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> What services are available to an individual to have this contract
> reviewed and ensure it protects my interests?
A lawyer
>
> How important is it to get the contract reviewed at this point? Is
> there any recourse in a future dispute for the legalese not matching
> the lay-person's understanding of the c... |
> So I can block children under 13, but I can't tell them that?
You can tell them after they fail, you cannot tell them on the asking screen.
> Then what is the correct way to block children under 13 to access my
> website and still comply with COPPA?
I agree with you that it is odd that they recommend using ... |
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. ... |
I'm going to try and be as brief as possible because I just want to get an idea if there is something to pursue here as a case:
I had old community debts from my marriage in CA; one of those debts was pursued by a collection agency, also in CA. The collection agency knew that I was in NV. An attachment to my bank ac... |
Is there a case to be pursued for a non-domesticated bank account attachment? |
It is legal in California to use lethal force to stop ANY felony from being committed? |
Probably not.
As I read your question you legitimately owe money on a debt proven in California. The proper way for the creditor to recover it in Nevada was by domesticating the judgement (essentially an administrative rather than judicial action) and this didn't happen.
The only person who has suffered damage th... |
If no contract was signed and the verbal agreement was month-to-month (no specific end of tenancy) must 1 full month of notice be given to move out and get the damage deposit back? |
If rental agreenment is month to month, must one full month of notice be given before leaving? |
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?
Edit - Country - India |
If rental agreement is month to month, must one full month of notice be given before leaving? |
Although the implication is that you have to block all children under 13, in reality you are likely to be able to fairly easily defend yourself if you have undertaken "Reasonable" actions to comply with the law. And, in fact, you are hugely unlikely to find yourself even needing to defend yourself
Make all reasonabl... |
(Note that some of the below may be UK specific, but the general principle applies in many other jurisdictions)
Well the first thing is to stop working from this from the wrong direction: There is no law that makes it legal to assault someone: the law only makes it illegal to assault someone (eg in the UK, the Crimi... |
[Here's](http://sportslaw.uslegal.com/sports-violence/) a rather interesting article on sports violence. In particular, one of the cases, [*Hackbart v. Cincinnati Bengals, Inc.*](http://openjurist.org/601/f2d/516/hackbart-v-cincinnati-bengals-inc), is an interesting (and now famous) one that may prove instructive. All ... |
If someone records my Skype conversation, is that video his property or mine?
Is there a law against him making that video public or even recording it to begin with?
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Who owns a recorded Skype conversation? |
EDIT:
From [State v. Shelley][1], 929 P.2d 489, 85 Wn.App. 24 (Wash.App.Div. 1, 1997) (emphasis in mine)
> consent may be a defense to assault in athletic competitions
> the consent defense is **not limited to conduct within the rules of the
> games**, rather it is to the conduct and harm that are the reason... |
EDIT:
From [State v. Shelley][1], 929 P.2d 489, 85 Wn.App. 24 (Wash.App.Div. 1, 1997) (emphasis in mine)
> consent may be a defense to assault in athletic competitions
> the consent defense is **not limited to conduct within the rules of the
> games**, rather it is to the conduct and harm that are the reason... |
EDIT:
From [State v. Shelley][1], 929 P.2d 489, 85 Wn.App. 24 (Wash.App.Div. 1, 1997) (emphasis in mine)
> consent may be a defense to assault in athletic competitions
> the consent defense is **not limited to conduct within the rules of the
> games**, rather it is to the conduct and harm that are the reason... |
I run a website with pages for famous people, books, brands, movies, etc. Users can rate and discuss these things. Each page has a "profile picture", which is added by a user and then approved by a site moderator, to make sure it is non-offensive and meets quality standards.
I receive financial benefit by selling ad... |
Athletes get into brawls and whatnot all the time. Mike Tyson even bit a guy's 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 playi... |
Why aren't athletes charged with assault? |
Athletes get into brawls and whatnot all the time. Mike Tyson even bit a guy's 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 playi... |
[Costar Group Inc. v. Loopnet][1], Inc., 164 F.Supp.2d 688 (D. Md., 2001) touched on this.
The court distinguishes Playboy Ent. v. Russ Hardenburgh, Inc., 982 F.Supp. 503 (N.D.Oh.1997) which held that "contributory liability could attach where **infringing performances enhance the attractiveness** of the venue to po... |
[Costar Group Inc. v. Loopnet][1], Inc., 164 F.Supp.2d 688 (D. Md., 2001) touched on this.
The court distinguishes Playboy Ent. v. Russ Hardenburgh, Inc., 982 F.Supp. 503 (N.D.Oh.1997) which held that "contributory liability could attach where **infringing performances enhance the attractiveness** of the venue to po... |
(Note that some of the below may be UK specific, but the general principle applies in many other jurisdictions)
Well the first thing is to stop working from this from the wrong direction: There is no law that makes it legal to assault someone: the law only makes it illegal to assault someone (eg in the UK, the Crimi... |
If you own a "Google" trademark, then your sunrise rights to "google" in any of the newly proposed generic TLDs would likely be quite straightforward.
However, what about domain hacks? There appears to be a new ".bet" zone, and "alphabet.com" has already been taken by BMW's global devision of fleet management, famo... |
Would Google's Alphabet Inc. have any rights to alpha.bet? |
Researching [abc.xyz](http://law.stackexchange.com/questions/2300/would-googles-alphabet-inc-have-any-rights-to-alpha-bet), I've come across xyz.xyz and gen.xyz, with a prominent link from the latter to a page called ".xyz for China".
http://gen.xyz/china
> Thank you for your continued support of .xyz! With China... |
Is .xyz not available in China? Is accreditation is required for all new TLDs? |
Can I claim patent for my invention which is a little upgraded version of already patented devices. Moreover, I use same patented devices in my invention and add new functionalities to it. Is it worth patenting? |
Can I patent my invention which is just an enhancement to an already patented device? |
One person I know is currently building an iOS application, in the main page there are some icons where inside one of them he clones my whole website.
In the World Wide Web it's always a copyright infringement but on mobile, applications like Pinterest or Facebook leave you navigate through external websites without... |
Say one had a pregnant wife that was going into labor: I've already called for an ambulance, However: They are far away from reaching me. So in order to reach them faster: We jump into a car and drive towards to meet them. Now here is the thing: If I consider it to be a safe move: Can I speed over the limits without ge... |
Can I legally drive over speed limits in medical emergencies? |
Currently StackOverflow is celebrating their [10 millionth question][1]. They are randomly distributing a total of 400 t-shirts among participants, over a period of one month. Participation is done by either tweeting under a certain hashtag, or putting the corresponding hashtag on your SO user page.
I looked all ove... |
#SOreadytohelp - international giveaway without terms and conditions? |
I was defrauded in 2004 by a company and all the members of that company have been in jail after being convicted in court. I saw that they were ordered to pay restitution, which I never received. Some years back I got a check from the postmaster or treasury or some federal organization for $42 which I think was from ... |
What options do I have to receive restitution from a company that defrauded me and was convicted in 2004? |
I could probably come up with a logical argument as to why individual religious beliefs and patterns of behavior should be protected in the same way as those which belong to a "recognized" religion, but I'm wondering what kind of case law exists on the issue. I'll separate this into two questions.
1. There are many ... |
Does not following a religion "to the letter" disqualify you from protection of religious freedom? |
If I can't afford an attorney and can't get a public defender, can I go into court by myself? |
I agree with chapka's answer.
However, I would just ask you to re-consider the premise of your question:
> **Unable to afford a public defender?**
Public defenders only work criminal cases. If you have been arrested and charged with a crime, you are entitled to have the court pay the fees of your attorney. |
Unable to afford a public defender, can I go into court by myself? |
Around 9 months ago I purchased a product, a pair of headphones, in the UK directly from the manufacturer. After 5 months, this product became defective, and was exchanged for another identical product. Upon exchange, I was provided with a new order number and confirmation email for the new product. Now, another 4 mont... |
Artwork in house of an Estate has no documentation of ownership. Painter claims it was never bought and wants it back. Who legally owns this item?
This artwork was a dedication to a family member who died 15 years ago and arrive at the Estates house 8 years ago for an unknown reason. The Executor of the Estate can n... |
## Relationships are more important than the law ##
Important first question: Is the painting worth fighting about? That is, does it have any significant monetary or sentimental value for the beneficiaries? If not, let the painter have it and avoid the fight.
## Common law regarding transfer of personal property ... |
[COPPA 312.2][1] defines "Internet" as
> collectively the myriad of computer and telecommunications facilities, including equipment and operating software, which comprise the interconnected world-wide network of networks that employ the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, or any predecessor or successor... |
Is a UDP/IP network exempt from COPPA? |
In what way do you think UDP fails to meet "any predecessor or successor protocols to such protocol, to communicate information of all kinds by wire, radio, or other methods of transmission"?
Seems pretty clear that it does to me and I'm an electrical engineer. |
Lots of bits and pieces of information and chaotic data spread across the web and it does cost an arm and a leg to gather them together to form something larger and consistent that would prove to be much more useful.
Is it legally viable to **scrape** these **factual data** / information from different websites, com... |
I run a site that has pages for famous people, brands, movies, etc. Each page has a "profile picture" that is added by a user (if no user has submitted a picture yet, a default image is used).
When a user submits an image to be used as a page's profile picture, a site moderator reviews it, and either approves it or ... |
Does reviewing material added by users revoke my DMCA safe harbor? |
I'm asking whether or not it's technically legal to do these sorts of things?
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**TL;DR**
No, it isn't
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## Assault and Battery ##
I will limit the discussion to NSW, Australia but most of it flows from common law principles... |
I sent my Surface Pro 3 for an under warranty exchange due to a battery issue.
But Microsoft received it smashed by UPS and returned it to me and voided the warranty.
I am now with a not working device and Microsoft doesn't want to repair it telling me that I didn't packed it well (protected corners with thick napkins ... |
I sent my Surface Pro 3 for an under warranty exchange due to a battery issue.
But Microsoft received it smashed by UPS and returned it to me and voided the warranty.
I am now with a not working device and Microsoft doesn't want to repair it telling me that I didn't packed it well (protected corners with thick napk... |
A few years ago I was in Belgium for a music show. Given that the singer was famous, people came from other countries, including buses from the UK. Naturally the driver seat on an UK registered bus is on the right side, but when it entered France and then Belgium the driving lane was on the right side (and not in the l... |
Is it legal to drive a vehicle with the driver wheel on the opposite side? |
This is purely hypothetical, based on an anecdote told on a web design lecture a long time ago.
Most websites nowadays require you to click on a little checkbox that usually says **I agree to the Terms of Service** when registering on a website, presumably to avoid any liability that may accrue because of your use o... |
What if the user disagreed with the Terms of Service, but still registered on a website? |
Amy has been working for Bill for 15 years. Despite the fact that Bill runs a very profitable company, and that Amy is a very productive employee, Bill has not given Amy a raise in 15 years. Bill has long promised he will give Amy a raise sometime in the future, but never does. Amy has threatened to quit, but Bill ... |
Can one use a contract to enforce a bluff? |
Amy has been working for Bill for 15 years. Despite the fact that Bill runs a very profitable company, and that Amy is a very productive employee, Bill has not given Amy a raise in 15 years. Bill has long promised he will give Amy a raise sometime in the future, but never does. Amy has threatened to quit, but Bill ... |
I agree with @chapka's answer.
However, I would just ask you to re-consider the premise of your question:
> **Unable to afford a public defender?**
Public defenders only work criminal cases. If you have been arrested and charged with a crime, you are entitled to have the court pay the fees of your attorney. |
According to NPR:
> ***Kim Davis**, the Rowan County clerk who has repeatedly refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, lost her bid for a stay when the U.S. Supreme Court denied her application.*
Presumably, Ms. Davis refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Question
=
> **On wh... |
How did Kim Davis intend to distinguish gay couples from straight couples? |
According to NPR:
> ***Kim Davis**, the Rowan County clerk who has repeatedly refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, lost her bid for a stay when the U.S. Supreme Court denied her application.*
Presumably, Ms. Davis refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Question
=
> * What ... |
In Kentucky, when two people want a marriage license, does the license require a determination of gender?
If it does, what evidence (if any) must the parties present to establish their genders? |
I recently wrote a clone of the famous Jeopardy! game. It is copyrighted but I believe that if I my copy was made for educational and recreational uses only (no commercial) it falls under FAIR USE, am I right? If so, can I publish it on the public internet? |
Is it ok to post a clone of a famous game up for review or in a website? |
Company A is selling products to Company B at a highly discounted price. Part of the agreement is that Company B cannot resell the products.
Consider the following clause in a contract between the two companies:
> Company B may not resell any products purchased from Company A at a discounted price.
Now conside... |
Can a contract clause be weakened by providing a nonsensible reason for it? |
Company A is selling products to Company B at a highly discounted price. Part of the agreement is that Company B cannot resell the products.
Consider the following clause in a contract between the two companies:
> Company B may not resell any products purchased from Company A at a discounted price.
Now conside... |
Company A is selling products to Company B at a highly discounted price. Part of the agreement is that Company B cannot resell the products.
Consider the following clause in a contract between the two companies:
> Company B may not resell any products purchased from Company A at a discounted price.
Now conside... |
I sent my Surface Pro 3 for an under warranty exchange due to a battery issue.
But Microsoft received it smashed by UPS and returned it to me and voided the warranty.
I am now with a not working device and Microsoft doesn't want to repair it telling me that I didn't packed it well (protected corners with thick napk... |
I am curious if I need a business license or permit for an online Social media Startup company?
I am located in California and applying for a LLC through LegalZoom and it asked me if I needed a business license for my LLC. |
I sent my Surface Pro 3 for an under warranty exchange due to a battery issue.
But Microsoft received it smashed and returned it to me and voided the warranty.
I am now with a not working device and Microsoft doesn't want to repair it telling me that I didn't packed it well (protected corners with thick napkins and... |
Is it illegal to produce and sell malware?
If no, is there any data I need to collect on the customers?
Is it illegal to produce and sell Crypters(programs that hide other programs from antivirus)?
If no, is there any data I need to collect on the customers?
best regards,
Adrian |
Is it illegal to sell malware? |
Your website is probably fair use. In the 2013 case of Authors Guild, Inc. v. Google Inc., the court held that Google Books was permitted to scan books and provide snippets to the readers.
The court found the following benefits of Google Books.
1. It provided new and efficient ways for readers to finds books.
2. ... |
So I am building a project with SDL2_image, and I noticed that it includes libpng, jpeg, libtiff, and other dependencies. If I want the code to be closed sourced, do I need to include the dependencies' licenses too, or would just the base license (SDL2_image in this case) be enough? |
When including libraries licenses, do I need to include the libraries' dependencies' licenses too? |
How would I be able to find city ordinances and such like that? Is there some kind of official website to go on? |
How do I find city ordinances online? |
How would I be able to find city ordinances online for: **Millbrook, AL 36054, USA** ? |
If someone records my Skype conversation, is that video his property or mine?
Is there a law against him making that video public or even recording it to begin with?
Country- India.
|
I did some research about the popular open source software licenses and none of them explicitly solve a particular point I'd like to have:
-I dont mind at all to allow for free use and distribution of the source, nor do
-I want to force people to contribute with their mods nor anything containing their IP.
The... |
Is there an open source license which makes the licensee inform the licenser about the derivative product/project? |
We've had 4 sets of neighbors kids grow up around us with no issue. Nice kids, nice parents, etc.
The latest family has two young boys who like to camp out on my lawn and in my garden. I'm aware of the law regarding an attractive nuisance, the need to secure a pool or treehouse etc. In this case, the kids aren't the ... |
Getting the neighbor kids off my lawn? |
I am currently working for a start up and we have been talking about an equity deal, where I would be compensated with some percentage of the company plus salary.
I want to ensure everything is done correctly and actually secure the equity I am promised. I am willing to hire a lawyer if needed, but don't want to ... |
Does NJ law prohibit alcohol consumption in public parks? Thanks! |
Does NJ law prohibit alcohol consumption in public parks? |
- Is it illegal to produce and sell malware?
- If no, is there any data I need to collect on the customers?
- Is it illegal to produce and sell Crypters(programs that hide other programs from antivirus)?
- If no, is there any data I need to collect on the customers? |
I did some research about the popular open source software licenses and none of them explicitly solve a particular point I'd like to have:
- I don't mind at all to allow for free use and distribution of the source, nor do
- I want to force people to contribute with their mods nor anything containing their IP.
... |
I am currently working for a start up and we have been talking about an equity deal, where I would be compensated with some percentage of the company plus salary.
I want to ensure everything is done correctly and I am actually able to secure the equity I am promised. I am willing to hire a lawyer if needed, but d... |
Can I keep my last name the same if I get married? I don't want to hyphenate it either. Is this possible? Is it a **MUST** that I change or hyphenate it? |
Can I keep my last name if I get married? |
Can I keep my last name the same if I get married? I don't want to hyphenate it either. Is this possible? Is it a **MUST** that I change or hyphenate it?
I am in New York City, New York. |
I recently wrote a clone of the famous Jeopardy! game. It is copyrighted but I believe that if I my copy was made for educational and recreational uses only (no commercial) it falls under FAIR USE, am I right? If so, can I publish it on the public internet?
I am using the main screen and concept of a game, the name ... |
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