Questions tagged [online]
Use when having online connectivity to the internet is an ESSENTIAL element to the question.
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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 ...
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Where is a TOS binding without affrimative acceptance? Where is it not?
When a website uses a "browser wrap" or "agreement of adhesion" approach to its Terms of Service (ToS) document, relying on language such as:
Each time you access and/or use any ...
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What law governs providing online services
I have a following question. Let’s say I want to provide a service of fitness coaching. In my country(Czech Republic) to do so, you must have a certificate issued by the Ministry of Education, before ...
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After we sign up online website for services, we give up our phone number and email address,legally what can the company do internally and exterally
During the pandemic time, fond myself signup a lot of food delivery services, where pretty much they all asks my phone, email and address. And some online services Now, I got call from people trying ...
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Is there any law in India that mandates address to be published for websites that do business, specially online transactions?
Is there any law that mandates that a physical address to be published for the operators of websites that do business, particularly online transactions? There are laws that mandate a physical address ...
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Is there a law that prohibits one from creating an avatar that looks exactly like someone else?
Let's say I'm playing some video game like Second Life where players create an avatar in a virtual world. These games usually allow players to customize their avatar's appearance.
Is there some law ...
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Is there any legal principle supporting the refund of plane tickets sold to non-existent person?
The names below have been changed to protect the guilty.
Suppose John Smith goes online to buy plane tickets for himself and his wife, Jane Maiden Smith.
Due to human error and browser autocomplete, ...
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Is there any legal obligation to banks to offer only one "purpose" field in online banking systems?
I have used numerous online banking interfaces in Germany for money transfer between accounts. While they can be quite different in terms of features such as auto-completion, storage of reusable ...
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Is it legal to use Disney World movies as educational material for online paid classes?
I have read on the Internet that certain educational enterprises are permitted to use video material in a legal way. I was wondering if the case of paid online classes would be one of them, either by ...
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Can you advertise against another product using domain names?
Suppose your competitor is about to release a product. Can you technically build a website with a domain name that includes their product name, such as
www.get-productname.com
www.better-than-...
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Is it legal to track a scammer's IP address?
One of my contacts has messaged me asking for help about a scam. He was saying that one same person keeps harassing him with scam messages threatening to put some videos of him online if he doesn't ...
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Access to US Supreme Court brief
does anyone have access to the American edition of Westlaw? I’m trying to get hold of a copy of the US Supreme Court brief under reference 2000 WL 432367, any pointers or help appreciated!
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Is it illegal to allow a minor to participate in a site satisfaction survey?
Consider some imaginary website, run by a US legal entity - let's call it Whack Stove Reflow - has registered users, some of whom are under 18. This imaginary website wants to take a community ...
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What can I do when a postal company lies about a delivery being made?
Imagine I ordered a product online, and it gets shipped from China to Europe. One day, the tracking service offered by the chinese postal company claims that the package was successfully delivered and ...
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What are UK rules on written material that is sexually explicit?
D is an adult who writes sexually explicit fan fiction which D posts to Tumblr and Archive Of Our Own. D always marks such writing as 18+ only and warns minors not to read or interact.
The fan fiction ...
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What US state was this purchase made in?
I wish to file a claim in a class action settlement in the US. However, eligibility is dependent on what state you made a purchase "in" (the purchase being an item from an internet app).
If ...
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Liability for information uploaded to an automated online service run by myself
As a toy project, I wanted to create an online service consisting of an e-mail address to which a user could send e-mails with attached pictures and it would automatically send them back to the user ...
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Does this description warrant the tort of deceit?
Hello I am concerned someone online has recently used Reddit to offer someone £180 through Paypal for £200 of Amazon gift card codes with the intention of not giving him the £180. The Person with the £...
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How law can help me if someone using my name join a zoom class and tell teachers bad words?
Nowadays during lockdown Online classes are happening in the Zoom app.
Teachers share the Zoom meeting link where we do our classes. As here anybody can join with any name and someone joins in zoom ...
