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## Where your office in theory is...
You get the public holidays wherever your official office address is. If you live and work in Hessia, then you get the 11 public holidays there. If you live and work right over the border in Bavaria, you get 14 public holidays, even if you live in Hessia.
Now, where do you work ... |
## Where your office in theory is...
You get the public holidays wherever your official office address is. If you live and work in Hessia, then you get the 11 public holidays there. If you live in Hessia but work right over the border in Bavaria, you get 14 public holidays, even if you live in Hessia.
Now, where do... |
## Where your office is, is your designated workspace.
You get the public holidays wherever your official office address is. If you live and work in Hessia, then you get the 11 public holidays there. If you live in Hessia but work right over the border in Bavaria, you get 14 public holidays, even if you live in Hessia... |
In 2006, I had a mason perform work on a house I own in County Meath. I spent 12,000 euros but never got a receipt. Now, 16 years later, can I demand a receipt as I am selling and need the receipt for tax purposses? |
What laws govern obtaining receipts for construction work carried out 16 years ago? |
One possible reason is for convenience, but that isn't the most compelling reason by itself because one can always look up the cited argument to see what it cites.
When used as a tool for argumentation, it is evidently because precedent by itself is insufficient as a basis to make an argument authoritative. This fac... |
I recently moved out of an apartment. The landlord has failed to give me a list of the *actual costs* mentioned [here in state law](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=grp§ion=8-203.1) which should make them liable for triple the deposit in damages. I see that as a separate actionable i... |
Does paying damages waive my right to sue? |
## Where your office is, is your designated workspace.
You get the public holidays wherever your official office address is. If you live and work in Hessia, then you get the 11 public holidays there. If you live in Hessia but work right over the border in Bavaria, you get 14 public holidays, even if you live in Hessia... |
Can the museum leave the protestor glued there and leave for the night?
Edit: it appears that 4 days after I posted this questions, a Porsche showroom locked the protestors inside after turning off the lights for the evening. |
I recently moved out of an apartment. The landlord has failed to give me a list of the *actual costs* mentioned [here in state law](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=grp§ion=8-203.1) which should make them liable for triple the deposit in damages. I see that as a separate actionable i... |
I try to understand [thoses licenses' differences][1].
If I build a website that allows users to browse and book a city trip, would the Standard License be enough ?
I've read it a dozen times and I feel like its incoherent from a paragraph to another.
> Examples of Standard License Use:
>
> - A marketing s... |
A menu lists burgers for £12 and additional "doubling up" patties for £3.50.
Suppose one wants to only prefer a pattie by itself for £3.50 but not a burger.
Is it fair for restaurants to restrict one's food choices in this way under fair contract terms provisions? |
While I agree that the license required for your use case isn't particularly obvious to me, the page you have linked to includes the following paragraph:
> Need help picking your license?
Just shoot us an email at themes@getbootstrap.com and we’ll help you decide which license makes sense for your needs!
So in t... |
How should I go about talking to an Intellectual Property / Copyright expert about an ecommerce product I want to sell? |
What is equity and/or an equitable remedy? How does it relate to the common law? |
What is "equity" and "equitable remedies" (as opposed to law)? |
What are "equity" and "equitable remedies"? |
What obligations the site operator has, if any, depends on what laws apply to the site operator. That in turn usually depends on where the operator is located, and where the site's users are located. The GDPR, for example, applies to operators who are located in the EU, the EEA, or the UK, or have an "establishment" in... |
In legal systems descending from English law, the term *equity* refers to an aspect those legal systems that have origins distinct from positive law and traditional common-law writs. Equity traces its origin to the Court of Chancery. Much of what follows can be found in [*Snell's Equity*](https://www.worldcat.org/en/ti... |
In legal systems descending from English law, the term *equity* refers to an aspect those legal systems that has origins distinct from positive law and traditional common-law writs. Equity traces its origin to the Court of Chancery. Much of what follows can be found in [*Snell's Equity*](https://www.worldcat.org/en/tit... |
What can law students (or a lay person) not do, if they haven't passed the state bar/bar exam or finished a law degree?
Is the bar exam like a certification program in engineering? Or is there more to it? |
In legal systems descending from English law, the term *equity* refers to an aspect those legal systems that has origins distinct from positive law and traditional common-law writs. Equity traces its origin to the Court of Chancery. Much of what follows can be found in [*Snell's Equity*](https://www.worldcat.org/en/tit... |
It seems you have gotten over half-way there by understanding some of the possible legal issues, and realizing that you have to engage an attorney. Apparently you want to sell a product where aspects of the design of the product might infringe someone's copyright, and you want to market the product online. By providing... |
I moved to Bavaria, Germany, in late march 2021 from Australia. I have paid income tax for that year in Australia.
I recieved letters from the Bavarian state government asking for income tax information for that year, and I was told by friends that their tax rate was impacted by this. Germany has a double taxation ... |
There are a number of licenses that contain the term "binary distribution". For example, https://github.com/boostorg/beast/blob/develop/LICENSE_1_0.txt:
> A simple permissive license only requiring preservation of copyright
> and license notices for source (and not binary) distribution.
What this term precisely ... |
Are shell scripts considered binaries for licensing purposes? |
Recently, Kerala's governor [threatened to sack ministers][1]. \
Can he really do that without the CM's "advice"?
Article 164 of the Constitution of India says:
> the Ministers *(in the state council of ministers)* shall hold
office during the pleasure of the Governor
But before that it says:
> The Chief M... |
Recently, Kerala's governor [threatened to sack ministers][1]. \
Can he really do that without the CM's "advice"?
Article 164 of the Constitution of India says:
> the Ministers *(in the state council of ministers)* shall hold
office during the pleasure of the Governor
But before that it says:
> The Chief M... |
Game mechanics are generally not subject to copyright.
What is protected, though are:
* Names and logos, as registered or unregistered trademarks.
* The individual questions, by copyright law.
* The visual presentation, by copyright law and possibly design patents.
* The text of the game manual, by copyright l... |
Game mechanics are generally not subject to copyright.
What is protected, though are:
* Names and logos, as registered or unregistered trademarks.
* The individual questions, art assets, title song, moderator monologues etc. by copyright law.
* The overall visual design could be subject to design patents.
* Th... |
1. Can a copyright holder sue an infringer without first sending a cease and desist notice?
2. If they do send a notice and the infringer complies, can they still sue? |
Can you still be sued for copyright infringement if you comply with a cease and desist notice? |
I want to cite the following
- One SoundBible Sound [found here](https://soundbible.com/1601-Mario-Jumping.html): Attribution 3.0
- FontAwesome5 [(free license info)](https://fontawesome.com/license/free) (used via [`react-native-vector-icons`](https://github.com/oblador/react-native-vector-icons)): `react-native-vec... |
Where to include CC BY 3.0, CC BY 4.0, SIL OFL 1.1 attribution for a mobile app? |
[This post][1] shows sidewalk chalk drawings by pro-life activists, which were then removed or vandalized by pro-choice activists. Was removing the chalk illegal?
[1]: https://studentsforlife.org/2022/10/25/the-losers-of-national-pro-life-chalk-day-the-abortion-lobby/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=t... |
Is it legal to remove chalk drawings on public property? |
[This post][1] shows sidewalk chalk drawings by pro-life activists, which were then removed or vandalized by pro-choice activists. Was removing the chalk illegal?
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[1]: https://studentsforlife.org/2022/10/25/the-losers-of-national-pro-life-chalk-d... |
[This post][1] shows sidewalk chalk vandalism by pro-life activists, which were then cleaned by pro-choice activists. Was removing the chalk illegal?
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[1]: https://studentsforlife.org/2022/10/25/the-losers-of-national-pro-life-chalk-day-the-aborti... |
[This post][1] shows sidewalk chalk drawings by pro-life activists, which were then removed or vandalized by pro-choice activists. Was removing the chalk illegal?
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[1]: https://studentsforlife.org/2022/10/25/the-losers-of-national-pro-life-chalk-d... |
[This post][1] shows sidewalk chalk drawings by pro-life activists, which were then removed or modified by pro-choice activists. Was removing the chalk illegal?
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The second and third cannot reasonably be considered "cleaning up." If the pro-li... |
Can a minor use a phone through an in-vehicle infotainment system while driving in Oregon? |
## Politically neutral version
Political group A chalked messages on public property. (Assume this is legal.) Group B, who disagree with A, deface A's message by rinsing it with water (making it unreadable but not removing the chalk) or covering parts of it with more chalk to change the message into one promoting B'... |
Recently, Kerala's governor [threatened to sack ministers][1]. \
Can he really do that without the CM's "advice"?
*I have this doubt because office of the governor is not a democratically elected position, a governor is supposed to be a figurehead (like a constitutional monarch). If he has such sweeping powers, th... |
I've left the United States, what happens if I don't pay rent? |
Pretend there is a British person in the United Kingdom (England & Wales jurisdiction), that for some legally justifiable reason needs to obtain the name (and other information) of a female adult video actress in the United States of America. The video in question is legal (all parties are 18 years or older) and is ava... |
Pretend there is a British person in the United Kingdom (England & Wales jurisdiction), that for some legally justifiable reason needs to obtain the name (and other information) of a female adult video actress in the United States of America. The video in question is legal (all parties are 18 years or older) and is ava... |
Judicial Review claims in England and Wales require a court's permission to proceed to a full hearing ([CPR 54.4][1]). The idea is to prevent claims with no prospect of success from taking up the court's time and incurring needless expense on the part of the claimant.
In Scotland, there is no permission stage ([Cou... |
Your link to Chapter 58 was broken so I don't know if your version was entirely accurate, but a judicial review in [tag:scotland] *does* require permission. See [Rule 58.2](https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/rules-and-practice/rules-of-court/court-of-session-rules) Court of Session Rules:
>
> 58.2. In this Chapter... |
> Do bash scripts count as both source and binary files?
No. Absent a definition of *binary file* or of *shell script* in the license, the commonplace meaning of the terms will apply. Under the commonplace meaning of *binary file* and of *shell script*, the latter counts as source, not as binaries.
In the licens... |
If Joe steals Alice's widget, but Alice for some reason doesn't want Joe to be convicted and is okay with him having her widget, can she retroactively give him permission? Does this prevent him from being prosecuted? |
Can a victim of theft retroactively give the stolen item to the theif? |
[tag:united-states]
> Are there laws in the United States which obligate adult video
> websites to retain personal information (such as first and second
> names) of the actors/actresses in the videos uploaded on their
> website? If so, could someone please provide them?
In the U.S. producers of adult material ... |
[tag:united-states]
> Are there laws in the United States which obligate adult video
> websites to retain personal information (such as first and second
> names) of the actors/actresses in the videos uploaded on their
> website? If so, could someone please provide them?
In the U.S. producers of adult material ... |
[tag:united-states]
> Are there laws in the United States which obligate adult video
> websites to retain personal information (such as first and second
> names) of the actors/actresses in the videos uploaded on their
> website? If so, could someone please provide them?
In the U.S. producers of adult material ... |
[tag:united-states]
> Are there laws in the United States which obligate adult video
> websites to retain personal information (such as first and second
> names) of the actors/actresses in the videos uploaded on their
> website? If so, could someone please provide them?
In the U.S. producers of adult material ... |
Can a victim of theft retroactively give the stolen item to the thief? |
There are a number of licenses that contain the term "binary distribution". For example, https://github.com/boostorg/beast/blob/develop/LICENSE_1_0.txt:
> A simple permissive license only requiring preservation of copyright
> and license notices for source (and not binary) distribution.
What does this term preci... |
Are commercially published British fashion plates from early 1800s in Britain in public domain in USA? |
## Copyright always is global
When you make a new work, you gain copyright everywhere the **[Berne convention on copyright][1]** was signed, to the degree that country provides. That's in all but about 10 countries, among them Iran, Kongo and Somalia.
Now, the runtime of copyright is determined by two things: eithe... |
## Copyright always is global
When you make a new work, you gain copyright everywhere the **[Berne convention on copyright][1]** was signed, to the degree that country provides. That's in all but about 10 countries, among them Iran, Kongo and Somalia.
Now, the runtime of copyright is determined by two things: eithe... |
## Copyright always is global
When you make a new work, you gain copyright everywhere the **[Berne convention on copyright][1]** was signed, to the degree that country provides. That's in all but about 10 countries, among them Iran, Kongo and Somalia.
Now, the runtime of copyright is determined by two things: eithe... |
## Copyright always is global
When you make a new work, you gain copyright everywhere the **[Berne convention on copyright][1]** was signed, to the degree that country provides. That's in all but about 10 countries, among them Iran, Kongo and Somalia.
Now, the runtime of copyright is determined by two things: eithe... |
## Copyright always is global
When you make a new work, you gain copyright everywhere the **[Berne convention on copyright][1]** was signed, to the degree that country provides. That's in all but about 10 countries, among them Iran, Kongo and Somalia.
Now, the runtime of copyright is determined by two things: eithe... |
Recently, Kerala's governor [threatened to sack ministers][1].
Can he really do that without the CM's "advice"?
*I have this doubt because office of the governor is not a democratically elected position, a governor is supposed to be a figurehead (like a constitutional monarch). If he has such sweeping powers, th... |
Can the governor of an Indian state remove a minister without the Chief Minister's advice? |
In the US, what can't you do as a law student if you haven't passed the bar or finished your law degree? |
Let's say I'm producing and selling a physical device. This device can optionally be connected to a computer via USB. We provide a configuration program, free of charge, which anyone can freely download from our website. Most of the time this works out of the box. However, on some computers, the device is not recognize... |
What are our responsibilities if we bundle a freely available third-party driver with our software? |
I'm remortgaging and doing a transfer of equity of my main home. My lender's solicitor has asked me to give certified copies of my photo id and proof of address. I asked them if I could do it at the Post Office, and they said no, it has to be a solicitor, accountant, bank manager or financial advisor. Can they really s... |
Ive read in multiple places that distributing copyright material that you do not own is illegal. Therefore, uploading to Z library is considered illegal.
However, on the point of downloading material without the intent of distributing, I have seen multiple view points. Some people stating that because the user who ... |
I'm remortgaging and doing a transfer of equity of my main home. My lender's solicitor has asked me to give certified copies of my photo ID and proof of address. I asked them if I could do it at the Post Office, and they said no, it has to be a solicitor, accountant, bank manager or financial advisor. Can they really s... |
Let's say a operating system wants to use Apple's Metal graphics API instead of the open Vulkan graphics API from the Khronos group. Will a license be required in this case? |
It is a IP infringement to use a proprietary API from a company? |
It is a IP infringement to use a proprietary graphics API from a company? |
Let's say the author of a operating system or graphics driver wants to implement Apple's Metal graphics API (application procedure interface) instead of the open Vulkan graphics API from the Khronos group. Will a license be required in this case? |
I've read in multiple places that distributing copyright material that you do not own is illegal. Therefore, uploading to [Z library](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z-Library) is considered illegal.
However, on the point of downloading material without the intent of distributing, I have seen multiple view points. So... |
Location: Michigan, United States
Let's say we have two major political parties - let's call them YellowParty and PurpleParty. YellowParty obtains a list of reliable PurpleParty voters and sets out to falsely inform these voters that their voter registrations have been cancelled. YellowParty sets up text banks, phon... |
Can a political party falsely inform its opponent's voters that their voter registrations have been cancelled? |
The conduct described would be a felony.
Two men where just convicted of crimes this week for very similar conduct in Cleveland, Ohio.
> Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman pleaded guilty to felony
> telecommunications fraud yesterday. According to Cleveland.com, the
> pair "placed thousands of robocalls with false in... |
The conduct described would be a felony.
Two men where just convicted of state crimes this week for very similar conduct in Ohio.
> Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman pleaded guilty to felony
> telecommunications fraud yesterday. According to Cleveland.com, the
> pair "placed thousands of robocalls with false informa... |
The conduct described would be a felony.
Two men where just convicted of state crimes this week for very similar conduct in Ohio.
> Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman pleaded guilty to felony
> telecommunications fraud yesterday. According to Cleveland.com, the
> pair "placed thousands of robocalls with false informa... |
In a 2012 case, Associate Chief Justice of the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta, J.D. Rooke, wrote a decision which ran to 176 pages and contained what was essentially a thesis on Sovereign Citizens and similar persons who use pseudo-legal arguments ... |
When does a judge decide to address issues outside the scope of a specific case? |
In a 2012 case, Associate Chief Justice of the Court of Queen’s Bench (now King's Bench) of Alberta, J.D. Rooke, wrote a decision which ran to 176 pages and contained what was essentially a thesis on Sovereign Citizens and similar persons who use pseu... |
It is my understanding that just because an older person does things that are not wise, does not give the right of an adult child to impose guardianship on them. It is my understanding that if they are a danger to themselves or others than a guardian can be imposed.
If a mother has only one adult child but she belie... |
Game mechanics are generally not subject to copyright.
What is protected, though are:
* Names and logos, as registered or unregistered trademarks.
* The individual questions, art assets, title song, moderator monologues etc. by copyright law.
* The overall visual design could be subject to design patents.
* Th... |
I purchased an item from a legitimate online store of a business registered and operating near me.
I paid with credit card and received an email with my "order confirmation", stating the order number, price paid, shipping address, and details of the item paid for.
After receiving the order confirmation email, I r... |
**What provisions define the notion of a recordable offence?**
A Recordable Offence is one that falls within the scope of the [National Police Records (Recordable Offences) Regulations 2000](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/1139/contents/made) (as amended [2003 to 2016](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/prima... |
What provisions define the notion of a recordable offence? What are the implications of something being a recordable offence versus not being one and what is the purpose of certain offences being deemed recordable ones? |
**Would that be sufficient for a court to impose a guardian?**
Maybe, maybe not, it depends whether the procedures at [N.J. Ct. R. 4:86](https://casetext.com/rule/new-jersey-rules-of-court/new-jersey-rules-of-court/njr-ct-part-iv/part-iv-rules-governing-civil-practice-in-the-superior-court-tax-court-and-surrogates-c... |
It is my understanding that just because an older person does things that are not wise, does not give the right of an adult child to impose guardianship on them. It is my understanding that if they are a danger to themselves or others than a guardian can be imposed.
If a mother has only one adult child but she belie... |
[tag:new-south-wales]
Guardianship is governed by the [Guardianship Act 1987][1].
Please note that a guardian is empowered to make lifestyle and medical decisions for the person; they cannot deal with assets or other financial matters, for that you need a power of attorney.
s6 allows an adult person to point s... |
## Probably not ##
Once you and the store have entered into a contract the price in that contract is determinative. However, most online stores' terms are very clear there is no contract when you place your order or when you get their automated reply; the contract comes into existence later when they do something. F... |
Is there a single authoritative copy of the Constitution, i.e. if it did not match every other copy, it would prevail in a court? For the original articles, the original copy would be the obvious choice, but it doesn't include amendments. |
What is the authoritative version of the Constitution? |
Suppose that i licensed my product with a license, but then i wanted to remove some restriction on the license to give customer more freedom. I thought to do this by changing the license such that the new license allows everything that previous license allowed, does not add new restriction, and the new license allowed ... |
Is there a single authoritative copy of the Constitution, i.e. if it contradicted every other copy, it would prevail in a court? For the original articles, the original copy would be the obvious choice, but it doesn't include amendments. |
The [*Constitution of the United States: Analysis and Interpretation*](https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/), also called the "Constitution Annotated", is [the constitution of record](https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/intro-1-1/ALDE_00000027/):
> the only constitutional law treatise formally author... |
The [*Constitution of the United States: Analysis and Interpretation*](https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/), also called the "Constitution Annotated", is [the constitution of record](https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/intro-1-1/ALDE_00000027/):
> the only constitutional law treatise formally author... |
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