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Can a landlord fine me for a non-existent business being listed at my address on Google Maps
Backstory: When I moved into my rented house, I setup a personal bar and had a house warming party where we named the bar. As part of the celebration, it was listed on Google Maps as a business. To clarify, it was not and is not an actual business,…
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Can disrupting an online video game be illegal?
Imagine for example, a person makes an online game unplayable by flooding the game with bot accounts, winning games through cheating etc, but the person doesn't steal any data and they aren't violating copyright either since they are just sending…
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I'm creating an app, which country's law will be applied to it?
So, I'm creating an international app; all my team is from Mexico (including me, of course). Which country's law will be applied to it?
The app is physically hosted in the United States, but our "main market" will be of course Mexico.
I'm not a US…
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How can I legally protect my website from users who upload copyrighted material?
I have a small website that hosts content in the form of text from registered users. The content can be described more specifically as short novels, essays and other personal work. How do I protect myself and the website from people who might upload…
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Can opt-in/opt-out checkboxes be deliberately obscure?
Is this legal in the UK:
hollywood bowl's sign up page asks for confirmation like this
unless you tick the relevant box(es) below (or subsequently unsubscribe), you will receive exclusive discounts, offers and updates from us.
[] Email [] SMS []…
user8788
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How would the use of automated software to post harassing online content influence its legality?
It is in the news that a critic of Scientology has been receiving online abuse:
Over the past six months, Barnes-Ross has faced a barrage of abuse – with 6,000 posts targeted at him on X alone. At first, the posts mostly taunted him with insults,…
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Is it illegal to intentionally design a social network that can't comply with right-to-be-forgotten (and possibly other laws)?
If I intentionally design (and program) a social network that uses a technology (blockchain,...) which does not allow for alteration / erasing of user data, what happens in case of a right-to-be-forgotten request? Were there already any cases like…
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The circumvention of terms and conditions
There are sites, for example 'moodys.com', which require an explicit agreement to the terms and conditions on every vist (e.g. https://www.moodys.com/research/Moodys-affirms-Chang-Hwa-Commercial-Banks-ratings-outlook-stable--PR_394007 .) I…
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Is it illegal to buy prescription eyeglasses online in Canada?
(This is not the same question as this one, which is regarding U.S. law.)
I recently visited my optometrist, and was informed that I will either need progressive/bifocals, or else two different prescriptions, one for "regular" (moderate distance)…
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Online Defamation in Germany after the Künast court victory
M F Whitaker asked a question which has since been closed because it asked for legal advice in a specific case. I believe that there are two questions of general interest in the closed posting. The second question is:
When do online insults become…
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Am I required to return a package that was sent to me in error?
tl;dr: Do I have to return a package that was sent to me that I've already been refunded for?
Background:
In early October, I pre-ordered the Microsoft Band 2; a fitness monitor. It wasn't scheduled to be released in Canada until late November…
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Is it legal to force users to accept new terms of service by threatening financial loss?
Why isn't it illegal, (extortion or duress), to force users to accept new Terms of Service by threatening financial loss, (like denying access to purchased content, or inhibiting or prohibiting the ability to earn an income)?
Users often heavily…
elika kohen
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Does it actually do anything legally to state "this is not financial advice" after giving financial advice?
When people talk about investing online they often say "this is not financial advice" after giving financial advice. Sometimes they use it as a twitter bio in an attempt to immunize themselves for all future utterances of financial advice.
Does that…
Matt Korostoff
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Is one liable if illegal material is found on one's own server?
This question was prompted by a news article I read earlier today, in which a person described the dilemma they faced on discovering illegal material had been stored by an unidentified third party on their computer system:
He called the police, who…
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Package recieved after full refund, illegal to keep it?
So I ordered a package with a company (a Chinese company), after it not arriving and reaching the deadline I got a full refund (490 USD). The day after I received the money, I bought the same product locally for more money.
2 weeks after the refund…
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