Is it
legal to advertise by taping posters to telephone poles, bus shelters, boarded up storefronts, etc? Do outfits like
Poster Giant have some kind of special exception?
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posted by bubukaba
on May 14, 2012 -
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My new landlord wants me to give him a lease for us to sign. Is there a good resource for printable lease agreements?
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posted by k8lin
on May 12, 2012 -
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I got ahold of an Advanced Reader's Copy of a book that is not out yet. It is made by a famous actor (and it looks really, really bad). It has special wrapping related to said author and a "note" from the author (copied, in his handwriting, or at least it's supposed to be in his handwriting). Would it be illegal for me to sell it? Would it be immoral for me to sell it? Could I actually make a big pile of money by selling it?
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posted by Harry Potter and the Puppet of Sock
on May 3, 2012 -
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What is my best option when my girlfriend who had a stroke less than a month ago was abruptly terminated by her company?
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posted by anonymous
on May 3, 2012 -
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Is it considered copyright infringement to stream an MP3 on a web page for promotional purposes? No download etc, just streaming.
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posted by ascetic
on Apr 17, 2012 -
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Several years ago I was served papers for a civil suit by a process server whose demeanor I can't get out of my head. How does process serving really work? What is the cultural and legal context here?
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posted by mindsound
on Apr 16, 2012 -
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LegalFilter: I'd like to record the debt collection calls I'm getting. Assuming the call center requires me to consent to their recording, is that consent reciprocal?
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posted by willie11
on Apr 5, 2012 -
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Is it legal for a company to withdraw online payments from my account without notifying me first?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 25, 2012 -
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I've had a pre-order with a major UK online retailer for a limited run collectable ornament for a couple of months now, but the 'Due for release' date has been pushed back three times now, allegedly down to manufacturer delivery issues. That wouldn't normally be a problem... but the same online retailer has
exactly the same item (and it's only made by one manufacturer) listed again elsewhere as 'In Stock' - but at more than a 50% markup (£130 as opposed to the pre-order price of £80). Are they doing anything legally wrong here (in UK law), as opposed to just deeply immoral?
posted by timpollard
on Mar 16, 2012 -
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YANAL, but...
A young friend of mine got a job with a service company that does substantial business with his (then) current employer. His current employer found out and called the employer-to-be and told them that, if they go through with the hiring, they'll discontinue doing business with the employer-to-be. In short order, the employer-to-be rescinded the job offer and the current employer terminated him.
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posted by bz
on Mar 14, 2012 -
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What's a fair way to deal with bike rental cancellations and/or security deposits for a small company just getting into this?
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posted by kpht
on Mar 13, 2012 -
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How can I find out whether or not my mortgage company is ripping me off? I thought about something like a "forensic audit" but I see via Google that that is the hot new scam, and I don't want to be taken for a ride (twice). I am not looking to modify my loan or get out of my mortgage, I just want to make sure that my payments (for which I pretty much always pay extra) are being applied correctly.
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posted by Hal Mumkin
on Mar 8, 2012 -
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My car is wrecked. What should I do? My car was damaged in a complex situation. I was at work and my car was parked in my employer's parking lot. A car driven by an impaired driver hit our neighbor's car which was spun into my car.
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posted by a humble nudibranch
on Mar 2, 2012 -
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Can my landlord require that I add them to my renter's insurance when I renew my apartment lease? And is this normal? (Michigan, USA)
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posted by Vorteks
on Feb 29, 2012 -
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Is it illegal to post photos of children on the Internet without both their parent's permission?
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posted by doomtop
on Feb 27, 2012 -
30 answers
Please help me understand this court case (if it is one). I have made some attempts to try and find help with the California court noted here but I've been told "that's not us" and am a little embarrassed with my attempts to chase this down. I've also emailed the attorneys and other people involved but they are not responding perhaps due to the controversial nature of the case.
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posted by uhom
on Feb 20, 2012 -
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My fiance hit me today. I called the police and he's in jail. What am I supposed to do now?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 19, 2012 -
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I'm the defendant in a legal case and am being represented by a public defender. I feel I am not being represented fairly. My hearing is next week. What should I do?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 18, 2012 -
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Lying under oath: what would a likely penalty be for a plaintiff who commits perjury?
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posted by aimeedee
on Feb 18, 2012 -
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I need to find out the results, if any, of a pair of cases filed in the UK High Court of Justice, Queens Division, in 2004. I have the names of the claimants and the case numbers, but don't have access to (or can't find) the legal databases that might give me the info. Anyone in the UK legal world have any hints? I can provide details if you message me. Thanks.
posted by soulbarn
on Feb 14, 2012 -
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My dog killed a cat in my yard. I have no idea where it came from, but suspect it is not wild. We are traumatized, what do we do?
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posted by butterstick
on Feb 9, 2012 -
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So, my brilliant dad left a threatening voice mail for one of the many estranged women in his life. She posted it on YouTube with his full legal and professional name.
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 9, 2012 -
26 answers
I'm starting a contract position at a Fortune 500 company. How can I network my way into a job?
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posted by reenum
on Feb 5, 2012 -
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Let me explain. Let's says company A sells to company B a system that includes an Microsoft Access database in order to run.
Is it legal for company C to make a system that connects and writes to to company A's database without asking for company A's permission?
I assume that since it's just a regular Access database, that anyone can read, it shouldn't be a problem right?
posted by exolstice
on Jan 31, 2012 -
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Just gave a Powerpoint presentation (for free) at a non-profit organization and liberally sampled from Google Images to fill out the slides. Afterwards, several of the attendees heaped glowing praise about the talk upon me, with a subset of them almost literally begging me to sell them the talk so they could give the talk to groups of folks they deal with. I don't want to give them my hard work for free. What must I now do to monetize this opportunity legally without getting into trouble having glommed numerous copyrighted images?
For what it's worth, the talk had a nutritional bent and had images of commercial stock images of food item such as Kellogg's Frosted Flakes, Crisco, etc... Does this fall under Fair Use?
posted by teg4rvn
on Jan 24, 2012 -
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News and debt filter: Can somebody tell me why it was necessary to have a fundraiser to pay US medical bills for a deceased person? In the USA, if you die with debts greater than the total sum of your assets, your estate is generally liquidated in probate, right? Medical debt collectors can't go after your family for debts they didn't incur...
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posted by thewalrus
on Jan 23, 2012 -
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Calling all attorneys and law firms: how much does contract legal work cost?
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posted by angab
on Jan 22, 2012 -
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Health insurance for vagabonds? (How can I purchase health insurance when I'm in between fixed addresses/states?)
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 20, 2012 -
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Brain block: what's the term (if any) for creating a problem, then selling someone the solution to that problem? I swear there's a name for this kind of fraud/scheme but it just won't come to me.
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posted by sbutler
on Jan 18, 2012 -
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How can I locate sources for statistics on the outcomes of Canadian criminal court cases, that include such data as type of defence counsel (ie Legal Aid, from large firm, high profile, new in field, or preferably cost of counsel), amount of time before trial, income/profession of defendant, sentence given, and sentence actually carried out?
Does such data even exist?
I'm only asking out of curiosity, not for any professional or education project.
posted by rupeh
on Jan 11, 2012 -
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How seriously do UK county courts take false statements made in writing by defendants?
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posted by london302
on Jan 7, 2012 -
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What are the legal/copyright/douchebag implications (if any) of registering a domain name that is already a username on a free blogging platform? Yeah, yeah, you're not a lawyer...
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posted by nataliedanger
on Jan 2, 2012 -
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