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How to do voir dire if you had taken a Driving Safety Course? |
You sign something on a signature pad, and only after you've signed it, receive the printed statement with the full statement which you've supposedly acknowledged prior to signing, but have never actually been shown prior to being asked to "please sign here", only having been provided with an incomplete explanation of ... |
If you sign a signature pad, without seeing what it's for, is it binding? |
You are riding a public transit train and out of nowhere a man with blue jeans takes out a P99 semiautomatic pistol and takes the passengers hostage. Luckily you have a knife on you. But you don't know whether it is legal to kill a person under such circumstances. Hence the question: is it legal to kill the man who is ... |
Am I allowed to kill a person threatening me? CA, USA |
A friend of mine got detained at the airport in Jordan because his name matches a name of someone who has issues with the Jordanian authorities.
My friend is British and he only was passing by Jordan. They forced him to stay there for 24 hours with no food and had to sleep on the floor before they got convinced that... |
Do I lose my rights as a British citizen when I travel to an other country for tourism? |
Your rights in a country depend on that country's laws with respect to aliens (foreigners).
While you may expect some standards where countries have obligations under international law, a sovereign state is free to legislate with respect to aliens as it wishes.
The short answer? You don't have British rights when... |
Your rights in a country depend on that country's laws with respect to aliens (foreigners).
While you may expect some standards where countries have obligations under international law, a sovereign state is free to legislate with respect to aliens as it wishes.
The short answer? You don't have British rights when... |
It's like talking about using weeds that you tell your friends about but you don't go in public shouting about it. Instead people go to online forums sometimes posting with their real names- bragging about using pirated software.
What is exactly stopping the police from having them arrested?
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How is it possible for millions to use pirated software at home and never get arrested? |
Mostly, it's because it would be prohibitively expensive to do so. The police can, and probably do, run operations designed to stop piracy, but these usually target the source, because it's usually easier to shut down a network of servers than the millions of people using them.
Even if a user posts something on a fo... |
How much do small firms or individual practitioners pay for access to Lexis, BNA, and Westlaw?
These seem to be essential tools for effectively engaging with the judicial system, and something of a barrier to entry for anyone not practicing full-time for profit. |
What do you pay for Lexis/BNA/Westlaw? |
A friend of mine got detained at the airport in Jordan because his name matches a name of someone who has issues with the Jordanian authorities.
My friend is British and he only was passing through Jordan. They forced him to stay there for 24 hours with no food and he had to sleep on the floor before they determined... |
It's not like talking about using weeds that you tell your friends about but you don't go in public shouting about it. Instead people go to online forums sometimes posting with their real names- bragging about using pirated software.
What is exactly stopping the police from having them arrested?
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So a friend of mine recently received two job offers. They accepted one and turned the other down. The job that they accepted then later withdrew the offer because of what they found in the background check. That was three weeks ago and they have yet to receive the background check after asking about it repeatedly. So ... |
What to do if an employer refuses to give you the background check that caused them to withdraw employment offer? |
According to [California Penal Code Section 187][1]
> 187. (a) Murder is the unlawful killing of a human being, or a
fetus, with malice aforethought.
Penal Code section 197 and 198:
> 197. Homicide is also justifiable when committed by any person in
any of the following cases:
1. When resisting any att... |
I'm going to focus on one part of your question, because I think it is informative to the entire question:
"By publishing those data in a copyrighted book are they now in the public domain?"
Insofar as copyright is concerned, the "facts" are simply never copyrightable. What is copyrightable is the expression of t... |
What other actions of lawyers affect their billable hours? |
A friend recently received two job offers. He accepted one and rejected the other. The employer he accepted subsequently withdrew the offer because of what came up during a background check. He has asked the employer for the substance of the background check that was grounds for withdrawing the offer, but has not recei... |
Is an employer required to tell you why they withdrew an offer based on a background check? |
What are customary items for an hourly lawyer to bill? |
One wouldn't be able to make a claim about a driving record without it being testimony. Testimony will be challenged during cross examination.
The prosecutor won't be able to [bring up prior bad acts][1] (such as previous speeding tickets) but will most certainly be allowed to rebut any claim of no prior bad acts ma... |
I'm going to focus on one part of your question, because I think it is informative to the entire question:
"By publishing those data in a copyrighted book are they now in the public domain?"
Insofar as copyright is concerned, the "facts" are simply never copyrightable. What is copyrightable is the expression of t... |
You may have gotten rights and privileges mixed up. You don't have rights, as a British subject (you're subjects, right, not citizens?) in a foreign country. But it used to be that you had a *privilege*: That being a British subject would enable, even cause, the British government to use its influence - or even enf... |
You may have gotten rights and privileges mixed up. You don't have rights, as a British subject (you're subjects, right, not citizens?) in a foreign country. But it used to be that you had a *privilege*: That being a British subject would enable, even cause, the British government to use its influence - or even enf... |
Under what principles can one be sued for not obeying a clickwrap contract they never signed? |
Athletes get into brawls and stuff all the time. Mike Tyson even bit a guys ear off. Why aren't they charged for assault and sentenced to jail time?
I understand that athletes might get hurt _within the context of the game_, and that they can't sue anyone for that. But punching someone or biting their ear is clearly... |
Why aren't athletes charged for assault? |
Note: this is a real example, but I don't care nearly enough to fight it; I ask purely out of curiosity.
I was at the dentist and I had a few cavities filled in. My understanding from what was explained to me is that 2 of them were filled with white, and 2 with silver; insurance covers 80% of silver, but 0% of white... |
Can a doctor make you pay for something you didn't explicitly agree to pay for? |
Your rights<sub>1</sub> in a country depend on that country's laws with respect to aliens (foreigners).
While you may expect some standards where countries have obligations under international law, a sovereign state is free to legislate with respect to aliens as it wishes.
The short answer? You don't have British... |
No health care professional has ever been successfully sued in the UK when intervening in an unexpected emergency, lacking a prior relationship with the patient, even when it is alleged he has made the situation worse.
> ...very few cases have arisen in which a [Health Care Professional] of any discipline has been sue... |
Athletes get into brawls and stuff all the time. Mike Tyson even bit a guys ear off. Why aren't they charged for assault and sentenced to jail time?
I understand that athletes might get hurt _within the context of the game_, and that they can't sue anyone for that (because they knowingly take those risks by playing ... |
Athletes get into brawls and stuff all the time. Mike Tyson even bit a guys ear off. Why aren't they charged for assault and sentenced to jail time?
I understand that athletes might get hurt _within the context of the game_, and that they can't sue anyone for that (because they knowingly take those risks by playing ... |
Athletes get into brawls and stuff all the time. Mike Tyson even bit a guys ear off. Why aren't they charged for assault and sentenced to jail time?
I understand that athletes might get hurt _within the context of the game_, and that they can't sue anyone for that (because they knowingly take those risks by playing ... |
A) consent and B) prosecutions would fail because of A so cops and DAs don't waste their time.
As far as the guys who get in a street fight and who are criminally charged they can also use consent as a defense in some jurisdictions. But they probably have some other charges too like trespassing, destruction of proper... |
Your rights<sup>1</sup> in a country depend on that country's laws with respect to aliens (foreigners).
While you may expect some standards where countries have obligations under international law, a sovereign state is free to legislate with respect to aliens as it wishes.
The short answer? You don't have British... |
To make the question short, Is it legal to provide an independant platform/system to public, so that they can write feedbacks directly on different comapnies/products in the market?
Example:
Is it legal for company ABC to make a public bulletin board about BMW and ask all people to write their feedbak/comments ?
... |
Regarding to this question:
http://law.stackexchange.com/q/2159/1272
I'm asking:
What If you are the target of this deadly force?
In this case your own life is threatened aswell, even in case you are the source of making this neccessary.
So what if now the hostage-taker homicides the guy (who tryed to take h... |
Am I allowed to use lethal force against some one who is threatening my life (but just for protecting him self against me)? |
Regarding to this question:
http://law.stackexchange.com/q/2159/1272
I'm asking:
What if you are the target of this deadly force?
In this case your own life is threatened as well, even in case you are the source of making this necessary.
So what if now the hostage-taker kills the guy (who tried to take him d... |
A situation happened to me today that got me thinking. I live in Victoria, Australia.
I was driving and entered an intersection on a green light to make a turn. I waited until there was no oncoming traffic, by which time the light turned amber, to complete my turn. As I was completing my turn the lights started to f... |
Following on this question:
http://law.stackexchange.com/q/2159/1272
What if you are the target of lethal force?
In this case your own life is threatened, even though you created the situation that warranted the use of lethal force against you.
So what if now the hostage-taker kills the guy who tried to stop hi... |
Am I allowed to use lethal force against some one who is lawfully threatening my life? |
Hypothetical situation:
Say the police are chasing me. I get tackled after which I go limp and stop resisting. Subsequently the officer starts throwing elbows to my face. I'm not sure why he's hitting me (...maybe he or his partner got hurt in the chase, or the adrenaline is still pumping, etc.)
*I don't fear... |
Can I defend myself from excessive police force? |
Hypothetical situation:
Say the police are chasing me. I get tackled after which I go limp and stop resisting. Subsequently the officer starts throwing elbows to my face. I'm not sure why he's hitting me (...maybe he or his partner got hurt in the chase, or the adrenaline is still pumping, etc.)
*I don't fear... |
I would like to know if restaurants, lounges, clubs and places like that need a licence to play music. I'm a developer and I would like to develop a solution that would allow them to play music in a convenient way, but I'm not sure if this should be considered as a "commercial use".
I can see that the prices for lic... |
When do I need a licence to play music in a public place and how do I get it? |
Here in Florida there's been a migration in the way tenants of apartments are billed water, trash, sewer, and pest control. It used to be that the local municipality billed the tenant directly for their exact usage. Now, management companies are using 3rd party billers, of which there's a marked increase in the cost ... |
# 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 ... |
To make the question short, Is it legal to provide an independent platform/system to public, so that they can write feedbacks directly on different companies/products in the market?
Example:
Is it legal for company ABC to make a public bulletin board about BMW and ask all people to write their feedback/comments?
... |
Is it legal to provide an independent platform/system to the public, so that they can write feedback directly on different companies/products in the market?
Example:
Is it legal for company ABC to make a public bulletin board about BMW and invite all people to write their feedback/comments? |
I would like to create a similar icon to one used in another software (e.g. the "Share" icon on iOS, or the "Crop" tool in Photoshop).
My icons are not going to be pixel-wise identical to the reference icons, but they may appear very similar to users.
Is it legal to do so?
Please note that there is no intentio... |
I live in New York State. I have created an LLC in Wyoming. The "Principal Office Address" for the LLC is listed as my registered agent's address in Wyoming. The "Mailing Address" for the LLC is listed as my home address in New York State.
The LLC does not have any employees or office space. The LLC only exists to l... |
Am I required to register as a foreign LLC in New York State? |
Here in Florida there's been a migration in the way tenants of apartments are billed water, trash, sewer, and pest control. It used to be that the local municipality billed the tenant directly for their exact usage. Now, management companies are using 3rd party billers, of which there's a marked increase in the cost ... |
I would like to know if restaurants, lounges, clubs and places like that need a licence to play music. I'm a developer and I would like to develop a solution that would allow them to play music in a convenient way, but I'm not sure if this should be considered as a "commercial use". I live in West Africa, but I would l... |
My guess is the answer to this question is going to be in your lease. You likely signed a lease that agreed that you would pay accept this practice and spelled out what ever rights you have to challenge the billings. My guess is they are as limited as the courts will allow in Florida. And the only way to ensure acce... |
According to [California Penal Code Section 197][1]
197. Homicide is also justifiable when committed by any person in any of the following cases:
1. When resisting any attempt to murder any person, or to commit a felony, or to do some great bodily injury upon any person; or,
[1]: http://www.leginfo... |
It is legal in to use lethal force to stop ANY felony from being committed? |
According to [California Penal Code Section 197][1]
<Blockquote>
197. Homicide is also justifiable when committed by any person in any of the following cases:
1. When resisting any attempt to murder any person, or to commit a felony, or to do some great bodily injury upon any person; or,
</Blockquote>
[1]:... |
According to [California Penal Code Section 197][1]
<Blockquote>
197. Homicide is also justifiable when committed by any person in any of the following cases:
1. When resisting any attempt to murder any person, or to commit a felony, or to do some great bodily injury upon any person; or,
</Blockquote>
[1]:... |
My browser is saving a copy of the web pages I visit on my computer. How is that not copyright infringement?
[in this answer][1] I read:
> I would hazard a guess that displaying an HTML webpage online is implicitly allowing others to read that code
How does that imply that you can make a local copy, when a we... |
Why does browser cache not count as copyright infringement? |
I am a volunteer translator-advocate for a friend. Her son used to have shared custody, but a couple of months ago, my friend went to family court to change this. Now my friend has custody but the father has visitation rights, for two days per week. The father may choose whichever days he likes. (He has an irregula... |
Let's say there is an internet browser that allows browsing/watching content from YouTube while blocking their ads. Also the browser can be a free or paid application, or can show ads from a third-party, and it's distributed through digital stores like the Apple's AppStore or Google Play. It doesn't allow downloading, ... |
Commercial/free third-party application to browse/watch YouTube, is that legal? |
If you were to be issued a ticket in such circumstances, you would likely be able to bring up an affirmative defense that it was not possible for you to stop safely in the circumstances, an action most likely required by the statutes.
P.S. I've actually sat through a traffic trial where some guy in KW, Ontario, was ... |
Google is facing antitrust probe in India. I don't know about other countries but what Indian law is broken in google search? Google search is a private free product. Why is it bad to prefer its own other products like google-maps instead of bing-maps?
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/internet/antitrust-pr... |
Why is it wrong for google to show its own other products in its search results? |
I can see it is legal to sell their "free" content, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Buying_Wikipedia_articles_in_print_or_another_form
Can the same be argued for their non-content data? Such as any derivatives of their content (for example n-grams) or other data sources, such as their official traffic s... |
Is it legal to sell Wikipedia data? |
This is a question of theoretical interest, since the likelihood that I'd actually take this action is near 0.
So, there is one particular commonly traveled outdoor covered hallway on campus that is the main north/south pathway for everyone traveling. There is a campus policy prohibiting skateboards/bicycles/etc. ... |
(US/Florida) Can an individual sue a public university to get them to enforce one of their existing policies? |
I want to register a company (small game studio), but in my country (and in the others too, I suppose) does exist a company with the same name, but their scope of work is completely different than game development (e.g. web design). So the question is - should a company name be unique worldwide, or there is a distincti... |
May I register a company with already existing name, but different business direction? (Worldwide) |
If someone records my skype conversation, is that video his/her property or mine. Is there a law against him making that video public or even keeping it with him? |
Its just free enterprise, right?
Well ... except when there is a law that says its not allowed. I am unfamiliar with Indian law but the relevant law in Australia is the Trade Practices Act which deals with this under the category of [Misuse of Market Power][1]. In a nutshell:
>A business with a substantial degree... |
Let's say I have a friend who owns a factory and makes rings and necklaces according to my unique design (1000 pieces order minimum). I want to sell them strictly online, and I'm sure that I won't be making more than $100,000/year, possibly not even $50,000/year (I don't want to open a massive store chain or something ... |
I want to register a company (small game studio), but in my country (and in the others too, I suppose) does exist a company with the same name, but their scope of work is completely different from game development (e.g. web design). So the question is - should a company name be unique worldwide, if it has clients all a... |
I apologise in advance if this is a silly question.
Let's say you have a person A who bought a song from an online service, and is distributing it without permission. Person F obtains a copy of this song and distributes it himself.
I can understand why person A might be at risk of a lawsuit, as he's broken the co... |
Why is it possible to sue non-original distributers of Pirated items? |
According to [California Penal Code Section 197][1]
<Blockquote>
197. Homicide is also justifiable when committed by any person in any of the following cases:
1. When resisting any attempt to murder any person, or to commit a felony, or to do some great bodily injury upon any person; or,
</Blockquote>
[1]:... |
1 year ago, I accepted a new job with an education budget included. I turned down their initial job offer. When they asked if there was anything that could entice me to reconsider, I countered with the options of an increased salary or an education budget.
The job became too much... I was given many duties well ou... |
In court decisions dealing with burdens on enumerated rights you often see a discussion, or at least a reference to a previous decision, as to what level of scrutiny to apply. Why, in the case of enumerated rights, is it not automatically strict scrutiny? If the rights were important enough to list, I would expect them... |
I am an adult programmer who knows (absolutely) nothing about law.
What must I do to start a MMO browser game?
=========
I mean a massively-multiplayer online browser game similar to (for example) Travian, OGame or Tribal Wars.
1. Assume I will do all the work alone *(hiring people to help me could be a follow-... |
*(This is a follow-up question from [How to make sure my website complies with things like COPPA?][3])*
Trying to understand COPPA - Another doubt showed up. Quoting [FTC's COPPA FAQ][1]:
> **G. GENERAL AUDIENCE, TEEN, AND MIXED-AUDIENCE SITES OR SERVICES**
> **3. Can I block children under 13 from my genera... |
*(This is a follow-up question from [How to make sure my website complies with things like COPPA?][3])*
COPPA stands for [Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule][4].
In their [FAQ][1] they say **"yes, you can block children under 13 from visiting your website if you choose to"** (assuming the website is not di... |
I'm considering a contract with a very small startup (in the US). The compensation is largely equity-based, as opposed to salary. I understand the offer and have strong trust in the other owners (I've worked with them previously). I don't, however, have a huge amount of trust that the small lawyer hired by the company ... |
Is there an official UK law that gives the spelling of each word?
For example, in the Netherlands, there is a spelling law (Spellingswet), and they also publish the Green Booklet to make it accessible to the people.
I wonder if there is a similar thing for British English. |
Is there an official UK law that gives the spelling of each word? |
This is a hypothetical scenario, but hopefully it is appropriate for this board. Suppose that two people enter into a contract which contains clause A and clause B. Further suppose that, in general, the two are not contradictory, but come into conflict with each other in a certain scenario. What would happen?
A real... |
@feetwet: To answer what you wrote in your comment... A EULA cannot force the customer to do anything. What the copyright holder can do is to declare that a sale is not final until you accept that your rights are restricted to what the EULA declares, and if they don't agree, they can return the item sold for a refund. ... |
This is a hypothetical scenario, but hopefully it is appropriate for this board. Suppose that two people enter into a contract which contains clause A and clause B. Further suppose that, in general, the two are not contradictory, but come into conflict with each other in a certain scenario. What would happen?
A real... |
What happens if two clauses in a contract come into conflict? |
We are talking stealing "intellectual property" here and that doesn't involve depriving a person of a physical possession, but the money he or she would be entitled to from sale of the copyrighted property. However, the MPAA and RIAA are far more piratical than the kids who download torrent-based p2p files.
Unless ... |
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