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NBA data for commercial purposes | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92408/nba-data-for-commercial-purposes | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I'm planning to create a paid subscription service with some data gathered from nba.com.</p>
<p>There are public APIs from nba.com where I'm gathering the data but there is one specific from <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/transition" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/transition</a> ... | 92,408 | [
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"answer_id": 92411,
"body": "<p>In reviewing the NBA.COM site Terms of Use at:</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.nba.com/termsofuse\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">NBA.COM Terms of Use</a></p>\n<p>It appears that your proposed usage violates the site's and the API's terms of use. Specifically this:</p>\n<block... | [
"copyright"
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Can a breach of privacy occur when surveilling a public space through which 3rd parties have no choice but to pass? | 1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92395/can-a-breach-of-privacy-occur-when-surveilling-a-public-space-through-which-3rd | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>In <a href="https://www.cctv.co.uk/are-doorbell-cameras-legal-legal-issues-uk/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">an article on doorbell cameras</a>, it is noted that a breach of privacy was deemed to have occurred through the use of a video doorbell that recorded a neighbour "every time she entered or exited her prope... | 92,395 | [
{
"answer_id": 92409,
"body": "<p>Yes, that might be a violation of data protection law such as the DPA 2018 / UKGDPR, but not necessarily so. It depends on the details, for example on the purpose this camera serves.</p>\n<h2>Background on Fairhurst v Woodard and on legitimate interests</h2>\n<p><em>Fairhur... | [
"united-kingdom",
"privacy",
"recording",
"surveillance"
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Florida Statute about "Deposit money or advance rent": how would one verify it is implemented by the landlord? | 1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92396/florida-statute-about-deposit-money-or-advance-rent-how-would-one-verify-it-i | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p><a href="https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2019/0083.49" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Fla. Stat. 83.49</a> states:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Whenever money is deposited or advanced by a tenant on a rental
agreement as security for performance of the rental agreement or as
advance rent for other than the next immediate r... | 92,396 | [
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"answer_id": 92404,
"body": "<h2>The statute is not talking about an escrow account</h2>\n<p>It’s talking about a trust account - where one party (the landlord/agent) legally owns the account, but it’s held for the benefit of another (the tenant).</p>\n<p>Note that the agent will not have seperate account... | [
"tenant",
"florida"
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Was Elite Boss Tech a RICO of one? | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92402/was-elite-boss-tech-a-rico-of-one | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>In the case of <a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/60204895/bungie-inc-v-elite-boss-tech-incorporated/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Bungie vs. Elite Boss Tech</a> (Docket #75, May 8, 2023), one of the defendants - Daniel Fagerberg Larsen - was just struck with a default judgment.</p>
<p>In the judgment, Mr. ... | 92,402 | [
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"answer_id": 92403,
"body": "<p>There has to be a criminal enterprise with multiple parties, but you don't have to actively litigate the case, or even sue, all of the parties to that criminal enterprise. For example, you don't have to also litigate actively with participants who are dead, judgment proof, ... | [
"united-states",
"rico"
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International Validity of Power of Attorney Document requiring multiple signatures, individuals sign asynchronously with asynchronous notarization | 7 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92393/international-validity-of-power-of-attorney-document-requiring-multiple-signatur | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Is it legally permissible for co-inventors to sign a Power of Attorney (PoA) document at separate locations with only their own signatures in the witness of independent notaries, leaving everyone else's signature blank, and then return the original hand signed inked individual documents to the law firm, if they are ... | 92,393 | [
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"answer_id": 92398,
"body": "<p>Yes.</p>\n<p>This is legal and it is done routinely. It is called executing a document in counterparts.</p>\n<p>To be clear, however, as the language of the question is ambiguous on this point, each signature would have to be contemporaneously notarized by the person notari... | [
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"international",
"signature",
"power-of-attorney",
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Creating an application to streamline Dungeons and Dragons | 11 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92310/creating-an-application-to-streamline-dungeons-and-dragons | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I've been working on an application that would streamline the average Dungeons and Dragons 5e tabletop experience, and it only recently occurred to me that doing so may infringe on copyrights.</p>
<p>Basically, the goal is to help players and DMs track action economy, initiative, spells, etc., by listing options and... | 92,310 | [
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"answer_id": 92327,
"body": "<blockquote>\n<p>I know that some of this may be covered by either the Creative Commons license or the OGL it was published under, but it's not clear to me how far those freedoms extend.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>It was all <em>published</em> as materials under copyright to the o... | [
"intellectual-property",
"software",
"licensing",
"creative-commons"
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Multiple issues in UK rented flat after check-in. What are my rights? | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92369/multiple-issues-in-uk-rented-flat-after-check-in-what-are-my-rights | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I have just moved into a new flat and as soon as I entered I took a video and noticed that the flat has never been cleaned after the last tenant left. I also took a note of all the issues there were not visible when I viewed the flat. I am mainly looking for answers for the 4, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 points.</p>
<ol>
<li... | 92,369 | [
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"answer_id": 92385,
"body": "<p><a href=\"/questions/tagged/england\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged 'england'\" aria-label=\"show questions tagged 'england'\" rel=\"tag\" aria-labelledby=\"tag-england-tooltip-container\">england</a></p>\n<p>A missing document is the <a h... | [
"united-kingdom",
"rental-property",
"landlord",
"tenant",
"rent"
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Would keeping someone at home under fear of violence be abduction under Indian Penal Code section 364A? | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92381/would-keeping-someone-at-home-under-fear-of-violence-be-abduction-under-indian-p | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p><a href="https://www.indiacode.nic.in/show-data?actid=AC_CEN_5_23_00037_186045_1523266765688&sectionId=46137&sectionno=364A&orderno=410" rel="nofollow noreferrer">IPC 364A</a> states</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Whoever kidnaps or abducts any person or keeps a person in detention after such kidnapping or abductio... | 92,381 | [
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"answer_id": 92382,
"body": "<p>This is unlikely to be abduction, because he:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>forced her <em><strong>to stay at home and not go anywhere</strong></em></p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Which does not meet the definition at <a href=\"https://www.indiacode.nic.in/show-data?actid=AC_CEN_5_23_00037... | [
"criminal-law",
"india",
"indian-penal-code",
"kidnapping"
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Tier 2 Visa to Spouse Visa (UK) - claim income tax refund? | 6 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/4867/tier-2-visa-to-spouse-visa-uk-claim-income-tax-refund | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I am a UK citizen and my wife is on a Tier 2 General visa. We would like to apply for Spouse visa so that she is able to find work with other companies (her present visa is issued for a specific employer and would have to be re-applied for if she were to find work for another employer).</p>
<p><strong>In depth reaso... | 4,867 | [
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"body": "<blockquote>\n <p>Since my wife has been on her current visa (Tier 2 general) for its\n full duration (2 years), she could continue another 3 years and claim\n her passport.</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>No, not exactly. A T2 can apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR, or per... | [
"united-kingdom",
"tax-law",
"immigration",
"visa"
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Has New Jersey v. Andrews ever been successfully challenged? | 2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92373/has-new-jersey-v-andrews-ever-been-successfully-challenged | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p><a href="https://harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-134/state-v-andrews/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">New Jersey v. Andrews</a> is relatively new case law. Has it ever been successfully challenged at the district court level?</p>
<p>I'm aware of several cases where the state has seized a citizen's smartphone with a search... | 92,373 | [
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"answer_id": 92374,
"body": "<p>The question is ill framed, but I'll try to reframe it and answer it.</p>\n<p><em>New Jersey v. Andrews</em> is a decision of the New Jersey Supreme Court (its highest appellate court), which held that you do not have a 5th Amendment right to refuse to disclose a password t... | [
"new-jersey",
"fifth-amendment",
"self-incrimination"
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What is the age of consent in Indonesia? 15 or 18? | 2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/66692/what-is-the-age-of-consent-in-indonesia-15-or-18 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I found this question on a forum
<a href="https://www.livinginindonesiaforum.org/forum/general/laws-visas-money-matters-and-documents/52502-age-of-consent" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.livinginindonesiaforum.org/forum/general/laws-visas-money-matters-and-documents/52502-age-of-consent</a></p>
<p>Wikipedia s... | 66,692 | [
{
"answer_id": 66734,
"body": "<p><strong>Content Warning</strong>: this post mentions rape / non-consensual sex and discusses (in some non-explicit detail) coercion of minors.</p>\n<hr />\n<p>As of Tuesday, March 1st, 2016, according to the <a href=\"https://www.ageofconsent.net/world/indonesia\" rel=\"nor... | [
"criminal-law",
"indonesia"
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Can B-2 immigrants stay between time of mailing Adjustment of Status forms and their receipt if their visas expire in between? | 1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92318/can-b-2-immigrants-stay-between-time-of-mailing-adjustment-of-status-forms-and-t | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>One of my friends is an American citizen, but her husband and kids are not (B-2 visas). Their I-94s expire on May 15th, so they are applying for Adjustment of Status with I-485 and I-130 forms. I know that their period of authorized stay extends after May 15th once their forms are received and their case is "pe... | 92,318 | [
{
"answer_id": 92348,
"body": "<p>They are not subject to deportation while their Adjustment of Status application (I-485) is pending. An application is considered filed when it is officially received by USCIS, not when it is mailed. (Of course, they wouldn't know the date it was officially received, until ... | [
"immigration"
] |
I need help finding case law regarding CrPC 432 and 433? | 2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92114/i-need-help-finding-case-law-regarding-crpc-432-and-433 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I'm thinking of writing a hobbyist thesis on the parole and probation and mandatory minimum laws in Asia.</p>
<p>And I've been looking for case law regarding the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (<a href="https://www.indiacode.nic.in/handle/123456789/16225?sam_handle=123456789/1362" rel="nofollow noreferrer">CrPc</a... | 92,114 | [
{
"answer_id": 92121,
"body": "<p>It's not clear what specific detail you're looking for, but <a href=\"https://law.meta.stackexchange.com/a/262/35069\">Casemine</a> offers these results which may assist with your research:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><p><a href=\"https://www.casemine.com/search/in/%22Code%20of%20Crimin... | [
"india",
"legal-research"
] |
In the US, why are companies giving big "let go" package to people they want to let go? | 31 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92331/in-the-us-why-are-companies-giving-big-let-go-package-to-people-they-want-to | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>It is shown in movies and is probably true, such as in the movie Jobs about Steve Jobs, that when he came back to Apple as the CEO, he found out who was not productive or who were probably not inline with his operating style, and gave them a big envelope, with an offer to leave that they found hard to refuse.</p>
<p... | 92,331 | [
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"answer_id": 92343,
"body": "<p>There are really about three tiers of employees for these purposes. Also, the reasons are a mix of legal and business considerations.</p>\n<p>At the bottom, severance payments can be made in lieu of unemployment insurance claims being made by the laid off employees. Severan... | [
"employment",
"employer"
] |
What happens if a witness invokes the 5th and is forced to answer? | 1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92363/what-happens-if-a-witness-invokes-the-5th-and-is-forced-to-answer | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p><a href="https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/91195/when-you-plead-the-5th-and-a-judge-asks-you-questions-about-it-is-that-conversa">Follow up question to this one.</a></p>
<p>What would happen if a witness invokes his right not to self-incriminate the judge deems it unreasonable and tells the witness to answer t... | 92,363 | [
{
"answer_id": 92366,
"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>Canada has a similar protection. <a... | [
"constitutional-law"
] |
Is it Illegal for me to refuse to hire a white child actor because the already selected parent is black and the child isn't adopted? | 10 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/65097/is-it-illegal-for-me-to-refuse-to-hire-a-white-child-actor-because-the-already-s | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 reads:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>"It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer—(1) to fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any individual, or otherwise discriminate against any individual with respect to his compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of e... | 65,097 | [
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"answer_id": 78179,
"body": "<p>Courts have not yet reached a final answer on whether the practice you've described would be illegal.</p>\n<p>On its face, this practice seems to be a straightforward violation of the laws you've quoted. Refusing to hire someone because he is white is discrimination on the ... | [
"united-states",
"employment",
"bfoq"
] |
What is the legal situation if you perform a citizen's arrest on a security guard? | 2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92354/what-is-the-legal-situation-if-you-perform-a-citizens-arrest-on-a-security-guar | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>The law on citizens arrest is <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/60/section/24A" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a> and summarised by the police <a href="https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/ask-the-police/question/Q508" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<ol start="2">
<li>How do I ... | 92,354 | [
{
"answer_id": 92358,
"body": "<h2>Why do you think two people cannot arrest each other?</h2>\n<p>If I "reasonably suspect" you of committing an offence (shoplifting) and you "reasonably suspect" me of committing an offence (assault), we can each arrest the other. As a practical matter, ... | [
"united-kingdom",
"england-and-wales",
"citizens-arrest"
] |
Who can publish GPLv4? | 8 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/65461/who-can-publish-gplv4 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I was thinking about the <code>or later</code> part that is often used in licensing
software. When reading <a href="https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html" rel="noreferrer">https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html</a>, I've found
this:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>The Free Software Foundation may publish revised and/or n... | 65,461 | [
{
"answer_id": 65463,
"body": "<p>In practice, it is abundantly clear to which entity the “Free Software Foundation” refers, even if the FSF were to change its name, even if there are unaffiliated organizations with the same name.</p>\n<p>Version 3 of the GPL also contains a link to the FSF website, making ... | [
"licensing",
"open-source-software",
"gpl"
] |
Compensation for custody awaiting trial resulting in acquittal? | 5 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/29266/compensation-for-custody-awaiting-trial-resulting-in-acquittal | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I was accused of a crime and held in custody for 8 months then acquitted at court, I missed the first 8 months of my only child's life, and lost both my job and my partner. Could I be entitled to compensation? </p>
| 29,266 | [
{
"answer_id": 29269,
"body": "<p>In all but a few U.S. states the answer is that you are not entitled to any compensation. This is grossly unfair, but is the dominant rule by far in most jurisdictions in the U.S.</p>\n\n<p>As a matter of legal doctrine this is justified on the grounds that a criminal prose... | [
"criminal-law",
"damages",
"prison",
"governmental-liability"
] |
Can messenger chat be used as evidence in courts? | 8 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92292/can-messenger-chat-be-used-as-evidence-in-courts | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>My roommate agreed that I don't need to pay rent for the days I am not in apartment. I have to go to Texas for a 6 month period. I informed my roommate before adding him as roommate. We had this communication in WhatsApp chat. Can I use this chat in court in case if he harasses me to pay half rent?</p>
| 92,292 | [
{
"answer_id": 92293,
"body": "<p>Online conversations are generally allowed evidence.</p>\n<p>However, EVERYTHING in the chat should be considered, as well as any later actions.</p>\n<p>Were there later conversations that said something different?<br>\nDid the lease you signed have different terms?</p>\n<p... | [
"contract-law",
"evidence",
"lease",
"rules-of-evidence"
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Can a person sell his own house in Idaho without any assistance from a broker or agent? | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/25479/can-a-person-sell-his-own-house-in-idaho-without-any-assistance-from-a-broker-or | CC BY-SA 3.0 | <p>I've been studying real estate law lately for personal pleasure and to better understand the process of buying and selling because I happen to be selling right now. I opted to "sell by owner" using the popular site forsalebyowner.com. I opted for a package that includes an MLS number and posting to popular real esta... | 25,479 | [
{
"answer_id": 25516,
"body": "<p>The cited law pertains to the regulation of real estate brokers and does not, itself, require the use of any broker. In fact, the preamble reads, in part,</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>If a buyer, prospective buyer, or seller is not represented by a\n brokerage in a regulated ... | [
"real-estate"
] |
On what basis could the Federal Government legalize abortions? | 19 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/79849/on-what-basis-could-the-federal-government-legalize-abortions | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Now that Roe vs. Wade is expected to be overturned, many politicians are calling for <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/03/abortion-roe-wade-codify-bernie-biden/" rel="noreferrer">legislation to protect the right to an abortion</a> to be passed on the federal level. But on what grounds could th... | 79,849 | [
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"answer_id": 79850,
"body": "<p>The federal government has the power to regulate interstate commerce, and the current definition is incredibly broad -- certainly broad enough to include the provision of abortions.</p>\n<p>If it were challenged, the government would likely rely on <a href=\"https://casetex... | [
"united-states",
"abortion"
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Avoiding agreeing to, or amending, digital contracts (redux) | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92332/avoiding-agreeing-to-or-amending-digital-contracts-redux | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>A recent question asks whether one can <a href="https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92303/avoiding-agreeing-to-or-amending-digital-contracts">escape the terms of an adhesion contract</a> by orally rejecting the terms while making a confirmation in writing.</p>
<p>It seems likely the answer is no, as the written ... | 92,332 | [
{
"answer_id": 92335,
"body": "<h2>Option 1: The contract is not formed</h2>\n<p>By writing a non-confirmation and explicitly denying the contract, the contract does not fulfil the <em>meeting of the minds</em>. There is no renegotiation, as the agent of the company is not allowed to negotiate.</p>\n<p>In a... | [
"united-states",
"contract-law",
"adhesion-contracts"
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How freely can counsel interpret instructions given by their client? | 3 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/84435/how-freely-can-counsel-interpret-instructions-given-by-their-client | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I have been reading about Frank Harris's trial for contempt of court in February, 1914, and while there are a number of aspects that may strike us as odd now, such as that Harris was committed to prison for an "indefinite period" for the seemingly minor offence of printing comments about an ongoing divorce... | 84,435 | [
{
"answer_id": 84443,
"body": "<h2>Barristers <em>must</em> represent their client as <a href=\"https://www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/for-the-public/finding-and-using-a-barrister/what-to-expect.html\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><em>they</em></a> see best</h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>A barrister who is working for... | [
"united-kingdom",
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Is an image published in a book in Australia in 1925 public domain in the US? | 4 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92322/is-an-image-published-in-a-book-in-australia-in-1925-public-domain-in-the-us | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I want to use an art image that was published in Australia in 1925 and publish it in the US.</p>
<p>Australian copyright law states that the image is protected for 70 years after the artist's death, who died in 1960. Therefore, the image will not be in the public domain in Australia until after 2030.</p>
<p>US publi... | 92,322 | [
{
"answer_id": 92333,
"body": "<h2>No</h2>\n<p>Or, at least, not on the basis you claim.</p>\n<p>What matters is not the date it was first published in Australia, but the date it was first published in the United States. If it ever was - you might be the first.</p>\n<p>First, all photographs taken before 19... | [
"copyright",
"international",
"public-domain"
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What is the Irish equivalent of a German UG entity? | 4 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92295/what-is-the-irish-equivalent-of-a-german-ug-entity | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I am looking at some options for eventually starting a small business in Ireland (several years from now, I'm at a very early stage).</p>
<p>In Germany, from what I understand, there is an entity type called a UG. It is smaller than a GmbH and requires less work/money to stay in compliant operation, but it's larger ... | 92,295 | [
{
"answer_id": 92299,
"body": "<p>You are likely looking for a <em>private company limited by shares</em> (Ltd).</p>\n<p>The German UG and GmbH are certain kinds of limited companies. Here, "limited" means that liability is limited to the company's capital, thus protecting the company's owners. Th... | [
"business",
"germany",
"ireland"
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Can an adult sponsor a minor to enable emancipation without adopting them? | 7 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92321/can-an-adult-sponsor-a-minor-to-enable-emancipation-without-adopting-them | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I've tried googling this, but I'm not sure how to phrase it in a way that would catch the right legal terms.</p>
<p>As I understand it, in some states in the US, a minor (i.e. younger than 18) who is at least 16 years old, can petition the state for emancipation; i.e. legal separation from their parents, and allowed... | 92,321 | [
{
"answer_id": 92324,
"body": "<h3>What is emancipation of a minor?</h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>As I understand it, in some states in the US, a minor (i.e. younger\nthan 18) who is at least 16 years old, can petition the state for\nemancipation; i.e. legal separation from their parents, and allowed to\nenter the... | [
"contract-law",
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"parental-rights",
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Adverse possession between new owners | 4 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92284/adverse-possession-between-new-owners | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I purchased my property in 2016. My current neighbor purchased his in 2019. The current fence between our properties had been installed some time ago, presumably by the respective previous owners. I want to install a new fence along the correct property line, which would allow me to slightly expand my lot. I had a s... | 92,284 | [
{
"answer_id": 92285,
"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... | [
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"adverse-possession"
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What counts as work complete for the purpose of a construction lien | 2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92309/what-counts-as-work-complete-for-the-purpose-of-a-construction-lien | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>A general contractor is putting up a large office building for a customer. A sub-contractor is hired to install the dry wall and office doors. The work is essentially complete. More than 90 days has gone by and the sub-contractor has not been paid. The general contractor is close to handing title of the building to ... | 92,309 | [
{
"answer_id": 92320,
"body": "<p>The garbage can probably wouldn't work because it isn't a fixture or part of the property. But the bigger question doesn't have a general answer and has to be determined on a case by case basis by a judge interpreting the language of the mechanic's lien statute in light of ... | [
"united-states",
"contract-law",
"new-jersey"
] |
I was overpaid by my company in California. Should I return the money? | -2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92314/i-was-overpaid-by-my-company-in-california-should-i-return-the-money | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Part of my signed agreement with my employer was that I will receive an extra sum of money for 5 months, but I've been receiving that for a year. Then the HR emailed me saying it's been overlooked by them and that I need to repay the money. My impression was that the extra sum was coming from another salary increase... | 92,314 | [
{
"answer_id": 92319,
"body": "<h2>Yes</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\">australia</a></p>\n<p>The ge... | [
"california",
"employer",
"salary"
] |
Deduction of relocation payment from last paycheck of terminated employee | 1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92302/deduction-of-relocation-payment-from-last-paycheck-of-terminated-employee | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Can an employer deduct the payment of relocation expenses from the last paycheck of a terminated employee in Illinois?</p>
<p>Assume the employee is being terminated before the time period specified in the contract of employment for the repayment of relocation expenses.</p>
| 92,302 | [
{
"answer_id": 92307,
"body": "<p>I've had a couple of employment contracts that involved relocation.\nEvery contract <em>can</em> be different, but <em>typically</em> they say that the relocation amount must be re-paid if the employee does not stay for a certain period (typically 1 to 2 years).</p>\n<p>Oft... | [
"employment",
"illinois"
] |
What are some potential legal options when noise ordinances are not enforced for a particular local business (in Texas)? | 1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92238/what-are-some-potential-legal-options-when-noise-ordinances-are-not-enforced-for | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I live in a mixed use zone in the downtown area of a major metropolitan area in Texas.</p>
<p>A recent city ordinance requires bars and restaurants to maintain noise levels below a certain level at different times of the night. The exact levels specified for our zone, which is "Commercial/Mixed Use" are:<... | 92,238 | [
{
"answer_id": 92251,
"body": "<h2>You have verified nothing</h2>\n<p>Your phone is not a calibrated decibel meter operated by a competent acoustic technician (unless you have qualifications you aren’t telling us about).</p>\n<p>It’s also clear that you don’t understand what the ordinance says in a technica... | [
"texas",
"noise",
"local-ordinance"
] |
Why wasn't Trump criminally charged for sexually assaulting E. Jean Carroll? | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92304/why-wasnt-trump-criminally-charged-for-sexually-assaulting-e-jean-carroll | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>E. Jean Carroll has sued Donald Trump for battery. But battery is also a crime. Is anything known, or can we make any reasonable inferences, about why New York State hasn't charged him for battery?</p>
| 92,304 | [
{
"answer_id": 92305,
"body": "<p>E. Jean Carroll first sued Donald Trump in 2019 for defamation in connection with his statements in 2019 denying a prior assault upon her in the 1990s in response to her 2019 memoire asserted that he had done so in the 1990s. The statute of limitations in that case ran from... | [
"new-york-state",
"sexual-assault"
] |
Is it considered a breach of confidentiality if data is uploaded to a website which only makes that data available to the uploader? | 16 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/82933/is-it-considered-a-breach-of-confidentiality-if-data-is-uploaded-to-a-website-wh | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I'm a developer working at a company that handles sensitive banking information and recently, I've had troubles organising my code and thus posted it in a private repository on Github, which only I can access in any way.</p>
<p>A week later, I got a notice from management to delete everything and a general aura of &... | 82,933 | [
{
"answer_id": 82934,
"body": "<p><em>Assuming none of these terms are defined elsewhere in the contract</em>:</p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/third_party\" rel=\"noreferrer\">third party</a> is a party (a person or company) that is neither you nor the other party to the contract (here, ... | [
"contract-law",
"software",
"legal-terms",
"germany"
] |
Is there any merit in continuing to fight a trial despite an overwhelming chance of losing and there being no plea deal? | 17 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92215/is-there-any-merit-in-continuing-to-fight-a-trial-despite-an-overwhelming-chance | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>For example, if the evidence is overwhelmingly against them and the defendant knows they are guilty and there is no chance for a lesser sentence or a plea deal (happens in certain jurisdictions), is there still any merit to continuing with a trial?</p>
| 92,215 | [
{
"answer_id": 92217,
"body": "<p>Yes.</p>\n<p>Juries aren't terribly accurate. There is an irreducible chance that no matter how clear the outcome should be that the jury will get it wrong. Based upon a review of the academic literature on wrongful convictions and inaccurate acquittals, I generally tell my... | [
"trial",
"legal-concepts",
"plea"
] |
How is state citizenship acquired and lost? | 6 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/79267/how-is-state-citizenship-acquired-and-lost | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>According to the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution,</p>
<blockquote>
<p>All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>I have questions concerning the latter type of citize... | 79,267 | [
{
"answer_id": 79289,
"body": "<p>Citizenship in a U.S. state is governed primarily by the first sentence of Section 1 of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which states (emphasis added):</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to\nthe juris... | [
"united-states",
"citizenship",
"dual-citizenship",
"federalism",
"fourteenth-amendment"
] |
Infidelity and child support | -5 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92277/infidelity-and-child-support | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Lets say hypothetically I got married and had a child. Five years later my wife sleeps with several other men but I don't have proof of this. I wish to attempt to gain full custody of the child, avoid paying child support payments, and avoid paying alimony.</p>
<p>So, I have all my assets signed over my brother and... | 92,277 | [
{
"answer_id": 92283,
"body": "<p>For clarity, in a divorce case in New York State involving children, the judge typically decides: (1) child custody, (2) child support, (3) alimony, (4) division of the couple's property, and (5) allocation of attorney's fees and costs associated with the case. The judge al... | [
"new-york-state",
"marriage",
"child-support",
"custody"
] |
is it possible to override a provision regarding whether state or national law applies to a crime? | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92278/is-it-possible-to-override-a-provision-regarding-whether-state-or-national-law-a | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>if a law has the following provisions</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Where an act or omission constitutes an offence punishable under this Act and also under any other Central or State Act, then, notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, the offender found guilty of such offence shall be ... | 92,278 | [
{
"answer_id": 92281,
"body": "<h2>No.</h2>\n<p>The general clauses act of 1897 allowes to charge with <em>either</em> but <em>not both</em> laws that are possible, depending on the choice of the prosecutor.</p>\n<p>The law you quoted <em>without source</em> is not circumventing that, it just alters the pun... | [
"criminal-law",
"india",
"federalism"
] |
Bait and switch - written vs oral obligation | 4 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/86989/bait-and-switch-written-vs-oral-obligation | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>A company is advertising a sale stating that I will receive a discount site wide for 50% off. A hyperlink to the sale clearly shows the sale applies to all available products, further in each one of those products available durations (ex. 1,3 and annual). Finally, by clicking on a link I can take advantage of that s... | 86,989 | [
{
"answer_id": 86997,
"body": "<h2>Do you have a contract?</h2>\n<p>It depends on the website’s terms but almost certainly not.</p>\n<p>It is standard practice in e-commerce terms and conditions that your selecting “buy” and giving the vendor money does not create a contract; you are merely making an offer ... | [
"contract-law",
"consumer-protection",
"tort",
"false-advertising"
] |
Are there any repercussions for my landlord having us sign the wrong lease? | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92153/are-there-any-repercussions-for-my-landlord-having-us-sign-the-wrong-lease | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>When we moved in to our current house our landlord said our lease would be a year to year lease. We recently found out that they are selling the building and our housing situation isn't concrete anymore because it turns out our lease is a month to month instead. We asked the landlord to fix the issue and send us a n... | 92,153 | [
{
"answer_id": 92158,
"body": "<h2>You signed the lease</h2>\n<p>In general, this is definitive of your intention to have a month-to-month lease.</p>\n<p>Any correspondence that you have prior to you signing that you wanted or even agreed on a yearly lease is only evidence that such things formed part of th... | [
"landlord",
"tenancy-rules"
] |
copyrighted material used by a commercial entity | 1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92274/copyrighted-material-used-by-a-commercial-entity | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Can a copyrighted material be used by a company employees if it is not a part of a commercial product?</p>
| 92,274 | [
{
"answer_id": 92275,
"body": "<p>There are two ways in which "commercial" is relevant to copyright. First, it might be a factor in a software license, for example "may only be used for non-commercial purposes". This is most often found on free or discount software, so you would have to ... | [
"copyright"
] |
If I buy a domain, do I need to create an LLC? | 2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92260/if-i-buy-a-domain-do-i-need-to-create-an-llc | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>So, I want to create a name and buy a domain for a website to use currently. However, in the future I would like it to be a business so that way I can self-publish. Do I need to create an LLC if I already own the domain? Can someone legally create an LLC with the same name as my domain? Just trying to understand wha... | 92,260 | [
{
"answer_id": 92263,
"body": "<blockquote>\n<p>Do I need to create an LLC if I already own the domain?</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>No.</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Can someone legally create an LLC with the same name as my domain?</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Yes.</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Just trying to understand what the dif... | [
"business",
"domain-name",
"sole-propietorship"
] |
I have found my email address online in a .txt file. What should be my next step? | 1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92262/i-have-found-my-email-address-online-in-a-txt-file-what-should-be-my-next-step | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>A few days ago someone tried to log into my bank account, the attempt was unsuccessful but it was quite concerning. I’ve spent the past weekend moving my most important accounts to alternate emails and setting up TFA everywhere. I plan to get rid of my old email altogether since it was also used to sign up for some ... | 92,262 | [
{
"answer_id": 92269,
"body": "<ul>\n<li>Just the email in such a list is annoying but not really concerning. There are millions of people who put their email into publicly available contact data, and after a couple of years of use <em>any</em> email is going to be exposed some way. That's why websites use ... | [
"gdpr",
"privacy",
"european-union",
"hacking"
] |
What effect does the coronation have after accession had already taken place upon the predecessor’s passing? | 6 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92264/what-effect-does-the-coronation-have-after-accession-had-already-taken-place-upo | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Does it have any actual consequence on the state of affairs for the monarch?</p>
| 92,264 | [
{
"answer_id": 92265,
"body": "<p>Other than the oath (see the <a href=\"https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/evolutionofparliament/parliamentwork/offices-and-ceremonies/collections/parliament-and-the-queen/coronation-oath-act/\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Coronation Oath Act</a>), nothing at the ceremon... | [
"united-kingdom",
"monarchy"
] |
java microbenchmark harness and its impact on software licenses | 1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/87049/java-microbenchmark-harness-and-its-impact-on-software-licenses | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>JMH is released under the GPL2 license which is a viral license :-) If I use JMH (but only in tests) do I have to make my application available under the GPL2 license by definition?</p>
<p>I asked various test groups, but so far opinions are divided. I'm waiting for someone to give an answer best supported by some l... | 87,049 | [
{
"answer_id": 87050,
"body": "<p>If you distribute your software together with tests and JMH, then it must be GPL licensed. If you distribute your software without these tests and without JMH, then it doesn't have to be GPL licensed.</p>\n<p>You might be able to distribute your software, together with test... | [
"licensing"
] |
Asked in court about something you are not allowed to answer | 3 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92249/asked-in-court-about-something-you-are-not-allowed-to-answer | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Say you own a company in the USA that offers services via the internet. I read that in some situations, you are required to give personal data of a user to the US government and you are not allowed to tell anyone.</p>
<p>Now what happens if you are witness in a trial and questioned about this?</p>
<p>If you say you ... | 92,249 | [
{
"answer_id": 92255,
"body": "<p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_security_letter\" rel=\"noreferrer\">National security letters</a> can compel the production of some kinds of (non-"content") user data, and (according to Wikipedia) typically contain a nondisclosure requirement for... | [
"united-states"
] |
Is there any chance for a parent to get a joint custody without a legal status in the U.S.? | -1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92235/is-there-any-chance-for-a-parent-to-get-a-joint-custody-without-a-legal-status-i | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <ul>
<li>Jan 2020 - I came from Outside of U.S. (foreign citizen) on a fiancee visa.</li>
<li>Mar 2020 - I married my ex-wife (she is a U.S. citizen).</li>
<li>Sep 2020 - I got my 2 year temporary green card.</li>
<li>Mar 2021 - Our daughter was born.</li>
<li>May 2021 - We decided to divorce. She is the plaintiff.</li... | 92,235 | [
{
"answer_id": 92248,
"body": "<p>Yes.</p>\n<p>Citizenship and immigration status are not factors that are expressly considered under Arkansas law in an award of joint custody. <em>See</em> Arkansas Code Section 9-13-101. This is discussed in a previous answer is <a href=\"https://law.stackexchange.com/a/92... | [
"immigration",
"family-law"
] |
Ex-slaves not born in U.S. and 14th Amendment | 18 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92234/ex-slaves-not-born-in-u-s-and-14th-amendment | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>The 14th Amendment states that "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States."</p>
<p>Did cases ever arise in courts concerning any ex-slaves not born in the United States include arguments that the 14th Amendment did not a... | 92,234 | [
{
"answer_id": 92237,
"body": "<p>At least one such person was naturalized, according to Wikipedia, in 1868, a time at which I believe naturalization was conferred by district court judges. Although this doesn't perhaps constitute a court case, as asked by the question, it does show that formerly enslaved ... | [
"united-states",
"constitutional-law",
"slavery"
] |
Would manga fall within POCSO, section 15? | 2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92224/would-manga-fall-within-pocso-section-15 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p><a href="https://www.indiacode.nic.in/show-data?actid=AC_CEN_13_14_00005_201232_1517807323686&sectionId=12864&sectionno=15&orderno=15" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Section 15</a> Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 includes this:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Any person, who stores or possesses porn... | 92,224 | [
{
"answer_id": 92241,
"body": "<p>No</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Manga are comics or graphic novels</a> so do not meet the definition of child pornography at <a href=\"https://www.indiacode.nic.in/show-data?actid=AC_CEN_13_14_00005_201232_15178073236... | [
"india",
"definition",
"interpretation",
"sexual-offences",
"child-porn"
] |
Why is there a consort coronation for female consorts but not for male ones in the United Kingdom? | 10 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/89190/why-is-there-a-consort-coronation-for-female-consorts-but-not-for-male-ones-in-t | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronation_of_Charles_III_and_Camilla" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Wikipedia:</a></p>
<blockquote>
<p>Charles's wife, Camilla, will be crowned alongside him as queen consort. (...) This will be the first coronation of a consort since that of his grandmother Queen Elizabeth (later... | 89,190 | [
{
"answer_id": 89208,
"body": "<h2>There has only been one <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_consort#King_consort\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Prince Consort</a></h2>\n<p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert,_Prince_Consort\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Albert</a>, the husband of Vic... | [
"united-kingdom",
"monarchy"
] |
What does "Household Exception" to the GDPR mean? | 4 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92229/what-does-household-exception-to-the-gdpr-mean | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>GDPR Section 2 Recital 18 (?) reads:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Not Applicable to Personal or Household Activities</p>
<p>This Regulation does not apply to the processing of personal data by a natural person in the course of a purely personal or household activity and thus with no connection to a professional or commercial... | 92,229 | [
{
"answer_id": 92236,
"body": "<p>The household exemption is part of Art 2 GDPR, which lays out the subject matter scope. Clearly, the use of LLMs and other technologies can be GDPR-covered processing of personal data, unless this is done “by a natural person in the course of a purely personal or household ... | [
"united-kingdom",
"gdpr",
"european-union",
"artificial-intelligence",
"computer"
] |
Under what circumstances can a low/midlevel employee be personally sued for a corporate act? | 4 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/23169/under-what-circumstances-can-a-low-midlevel-employee-be-personally-sued-for-a-co | CC BY-SA 3.0 | <p>Let's say, for instance, that the issue at hand was the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exxon_Valdez" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Exxon Valdez Oil Spill</a>. Exxon was sued of course, and I would imagine that its then chairman would have, or at least could have been, sued.</p>
<p>The perpetrator of the acciden... | 23,169 | [
{
"answer_id": 23173,
"body": "<p>The fact that the employer has vicarious liability for acts of its employees \"within the scope of employment\" does not mean the employees are not also liable for their own acts. In reality, however, the employer is more likely to have insurance for such \"acts or omission... | [
"united-states",
"corporate-law",
"litigation"
] |
How to find out if photocopying a marriage certificate is legal in my state? | 5 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/67679/how-to-find-out-if-photocopying-a-marriage-certificate-is-legal-in-my-state | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>For my insurance, I must submit a copy of my marriage certificate. The insurance specified that an unofficial photocopy would suffice, but also gave a warning that it is illegal to photocopy this in some states.</p>
<p>So my next question was: Am I in a state allows photocopying or not? Googling didn't lead me to an... | 67,679 | [
{
"answer_id": 67681,
"body": "<p>There are quick and easy ways, and reliable ways. Hiring a lawyer is reliable. Googling "can I copy a marriage certificate in ___" is quick and easy, and unreliable. <a href=\"https://www.sccwi.gov/713/Protect-your-Vital-Records\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">St. C... | [
"united-states",
"marriage"
] |
Is an arrest legal if no reason is given? | 4 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92207/is-an-arrest-legal-if-no-reason-is-given | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/police-powers-of-arrest-your-rights" rel="nofollow noreferrer">From the UK Government website:</a></p>
<blockquote>
<p>The police arrest procedure</p>
<p>If you’re arrested the police must:</p>
<ul>
<li>identify themselves as the police</li>
<li>tell you that you’re being arrested</li>
<l... | 92,207 | [
{
"answer_id": 92209,
"body": "<p>I have not read the news report so cannot comment on the alleged offences and police conduct, but what I can say is that the information to given on arrest may be found at <a href=\"https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/60/section/28?timeline=false\" rel=\"nofollow nore... | [
"united-kingdom",
"england-and-wales",
"police",
"arrest",
"protest"
] |
Could a contract prevent someone from talking to the authorities? | 13 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92170/could-a-contract-prevent-someone-from-talking-to-the-authorities | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Would a contract (such as an NDA or non-disparagement agreement) be enforceable if it prevents a person from talking to the authorities such as:</p>
<ol>
<li>the police</li>
<li>the labour board</li>
<li>starting a lawsuit</li>
<li>responding to a subpoena</li>
</ol>
<p>I noticed a common phrase in contracts is &quo... | 92,170 | [
{
"answer_id": 92171,
"body": "<h2>No enforceable contract can contain illegal clauses and work</h2>\n<p>Contracts can not remove some rights and never can bypass obligations. Talking to the police at times <strong>is</strong> a requirement by law, as is taking to the labor board. Responding to a subpoena i... | [
"contract-law",
"canada",
"non-disclosure"
] |
How are parole boards formed? | 1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/91291/how-are-parole-boards-formed | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Are they legally trained? Do they have oversight, like in the form of avenues for appeal from their decisions?</p>
<p>Are they selected from the lay public like a jury?</p>
| 91,291 | [
{
"answer_id": 91298,
"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>... | [
"united-states",
"any-jurisdiction",
"parole",
"sentence"
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Is customer entitled to the same car tested in the test drive or in the ad? | 22 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92119/is-customer-entitled-to-the-same-car-tested-in-the-test-drive-or-in-the-ad | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I know someone who went to purchase a brand new car from a dealer in the US. The customer came in with an internet ad and asked to test drive the car listed. After the test drive, she paid for it. But when she returned outside, and got in the new car, she found inside was different. Less features. Less comfortable w... | 92,119 | [
{
"answer_id": 92134,
"body": "<p>As described, this may be a form of illegal bait-and-switch advertising, but not breach of contract. The contract states the specific vehicle to be sold, which does not match the test-driven car. If the dealer had listed the better car's VIN in the contract but supplied a d... | [
"united-states",
"contract-law",
"false-advertising"
] |
Is it legal for a company to enforce price minimums in the USA? | 4 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/91801/is-it-legal-for-a-company-to-enforce-price-minimums-in-the-usa | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>When exporting from Europe to the USA but not sourcing directly from the manufacturer, it is common to receive communications from companies along the lines</p>
<p>(1) in the USA we have a minimum price policy, which you are breaking/you have to source from our US supplier</p>
<p>(2) We forbid export of this product... | 91,801 | [
{
"answer_id": 91829,
"body": "<p><strong>It didn’t work for Nintendo</strong></p>\n<p>Nintendo used to have a policy of setting minimum retail prices for its products. If retailers didn’t comply, Nintendo would decrease or eliminate their supply.</p>\n<p>In 1991, the FTC investigated Nintendo for price fix... | [
"united-states",
"competition",
"export"
] |
Would returns from investing in stocks cause one to reach the tax barrier on a student visa? | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92177/would-returns-from-investing-in-stocks-cause-one-to-reach-the-tax-barrier-on-a-s | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>As far as I understand, one can earn about 850ish euros per month (as of 2023) without tax on a student visa <a href="https://www.ue-germany.com/news-centre/blog/how-much-am-i-allowed-to-earn-as-a-student" rel="nofollow noreferrer">source</a>. Also, I learned that investing while on a student visa as a non EU intern... | 92,177 | [
{
"answer_id": 92184,
"body": "<p>There is no limit on how much you can earn. There is a limit on how many hours you can work, though. Student visas require that you have given proof of sufficient means prior to coming to Germany, generally via a blocked account. As a foreign student in Germany, you are typ... | [
"tax-law",
"germany",
"immigration",
"finance"
] |
What are the minimum requirements for obtaining joint custody in Arkansas? | -2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92199/what-are-the-minimum-requirements-for-obtaining-joint-custody-in-arkansas | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>State: Arkansas.</p>
<p>A parent wishes to obtain joint custody for a 3-year-old child. What are the minimum requirements for the following:</p>
<ol>
<li><strong>Apartment:</strong> Is it necessary for a parent to have a 2-bedroom apartment, or is a 1-bedroom apartment sufficient?</li>
<li><strong>Employment:</stron... | 92,199 | [
{
"answer_id": 92200,
"body": "<h3>Short answer</h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>What are the minimum requirements for obtaining joint custody in\nArkansas?</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>To slightly oversimplify:</p>\n<ol>\n<li><p>The child has two legally recognized parents who both participate in the court case regarding ... | [
"family-law",
"child-support",
"arkansas",
"custody"
] |
How complicated can political donations be before they are bribery? | -3 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92197/how-complicated-can-political-donations-be-before-they-are-bribery | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>In the US, bribing federal or state legislators to vote the way you want them to is illegal. But donating (or not donating) to their election campaigns is legal, as is telling them what you want them to do.</p>
<p><strong>Is there any legal way to adopt a policy of political donations designed to encourage a legisla... | 92,197 | [
{
"answer_id": 92198,
"body": "<p>See <em>McCormick v. United States</em>, 500 U.S. 257 (1991). A political contribution is only vulnerable as a bribe under the <em>Hobbs Act</em> if the payments are made "in return for an explicit promise or undertaking by the official to perform or not perform an off... | [
"legislature",
"politics",
"bribery",
"campaign-finance"
] |
Would an online article suggesting readers to perform piracy constitute "Incitement" under any jurisdition? | 1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92186/would-an-online-article-suggesting-readers-to-perform-piracy-constitute-incitem | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>This question came to mind while discussing in the Arqade.SE chat rom about some recent scandals related to an online gaming news site.</p>
<p>Back in October 2021 said media posted an article about a recent videogame release, going into details about how to emulate it and how emulation provided a better experience ... | 92,186 | [
{
"answer_id": 92191,
"body": "<p>In the US, this might be very defensible. One could make the argument that the article is critical of Nintendo practices of not releasing old titles unless they were huge sellers and the line "Thank God for Piracy" might be a jab at the fact that Nintendo is leav... | [
"online-piracy",
"incitement"
] |
Do governments with Rule of Law sometimes (too broad of word?) hand over their citizens even without extradition treaties? | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92178/do-governments-with-rule-of-law-sometimes-too-broad-of-word-hand-over-their-c | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Prompted by <a href="https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92116/is-it-possible-for-india-to-extradite-its-own-citizens">this question</a>.</p>
<p>For example, officials from Cuba or Iran (or even friendly countries like Taiwan, Ukraine, etc) officials go to US officials, present evidence that one of their nationa... | 92,178 | [
{
"answer_id": 92185,
"body": "<p>There are circumstances in which countries that are <a href=\"https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_law#Status_in_various_jurisdictions\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">generally recognized to follow the rule of law</a> will extradite in the absence of a treaty.</p>\n<p>For ... | [
"extradition"
] |
What is the nature of these “internal documents” from the U.S. Supreme Court? | 8 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92180/what-is-the-nature-of-these-internal-documents-from-the-u-s-supreme-court | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>The media have been reporting on the contents of Justice John Paul Stevens' documents, which have now been made public. <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/03/politics/clinton-paula-jones-john-paul-stevens-papers-political-supreme-court/index.html" rel="noreferrer">This article</a> for instance includes excerpt... | 92,180 | [
{
"answer_id": 92187,
"body": "<p>The Justices communicate by exchanging written memoranda, or at least they did during Justice Stevens’ time. See Jeffrey Toobin, <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nine_(book)\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><em>The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court</em></a> ... | [
"us-supreme-court"
] |
Is it possible for India to extradite its own citizens? | 4 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92116/is-it-possible-for-india-to-extradite-its-own-citizens | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>The <a href="https://www.indiacode.nic.in/handle/123456789/1440?sam_handle=123456789/1362#:%7E:text=India%20Code%3A%20Extradition%20Act%2C%201962&text=Long%20Title%3A,connected%20therewith%20or%20incidental%20thereto" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Extradition Act</a> deals with extradition in India.</p>
<p>But in it... | 92,116 | [
{
"answer_id": 92118,
"body": "<p>In general,</p>\n<ol>\n<li>A country X can extradite people in X to country Y, at the request of Y and to the extent authorised by X's own law.</li>\n<li>Typically, there will be an <em>extradition agreement</em> between X and Y (a kind of treaty) concerning how this will h... | [
"india",
"extradition"
] |
Can having sex with a partner ever be considered a rape? | -5 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92181/can-having-sex-with-a-partner-ever-be-considered-a-rape | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Does a partner must seek permission each time he/she wants to have sex?</p>
<p>Is there any act of husband or wife which can be considered as rape?</p>
| 92,181 | [
{
"answer_id": 92182,
"body": "<p><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></p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Is there any act... | [
"sexual-offences"
] |
Can a law against selling be circumvented by a gift and an unrelated purchase? | 3 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/86914/can-a-law-against-selling-be-circumvented-by-a-gift-and-an-unrelated-purchase | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I stumbled across this news article: "<a href="https://metro.co.uk/2014/08/19/shops-posts-hilarious-august-peanut-sale-poster-to-circumvent-bottled-water-ban-4837709/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Shop posts ingenious 'August peanut sale' poster to circumvent bottled water ban</a>"</p>
<p>The article describe... | 86,914 | [
{
"answer_id": 86934,
"body": "<h2>Depends on the law</h2>\n<p>It’s unclear if this is a contractural restriction on the shop or a local ordinance relating to the festival. In any event, it depends on the law and what, precisely, the shop is doing.</p>\n<p>If the restriction is on supply, this doesn’t work.... | [
"sale-of-goods"
] |
Is "I didn't think it was serious" usually a good defence against "duty to rescue"? | 25 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92046/is-i-didnt-think-it-was-serious-usually-a-good-defence-against-duty-to-rescu | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Supposing A gives B food that contains an ingredient that, unknown to A, B is violently allergic to, and B collapses. A refuses to call an ambulance, saying that B is just being dramatic, and continues to do so even when C confirms that B does, in fact, have this allergy and it is life-threatening. (Suppose that A... | 92,046 | [
{
"answer_id": 92051,
"body": "<p><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></p>\n<p>You have the duty to help othe... | [
"duty-of-care"
] |
Do US companies need a cookie consent banner for EU traffic? | 2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92163/do-us-companies-need-a-cookie-consent-banner-for-eu-traffic | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Example:
US website, targeting customers in the US. They use Google Analytics and Google Ads cookies etc.</p>
<p>Do they need a cookie consent banner for EU traffic? Or should they just not load any tracking for non-us visitors?</p>
| 92,163 | [
{
"answer_id": 92164,
"body": "<p>Such a banner is probably not needed, but it depends. To some degree, the questions of "tracking" and "cookies" have to be handled separately. Tracking and profiling would be regulated by the GDPR, whereas cookies and similar technologies are regulated t... | [
"gdpr",
"privacy",
"cookies"
] |
On a mobile app, can I use IP location services to determine if a user is from EU prior to GDPR consent? | 8 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92080/on-a-mobile-app-can-i-use-ip-location-services-to-determine-if-a-user-is-from-e | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I have a question about the GDPR law. I am creating a mobile application where I will need to store some personal data in order for the app to work. I would also like to include personalized ads in the app. Now if GDPR applies, I would need to get explicit consent from the user before showing personalized ads. Howev... | 92,080 | [
{
"answer_id": 92096,
"body": "<p>Since you are from Europe, GDPR applies to <em>all</em> your processing activities per Art 3(1) GDPR, regardless of where the users are located. If you would like to avoid GDPR compliance, you would have to manage your business from abroad so that you no longer have an Euro... | [
"gdpr"
] |
What are the steps to collect against a SAFE investment contract? | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92160/what-are-the-steps-to-collect-against-a-safe-investment-contract | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I have a fund that signed a SAFE (<a href="https://ca.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/w-001-0673?transitionType=Default&contextData=(sc.Default)&firstPage=true" rel="nofollow noreferrer">simple agreement for future equity</a>) and wants to invest $400k in my company. It has been 2 months and they haven't sen... | 92,160 | [
{
"answer_id": 92161,
"body": "<p>A SAFE is basically what used to be called a "subscription agreement", i.e. an agreement to invest money in the future that will ultimately give rise to an equity investment if made.</p>\n<p>From a practical perspective, while the contract is legally enforceable, ... | [
"banking",
"securities",
"investment",
"collections"
] |
Are sites that give unfiltered ADS-B data legal? | 7 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/91436/are-sites-that-give-unfiltered-ads-b-data-legal | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Are plane tracking services such as ADS-B Exchange and TheAirTraffic that do not honor the FAA's Limited Aircraft Data Display program legal to use?</p>
<p>Is it legal to operate a feeder station for one of these?</p>
<p>Is it legal to run one of these services?</p>
<p>In other words, is LADD enforceable?</p>
| 91,436 | [
{
"answer_id": 92155,
"body": "<p>Section 566 ("RIGHT TO PRIVACY WHEN USING AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL\nSYSTEM", page 3385) of <a href=\"https://www.congress.gov/115/plaws/publ254/PLAW-115publ254.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">the 2018 FAA Reauthorization Act</a>, the law which created LADD, says,</p>... | [
"united-states",
"privacy",
"freedom-of-speech",
"aviation",
"faa"
] |
business activity description announcement rejection and speed of legal validity of the change | -2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92122/business-activity-description-announcement-rejection-and-speed-of-legal-validity | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>In a hypothetical scenario, Mr. Peter owns a company. He intends to change the business activity description, e.g. instead of chocolate he intends to sell tennis shoes.</p>
<p>Two questions please:</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Can such a change be rejected by the business register?</p>
</li>
<li><p>Can he start to manufacture an... | 92,122 | [
{
"answer_id": 92156,
"body": "<h2>The purpose of a company is not recorded on the register and, yes, it can be done immediately</h2>\n<p><a href=\"/questions/tagged/australia\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged 'australia'\" aria-label=\"show questions tagged 'australia'\" re... | [
"european-union",
"business"
] |
What differentiates living as mere roommates from living in a marriage-like relationship? | 13 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92035/what-differentiates-living-as-mere-roommates-from-living-in-a-marriage-like-rela | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>For jurisdictions that provide that a couple become spouses after living together in a marriage-like relationship for a given period of time<sup>1</sup>, how is such a marriage-like relationship different than living as mere roommates?</p>
<hr />
<p><sup>1. For example, in British Columbia, a person is a spouse for ... | 92,035 | [
{
"answer_id": 92036,
"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>Courts have generally recognized th... | [
"family-law"
] |
(Germany) Repairs at end of rental contract for pre-existing issues: who has burden of proof? | 1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92092/germany-repairs-at-end-of-rental-contract-for-pre-existing-issues-who-has-bur | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I recently moved to a new apartment, and cancelled the contract for my previous apartment where I had lived for several years. The contract for the old apartment had a three month notice period, so I found a replacement tenant for the landlord to avoid paying rent on both places for that time. On moving in, the new ... | 92,092 | [
{
"answer_id": 92107,
"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<h2>A tenant must retur... | [
"rental-property",
"germany"
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Does the Posse Comitatus Act Apply To The U.S. Space Force? | 4 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/87023/does-the-posse-comitatus-act-apply-to-the-u-s-space-force | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>In 1956, the <a href="https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/51993/why-werent-the-us-navy-and-marines-added-to-the-posse-comitatus-act-in-1956">Posse Comitatus Act was adopted</a>. It made it a crime to use the Army to enforce U.S. law in the United States in the absence of an invasion or insurrection. (The law its... | 87,023 | [
{
"answer_id": 87028,
"body": "<p>Space Force appears to have been <strong>specifically included</strong> on Dec 27, 2021. "Whoever, except in cases and under circumstances expressly authorized by the Constitution or Act of Congress, willfully uses any part of the Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the ... | [
"united-states",
"criminal-law",
"military",
"interpretation",
"federalism"
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What are the laws regarding reprinting of really old documents found behind paywalls? | 3 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/91153/what-are-the-laws-regarding-reprinting-of-really-old-documents-found-behind-payw | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I love reading old newspapers, so I have a subscription to a <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Newspapers.com</a> and <a href="https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">British Newspaper Archive</a>, while I also get free access to <a href="https://newspapera... | 91,153 | [
{
"answer_id": 91158,
"body": "<p>Depending on where exactly you are in the world, there is <em>some</em> protection for the representation of copyright-expired material if work went into presentation. So you might be allowed to put a <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bach_cantata\" rel=\"nofollow nor... | [
"copyright"
] |
Gödel's loophole | -3 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92135/g%c3%b6dels-loophole | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>After WWII before Gödel was about to be interviewed in order to get a US citizenship, he had found a loophole in the US constitution which allowed a fascist regime to legally turn the US into a dictatorship. I tried searching it online and only found that Gödel's loophole is related to article 5 of the US constitut... | 92,135 | [
{
"answer_id": 92136,
"body": "<p><a href=\"https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2010183\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">This article</a> lays out what little is known about the putative loophole, thought to depend on problems of "self-reference". (This is because of the nature of Göd... | [
"us-constitution"
] |
What is the minimum age to allow a child to ride in a forward facing back seat? | 3 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/91960/what-is-the-minimum-age-to-allow-a-child-to-ride-in-a-forward-facing-back-seat | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>State: Arkansas</p>
<p>For purposes of this question, "a forward facing car seat" means
the same car seat, just turned around.</p>
<p>I called the state police, and they told me that car seats must be rear facing until the child is 2. However, I could not find any official guideline from an official .gov o... | 91,960 | [
{
"answer_id": 91968,
"body": "<p>Summary: there's no minimum age; rather, you must use the seat in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Instructions for reversible seats typically do not depend on age but on the child's weight and height.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://law.justia.com/codes/arkansas... | [
"driving",
"children",
"arkansas"
] |
In a way aren't Non-Disclosure and Non-disparagement Agreements functionally very similar? | 3 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92041/in-a-way-arent-non-disclosure-and-non-disparagement-agreements-functionally-ver | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>At a high level NDAs basically say "do not disclose confidential information to the public". At a high level Non-disparagement agreements basically say "do not disclose information to the public that could harm us". Both are trying to protect the company from damage caused by information getting ... | 92,041 | [
{
"answer_id": 92125,
"body": "<p>Not all disclosures are disparagements, an NDA will typically cover the release of any private information, whether positive or negative. Publishing the company's future product plans might violate an NDA but would not be disparagement.</p>\n<p>Not all disparagements are di... | [
"contract-law",
"canada",
"confidentiality"
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Interpretation of the term "fully enclosed area" | -3 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92067/interpretation-of-the-term-fully-enclosed-area | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>My HOA in Colorado USA, has the following rule</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Each Lot shall provide a fully enclosed area for containment of trash, garbage or other garbage, and each Lot at all times shall be kept in a clean, sightly and wholesome condition and grass and weeds shall be kept mowed. No trash, litter, junk, boxe... | 92,067 | [
{
"answer_id": 92068,
"body": "<p>Fully enclosed area means being inside something, likely a non-see-through fence. You will not convince anyone that a trash can is "fully enclosed; it is a container, which is called out. Your chance of litigating this successfully is approximately zero unless your ... | [
"united-states",
"definition",
"colorado",
"hoa"
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Are there laws in India against child violence outside schools? | 2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92049/are-there-laws-in-india-against-child-violence-outside-schools | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>For example there are many beggar children who are physically hurt by people like shop owners and the like to leave the premises etc. Is this punishable by any law?</p>
| 92,049 | [
{
"answer_id": 92061,
"body": "<p>Yes.</p>\n<p>Although there are numerous child-protection laws, there is nothing specific for (beggar) children in this scenario so it would fall within Criminal Force, an offence contrary to <a href=\"https://www.indiacode.nic.in/show-data?actid=AC_CEN_5_23_00037_186045_15... | [
"criminal-law",
"india",
"battery"
] |
Is storing on EU-based servers sufficient to be GDPR-compliant with regard to the Schrems II arrest if they're controlled by a U.S. company? | 4 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/82013/is-storing-on-eu-based-servers-sufficient-to-be-gdpr-compliant-with-regard-to-th | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>After the Schrems II decision, data transfers to US data processors are increasingly risky at best, for example to public cloud providers such as GCP, Azure, and AWS.</p>
<p>A very common suggestion is to store your data in EU-based data centers of these cloud providers if your application isn't too latency-sensitiv... | 82,013 | [
{
"answer_id": 82036,
"body": "<p>The tricky bit from a GDPR standpoint is that the US has a law that says a US-based company must hand over data to US government agencies even if the data is stored outside the US. This is US specific and a case where the US government gives itself jurisdiction outside the ... | [
"gdpr",
"privacy"
] |
My account was broken into and virtual items were stolen, customer support refuses to help | -3 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92105/my-account-was-broken-into-and-virtual-items-were-stolen-customer-support-refus | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I have all the proof showing that my account was broken into , but they still refuse to give me my items back after opening multiple tickets. I only get the same copy and paste messages from their support team members. There is a restoration system in place as well , my one time restoration was never used and they s... | 92,105 | [
{
"answer_id": 92111,
"body": "<p>To answer this based on contract law, one would have to know where the company is located, where you are located, and what the terms of use specify regarding jurisdiction and possible mandatory arbitration.</p>\n<p>Next, you write that you have "all the proof" tha... | [
"contract-law",
"internet"
] |
Can an employee use an employer's market research subscription to conduct due diligence for IP? | 2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/91172/can-an-employee-use-an-employers-market-research-subscription-to-conduct-due-di | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>If an employee uses "company resources" to develop IP, then the employer owns said IP. However, what is the scope of "company resources" and "development"? Hypothetically, if an employee uses their employer's market intelligence subscription to conduct due diligence with the purpose of ... | 91,172 | [
{
"answer_id": 91186,
"body": "<p>I think you are in luck, UK law says -</p>\n<p><strong>The Patents Act 1977 (as amended</strong>)</p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-patent-act-1977/section-39-employees-inventions-right-to-employees-inventions\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Section 39: Ri... | [
"intellectual-property",
"employment"
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Giving flat to roommate and vacating apartment? | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92101/giving-flat-to-roommate-and-vacating-apartment | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I rented an apartment in California whose lease ends in 12 months.</p>
<p>Now I got a job in another state and have to leave.</p>
<p>Instead of paying lease break charges, I wanted to add a new person as roommate and wanted to share with him half rent for 4 months and then he will pay full rent after 4 months.</p>
... | 92,101 | [
{
"answer_id": 92102,
"body": "<p>You need absolute written buy in from the landlord.</p>\n<p>His agreement is with <em>you</em>, not this new person.\nIf the new person stops paying for whatever reason, then landlord is coming after <em>you</em>.</p>\n",
"score": 6
},
{
"answer_id": 92103,
... | [
"residential-lease",
"breaking-the-lease"
] |
Does the robots exclusion standard have any legal weight? | 5 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/77755/does-the-robots-exclusion-standard-have-any-legal-weight | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>There is a standard through which websites communicate to the web crawlers upon which search engines are based which pages should be indexed and included in the search results. This is called the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robots_exclusion_standard" rel="noreferrer">Robots exclusion standard</a>, is imp... | 77,755 | [
{
"answer_id": 77756,
"body": "<p>The existence of a robots.txt file and the directory and file inclusions/exclusions in a robots.txt file do not constitute a legally binding contract for the use of the website by the visitor; if it exists, the Terms of Service would usually establish the contract for use o... | [
"internet",
"is-x-legal"
] |
Why did US v. Assange skip the court of appeal? | 9 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92028/why-did-us-v-assange-skip-the-court-of-appeal | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>The high court’s appeal was further sought to be appealed to the UKSC but not first to the EWCA. Why was the Court of Appeal passed over in this case?</p>
| 92,028 | [
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"answer_id": 92039,
"body": "<p>The decision which Assange sought to appeal, <em>United States v Assange</em> <a href=\"https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/USA-v-Assange-judgment101221.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer\">[2021] EWHC 3313 (Admin)</a>, was a decision of a <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia... | [
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"appeal",
"extradition",
"current-events"
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are there any states where teenagers sending nudes to each other isn't a crime? | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92081/are-there-any-states-where-teenagers-sending-nudes-to-each-other-isnt-a-crime | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>For the recent surveys on law enforcement it appears that it is a crime in many states with many having explicit laws against it however are there any states where this isn't a crime and what about states that don't have an explicit law against it ?</p>
| 92,081 | [
{
"answer_id": 92086,
"body": "<p>Blaire Bayliss reviews the law in "<a href=\"http://lawreview.colorado.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Bayliss-_-Final.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">The Kids are Alright 😂🍆🍑: Teen Sexting, Child Pornography Charges, and the Criminalization of Adolescent Sexuality... | [
"united-states",
"child-porn"
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Does a Limited company need a licence to lend money to an individual in the UK? | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/91804/does-a-limited-company-need-a-licence-to-lend-money-to-an-individual-in-the-uk | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>A limited company (one director) lent money to me as an individual (£450,000). The initial loan was secured as a first charge on a property I owned but did not live in. Interest the first 2 years was substantial and lowered the subsequent years. Should the lender have been licenced ?</p>
| 91,804 | [
{
"answer_id": 92090,
"body": "<p>It is possible that the lender should have been authorised by the financial services regulators. If they were not, but should have been, then the agreement might be unenforceable. What happens then depends on the court, which might decide it would be fair to uphold its term... | [
"england-and-wales",
"banking",
"loan"
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Why the obscure but specific description of Jane Doe II in the original complaint for Westenbroek v. Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity? | 29 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92054/why-the-obscure-but-specific-description-of-jane-doe-ii-in-the-original-complain | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>In <a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67101322/doe-i-v-kappa-kappa-gamma-fraternity/" rel="noreferrer"><em>Westenbroek v. Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity (2023)</em></a>, filed in the Wyoming District of U.S. court, the plaintiffs are seven women, members of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority at University of Wyomin... | 92,054 | [
{
"answer_id": 92055,
"body": "<p>This case was filed in federal court under diversity jurisdiction, meaning that it’s a lawsuit between citizens of different states. In most cases, diversity jurisdiction requires “complete” diversity: <em>every</em> plaintiff has to be a citizen of a different state than <... | [
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"civil-procedure",
"jurisdiction",
"federal-courts",
"pleadings"
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When family members are aware of a crime of someone from the family but refuse to testify , are they held liable for perjury? | 1 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92076/when-family-members-are-aware-of-a-crime-of-someone-from-the-family-but-refuse-t | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>What do family members that don't want to testify against their family members usually do ? do they face the penalty ?</p>
| 92,076 | [
{
"answer_id": 92077,
"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>... | [
"perjury"
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Is it legal to lie about an illegal requirement? | 30 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/70841/is-it-legal-to-lie-about-an-illegal-requirement | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>As an example, its not legal to discriminate against a person of a certain race while renting out your house. So lets say an Asian person sees a house rented out with a "no Asians" condition. Would it be legal for them to "mask" themselves as a White person, tell the landlord they're White, sign ... | 70,841 | [
{
"answer_id": 70843,
"body": "<p>Lying may be wrong, but it in the United States, it is generally not illegal. <a href=\"https://casetext.com/case/united-states-v-alvarez\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><em>United States v. Alvarez</em>, 132 S. Ct. 2537 (2012)</a>.</p>\n<p>For a lie to be illegal, it general... | [
"united-states",
"contract-law",
"discrimination"
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What legal power does the Missouri Attorney General have to impose emergency regulations? | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92071/what-legal-power-does-the-missouri-attorney-general-have-to-impose-emergency-reg | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>On April 13th 2023, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced an emergency regulation which in most cases would ban gender-affirming care for trans people in the state (<a href="https://www.ago.mo.gov/home/news/2023/04/13/missouri-attorney-general-andrew-bailey-promulgates-emergency-regulation-targeting-gend... | 92,071 | [
{
"answer_id": 92074,
"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<h3>The executive has n... | [
"missouri",
"separation-of-powers"
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Selling firearms for another person in another state | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92006/selling-firearms-for-another-person-in-another-state | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>How legal, or illegal, is the following situation? A Vermont resident owns several firearms which they wish to sell to a gun shop in neighboring NH. They believe the transaction would be smoother if a relative who is a NH resident makes the sale for them. (Gun laws are much more relaxed in NH than in VT.)</p>
<p>... | 92,006 | [
{
"answer_id": 92069,
"body": "<h3>Non-licensed individuals cannot sell firearms in the US across state lines.</h3>\n<p>Only licensed dealers can do this, and transfers to another state must be through another licensed dealer in that state.</p>\n<p>The Vermont resident needs a licensed firearm dealer in Ver... | [
"united-states",
"firearms"
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Why is a divisional court called a divisional court? | 3 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92042/why-is-a-divisional-court-called-a-divisional-court | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>A court sitting with more than one judge is a divisional court. I am having difficulty seeing the relevance of the term to its definition.</p>
| 92,042 | [
{
"answer_id": 92045,
"body": "<p>High Court cases are usually heard by a single judge, but in some instances (see s 66(1) below) more than one judge is required. When this happens, it's called a divisional court.</p>\n<p>See <a href=\"https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/54/section/66?timeline=false\"... | [
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How to put a disclaimer about IP in an open source fangame? | -2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92053/how-to-put-a-disclaimer-about-ip-in-an-open-source-fangame | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I am creating a fangame. Specifically a game where you can open weapon cases from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive for free and collect or trade skins that you obtain. The entire game source is my own work, except there are two files containing names and parameters of items from CSGO. I want to distribute my game's ... | 92,053 | [
{
"answer_id": 92057,
"body": "<p>IF part of your code and data is non-open-source, you can't release this software under the MIT license.</p>\n<p>However, from what I know, CS:GO uses real-life weapons, and their names aren't protected by copyright. Weapon stats aren't copyrightable either. With skin names... | [
"intellectual-property",
"open-source-software",
"disclaimers",
"video-games"
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Share The Road Sign | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92038/share-the-road-sign | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>Does the following <a href="https://www.roadtrafficsigns.com/signs/motor-vehicle-bike-share-the-road-sign/sku-k-9081" rel="nofollow noreferrer">sign</a> mean that bikers and motor vehicle owners are sharing the same lane? But I thought it's not a good idea to share a lane. Thank you!</p>
<p><a href="https://i.stack.... | 92,038 | [
{
"answer_id": 92040,
"body": "<p>You did not state a jurisdiction, but this sign is of the style specified by the <a href=\"https://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/kno_2009r1r2r3.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)</a> which is used throughout the United States, so I will... | [
"traffic"
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Does Maine law require a tenant to leash a dog on a rented property occupied by other tenants? | 0 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92017/does-maine-law-require-a-tenant-to-leash-a-dog-on-a-rented-property-occupied-by | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I live in Maine and have a multi-unit home with two units — a first-floor unit and second-floor unit — that I rent out. The two units share the same foyer, and the tenants do not know each other well.</p>
<p>The tenant on the first floor recently acquired an adult male pit bull, which I have so far permitted under ... | 92,017 | [
{
"answer_id": 92034,
"body": "<p>The clostest to such a state law, which would be under part 9 of <a href=\"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/statutes/7/title7ch0sec0.html\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">title 7</a>, is §3911, which forbids any dog from being "at large". That term is <a href=\"ht... | [
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What kind of lawyer should I contact after not receiving the service which I paid for? | -2 | https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/92009/what-kind-of-lawyer-should-i-contact-after-not-receiving-the-service-which-i-pai | CC BY-SA 4.0 | <p>I went to a courier company to pick up my package and not only was my package not released (in spite of me having all the legal documents) when I pressed for an explanation I was asked to leave the store or threatened that the police would be called. I did not threaten or raise my voice (all of this is recorded in t... | 92,009 | [
{
"answer_id": 92019,
"body": "<p>The OP did not specify the jurisdiction. It may well be a crime for a <em>postal service</em> (and some courier companies qualify as such, in some jurisdictions) to fail to release a parcel to the lawful recipient. That would be a case for the prosecutor's office. In other ... | [
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