Questions concerning the laws, criminal justice system, civil court procedures and related topics specific to the European country of France.
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Is it legal for Blizzard to completely shut down Overwatch 1 in order to replace it with Overwatch 2?
Overwatch (1) was a multiplayer first-person shooter video game created by Blizzard. It was released in 2016 and cost around 40€.
Earlier this year, Overwatch 1 was shut down:
The servers are down.
The game is not playable from the official…
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Why would someone get a fine when using a disabled parking space when the disabled person is not in the car?
An article in LA Times about someone parking on a disabled parking space without the disabled person being in the car:
(...) I saw a woman pull into a disabled parking space and begin to
exit her car.
Two men in plain clothes flashed badges as…
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Does being engaged (to be married) carry any legal significance?
Being married carries specific legal consequences, e.g. spouses typically are treated differently under tax law, divorce property law, inheritance law, have rights regarding medical visitation and medical decisions. Sometimes insurance carriers…
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What is the state of intellectual property when the owner goes bankrupt?
A company makes a great game called "AwesomeGame" that costs 20€.
They sell thousands of copies of the game, but ultimately go bankrupt.
What is the status of the game at that point? Do any intellection-property rights or protections of it still…
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What is the motivation for legally forcing sellers to determine the minimum price of food by multiplying it by 1.1?
A radio advertisement for a food distributor said that they sell their food to fight the current crisis at "prix coutant" (cost price). However, it was followed by a very speedy text saying that, according to the law, the actual cost price was…
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School tricking/forcing students to create content for school's website
A Computer Engineer school (which shall remain anonymous) has issued an assignment to almost every student, which is to produce a short (3-5min) tutorial of a given student-specific subject.
The school website coincidentally has a "Tutorial video"…
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Bike locked to mine: am I allowed to cut through the lock on my own?
Bob locked his bike. Two hours after he found another bike locked to his. Is he allowed to cut through the lock that doesn't belong to him on his own?
I am mostly interested in the following locations:
California, United States
Massachusetts,…
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Can one be convicted of murder without a body?
There is an ongoing case in France about Mrs Delphine Jubilar (fr) who disappeared one night in December 2020.
Her partner is accused of having murdered her, but no body was ever found. He is currently held in prison pending trial.
Can one be…
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In Ratatouille, did Linguini have a legally legitimate reason to fire Skinner?
In Ratatouille, when Linguini took over Gusteau's by proving he inherited the restaurant, Skinner seemingly lost his job. Was there legal precedent for Skinner to lose his job; would Skinner hiding the fact that Linguini was Gusteau's son be…
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Does copyright no longer apply if one cannot find the owner?
Suppose a work was originally published in France (and in French) , in 1940. Suppose the author (Georges Macron) died in 1980. Suppose it was translated into English, and published in English in 1955. and the translator (Francis Farmer) died in…
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Is it prohibited to mock the LGBT community in France?
Recent question: Freedom of speech and blasphemy caused me to think about it and ask myself:
is there any limits/prohibits for mocking in France? Is it legal to criticize the LGBT community?
As we see, it is legal to mock religions, but what else?
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Do other countries than Germany have traffic laws that regard a group of civil vehicles as one single vehicle?
I'm mostly interested in the situation in France, but this might be interesting for other countries as well, especially in the context of the current rise of bicycle usage:
Germany has § 27 in its traffic law (StVO), permitting huge groups of…
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What would be the consequence of unpaid debt to a French company to a British person?
I live in the Scotland. Leaving out the details, I (allegedly) owe some money to a French company under a contract in French law. If I did not pay this money and was taken to court in France and lost, what would happen?
For example, would it be put…
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What is the law regarding declaration of cryptology services and tools?
The French Prosecutor has released details of the investigation resulting in Pavel Durov's arrest, which ends with these three points:
Providing cryptology services aiming to ensure confidentiality without certified declaration,
Providing a…
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In France, can you lock out a squatter the way they locked you out?
This is specific to France (and maybe other countries, but I doubt that there is any other with such a surrealistic legislation like ours)
In France, when someone breaks in to your house and stays there for more than 48 hours, the house becomes…
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