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Commissioned a logo that contains a stock image, can I still trademark it?

I have a question similar to this one here but with circumstances that are a bit different. I purchased a logo from a seller online through Fiverr a few months ago. Since then I have incorporated this logo in various areas and have spent a lot of…
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What parts of cracking (tampering with the copyrighted software) are actually illegal?

I would like to know whether software cracking is considered illegal broadly (in the way that drugs are, for example, broadly illegal in many western countries), or is it a more complex question. I am most interested in legal state in western…
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Do the laws of war cover misinformation and psychological warfare?

On April 22nd 2022, the state-owned Rossiya 1 TV channel (which is widely seen as a Kremlin mouthpiece) reported that British prime minister Boris Johnson had "threatened to carry out a nuclear strike against Russia, if needed, without consulting…
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How is anti discrimination legislation reconciled with freedom of contract?

Let's say a landlord doesn't like someone's personality and chooses not to enter into a contract. In most common law territories this is their right to do businessor not as a private party with whomsoever they may choose. Let's say a racist landlord…
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How can one reliably find out if there is an open UK arrest warrant or inquiry about them, without visiting a police station? Can police lie about it?

101 is the united-kingdom's non-emergency police phone number. Would they ever lead you to believe when asking outright on the phone whether you have any warrants or circulations that all is well when that wasn't actually the case? More broadly,…
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Can it be illegal to press f12 in a web browser?

There is a case in the news where a journalist identified a security issue in the web site of the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education that exposed 100,000 social security numbers. He did this by viewing the source of the page,…
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Correlation between wealth and win rate

I’m trying to find out if there’s a correlation between win rates in civil cases and the wealth of the parties involved. I’ve searched google scholar but the only thing I can find is a paper regarding who wins patent disputes. I suspect my lack of…
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Is communism illegal in the U.S. because of the Communist Control Act of 1954?

The Communist Control Act of 1954 was designed to protect America from communism. Among other things - it made membership in the communist party illegal. An Arizona judge ruled it was unconstitutional in 1973 (but the supreme court didn't). Does…
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Can the Vice President vote themselves into positions of power?

With the retirement of Stephen Breyer from the Supreme Court, and Biden's promise to nominate a Black woman to fill the vacancy, some of the most far-fetched speculation about the nominee has involved Kamala Harris. The Senate is currently evenly…
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Would there be legal implications in the US to modifying a real vaccine card with fake info?

I know someone who received two doses of the vaccine, and so she has a real vaccination card. But she had substantial side effects from the second dose, and so doesn't plan on getting a booster. Her current plan, if boosters ever become required in…
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In the US, when is fair use a defense to copyright infringement?

What is fair use in the US? When would it be a successful defense to copyright infringement?
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What do the different abbreviations after lawyer names mean?

There are numerous. I'm looking for anyone that could list them and answer what all mean and what they entail. For example, ESQ, P.A., PLLC, etc.
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What happens if I sell the same physical item to several people?

Follow-up question for Could a contract with ludicrous terms be enforced? At the end of the hypothetical there, they raise the possibility of someone secretly selling the same physical item (a unique car) to several different people. It seems to me…
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When there is a hung jury, is it reported how badly it is hung?

I would think it would be important to the State to know how many hold-outs there were. It seems like it would effect the cost/benefit analysis the State makes when deciding whether to re-try the case. It seems like it'd be more worth re-trying a…
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Someone is commercially using a feature of my (free) website. What can I do?

Suppose tht there is a website that allows users to create musical diagrams (sheet music). It is owned and operated by a person O. Suppose the website allows users to create and share sheet music. All of the website is completely free (no…
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