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There's biases in gambling, such as the 0 on a roulette table, but that is arguably obvious to the player.
Is it legal for online casinos to knowingly or unknowingly bias their games at a software level (random number generator etc) in their favour? Could something like this be covered in the small print?
A probl... |
We are thinking on product name for our niche software product targeting users of big corporation technology with "PRODUCT™" name (sorry it is obfuscated for now).
As we don't compete with this company PRODUCT™ (the corporation has similar software to ours but free of charge (there are other solutions as well) and, it... |
Is it safe for a start-up to use ProductName derived from big corporation Product™ name? |
My grandfather passed last year and had no will, one of my Aunts took on the responsibility for managing and dividing his estate between herself and two of her sisters. My mother was awarded his property in TX in a general judgement about a month and a half ago, but has still not received a copy of the title, keys etc.... |
In my speculative fiction work-in-progress (sorry about the fantasy elements :), but to be frank, superhero *prose* is a hard sell and I need some weirdness like this to interest the suits in publishing). I have this chapter wherein the protagonist, a 21 y.o. normal human male is transformed into a Superman-like being,... |
Who is liable the prior franchise owner, current franchise owner or franchise? |
We are thinking on product name for our niche software product targeting users of big corporation technology with "PRODUCT™" name (sorry it is obfuscated for now).
As we don't compete with this company PRODUCT™ (the corporation has similar software to ours but free of charge (there are other solutions as well) and, it... |
In the UK....
If an elderly parent wanted to buy a property to live in, and have the property owned by their children so that it passes to them when she passes, what structures are available and what are pros and cons.
I can imagine 2 options:
1. She could buy the property and put it in the names of the child... |
Available structure for a parent to buy a property on behalf of their children? |
*(I'm reposting this from [workplace S.E.](http://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/52076/copying-html-copyright-violation) where I was advised to ask here; apologies in advance for any inconvenience)*
**tl;dr**: in the USA, is copying the HTML code from a site (any site whose code is presumably copyrighted) and... |
Copying HTML: copyright violation? |
**The Scenario**
I bought a notebook online from a private person. As he lives to far away, we agreed on he sending it via DHL. I paid the money, he took the paket to the mail office, but the packet got lost on the way.
DHL started a search, but on my request refused to inform me about the state, with the reasoning tha... |
**The Scenario**
I bought a notebook online from a private person. As he lives to far away, we agreed on he sending it via DHL. I paid the money, he took the packet to the mail office, but the packet got lost on the way.
DHL started a search, but on my request refused to inform me about the state, with the reasoning ... |
*(I'm reposting this from [workplace S.E.](http://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/52076/copying-html-copyright-violation) where I was advised to ask here; apologies in advance for any inconvenience)*
**tl;dr**: in the USA, is copying the HTML code from a site (any site whose code is presumably copyrighted) and... |
*You are clearly seeking legal advice. Answers on this site come from anonymous people on the internet and are not legal advice. You should not act based on information from this site.*
I am unaware of any lawsuit where one would be sued for merely storing and reading HTML for personal use.
**Downloading a we... |
Assuming a property was awarded by a general judgment from an inheritance estate, and assuming that the actual transfer of said property took several months from the time of the judgement, is there a clearly defined law or precedent concerning who would be responsible for the financial upkeep of said property during th... |
I want to offer a service to small businesses (e.g. virtual assistance). The fees will be part fixed and part variable (based on the actual amount of time spent doing the work). I would prefer not to specify an upper limit to what the fees can be (as that actually creates more work on my part to monitor what the projec... |
What kind of agreement/contract do I need? |
**The Scenario**
I bought a notebook online from a private person. As he lives to far away, we agreed on he sending it via DHL. I paid the money, he took the packet to the mail office, but the packet got lost on the way.
DHL started a search, but on my request refused to inform me about the state, with the reasoning ... |
Some time ago I saw (In fact it might have been in a comic, possibly Zits.) an expression/proverb that basically said that being in possession of disputed goods meant that a civil lawsuit/quarrel was almost won before it had begun. Anyone know what idiom I am talking about and can remind me?
NB: I am not sure if it ... |
Latin expression for the advantage of being possession of disputed goods in a civil suit? |
Lets say that two individuals approach another person and start asking him questions or ask him to do something (for instance leave an area). They do not make any explicit verbal threats. However, their posture, hostility, and body language all are used to physically intimidate the other person and make him afraid to... |
Is an implied physical threat via looming over someone legal? |
I have a knife that folds open. It´s blade is about 3-4 inches long. It looks kind of like this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002HR5G30?ref_=cm_cd_al_qh_dp_t
Anyway, I was looking at new jersey state laws regarding weapons. I would like to know if I could carry it. I do sometimes go into more dangerous towns in... |
Can I carry my pocket knife in my state of new jersey? |
I think these are the people involved:
1. There is you: the first-party,
2. there is the original franchisee (A) with whom you had a contract;
3. there is the current franchisee (B) who took over the management of your contract from party A under a different contract between A & B, and
4. there is franchiser (C) ... |
I have a knife that folds open. Its blade is about 3-4 inches long. It looks kind of like this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002HR5G30?ref_=cm_cd_al_qh_dp_t
I was looking at New Jersey state laws regarding weapons. I would like to know if I could carry it. I do sometimes go into more dangerous towns in New Jers... |
Can I carry this pocket knife in the state of New Jersey? |
I am not asking for legal advice, just curious about the law. To illustrate the question I think it's best to use a specific example.
A friend of mine responded to an ad on craiglists for shared housing. It was agreed upon, one of the roommates would be the acting landlord (rent would be paid to him and he would be ... |
If no prior contracts have been signed, can a landlord make tenants sign after a week of tenancy? |
[28 US Code §5362(1)(A)][1] defines a bet or wager to be:
> the staking or risking by any person of something of value upon the
> outcome of a contest of others, a sporting event, or a game subject to
> chance, upon an agreement or understanding that the person or another
> person will receive something of value ... |
Think about this from the other direction. If the landlord evicts anyone or everyone, what proof will you show a judge that you have a right to stay?
I'm guessing from the story you tell that the non-signers have no proof. The signer has the proof of her signature on a lease but that only protects her to the extent th... |
I might be a bit late on this but I just got to know the story of Aaron Schwartz, a phenomenal guy to say the least.
The internet is filled with news posts,blogs, and even documentaries stating that "he hacked JSTOR" and downloaded gigabytes of academic journal from the service. Can someone explain to me how what he d... |
How does Aaron Schwartz's mass download from JSTOR constitute hacking? |
[28 US Code §5362(1)(A)][1] defines a bet or wager to be:
> the staking or risking by any person of something of value upon the
> outcome of a contest of others, a sporting event, or a game subject to
> chance, upon an agreement or understanding that the person or another
> person will receive something of value ... |
Company A owns the .co.uk version of the domain name; company B bought the .com version, and made it redirect to their own website
Would a legal challenge regarding this have any standing in a UK court, and if so, how would one go about resolving it? |
Think about this from the other direction. If the landlord evicts anyone or everyone, what proof will you show a judge that you have a right to stay?
I'm guessing from the story you tell that the non-signers have no proof. The signer has the proof of her signature on a lease but that only protects her to the extent ... |
I might be a bit late on this but I just got to know the story of Aaron Swartz, a phenomenal guy to say the least.
The internet is filled with news posts,blogs, and even documentaries stating that "he hacked JSTOR" and downloaded gigabytes of academic journal from the service. Can someone explain to me how what he did... |
How does Aaron Swartz's mass download from JSTOR constitute hacking? |
Situation:
I'm currently paying someone per month to live in one of the rooms of their house. There is no signed contract or any records of this exchange.
Recently, the room I am in appears to have become infested with bed bugs.
I've taken reasonable steps to moderate and control this, but it is getting out of ... |
Beg Bug Liability/Responsibility: Landlord or Tenant? |
Has anyone anyone ever come across a full set of the complete Federal Rules that also contains an indexed version of every jurisdictions' local rules? I looked last year and I know the big 2 didn't offer this as they'd prefer you buy each state individually, but it occurred to me that maybe something else might be out... |
Situation:
I'm currently paying someone per month to live in one of the rooms of their house. There is no signed contract or any records of this exchange.
Recently, the room I am in appears to have become infested with bed bugs.
I've taken reasonable steps to moderate and control this, but it is getting out of ... |
Has anyone anyone ever come across a full set of the complete Federal Rules that also contains an indexed version of every jurisdictions' local rules? I looked last year and I know the big 2 didn't offer this as they'd prefer you buy each state individually, but it occurred to me that maybe something else might be out... |
Many are claiming that Windows 10's data collection is [much more invasive than previous Microsoft products](http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/08/even-when-told-not-to-windows-10-just-cant-stop-talking-to-microsoft/), even claiming that [Windows 10 ships with a keylogger](http://www.geek.com/microsoft/... |
Situation:
I'm currently paying someone monthly rent to live in one of the rooms of their house. There is no signed contract or any records of this exchange.
Recently, the room I am in appears to have become infested with bed bugs.
I've taken reasonable steps to moderate and control this, but it is getting out ... |
Bed Bug Liability/Responsibility: Landlord or Tenant? |
Has anyone anyone ever come across a full set of the complete Federal Rules that also contains an indexed version of every jurisdiction's local rules? I looked last year and I know the big 2 didn't offer this as they'd prefer you buy each state individually, but it occurred to me that maybe something else might be out... |
There are often 3 copyright notice formats one might come across in the footer of website:
> Copyright © **[Year the site or page was published]-[Year always kept current]**
> Copyright © **[Year this page on site was published]**
> Copyright © **[Year always kept current]**
Acknowledging there could be q... |
How to properly maintain website footer copyright notice? |
[Wikipedia][1] states that
> [Pachinko] is officially not considered gambling because Japanese laws regard pachinko as an exception to the criminal code on gambling for historical, monetary, and cultural reasons.
My questions are these:
Is there an official, legal exception for pachinko written in the Japanes... |
Why is pachinko exempt from Japan's gambling laws? |
Is it common, considered a good tactic, or even allowed, to move a court to censure – or even hold in contempt – the opposing counsel?
If one has a reasonable argument for why the opposing counsel is out of line, and the judge hasn't called them on it, it seems to me like it would _almost always_ be a go... |
Are motions to censure opposing counsel used? |
Let's say a user of my website posted a picture. I know that as long as my website and the picture satisfies the conditions of the DMCA, I can't be sued by the individual who owns the RIGHTS to the image. (Okay I know I theoretically COULD be sued, but the plaintiff would pretty much never win.)
But if it's a pictur... |
Are pictures that don't have model releases protected under the DMCA? |
Let's say a user of my website posted a picture. I know that as long as my website and the picture satisfies the conditions of the DMCA, I have a safe harbor against copyright claims by the individual who owns the *rights* to the image.
But if it's a picture of a person, and the person never signed a model release f... |
I don't speak Japanese `;)` but using Japan's ["unofficially" translated Penal Code](http://www.cas.go.jp/jp/seisaku/hourei/data/PC.pdf) document, they do not specifically define Pachinko as being allowed or disallowed.
And as you noted with Pachinko, as long as cash is not [exchanged directly]( http://pachinkoplane... |
How do song lyrics sites (such as azlyrics.com) legally operate? It seems that they can't claim fair use because they are making money (ads) and that they are publishing complete song lyrics. |
Can a patient who is younger than 18 year-old require access to his lab test results in the United States? I am mostly interested in California and Massachusetts. |
Quest Diagnostics claims that "Lab test results are available to patients 18 years and older" in the written email that follows an account creation on their website.
Why does Quest have that policy?
Is there any law that could require Quest to provide results to a minor, in spite of that policy? I am mostly inter... |
# TL;DR -- Microsoft users have no Microsoft granted privacy rights
Afaict Microsoft does not recognize privacy rights for users other than whatever rights can be enforced by law or arbitration.
You may already realize that and be asking what those legal/arbitration rights are, but I'm providing this answer in ca... |
In the first instance, breach of copyright is not a crime; therefore the "state" (any "state") cannot take action against the site.
It falls to each copyright holder to protect their copyright. So, the question is: why would they bother?
The copyright holder makes money from the *song*, not the *poem* that the lyrics... |
Hypothetical Scenario
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1. Developer, **A**, contracts with company, **B**, to write code, **C**, that accomplishes **X**.
2. **A** writes **C**.
3. **A** *obfuscates* **C**. (Obfuscation *transmorphs* **C** into **C'** which still accomplishes **X** but **C'** is very difficult to interpret by another coder.
4. *... |
How is obfuscated code treated by the law? |
I've lived in California for a couple of years a couple of years ago, and have certainly seen Proposition 65 warnings all over the place, from the common grounds of apartment complexes<!-- (even those that do prohibit smoking, car exhausts are also a cause)-->, to fast food chains and perhaps even Starbucks (roasted co... |
Do sushi restaurants, grocers in California violate Proposition 65? |
I recently read a story about a [19 years old boy sentenced to jail and to be registered as a sex offender for 25 years][1] for having sex with a 14 year old girl who lied about her age. The girl and her mother testified on behalf of the accused, saying that the sex was consensual and that she told him she was 17. Unfo... |
Is there any way of having sex without risking jail in the United States? |
I am in the process of developing an IOS application that displays paintings as part of it, ranging from the Mona Lisa to Picasso to Bob Ross's landscapes (there are many others in between). This app will cost money. I was wondering if I would be breaching U.S. copyright/intellectual property laws by doing this. I will... |
Let's say I wish to record my own version of the song *Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon*.
It is obvious that I'm required to pay royalties to the original owner of the song.
But while promoting my song, am I allowed to mention the fact that it was used in *Pulp Fiction*? |
When selling my own cover version of a song, is it legal to mention its appearance in a film for promotion? |
I don't speak Japanese, but using Japan's ["unofficially" translated Penal Code](http://www.cas.go.jp/jp/seisaku/hourei/data/PC.pdf) document, they do not specifically define Pachinko as being allowed or disallowed.
And as you noted with Pachinko, as long as cash is not [exchanged directly]( http://pachinkoplanet.co... |
In my speculative fiction work-in-progress (sorry about the fantasy elements :), but to be frank, superhero *prose* is a hard sell and I need some weirdness like this to interest the suits in publishing). I have this chapter wherein the protagonist, a 21 y.o. normal human male is transformed into a Superman-like being,... |
Answer
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> **You don't know. You can't know. And you can't force the officer to tell you.**
<hr>
<h3>Detention Status</h3>
As a practical matter, you have no way of knowing if you are compelled to follow an officer's order because you are being detained unless the officer volunteers that information (your detent... |
How easy must it be to find a website's terms of service? I assume that if it's very difficult to find, then users couldn't be reasonably expected to know the terms of service. Are there any guidelines for where the link to the terms of service must be, what font size it must use, et cetera? |
How prominent must terms of service be? |
I was considering answering http://law.stackexchange.com/questions/1859/how-prominent-must-terms-of-service-be; when I was struck by a thought: **what is the point of website Terms and Conditions anyway?**
Clearly, **if** they form a contract and they are properly brought to the attention of and agreed to by the use... |
What is the point of website Terms and Conditions? |
In order to form a legally binding contract it is necessary that both parties provide valuable consideration.
Is the provision by a user on this (or other Stack Exchange sites) of a question, answer or comment "valuable consideration" sufficient to form a contract? |
Are the Q&A posted on Stack Exchange websites valuable consideration? |
I was considering answering http://law.stackexchange.com/questions/1859/how-prominent-must-terms-of-service-be; when I was struck by a thought: **what is the point of website Terms and Conditions anyway?**
Clearly, **if** they form a contract and they are properly brought to the attention of and agreed to by the use... |
The Constitution lists the powers of the Vice President as President of the Senate and provides him or her a tie-breaking vote. Also the Vice President is granted powers under the 25th amendment to declare the President with the consent of the majority of the Cabinet as incapacitated.
However, the Vice Presidency is... |
The Constitution lists the powers of the Vice President as President of the Senate and provides him or her a tie-breaking vote. Also the Vice President is granted powers under the 25th amendment to declare the President with the consent of the majority of the Cabinet as incapacitated.
However, the Vice Presidency is... |
## Background ##
A painting is either protected by copyright or it isn't; if it isn't it is in the public domain and anyone can do anything they want with it. If they make sufficient changes, the derivative work will have copyright on its own account.
Leonardo da Vinci's paintings are in the public domain. This i... |
Answer
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>
* **You don't know.**
* **You can't know.**
* **And you can't force the officer to tell you.**
<hr>
<h3>Detention Status</h3>
As a practical matter, you have no way of knowing if you are compelled to follow an officer's order because you are being detained unless the officer volunteers that inform... |
Say I wish to determine the frequency of the use of the word "apple" in academic articles. And so I want to get as many academic articles as possible for analysis.
I have access (through my university) to JSTOR. Using my personal computer and my internet access from home, I "manually" (i.e. without any script or bot... |
Is it illegal (under US law) to "manually" mass download from JSTOR? |
On the face of the [CFAA][1]:
**How does Aaron Swartz's mass download from JSTOR constitute hacking?**
He exceeded his authorised access on a protected computer.
**If this is hacking (the masking of one's IP address) then doesn't that make using VPN hacking?**
Hacking is not a term used in CFAA.
In Aaron... |
I might be a bit late on this but I just got to know the story of Aaron Swartz, a phenomenal guy to say the least.
The internet is filled with news posts, blogs, and even documentaries stating that "he hacked JSTOR" and downloaded gigabytes of academic journal content from the service. Can someone explain to me how wh... |
I have a work agreement and there is a point:
The gross monthly salary shall also discharge any extra work or overtime.
What does it mean? Does it mean that I get extra pay for overtime or it means that I do not get extra pay? |
I am looking at a document about a criminal case, that is published [here][1]. Knowing from the document it was created in 1992, I suppose the line saying 'Age at time of offense' is wrong saying 21, because DOB is 1960 and 'Date of offence' is 1991.
I wouldn't care much if it were not a local authority document, I'... |
Is it a typo in an official document? |
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... |
company sent the contract, I signed it and returned back to them, so now they should sign and send me the copy.
In Germany, what if they decide to not sign and withdraw the process. What one can do in this situation, is there any law?
Thanks! |
Is contract valid if only one side signed it? |
The company sent me the contract, I signed it and returned back to them, so now they should sign and send me the copy.
In Germany, what if they decide to not sign and withdraw the process. What one can do in this situation, is there any law? |
I have a practical example question that this applies to, so I'd like to know the answer in general, but specifically how it applies here.
Let's say I find something I'd like to buy on Craigslist, being sold on the order of $1000. Let's say I text with the guy, we meet up in public, and I buy the item with cash. The... |
Can one be prosecuted in the US for buying stolen goods if one was unaware that it was stolen? |
**Police officers do not get to order citizens to do "whatever they want"!**
In traffic stops, police often ask (in a tone that could be construed to sound like a demand) to search your vehicle during a traffic stop. More often than not, people assent even when they have illegal drugs, weapons, and all other manner... |
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