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I'm a software developer who has been working on a yet-to-be released content filtering application. One of the filtering categories is of course pornography, and once upon a time I decided I was going to develop a pornographic image detector/classifier. That is to say, the program would load the image, perform some an... |
I'm a software developer who has been working on a yet-to-be released content filtering application. One of the filtering categories is of course pornography, and once upon a time I decided I was going to develop a pornographic image detector/classifier. That is to say, the program would load the image, perform some an... |
I bought a parking permit for a private lot attached to my apartment but today when I came to park I found that no spaces were available. What can I do?
The parking spaces are not marked off in any way, people park where they want to. |
I have a private lot parking permit but there are no spaces available, legal remedies? |
If cops are responding to a **known** fraudulent prescription, ask the pharmacist to stall the subject until they arrive so they can arrest the subject, but, instead of making the arrest, direct the pharmacist to fill the **known** fraudulent prescription in order to arrest the subject for a higher crime, is that consi... |
I assume (but this isn't necessarily the case) that the police are permitted to break the law in order to enforce it.
Is this the case? In what circumstances? Do they need written authority to do it in every instance, and/or what kind of authorisation do they need?
For simplicity's (although I doubt it will be) s... |
In what circumstances are the police permitted to break the law? |
The police are **never** permitted to break the law.
However, the law that gives them their powers may make other laws not applicable to them in the course of their duties. If a law is not applicable to them; how can they break it? |
I assume (but this isn't necessarily the case) that the police are permitted to break the law in order to enforce it. By *break the law*, I mean perform acts that would usually be illegal - say, if a private citizen did them - without sanction.
Is this the case? In what circumstances? Do they need written authority... |
I assume (but this isn't necessarily the case) that the police are permitted to break the law in order to enforce it. By *break the law*, I mean perform acts that would usually be illegal - say, if a private citizen did them - without sanction.
There are some powers that are explicitly granted to the police - for i... |
After reading [this question][1] I was wondering about the legal applications of the terms-of-service of Privateinternetaccess (PIA). What is PIA? It's a VPN provider? What's a VPN provider? If you have one, all your internet goes through it.
One of the largest claims PIA makes is it doesn't keep track of any logs ... |
When a service claims they don't keep any logs, but also states they will dissclose information to law enforcment, is there a contradiction? |
Everyone has heard the procedure to get sworn in in an American court:
Put your hand on a Holy Bible and answer yes to "Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?"
However swearing on a Holy Bible to God is a decidedly Christian practice ([regardless of whether it... |
There is not necessarily a contradiction. Information that they may keep may be:
* Account information
* Subscriber information
* Information on breaches of the Terms of Service or Agreement
So yes, they might certainly not keep any logs - although that claim is doubtful, since they almost certainly keep at le... |
Many people sit around and nitpick about wording that's added or subtracted. They have many terms for this but its essentially **everything** they get you to agree before they allow you to use a web service or deploy-able software.
However - how does each individual version of these agreements carry over in continui... |
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... |
My previous company specialized in affiliate marketing and produced a comparison website for a certain market (lets say cars). I left the company 4 months ago and would like to setup my own affiliate comparison site in a related but different market (alloy wheels for instance). I signed an NDA when a started my previou... |
My previous company specialized in affiliate marketing and produced a comparison website for a certain market (lets say cars). I left the company 4 months ago and would like to setup my own affiliate comparison site in a related but different market (alloy wheels for instance). I signed an NDA when a started my previou... |
My previous company specialized in affiliate marketing and produced a comparison website for a certain market (let's say cars). I left the company 4 months ago and would like to setup my own affiliate comparison site in a related but different market (alloy wheels for instance). I signed an NDA when I started my previo... |
How strictly is "competition" interpreted in a NDA? |
After reading [this question][1] I was wondering about the legal applications of the terms-of-service of Privateinternetaccess.com (PIA): a VPN provider. What's a VPN provider? If you have one, all your internet traffic goes through it.
One of the largest claims PIA makes is that it doesn't keep any logs so that the... |
What can a network service disclose to law enforcement if they claim they don't keep any logs? |
There is not necessarily a contradiction. Information that they may keep may be:
* Account information
* Subscriber information
* Information on breaches of the Terms of Service or Agreement
So yes, they might certainly not keep any logs – although that claim is doubtful, since they almost certainly keep... |
Why don't alcohol laws contradict the constitution?
I think it is age discrimination. If not, why wouldn't it be?
For example, in Australia, the The Age Discrimination Act (2004) prohibits age discrimination in the following areas (emphasis mine):
> Discrimination in employment, education, access to premises... |
Why don't alcohol laws contradict the constitution? |
(Based on previous comments. IANAL and IANYL)
Whether or not it is competition depends on who is more convincing in court. Whether or not you violated the NDA depends on the exact terms of the NDA and how they are interpreted in your jurisdiction. Based only on the information you're giving here - that their site i... |
Suppose a police officer has probable cause to suspect that I have committed some crime worth of arrest. I'm not even sure that's the right standard for my question; you might even suppose there is, for some period of time, evidence in plain sight that I (or someone) is guilty of a crime.
Suppose that before the off... |
Suppose a police officer has probable to arrest me, based on evidence in plain sight. He want to initiate a search pursuant to arrest.
Before the officer can detain me, I put the (alleged) evidence in a place where it is accessible, but if accessed incorrectly the evidence is permanently destroyed (or rendered usele... |
Suppose a police officer has probable cause to arrest me based on evidence in plain sight. He wants to initiate a search pursuant to arrest.
Before the officer can detain me, I put the (alleged) evidence in a place where it is accessible, but if accessed incorrectly the evidence is permanently destroyed (or rendered... |
**Suppose a police officer has probable to arrest me, based on evidence in plain sight. He want to initiate a search pursuant to arrest.**
**Before the officer can detain me, I put the (alleged) evidence in a place where it is accessible, but if accessed incorrectly the evidence is permanently destroyed (or rendered... |
The answer to my earlier question here: http://law.stackexchange.com/questions/3670/can-you-plead-the-fifth-to-avoid-revealing-the-identity-of-someone-you-were-accu ended up with a side debate I wanted to determine the answer to.
Say that The Green Goblin has been terrorizing Gotham and is accused of many crimes, bu... |
Can a person plead the fifth to refuse to acknowledge his identity? |
Inspired by [this question](http://law.stackexchange.com/q/3966/10): Suppose I know that I'm in the cross-hairs of law enforcement, and I expect that at any time they might conduct a warranted raid of my property. So I setup booby-traps that are designed to either:
A. Destroy any evidence I think they might look f... |
Can I booby-trap my property against police? |
With respect to many questions of law minors are not people. Human rights vest as people age: there are any number of variations by jurisdiction, but you will see the following (often constitutional) rights granted at different ages:
* To own property
* To enter into contracts
* To work for pay
* To *decline... |
I run a publicly editable website where users can post up stories a various sort. Some are pretty normal, some are sexual, some are a bit perverted, and recently some have drifted into the pedophilia realm.
No images or videos can be uploaded to this site.
Are there any laws that I might be breaking by hosting th... |
are there any laws in the US against pedophilia stories hosted on a website? |
I work for a contracting agency and there is a team of us at a client's site. Due to a funding/budget issue, the client has to let us all go by the end of the month, we just found out about it today. My boss wants me to stay and work a few more days for which they cannot pay my contracting agency (due to some irrelev... |
Two questions, here:
1. Can a text story be obscene under the law?
2. As one who hosts a website, can you be held liable for the content of a site?
**Can a text story be legally obscene**
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit published their opinion on [United States of America v. Frank ... |
I work for a contracting agency (call it *Foo*) and there is a team of us at a client's site. Due to a funding/budget issue, the client has to let us all go by the end of the month, we just found out about it today. My boss wants me to stay and work a few more days for which they cannot pay my contracting agency (due... |
I work for a contracting agency (call it *Foo*) and there is a team of us at a client's site. Due to a funding/budget issue, the client has to let us all go by the end of the month, we just found out about it today. My boss wants me to stay and work a few more days for which they cannot pay my contracting agency (due... |
I work for a contracting agency (call it *Foo*) and there is a team of us at a client's site. Due to a funding/budget issue, the client has to let us all go by the end of the month, we just found out about it today. My boss wants me to stay and work a few more days for which they cannot pay my contracting agency (due... |
*I'm not asking whether it is ethical - that would be a totally different question.*
**I'm asking whether it is legal?**
In my book - in my way how I interpret consensual reality - once I press ```SEND``` button it is transmitted via email client, via email server, via internet, to a destination email server... O... |
Is it legal to publish email that someone sent to me? |
[This blog post][1] discusses the duties of a "tipstaff" as a role that still exists in Pennsylvania (US) courts, which includes clerical duties such as ordering motions and announcements etc. The post closes with a question, raised on Law.SE here: ***Why*** does Pennsylvania still call this position by the name tipst... |
Where does the title "tipstaff" come from? |
I work for a contracting agency (call it *Foo*) and there is a team of us at a client's site. Due to a funding/budget issue, the client has to let us all go by the end of the month, we just found out about it today. My boss wants me to stay and work a few more days for which they cannot pay my contracting agency (due... |
Are there any laws in the US against pedophilia stories hosted on a website? |
*I'm not asking whether it is ethical - that would be a totally different question.*
**I'm asking whether it is legal?**
In my book - in my way how I interpret consensual reality - once I press ```SEND``` button it is transmitted via email client, via email server, via internet, to a destination email server.... ... |
Normally, I would simply answer the question at hand, taking the words as they are posed and not questioning whether they were meant to say something other than their actual meaning. However, with regard to this question the author (if taken using the words as stated) cites a *variety* of cases that stand for the prop... |
If cops are responding to a **known** fraudulent prescription, ask the pharmacist to stall the subject until they arrive so they can arrest the subject, but, instead of making the arrest, direct the pharmacist to fill the **known** fraudulent prescription in order to arrest the subject for a higher crime, is that consi... |
If cops are responding to a **known** fraudulent prescription, ask the pharmacist to stall the subject until they arrive so they can arrest the subject, but, instead of making the arrest for attempt to obtain by fraud, direct the pharmacist to fill the **known** fraudulent prescription in order to arrest the subject fo... |
Normally, I would simply answer the question at hand, taking the words as they are posed and not questioning whether they were meant to say something other than their actual meaning. However, with regard to this question the author (if taken using the words as stated) cites a *variety* of cases that stand for the prop... |
*...the police decide to press on with their search and an officer is injured or killed, can I be held criminally or civilly liable for that casualty?*
I didn't read through all of your links so I'll just say - generally speaking you cannot use deadly force to protect unoccupied property, the law finds it neither just... |
Inspired by [this question](http://law.stackexchange.com/q/3966/10): Suppose I know that I'm in the cross-hairs of law enforcement, and I expect that at any time they might conduct a warranted raid of my property. So I setup booby-traps that are designed to either:
A. Destroy any evidence I think they might look f... |
Inspired by [this question](http://law.stackexchange.com/q/3966/10): Suppose I'm paranoid (perhaps justifiably) that law enforcemen might conduct a warranted raid of my property. So I setup booby-traps that are designed to either:
A. Destroy any evidence I think they might look for, or, more extremely,
B. Dest... |
> Suppose a police officer has probable to arrest me, based on evidence in plain sight. He want to initiate a search pursuant to arrest.
> Before the officer can detain me, I put the (alleged) evidence in a place where it is accessible, but if accessed incorrectly the evidence is permanently destroyed (or rendered u... |
***Non-compete clauses and provisions*** are often unenforceable, depending on the jurisdiction.
For example, in California, as per http://www.google.com/search?q=non-compete+california:
https://www.venable.com/enforcing-non-compete-provisions-in-california-01-13-2012/
> It is considered a fundamental policy o... |
Currently living in Germany, we had a lot of discussions about the refugees flooding to Germany. Is it possible that the people having refugee status become German citizens or does the law states that they should leave the country when they are asked to?
I am not sure if this is the right place for this discussion, ... |
Is this use of the Star Wars logo and universe legit? |
What are the legal differences between an insult and an implication of an insult?
I am a german citizen, so I'd prefer answers considering german jurisdiction. But any other is fine also.
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I am asking out of curiosity and have no background in law. I hope the tags are fitting. I could not show much effort besides... |
Refugees have been flooding into Germany. Under German law do these refugees have a path to citizenship? Or if their situation is temporary would they be expected to leave the country when asked? |
Does Germany offer refugees a path to citizenship? |
What are the legal differences between an explicit insult and an implied insult?
I am a German citizen, so I'd prefer answers applicable to Germany. But any other is fine also. |
With respect to many questions of law [minors](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_majority) are not people. Human rights vest as people age: there are any number of variations by jurisdiction, but you will see the following (often constitutional) rights granted at different ages:
* To own property
* To [enter i... |
*I'm not asking whether it is ethical - that would be a totally different question.*
**I'm asking whether it is legal?**
In my book - in my way how I interpret consensual reality - once I press ```SEND``` button it is transmitted via email client, via email server, via internet, to a destination email server.... ... |
Why don't alcohol laws contradict the constitution (or other laws in some cases, like in the example below, because The Age Discrimination Act is not part of the constitution)?
I think it is age discrimination. If not, why wouldn't it be?
For example, in Australia, the The Age Discrimination Act (2004) prohibi... |
So, I have bought a lot of things that came in physical format: movies, songs, video games, and all sorts of other digital media.
However, things like CDs and DVDs are rather annoying -- they take up space and they're always getting lost and dirty and whatever.
Would it be legal to copy all of the media I bought ... |
Can I duplicate media for personal use only? |
How might this use of the Star Wars logo and universe be legal? |
Title 17 of the US Code deals with copyright, states that copying an original work without the consent of the copyright holder is infringement. It is silent on the matter of format-shifting and space-shifting. So really, you'd want to know whether your copies fall under fair use.
One of the key considerations in det... |
I have a gadget that I purchased ($150), and it's in warranty. I like the item's concept, but it's defective (occasional electronics failure). After doing some research I realized it's a widespread problem due to a move in manufacturing to China (I don't really have a major issue with items made in China, as long as th... |
This is not a simple question. There are hundreds of page treatises on consent - explicit, implied, obtained by trickery, revoked, coerced by show, coerced by intimidation. If it ever was just a he said (s)he said situation, that certainly does not mean that the testimony of those two individuals are all that's consid... |
Most of illegal construction fines I have heard of were under circumstances when the work performed was visible from the outside in plain sight. Of course, many renovations that are purely interior also need permits, such as electrical or plumbing work, or anything involving structural support.
If a remodeler choos... |
Can building inspection obtain warrant to inspect suspected non-permited construction? |
Yes, they can. There was a time when no warrant was required at all.
There was a time when it was thought that the Fourth Amendment requirement for a search warrant only applied to criminal cases. It was expected that administrative and civil cases did not require a warrant. For example, in 1959 the U.S. Supreme Cou... |
Where I live the law doesn't require a renter to fill out a contract. If a renter paid the damage deposit, and rent, and upon leaving the landlord refuses to return the damage deposit, how can the renter proved that he did in fact live there in court? Even if rent and damage deposit was paid through internet etransfer,... |
How can one prove they rented a house with no reciepts/contract? |
Quite a few times in TV shows and movies and only once in real life I've seen people with offensive tattoo or shirt symbols such as the Swastika.
Is there a law in the United States that bans the display of a symbol such as this? If so, how do people with these symbols on them go out in public without getting caught... |
Are there any laws in the US that ban the display of offensive symbols? |
If other tenants in a rental home (roommates) are breaking the law and the landlord has been informed but refuses to do anything about it, is the landlord breaking the law or does a tenant (who's not involved in the illegal activity) have any special power?
In particular if you move into a house and find the other t... |
A torrent works by breaking a file into small chunks, each of which can be shared between peers. This speeds up downloads because peer A could be sharing chunk 1 with you while peer B could be sharing chunk 8 with you etc. (See [BitTorrent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent) and [Torrent file](https://en.wikiped... |
*Is there any consumer protection against the manufacturer repeatedly replacing items under warranty until the customer simply gives up?*
There are two implied warranties that people should no about - fitness for a particular purpose and merchantabilty. You are concerned with merchantability. The implied warranty of... |
*Is there any consumer protection against the manufacturer repeatedly replacing items under warranty until the customer simply gives up?*
There are two implied warranties that people should knno about - fitness for a particular purpose and merchantabilty. You are concerned with merchantability. The implied warranty ... |
I would like to write a music player for Windows, in C++ or C#, and maybe sell it. I would like to use mciSendString, and I was wondering if I would have to pay any royalties to Microsoft.
Question 1: Can I use ALL of C# .NET in making premium apps without paying for a license to Microsoft?
Question 2: If not, ca... |
I would like to write a music player for Windows, in C++ or C#, and maybe sell it. I would like to use mciSendString, and I was wondering if I would have to pay any royalties to Microsoft.
Question 1: Can I use ALL of C# .NET in making premium apps without paying for a license to Microsoft?
Question 2: If not, ca... |
**Yes and no.**
While there are no general laws that ban the display of offensive symbols, they are prohibited in certain circumstances. Significantly, this is in the workplace.
It is illegal to discriminate on the following bases in the workplace:
* Race
* Sex
* Pregnancy
* Religion
* National origin
* D... |
How can one prove they rented a house with no receipts/contract? |
Can I use a mangaka's work as my tumblr blog icon/background? |
If other tenants in a rental home (roommates) are breaking the law and the landlord has been informed but refuses to do anything about it, is the landlord breaking the law or does a tenant (who's not involved in the illegal activity) have any special power?
In particular if you move into a house and find the other t... |
What are the legal differences between an explicit insult, that qualifies as slander, and an implication of the same insult?
I am a German citizen, so I'd prefer answers applicable to Germany. But any other is fine also. |
**The Paris Treaty**
[The Paris Treaty for the Protection of Industrial Property][1] ("**the Treaty**") provides uniform protection for trademarks for all states party to the treaty. This includes France and the United States of America.
**Trademarks**
Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd. LLC ("**the Rightshol... |
**The Paris Treaty**
[The Paris Treaty for the Protection of Industrial Property][1] ("**the Treaty**") provides uniform protection for trademarks for all states party to the treaty. This includes France and the United States of America.
**Trademarks**
Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd. LLC ("**the Rightshol... |
What are the legal differences between an explicit insult, that qualifies as slander, and an implication of the same insult?
I am a German citizen, so I'd prefer answers applicable to Germany. But any other jurisdiction is fine also. |
Do you have an explicit permission by the artist? Does the artist give a blanked permission to anyone which covers this kind of use of their work (a license)?
If no, then you commit a copyright violation when you use their work for your blog.
This applies to practically any country which signed the [Berne conven... |
Do you have an explicit permission by the artist? Does the artist give a blanket permission to anyone which covers this kind of use of their work (a license)?
If no, then you commit a copyright violation when you use their work for your blog.
This applies to practically any country which signed the [Berne conven... |
A person residing in country A takes a work by an artist in country B and puts it without permission onto a website they own but which is hosted in country C which is intended for an audience of people in country D.
The artist in country B doesn't want this and wants to pursue legal actions.
Which countries copyr... |
Which jurisdiction applies to copyright violations on the internet? |
A person residing in country A takes a work by an artist in country B and puts it onto a website they own but which is hosted in country C which is intended for an audience of people in country D.
The artist in country B did not give permission for this and wants to pursue legal actions.
Which countries copyright... |
A person residing in country A takes a work by an artist in country B and puts it onto a website they own but which is hosted in country C which is intended for an audience of people in country D.
The artist in country B did not give permission for this and wants to pursue legal actions.
Which countries copyright... |
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