How does Scare Tactics work? [more inside]
posted by mazniak on Oct 12, 2009 - 3 answers

What are the legalities of utilizing a homeless person/vagrant/urban outdoorsman for marketing purposes? I've read up on "Bumvertising", but other than some negative feedback from homeless persons advocates (wikipedia) what happens when one of these "employees" happens to do something illegal? [more inside]
posted by whiskey point on Jan 23, 2009 - 6 answers

On TV shows like COPS, what gives the cameraman standing to enter a private citizen's home? [more inside]
posted by fogster on Sep 7, 2008 - 10 answers

Question regarding the real-life legality of Marijuana dispensaries in California. A friend of a friend invested in semi-passive ownership in some dispensaries, and apparently it’s paying out very handsomely for him... [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 14, 2007 - 12 answers

Today at work, a closet was being cleaned out, many items were being tossed in a trash cart. I noticed that a few of these items were unopened, brand new (though out-of-date) items, and out of curiousity, checked to see if they were worth anything. I noticed that a few of them were going for not-insignificant amounts of money on ye olde eBay, and "rescued" them from the trash, thinking about creating a D-I-Y Christmas Bonus out of them by putting them up on eBay. Other co-workers have done similar things, selling a fair amount of old equipment at garage sales, etc, and none of my immediate peers seemed to think anything of it. Mrs. [anonymous], however, seems to feel that it's ethically wrong to do so, and more importantly potentially legally wrong. Does the hivemind have any knowledge of the legal (and/or ethical) implications of this D-I-Y Christmas Bonus? (For reference, we're probably talking $300 total, here.)
posted by anonymous on Nov 28, 2007 - 31 answers

Did the Company ask me to do something illegal? Either way, how can I say no? [more inside]
posted by MichaelKnight on Nov 13, 2007 - 36 answers

Is it legal to buy gift certificates with business money in order to have the money out of the business in 2007, and redeem the gift certificates for hardware in 2008? More inside. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 4, 2007 - 10 answers

PO Box Businesses [more inside]
posted by rougy on Sep 13, 2007 - 3 answers

Can our Sydney landlord really demand that we get rid of our cat? [more inside]
posted by web-goddess on Jun 27, 2007 - 36 answers

So I got fired today for nonsensical reasons. I worked at a small newsweekly, where I was a designer, but also for whom I did quite a lot of writing. [more inside]
posted by Astro Zombie on May 10, 2007 - 29 answers

Should I 'lease' my truck to my friend? [more inside]
posted by Totally Zanzibarin' Ya on Apr 27, 2007 - 14 answers

How legal is Miraculin? [more inside]
posted by null terminated on Apr 19, 2007 - 16 answers

We just moved, and the one single show that my wife loves (and I don't mind much actually - minus its whiny soap opera moments, but I think Chloe is nice to look at) is Smallville. The newest episodes are not on the TV channels here. We're in Canada. I want to download the newest episodes ASAP after they appear. I want that to happen legally. [more inside]
posted by Kickstart70 on Mar 24, 2007 - 17 answers

PS3 Legal Filter: Sony is purportedly blocking gray market sales of the PS3 from external markets into Europe. What is the legal validity of this? Of course you can find... [more inside]
posted by stratastar on Nov 8, 2006 - 18 answers

How do we get married in Multnomah County, OR? [more inside]
posted by pdb on Sep 5, 2006 - 10 answers

Selling used, ahem, clothing online. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 6, 2006 - 8 answers

What is Osama bin Laden's legal status? [more inside]
posted by biffa on Aug 24, 2005 - 11 answers

Copyright vs. Satire: How far can one extend the 'fair use' or satire legalities when it comes to using similar imagery in advertisement? (more inside) [more inside]
posted by BrodieShadeTree on Nov 9, 2004 - 7 answers

Lawyerfilter: I'm curious about the legality of replicating content (designs, catchphrases, etc) from a given medium into another. For example, I love the "Real Genius"-inspired shirts that founditemclothing.com is producing ( "I Love Toxic Waste," "International Order for Gorillas," and "Surf Nicaragua,") but I'm wondering if it's permissible under the law. Thanks in advance to anyone willing and able to take a stab at explaning it.
posted by Sinner on Oct 26, 2004 - 8 answers

You know that fan-edit of the Phantom Menace without Jar-Jar? Well, I was thinking... [more inside]
posted by Tlogmer on Aug 2, 2004 - 13 answers

Google has let me down - are speed trap detectors legal in the UK? Some sites seem to think they were made legal in 2001 but some sites say they are legal to own but not to use. Can someone tell me what's correct?
posted by twine42 on Apr 25, 2004 - 6 answers

I paid 25 cents at a Public Library Used Books-and-Stuff Sale for a CD-ROM of "Flash 2" with a registration card for "Flash 5 Upgrade". Am I in danger of doing something illegal, futile, or just flashy?
posted by wendell on Feb 19, 2004 - 1 answer

Why is being paid for prostitution illegal but being paid to appear in pornography legal?
posted by Item on Dec 22, 2003 - 10 answers