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When police officers are morally in the wrong, I belittle them, and make them really think about what they're doing.
I wonder sometimes: what if I really embarrass an officer with something I say, maybe in front of their friends, and they sue me for slander, or, as was mentioned by an answerer below, obstruction. Is... |
Sometimes I belittle police officers and make them really think about what they're doing.
I wonder sometimes: what if I really embarrass an officer with something I say, maybe in front of their friends, and they sue me for slander, or, as was mentioned by an answerer below, obstruction. Is that possible? How far can... |
If an employer in the UK makes an employee go to mandatory training. Does the employer have to compensate the employee for the travel time?
In my particular scenario, travel time is around 3 hours to training and 3 hours back home. |
Is travel time to mandatory training compensable in the uk? |
If elected officials are exempt from Title VII protections under the civil rights act, what protects them? |
Edit - this all assumes civil court, not criminal since the question does not mention cops.
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The problem you describe sounds procedural. It does not sound like any spoliation has occurred. Assuming you can get a hash match the fact the computers are "unsealed" for a period of time is not going to matter.
But as... |
In my understanding the reasons why one has to pay alimony to the other are something like during the marriage one had a job and the other one stayed at home to care for children and housekeeping and such, so after the divorce the latter ends up without an income which is not fair.
This probably explains why (and IM... |
Why in divorces is so overwhelmingly more common that the man has to pay alimony to the woman than the other way around? |
Keep in mind this is a hypothetical scenario.
I was recently very surprised to find out that many males in the United States are circumcised shortly after birth. No one had ever told me (it's not a subject I've spoken at length with anyone about), and certainly no one asked my permission before the procedure was per... |
Could I medically or surgically modify my own child? |
At least one court has found that unnecessary surgeries are child abuse.
Quoting from [Is Circumcision Legal?][1] by Peter W Adler (I recommend this article to you, it goes into common law and Constitutional law around surgeries). I think that we should not be distracted by the definition of abuse adopted by the co... |
A few weeks ago I received a $125 quickpay from someone on the site localbitcoins.com. Turns out the payment was marked fraudulent, and my account was frozen, whether it was because the user was chargebacking or his credentials were stolen I do not know. I knew that on my end the payment was legitimate so I sat down wi... |
Do I have any options if chase has closed my account? |
Why in divorces is it more common for alimony to be awarded to the woman than the man? |
In my understanding the reasons why one has to pay alimony to the other are something like during the marriage one had a job and the other one stayed at home to care for children and housekeeping and such, so after the divorce the latter ends up without an income which is not fair.
This probably explains why (and IM... |
A few weeks ago I received a $125 Chase QuickPay from someone on the site localbitcoins.com. Turns out the payment was marked fraudulent, and my account was frozen, whether it was because the user was charging-back or his credentials were stolen I do not know. I knew that on my end the payment was legitimate so I sat d... |
Do I have any options if Chase has closed my account? |
Is it legal for a ready to divorced billioniare to donate all his money into chinese red cross, give up american citizenship and then become the stockholder of Chinese red cross if the billionaire don't want to give part of his networth to his wife?
Note: Chinese red cross's CEO is the billionaire's father |
If an employer in the UK makes an employee go to mandatory training, does the employer have to compensate the employee for the travel time? |
Does an employer have to compensate travel time to mandatory training in the UK? |
Is it legal for a ready to divorced billioniare to donate all his money into chinese red cross, give up US citizenship and then become the stockholder of Chinese red cross if the billionaire don't want to give part of his networth to his wife?
Note: Chinese red cross's CEO is the billionaire's father |
Is it legal for a preparing-to-file-for-divorce billioniare to donate all his money into Foreign charity, give up US citizenship and then become the stockholder of foreign charity if the billionaire don't want to give part of his networth to his wife?
Note:The foreign charity's CEO is the billionaire's father |
Under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Title VII, employees are offered certain protections under the law.
However, section f states that
> (f) The term “employee” means an individual employed by an employer, except that the term “employee” shall not include any person elected to public office in any State or politi... |
Is it legal for a preparing-to-file-for-divorce billioniare to donate all his money into Foreign charity, give up US citizenship and then become the high official of foreign charity if the billionaire don't want to give part of his networth to his wife?
Note:The foreign charity's CEO is the billionaire's father |
As it goes, Canada is a country in North America, consisting of 10 provinces and 3 territories.
Are there any legally significant differences between being a province compared to a territory?
Do all the provinces and the territories have the same authority and jurisdiction to specify the laws of the land? |
In Canada, is there a difference between province v. territory? |
Is it legal for a preparing-to-file-for-divorce billioniare to donate all his money into a foreign charity, give up their current citizenship and then become a high official of said foreign charity if the billionaire doesn't want to give part of his net worth to his wife?
Note:The foreign charity's CEO is the billio... |
Is it legal for a ready to divorced billioniare to donate all his money into foreign charity? |
Is it legal for a preparing-to-file-for-divorce billionaire to donate all his money into a foreign charity, give up their current citizenship and then become a high official of said foreign charity if the billionaire doesn't want to give part of his net worth to his wife?
Note:The foreign charity's CEO is the billio... |
Is it legal for a ready to divorced billionaire to donate all his money into foreign charity? |
A few years ago I worked for a software company and we discussed several hundred different ideas for software, but never did any kind of testing or prototyping, we simply discussed the ideas. In other words, there's no identifiable embodiment of the idea, other than the time we spent sitting in a room talking about it.... |
If a software concept is discussed on the job, does the software company own the concept? |
To answer your question, no they are [not the same legally][1] and no, Territories are not able to govern themselves, but only are allowed to exercise power delegated to them by the Federal Government of Canada.
To quote from the linked official Canadian Government Page:
> There is a clear constitutional distinct... |
A few years ago I worked for a software company and we discussed several hundred different ideas for software, but never did any kind of testing or prototyping, we simply discussed the ideas. In other words, there's no identifiable embodiment of the ideas. I left the company years ago and would like to build one of the... |
A few years ago I worked for a software company and we discussed several hundred different ideas for software, but never did any kind of testing or prototyping, we simply discussed the ideas. In other words, there's no identifiable embodiment of any of the ideas. I left the company years ago and would like to build one... |
A few years ago I worked for a software company and we discussed several hundred different ideas for software, but never did any kind of testing or prototyping, we simply discussed the ideas. In other words, there's no identifiable embodiment of any of the ideas. I left the company years ago and would like to build one... |
This is an Australian perspective; other jurisdictions will differ.
## Patent ##
The only IP protection for ideas is if they are patented; embodying the ideas in a tangible form is a pre-requisite for acquiring a patent. You can check if this idea *has* been patented because if it has then it is a matter of publi... |
A lot of websites have social media buttons, which allows users to share the page on various sites. These buttons use the logos of these sites.
Most social media sites don't allow third parties to use altered logo designs, [for example Facebook][1]. But even so, I've seen many websites that use slightly modified soc... |
A few years ago I worked for a software company and we discussed several hundred different ideas for software, but never did any kind of testing or prototyping, we simply discussed the ideas. In other words, there's no identifiable embodiment of any of the ideas. I left the company years ago and would like to build one... |
It's more likely a trademark problem than copyright. I can't put my finger on what legal theory the mark owner would use to enforce compliance with their rules.
My first thought was initial interest confusion. But if a person sees the logo what are they going to confuse it with? It's not a typical case where a compet... |
Say you buy a pre-owned (second-hand) copy of a movie on a website like, say, Amazon.
AFAIK, no one who made the film or distributed it will ever see the color of your money, therefore, the prejudice and losses are comparable, if not worse (because they are a much larger scale system) to piracy.
But Amazon, on the ... |
Are the people who sell pre-owned copyrighted media on sites such as Amazon breaking a law? |
I live in a town that has lots of second-hand stores that sell second-hand vinyl records, tapes, etc, for incredibly low prices.
I recently bought the soundtrack from A Clockwork Orange for 1 dollar on a vinyl record.
I believe the right holders will never see the color of this money. The CD of the same soundtrack, b... |
Is it legal in 2015 to buy second-hand vinyls? |
Let's say your house window is right in front of a famous monument, and you want to enable people to see it at any time of the day and night with a webcam.
Obviously when you place the webcam towards the monument, a lot of things from the street will be broadcasted over which you have no control (people's faces, car... |
Legality of webcams? |
Let's say your house window is right in front of a famous monument, and you want to enable people to see it at any time of the day and night with a webcam.
Obviously when you place the webcam towards the monument, a lot of things from the street will be broadcasted over which you have no control (people's faces, car... |
In France, you can pay a yearly fee to an organisation called ["SACEM"][1] and use copyrighted works to make profit in various ways.
Is there an equivalent in the USA?
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9_des_auteurs,_compositeurs_et_%C3%A9diteurs_de_musique |
Equivalent of the French SACEM in the USA? |
In California, if a baseball lands in my yard, is it legally mine? |
Is it illegal in 2015 to buy second-hand vinyls? |
My friend asked me today what happens if a female is sentenced to death while she's pregnant. What would happen? Would they wait? |
While this is difficult without a specific state, as states are responsible for criminal law, [18 U.S. Code § 3596 (b)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/3596) states that:
> **(b) Pregnant Woman.—**
A sentence of death shall not be carried out upon a woman while she is pregnant.
It is likely (though ... |
I'm interested in using [Firebase](http://www.firebase.com/). Their [terms of service](http://www.firebase.com/terms/terms-of-service.html) states in section 3.2 that:
> You hereby grant Company an irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable license, with rights to sublicense, to use, reproduce, modify, ... |
In my understanding the reasons why one has to pay alimony to the other are something like during the marriage one had a job and the other one stayed at home to care for children and housekeeping and such, so after the divorce the latter ends up without an income which is not fair.
This probably explains why (and IM... |
Why in divorces is it so much more common for alimony to be awarded to the woman than the man? |
I've been contemplating on this for several years already. No one answered my queries. What I have concluded is that this question only shows the overall sillyness of digital copyrighting, because essentially digital information does not belong and cannot be forbidden to reproduce. The instinct of ownership is not real... |
I've been contemplating on this for several years already. No one answered my queries. What I have concluded is that this question only shows the overall sillyness of digital copyrighting, because essentially digital information does not belong and cannot be forbidden to reproduce. The instinct of ownership is not real... |
I've been contemplating on this for several years already. No one answered my queries. What I have concluded is that this question only shows the overall sillyness of digital copyrighting, because essentially digital information does not belong and cannot be forbidden to reproduce. The instinct of ownership is not real... |
I've been contemplating on this for several years already. No one answered my queries. What I have concluded is that this question only shows the overall sillyness of digital copyrighting, because essentially digital information does not belong and cannot be forbidden to reproduce. The instinct of ownership is not real... |
First time I've ever called the authorities on my husband for Domestic Violence. He *was* arrested, however, I didn't press any charges, will it still be on his record?
The jurisdiction is New York, NY, USA. |
First time I've ever called the authorities on my husband for Domestic Violence. He *was* arrested, however, I didn't press any charges, will it still be on his record? |
What happens if a female is sentenced to death while pregnant. Would the execution be delayed until she gave birth? Or even longer (e.g., until the child is weened)? |
I've been contemplating on this for several years already. No one could give a clear answer. What I have concluded is that this question only shows the overall sillyness of digital copyrighting, because essentially digital information does not belong and cannot be forbidden to reproduce. The instinct of ownership is no... |
As I suspected, a party to a contract isn't going to interpret it for you, as this could constitute inducement, misrepresentation, or form grounds for a claim of promissory estoppel.
Let's look at the Terms, shall we?
Section 3.2:
> You hereby grant Company an irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transfer... |
In general it is illegal to download a copyrighted file without paying the copyright owner.
But is having [metadata (hash)][1] of the copyrighted material legal?
What if I've run a program (like [Mathgen][2]) that generates random documents and at some point it generated the copyrighted material?
Another exam... |
At what point can a computer-generated file infringe copyright? |
Is it legal to buy second-hand copyrighted recordings? |
While this is difficult without a specific state, as states are responsible for criminal law, [18 U.S. Code § 3596 (b)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/3596) states that:
> **(b) Pregnant Woman.—**
A sentence of death shall not be carried out upon a woman while she is pregnant.
It is likely (though ... |
Being accused of a crime you did not commit is an expensive problem. The police may kick your door in and ransack your house looking for evidence. They may deprive you of your property (phones, computers, vehicles etc.) for months or years. You may have to pay for legal representation. You might be locked up in remand ... |
What liabilities do the police/CPS have if you are found innocent? |
In the United States, the biggest auto insurance carriers such as Progressive, Allstate and State Farm, have all begun offering optional potential policy discounts if the covered driver agrees to insert a tech device into their car that can gauge driving habits – either for limited periods of time or indefinitely... |
While this is difficult without a specific state, as states are responsible for criminal law, [18 U.S. Code § 3596 (b)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/3596) states that:
> **(b) Pregnant Woman.—**
A sentence of death shall not be carried out upon a woman while she is pregnant.
It is likely (though ... |
1. Do the police have to pay to fix your front door?
2. If they took a year to analyse a mobile phone, can you claim due to the excessive amount of time it took?
3. What if the device is returned broken, or wiped?
4. What court costs can you recover?
5. Can you recover loss of income?
You've asked a few question... |
*I am in England*
I rent a field off an elderly friend who can no longer tend it. I use it as grazing for 2 horses.
A local farmer who is clearly obsessed by weeds is regularly going round the local verges and field spraying various "weeds." One of the fields he has sprayed is the field I rent.
*I must note I ha... |
You would need to be able to prove that he encroached on your land (or your tenancy to land) with his pesticide/herbicide. You should speak to him and let him know that you feel his herbicide made its way (it could've come with the wind if its just on the borders) to the land, and as a result your animals were harmed. ... |
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 ... |
Being accused of a crime you did not commit is an expensive problem. The police may kick your door in and ransack your house looking for evidence. They may deprive you of your property (phones, computers, vehicles, etc.) for months or years. You may have to pay for legal representation. You might be locked up in remand... |
It's more likely a trademark problem than copyright but it's not easy to identify which legal theory the mark owner would use to enforce compliance with their rules.
My first thought was initial interest confusion. But if a person sees the logo what are they going to confuse it with? It's not a typical case where an ... |
If elected officials are exempt from CRA Title VII obligations, what protects those civil rights? |
If elected officials are exempt from CRA Title VII, what protects their civil rights? |
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 frequently see promotions like the following: "If [and only if] you make a purchase or donation, you will be entered into a drawing to win X."
Larger and more conservative corporate sponsors of such drawings often have fine print saying "No purchase necessary, for official rules that include an alternative method... |
What, if any, consequences exist for "purchase required" sweepstakes & drawings? |
Suppose a police officer demands, through a closed window, to search your car or dwelling. Knowing your rights you say, "I do not consent to a search." The officer then declares, "I don't care whether you consent, I am going to search, and if you don't open this door, I will break the window to get access." You know... |
Does handing keys to police under duress constitute consent to search? |
After posting [this question][1], another one, more obvious came to mind.
If the "first sale doctrine" is a widespread law, and allows someone to give their whole collection of VHS or DVDs or vinyls for free, then why is this rule not applying when it comes to a digital copy?
If the first sale doctrine rule appli... |
Why is it legal to give away for free a physical copy of copyrighted material that you bought, but not a digital copy? |
Legality of street webcams? |
Is it legal in 2015 to buy second-hand vinyls? |
Is it legal to buy second-hand vinyls? |
The distinction between the two situations is that usually, you buy the actual physical thing (DVD, VHS, CD, book, etc.), but for a purely digital asset, you usually are only buying a restricted licence to the asset.
A second issue is that the transfer of a physical item does not implicate the reproduction right<sup... |
What, if any, consequences exist in practice for "purchase required" sweepstakes & drawings? |
I frequently see promotions like the following: "If [and only if] you make a purchase or donation, you will be entered into a drawing to win X."
Larger and more conservative corporate sponsors of such drawings often have fine print saying "No purchase necessary, for official rules that include an alternative method... |
The distinction between the two situations is that usually, you buy the actual physical thing (DVD, VHS, CD, book, etc.), but for a purely digital asset, you usually are only buying a restricted licence to the asset.
In the case where you did buy the digital asset (not simply a restricted licence to it), another dif... |
A frequent distinction between the two situations is that usually, you buy the actual physical thing (DVD, VHS, CD, book, etc.), but for a purely digital asset, you may be only buying a restricted licence to the asset (on [iTunes](http://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/uk/terms.html), for example).
In t... |
A frequent distinction between the two situations is that usually, you buy the actual physical thing (DVD, VHS, CD, book, etc.), but for a purely digital asset, you may be only buying a restricted licence to the asset (on [iTunes](http://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/uk/terms.html), for example).
In t... |
<h3>Hypothetical Facts</h3>
* Officer says citizen consented be searched.
* Citizen denies consenting to be searched.
* There is no other evidence.
Question
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> **Whom does the judge believe?** |
Consent to searches: Who wins "my-word-against-yours?" |
<h3>Hypothetical Evidence</h3>
* Officer says citizen consented be searched.
* Citizen denies consenting to be searched.
* There is no other evidence.
Question
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> **Whom does the judge believe?** |
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