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I was watching an episode of the [Hansen vs predator](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXfibK8tCtk&list=PLqOooBy2Rmn8ZH9jR90oGHU-EuI7iA121) series.
In the show, there is a random guy called Chris Hansen who goes online and pretends to be a 13-year-old girl. When people chat with him, he tries to steer the discussion ... |
I am researching the Indian penal system and it appears that the only provisions for this are Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) Sections 360, 432, and 433. However, neither of these seem to apply to mandatory minimum sentences and there seems to be high administrative discretion. Are there any other provisions in addition... |
Does Indian criminal law have provisions for post-conviction release from sentences? |
A store decided to issue its own prepaid card that can be charged with Bitcoins and used in that store only.
Will the customers pay tax when they charge the card, use it, or both?
I am interested in the NJ, US law. |
How consumers taxed with a cryptocurrency prepaid card? |
I happen to agree that this is a bit strange, and I think it is basically "government says do it, so you do it even if it doesn't make a whole lot of sense." But here are some additional examples that may shed some light on things:
* Kosher certification - [Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America - OU - Sy... |
> Does the employee has to relocate to the legal entity of his employer in the country B?
This question is rather unclear since the employee moved to country B already. Regardless, issues such as place of work and relocation policies depend on the terms of the employment contract (as agreed by the parties).
> Is... |
There are currently a number of places recruiting for a class action lawsuit against Tylenol, and other medicines that use acetaminophen, due to the supposed risk of mother's use of it during pregnancy having children being born with autism. These law firms apparently expect some real profit from this since they're wi... |
I use the screen name "AdamRaichu" on several platforms, including Stack Exchange, YouTube, GitHub, and others. I have been creating content on GitHub and using the name AdamRaichu in my licenses. Should I change my screen name to something that doesn't contain Raichu, or is it ok because I'm not doing creating content... |
Is it ok to use a Pokémon name in my screen name? (stack, yt, github, etc.) |
This is motivated by a key plot point in a televised version of an Agatha Christie story "At Bertram's Hotel". Although I read the story several years ago, I don't remember if the original had the same plot point. If the time frame matters, Wikipedia says the TV versions are set in the '50s, the stories were set a deca... |
A store decided to issue a prepaid card that can be loaded with cryptocurrency and used only in that store.
Will the customers pay tax when they load the card, use it, or both?
I am interested in US law. |
What if a US citizen kills a foreign citizen in another country and in the US? |
What if a US citizen kills a foreign citizen? |
## Not in [tag:Germany]
In general, you can name your kid how you want, but there are limits in practice, due to technical and legal constraints.
Germany has a list of allowed characters in names because the Bundesdruckerei does not support every character. Format characters are not on the list, as are many other n... |
I was trying to contact manufacturer of a building product. He told me he won't sell it to me and I need to go through their licensed distributor.
I called their distributer and he agreed to get me the product.
Now, I noticed that the distributer typically work on a contractor bases. Meaning, he doesn't sell dir... |
Is it legal to resale from distributors? |
If a president, vice-president, or congress person retains classified documents past their term does the government have to show intent for it to be criminal? |
Is intent required to have a bring a criminal case for retaining classified documents? |
Is intent required to bring a criminal case for retaining classified documents? |
> Question 1: Does the employee has to relocate to the legal entity of
> his employer in the country B?
No. But the employer might require the employee to do so.
> Question 2: Is there any law that force to relocate the employee from
> one legal entity to the other because of his place of living (a
> permanent... |
> Question 1: Does the employee has to relocate to the legal entity of
> his employer in the country B?
No. But the employer might require the employee to do so.
> Question 2: Is there any law that force to relocate the employee from
> one legal entity to the other because of his place of living (a
> permanent... |
> What year did Spain outlaw computer virus spreading?
Articles 197 bis and 197 ter of the [Penal Code][1] of Spain were enacted in 2015. See footnote in both articles. But these statutes outlaws only the *unauthorized* "virus spreading".
> I am also interested in what the penalty would be
Imprisonment (betwee... |
I was trying to contact the manufacturer of a building product. He told me he wouldn't sell it to me and that I needed to go through their licensed distributor. I called the distributor and he agreed to get me the product.
Now, I noticed that the distributor typically works on a contractor basis. This means that he... |
Is it legal to resell products purchased from distributors? |
Somewhere on the Internet, there's an obscure business directory that has me incorrectly listed as the local Little League sports program. For the purposes of this question, assume the entry reads as follows:
Mark Doe
Anytown Little League
[my home address]
[my home phone number]
ie. my name, ... |
The second criterion is about the seriousness of offences and depends on the specific treaty. This is reflected in Canada's implementing legislation, the [*Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act*][2]. It defines "offence" to mean "an offence within the meaning of the relevant agreement."
For [the treaty bet... |
> However, what happens if the allegations are found to be patently fabricated? The most controversial case of this would be in accusations of sexual assault. In this case, the defendant is acquitted, but how often does the complainant, whose complaints are found to have been concocted for vindictive purposes, face con... |
Example: the AI model [BLOOM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BLOOM_(language_model)) is licensed under the [BigScience RAIL License v1.0](https://huggingface.co/spaces/bigscience/license). The BigScience RAIL License v1.0 forbids that some types of usages:
> You agree not to use the Model or Derivatives of the Model:... |
Can an AI model licensed under the BigScience RAIL License v1.0 be used in a program that is useful for any domain? |
I happen to agree that this is a bit strange, and I think it is basically "government says do it, so you do it even if it doesn't make a whole lot of sense." But here are some additional examples that may shed some light on things:
* Kosher certification - [Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America - OU - Sy... |
Say someone is writing a blogpost on some science topic, and wants to show some mathematical expressions in the piece. What are the *rights* one has in showing equations that appear in published articles?
I imagine if the equation is a well-established, oft-used equation that nobody owns the expression/content (e.g.... |
Is citing research publications in a blog post enough, or are there additional rights one must obatin? |
Context: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54270739
What dominion does the United States have regarding the enforcement of sanctions? Can the US impose extradition of foreign nationals like Ms. Meng for a foreign company's sale of goods (especially non-weapons) to US-sanctioned countries (Iran)?
Where, ... |
> how would this differ between say ArXiv which is open access, and a
> publication that is pay-only, like Elsevier or Nature?
It wouldn't.
> But if the equation is the creation of the author of some publication,
> as in the author is expressing some unique mathematical expression,
> obviously the publication ... |
I live in a townhouse community and received a packet with the association rules when I moved here. It states that you may temporarily park in front of your garage for purposes such as loading, unloading, or washing cars. The streets are wide enough for a large vehicles to easily pass 2 large parked vehicles as there a... |
Is it illegal to temporarily park in front of my garage to wash my car if the townhouse association allows it and there are no posted signs? |
I now ask about<br>
The DeCSS haiku<br>
A poem written
As an exercise<br>
Of the First Amendment right<br>
To speak of one's views.
This particular<br>
view was that the DVD<br>
CCA cannot
Use their copyright<br>
Or, perhaps, trade secret right,<br>
To stop a coder
From decrypting<br>
His legally a... |
Is it legal to read or distribute the DeCSS Haiku? |
the code states
> (2)A discharge under this chapter does not discharge a debtor who is
> an individual from any debt excepted from discharge under section 523
> of this title. (3)The confirmation of a plan does not discharge a
> debtor if— (A)the plan provides for the liquidation of all or
> substantially all of... |
It was suggested I post here instead of RPG stackoverflow :)
I’m trying to figure out to what extent fan Tabletop RPGs set in the 40k universe are allowed, clearly anything commercial is off the table — but as soon as it is explicitly non-commercial, it does seem in line with the guidelines?
https://www.games-w... |
Non-commercial Tabletop RPGs using the Games Workship IP guidelines? |
> how would this differ between say ArXiv which is open access, and a
> publication that is pay-only, like Elsevier or Nature?
It wouldn't.
> But if the equation is the creation of the author of some publication,
> as in the author is expressing some unique mathematical expression,
> obviously the publication ... |
In [Regulation (EU) No 540/2014][1] Annex VIII Section IV is stated, that:
"Switch
Any mechanism to enable the driver to halt the operation of an AVAS (‘pause
function’) shall comply with the requirements of paragraph 6.2.6 of UNECE
Regulation No 138, Supplement 1 to the original version of the Regulation, 01
... |
In [Regulation (EU) No 540/2014][1] Annex VIII Section IV is stated, that:
> "Switch
>
> Any mechanism to enable the driver to halt the operation of an AVAS (‘pause function’) shall comply with the requirements of paragraph 6.2.6 of UNECE Regulation No 138, Supplement 1 to the original version of the Regulation, 0... |
Is there a hidden meaning in this EU regulation? |
[tag:Canada]
> Is it a crime [to] engage in sexual discourse with a random stranger [who] pretends to be a little girl [but isn't]?
This could be the offence of *child luring* (*Criminal Code*, s. 172.1; and *R. v. Morrison*, [2019 SCC 15][1]).
Section 172.1 makes it an offence to communicate using telecommuni... |
> what happens if the allegations are found to be false?
>
> what happens if the allegations are found to be patently fabricated?
>
> how often does the complainant ... face consequences for making the false complaint?
In the course of the prosecution of the accused — **never**.
That is because when someone ... |
> what happens if the allegations are found to be false?
>
> what happens if the allegations are found to be patently fabricated?
>
> how often does the complainant ... face consequences for making the false complaint?
In the course of the prosecution of the accused — **never**.
That is because when someone ... |
A funny (and seemingly legal, if absurd) proposal during the current debt ceiling debate is [to mint a one trillion dollar platinum coin and deposit it with the Treasury](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillion-dollar_coin#Legal_basis) to reduce the debt below the limit. This leads to the amusing hypothetical case of so... |
Assuming a one trillion dollar coin exists, and is stolen, is there are sequence of events that could lead to someone legally owning it? |
I was watching an episode of the [Hansen vs predator](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXfibK8tCtk&list=PLqOooBy2Rmn8ZH9jR90oGHU-EuI7iA121) series.
In the show, there is a random guy called Chris Hansen who goes online and pretends to be a 13-year-old girl. When people chat with him, he tries to steer the discussion ... |
The use of `Dr.` is regulated in Germany, as you can see from [this article][1] on liberalization to allow American Ph.D.s to use it.
I believe the article is not quite correct: Germany maintains a [database][2] of foreign institutions whose doctorates are considered acceptable (to avoid diploma mills?). Not all USA... |
> However, what happens if the allegations are found to be patently fabricated? The most controversial case of this would be in accusations of sexual assault. In this case, the defendant is acquitted, but how often does the complainant, whose complaints are found to have been concocted for vindictive purposes, face con... |
It is impossible from your description to tell where the roads and driveways are. [CVC 22500 ff][1] gives some general rules that apply across the state, regarding parking. It *is* illegal to park in front of a driveway, and one typically enters a garage via a driveway, so parking in front of a garage is illegal. If th... |
Let's suppose an agent wishes to sell products on behalf of an infinite number of principals and the principals are all direct competitors manufacturing the same kind of widgets.
How might the agent provide sufficient disclosure to receive informed consent from each principal to avoid the legal issue of secret comm... |
How can an agent represent more than one principal without receiving secret commissions? |
Let's suppose an agent wishes to sell products on behalf of an indefinite number of principals and the principals are all direct competitors manufacturing the same kind of widgets.
How might the agent provide sufficient disclosure to receive informed consent from each principal to avoid the legal issue of secret co... |
There are two ways that a natural person who files for bankruptcy under Chapter 7 can be prevented from discharging their debts. (The debts of an entity that files for bankruptcy under Chapter 7 are never discharged.)
One is a determination on 11 U.S.C. § 523 that a particular debt is not discharged. The other is a ... |
There are two ways that a natural person who files for bankruptcy under Chapter 7 can be prevented from discharging their debts. (The debts of an entity that files for bankruptcy under Chapter 7 are never discharged.)
One is a determination on 11 U.S.C. § 523 that a particular debt is not discharged. The other is a ... |
### Executive Summary
This is allowed because it allows an exception to a bankruptcy rule, that is designed to prevent trafficking in the tax losses of shell companies with no active businesses, in cases where an active business of a debtor continues to operate.
The way it gets there, however, is rather convolute... |
### Executive Summary
This is allowed because it allows an exception to a bankruptcy rule, that is designed to prevent trafficking in the tax losses of shell companies with no active businesses, in cases where an active business of a debtor continues to operate.
The way it gets there, however, is rather convolute... |
Let's suppose an agent wishes to sell products on behalf of an indefinite number of principals and the principals are all direct competitors manufacturing the same kind of widgets.
How might the agent provide sufficient disclosure to receive informed consent from each principal to avoid the legal issue of secret co... |
Any suggestions on where to find a detailed side-by-side comparison of the Administrative Procedures Act use versus the use of TORT law for federal agency cases? Thanks for suggestions.
Searching on Scholar and other free law search engines. Expecting to, but not finding any review specific to my request. |
## Lowercase names are impossible in [tag:Japan], [tag:PRC], [tag:RC], [Tag:RoK], [tag:DPRK]
Any name that is on a Japanese identity document (the "my Number" card/ID card) or in the official citizen register is written in Hiragana, Katakana or Kanji. None of these scripts support capitalization. Latin letters ("Roman... |
I interpret the sentence "intruder enters your home using the internet" in the question as not as *physically* entering the home but as *virtually* entering the home, in other words hacking into the victim's home network remotely. When that interpretation is incorrect, please comment.
------------
Note that an ac... |
Say someone is writing a blog post on some science topic, and wants to show some mathematical expressions in the piece. What are the *rights* one has in showing equations that appear in published articles?
I imagine if the equation is a well-established, oft-used equation that nobody owns the expression/content (e.g... |
Is citing research publications in a blog post enough, or are there additional rights one must obtain? |
[It is in the news](https://news.artnet.com/art-world/painter-peter-doig-wins-2-5-million-in-sanctions-against-a-gallery-that-tried-to-force-him-to-take-credit-for-another-artists-work-2243646) that Peter Doig has won a case, including being granted $2.5 million in fees, after he said he did not paint a picture.
[Fr... |
Under what law could Peter Doig have been liable for saying he did not paint a painting? |
Suppose I get an offer to study a PhD, and in the application procedure I was not asked about a criminal record at all. According to the rehabilitation of offenders, I can choose to withhold my criminal record. If I am under the care of a psychiatrist in a psychiatric ward, can my psychiatrist tell my PhD supervisor ab... |
I lost my birth certificate during Hurrican IAN in Fl and need a replacement what are the steps to get it? My home was destroyed and became uninhabitable and therefore I lost all my Identifications. CN I request for this online and if so how do I prove who I am without other ID? |
I've been comparing prices on Windows 11 Pro licenses from third-party OEM license resellers.
[Microsoft][1] sells it for $199.99.
[Kinguin][2] sells it for $32.62 (at the time of posting). I'm just using them as an example. There are other such sites.
[Tom’s Hardware][3] seems to be comfortable with Kinguin:
... |
A an access requester requests security footage of themselves from a business B. B services their request by providing the footage. But then wishes not to serve them again in the future. Is this lawful to refuse future service in apparent retribution for exercising data protection rights? |
Is there anything to stop a subject access requester from being barred by a business? |
I understand that the DPA implemented the GDPR in British law as an act of Parliament. Then there was Brexit, and the U.K. GDPR was introduced to stand in for the no longer binding EU GDPR, with only very few minor differences. Why was the U.K. GDPR even necessary as a replacement for the eu GDPR? Why isn’t simply havi... |
What is the U.K. GDPR? |
Short answer: That would never be compliant with the law as the law is now.
For this to be legal, the laws and political norms in Norway (and Europe) would have to change radically.
Long answer:
It would violate numerous articles in the GDPR, and also in Norwegian work-laws (arbeidsmiljøloven) and possibly other... |
Is it legally permissible, according to GDPR and Norwegian/European law, for an employer to ask their employees to:
1. List their yearly monetary needs
2. Present them to management for approval
3. Set their salary based on that?
What steps would need to be taken to ensure that this process is compliant with... |
Can an EU company set the salary of their employees based on the employees' needs? |
>List their yearly monetary needs / Present them to management for approval
/ Set their salary based on that?
The practice itself, to have different salaries based on circumstances that have little to do with the company or the productivity is very common. As an easy example, I'm sure costs for rent and food differ... |
Any suggestions on where to find a detailed side-by-side comparison of the Administrative Procedures Act use versus the use of tort law for federal agency cases? Thanks for suggestions.
Searching on Scholar and other free law search engines. Expecting to, but not finding any review specific to my request. |
for example self proclaimed exorcists who claim to put curses and blessings on people. for example if that person performs a ritual fully believing it will kill the person they are curslng. or some guys hanging out with various militias believing they can assist them in their plans to commit acts of terrorism. can they... |
can crackpots be guilty of criminal attempt charges? |
If a legally married man has a child with another woman, what are the consequences for that child?
1. Who will be the legal father of this child on the child's birth certificate?
2. Can this child use their biological father's last name?
3. Is it a crime to have sex with another woman while you have married?
... |
If a legally married man has a child with another woman, what are the consequences for that child?
1. Who will be the legal father of this child on the child's birth certificate?
2. Can this child use his or her biological father's last name?
3. Is it a crime to have sex with another woman while you have marri... |
How are laws structured/numbered/organized in Arizona? Pursuant to ARS 1-101, we know there are titles and sections, but where can I find how they are organized further?
Based on reading, I gather there are titles, chapters, articles, sections, subsections, and paragraphs. However, what comes after paragraphs and wh... |
How are laws organized/structured in Arizona? |
For example:
- Self proclaimed exorcists who claim to put curses and blessings on people. If that person performs a ritual, fully believing it will kill the person they are cursing.
- Or some guys hanging out with various militias believing they can assist them in their plans to commit acts of terrorism.
Can they ... |
Can people who are mistaken in their beliefs be convicted of criminal attempts? |
Suppose that a business subject to the GDPR responds to an SAR (Subject Access Request) from a customer, providing video footage of the customer in the store's entry, captured by a security cam. Fulfilling this is a bit of a hassle for the store's IT department. Perhaps two months later th4e same customer makes a simil... |
Can a Data Controller refuse a second SAR from the same person? |
A book publishing contract typically starts with an author who owns a copyright and licenses it to a publisher for the term of the copyright. The publisher (or the literary agent) sends royalty checks to the author. (I'm using royalties as a stand-in here for all the various obligations the publisher typically owes und... |
When author sells underlying copyright to a third party, where does publisher now send the royalties? |
A book publishing contract typically starts with an author who owns a copyright and licenses it to a publisher for the term of the copyright. The publisher (or the literary agent) sends royalty checks to the author. (I'm using royalties as a stand-in here for all the various obligations the publisher typically owes und... |
"Jingle bells, Batman smells, Robin's laid an egg" -- any copyright or trademark problems, *per se*, in that now-famous song lyric? |
"Jingle bells, Batman smells, etc" -- any copyright or trademark problems in that now-famous song lyric? |
There is a legally important distinction, which you may encounter in statutory language where a codified law states "As defined in this title", "notwithstanding contrary provisions in this chapter", "as defined in this subsection". Ultimately, one has to look at the law as passed. For example, [this bill][1] refers to ... |
> Where does the publisher send the royalty check? To the author, or to
> the new copyright owner?
To the new owner, as soon as the publisher is informed of the change in ownership of the copyright.
If the published sends to check to the author because the published hasn't yet been informed of the transfer (usu... |
> Where does the publisher send the royalty check? To the author, or to
> the new copyright owner?
To the new owner, as soon as the publisher is informed of the change in ownership of the copyright.
If the published sends to check to the author because the published hasn't yet been informed of the transfer (usu... |
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