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Can a child release his own work into e.g. the public domain?
We would have to look exactly at what happens if a 15 year old publishes their own work under the GPL license. USA and Germany are not identical but similar.
In the USA, you can absolutely publish ...
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germany insurance company is asking for their referral bonus back after they said it is mine
From a legal point of view, what are my chances of keeping the money based on the above information?
None, unless a period of more than 3 years (§195 - Standard limitation period ) has past before ...
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(Germany) Does a follow-up lease contract completely supersede the old one?
No, it does not.
The previous contracts have not been canceled since this would need to be done in written form, § 568 Ⅰ BGB.
Thus an amendment or superseding contract according § 311 Ⅰ BGB requires ...
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(Germany) Does a follow-up lease contract completely supersede the old one?
I would like to know if my current contract completely supersedes the old one
This is impossible to answer without knowing the details of the contract.
Many contracts contain language that explicitly ...
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Do you need to give the source when making a "Privatkopie" (Germany)?
No, § 63 (1) 1 UrhG, the obligation to attribute the source, concerns only exceptions listed there.
The applicable exception of § 53 UrhG, copies for private use, is not listed in § 63.
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Are you allowed to solve an exercise from a book more than seven times?
You can make as many "manual copies" of math homework for yourself as you like.
The seemingly arbitrary number of "7" came into being because with the invention and popularity of ...
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Are you allowed to take notes on a book you bought with a note taking app?
Copyright is not absolute. While copyright is reserved by default, copyright law contains many exceptions, and a disclaimer in a book's imprint cannot override them. What exceptions are available ...
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Are you allowed to take notes on a book you bought with a note taking app?
You are not allowed to copy anything. But I read this book about a pirate with a wooden leg who managed to get on board of a ship looking for a huge treasure as the ship cook, and who then organised a ...
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How to transport a knife that falls under the Weapons Act
According to section 42a Weapons Act (WaffG), Paragraph 1forbids:
Knives with a blade that can be locked with one hand (one-hand knife) or fixed knives with a blade length of more than 12 cm ...
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How to transport a knife that falls under the Weapons Act
Obviously, there are plenty of kitchen knives over 12 cm in length.
A knife that is legal for home use be carried outside the home in an enclosed compartment (verschlossenes Behältnis) which prevents ...
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Getting employed by different company than you sign contract with (without your knowledge)
A non-malicious explanation would be that both A and B use the same company P for payroll processing, and P was confused while preparing the paperwork. You have a contract with A and work for A, so ...
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Getting employed by different company than you sign contract with (without your knowledge)
Depending on the structure of the companies under a common holding/ownership, it should be possible for the management to shift departments between companies without the consent of the employees. But ...
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When an author published a set of lecture notes on his website but didn't include a license, are you allowed to download it?
You do not have permission
That doesn’t mean you can’t download it, it just means that you have to comply with whatever fair use/fair dealing rules are for your jurisdiction. Downloading in some ...
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