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[tag:colorado][tag:california]
> why, in a locality where abortion is legal and not legally considered
> murder, could be compelled or forced abortion by a third party be
> considered murder?
This would not be murder Colorado law, which is a locality where abortion is legal and not considered murder (unless the... |
[tag:colorado][tag:california]
> why, in a locality where abortion is legal and not legally considered
> murder, could be compelled or forced abortion by a third party be
> considered murder?
This would not be murder Colorado law, which is a locality where abortion is legal and not considered murder (unless the... |
It's illegal.
[18 USC 1030](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1030), the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, makes it illegal to, for instance, "intentionally access a protected computer without authorization, and as a result of such conduct, cause damage and loss." A "protected computer" is defined to include a... |
[tag:colorado][tag:california]
> why, in a locality where abortion is legal and not legally considered
> murder, could be compelled or forced abortion by a third party be
> considered murder?
This would not be murder Colorado law, which is a locality where abortion is legal and not considered murder (unless the... |
[tag:colorado][tag:california]
> why, in a locality where abortion is legal and not legally considered
> murder, could be compelled or forced abortion by a third party be
> considered murder?
This would not be murder Colorado law, which is a locality where abortion is legal and not considered murder (unless the... |
[tag:united-states]
Once a body is cremated it is generally no longer subject to the laws related to dead bodies. But the disposition of a corpse that is not cremated varies greatly from one U.S. state to another.
The Washington College of Law has a website called the [State Burial Laws Project][1] that summarize... |
[tag:united-states]
Once a body is cremated it is generally no longer subject to the laws related to dead bodies. But the disposition of a corpse that is not cremated varies greatly from one U.S. state to another.
The Washington College of Law has a website called the [State Burial Laws Project][1] that summarize... |
Lets say I've spent years setting up the perfect murder to kill person A. Then when the time comes I learn some information that makes me realize I'd rather person B died then person A, so at the last minute I swap out the murder victim, but use the otherwise detailed murder plan to kill B.
I'm clearly a murderer, ... |
If I made a detailed plan to kill one person, then change my target at the last minute was the murder premeditated? |
There was the TV show "TV total Deutscher Eisfußball-Pokal" (TV total German ice soccer cup) by Stefan Raab and the last episode is from 2015. See [wikipedia][1]
Now someone wanted to make a similar show "Kick auf Eis" (kick on ice) in 2022. But now they got a warning from the lawyer of Raab and so they won't make t... |
Is it possible to have copyright on a TV show format? |
There was the TV show "TV total Deutscher Eisfußball-Pokal" (TV total German ice soccer cup) by Stefan Raab and the last episode is from 2015. See [wikipedia][1]
Now someone wanted to make a similar show "Kick auf Eis" (kick on ice) in 2022. But now they got a warning from the lawyer of Raab and so they won't make t... |
There was the TV show "TV total Deutscher Eisfußball-Pokal" (TV total German ice soccer cup) by Stefan Raab and the last episode is from 2015. See [wikipedia][1]
Now someone wanted to make a similar show "Kick auf Eis" (kick on ice) in 2022. But now they got a warning from the lawyer of Raab and so they won't make t... |
[tag:united-states]
Once a body is cremated it is generally no longer subject to the laws related to dead bodies. But the disposition of a corpse that is not cremated varies greatly from one U.S. state to another.
The Washington College of Law has a website called the [State Burial Laws Project][1] that summarize... |
[tag:united-states]
Once a body is cremated it is generally no longer subject to the laws related to dead bodies. But the disposition of a corpse that is not cremated varies greatly from one U.S. state to another.
The Washington College of Law has a website called the [State Burial Laws Project][1] that summarize... |
Lets say Alice gets pregnant and claims she slept with Bob and he is the father. She wants a paternity test to prove it. The problem is that Bob has an identical brother, Billy, who has the exact same genetics. A paternity test can prove one of them is the father, but not which one she slept with.
Presume that Al... |
How does one prove paternity if the father has an identical twin? |
> Can Alice still get child support, or will she be denied because she
> can not definitively prove which man is the child's biological father?
The legal standard is a preponderance of the evidence (i.e. more likely than not) and there is plenty of evidence that can be offered in addition to DNA evidence, such as t... |
> Can Alice still get child support, or will she be denied because she
> can not definitively prove which man is the child's biological father?
The legal standard is a preponderance of the evidence (i.e. more likely than not) and there is plenty of evidence that can be offered in addition to DNA evidence, such as t... |
> Can Alice still get child support, or will she be denied because she
> can not definitively prove which man is the child's biological father?
The legal standard is a preponderance of the evidence (i.e. more likely than not) and there is plenty of evidence that can be offered in addition to DNA evidence, such as t... |
> Can Alice still get child support, or will she be denied because she
> can not definitively prove which man is the child's biological father?
The legal standard is a preponderance of the evidence (i.e. more likely than not) and there is plenty of evidence that can be offered in addition to DNA evidence, such as t... |
> Can Alice still get child support, or will she be denied because she
> can not definitively prove which man is the child's biological father?
The legal standard is a preponderance of the evidence (i.e. more likely than not) and there is plenty of evidence that can be offered in addition to DNA evidence, such as t... |
I am fully employed, and my ex-husband is unemployed. We have a 50/50 custody. In the Arkansas Child Support Form:
I Ex-husband
Line 3: Parents Share of Income 90% 10 %
Line 5: Each parents share obligation $1400 $200
... |
Does work related child care expense go as a debit or credit in Arkansas? |
[tag:washington]
This is covered by a separate and less-severe criminal law, [unlawful harboring of a minor][1]. The basic element of the crime is
> if the person provides shelter to a minor without the consent of a
> parent of the minor and after the person knows that the minor is away
> from the home of the p... |
## Use of a graveyard is mandatory in [tag:Germany]
In Germany, there's a different Bestattungsgesetz (literally: 'burial law') for each state that regulates where you can legally put a grave and who has to pay for it in which order. The [Hamburg version dictates in §10][1] that corpses have to be buried, §11 dictates... |
We have a registration form where we create an account for a user where they need to fill their first name and last name. When creating the account we also create a public profile behind the scene by reusing their last name and first name which they previously gave to create their account.
My question is: Is this le... |
Bob (in New Zealand) is on the hunt for a specific, a bit bulky and heavy device all over the world. He finds it at a web store in Spain for a good price. They ship internationally: shipping cost is automatically calculated upon providing an address. Bob, happy with all the costs, places an order and pays by credit car... |
Since the question is tagged [tag:united-states], [tag:criminal-law] and not any other jurisdiction, the federal laws on kidnapping are [18 USC chapter 55](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/prelim@title18/part1/chapter55&edition=prelim).
Taking or keeping the child out of the United States, even willingly, c... |
Since the question is tagged [tag:united-states], [tag:criminal-law] and not any other jurisdiction, the federal laws on kidnapping are [18 USC chapter 55](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/prelim@title18/part1/chapter55&edition=prelim).
Taking or keeping the child out of the United States, even willingly, c... |
When publishing an app in a store, such as Apple's App Store, you choose in which countries the app is available. See the [instructions on how to do that for the Google Play store](https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/7550024?hl=en), for example.
Smartphone users have to set their base/home... |
Since the question is tagged [tag:united-states], [tag:criminal-law] and not any other jurisdiction, the federal criminal laws on kidnapping are [18 USC chapter 55](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/prelim@title18/part1/chapter55&edition=prelim). As others have mentioned, each state has its own kidnapping laws... |
Would this be a legal thing to do?
A major brokerage firm has many active customer accounts. It looks at the performance of these accounts. Let say it finds several where the rate of return per month, in the recent few months, has been 15% per month. The brokerage firm figures the person trading those accounts know ... |
If there was a situation where a journalist wanted to publish a back and forth conversation between two commenters that occurred in the Youtube comments section of a video by quoting the entire conversation and citing the video and commenters involved, would they legally be allowed to do so since the conversation was h... |
Is it legal for someone to publish a conversation from the Youtube comments section? What if they were one of the commenters? |
This question is about events in the SF novel *Owner's Share* by Nathan Lowell. The novel is set in the year 2373. Obviously there is no way to be sure what the law will be at that date, so I am asking what the law for a similar situation would be in the year 2022, in New York State, although I would also be interested... |
Apologies for the silly question but I don't really have any background in terms of businesses or any legal matters.
I am paying for an online service that provides many features, some of which are only available if I verify my account. The verification process though asks for the following fields:
- Legal Compa... |
Registering a business without actually doing business? |
I am currently developing a puzzle game where the player initially has the option to enter a
"NIckname" of his choice ( might also be his name - its up to him what to enter) so that his
time score ( app is based on the best win times) can appear on a World Leaderboard of the top 10
times performed of the users pla... |
## Why wouldn't it be?
Nicknames are used to possibly identify people, very akin to IP addresses with a time code or a user UUID. As such, there is no way that this could not be PII. |
This question is about events in the SF novel *Owner's Share* by Nathan Lowell. The novel is set in the year 2373. Obviously there is no way to be sure what the law will be at that date, so I am asking what the law for a similar situation would be in the year 2022, in New York State, although I would also be interested... |
It seems like a lot of "punishments" can be applied to a person without having to go to court. For example a person can be banned from private or public property for any or no reason. I've seen residential leases that state a lease can be immediately terminated if a tenant commits a crime, though a courts decision is n... |
Can a person be fired, banned and evicted (etc.) without a court order? |
In [tag:england-and-wales], the general rule is that goods listed for sale on a website are an invitation to treat. This means that the offer is only made when the customer places an order, and the offer can then be accepted or rejected by the retailer.
It is common practice for retailers to explicitly reiterate thi... |
In [tag:england-and-wales], the general rule is that goods listed for sale on a website are an invitation to treat. This means that the offer is only made when the customer places an order, and the offer can then be accepted or rejected by the retailer.
It is common practice for retailers to explicitly reiterate thi... |
Jurisdiction: [tag:england-and-wales]
This could technically amount to fraud as you are misrepresenting yourself as a business in order to gain something you wouldn't have otherwise been able to gain, when in fact the business is a sham.
Aside from that, there is no requirement that companies must trade. Companie... |
Jurisdiction: [tag:england-and-wales]
This could technically amount to fraud as you are misrepresenting yourself as a business in order to gain something you wouldn't have otherwise been able to gain, when in fact the business is a sham.
Aside from that, there is no requirement that companies must trade. Companie... |
In [tag:england-and-wales], the general rule is that goods listed for sale on a website are an invitation to treat. This a common law (rebuttable) presumption which is derived from the principle that all advertisements of goods for sale are invitations to treat (*Partridge v Crittenden [1968] 2 All E.R. 421*). This mea... |
> It seems like a lot of "punishments" can be applied to a person without having to go to court.
Yes, because everyone has the right and freedom to associate, or dissociate, with other people, and the freedom of contract, at least when the state does not decide to interfere.
The state, owing to its monopoly of l... |
[tag:france]
France is not Spain, but both are civil-law jurisdictions, so I expect this answer to be marginally more applicable to the original question than answers based on common-law countries.
Listed prices are binding on the seller, even if mistaken
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Price tag errors (whether physical or electronic) ... |
It's illegal.
[18 USC 1030](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1030), the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, makes it illegal to, for instance, "intentionally access a protected computer without authorization, and as a result of such conduct, cause damage and loss." A "protected computer" is defined to include a... |
There is the Win32 API which provides access to systems functions on Windows. For example there is the [CreateFile][1] API call to create a file.
And then there is Linux Wine which implements this API to run Windows programs on Linux.
Let's say Microsoft writes a specification for the Win32 API (which in fact alr... |
Would a patent on the Win32 API make Linux Wine illegal? |
I can find a lot of information about hunting on your own land, and my land would qualify for that. However, I don't have a hunting license and I'm in fact more interested in target practice / sport shooting. I do of course have a sport shooting license and legally registered weapons.
My land does have a good hil... |
In France, is it legal to practice target shooting on your own land? |
The exployer exercise the power to terminate Alice, and pay in lieu of notice for requirement of law (and also employment contract). The signed a document stating the above.
However a few days later, the employer changed his mind and decide that it is a summary dismissal, and he will not pay in lieu of notice (as i... |
The exployer exercise the power to terminate Alice, and pay in lieu of notice for requirement of law (and also employment contract). The signed a document stating the above.
However a few days later, the employer changed his mind and decide that it is a summary dismissal, and he will not pay in lieu of notice (as i... |
I am speaking in the sense of employment contract, but I believe the same scenario is applicable to all kinds of contract.
The exployer exercise the power to terminate Alice, and pay in lieu of notice for requirement of law (and also employment contract). The signed a document stating the above.
However a few day... |
I am speaking in the sense of employment contract, but I believe the same scenario is applicable to all kinds of contract.
The exployer exercise the power to terminate Alice, and pay in lieu of notice for requirement of law (and also employment contract). Employer and Employee signed a document stating the above.
... |
I am speaking in the sense of employment contract, but I believe the same scenario is applicable to all kinds of contract.
The exployer exercise the power to terminate Alice, and pay in lieu of notice for requirement of law (and also employment contract). Employer and Employee signed a document stating the above.
... |
I am speaking in the sense of employment contract, but I believe the same scenario is applicable to all kinds of contract.
The exployer exercise the power to terminate Alice, and pay in lieu of notice for requirement of law (and also employment contract). Employer and Employee signed a document stating the above.
... |
I am speaking in the sense of employment contract, but I believe the same scenario is applicable to all kinds of contract.
The exployer exercise the power to terminate Alice, and pay in lieu of notice for requirement of law (and also employment contract). Employer and Employee signed a document stating the above.
... |
Let's say we have a law that requires all social media companies to delete personal user account information when asked.
In order to avoid appearing to openly defy this law via issuing a statement of "No, we won't do this" - they simply ignore all incoming requests.
* Digital emails are not responded to, claim t... |
What is it called when a person or company tries to avoid liability by not responding? |
I am speaking in the sense of employment contract, but I believe the same scenario is applicable to all kinds of contract.
The exployer exercise the power to terminate Alice, and pay in lieu of notice for requirement of law (and also employment contract). Employer and Employee signed a document stating the above.
... |
I am speaking in the sense of employment contract, but I believe the same scenario is applicable to all kinds of contract.
The exployer exercise the power to terminate Alice, and pay in lieu of notice for requirement of law (and also employment contract). Employer and Employee signed a document stating the above.
... |
There is a breach of contract in which a person A promised to never drink wine in the following month, while a person B promised to sell his car to the person A for a specific amount.
Person B decided one day after signing the contract not to sell their car to the person B.
What can the person A do?
context: s... |
I am speaking in the sense of employment contract, but I believe the same scenario is applicable to all kinds of contract.
The employer exercises the power to terminate Alice, and pay in lieu of notice as required by law (and also contract). Employer and Employee signed a document stating the above.
However a few... |
There is a breach of contract in which a person A promised to never drink wine in the following month, while a person B promised to sell his car to the person A for a specific amount.
Person B decided one day after signing the contract not to sell their car to the person A.
What can the person A do?
context: s... |
There is a breach of contract in which a person A promised to never drink wine in the following month, while a person B promised to sell his car to the person A for a specific amount.
Person B decided one day after signing the contract not to sell his car to the person A.
What can the person A do?
context: stu... |
Let's say I violate your copyright by copying the above question and reposting it on Quora.
What could you do?
The first step would be to figure out where the work was published first. In today's digital world, that's usually easy. The timestamps assigned by Stack Exchange and Quora would be prove enough which on... |
Context: I purchased some land and paid cash for it in full and owned it without any kind of lien. We then proceeded to begin the process of building a house. Secured a builder and a construction loan. As part of construction loan, we used the property as security for the loan. Due to the economic situation and rocket-... |
Can someone tell me what this document is saying? |
Let's say I violate your copyright by copying the above question and reposting it on Quora.
What could you do?
The first step would be to figure out where the work was published first. In today's digital world, that's usually easy. The timestamps assigned by Stack Exchange and Quora would be prove enough which on... |
I am speaking in the sense of employment contract, but I believe the same scenario is applicable to all kinds of contract.
The employer exercises the power to terminate Alice, and pay in lieu of notice as required by law (and also contract). Employer and Employee signed a document stating the above.
However a few... |
I am not a lawyer.
Fingerprints and other biometric markers are different on true identical twins.
There is at least a 2% chance and upto a 25% chance that one of the twins is a chimera. That means that DNA from some parts of the body do not match DNA from other parts. Perform the Paternity test using DNA from ... |
## Is this person a [fiduciary][1]? ##
You describe Simpson as a financial advisor, however, I believe that is a mischaracterisation. His role appears rather to be that of a business advisor: a financial advisor offers investment advice whereas a business advisor offers business and corporate capital advice. In most... |
Let's say I've spent years setting up the perfect murder to kill person A. Then, when the time comes, I learn some information that makes me realize I'd rather person B died than person A. Thus, at the last minute, I swap out the murder victim, but use the otherwise detailed murder plan to kill B.
I am clearly a mu... |
If I made a detailed plan to kill one person, then change my target at the last minute, was the murder premeditated? |
I wanted to ask a question about the dropservice business model.
We have 3 figures, the customer, the supplier and us. Dropservice is a business model in which we can have services delivered to our customers by outside suppliers (such as freelancers)
If the supplier causes harm to the customer (such as in the cas... |
Are dropservice suppliers liable for any damages to customers? |
## it depends
There's Alice, who wants some service. There's Bob, who offers it. And there's C-Corp, which offers to connect people that seek service with those that offer it.
The liability of C-Corp depends on many factors. Some that came up:
* Is Bob's service needing a license of sorts? C-Corp might be liable... |
I hire a graphics designer as an independent contractor to create a logo for my customer (because neither my customer nor myself have any graphics design skills). The logo copyright is initially owned by the graphics designer because the contract with the graphics designer is NOT a work-for-hire contract. However, as... |
Passing Copyright Rights from Independent Contractor to Me to My Customer? |
I hire a graphics designer as an independent contractor to create a logo for my customer (because neither my customer nor myself have any graphics design skills). The logo copyright is initially owned by the graphics designer because the contract with the graphics designer is NOT a work-for-hire contract. However, as... |
As my mother's POA I have access to her bank accounts. She is in care facility and in state where she does not use computers or text messages but she does have a flip phone. Early in the morning her bank account password was changed. After contacting the bank it was determined the password was changed after a text wa... |
Is accessing someone else's bank account by changing their password and accessing the account information (all without their permission) a crime? |
Is unauthorized access to someone else's bank account a crime? |
As my mother's POA I have access to her bank accounts. She is in care facility and in state where she does not use computers or text messages but she does have a flip phone. Early in the morning her bank account password was changed. After contacting the bank it was determined the password was changed after a text wa... |
For example, say Alice and Barbara legally married in some country where same-sex marriage is allowed. They then go to a country where same-sex marriage is not allowed. While there, Alice is run down by a car, rendered unconscious, and hospitalized. Barbara, being the next of kin, would "usually" get to decide what med... |
How does a country that doesn't recognize same-sex marriage deal with same-sex couples in situations where the couple make decisions for each other? |
There is a somewhat well known streamer in a very small community, who has been well known in the community for making troubling claims, and generally giving the appearance of being, to some extent, mentally unwell.
This streamer never draws a crowd, and isn't famous as a streamer, but is rather well known in the co... |
**Scenario**: A divorced US citizen (call him "parent A") living abroad plans a trip to the US with their and "parent B"'s child (under 18 yo). Before leaving the country of origin, A shares a trip schedule with B, and B approves them leaving the country of origin. However, parent A does not return to the country of or... |
Forum does not matter
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Whether the material are Youtube comments visible to everyone with internet, or an internal report of a company prepared by one person for the CEO’s eyes only, copyright applies exactly the same way.
There can be non-copyright issues, but I assume those do not apply here, for instance:
... |
As my mother's POA I have access to her bank accounts. She is in care facility and in state where she does not use computers or text messages but she does have a flip phone. Early in the morning her bank account password was changed. After contacting the bank it was determined the password was changed after a text was... |
## The authorities ignore Barbara ##
Typically.
Before the recognition of same sex relationships in [tag:australia], but after decriminalisation of homosexuality, people who were in that position were simply ignored. “You say you’re the next of kin? No, you aren’t. F#@k off.”
Before decriminalisation, you kept... |
## The authorities ignore Barbara ##
Typically.
Before the recognition of same sex relationships in [tag:australia], but after decriminalisation of homosexuality, people who were in that position were simply ignored. “You say you’re the next of kin? No, you aren’t. F#@k off.”
Before decriminalisation, you kept... |
As the donee of my mother's power of attorney I have access to her bank accounts. She is in a care facility and in a state where she does not use computers or text messages but she does have a phone. Early in the morning her bank account password was changed. After contacting the bank it was determined the password was... |
An infamous clause found occasionally in software licenses is:
> The Software shall be used for Good, not Evil.
This clause has been discussed in many places, including [Software Engineering Stack Exchange](https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/q/47028/240946) and [Open Source Stack Exchange](https://open... |
Is the term "evil" defined in law? |
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