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Burden of proof in intellectual property disputes involving generative media
I've been pondering a hypothetical situation where someone claims that a piece of art I created could not possibly be my intellectual property, asserting that it was AI-generated. In such a scenario, ...
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How to get a criminal case moving forward as a victim of a crime? [closed]
About four days ago I was assaulted by an individual between the ages of 16 to 25. He struck me in the back of my head as hard as he could, as him and his friends passed me on bikes. I had heart ...
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Does Sch. 29 of the 2020 Coronavirus Act remain in effect or has it been repealed?
Corollary: if CA2020 no longer has effect either because it has been repealed, or because the prescribed period has simply expired, is there some reason why there has been no further updates to the ...
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The 24th amendment to the American constitution provides a right to vote for electors, could this limit state legislative power to name electors?
One idea some have suggested is to make the legislators of a state name electors in at least some instances. It was not possible in 2020, but it could hypothetically be made at some other point. Same ...
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Which states are most aggressive in their courts ruling state laws to be contrary to their state constitutions and which states are most deferential? [closed]
Just as it said in the title. Some states give broad deference to the legislature and people, others broader deference to courts.
Edit: People seem confused by the idea of aggressiveness. Try ...
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Is there a precedent for the legal definition of "someone"?
It seems strange that there would not be any previous legal cases that explicitly define the legal term "someone" as referring only to a "person".
Yet this was filed on 2023-08-30:
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What is Trump still appealing in the E Jean Carroll case?
I have been following the E Jean Carroll case and as far as I can tell Trump has lost in court at every turn so far. But I have read that he is still appealing. Given that it is a civil and not a ...
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Can one define custom penalties for copyright violations as the copyright holder? [closed]
Meet Bob, the creator of an intellectual work and holder of its copyright.
He perhaps enrobes the software in a clickwrap style agreement which states: pressing continue signifies that you agree that ...
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May a Moroccan student work in Spain?
In 2022, I read about an update to Spain's immigration law which would permit people with student visas to work for 30 hours a week.
I've read the revised version of this law, notably article 33, and ...
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Legal ramifications for creating a cipher game with prizes
I'm based in the UK and have created a cipher puzzle game built into a book and want to giveaway a prize of gold coins. Does anybody know of any restrictions or complications if I promote my game in ...
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What law(s) prohibited Singaporeans from visiting the PRC, other communist countries, and the ROC? When were they repealed and why?
In the past, for fear of communism, the Singapore government banned Singapore citizens below a certain age (I think 40 but I'm not sure) from visiting the PRC, North Korea, Cambodia, Laos, and Viet ...
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Can you serve a drunk alcohol in Texas?
If a TABC certified bartender believes someone is inebriated, can they serve them alcohol in Texas? To what degree are you criminally and civilly liable for this transaction?
If the patron gets in a ...
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Did New Mexico's govenor break any laws with her emergancy order suspending gun rights?
https://apnews.com/article/albuquerque-guns-governor-concealed-carry-fc5b4b79bf411b8022c3ad58975724d7
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday issued an emergency order suspending the right ...
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New Mexico's Governor issues emergency suspending constitutional rights
https://apnews.com/article/albuquerque-guns-governor-concealed-carry-fc5b4b79bf411b8022c3ad58975724d7
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday issued an emergency order suspending the right ...
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Is it legal to backdate monthly software license fees if you reactivate a license?
I live in the UK and use software from a US-based company. I currently pay a software licence fee of $150 every six months.
This covers access to support and access to monthly software updates, new ...
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What makes something an offer in contract law?
Whether a communication is an offer or merely an invitation to treat has tremendous legal significance.
What makes something an offer in contract law?
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Has agency law been tested against LLM backed agents?
As more and more companies replace humans with large language model backed generative AIs (e.g. ChatGPT), I was curious to know if there have been any lawsuits (or compelling legal papers) addressing ...
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Is it Legal for an organisation to require members to either use other people’s preferred pronouns, or to declare their own pronouns when asked to?
The main relevant regime that comes to my mind is indirect applications of the religion/belief characteristic of the equality act but I hope that answers don’t limit themselves to just such frameworks....
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How do section titles impact the interpretation of body text in a contract?
There is a contract between Party A and Party S. Party A is the author of the contract. And Party S signed it.
In the contract, there are two sections, titled "Responsibilities of Party A" ...
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What kind of claims did Ryan Salame forfeit in the FTX trial?
There is a recent article about the trial of Ryan Salame surrounding the crypto-currency platform FTX. The article starts with the big headline that he forfeited $1,5 billion and then writes later on ...
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Why is a parking fee sign posting bilaterally binding but a menu board/price list is merely a non-committal invitation to treat?
Bob parks in the lot of a shopping mall where a sign is posted “by parking here you enter a contract wherein you agree to pay £10 per hour.” Bob parks in the lot and is, according to LSE, bound by the ...
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What proportion of detention time is spent by innocent people? [closed]
The time spent by prisoners in any form of detention is easily found in national statistics. For instance, most EU countries answered the 2022 SPACE I survey. Hence, from the report, I can find (p.48, ...
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UK cladding remediation
In the old format of the Leaseholder certificate,
Does landlord not being responsible for the defect, having net worth of >2MN, yet the maximum liability for relevant historical safety defects for ...
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Why does CFR 15 look so much different on eCFR vs the OLRC?
Why does title 15 appear so substantially different (even the name of the title itself appears different) between the eCFR website the OLRC website?
OLRC, Cornell
http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?...
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What are the provisions of Article 22 related to punitive detention?
I read that article 22 subclause 1 deals with punitive detention.
As far as my understanding Punitive detention is a type of imprisonment used to punish a person for an offense they committed after ...
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In which state does a corporate firm file for bankruptcy?
Consider a corporate firm that is operating in Miami (e.g., leases office space, meet clients, do the actual work).
Suppose this firm's headquarter is in New York City.
But, it is incorporated in the ...
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What is the significance of an invitation to treat?
I was just in a café and the menu board listed iced chai for £2.9 (hand-written, dry erase white board). When I went to order they charged me £4.6 on the machine. After posting it and realising what I’...
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How common is detention pending appeal?
Trump has been charged in 4 separate criminal cases. These are two federal cases in Florida and Washington DC and two in Georgia and NY. If he were to be convicted, how common would it be for someone ...
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Does Google routinely form contracts by accessing web sites with their crawler?
Many web sites contain terms of service, where the web site puts a link to "Terms" or similar, and anyone who accesses the web site forms a contract with the web site operator under those ...
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Are there downsides to appealing?
Yesterday a federal judge ruled against Texas regarding the border barrier they'd erected in the Rio Grande river. Governor Abbott said he'll appeal up to the Supreme Court if necessary.
A few months ...
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Is lying on paid anonymous surveys fraud? [duplicate]
Is it illegal to lie on anonymously paid market research surveys in the united states? What if you're making large amounts of money such as 10k+/ year by lying on these surveys? Would this be ...
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Case Where Court Found Exception to Judicial Absolute Immunity Preferably From USDC for the Southern District TX Houston Division
Is there a case where any court found that a judge's actions amounted to an exception to judicial absolute immunity?
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the whole judiciary is based on abductive reasoning [closed]
"In abductive arguments, focus on the inference. When a conclusion relies upon an inference and contains new information not found in the premises, the reasoning is inductive. For example, if ...
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HOA Rule Concerning Freedom of Speech in Georgia, USA
Our Georgia HOA recently changed this rule to the following:
"A Resident or guest shall not discipline, correct, or abuse any of the Management Staff, other residents, guests, directors, officers,...
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Accepting payment terms and conditions
I am in U.K. If I book a holiday/vacation and pay a deposit am I now bound by the payment/cancellation terms? (NB: There was no tick-box to say “by booking you accept our terms and conditions.” or ...
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What happens if an illegal substance or an item that belongs to my housemate is caught in my house?
I am 31 years old and still live with my family in Turkey. And I don't want to live with my parents anymore. I must move out of the house of my parents. My parents also approve and support my idea ...
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If one claims scientific justification for a belief do you lose protection for that belief under the Equalities Act?
This recent excellent answer discusses the Grainger test, and states:
(ii) It must be a belief and not an opinion or viewpoint based on the present state of information available.
Particularly, a ...
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Double Jeopardy in the UK for crime committed abroad
This question is about Double Jeopardy in the United Kingdom, focusing on the England and Wales jurisdiction.
Pretend the defendant commits a sexual crime in Spain, where one of the following happens:
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In Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, what does "enemies thereof" refer to?
In Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, it seems to me that "enemies thereof" would be the standard "enemies of the United States", but much of the "aid or comfort" ...
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How is a "passed" bill translated into a federal code in the US?
After a bill is through the legislative process what occurs for it to be translated from the form it is in when it is debated in Congress to when it is "implemented" or written and published ...
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Is it possible to sign a prenup after marriage (still married but post-nuptial)
Is it possible to sign a prenup after marriage (still married but post-nuptial).
If a couple is married, but now wants to ensure each keep their respective properties, is this possible? Can a “post-...
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Can a limited-days-per-week let confer a tenancy? [closed]
Alice has let a property to Bob but requires it to be available for herself on Saturdays and Sundays. (Or perhaps merely Wednesdays.)
Can Bob in any circumstances then be said to have been granted a ...
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is the duty to make reasonable adjustments reflexive?
If Bob requests a reasonable adjustment from a member of a business’s staff, and they refuse on the grounds that they cannot do such things according to their organisation’s internal logic despite the ...
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Hobbyist electronics in cars
In order to place a professional electronics product inside a car or other vehicle moving in traffic, it has to be put through mandatory type approval, a test carried out by a neutral 3rd party test ...
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Adding reflective tape to personal vehicle
Backstory:
A few nights ago I was tailgated by a driver with unnecessarily-bright lights (likely stock, but still... when I can see my shadow on the road in front of me that seems excessive). I was ...
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Can I sue a restaurant for serving me meat in a vegetarian dish and not apologizing or doing anything about their mistake when pointed out? [duplicate]
I went to a Korean restaurant for the first time with some friends. Knowing there aren’t many vegetarian options, and also being unfamiliar with Korean food, I made sure to check the menu carefully ...
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Do wives get 50% of net worth after the divorce as well, or just the net worth at the time of divorce?
If filing for divorce, do wives get 50% of net worth after the divorce as well, or just the net worth at the time of divorce?
Is there a difference between the US and Canada?
What about property?
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Can I charge a specific house hack tenant utilities but not the other tenants?
I rent rooms out in the house I live in and own. I have month to month lease agreements with utilities included on 3 rooms.
I recently received an abnormally high electric bill, around $200 higher ...
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Can AI images be copyrighted by the person who creates them?
Suppose I use an artificial intelligence (AI) program to create a picture of a famous person (e.g. a politician or movie star), Suppose I then use the picture in an article or book in a manner that ...
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HOA - can individual homeowners sue to prevent me from building addition to the home that the HOA did not timely reject [closed]
I submitted plans to my HOA for modification of my home. The Declaration gives them 30 days to reject, or they are deemed approved. They missed the 30 days, but then later rejected the plans. ...
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