a traffic stop, does silence serve as probable cause for arrest and search? | 3 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/32051/during-a-traffic-stop-does-silence-serve-as-probable-cause-for-arrest-and-searc | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Jurisdiction: Anywhere United States</p>
<p>Valid driver license is provided during the stop, along with insurance and registration as required by the traffic code. </p>
<p>Fifth Amendment provides a right against self incrimination. The law legally obligates a person to poses a driver license to operate a vehicle... | 32,051 | [
{
"answer_id": 43023,
"body": "<p><strong>Silence is not cause.</strong>\nHowever, this may not prevent a search. The officer does not need to tell you that he has probable cause, he must simply have it in order to conduct a search. If he obtained the probable cause before he pulled you over (this is likely... | [
"united-states",
"search-and-seizure"
] |
In the Dominion lawsuit at what point does a statement implying, but not explicitly stating, fraud occurred rise to the level of defamation? | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/89987/in-the-dominion-lawsuit-at-what-point-does-a-statement-implying-but-not-explici | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>It seems the primary defense Fox News' lawyers are making in the Dominion defamation lawsuit seems to be that Fox was only sharing alleged allegations and expressing opinion, but they never explicitly said the Dominion fraud allegations were true so defamation didn't happen. However Fox has undeniable had moments w... | 89,987 | [
{
"answer_id": 89997,
"body": "<h2>When it can be “reasonably read both to impart a defamatory inference and to affirmatively suggest that the author intended or endorsed that inference.”</h2>\n<p>Which is the <a href=\"https://www.rcfp.org/new-york-court-adopts-standard-defamation-implication/\" rel=\"nofo... | [
"united-states",
"civil-law",
"defamation",
"slander"
] |
Memoirs - What's Allowed To Write About An Ex | 1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/89871/memoirs-whats-allowed-to-write-about-an-ex | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I'm not famous. I've just had a very interesting life story so far. I wish to publish certain aspects of my life, it covers all aspects of my life and includes some chapters about significant ex-partners.</p>
<p>When everything I've written is true, do I have to prove it to be true or will they have to prove it fa... | 89,871 | [
{
"answer_id": 89872,
"body": "<p>See the material in <a href=\"https://law.stackexchange.com/a/85996/46948\">this Q&A</a>.</p>\n<p><a href=\"/questions/tagged/canada\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged 'canada'\" aria-label=\"show questions tagged 'canada'\" rel=\"tag\" a... | [
"libel",
"publishing"
] |
Right to inspect HOA Contracts in Georgia, USA | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/82899/right-to-inspect-hoa-contracts-in-georgia-usa | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I would like to inspect a contract that the HOA has signed and is in effect.</p>
<p>The HOA is in Fulton County GA, USA.</p>
<p>I have asked for a copy and they have declined my request.</p>
<p>Here is the law that I think applies:</p>
<p><a href="https://casetext.com/statute/code-of-georgia/title-14-corporations-pa... | 82,899 | [
{
"answer_id": 82976,
"body": "<p>No pertinent case law or commentary squarely addresses the scope of the inspection right for nonprofit corporations, but interpretation of the parallel provision of the for profit corporation act in Georgia (Section 14-1-1602) with essentially identical language is informat... | [
"hoa",
"georgia"
] |
Limits on right to demand a jury? | 5 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/89939/limits-on-right-to-demand-a-jury | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Section 21 of the Washington State Constitution states:</p>
<blockquote>
<p><strong>The right of trial by jury shall remain inviolate,</strong> but the legislature may provide for a jury of any number less than twelve in courts not of record, and for a verdict by nine or more jurors in civil cases in any court of re... | 89,939 | [
{
"answer_id": 89953,
"body": "<p><strong>The right to trial by jury under the Washington State Constitution does not attach to mere regulatory infractions</strong>: <em>City of Pasco v. Mace</em>, <a href=\"https://casetext.com/case/pasco-v-mace\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">98 Wn. 2d 87 (Wash. 1982)</a> (... | [
"united-states",
"washington"
] |
Is it safe to talk about ideas that I have not patented yet over public email? | 2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/89927/is-it-safe-to-talk-about-ideas-that-i-have-not-patented-yet-over-public-email | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I have an idea with which I may someday make a startup. I can talk about it with experienced people, over public emails for example. However, I wonder if from patent point of view this is safe. My concern is from two separate perspectives:</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Publication, for example, can prevent a later patent if I und... | 89,927 | [
{
"answer_id": 89930,
"body": "<p>With respect to the first question, discussing an idea in a non-encrypted email is not a publication that forfeits the right to patent an idea, even though it is not 100% secure.</p>\n<p>In the same way, talking about an idea for a patent with your patent lawyer in a seclud... | [
"intellectual-property",
"employment",
"patents"
] |
What is the relevant age for a crime? When it is committed, when one is charged of it, or when one is sentenced for it? | 3 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/89985/what-is-the-relevant-age-for-a-crime-when-it-is-committed-when-one-is-charged | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Bob committed a crime when he was young. After successfully getting away, many years later, it comes out (with good evidence) that he committed the crime, and so he is charged for it. Lastly, after many years in court (due to any number of complicating factors), Bob is finally successfully convicted.</p>
<p>My quest... | 89,985 | [
{
"answer_id": 89986,
"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... | [
"united-states",
"criminal-law",
"california",
"age",
"juvenile-law"
] |
How did Dominion legally obtain text messages from Fox News hosts? | 19 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/89881/how-did-dominion-legally-obtain-text-messages-from-fox-news-hosts | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>In the current case of Dominion v Fox News, we saw that text messages from Fox News hosts have been admitted as legal evidence in court.</p>
<p>My understanding was that text messages either had to be turned voluntarily, or they had to be forcefully retrieved by law-enforcement if they have a warrant.</p>
<p>Either ... | 89,881 | [
{
"answer_id": 89884,
"body": "<h2>Because the hosts are part of the defendants.</h2>\n<p>A party in a lawsuit can demand documents to be turned over to them from the opposing party. That is called <a href=\"https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/discovery\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Discovery</a> and participation is ma... | [
"civil-law",
"rules-of-evidence"
] |
Is it legal to ignore "Do Not Track" for data subjects who fall under the GDPR? | 2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/37468/is-it-legal-to-ignore-do-not-track-for-data-subjects-who-fall-under-the-gdpr | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>The "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_Not_Track" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Do Not Track</a>" (DNT) flag is an optional header field in HTTP requests sent by web browsers to web servers. It requests that the website not track the user, or not track the user across different websites (the ambiguity remains un... | 37,468 | [
{
"answer_id": 90002,
"body": "<p>The GDPR actually does require you to follow DNT in Article 21:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li>In the context of the use of information society services, and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, the data subject may exercise his or her right to object by automate... | [
"gdpr",
"website"
] |
legality of stopping a foreign ship and seizing goods | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/89994/legality-of-stopping-a-foreign-ship-and-seizing-goods | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I read today that in the Gulf of Oman, in international waters, a small Iranian ship was detected by the American navy. They assumed that it transported weapons to Yemen. The Americans contacted the British navy, who sent a frigate to intercept the Iranian boat and confiscate the weapons on board, on the grounds tha... | 89,994 | [
{
"answer_id": 89999,
"body": "<p>The United Nations Security Council made <a href=\"http://www.securitycouncilreport.org/atf/cf/%7B65BFCF9B-6D27-4E9C-8CD3-CF6E4FF96FF9%7D/s_res_2216.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Resolution 2216</a> on 14 April 2015, and reaffirmed the key provisions recently in <a href=\"https:... | [
"international",
"law-of-the-sea"
] |
Is it legal to hijack a plane to prevent the pilot from committing a murder-suicide? | 2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/89943/is-it-legal-to-hijack-a-plane-to-prevent-the-pilot-from-committing-a-murder-suic | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>If the pilot of a single-pilot aircraft carrying passengers (not an airliner) attempts to commit a murder-suicide by crashing the plane, is it legal for a passenger, who is not a pilot, to use force to restrain the pilot, hijack the plane, and (attempt to) land it?</p>
<p>If the pilot is "successful" in ca... | 89,943 | [
{
"answer_id": 89946,
"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>Taking control of an aircraft from ... | [
"aviation"
] |
Copyright issues when journal is defunct | 12 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/89954/copyright-issues-when-journal-is-defunct | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Consider a seminal paper published 40 years ago in a journal that went belly up 30 years ago. Many cite it but hardly anyone has seen it. Can I expect trouble if I make an electronic copy available on my blog?</p>
| 89,954 | [
{
"answer_id": 89967,
"body": "<h2>Factual assumptions</h2>\n<p>ohwilleke's answer is entirely correct. However, it makes factual assumptions based on the standard meaning of "journal" and "author", which I believe to be unwarranted. From the question, it seems likely that we are talking... | [
"copyright",
"intellectual-property"
] |
Rent Car to Friend using the friend's car insurance | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/89989/rent-car-to-friend-using-the-friends-car-insurance | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Let's say someone owns a car and rents it out to a friend. the owner tells the friend "you can't drive this car unless you put your own car insurance on the car" and has the friend sign a contract that specifies the same thing.</p>
<p>Now 5 months later the friend is driving the car without insurance and g... | 89,989 | [
{
"answer_id": 89990,
"body": "<p>In the United States, car insurance is generally required by law in order to operate a motor vehicle. However, in this scenario, the owner of the car allowed their friend to use the vehicle on the condition that the friend obtained their own insurance coverage.</p>\n<p>If t... | [
"insurance",
"rent",
"accident",
"car",
"car-insurance"
] |
EU and CLOUD Act | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/89963/eu-and-cloud-act | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I can't find anything what's on this in 2023 - is EU anyhow working towards and agreement with US to allow not to give away private data? - As I see on Wikipedia, so far only UK has got this agreement with US.</p>
| 89,963 | [
{
"answer_id": 89975,
"body": "<p>As far as the EU is concerned, the main issue with the CLOUD act is whether it's possible to allow (personal) data transfers to a country where that's the law whithout violating the GDPR. The Commission really wants to do it but its efforts to create a legal framework for t... | [
"gdpr",
"european-union",
"cloudact"
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When an author published a set of lecture notes on his website but didn't include a license, are you allowed to download it? | 2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/89976/when-an-author-published-a-set-of-lecture-notes-on-his-website-but-didnt-includ | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Many authors put up their lecture notes online on their personal webpages, available for anyone to download, but many of them don't include a license.
Are you allowed to download them or not (as someone not in their university/course, but they put it up on their webpage so anyone can download it)?</p>
<p>As an examp... | 89,976 | [
{
"answer_id": 89982,
"body": "<h2>You do not have permission</h2>\n<p>That doesn’t mean you can’t download it, it just means that you have to comply with whatever fair use/fair dealing rules are for your jurisdiction. Downloading in some circumstances will be fine, in others it won’t exact details vary by ... | [
"copyright",
"licensing",
"germany"
] |
Would I sue seller or manufacturer for a new appliance that does not function correctly? | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/89972/would-i-sue-seller-or-manufacturer-for-a-new-appliance-that-does-not-function-co | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p><strong>TLDR</strong></p>
<p>We bought a dishwasher. It doesn't work. Mfg just keeps delaying with service visits and attempted fixes. I'm done and ready to buy a new dishwasher and sue for the cost of the old. Who do I sue?</p>
<p><strong>Background</strong></p>
<p>We purchased a new dishwasher from a big box s... | 89,972 | [
{
"answer_id": 89981,
"body": "<blockquote>\n<p>Would I sue seller or manufacturer for a new appliance that does not function correctly?</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>You have viable claims against both seller and manufacturer, and you may sue both of them in the same complaint. Hopefully the tech's assessment tha... | [
"united-states",
"contract-law",
"small-claims-court"
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Who would be legally responsible for the application of mainstream wrong psychological/psychiatrist therapies? | 2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/39088/who-would-be-legally-responsible-for-the-application-of-mainstream-wrong-psychol | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Several times has happened that the definition of mental disorders/ psychological-psychiatrist therapies/theories have been proven wrong. Yet they have been applied over people causing them problems and harm in their lives. Usually graduated psychologists/ psychiatrists are ignorant which is the supposed proof of th... | 39,088 | [
{
"answer_id": 39094,
"body": "<p>Your question is almost too general to answer, but the basic answer is; being wrong is not a crime. Negligence is, but applying generally accepted medical diagnoses and treatments is not negligent. Malpractice is also a crime (or at least reason to suspend a medical licence... | [
"criminal-law"
] |
Is it legal for one email-service-provider to send emails using the exact identical email-address of another email-service-provider? | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/89940/is-it-legal-for-one-email-service-provider-to-send-emails-using-the-exact-identi | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Question -<br />
Is it legal for one email-service-provider to send emails using the exact identical email-address of another email-service-provider ?</p>
<ul>
<li>This happened to me in the last 3 days, <strong>the two companies are not connected</strong>.</li>
<li>I have an email-account with company-A, and used i... | 89,940 | [
{
"answer_id": 89952,
"body": "<p>As people realize time and again in the fight against spam and scam, <strong>the email protocol is not secure</strong>. One can write anything into the "From" or "Reply-To" field. But that's for sending. To receive mail, the technical address has to be r... | [
"internet",
"email",
"internet-scam"
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How can I prove that I designed the site? | 1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/89966/how-can-i-prove-that-i-designed-the-site | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I have designed a website for a client,
But there is no contract between us.</p>
<p>The client does not pay my salary,
But our text and voice messages are available.</p>
<p>How can I prove that I designed the site and complain about him?</p>
| 89,966 | [
{
"answer_id": 89971,
"body": "<p>By "complain" I assume you mean "take legal action against him". You would need a legal basis, and a lawyer. When you say that you don't have a contract, I assume you mean that you don't have a piece of signed paper, but you do have an agreement – which ... | [
"internet"
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Hotels and code requirements for living space | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/89948/hotels-and-code-requirements-for-living-space | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Do hotels in the United States in New York City for example have to uphold code requirements for living space?</p>
<p>If they don't couldn't someone just open up a couple of sheds in their backyard call it a hotel and rent them out?</p>
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"body": "<p>This question is controlled almost entirely by local municipal and county ordinances. It is not a question of federal law that is uniform across the U.S. and in most cases it is not even a question of state law. So, there is no single answer to your question.</p>\n<p>Most l... | [
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Why are trials on "Law & Order" in the New York Supreme Court? | 14 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/89968/why-are-trials-on-law-order-in-the-new-york-supreme-court | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>On the TV show "Law & Order", when they cut to the trial it's usually accompanied by a chiron (along with the trademark "dun-dun" sound) saying something like "New York State Supreme Court, Part 7". Is this an accurate representation of where trials like these would be held? Isn't t... | 89,968 | [
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"body": "<p>As described at the State of New York Court of Appeals <a href=\"https://www.nycourts.gov/ctapps/outline.htm\" rel=\"noreferrer\">website</a>, the supreme court is the system of trial courts for serious cases. The highest court in New York is the Court of Appeals. It serves... | [
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Legal recourse if fellow patient recorded and distributed group therapy session | -1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/89883/legal-recourse-if-fellow-patient-recorded-and-distributed-group-therapy-session | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Person A is participating in a PTSD/Abuse recovery program in Tennessee. During a private conversation (not part of any official therapy) they divulge to patient B highly personal information regarding why they (Patient A) are in the program. Patient B, without Patient A's knowledge or consent, records the convers... | 89,883 | [
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"body": "<blockquote>\n<p>What legal recourse does A have, if any?</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>It mostly depends on whether person A had a <em>reasonable</em> expectation of privacy. The fact that the session was a group therapy suggests that such expectation is not reasonable.</p>\n<p>Tenn... | [
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What are the precise criteria for making a place a legal residence for a person in Denmark? | 2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/89581/what-are-the-precise-criteria-for-making-a-place-a-legal-residence-for-a-person | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I would like to know the legal requirements for a dwelling to be considered legal and fit for registering as a residence with the government, in Denmark.</p>
<p>I would prefer a complete, clear checklist, if possible. For example:</p>
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<li><p>Is there a specific size that the space must be, per person? How might... | 89,581 | [
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"body": "<p>In practice, the legal requirements for a dwelling to be considered legal and fit for registering as a residence with the government in Denmark are often enforced by the local municipalities, which have the power to interpret and apply the laws and statutes according to the... | [
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Why did FBI establish such intense surveillance to prove Jeremy Hammond's guilt? | 1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/89958/why-did-fbi-establish-such-intense-surveillance-to-prove-jeremy-hammonds-guilt | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Hammond" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Hammond</a></p>
<p>Jeremy Hammond was a computer hacker who attacked Stratfor firm. Once FBI was able to pinpoint the real identity of the person behind one of the nicknames who claimed they hacked S... | 89,958 | [
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"body": "<p>The cited Wikipedia article explains why the FBI took the case so seriously, and in a serious case, the FBI is meticulous about being able to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt on all possible charges. It also didn't know what other crimes or conspiracies might be inv... | [
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Signed but modified document? | 3 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/89843/signed-but-modified-document | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>One party drafts and signs a document and sends it to another party (assuming no 3rd party site is used). The other party signs the document and returns it EXCEPT that a critical part has been secretly modified. The first party didn't thoroughly check the document and they go on doing business until a dispute happen... | 89,843 | [
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"body": "<p>I've litigated that issue before in Colorado, in the context of a dozens of pages long contract not governed by the Uniform Commercial Code.</p>\n<p>The party who signed the modified contract has an uphill battle because a signature is presumed to be a representation that t... | [
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Is a copyright license by default revocable or irrevocable? | 11 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/832/is-a-copyright-license-by-default-revocable-or-irrevocable | CC BY-SA 3.0 | <p>If I grant someone a license to use a copyrighted work of mine, do I need to detail my ability to revoke the license within the terms of the license grant, or is that ability inherent to all licenses?</p>
<p>I understand that a copyright license could have terms like, "This license is irrevocable" (as the <a href="... | 832 | [
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"body": "<p>Basically, if you own it you get a chance in 35 years to make changes. You must provide notice, date, 2-10 years before the date, and record the notice with the copyright office. Any derivative works during the time of the license continue to be licensed even after revocation... | [
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Why does the term "counsel" typically refer to barristers rather than solicitors? | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/88666/why-does-the-term-counsel-typically-refer-to-barristers-rather-than-solicitors | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>It seems arbitrary that it seems to conventionally refer to one rather than the other, but is actually even more confusing that it refers to barristers rather than solicitors when one typically seeks advice from a solicitor by consulting them for their opinion of the legal position, and not from a barrister. By the ... | 88,666 | [
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"body": "<p>The use of the word <em>counsel</em> for barristers has a long history. It was used in England before the modern legal profession developed.</p>\n<p>Baker, <a href=\"https://www.jstor.org/stable/4505317\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Counsellors and barristers: an historical... | [
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Spouse responsibly for deceased wife | -1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/89935/spouse-responsibly-for-deceased-wife | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>My wife recently passed in our home in Kansas. Am I responsible for her own medical bills and her own credit card debt</p>
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"body": "<p>In Kansas and other states that are not community property states, the sole debts of someone who dies are the responsibility of that person's probate estate, but are not the responsibility of their surviving spouse.</p>\n<p>So, with regard to the credit card debt, if the sp... | [
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Renting a car to a friend | -1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/89845/renting-a-car-to-a-friend | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Lets say there is a person who wants to rent his car out to his friend for a month In the United States and In Pennsylvania . He calls up the insurance company and lets them know his friend should be driving the car for a month. He then collects money for rent each month from his friend. He does this for several mon... | 89,845 | [
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"body": "<p>This is tricky. In the UK, your "normal" car insurance covers private usage. That includes driving to work, driving on a private holiday to southern spain, lending your car to a friend who drives it for private use.</p>\n<p>Commercial use is not covered (you can g... | [
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Why are barristers in England and Wales not officers of the court? | 4 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/87358/why-are-barristers-in-england-and-wales-not-officers-of-the-court | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>In <em>Assaubayev v Michael Wilson & Partners Ltd</em> <a href="https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2014/1491.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">[2014] EWCA Civ 1491</a>, in a discussion about the court's supervisory jurisdiction over solicitors, Christopher Clarke LJ said [32]:</p>
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<p>Those who a... | 87,358 | [
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"body": "<p>The following is my attempt at the question after a very brief historical research. The history of the court system and of the regulation of legal professions in English is just... chaotic until late 19th century, so there will be many points that are incorrect or can be mo... | [
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Even when English law lets suspects to remain silent, when ought Suspect choose to talk to the police without a lawyer? | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/89897/even-when-english-law-lets-suspects-to-remain-silent-when-ought-suspect-choose | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Presuppose that at the time of stating something to the police, no lawyer represents Suspect, and English law lets suspects exercise the qualified right to silence. <a href="https://law.stackexchange.com/a/75315">Unlike in USA</a>, in England,</p>
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"body": "<h2>When the individual makes the assessment that being silent will be more damaging than speaking</h2>\n<p>This depends on so many circumstances that it is impossible to state more than that.</p>\n",
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