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I'm traveling in France, and I've been vaguely told that some radar detectors are illegal. What types of radar detectors are illegal in France?
Ideally I'd like to know the sanctions as well. I'm especially interested in radar detector applications on smartphones. |
I am developing a game, and will be using guns in my game, I just am unsure of a few things. From what I understand, I need written permission to use the name of a gun due to the name being IP, but what about the gun's actual design? If I were to recreate a gun to give it the same 'Look', would infringing upon IP even ... |
A friend of mine( yes, I'm aware of how that sounds, but it's true) had a felony expunged from their record 10 years ago. Recently when getting screened for a job it showed up and now their job is at risk. How is this possible? and are there any legal actions that can be taken to prevent it from happening again? Also ... |
In Paris, France, what define how much street space can a restaurant occupy?
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[1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/6APnN.png |
How much street space can restaurants occupy? |
Is there a recourse against a business sending personal information of a customer to a wrong email address?
For example, if I provide a correct email address to the business through an online form, but, (1), their representative cuts out a significant part of the username, or, (2), their systems somehow mangle it, i... |
I am not a lawyer, I am not your lawyer.
You do not identify a jurisdiction and the answer will turn almost entirely on this. As an Australian I will deal with that jurisdiction.
**Privacy Law**
The *Privacy Act 1988* governs **personal** information of or an **opinion** of an identifiable **individual** colle... |
A game edition compagny make a great game called "AwesomeGame" which costs 20€.
They sell thousands of copy of it.
But it wasn't enough, developping this game cost too much and they didn't earned enough so they goes bankrupt/close.
What is the state of the game ?
Are we able to get it for free now ?
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A friend of mine (yes, I'm aware of how that sounds, but it's true) had a felony expunged from their record 10 years ago. Recently when getting screened for a job it showed up and now their job is at risk. How is this possible?
And are there any legal actions that can be taken to prevent it from happening again? |
A gaming edition compagny makes a great game called "AwesomeGame" which costs 20€.
They sell thousands of copies of the game.
But it wasn't enough. Developing this game cost too much and they didn't earn enough so they go bankrupt.
What is the state of the game?
Is the game now available to the public for f... |
What is the state of intellectual property when the owner goes bankrupt? |
A company makes a great game called "AwesomeGame" that costs 20€.
They sell thousands of copies of the game, but ultimately go bankrupt.
What is the status of the game at that point? Do any intellection-property rights or protections of it still exist?
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Can official information protected by attorney-client privilege be shared with personal lawyer? |
Go to know that you live in Washington.
Per [RCW 49.48.210][1], They must give you written notice with their evidence.
Per RCW 49.48.210, section 3, you can (and should) request a review of the employer findings.
Since the employer gave you the money, and you nor they saw any error until now, you may be prot... |
Just curious if there are conditions where student loans can be inherited by family members that did not co-sign on the loan? |
Can student loans be inherited by children or parents? |
According to the document [Reglement des etalages et terrasses](http://www.tout-paris.org/nouvelles-regles-terrasses-cafe-12922), page 15, such installations may not exceed 50% of the usable area of the sidewalk, and must leave a contiguous area of at least 1.6 meters in width for pedestrian traffic:
> Les installat... |
According to the document [Reglement des etalages et terrasses](http://www.tout-paris.org/nouvelles-regles-terrasses-cafe-12922), page 15, such installations may not exceed 50% of the usable area of the sidewalk, and must leave a contiguous area of at least 1.6 meters in width for pedestrian traffic:
> Les installat... |
On what basis does the U.S. government prohibit American companies like VISA, MasterCard, PayPal, et al, from doing business on the Crimean Peninsula?
Crimea is connected with, and backed by, the whole of Russia, which in turn is connected with China, with both being part of BRICS.
The fact that Visa and MasterCa... |
Why VISA / MasterCard give away their market share? |
On what basis does the U.S. government prohibit American companies like VISA, MasterCard, PayPal, et al, from doing business on the Crimean Peninsula?
Crimea is connected with, and backed by, the whole of Russia, which in turn is connected with China, with both being part of BRICS.
The fact that Visa and MasterCa... |
**I am not a lawyer; I am not your lawyer**
In France, the [*Code de la Route* (Article R413-15)][1] outlaws the possession of devices that detect or disturb, or are intended to detect or disturb, the operation of devices or systems that record or regulate road traffic, or allow evasion of road traffic offenses.
... |
**I am not a lawyer; I am not your lawyer**
In France, the [*Code de la Route* (Article R413-15)][1] outlaws the possession of devices that detect or disturb, or are intended to detect or disturb, the operation of devices or systems that record or regulate road traffic, or allow evasion of road traffic offenses.
... |
Civil asset forfeiture is a concept that frequently crops up in the news, e.g. the recent Washington Post article ["Drug cops took a college kid’s savings and now 13 police departments want a cut"](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/06/30/drug-cops-took-a-college-kids-life-savings-and-now-13-police-de... |
How exactly does civil asset forfeiture work in the United States? |
Is it legal to be detained by a private rail or bus company for not having a valid ticket? |
On the contrary there are hundreds of federal statutes that sanction civil forfeiture, as well as [18 U.S.C. § 983][1] (and other subsections *inter alia*) that governs civil forfeiture.
What you seem to be more concerned with is the judicial oversight and regulations around civil forfeiture.
The burden of proof ... |
I went to toilet at least 4 time a day on my last job.
However my boss would block the way to any commodities passed 4PM, telling that we could easily hold it until work end at 5PM.
Was it legal ? |
Is it legal to restrain the commodities access? |
I went to the toilet at least 4 time a day on my last job.
However my boss would restrict access to the bathrooms after 4PM, saying that we could easily hold it until work ends at 5PM.
Is that legal? |
Is it legal to restrict employee restroom access? |
Driving route 66 recently, I was pulled over by a state trooper in Arizona for speeding. I was told I was doing 90, 25 over limit which is questionable.
He issued me with a ticket and when questioned said it must be paid within 30 days ($299).
Only when I looked in detail when I got home did I notice that the offe... |
So my story, UK passport holder, resident in Switzerland, driving from Houston to San Antonio and stopped doing 105mph in a 60mph section of highway.
I was given the citation and instructions etc. but told the officer I was leaving in 2 days and may not be able to tend to it in time.
On my return to Switzerland, ... |
My story: UK passport holder, resident in Switzerland, driving from Houston to San Antonio and stopped doing 105mph in a 60mph section of highway.
I was given the citation and instructions, etc., but told the officer I was leaving in 2 days and may not be able to tend to it in time.
On my return to Switzerland, I... |
Driving Route 66 recently, I was pulled over by a state trooper in Arizona for speeding. He said I was doing 90 (25 over the limit) which is questionable.
He issued me a $299 ticket and when questioned said it must be paid within 30 days.
Only when I looked in detail when I got home did I notice that the offence i... |
Should foreigners care about speeding tickets? |
Should foreign visitors care about speeding tickets? |
On what basis does the U.S. government prohibit American companies like VISA, MasterCard, PayPal, et al, from doing business on the Crimean Peninsula?
Crimea is connected with, and backed by, the whole of Russia, which in turn is connected with China, with both being part of BRICS.
The fact that Visa and MasterCa... |
Why do VISA and MasterCard comply with U.S. sanctions that erode their business? |
My question concerns the requirement for advertisements to carry a disclaimer stating that they are advertisements, specifically in the United States. According to the FTC (though not in these words), an advertisement delivered through a trusted medium, such as the words of a celebrity or the side of an email client, h... |
Do claimless advertisements need to have disclaimers? |
Do you have to have some type of justified reason to get a restraining order? Or can you issue without reason, on whim, or for fun? |
Can you get a restraining order without cause? |
I was asked to resign from a startup then sometime down the line the company asked me sign the following documents
1. Terms of Resignation
2. Employee Invention Assignment and Confidentiality Agreement
3. 2014 W9 form
Some background:
- I was a contractor in 2013 briefly
- Has been a full-time employee... |
Am I obligated to sign to sign contracts and fill out paperwork post termination? |
I made a bot program which only visits some websites automatically (not a virus, worm, trojan and etc) and I'm planning to install it as an additional program near main program.<p>
I know it is illegal but if I wrote some information about this bot in the usage statement which people should accept that before installi... |
Is including a bot software into an installation illegal? |
Is is legal to include a bot software into an installation by explaining to the user? |
I'm not sure if copyright is the correct term, but you likely understand what I mean. I'll flesh it out a bit more:
Say you wanted to make a toy doll in the likeness of a celebrity, it's obvious that it would be a made to look, move and sound like the person in question<sup>1</sup> , it would be sold using that per... |
I'm not sure if copyright is the correct term, but you likely understand what I mean. I'll flesh it out a bit more:
Assume a toy was made in the likeness of a celebrity, and from its movement and sounds it is apparent that it is a likeness of the celebrity<sup>1</sup> , and that it would be sold using that persons ... |
I was asked to resign from a startup then sometime down the line the company asked me sign the following documents
1. Terms of Resignation
2. Employee Invention Assignment and Confidentiality Agreement
3. 2014 W9 form
Some background:
- I was a contractor in 2013 briefly
- Has been a full-time employee... |
I have a US legal problem and would like to know if there are places I could either call or email to get some legal advice for relatively cheap? Just one time would be ok.
Unfortunately I am outside of the US, so visiting an office in the US is not an option.
This is regarding civil law in an educational setting.
... |
US, civil/edu.: Where are good places for affordable legal consultations that can be reached from overseas? |
I have a U.S. legal problem and would like to know if there are places I could either call or email to get some legal advice relatively cheaply? Unfortunately I am outside of the U.S., so visiting an office in the U.S. is not an option.
This is regarding civil law in an educational setting.
Where I live, there a... |
What are good options for affordable consultations on U.S. law that can be reached from overseas? |
In this case, it's about Ad Blocker. I've noticed more and more websites blocking their content based on whether their visitors are using this addon or not.
From their point of view, I understand it's their income from these advertisements getting in danger.
From the users point of view, I understand it's not jus... |
Are server owners allowed to detect and block website content based on browser addons? |
You've really got two questions here: 1) "Is it an invasion of privacy to know that I'm using an ad blocker?", and 2) "Is it discrimination to refuse service based on what software I'm running?". Taking them in order:
Because of how HTTP/HTML works, there are essentially two ways for a server operator to know what ... |
My knowledge of law is minimal, I'm curious about edge cases in the jury/judge dynamic. When can they override each other, interesting situations where decisions that would typically be made by one party gets made by the other? |
Can a court judge override a jury decision? |
Hereafter, for concision, I use the noun ''leviathan', to mean a magisterial, mighty party that can retaliate or revenge itself against lawyers.
I restrict this question to First World countries
(eg the UK), which I assume, can protect lawyers from such leviathans. Suppose:
1\. a commoner truly suffered an in... |
What if a commoner cannot find a lawyer willing to fight against a powerful party? |
Is there any legal remedy? Yes. What you describe is an open-and-shut case of [copyright infringement][1].
The question is how much effort and expense is involved in dealing with this. At the simple end of things, if the webpage host is in the United States, you can send a [DMCA takedown notice][2] to get the pag... |
My knowledge of law is minimal, I'm curious about edge cases in the jury/judge dynamic. When can they override each other, interesting situations where decisions that would typically be made by one party gets made by the other?
**Edit: Working on reading answers now.** |
It appears that the **TAA *Apartment Lease Contract*** could only be used by a **TAA Member**.
However, what about the other way -- does a TAA Member have to use the TAA Lease Contract? |
Do TAA members have to use TAA lease contract? |
Hereafter, for concision, I use the term _leviathan_ to mean a magisterial, mighty party that can retaliate against lawyers.
I restrict this question to First World countries (e.g., the UK), which I assume, can protect lawyers from such leviathans. Suppose:
1. A commoner suffers an injustice at the hands of a lev... |
What if a person cannot find a lawyer willing to fight against a powerful party? |
As a follow-up to http://law.stackexchange.com/questions/917/can-texas-landlords-charge-administrative-fee-twice-thrice, suppose there's a high chance that a court would accept that it was NOT reasonable for a landlord to have had effectively charged the administrative fee 3 times in total for a lease that has been re-... |
In a three-party exchange, can one plaintiff represent both plaintiffs against a defendant, in small claims court? |
Am I obligated to sign contracts and fill out paperwork post termination? |
[FCC.gov regulates broadband in the United States, and as of early 2015, they define it as 25 Mbps download with 3 Mbps upload (up from 4 and 1, respectively, that it used to be prior to 2015).](http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/29/7932653/fcc-changed-definition-broadband-25mbps)
But a lot of people generally refer to ... |
Is "hi-speed internet" the same as "broadband"? |
Hereafter, for concision, I use the noun _`leviathan'_ to mean a magisterial, mighty party that can retaliate against lawyers.
I restrict this question to First World countries (e.g., the UK), which I assume, can protect lawyers from such leviathans. Suppose:
1. A commoner suffers an injustice at the hands of a l... |
In this case, it's about Ad Blocker. I've noticed more and more websites blocking their content based on whether their visitors are using this addon or not.
From their point of view, I understand it's their income from these advertisements getting in danger.
From the users point of view, I understand it's not jus... |
Are website operators allowed to detect and block website content based on browser addons? |
In this case, it's about Ad Blocker. I've noticed more and more websites blocking their content based on whether their visitors are using this add-on or not.
From their point of view, I understand it's their income from these advertisements getting in danger.
From the user's point of view, I understand it's not j... |
Are website operators allowed to detect and block website content based on browser add-ons? |
Hereafter, for concision, I use the noun _`leviathan'_ to mean a magisterial, mighty party that can retaliate against lawyers.
I restrict this question to First World countries (e.g., the UK), which I assume can protect lawyers from such leviathans. Suppose:
1. A commoner suffers an injustice at the hands of a le... |
I know that the Declaration of Independence is generally not considered law, per se. But have its principles ever been cited in the reasoning for a ruling? |
My knowledge of law is minimal, I'm curious about edge cases in the jury/judge dynamic. When can they override each other, interesting situations where decisions that would typically be made by one party gets made by the other?
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What is the typical sentence for BURGL - OCCUPIED DWELLING UNARMED? |
I would have to agree with @Mark in that there are two questions being asked.
1) Are websites allowed to detect what the browser is running (plugins, adblock, ect)?
They are allowed to detect anything that you as a browser tell them. Many sites back in the early 2000 would serve up different content for mobile us... |
Is it normal? Some of the forms can be normal to have requested before leaving.
Will they impact your current stock options? They should not. Your vesting is a separate contract. I would review it to make sure.
1) Terms of Resignation
This could be normal. You are not required to sign this form. This may be a seve... |
What is the typical sentence for BURGLARY - OCCUPIED DWELLING UNARMED? |
Many of the processes for navigating a court can be found online in the state or federal code and rules that govern the court. But not all of them.
I tried the following test: Imagine I'm involved in a federal criminal trial and I think the court made a mistake of law in a ruling. I want to get the court to consid... |
Many of the processes for navigating a court can be found online in the state or federal code and rules that govern the court. But not all of them.
I tried the following test: Imagine I'm involved in a federal criminal trial and I think the court made a mistake of law in a ruling. I want to get the court to consid... |
Can a self-taught enthusiast in an unrelated occupation, without a law degree, without any sort of formal legal education nor bar admittance, help other people study law? What would be the limitations?
For simplicity, let's assume an honest person who makes it clear that they're not a lawyer and have an unrelated o... |
Can enthusiasts help people study law and do small claims? |
According to the [Florida Statutes, section 810.02][1], this is probably a felony in the second degree, although there are circumstances you have not covered (using a vehicle to make entry, or causing sufficient damage, or assaulting an occupant of the structure, or during a state of emergency) that could make it a fel... |
Can a self-taught enthusiast in an unrelated occupation, without a law degree, without any sort of formal legal education nor bar admittance, help other people study law? What would be the limitations?
For simplicity, let's assume an honest person who makes it clear that they're not a lawyer: can they volunteer as ... |
Can non-lawyers help people study law and do small claims? |
It is mandatory for the employer to provide sufficient restrooms (“*cabinets d'aisance*”), as per [article R4228-10](http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCode.do?idSectionTA=LEGISCTA000018531984&cidTexte=LEGITEXT000006072050&dateTexte=20130918). Other provisions regulate evacuation, ventilation, heating, disabled access... |
I've heard that in San Francisco, with a landlord that's not on top of his things, and a tenant who doesn't care about his credit report, it would be cheaper to withhold rent and pay a retainer instead of paying rent, and such a tenant will not be evicted if they select doing a jury trial.
Is there a way for a landl... |
Can California landlords protect against tenants paying retainer instead of rent? |
For people moving from California to Texas (the direction of the migration is paramount and hard to dispute), and who may be familiar with the eviction process in California, what would be the differences with that in Texas?
For example, in Texas, I've noticed that a lot of agreements prohibit the tenant from withho... |
How is Texas eviction process different from California's? |
*Texas v. White* is generally regarded as the case that established that US states cannot unilaterally secede. The majority opinion stated that the union between Texas and the other States could not be dissolved:
> . . . except through revolution or through consent of the States.
How is "revolution" distinguishe... |
What is a "revolution"? |
In the past, copyright terms have been repeatedly extended, and some people have called for extensions that would effectively make copyright eternal, such as terms of 10.000 years or "forever minus one day".
If a law were passed today in the United States extending copyright from its current term of "life of the aut... |
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