Questions tagged [estoppel]
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Difference between "dismissed with prejudice" vs. "res judicata"?
What are the differences and similarities between the two? How are they used in the USA? Thanks.
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If Trump announced that he would not enforce the TikTok ban law, can he later change his mind and fine U.S. app stores retroactively?
The U.S. Congress passed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (division H of Public Law 118–50), which targets TikTok. The law prohibits U.S. companies and app stores (mainly Google's Play Store and Apple's App…
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Would a copyright disclaimer estop any future claim of protection?
Suppose a person creates an original work that would qualify for copyright protection. But then that creator publishes the work and claims that it was actually created by some long-dead artist, which (if true) means that the work is in the public…
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Does acknowledging derivative works reduce the ability for a license-holder to seek legal remedy?
Suppose Alice owns an IP for Aliceland. Without Alice's permission, Bob creates an Aliceland fanfiction, Bobland. I'll take it for granted that this is a derivative work, in violation of Alice's copyright. Suppose Alice (or her PR team) posts on…
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Do statements made under oath filed with a court give rise to a condition of estoppel?
Bob brings a claim in court and makes a statement in one of his filings which was, for whatever reason, inaccurate/wrong. He then makes statements in a subsequent filing that contradict these. Does his first filing’s statements estop him from making…
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