texts: Is AdBlocker legal? Can't we get a legal action about AdBlocker as web masters?

texts:
AdBlock is one of the most popular ad blockers worldwide with more
  than 60 million users on Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge as well as
  Android.

We have calculate that one of our site loss almost $10,000 each year because of AdBlocker.

Simply what they do is, they remove the advertisement which are on our website when a user who use Adblocker visits.

So as a third party, they change the website content just before display it to the user.

Is it legal? Can't we get a legal action about AdBlocker as web masters?


texts: Gawker vs. Hulk Hogan sex tape case and the 1st amendment

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I'm a little confused about this case. Doesn't being recorded in your own home, or someone elses for that matter, require consent? Isn't there a reasonable expectation of privacy when you're not in public like that? If you're going through an airport there is no longer a reasonable expectation of privacy and you may be recorded.

Many claim this is a landmark case in that it infringes on the 1st amendment and freedom of the press. I'm not sure I see it. If I had consensual relations with someone, don't I have the right to not have that material distributed even if I were famous and it was "newsworthy"?


texts: When ISPs advertise "No Contract", what do they truly mean?

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Many ISPs incorrectly advertise that they require "no contract" like CanNet and Coextro  below, because undoubtedly customers form a legal contract with the ISP that fulfills these five Necessary Conditions for forming a contract. McKendrick. Contract Law: Text, Cases, and Materials (2020 9 ed). p 17.

A party who wishes to establish that a legally binding contract has been formed between
himself and another party must prove a number of matters. The first is that the parties
have reached agreement. This is usually done by demonstrating that one party has made an
offer that the other has accepted. The rules relating to offer and acceptance are discussed in
Chapter 3. Secondly, the agreement must be expressed in a form that is sufficiently certain for
the court to be able to enforce. The tests applied by the courts when deciding whether a term
has been expressed in a form that is too vague, incomplete, or uncertain to be enforced are

p 18.

discussed in Chapter 4. Thirdly, the agreement must be supported by consideration (although
it is possible that effect may be given to a promise that is unsupported by consideration via an
estoppel). The doctrine of consideration and the role that estoppel can play in giving effect to
promises that are unsupported by consideration are discussed in Chapter 5. Fourthly, the law
may only recognize the validity of the agreement if it is entered into in a particular form (such
as writing). The significance of requirements of form has diminished in recent years but they
have not been entirely abolished. Requirements of form are discussed in Chapter 6. Finally,
the parties must have had an intention to create legal relations. This intention is presumed in
commercial transactions, but in the case of domestic and social agreements the law initially
presumes that the parties did not intend to be legally bound by their agreement. The doctrine
of intention to create legal relations is discussed in Chapter 7.

Thus how ought these advertisements be rectified? What's more correct to write than "no contract"?


texts: Is this true that drug users in Indonesia cannot be prosecuted if they are in rehabilitation?

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I have read that if someone was to check into a drug rehabilitation center in Indonesia they have to list themselves as a drug addict but then have immunity from being procecuted for listing themselves as a drug addict.

If someone were to check  themselves into a drug rehabilitation center in Indonesia, and registered themselves a "drug addict" would they be immune from openly stating that they use drugs?

It seems that article 128 of narcotic laws speak like this:
http://www.flevin.com/id/lgso/translations/JICA%20Mirror/english/4868_UU_35_2009_e.html

Article 128

  (3) Narcotics addicts that are old enough as referred to in Article 55
  paragraph (2) are currently undergoing medical rehabilitation 2 (two)
  times the period of medical treatment in the hospital and/or medical
  rehabilitation institutions designated by the government was not
  sentenced.

I am not exactly sure what it means. Does that mean anyone can just report that they are addict and got a free license of using illegal drugs?

This article suggest https://www.translatetheweb.com/?ref=TAns&from=&to=en&a=https://www.hukumonline.com/berita/baca/lt595f3a8c67506/pecandu-narkotika-yang-tidak-dapat-dituntut/

yes

Some of my friends told me that too.


texts: Is there a legal basis for sending anonymous SMS to a number?

texts:
I am an app developer form Germany and quite unsure about American law. I am working on a social networking site where people can only participate if their friends invite them anonymously and via SMS.

It works like the following:

The existing user selects the person that should be invited from his contacts
The selection triggers our service to send an anonymous SMS going: "Someone has invited you to join X: click on the link below to join." or something.

Now, apart from the fact that this may look like a phishing SMS, am I legally allowed, not to retrieve the phone number, that is all sorted out in the EULA and terms and conditions, but to anonymously send an SMS to this phone number?


texts:
I have a question regarding copyright-laws.

I want to write an Android App. In this app I want to use an Audio-Clip of a Simpsons-DVD, that I bought. This audio-clip is about 20 seconds long.

This particular section that I want to use can be found on Youtube many times, but instead of just using it, I want to ask you. The app should be for free and I don't want to include advertisements.

Am I allowed to use a short clip? If not, who do I have to ask, to get the permission? Who is the actual owner of these things?


texts: Blocking a sidewalk in a gated community

texts: My HOA has blocked the sidewalk which connects the gated part of our neighborhood from the ungated.  They have given the code to those living behind the gate, but now I can't walk my dog back to the nature area behind the gate.  The nature area is maintained by the CDD not the HOA, and the HOA administration company claims that I have no right to go back and see it even though I pay for it.  How can I get the sidewalk gates taken down?  I'm in Florida in an unincorporated part of the county.


texts: In states with phone restrictions while driving, does that apply to all devices?

texts:
Many states in the US have a hands-free phone law prohibiting drivers from calling or texting while at the wheel and on the road. Many others have lesser restrictions, such as only prohibiting new drivers from using their phones in the car, or only prohibiting texting while allowing calling.

In such states, would a driver be able to use, say, a smartwatch in the car? Obviously the features that are hands-free would be fine, but what about those features that aren’t hands-free? While it may not be in the spirit of the law, is that actually illegal?


texts: Forced to present ID to Police in the United States

texts:
You are walking down the sidewalk or any publicly accessible location where you are allowed to walk freely. As you are doing this, you begin to take pictures and/or video. It happens to be near some secure location "Power Plant", "Police Station", "Government Building", etc which you also take pictures and/or video of anything you can see from a public location. A security guard observes you and thinks that this is suspicion behavior. He decides to call the Police to investigate. When the Police show up, they demand ID.

Your location is not in a "Stop & ID" state.
You are currently still on a publicly accessible walkway.
You haven't committed any crime.

Even if the Police comes up with a "creative" reason why he is asking for ID. What legal standing does the Police have to force you to present your ID when no crime has occurred?


texts: Am I responsible of the personal data of a second degree user according to GDPR

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Suppose we have an flight ticket booking system. As with many of these systems the account booking the ticket doesn't have to be the one using the ticket (i.e. you can book for someone else the ticket).

This is what I define as second degree user. Not actually a user of my system, but the personal data exists nonetheless in my system.

Let's assume that Customer A makes a booking for Guest B, thus the personal information of both the Customer A and Guest B are in the system. Suppose now that Guest B wants to anonymize his personal data.

Is he allowed to do so?
Am I obligated to do so?
Suppose that Customer A doesn't really know Guest B, and he has just inputted at random the personal data of a person, that actually exist (e.g. maybe he did it as a joke). Does the answer of question 1 and 2 change?


texts: Can NGROI defense be argued after a guilty verdict?

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tl;dr: In the U.S., can a "not guilty by reason of insanity" (a.k.a., NGRI or NGROI) defense be offered after a guilty verdict but before sentencing?

In criminal prosecutions in the U.S. it is common and generally considered prudent for a defendant to refuse to expose himself to questioning at trial.  This forces the prosecution to use independent evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the elements of the crime charged were satisfied.

A defendant may want to entertain a claim that he was insane at the time a crime was committed, but avoid entering that claim when there is a significant probability that the state will fail to obtain an conviction on the merits of the case against him.

So my question is: If a jury returns a guilty verdict for a crime, can a defendant subsequently (but before sentencing) argue to the court that he was insane?  Or does that defense always have to be offered at trial for the crime, before the case is sent to the jury?


texts:
Imagine I was born in country X at xxxx.
At xxxx+20 years country X is annexed to the United States. (Freely or forcefully)
At xxxx+40 years I am elected to be the next president of the United States.

Can I legally be elected?


texts: Can I legally buy a car in Texas, but register it in California?

texts: I've got a quick question regarding vehicle registration in the States of California and Texas. I'm a full-time student at a public university in Texas, but am and remain a legal resident of the State of California. I'm looking to buy a new car, but I'd rather not have to buy the vehicle in California, and then make the drive to Texas. From my understanding, Texas law (according to the Texas DMV) provides exemptions for full-time students studying at an institution of higher education, so that they are not legally required to register their vehicle with the State of Texas. I've been able to find less information for California, with the only substantial information that I've been able to find that for an out-of-state vehicle to be registered in California, the vehicle must meet California's stricter emission regulations. But the question still stands, can I, as a legal resident of California, but studying in the State of Texas, purchase a vehicle in the State of Texas, and register the vehicle in the State of California?


texts: What is the argument for the constitutional illegality of a religious travel ban?

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The Trump administration's travel ban has certainly been the source of a fierce debate in and out of the courts. Whether or not the ban is good policy (I think it isn't), the question remains whether it is constitutional.

Let's put aside the issue of whether the ban, as written, contradicts the 1965 Immigration act or other immigration law passed by Congress, as this is a somewhat seperate issue. In fact, to focus on what I consider the crux of the issue, consider a government body X (either the congress of the president) issuing a blanket ban on all members of religion Y to travel to the US. Assume the ban does not apply to US citizens or green card holders.

What would be the legal argument for the unconstitutionality of such a ban? The ban, though unequivocally discriminating based on religion, would presumably effect non-US citizens who would not be covered by the first amendment.

One might argue the ban would still be unconstitutional because it would disproportionately restrict members of religion Y from using the immigration system to bring their families to the US, hence constituting a violation of the first amendment. If this is a reason for such a ban's unconstitutionality, would carefully designing the ban as to surgically allow members of Y to bring their families into the US affect its constitutionality?


texts: Can an employer withhold pay for a fire drill?

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Recently there was a routine fire drill in an office building. As with most fire drills, it took about half an hour for the fire drill to complete and for everyone to get back to work.

When the employees got back to their desks, they were told to charge 30 minutes of time to an overhead charge number, but then management sent out a correction saying that they were not allowed to charge the time lost during the fire drill. Instead, they had to "flex" their time (that is, make up the 30 minutes at some other time during the pay period, or else take vacation time).

Is this illegal, or just bad practice? Do these employees have any recourse? Any examples of similar times when an employer mandates a period of time that an employee NOT be allowed to work during normal working hours are welcome also.

Jurisdiction is in Virginia, USA, but input from other areas welcome for my curiosity.


texts: Is it illegal to refuse a man to enter a Women's Only Poker Tournament?

texts:
I read a story about men entering women's only poker tournaments.

One example from the article states that eight men joined the field of over 1000 female poker players in the $1,000 buy-in 2009 WSOP Ladies Championship, and that Harrah’s Entertainment was obligated by law to allow the men to take part in the field, even though they were gently asked to leave (to no avail).

Another example mentions a man who won the 2009 Borgata Poker Open Ladies No-Limit Hold'em - Event 7. That article states that "Most states have banned casinos from applying sex-based discrimination to their poker tournaments, but a polite request is usually honored by male cardroom patrons".

Is it illegal to refuse a man to sign up to a Women's Only Poker Tournament? What is an example of one of the laws from any state? What exactly is the illegal point, and what is the penalty?

Does the man need to do anything special, such as to state that he is a woman? If he says "I'm a man and I want to sign up" is it still illegal to refuse him to enter the tournament?

Is simply hosting a "Ladies Only" tournament illegal? Or is the refusal to enter because of gender the illegal part?


texts: Is it a criminal offense for a defendent to introduce inadmissable evidence in a criminal case?

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Consider a criminal trial by jury. If the defendant attempts to introduce inadmissible evidence, is there any penalty preventing them from doing so? For example, under Rape Shield laws, an accuser's past sexual history is not considered admissible - so what actually happens if the defence attempts to introduce such evidence anyway in an attempt to influence the jury?

Considering US and Australian law.


texts: Does a dual citizen who changes their name in one country have an obligation to change it in the other?

texts:
I am asking specifically with regard to the USA and Australia, although I am interested in more general answers also.
As per the title, I am wondering if someone immigrates (in this case to the US) and changes their name (an option granted when obtaining citizenship), do they have an obligation to change it in other countries they may be a citizen of?
My thinking is no, as each country has their own courts and records, and as long as all names are declared and there is no malicious intent, no laws are being violated, but I am unsure.


texts: I pay for a service, but I miss the broadcast

texts:
Say, I pay for a broadcasting service, and lets say due some circumstances I miss it.

Does the original copyright (or the fact that it allowed me to watch it), allow me to source the content elsewhere?

I in no way am sharing the content that was aquired elsewhere.

Edit: Likely I will watch it one time and delete it afterwards.

Edit: I know the alternative source is infringing copyright. But does that have any effect on me?


texts: Are the Irish Short-stay Visa Waiver Programme and British-Irish Visa Scheme directly linked?

texts:
At present there seem to be two schemes by which holders of UK short-stay visa may enter Ireland: The SSWVP and the BIVS. Given their partial duplicate coverage of the same nationalities (India, China) it would seem reasonable to assume that they are separate legal mechanisms (to my understanding BIVS visa constituting basically combined UK+Ireland visa, while UK short-stay visa under SSVWP just being "accepted for short-stay entry"), but I cannot find any definitive source stating how exactly the two schemes are interrelated.
Hence my question: Are these two schemes directly linked, i.e. amendments to one affecting the other in turn, or are they independent of each other?
Please cite credible sources in answers!
(Note: strongly related to my question on Travel, but in this instance more about the general legal interconnection between the two and not about the current state of effect)


texts: Indemnification clauses and liability regarding use of information?

texts:
I've seen a lot of clauses like this,

  You will indemnify and hold Evil Corp, its directors, officers, employees, agents, consultant, contractors, partners, vendors and service providers (including, without limitation, hosting and telecommunications providers) harmless, including costs and attorneys’ fees, from any claim or demand made by any third party due to or arising out of your access to the public Network, use of Evil Corp products or services made available on the public Network, your violation of this Agreement, or your infringement or any third party using your account, of any intellectual property right.

And also this,

  You agree to indemnify and hold the Evil Corp, harmless from and against any loss, liability, claim, demand, damages, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, arising out of or in connection with (i) your use of and access to the Service; (ii) your violation of any term of these Terms; (iii) your violation of any third party right, including without limitation any copyright, property, or privacy right or any third party agreement; or (iv) any of Your Content or information in your Account or any other information you post or share on or through the Service. As used in this section, "you" shall include anyone accessing the Service using your password.

How do both of these stack up with regard to data protection and sale? If you don't explicitly grant the company the right to sell your data that they acquired through your use on their network, did you otherwise indemnify them in the event they do it?

What about losing the data because of gross negligence?


texts: To what extent is suicide legal in the U.S. and in individual states?

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At one point, legal scholars referred to suicide as a form of self-murder (for example, see Coke or Hale).
Are those who take their own lives guilty of some crime, or have some forms of the act been decriminalized?  What about those who willingly assist?
Note:
If you've been contemplating things, the people at the
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline are great.  They speak Spanish and English, and their number is 1-800-273-8255.


texts: Is a spouse's vehicle acquired prior to the marriage considered marital property?

texts:
My wife and I were recently married (2 years ago). We are both older (35+) and over the years have acquired our own real estate holdings, investments, etc. We each brought vehicles to the marriage but maintain (license, insure, repair, etc.) them separately. I rarely even know when my wife gets the oil changed. We do occasionally drive the other's vehicles.

Under the laws of marital property, are the vehicles purchased prior to the marriage considered marital property? This is specific to the State of Wisconsin but any US-based opinions are appreciated.

Update - It appears WI is a community property state. It's my understanding that property acquired before the marriage is separate from property acquired after the marriage when everything (minus exceptions like inheritance) is community property and owned equally by both parties. Thoughts?


texts: I manufacture employee name tags. Am I exposing myself by using their company's logo on tags ordered by their employees?

texts:
I'm a small business targeting name tags to the individual worker. Some orders are from the businesses themselves, but others are for lone workers that seek a better name tag. When a lone McDonalds, Best Buy, Chick-fil-a, etc. employee comes to me and wants the golden arches or other logo on their name tag, am I opening up an infringement or other liability?

The question keeps haunting me, but I think that the ordering party is essentially performing like an agent of their company and authorizing the usage of the logo. Please let me know if I'm woefully mistaken.

So that covers the manufacturing, but then I'm wondering if it is a different matter when I post a product for sale online that's particularly advertising the "Customized McDonalds Name Tag w/Logo" as the base product. If the on-demand making of them is allowed, then is this any worse?

Any input so that I don't step on my own feet would be much appreciated. Thank you!


texts: Can a question be considered as a oral contract?

texts: Let's say that you are asking someone: "Let's meet at 5pm at place X?" and the person replies: lets meet at 5pm but at Y. Then if you are stuck on an emergency and cannot reply until 5pm. If you contact the person again at 5pm and they say "we agreed to meet at 5pm, why did you change plans?" Where you bind to that oral contract if you didn't agree to Y?


texts: I moved from the United States a few years back. Recently, someone visited the U.S. and brought back some "junk food" that my family missed, including Milk Duds and Oreos. I was shocked to see that the stylized words "Milk Duds", "Oreo", and "Nabisco", forming logos, did not have trademark symbols next to them, nor was there any notice on the packaging that those things were trademarks. I'm pretty sure that, just a few years ago when I lived there, all such packaging had indication of trademark status. Did the law change since then? Can someone provide details, please? (Or maybe those three marks happened to lose their trademark status and are up for grabs?)


texts: Why was 'consideration' embraced to mean 'failure of consideration', when this would be better termed as 'failure of basis'?

texts:
Paul Davies. JC Smith's The Law of Contract (2018 2 ed).  p. 449.
Mindy Chen-Wishart. Contract Law (2018 6 edn). p 312.

I agree with

Davies that 'consideration' is ambiguous and can be confounded.
Lord Toulson that "failure of basis" is more accurate.

Please see question in title. Why was "consideration" standardized? This poly-semy is also mentioned on p. 277. Richard and Damian Taylor. Contract Law Directions (2019 7 ed).


texts: Is it illegal to send a child a naked picture of their parent?

texts:
I need to know what the law says about a person sending nude photos to a 10 year old child. The pictures are of her mom and they are being sent out of anger. The person is also calling the child's mom a whore and talking about sexually explicit acts he is doing. What is the law on this? Is this a felony?

I wrote this question in haste as I was seeking an informed answer and guidance on what I should do about this situation as it was happening at that moment. Here is a more detailed description of what is going on.

The guy my ex was living with took possession of her cell phone and kicked her out of the house they were both living in. My oldest child has a cell phone and he knows the phone belongs to her. It could be that his intentions were to send these demeaning photos and text messages to my ex. My oldest child didn't see the texts but when my ex saw the text messages, she pretended to be my daughter and he continued to send text messages, stating that her mother was a whore.

I have contacted the police and the officer I spoke with said that it isn't necessarily a crime to send nude photos of an adult to a child depending on his intentions. The officer did say that he couldn't be certain and will be consulting with his colleagues. If anyone has information to the contrary, I would love to be pointed in the right direction. I attempted to do an Internet search on the topic but everything I saw pertained to sexting.


texts: What precedent exists in Arizona on matters of Perjury in Family Courts?

texts:
I was reading this article on perjury in family courts and I was wondering what relevance does this have in different US states, such as Arizona?

Ex Parte Sheldon, 44 Nev. 268, 193 P. 967 (1920), in which the attorney, and not the client, was prosecuted for subornation of perjury. The Nevada Supreme Court held that the attorney could be prosecuted for subornation of perjury for his alleged aiding and abetting a client to commit perjury in a divorce matter.

Is there any similar precedent in Arizona?


texts: Why in divorces is it so much more common for alimony to be awarded to the woman than the man?

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In my understanding the reasons why one has to pay alimony to the other are something like during the marriage one had a job and the other one stayed at home to care for children and housekeeping and such, so after the divorce the latter ends up without an income which is not fair.

This probably explains why (and IMO justifies that) it's much more often the man who is sentenced to pay the woman than the other way around.

But if this is actually the reason, then the ratio of divorced men paying the ex wife versus divorced women paying the ex husband should more or less reflect the ratio of employed men to employed women.  E.g., if every 100 persons having a job 70 are men and 30 are women, I would expect that every 100 divorces where one is sentenced to pay alimony to the other there were approximately 30 where the woman has to pay the man, while I really think the actual number is enormously smaller in reality (and if someone can cite some reliable numbers about this ratio it would be great).

So what are the legal criteria to decide who pays alimony to whom?

ADDED: Let's focus on USA but answers / comments related to other jurisdictions would still be of interest.

ADDED: I found this Forbes article that appears to mention official, reliable numbers.


texts: Is it legal to climb on public bridges when there are no prohibition signs?

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I like to climb around on the steel structures below public road bridges. I do it for no other reason than having fun. I do it only at night because I don't want to attract attention, but I'm wondering if I'm actually doing something illegal.

Say it's a public road bridge across a river, there are no prohibition signs, I don't have to climb over any fences or other obstacles to reach the base of the bridge, etc... Am I breaking any laws in this case?

I live in Austria (Central Europe) but I'm interested in more general answers and specifics of other countries as well.


texts: Can my landlord charge an early release fee if it's not listed on my lease?

texts:
I'm moving out of my current housing. I've been in the same rented house for about 3 years, during that time it's been passed between two companies. I've renewed the lease twice during this time.
It's a college town roommate situation -- the previous roommates who moved out were able to take their names off the lease provided they had someone who passed the company's screening to replace them. I already have someone approved to take my spot, but now the company is asking a $150 removal-from-lease fee (note that the lease is not broken, as the property is still being paid for, I just won't be the one living there anymore) This fee is not something the previous roommates I've had ever had to pay when moving out, and it is not listed in the lease we signed.

The company says this is their "company policy" that was instituted in January of this year, but there was no correspondence between the company and us that this change was made, and it was not on the lease we signed in March of this year.

They are refusing to take my name off the lease until I pay this fee. Are they legally allowed to do this?


texts: Are airlines in breach of contract by not complying with the law?

texts:
Under European law airlines have to refund the cost of a cancelled flight within 7 days.
(Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 sets out common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights.)
If they do not comply with the law are they in breach of contract and liable for any damages?


texts: Way to first publish a work outside of the US in the Internet era

texts:
Suppose that I live outside of the US and have a standalone website where I post original works created by myself: photos, articles, software sources, music etc. The site is hosted outside of the US and is publicly available worldwide.

For the purposes of US copyright law, if all those works were first published not on the Internet but on physical media (e.g. books, CDs) in my home country, they would not require registration in the US Copyright Office for the copyright to be accepted by US courts:

  in the United States, works first published outside the
  United States do not need to be registered prior to filing a copyright
  infringement claim. In this way, foreign works are provided greater
  protection than U.S. works, which must be registered in order to
  obtain a judgment under the Copyright Act.

But because I first publish the works online and the site is available worldwide, copyright protection in the US is not available to me unless I register every bit of work there:

  In several District Court cases, the question has arisen as to whether
  a work first published on a foreign website was actually
  simultaneously published world-wide. If the work was first published
  both in the United States and another country, under U.S. copyright
  law, the work is considered a U.S. work requiring registration prior
  to litigation.

So, is there a way around that? For example, if I configure my website to not initially show new pieces of work in the US (filtered by GeoIP) and only open them for US visitors 2-3 days later (to go beyond any timezone differences), will that count as first published outside of the US? What kind of proof of this would I need to retain in order to show it in a US court should I ever have to protect my copyright there?


texts: Is any group required to get parental permission to permit attendance by a minor in the US?

texts:
First, this follow up question was sparked from this previous question, which can be summed up as "are there restrictions on parental rights to limit a minor's association."

I'm assuming we are not talking about any kind of activity or speech that would be regulated under "vice" laws (strip club, 21+ bar, etc).

If you have a group that minors regularly attend, is there a requirement on the group to obtain parental consent?  Does the group's type of speech matter (religious, political, etc.), or does it matter if it is a group "targeted" at minors?

A few test examples I would be curious about:

A non-religious (LGBTQ) student support group meeting at a high school, allowed to meet as a club on school grounds (presumably with protection under the Equal Access Act).  If there were a non-professional volunteer from a national non-profit often in attendance, but not offering counseling services, would that change things?
A recognized church (by the IRS), meeting on their own property.  I've been to many cathedrals, churches, temples, mosques, gurdwaras, etc., where one could simply come to the back of a service, listen to the speech, and leave without really interacting with anyone.
A religious organization targeting minors on a high school campus.  Again, I'm not interested in a specific case but groups like the Secular Student Alliance, Campus Crusade, Young Life, or the local Muslim Student Organization.  Would there be a duty on the group to control and monitor attendance based on parental consent?

I'm worried this might get into hyper-local laws, so if there are some general test cases/areas, I would appreciate the general theory.


texts: Potential indictment of Assange and jurisdiction

texts:
I was discussing this sealed indictment against Julian Assange with my wife and she was making the argument that this is not an attack against freedom of the press as granted by the Constitution.  She was making the case to me that because Assange has made public statements about his desire for Hillary Clinton to not be POTUS and the strategic release of documents with intent to harm her election, that Assange could potentially be indicted on the below:

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/52/30121

I get that the public release of these damaging documents could be argued as "contributions", and that intent makes all the difference here. It seems rather clear that as worded Assange is in violation of this law.

The part where I am confused is how such a law could actually be valid against foreign nationals, especially foreign nationals that have never operated or even stepped foot in the United States. Does jurisdiction for such a law extend potentially to any action deemed harmful to a US election anywhere in the world?

If so then what would stop a country like Iran from passing a law stating that a foreign national depicting an image of the prophet Mohammed is illicit and harmful to the people of Iran? What would stop them from demanding extradition of any person in the world?


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I know there are penalties for ignoring the jury summons, but what about missing the summons letter entirely?

By missing, I mean not being present for both the initial letter and the actual date of the jury panel. Hence, it was not physically possible to appear since the person would have no knowledge of the summons.

Also, if being absent does change the legality of the matter, what would count as sufficient evidence?
(If this is a separate question I will remove it)

Disclosure: This did happen to me, in Canada.


texts: Does the use of an escrow service affect liabilities?

texts:
Would a website that provides a third-party escrow service to protect its members that trade between themselves be increasing its exposure to any additional liabilities?

My thinking is that despite bringing in the services of a third party escrow service that is designed to protect the interests of both members, the website could be seen as taking a proactive step in facilitating any potential trade disputes and therefore become legally liable in some way?


texts: My daughter and I sold her car in late September to someone on Craigslist.  The car was a lemon so we sold it to Mr X for half of what it would have been.  He in turn sold the car 2-3 days later to Ms Y for double the price.  We received a call today from Ms Y saying that there is an issue with the car and she found out that it was a lemon when she took it to a dealer to be looked at.  Mr X apparently made a new bill of sale and put all my information on it as if I sold it to her.  He even forged my signature.  She saw him sign it herself.  When she asked whose name it was he said it was his girlfriend’s name.  Not sure why she went through with it, but she did.  She called him today to tell him she found out about it being a lemon and wants her money back.  He became angry and threatened to call the police and file harassment charges. I should also note that when he signed my name, he misspelled my last name and the bill of sale is from the neighboring state (not even my state).  This poor woman is out a lot of cash and my name is on this.  Not sure what to do?  I have a picture of his business card.  He works for a large real estate company in town and apparently sells cars on the side.  I know forgery can be a felony.


texts: Why do prominent public figures resign, instead of being prosecuted, when they appear to have committed a crime?

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A few examples:

Iceland's prime minister resigned when his relationship to the Panama Papers was discovered.
The police superintendent in Chicago, Illinois, USA was fired when a video containing a police shooting was uncovered more than a year after the shooting took place.
A regional administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency resigned after dangerous levels of lead were found in the area that the administrator oversaw.

These acts prompted suspicions of money laundering and cover-ups, and gross negligence. Why are these public figures typically fired, or "voluntarily resign," instead of being prosecuted for crimes that they could plausibly be accused of? Is it a case of the law not being applied to the powerful and well-connected, or are there other legal reasons?


texts: Who is accountable for underage drinking when the alcohol is easily accessed by the public? (United Kingdom)

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I live in the UK. A group of teenagers are able to access large quantities of alcohol from an unsecured area (out in the open) at the rear of a small shopping complex.

Are there any UK regulations that the off-licence or the owner of the shopping complex are in breach of? At the very least, is the off-licence being seriously neglectful?

I've reported the incidents to the police and council. I was told abruptly by the off-licence that they wouldn't do anything to prevent this from occurring in the future.

Are any laws being broken by anyone besides the youths? Are there any other official bodies that I should report this to?


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A friend of mine got a new Microwave oven, and let me have his old one. As a hobbyist engineer, I'd of course love to use the magnetron within to build a small Microwave Gun, which for example to use to light Light bulbs at a distance, or to blow up small batteries.
As the device, however, can be quite dangerous to both health and belongings, damaging electrical systems and using high voltages and currents, I was just wondering if they were legal. As the title states, I'm from Austria.


texts: GDPR: Is only a birthday personal identifiable information?

texts: I wonder if only a birthday is seen as personal identifiable information according to the GDPR, so no usernames, passwords, emails, phone numbers are present in the system. Literally only a birthdate. And if someone can answer this it would be great if you could link the source as well since I can't seem to find this.


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First let me say I have no legal experience...

I currently rent from a large property management company on Long Island (NY). About 1.5 years ago, I decided to pay month-to-month since I entered the housing market in search of a house (of course, not knowing that it would take this long to find a house). I found a house and I'm closing next month (August 15). The last short-term lease I signed with the company has a clause in the contract that states I must guarantee the month of September even though the contract is only valid through August. Basically it states that if a tenant can be secured for the month of September, the additional fee will be waived (the fee is equal to 1 months rent which is approx $2,500) if not, I will be required to pay it.

Is this legal? Would this hold up in court if I decide not to pay and let it go to small claims? This clause seems self fulfilling and unreasonable. Unreasonable b/c they are passing off the cost to the previous tenant because they can't find a tenant for the next month. Self-fulfilling b/c it is extremely unreasonable to assume that you can fill the apartment immediately for the next month since typically apartments are repainted, carpets cleaned/replaced, and not to mention the normal process of vetting and securing a new tenant (e.g. my contract expires August 31 and next month begins September 1; 1 day to clean, paint, replace carpets and find tenant). In addition, paying month-to-month comes with a 20% increase in rent. So I feel they are already absorbing their liabilities with the increase in rent.

If I fail to pay the Guarantee, can the property management company report my delinquency to the credit bureaus (e.g. will this effect my FICO score)?

Thanks in advance!


texts: EU potential employer asking for Police Clearance Certificate because of my nationality

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I'm from Portugal and living in Poland now. I have passed a recruiting process for a Danish company here in Poland.
The company stated that as I'm not Danish, nor Polish, I should go through an additional verification process that requires more documents (like a Police Clearance Certificate or PCC) in order to sign the contract.
I'm asking if this goes against EU law, article 21:
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=OJ:C:2007:303:TOC
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=OJ:C:2007:303:FULL&from=EN

Non-discrimination

Any discrimination based on any ground such as sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation shall be prohibited.

Within the scope of application of the Treaties and without prejudice to any of their specific provisions, any discrimination on grounds of nationality shall be prohibited.


texts: How can the US president give an order to a civilian?

texts: I remember reading that the US president can give an order to a civilian via some special letter. (The example given involved an IT company employee ordered to install a back-door in the company's infrastructure.) However, I cannot find this described in the Wikipedia article Powers of the president of the United States.  Is my memory failing me, or is this case missing from the Wikipedia article?


texts: Can Social Media Reviews Be Considered Defamation?

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I live in an apartment building. I found an advertisement flyer on my car and I was annoyed.  Inside the entrance of the building there is a "No Solicitation" sign.  I'm not sure about the legality of the advertisement they did, but that isn't my question.  I looked up their Facebook page and saw the same flyer posted in image form.  I commented something along the lines of, "Where did I see this...  oh that's right, they are plastered all over my and others cars even though there is a 'No Solicitation' sign posted in the entrance."

Two days later, I arrived home and saw some flyers littered around the parking lot.  I decided to take a picture of them all and posted another message to the page:  "Were you guys wondering what happens to the flyers? Here are the ones I could find (Picture collage of them all)"

Today I realize they deleted both of my comments without acknowledgement or apology.  I got mad at this and posted a review to their page along the lines of, "I posted complaints about their illegal advertisement and they deleted them, I would not visit this place."

I was reading about people getting sued for online reviews, and I am now scared if I should have posted this because it might have a real effect on their sales.

I was about to post a similar comment to Google+ reviews, but I was unsure if sending out a full scale review attack by posting to different places is too aggressive.  So here I am.  Should I continue my path of hitting this company with my small complaints or delete the review and go home?


texts: Is *using* illegal drugs illegal in the US?

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This may seem like an obvious, of course, it is.

The problem is, it seems that, while US government prohibit possessing drugs, it doesn't prohibit using.

So drug usage is a bit like prostitution or online gambling. In some country, the act itself is legal but the acts around it are criminalized.

I look around.

There is no law that I know that prohibit using drugs.

If someone is caught and tests show that he uses drugs, he is not punished because using the drug is legal. If he is caught possessing drugs then he goes to jail.

I may be wrong.

Am I?

Why it is so is probably more suitable for political StackExchange.

Of course, anyone using a drug must have possessed the drug first before using it. I couldn't imagine anyone using a drug without possessing it. However, it seems that the law cannot put the 2+2 = 4 together.

If someone tested positive of using ganja, any jury will be convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that the person must have possessed ganja in the past.

Perhaps some law perspective on why possession, instead of usage, is illegal can be said too.

This question is mainly about whether the law is as I think it is and how it's actually applied.

Some research:

  In the U.S., the penalty for illegal drug possession and sale can vary from a small fine to a prison sentence.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibition_of_drugs

It doesn't say usage. I also cannot find anyone going to jail for "usage"

For comparisson

http://www.flevin.com/id/lgso/translations/JICA%20Mirror/english/4868_UU_35_2009_e.html

In Indonesian law article 127 says:
(1) Every abusers:

  a. Narcotics Category I for themselves shall be punished with
  imprisonment of 4 (four) years;
      b. Narcotics Category II for themselves shall be punished with imprisonment of 2 (two) years, and
      c. Narcotics of category III for themselves shall be punished with imprisonment of 1 (one) year.

That explicitly prohibit "usage". Of course, most users are not really abusers and are just casual users. However, I don't think the court think that way.


texts: Definition of automatic firearms in the US

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I want to know about the legal definitions of automatic firearms in the US. I don't care about what people think an automatic firearm is, just about what legally qualifies one as such.

The only legal definition I was able to find online is this one:

  The term “semiautomatic rifle” means any repeating rifle which utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and chamber the next round, and which requires a separate pull of the trigger to fire each cartridge.

(https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/921)

This, however, only defines semi-automatic rifles. It does not define, for example, semi-automatic handguns or fully automatic rifles.


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I had a medium-sized job contractor (< $10k) verbally agree to a complete-by-date of 2-3 days from the day he came out with a quote. The contract he sent lacked any sort of "complete by" date, or any indication of when to expect the work done, and I mistakenly signed it (stupid, I know. He had such good google reviews I thought his word was trustworthy). A month later, after multiple calls and unfulfilled promises, the contractor never showed up, and I tell him I consider the contract null and void for not completing our verbal agreement date. Of course he is not happy and is threatening me to take me to court, claiming that if the contract didn't specifically state a completion date, I'm out of luck.

I tried to reason with him, saying that he hasn't spent any energy on completing the job, so it's a no-harm/no-foul situation. Let's just shake hands and walk away, but he is now insistent on either completing the job or taking me to court.

On the one hand, I have his verbal agreement that he denies, and on the other hand, I have a written contract that states no complete by date.

What would hold up in the court of law? Is there any sort of implied expiration date for a contractor's completion for medium size contractor jobs (< $10k)? Will my verbal complete-by date hold up in lieu of any written complete-by date?


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A few years ago I was looking for a domain name to use for my website. After trying a couple hundred names I eventually found one that wasn't taken. I did a quick google to make sure the name wasn't trademarked or tied to any businesses.

Not long ago I found a post on a forum from almost 10 years ago where the person posted a link to their hobby website which happened to have the same domain name.

Am I in the wrong, or could face any legal action from any earnings made form the website?


texts: Why did Reiser's prosecutor agree to a plea *after* Reiser had been convicted?

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Hans Reiser was found guilty of first degree murder. However, his prosecutor agreed to a plea deal with him of second degree murder after this conviction, on the condition that Reiser reveal the location of his murdered wife's body.

I understand why a prosecutor would accept a plea deal for a lesser crime in place of slogging through a trial for a chance of a conviction on a greater crime, but I do not understand why the prosecutor would want to accept such a plea deal after already having scored the conviction of the greater crime. I find it hard to believe that a state prosecutor would particularly care whether the body could be found or not after the associated conviction and already been scored.


texts: do we have to register our trademark to be valid.... can we take a legal action if someone is using similar trademark but our is not registered?

texts:
My question is about do we have to register our trademark to be valid.
1. can we take a legal action if someone is using similar trademark but our is not registered?


texts: Is it illegal anywhere in Europe to modify one's own personal transport?

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Let's say I have a car and I want to make some modifications myself without a professional. It can be just for fun or personal research/testing. I may just add a train horn, an auto-breaking system, a semi-self-driving system, something like that. Assuming I don't make a change that clearly and directly makes driving dangerous like disconnecting the breaks.

Is it illegal anywhere in Europe to modify one's own vehicle (car, motorbike, etc) like that?


texts: Amenities I do not use but am being required to pay for

texts: Can a landlord force tenants to pay for a service they did not request/enroll in? I am specifically asking about the $12/month package service that the landlord now says is not optional. Also, they require all tenants to have a renter's insurance policy (which I have), but now they are charging me $10/month to use their renter insurance. Do I have to use their insurance? Do I have to pay for a package service if I don't want the service?


texts: Football field in park being upgraded - rights of neighbouring property owners?

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We live in Portland, Oregon (USA), in a neighborhood next to a high school which has an adjoining football field. The field is in a publicly accessible park.

There is a proposal from the school district to upgrade the field to include stadium lighting, stadium seating and a fence around the field. Access will remain public, but the fence will be locked some of the time. I think it'll always be a park in that no professional sports will be played there. Very infrequently, games will be ticketed.

I think that the improvements will destroy the character of the park and force the neighbours to look at stadium lights until late at night (I believe that the lights will also support local adult teams). The proposal has a lot of support from high school parents in the community (who don't live near the field) so I suspect that my view is not the majority view.

My question is: what are my rights here? Looking around a bit, I see two possibilities:

I have no rights. The district can do whatever they want. I can vote against them in the next election.
The constitution protects my (minority) rights and I do have options.

I would prefer option 2 as option 1 is not helpful. Is option 2 at all applicable? Can anyone point to a reference document or documents?

For background on this topic, see: https://www.pps.net/Page/14612


texts: Who is liable when the membership of a partnership changes?

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Suppose there is a partnership with five members. On Monday, someone commits a tort on behalf of the partnership (e.g. assaults a customer). On Tuesday, one of the partners leaves the partnership and is replaced by a new partner. On Wednesday, the victim of Monday's tort wants to sue.

Who do they sue? Is it the people who were partners on Monday, or the people who are now partners on Wednesday?

The jurisdiction is Victoria, Australia but the answer in any common law jurisdiction is of interest.


texts: I have many a times seen people deal with their Stock Brokers telling them to sell or buy shares and as the prices fluctuate quite quickly they don't have the time to get everything in writing. I once asked one such person and they said the broker would keep an Audio Recording of the conversation as evidence of having been told to perform the transaction however is this evidence even valid? I believe it can easily be fabricated by someone. Also someone after losing money might just go and say that I didn't give the order and that my phone was stolen or something. Are there precedents for such incidents? How does the court rule then?


texts: How to fulfill the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in science

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Suppose, a scientist is planning to publish a paper that is about an algorithm which analyzes Wikipedia articles. I'm wondering, if the European General Data Protection Regulation would be relevant in that case.

According to Article 13, one has to inform anyone whose personal data is collected:

  Where personal data relating to a data subject are collected from the data subject, the controller shall, at the time when personal data
  are obtained, provide the data subject with all of the following
  information: (...)

Article 4 explains, what "personal data" means:

  ‘personal data’ means any information relating to an identified or
  identifiable natural person (‘data subject’); an identifiable natural
  person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in
  particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an
  identification number, location data, an online identifier (...)

(Source: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32016R0679)

Wikipedia articles might contain personal data, because each one has an edit history that lists changes and who did them (User accounts or IP addresses). Therefore, each article can be related to "online identifiers" (such as the account or the IP) of its editors. Would the scientist - according to the GDPR - have to inform the editors of all the Wikipedia Articles that he has processed their personal data?


texts: Can a city ban a person from filming in their own house?

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Jake Paul was apparently banned from filming in his own LA house, and it seems like ice Poseidon, another Youtuber has been banned filming (or in his case, streaming) outside and from within his LA house too, and now requires permits to film in his area or in any kind of business.

Can a city legally do this, if so, does it require a specific set of Laws? Can other cities and states also do this?


texts: Would the end of "net neutrality" legally allow individual ISPs to block access to/censor sites and services?

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Much of what I have been reading points to ISPs being allowed to throttle, ie. slow down access to certain "competing" websites and services.

If current "net neutrality" laws were to be repealed, would ISPs be legally allowed to completely block access to, or otherwise censor, such "competing" websites and services?


texts: I created a symbol based from a symbol I searched from the internet. It was a Celtic symbol. I revised it a little bit and put some colors in it. Considering that the symbol is already very old and I created my version of it from scratch, am I still subject to copyright laws?


texts:
Independent.co.uk:

Indeed, they risk falling foul of the government’s definition of extremism, which covers not only committed jihadis, but also anyone who vocally or actively opposes “fundamental British values”.

Is there a risk of getting flagged as an extremist if someone opposes “fundamental British values” in Britain?


texts: Can a foreigner setup an unstaffed company in United States?

texts: Let's say that a foreigner wants to sell products or services in US using a company there to save his/her clients of importing his products/services. Yet this hypothetical entrepreneur does not stay in US all the time, only when he goes to sell his products/services under a business visa. Which are the rules of such operation?


texts: Correct way to ask written questions of an expert witness

texts: I am the defendant in a case and the claimant has submitted evidence from an expert witness. I have been told I have the ability to question the expert witness in writing. What is the appropriate way to go about doing this?


texts: Can consular security staff carry firearms in New York City?

texts: Can the security staff (equivalent to the U.S. Diplomatic Security Service) of the various Embassies/Missions/Consulates/etc located in New York City carry (concealed) firearms as part of their official duties providing security for their diplomatic staff while not on embassy grounds?  Have these rules changed any since the 1960's?


texts: How to change of school as a foreign student to another school if the previous Change of Status hasn't been adjudicated yet in the United States

texts: How could a student that has filled for a change of status to a F-1 visa, but whose change of status hasn't been adjudicated yet, transfer to a different school with a new I-20? I heard that we can't change the I-20 during the change of status, is that right?


texts: Say I land a drone on someones property.  Obviously this is trespass but how do I get the drone back? If the property owner refuses to hand it back can I demand him to?


texts: Arizona laws regarding ownership of ground glassware for chemistry usage

texts:
I was watching a YouTube video that included an interview with a Clandestine Chemist, and at the 8:50 mark, he states:

  In Arizona, mere possession of ground glassware is a felony, if you're not a licensed chemist.

I live in Arizona, and I do some organic chemistry on my spare time. So hearing this worries me, especially when it's coming from someone who has so much experience with the law in regards to chemistry and ground glassware. Granted, everything I have is 14/20 or 14/10 scale (mini and micro scale, respectively), which is as small as it gets. So if I was manufacturing narcotics, that would be the most tedious operation.

Does anyone know if the above statement is accurate? I tried looking for some ARS stating that it was illegal to own ground glassware, but wasn't able to come up with anything specifically stating that it's illegal.


texts: Can a Company be Sued for not Complaining About Its Trademarks Infringements?

texts:
Eyeo is the owner of a software called Adblock Plus. It is German company and operates under EU.

They have the trademarks of Adblock Plus.

But they try to take down all other software that contain Adblock in its name.

The point is they registered Adblock Plus but they claim ownership over generic Adblock term.

Strange enough, they only ask for individual developers to remove Adblock term but they do not interfere with software companies, possibly because of legal costs. Adblock for Firefox utilizes Adblock freely.

But does not this create damage and loss for individual developers? While big companies can use Adblock freely, individual developers are forced not to benefit Adblock term.

Can a company be used for only forcing individual developers about trademark infringements?


texts: Can law enforcements from country(A) request or force an isp or a company from country(B) handover its logs?

texts: If someone hacks a server from country(A) using a vpn from country(B), law enforcements from country(A) must obtain logs from the vpn company or the vpn isp from country(B) inorder  to find the person of interest, how a case like this is handled, can law enforcements force the vpn company or the vpn isp to hand over the logs?


texts: I want to provide a online service/app to the world which might not legal in all countries/jurisdictions but mine. What next?

texts:
If i provide an online service/app to the world which is legal in my country/jurisdiction but might not be legal in other locations, what i have to do or what might happen to me?
I mean every jurisdiction cant expect that i check the laws of every country/jurisdiction and do country blocks for example, right?
Might some informations in my terms be enough, something like (for example):
... We do not intend to offer the service in prohibited jurisdictions. If you are located in a prohibited jurisdiction, you may not use the service, even if it is accessible on your device. You will be solely responsible for any legal consequences of using the service in a prohibited jurisdiction. ...
Best wishes
Dan


texts: Is there any doubt about crypto-currency and like-kind exchanges?

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If I sell crypto, can I purchase new crypto and avoid paying capital gains tax on it?
It seems the IRS is very clear about it,

Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Section 1031 now applies only to exchanges of real property and not to exchanges of personal or intangible property. An exchange of real property held primarily for sale still does not qualify as a like-kind exchange. A transition rule in the new law provides that Section 1031 applies to a qualifying exchange of personal or intangible property if the taxpayer disposed of the exchanged property on or before December 31, 2017, or received replacement property on or before that date.

Moreover, from Section 1031 which was amended years ago in 2017 the amendment says,
2017-Pub. L. 115–97, §13303(b)(5), substituted "real property" for "property" in section catchline.

Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 115–97, §13303(a), substituted "real property" for "property" wherever appearing.

Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 115–97, §13303(b)(1)(A), amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "This subsection shall not apply to any exchange of-

"(A) stock in trade or other property held primarily for sale,

"(B) stocks, bonds, or notes,

"(C) other securities or evidences of indebtedness or interest,

"(D) interests in a partnership,

"(E) certificates of trust or beneficial interests, or

"(F) choses in action.

But from what I'm being told by biased and reputable sources in the cryptocurrency exchanges, the IRS blogs are not legally binding and that for crypto to be taxed like property it must be subject to to Section 1031. Take a look at this article on Forbes.com from 2019, "IRS Kills Tax Free Crypto Exchanges? Not Hardly" which says,

Section 1031 provides that neither gain nor loss is recognized on an exchange of like-kind property

This is simply untrue. It's not like-kind property, it's like-kind real property, the article goes forward to talk about how it's not settled whether or not bitcoin is an exchange or not. But why would that question even matter? Does anyone dispute that it's not "real property" which seems to be required to qualify for 1031?
I'm just confused here, why is this even in dispute?


texts: What could a getaway driver be charged with?

texts: This a hypothetical question but one that I think is interesting. If someone was a getaway driver involved in a bank robbery could they be charged for more than reckless driving, would they be an accomplice, or could they be charged with something else?


texts:
Situation:

One spouse is interested in getting the divorce over with quickly, and the other spouse is interested in going very slowly.  The interest in going slowly is because the status quo is much more generous financially and otherwise than the divorce decree will be.  (This last statement assumes that the GAL report is accepted by the court as the basis for the final decree, which is likely.)  There is a young child involved.

One attorney seems to have no ideas on how to make the case move along quickly (or at all), while the other attorney has many, innovative delaying tactics.

What ways are there to get the divorce court (in Georgia) to tell both sides to make progress (e.g., to complete the mandatory mediation by a certain date)?

Update: Is a court likely to modify the original (now more than 1/2 year old) temporary court order (on custody) based on the GAL report?


texts: Copyright related issue on publishing a technical book?

texts: I am preparing to publish a technical book on programming that contains figures and charts (like, compiler, linker, ASCII table, keywords list) created by myself by taking references from many sources. Can I still need copyright clearance for using them in my book as the diagrams and charts are not originally designed by mine? Is the common conceptual figures like flowcharts of compilers, and list of programming keywords or ASCII table comes under copyright?


texts: Does originalism address how to amend the Constitution for changing values?

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Originalism is a method for interpreting law by enforcing what the text meant to the people who originally wrote it.

Following originalism rights are adjusted to the current values of people by passing laws, which seems to be reasonable in practice. However from what I've read of it the Constitution is very broad. It rarely dives into specifics but rather gives a high level statement, seemingly to be carried out by legislation and the judicial process.

For example "cruel and unusual" in the 8th amendment. Justice Anthony Scalia, one of the biggest proponents of originalism, stated that the death penalty wasn't included under it because it was legal at the time the text was written. Under originalism modern society needs to amend the Constitution if it wants to include the death penalty or anything else under "cruel and unusual".

Do proponents of originalism suggest the new amendment use the phrase "cruel and unusual" but with the understanding that those words now mean something different? Or that it specifically call out the death penalty and everything else?

I wonder because the former would be strange and possibly confusing, and the latter greatly restricts amendments by not allowing them to paint with a broad stroke as the original text did.


texts: How do sanctions apply to intellectual property and copyright infringement

texts:
Scenario:

Business X in country A sells software with a subscription license.
Business Y in country B pays monthly for software from X.
Country A and B are members of the Berne Convention
Example sanctions would apply to software sold by X.

Would the end result be the same for the following scenarios?
Would it be legal for business Y to continue using the software without paying for it?
If not, how would Y continue to legally use the software?

Country A places sanctions on country B
Country B places sanctions on country A


texts: Is a general Indemnification rule related to IP enforcable in Germany?

texts:
I, living in Germany, am developing an app based on the API of a company that has to following rules in their Legal section:

... don't want to get sued. Therefore, you agree that we can use, copy, modify, distribute, and make derivative works of your Project in any form, on a royalty-free, non-exclusive, irrevocable, transferable, sub-licensable, worldwide basis, for any purpose and without having to pay you anything, obtain your approval, or give you credit.
You can't use a third party’s IP in your Project if doing so would violate their rights. We understand that besides our IP, you might want to incorporate someone else’s IP in your Project, such as a cool song or some other artwork. If you’re using someone else’s music, artwork or other IP, you need to have their permission before you put it into your Project. If we find out that your Project is using a third person’s IP without their permission, we may require you to take down and stop distributing your Project.
Our lawyers don’t want us to get sued or be put at risk by your Project. If we, or our partners or affiliates, have any kind of legal claim or other lawsuit brought against us that is related to your Project, you’ll pay our legal fees and costs related to this lawsuit, including our attorney’s fees, and any settlement or judgment amount that we have to pay as a result.
...

The following scenario comes to my mind as a problem:
I create the app, use the company's IP and also make heavy use of a third party's library/IP with that party's consent. The company might end up redistributing my app, but the third party, who doesn't have an agreement with them, doesn't want them to.
In this case (which I think complies to all agreements up to now), would I have to pay for the attorney fees for the (possible) lawsuit of the third party against the company? In other words, would it be legal that the company holds me accountable for them not getting the third party's agreement to using their IP?


texts: How would a city police agency get a fugitive extradited from another country?

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I was watching a fake cop show on Netflix. There was a suspected murder, and the prime suspects lived in Russia. The original plan was for them to call Russia.

Makes me now wonder. Suppose an actual city law enforcement agency has secured a felony arrest warrant under state law for a man they believe is located in a given foreign country. Further, the offense in question is extraditable. How would the agency get the fugitive brought in? Can they contact the foreign nation's police directly and have them arrest the fugitive? Or, like, would they call the FBI and let them take care of the paperwork?


texts: Can I leave my girlfriend/wife to someone in my will?

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Obviously this would never work here in the UK and would certainly be illegal in some way. However out of curiosity I would like to know specifically what the legal implications would be, or what legalities would prevent me from doing so (such as 'she is not a possession of mine' as one example).

Are there any cultures where this sort of thing is legal or happening?

This is all theoretical as I don't have a girlfriend or a wife anyway!


texts: Can I use a trademarked name as part of mobile app title?

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I have created an app which is basicly a tool for some other trademarked product.
Because I want users looking for an app like this to know what is it for, I would like to use the trademarked name of the product as part of the app title, for example: "Product name tool". Also I would like to use the trademarked name in the description of the app a few times (Keyword search optimization) but I would put something like "App is not affiliated with Product name" in short description and in both top and bottom of long description.

Could this cause a trademark infringement or some other problems?


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In a conversation between, say, Alice and Bob, if Bob shares his medical history with Alice, under which conditions is this information considered private medical information?

If Alice is a physician?
If Bob knows that she is a physician?
If Bob asks for medical advice/treatment specifically (as opposed to, say, simply complaining about his health)?

Generally speaking, is medical information shared in an informal context (e.g. chatting with a family friend who happens to be a doctor) as protected as information provided in official medical contexts (e.g. during an appointment in a hospital)?


texts: Using a celebrities likeness in a small game - what are the legal issues surrounding this?

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A friend and I are currently brainstorming ideas for a little game project we have in a few weeks and one of the ideas involves using two currently alive celebrities as the protagonists.

The game isn't going to be a AAA title, it is going to be a small game consisting of 8bit graphics. However, we will be modelling the graphics off these two said celebrities and in addition we are also planning on using one of the celebrities names in the title of the game which we would put on the android app store. Another point to add is that we are planning on monetizing the game. It also might be worth a mention that we live in the UK and the celebrities in question live in the U.S.A

So given the above - Is it legal to do what we are proposing? And if so are there any 'catches' if you will?

I look forward to any and all help!

Many thanks!

(I did not know what area of law this would fall under, so apologies if I used an incorrect tag)


texts: What gives the right to public schools to confiscate your phone?

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I've seen a few questions like this one on this site, however, I have not been able to find a credible source dictating what gives schools the power to confiscate a device?

Let me give an example:

Bob goes to a public school in the United States. Bob's school has a policy that allows the school to confiscate Bob's phone if he does not use for "educational purposes" or misuses it during class. At the beginning of the year, the school sends out a document where Bob and his parent/guardian are supposed to place their initials which means they agree to the handbook. Bob and his parent/guardian return the document, however, do not sign/agree to the handbook. What gives the school the right to legally confiscate Bobs phone without his consent? (Please be specific)


texts: What is the legality surrounding the U.S. electoral college members becoming “faithless electors?”

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So with Donald Trump declared the next (45th) President of the United States of America this week, a lot of people are unhappy to say the least. And the discussion of the role and purpose of the electoral college has come up in many conversations.

Long story short Hillary Clinton won the popular vote, but Donald Trump has received the majority of electors.

But concept of electors becoming “faithless electors” has come up and according to some and quoted in the above linked article:

  However, there is nothing stopping any of the electors from refusing
  to support the candidate to whom they were bound or by abstaining from
  voting.

Another article in The New York Times elaborates on the concept and obligations of the electoral college as well and this page on the website for the National Constitution Center as well quotes relevant passages from the Constitution. More observations and analysis from Time magazine.

So the question is: Is this truly legal? Or is this all pie-in-the-sky hopes put forth by people who are hoping against all hope that Donald Trump won’t be the 45th President of the United States of America?


texts: What is the likelihood of successfully suing a psychologist for detaining you under the Mental Health Act (UK)

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My friend was sectioned some years ago by two social workers and a psychologist. He now believes it was unjust and wants to "clear his name".

I have advised him to drop it because it will be his word against a psychologist's report, but he thinks he has to try. He is a homeless chap. He has no money, and although he speaks well, most people treat him poorly.

I think he has no chance. Am I correct in this assumption, or is there some route?


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In the country where I live there is a special court for condominiums.

In such court co-tenants in the same property can sue regarding administrations and use of common areas, maintenance fees, misuse of the particular units and other issues arising from the fact that multiple owners  share the condominium.

I wanted to know if there is such a court instance in English speaking countries and how it is called


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I have a doubt regarding the privacy on Facebook and the law application.
Also lawyers That I have spoken with, seem not very sure about the matter.
In particular I would like to know if it is my right to ask the removal of photos of me that other people have shared in Messenger and in Private groups.
If it is my right, to whom I should address the problem? To people that have shared my photos (again in private chats and groups) or to Facebook? I have already kindly asked to remove the photos to people but I have not received reply.
How can I have the proof that the photos have been deleted?
In my opinion, since the photos were shared using Facebook they cannot considered private as it is an online tool and social media. What do you think?
Thank you in advance for your help!


texts: Must an employer provide a break room/lunch room to its employees?

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I started working in a retail store. It has no lunch room, break room, or a place where employees can sit comfortably to relax. In practice there's a storage area where people use bins to eat their meal off of, but its intended use is not for this.
Is there a law regarding this? What legal actions are possible?


texts: What happens if a LLC Member fills out the LLC license with Malicious intent in the state of Mississippi

texts: If There are 2 members of a LLC and a verbal agreement in which one Partner has 65% of the company and the other Partner had 35% of the company but the Partner with 35% of the company set up the LLC with him being President without his knowledge Does the Partner with 65% still have 65% of the company and if the company splits what rights does he have to any assets, income, or services purchased or made by the company


texts: Can you legally move a dead body to preserve it as evidence?

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A fisherman is heading upstream in his boat, and sees a human corpse float past. Obviously even if it wasn't murder, it still warrants a 911 call because it was a death. The river however, is steadily moving the body away.
Can the fisherman move the body and avoid legal jeopardy because the intent was to preserve it as evidence?
You can make other scenarios I'm sure, but I chose this one as an example. Basically, the concept here is that doing nothing will possibly result in the total destruction of the body/evidence.


texts: Passport requirements for travel between a US territory and a US state

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I am trying to find out what US law says about foreign travelers flying between US territories and the "mainland."  For example, flying from Guam to Hawaii or from Puerto Rico to Florida.
8 CFR 215.1(g) and (h):

(g) The term geographical part of the United States means:
(1) The continental United States,
(2) Alaska,
(3) Hawaii,
(4) Puerto Rico,
(5) The Virgin Islands,
(6) Guam,
(7) American Samoa,
(8) Swains Island, or
(9) The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (beginning November 28, 2009).
(h) The term depart from the United States means depart by land, water, or air:
(1) From the United States for any foreign place, or
(2) from one geographical part of the United States for a separate geographical part of the United States: Provided, That a trip or journey upon a public ferry, passenger vessel sailing coastwise on a fixed schedule, excursion vessel, or aircraft, having both termini in the continental United States or in any one of the other geographical parts of the United States and not touching any territory or waters under the jurisdiction or control of a foreign power, shall not be deemed a departure from the United States.

US Customs and Border Protection's page on the matter is terribly confusing and does not adequately address the case of someone who is neither a US citizen nor lawful permanent resident.  However, it does seem to imply that a foreigner requires a passport to fly between territories and states:

Will travelers from U.S. territories need to present a passport to enter the United States?
U.S. Citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR's) who travel directly between parts of the United States, which includes Guam, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Swains Island and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), without touching at a foreign port or place, are not required to present a valid U.S. Passport or U.S. Green Card.
However, it is recommended that travelers bring a government issued photo ID and copy of birth certificate.
It also is recommended that you carry proof of your LPR status at all times in the event you are asked to prove your status. This may be in the form of a green card or passport.
Hawaii is a U.S. state and therefore passport documentation requirements for U.S. citizens and LPR's do not apply.
Entry requirements for non-U.S. citizens are the same as for entering the United States from any foreign destination. Upon departure, a passport is required for all but U.S. citizens.
Questions about requirements for domestic travel should be directed to Transportation Security Administration (TSA).  TSA can be reached at 1-866-289-9673.

This seems to imply that the rules are different for travel between (for example) Alaska and Hawaii than they are between Guam and Hawaii, even though there is no such distinction to be found in the regulation.
Furthermore, at 8 USC 1101(a)(38), the general definition of "United States" for the purpose of immigration law is given as

(38)   The term “United States”, except as otherwise specifically herein provided, when used in a geographical sense, means the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands of the United States, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

It is therefore odd that the text makes a distinction between such travel and "domestic travel," when it seems that according to immigration law such travel is domestic travel.
Is there some other basis to be found in US law for a requirement that foreigners have a passport when flying directly between US territories or between a US territory and a US state?  Is there some basis that justifies treating these flights differently from flights to or from Alaska or Hawaii?


texts: If one person on a phone said they would record the call, do I need to tell them that I record the call if I decide to do so?

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In the United States, some states require consent to record if one party decides to record the phone call. A person I'm talking to told me they would record the call, do I need to tell them that I will record the call if I decide to?

I am especially thinking about customer services who warn the customer that the call may be recorded: can I record the call as well without asking for consent in that case?

I am mostly interested in the following locations, ordered by descending interest:

California, United States
Massachusetts, United States (-> no need for consent in that state, so problem solved)
All other states in the United States
Paris, France
Seoul, South Korea


texts: Is it legal to sell products whose design uses titles of copyrighted songs?

texts: There are some similar questions here, but I believe mine is a little different. Is it legal to sell products (t-shirts, mugs, etc.) that use typography art of the titles of famous songs. Also, can these be legally advertised by me, non-copyright holder, with the name of the band, or artists?


texts: Does a resume qualify as personally identifiable information relative to a privacy policy/tos?

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A certain freelancer marketplace website based in Pennsylvania has allowed Google to index over 1000 user resumes. As we all know, resumes contain personally identifiable information. Their privacy policy states the following:

[site] does not rent or sell your personally identifiable information to third parties.
[site] does not share your contact information with other users or third parties without your consent.
Any personally identifiable information that you provide to [site] will be secured with industry standard protocols and technology.

In speaking with their staff, I have been informed that their terms of service contains language that makes users "solely responsible for information posted on our Website" and that users "hereby assign to [site] your rights in any Non-Multimedia Content." They believe that those statements in the terms of service override the quoted privacy statements.

It seems to me that an uploaded resume is "personally identifiable information" and that it should be "secured with industry standard protocols and technology." If the resume is publicly downloadable on the Internet, that's the definition of unsecured. Would their position stand up to the California CCPA, or Europe's GDPR rules? The resumes appear to belong to users from around the globe.

[EDIT]
For clarity, this website is treating users' uploaded resumes as miscellaneous image files and allowing them to be indexed in Google. Resumes contain names, addresses, email addresses, telephone numbers, social media handles and a lot of other private information that most privacy conscious people would not want published openly on the Internet. Since Guru.com is a jobs/employment oriented website it's completely reasonable that people upload their resumes there for the purpose of sharing with employers/clients who are logged-in to their own accounts for hiring purposes, and there is no reason to think that these resumes would not be treated as PII or contact information as defined in the privacy policy.


texts: Child Custody : Cases supporting Father as primary care giver or shared care and control

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Does anyone have Court of Appeal cases where by custody is awarded to the father or shared custody is awarded?

Basically Father proposed a shared care and control parenting arrangement but mother is refusing to share and only willing give access for 1 day a week.

The case is in a common law jurisdiction, hence court of appeal cases will be most helpful.

Basically the father argument is the child love both parents and the both parents love the child. He is offering a care arrangement that allow both parents to play a part in his life.

Child age 2 years old.


texts: Grokking the difference between Civil Law and Common Law

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My history teacher told us yesterday,
the difference between Civil Law and Common Law, if specified in one sentence is:
The Civil Law is to make and create laws,
While the Common Law is to find and discover laws.

Is it a good abstract about the difference?


texts: When should/are initials used, in the context of a contract? How are they different from a signature of a full name? Come to think of it, is it required that a person's signature be their first and last name?


texts: What action can I take if an employer asks me to work more than 48 hours per week?

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According to the working time directive:

  You can’t work more than 48 hours a week on average

Suppose that an employee has been coerced into working more than 48 hours a week. According to the same page:

  Your employer can ask you to opt out, but you can’t be sacked or treated unfairly for refusing to do so

Suppose also that:

The employee is not in a profession exempt from the working time directive
The employee has not signed an opt out clause
The amount of hours worked is not in question, e.g. is logged in a timesheet system

My question is, what action can the employee take in a case like this?


texts: Responsible GDPR data protection authority (DPA) responsible for non-EU companies?

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Article 15 EU GDPR is often cited as basis of what needs to be included in privacy policy.

The data subject shall have the right to obtain from the controller confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning him or her are being processed, and, where that is the case, access to the personal data and the following information:

(f) the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority;

So I should add that to the privacy policy. Many privacy policies also mention the DPA which is responsible for them. But this was written by EU companies and they choose the one of their country.
Which DPA is responsible for non-EU companies?
This is also important to know in case of any questions by non-EU companies for DPAs.


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What are the legal consequences to me if I, as a San Francisco resident, fail to throw a given recyclable item in the blue (recycle) bin, and instead throw it in the black (landfill) bin? Will there be consequences for too little trash in the blue bin, or too much recyclable trash in black bin, or both? How will the city determine whether a potentially recyclable item is actually clean enough to go in the blue bin, and what opportunity would I have to make my case that it's too dirty?

Note: I am not interested in discussing the merits of recycling, such environmental or financial impacts. The question is purely about the legal aspect.

Some context as asked for in comments:

While in most of CA it is mandatory for businesses to recycle, in San Francisco city it is actually mandatory for ordinary residents in their homes as well.

San Francisco Department of the Environment: "San Francisco’s Mandatory Recycling and Composting Ordinance requires San Francisco residents and businesses to properly separate recyclables and compostables and keep them out of the landfill."
Recology, which is apparently the company handling the waste: "San Francisco’s Mandatory Recycling and Composting Ordinance requires San Francisco residents and businesses to properly separate recyclables and compostables and keep them out of the landfill."
Wikipedia article on Ordinance No. 100-09: "In the event of "egregious" cases of noncompliance, or failure to separate recyclables, compostables, and trash, fines up to $100 for single-family homes and up to $1000 for large businesses are issued."

Now, if the government of SF decided in their infinite wisdom that Recycling Is Good, I am not one to second guess the thoughts of heads smarter than mine. I'm happy to recycle when possible even if not required. However, this requirement seems to complicate things a bit.

For the unfamiliar, recycling is actually a complex business. Typically US municipalities will hire a company to collect recyclable waste, group it in batches, and then negotiate with other companies (usually in China) who take the batches of recyclable material and actually recycle it. These companies have strict requirements on the quality of the waste, for example a batch must not include too much non-recyclable material. This obviously applies to things like food residue in recyclable containers (eg. bits of yogurt or milk in plastic cups and bottles). Because of this, it is actually necessary to recycle thoroughly cleaned objects, and not recycle them if they cannot be cleaned (for example, grease stained pizza boxes are not recyclable, although in this case they can be composted). Putting dirty recyclables in the blue bin might not only fail to result in the recycling of that item, but a few dirty items may "contaminate" the whole batch (the Chinese recyclers refuse a batch with too many dirty items in it). What happens with the refused items? They go to the landfill. Thus, by being overzealous and attempting to recycle too aggressively, it is possible to actually create a significant net harm on the environment.

So recycling or not is not as simple a decision as "Is it plastic, paper or glass?" It depends also on how clean the item in question is. If recycling is mandatory, even a resident attempting to comply will run into several pitfalls:

How much cleaning of a recyclable waste item is enough for it to go in the blue bin? What if the city deems it not sufficiently clean, and therefore landfill-bound, and therefore unlawfully disposed in the blue bin (rather than black)?
How much dirtiness is too dirty? If an otherwise recyclable item is disposed in the black bin, because it is not possible to clean it to a sufficient extent, will the city ever decide that it can in fact possibly be cleaned and should have been in the blue bin instead?
When the city decides that you are non-compliant, but you disagree, what is the process?
What are the guidelines for judging what is actually eligible for recycling and what is not?


texts: Legal exposure in publishing stock predictions

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I was told that there might be legal aspects that I'm not aware of so I'm asking this question.

Since late November two AIs I've built have been generating predictions about stocks found on the NASDAQ. I've been publishing these predictions and their results on a simple WordPress site.

Looking around I see multiple people appending predictions with statements such as "Please do your due diligence". Doing a little research, I found that it is because they believe that there are legal ramifications to providing finical advice and that this line will absolve them of any legal responsibility.

I would like to know if:

a) These people (people who make predictions) are correct to fear that others (complete strangers) might make a financial decision based on the prediction (or some action) and then take legal action against them (the person who made the predictions).

b) If the above is true. Does adding the line (or variation) "Please do your due diligence" absolve them of legal responsibilities or is it as effective as a "Sovereign citizen" defense. I know of no known case where this defense worked. AKA: For a chance of success in court do not use this defense.

At the end of the day, I want to learn and create AIs and share my experience and growth in this field. The stock market is easy in terms of access to data and the ability to validate predictions (easier than building a chess AI). Because I chose this field it seems that I need to do some due diligence and figure out what is my legal exposure.

On my site, in the about section, it does describe that my project is a learning experience for me.

Added info in case it helps: I'm in Canada and the AIs are predicting stocks on the NASDAQ.


texts: Is Kodak Black trying to suborn the president?

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In this page (and, no doubt, more reputable sites, but you can seek those out for yourself), Kodak Black says

If The President Them Free Me, I’m Gonna Spend 1 million on Charity within The First Year I’m Out. That’s on Everything

Is this subornment? Is it blatantly illegal, or can it be preconceived is some un-illicit way?


texts: GDPR - User invitation functionality within learning and development platform

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There are similar answers to queries around this but I just wanted to introduce this scenario to get some advice.

Company A provides pharmaceutical products to Company B
Company B is a pharmacy

Company A has created a learning platform which Company B will use to track training modules.

There is invitation functionality on the site where a supervisor of company B can invite their employees to sign up the learning platform.

So the supervisor is entering their employee's name and email (could be company email or personal) but this is all personal data.

So based on previous answers to similar questions. Am I right in saying that this is not compliant because the employee has not given their consent to be sent this invitation email (even though the employee works for the company B)


texts: What prevents me from using official YouTube music video to make money?

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Many recording company uploads their full music to be shared freely on their YouTube channel.

Can I play it in my restaurant with YouTube, or make an app/games full of popular artists as a BGM by embedding a YouTube in my app without contacting or paying anything? By saying that I am just "sharing" the music on my app/restaurant. And the author who uploaded the music onto YouTube have to agreed that it can be "shared".

By using common sense this should not be possible, since clearly I can abuse other's hardwork without caring about them at all. But what exactly prevents me from doing this legally?


texts: Can a landlord break a lease in California?

texts: In California, a landlord is asking a tenant who has another year left on their lease to break the lease. The landlord purchased the property in 2015 for $1.5 million and would now like to upgrade the units, hence raise the rent. The current lease was a 3 year lease and was done while the previous owner still owned the property. The current rent is $1,000 for a 1BD/1BA 600+ unit in San Diego, CA and the new landlord states that the going rate for a unit that same size is on average about $1400 and is willing to give the tenant $400 for every month left on their unit, which comes out to roughly about $4k. My understanding is that if a tenant breaks a lease, they may liable for the remaining months left on the lease, but what about if the landlord wants to break the lease? I can't seem to find any information on leases, only on month-to-month.


texts: Legal ramifications for having video game source code available for download?

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I'm currently developing a game for which I want to document my experience with online through my website. On the site, one of things I want to offer anyone who subscribes to my mailing list is access to my sourcecode repo via github. Basically, I want them to be able to play around with my source code for their own personal, educational use while learning through my site. I'm currently planning to release the source code under the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license which does not allow any modification or redistribution of my game without my permission.

My question is when dealing with software, at what point is it considered illegal to use a certain algorithm or solution to a particular software problem? Or a particular video game idea? For example, say someone on the comment section on my site offered a coding solution and/or an idea for my game for which I implement. Or say I used a coding solution from a blog I read and later the blogger recognized, from my github repo, his solution was used in my game. If either of these people decided to come back and sue me would they have any legal grounds to do so?


texts: Who can investors sell to under Rule 144?

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Under the United States SEC's Rule 144, investors can resell securities after one year (or six months if the company is a reporting company) as long as the issuer allows it.

But to who can they resell it? Anyone? If so, why register securities with the SEC at all, when liquidity to the public markets can be unlocked after a year?

In the answer, I would like to see practical considerations and repercussions for both the issuer and the investors if they sell to unaccredited investors in the USA after a one-year lockup.