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Why do some licenses have a clause stating that one can't violate the law?
Example of such a clause in the Creative MLOpen RAIL-M dated August 22, 2022 used by runwayml/stable-diffusion-v1-5:
You agree not to use the Model or Derivatives of the Model:
In any way that violates any applicable national, federal, state,…
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Does "statistically significant" have a specific legal meaning?
I occasionally write expert opinions as a statistician or econometrician for legal cases in the United States.
On a few different cases, I have been hired to determine whether a given sample should be considered statistically significant, usually at…
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Lawyer says bumping software’s minor version would cost $2k to “refile” copyright paperwork. Is this typical?
I work at a small company as a software engineer. I have very little knowledge of copyright law, so forgive me for my naïveté.
Recently, my company started filing paperwork and handing over several versions of our application’s source code to a…
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Presidential line of succession and age
According to the US Constitution, the minimum age for the offices of the President and Vice President is 35 years old. The minimum age to be in the House of Representatives is 25 years old.
If both the President and Vice President were no longer…
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Accessing public CCTV footage about you
Near me there is a private property which has CCTV aimed away from their property and towards public walkways. I walk past these cameras on a daily basis and they're literally inches away from my face.
What are the UK rights for accessing all the…
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What will happen if one is caught smuggling something that is not illegal?
For example if someone is caught at some major airport trying to smuggle condoms with talcum powder in his butt, or in a hidden compartment in a suitcase for example
Someone might do this with the intention to test the airport security for various…
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Why are ink signatures considered trustworthy?
Inspired by the other currently trending signature question.
The world over signatures are used to tie identities and consent to documents. Signing something means you accept it and it becomes legally binding. However if signatures are to have more…
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How can the UK government fine itself?
In this news story the UK government has been fined £500,000 but who is doing the fining? Is the government fining itself?
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Is the new Texas law on social media invalid on first amendment grounds?
I have just seen this video on Youtube:
"Republican Texas governor Greg Abbott has signed a law that forbids social media companies from banning people from their platforms based on their location and/or their politics. "
I presume this is intended…
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Copyright a Land Feature?
This sign is posted on private property in New Mexico, USA at:
35.47212, -106.15719
COPYRIGHT NOTICE Photos and videos taken of Lone Butte Mountain may
not be directly or indirectly published, reproduced, stored, modified,
published, copied,…
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Is it illegal to market a product as if it would protect against something, while never making explicit claims?
I've recently come across an advertisement online of a product that stated
"Most people have heard of the horror of [bad thing] or even [worse thing]. Protect yourself with [our product] today!"
A layman would interpret this as "Our product…
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Can the President of the United States pardon proactively?
President Trump's administration has just formally started the transition process. He is now officially a lame-duck President. It is common for outgoing Presidents to grant pardons in this last phase of their presidency, while they still have the…
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Can a judge suggest to the jury that a witness is lying?
I was recently party to a preliminary hearing in a criminal case in which a 911 call was played. The content of the 911 call was very beneficial to the defendant. During the hearing, the judge said something to the effect of, "It would be a question…
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If the President's power to grant pardons is absolute, could he face any consequences?
Does the Presidential power to pardon include the power to avoid any consequences?
Consider this hypothetical situation:
An extremely rich individual (a US citizen) gets involved in a sordid love affair, and winds up charged and convicted of…
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How Can NASA Images/Videos Not Be Copyrighted?
NASA content - images, audio, video, and computer files used in the rendition of 3-dimensional models, such as texture maps and polygon data in any format - generally are not…
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