Most Popular
1500 questions
13
votes
1 answer
Can I name my app using the name of a long defunct company?
I am working on an app and want to name it Vidmark. Apparently, this name is the name of a long-defunct company (since 2001). Could I get into trouble using this name?
Ben Shabtai
- 143
- 1
- 5
13
votes
1 answer
Has anyone been convicted of perjury for false DMCA takedown notices?
When a copyright holder demands that infringing material be taken down, the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) paragraph 3A(vi) requires:
A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the…
Paul Johnson
- 13,533
- 2
- 38
- 60
13
votes
1 answer
Will be asked to come back to work - wife cannot due to children
Due to COVID-19 all schools were closed (At least here in MI - I am certain everywhere). My wife's work is starting to ask when she will return. Unfortunately she has to become our 3 daughter's teacher - at least until the end of June. Our…
JonH
- 231
- 1
- 8
13
votes
4 answers
Is an abuse of power necessarily a criminal offence?
Trying to make sense of the conflicting opinions regarding the 2020 impeachment proceedings in the USA. In particular, is the claim that an abuse of power does not necessarily has to be a criminal offense valid? That is, can a government official…
Michael
- 1,703
- 12
- 20
13
votes
2 answers
Do you have to obey English-only traffic signs in Toronto?
Canada is bilingual, yet some major metros like the Greater Toronto Area have all of their traffic signs in English only, without a French duplicate.
Is this legal or not? Do you have to respect such signs, e.g. no turn Mon-Fri, or are they…
cnst
- 5,048
- 4
- 30
- 58
13
votes
2 answers
If an american is attacked or discriminated by his status as american, is he protected by anti discrimination laws?
Recently a person has been jailed for 16 years for burning a flag which represents a group of people meeting certain conditions in United States. This was deemed as discrimination and a hate crime if I understood correctly. But we also see a lot of…
Pablo
- 1,019
- 8
- 22
13
votes
3 answers
What are the circumstances that require disclosure of an old legal name, when the name change case has been sealed?
I've previously had my name changed in a district court in the state of Utah. The case was filed as an adult name change and the case itself was order sealed by the judge who heard it. All of my identification has been changed to reflect this fact,…
ZeTaylor
- 131
- 4
13
votes
4 answers
Threatening to discontinue a service for a client
Say someone advertises for their website and says "Its 100% free to sign up" then have them check a checkbox acknowledging that the owner of the site can cancel the service for any reason when they are signing up.
Now 5 months later the owner of the…
user55665484375
- 1,018
- 10
- 21
13
votes
4 answers
Conflict between a religious belief that accounts for the existence of transgender people vs. one that doesn't
Country: US
State: Michigan
Example:
Ann belongs to a denomination that accepts the existence of transgender people as what they claim they are. Ann starts a company that grows to over 25 employees, at which point the company must follow EEOC…
notmySOaccount
- 521
- 4
- 12
13
votes
3 answers
Why was Wouter Basson never charged with crimes against humanity for Project Coast?
Project Coast was a biological weapons program that the South African government developed in the 1970's and 1980's. The leading scientist and administrator of Project Coast was a cardiologist called Wouter Basson This was a massive, ambitious…
Snack_Food_Termite
- 349
- 2
- 9
13
votes
3 answers
Is it against a Terms of Service/End-User License Agreement to not read it?
In many Terms of Service/End-User License Agreements, there is a statement either as art of the confirmation check box to agree to said agreement and/or as a part of the agreement itself that says something along the lines of "Please read this…
1a28934
- 125
- 1
- 10
13
votes
3 answers
Can a business put a specific cancel-by date into a contract?
I attended a gym in Michigan and canceled my membership on 8/28/19. I paid month to month and was under no long term contract. Even though I moved and haven't visited the gym since 8/17/19, I'm being charged for the entire month of September. My…
user27343
- 528
- 6
- 21
13
votes
2 answers
Can my UK debt be collected because I have to return to US?
I am a US citizen residing on a UK work visa and due to a horrible work environment I have decided to resign. Due to the limitations of my visa I am only allowed to work for this specific company in the United Kingdom which means I'll have to return…
Kevin
- 233
- 2
- 5
13
votes
1 answer
Are there consequences for not filing a DMCA (any country)
Awhile ago, I linked someone to a fansite of people who read his indie fiction and he cursed me out because there were illegal copies to his work on it. He told me that he was legally bound to file DMCA's now because if he didn't, he would lose the…
user1316538
- 133
- 4
13
votes
3 answers
When translating the law, who ensures that the wording does not change the meaning of the law?
Background
The United States has no official language and has Federal Law based off the Constitution and derived from the English System. Most of the Law in the United States is written in English, since most people in the United States speak…
isakbob
- 1,579
- 1
- 12
- 27