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Does AFP NPC Code 41 “All Commonwealth offences” mean search scope only, or disclose spent convictions under Part VIIC
Under Australia’s spent convictions scheme (Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Part VIIC), spent convictions are generally protected from disclosure and from being taken into account, subject to Division 6 ...
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When does the statute of limitations for bringing civil lawsuits over child abuse begin, in the state of Illinois?
If one goes to a forensic psychiatrist they can prove child abuse by relatives years after the event occurred. My understanding is usually the statute of limitations is two years from turning 18. ...
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Are there measures to prevent accused persons to use their lawyer as messenger?
Persons taken into custody while the investigation into their alleged crimes is ongoing are not allowed to have private communications with the outside world or other suspects. Letters they write are ...
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Can I ask a company to do things for me that I am contractually obligated not to do myself?
Say I am contractually obligated not to reverse-engineer a piece of software. But I would quite like to have a report on all its internal functions, of the sort produced by reverse-engineering.
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Can I ask AI to do things for me that I am contractually obligated not to do myself?
Say I am contractually obligated not to reverse-engineer a piece of software. But I would quite like to have a report on all its internal functions, of the sort produced by reverse-engineering.
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Who are the people responsible after a lethal incident, cause through a series of events?
Let's say we have a prankster, P, who is known for making prank calls. In these calls he enrages/bullies the call receiver; he is known for doing this in various ways (racism comes to mind).
He gets ...
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Under what circumstances would the applicable legal framework governing arrests permit or require police to blindfold the arrestee?
There's a recent news report about a spectacular arrest in the city of Basel, Switzerland. The suspect was arrested, handcuffed and reportedly blindfolded on the spot. There's an assumption that the ...
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To what legal cases does USA's Attorney General Todd Blanche refer in which anyone has been prosecuted for displaying or sharing the numbers "86 47"?
According to the Associated Press:
The USA's Department of "Justice" (with the last word intentionally in quotes here), under direction of Donald Trump's new Attorney General Todd Blanche (...
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Is the content/subject of a joke considered in fair use parody claims?
I have seen this claim more than once in this forum, and it doesn't sound right to me, so I am asking directly... Basically the claim is that if Weird Al Yankovich were sued over one of his parody ...
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Is the use (i.e software implementation) of a patented computational method by a generative AI platform and its users a patent infringement?
Suppose you are an inventor with a patented invention. It is not a software invention but a computer method invention (e.g. the patented object is letan algorithm that solves a computational problem ...
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Mess when switching roles due to BGC - California [closed]
About a year and 4 months ago I started working for a company as a consultant (large IT firm). This was a W2 position but as a temp (think if someone works for Adecco or Randstad, the company itself ...
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What precedent did the 2 Live Crew case actually set?
The hip hop group 2 Live Crew released a song called Pretty Woman, which used the riff and some of the lyrics from Roy Orbison's Oh, Pretty Woman, and were sued by Acuff-Rose, the company representing ...
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How Should ‘12% per Year’ Be Applied in a co-op constitution?
Hi all — I’m looking for some general interpretation insight on how an interest clause would typically be read.
This relates to a co-op (not a standard corporation) governed by a constitution. Members ...
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Is Atlassians plan for training AI models on user data unlawful under GDPR?
Atlassian is s planning to use personal data to train AI models on, as by their website:
Atlassian is changing how we use customer data on August 17, 2026.
We’re updating how we use metadata and in-...
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Would an Uber driver be violating any law by stranding a passenger?
It can be for any reason, I'm just asking if it's illegal.
I'm assuming here the passenger can't use internet or call anyone because he is somewhere where there's no 4g or mobile data or wifi.
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