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How long does a GPL licencee have to respond to a source code request before it becomes a GPL violation?
I have requested source code for a product that contains software licensed under GPL 2. The product includes a written offer to provide source code if you send a written request by email. The offer is valid for three years. But I have gotten no…
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How close to, or how far from, copyright violation is the movie "Gattaca"?
In 1942 a novel appeared: Beyond This Horizon by Robert Heinlein.
The setting is a future time when it has become standard that people's genes are chosen from among their parents' genes by doctors, who try to pick the best among those available,…
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Do corporations have any constitutional rights?
An existing answer establishes fairly well that corporations in the United States do not have Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination.
That leads me to wonder, do corporations in the US have any Constitutional rights at all?
For example,…
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Is it illegal to implement a patented algorithm or method and take advantage from it?
I have been working on an SW project that combines image processing and IMU data since 2019. (Mobile platform)
Unfortunately, a company got a patent on the same method that I have been working on and started selling their product last year…
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Is there a general duty to avoid creating unsafe situations when driving (Belgium)?
As I understand it (and please correct me if I'm wrong), in aviation and in maritime traffic, there is an overriding obligation to operate safely and avoid accidents/damage. E.g.:
Alice and Bob are both cargo ship captains. Alice is bringing her…
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Is it illegal to ask someone to commit a misdemeanor? What is this called?
In my Googling, I learned that (at least in most of the U.S.) a defendant cannot be an accessory to a misdemeanor. What about someone just nagging and insisting on it?
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How is a person residing abroad subject to US law?
I am reading this press release of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California.
The attorney states that:
Mason Sheppard, aka “Chaewon,” 19, of Bognor Regis, in the United Kingdom, was charged in a criminal complaint in the…
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What law makes a Movie "Nicht Feiertagsfrei"?
Top Gun, Life of Brian and Heidi (2001) don't seem to have anything in common, but in Germany they are all declared "Nicht Feiertagsfrei" and may not be shown in a cinema on some days. Among them is the Friday before Easter (Karfreitag),…
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Can an incapacitated individual consent to marriage?
A friend was to be married on Saturday afternoon. He suffered a debilitating stroke Saturday morning.
Today he can respond to verbal prompts to move his left hand a bit.
This occurred in the USA in the state of South Carolina but I’m also…
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Are "anti-exclusive" contracts legal?
Is it legal to have an "anti-exclusive" contract?
By anti-exclusive, I mean a contract that says, for example:
"This software can be used on any platform EXCEPT for X"
For a real life example, would it be legal to create software and say it is…
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Can employer legally stop paying time & 1/2 to exempt employee after stating in the offer that they would do so?
Late July I got a job as a computer programmer on a 6 month contract with the agency that recruited me (although I actually work for another company). The job is W-2, paid hourly, but as I'm a computer programmer making over $30/hr I'm…
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Does Power of Attorney extend to voting in an election?
Let's say that a citizen of the United States is in declining mental health and is not of sound mind or body to care for their own affairs, so the family sought Power of Attorney and received it. Let's also say that before an election and before…
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Is it illegal in any western jurisdiction to hold a fraudulently obtained but legitimately issued passport of another country?
Are there any jurisdictions in western society where it's illegal to hold the passport of another country which was obtained fraudulently (either through lying or other means)?
To be clear, the passport itself was officially issued by the issuing…
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If I add a copyright disclaimer to my app, am I exempt of charges?
I'm creating a Pokemon Wiki app for Android with a lot of data related to Pokemon, including images, names etc. I've seen in the Google Play store a lot of apps like mine that contains ads and in-app purchases. Also, I've noticed that all these apps…
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Do police have a civil duty to do their job?
If someone steals my car and the police refuse to respond, and in fact prevent me from taking action to recover the car.
Can police be sued for not doing their job? I.e., if I spend millions of dollars on a breach of trust case, will I win?
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