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Does the NI Police have any powers in the Republic of Ireland?
There is no cross-border "hot pursuit" practice on the island, for readily understandable historical reasons. The PSNI's predecessor, the RUC, was particularly seen as an oppressive arm of ...
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Divorce court jurisdiction: filing
united-states
In general
Is there a uniform rule on where a spouse can file for divorce? I can
see 4 possible jurisdictions:
Where the couple married
Where the filing spouse lives
here the non-...
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Divorce court jurisdiction: filing
australia
You can apply for a divorce in Australia if either you or your spouse:
regard Australia as your home and intend to live in Australia indefinitely, or
are an Australian citizen by birth, ...
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Divorce court jurisdiction: filing
canada
Divorce is legislated as a federal matter, with jurisdiction exercised by the provincial superior courts as set out in the federal Divorce Act.
The Divorce Act, s. 3 provides the general rule:
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Is it legal to 3D scan anything and how are 'shapes' protected?
Copyright
If the thing being scanned is a literary or artistic work protected by copyright, it is illegal to make a copy of it. The scan data itself is probably a copy, any reproduction made from that ...
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Is it legal to 3D scan anything and how are 'shapes' protected?
Regarding patents - other than the special case of U.S. design patents, they protect the way things work, not their exact shape. If you make an infringing device it doesn’t matter how you made it, you ...
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