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US federal computer crimes
Hello everybody. I am an Italian student of law, and I am about to start writing my final thesis for the university. The argument is the US federal law on computer crimes. Now I am gathering the material, so it would really help me if you could


Debt Inheritance from a brother
Hi, I saw some past poting here about that you can refuse to inherite the debt of your deceased family member. This would be true with debt from a deceased brother or in-law brother/sister. Am I wrong? Even my brother/in-law brother/sister writes


Re: Debtors' prison v. fraud.
On 14/3/04 21:52, in article srk9509h92df01ps9fagkkkqklhdhq3go5@4ax.com, "P T" <Petepenguin@webtv.net> wrote: > Maybe what I'm getting at is when does obtaining unrepayable debt become > criminal? NSF checks are criminal offenses in some US states


Re: Contract Negotiation
"chris" <chris@coder1000.com> wrote in message news:<7rk950p9urijsvf9l88t4ou9sei401dipt@4ax.com>... > Hello, > > > > I work in a software branch of a small publicly traded company. > > > > The branch that I work for is being sold to a larg


Re: Debtors' prison v. fraud.
Petepenguin@webtv.net (P T) wrote in message news:<srk9509h92df01ps9fagkkkqklhdhq3go5@4ax.com>... > I heard someone remark that in the USA we don't have debtors' prison. > Got me thinking... So you can't be thrown in jail if you can't pay money > to p


Liability & insurance issues
Hello all:) I am the proud father of a very responsible soon-to-be 18 year old son. I am contemplating transferring the title to the car that he drives to him when he reaches his 18th birthday. My thinking was that in the event that he were to hav


Re: Ethical / Legal issue?
Petepenguin@webtv.net (P T) wrote: > What if you obtained a satisfactory service, expected to pay for > it, and then received (preliminary) legal advice that you are > NOT liable for the ensuing debt? Should you pay, would you pay, > or would you ju


Re: Entitled to finders fee ?
esther8850@hotmail.com (Ronald) wrote: > I know of an ideal property for a company currently seeking a > new location but I do not have a real estate license. The > company is willing to sign an agreement paying me a modest 2% of > the total lease


Re: Debtors' prison v. fraud.
Petepenguin@webtv.net (P T) wrote in message news:<srk9509h92df01ps9fagkkkqklhdhq3go5@4ax.com>... > I heard someone remark that in the USA we don't have debtors' prison. > Got me thinking... So you can't be thrown in jail if you can't pay money > to p


Foreign Law Help
Hi, I'm new to this list and hope someone can help me. My son was divorced several years ago in Vermont and has his divorce papers. He has a fiance in Italy (She's Italian) and they would like to get married over there. Italy requires a document


Re: Debtors' prison v. fraud.
Petepenguin@webtv.net (P T) wrote in message news:<srk9509h92df01ps9fagkkkqklhdhq3go5@4ax.com>... > If I steal a checkbook and write checks, I suppose I could go to jail > for theft. If I write hundreds of NSF checks on my own account, could I > be se


Re: Ethical / Legal issue?
Petepenguin@webtv.net (P T) wrote in message news:<0sk950thihqvf88dhia32q0bvakt48qtc2@4ax.com>... > What if you obtained a satisfactory service, expected to pay for it, and > then received (preliminary) legal advice that you are NOT liable for the > e


Re: Rail Roaded by Commissioner in small claims court Revised and corrected
Tam wrote: > In some jurisdictions, small claims judgments are dealt with as arbitration > and are not appealable. My recollection is that the plaintiff can never appeal (except possibly on grounds of the judge having been bribed), while the defe


Re: Remedy for misuse of eBay IP protection policy?
David Lesher wrote: > Hmmm: I recall there's law about the public status of shopping malls, > regarding discrimination therein. Only in California. IIRC, most states have made it clear that a shopping mall can remove a customer for any reason,


Re: Theoretical probate question
Stuart Bronstein wrote: > > "Arthur L. Rubin" <ronnirubin@sprintmail.com> wrote: > > The (large) statutory fees can be waived by the estate. > > I think you mean to say that statutory fees can be negotiated with > the agreement of the lawyer.


Re: Annulment in California for Prior Marriage
Seth Breidbart wrote: > Are you sure that's correct? I know that if a couple files MFS then > either both or neither takes the Standard Deduction, but I don't know > what happens if they file differently (that is, which one overrides). > It's possi


Re: Same-Sex Marriage Amendment
ptsc wrote: > It seems to me that the very people who are pushing for a ban on gay > marriage are implicitly admitting that it is un-Constitutional to do that. If > not, then why would they need an Amendment? Federal law, at present, doesn't BAN


Re: Same-Sex Marriage Amendment
Stuart Bronstein wrote: > > "Arthur L. Rubin" <ronnirubin@sprintmail.com> wrote: > > Stan Brown wrote: > > It changed the definition of "citizen" (or "United States citizen") > > for the purpose of Federal law. I believe the other effects > > re


Re: Harrassing the Wrong Family!
> For a number of years I have been harrassed; first by phone, then mail and now > with a summons, for an unpaid loan by somebody with a similar name, who lived > nearby for a short period of time. > But, neither the first creditor (Providian National


Re: Question regarding very old contract
I have some more information since my first post. Also, my mother has filed a complaint with the Consumer Protection Agency for Iowa. > > In 1967, my Dad (deceased since 1993) signed a contract regarding the > > an LP gas tank for the farm where the


buyout from house partnership
My boyfriend and I are separating. We bought a house together in August. Now we agreed that I will buyout his part as we move apart. We paid for everything (down payment, closing, renovations) in equal parts. My question is: do I have to refinance mort


Re: Annulment in California for Prior Marriage
bothfeet123@hotmail.com (BothFeet) wrote in message news:<vhq350920v9va0ourattbgrbplvcpm0ook@4ax.com>... > My ex has decided that he will file taxes married filing separate this > year with several nice itemized deductions. I am left with no legal


Re: Blogging, Fair Use & Copyright
On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 16:51:16 -0500, richards1052@comcast.net (Richard Silverstein) wrote: >"Paul Cassel" <paul1@abq.com> wrote in message >news:<or7p301efqegus1741sh6adv0g0ad5p5iq@4ax.com>... >> Why do you say fair use is murky? I don't think you


Re: Legal agreement to prove a debt...
"Dr Zoidberg" <AlexNOOOOOOO!!!!!@drzoidberg.co.uk> wrote: >Mike wrote: >> "Dr Zoidberg" <AlexNOOOOOOO!!!!!@drzoidberg.co.uk> wrote: >> >>> Mike wrote: >>>> http://www.duab.co.uk/agreement.html >>>> >>>> Would that stand up legally (when completed


Re: Rights of natural child?
mjacobslaw@comcast.net (Michael Jacobs) wrote in message news:<urk9505k5h9td9jja4tdrqqerapg6mej2k@4ax.com>... > If the natural parents _knew_ the name and identity of their child who > was adopted by another, and desires to leave that person someth


Re: Entitled to finders fee ?
esther8850@hotmail.com (Ronald) wrote in message news:<pqk950d8rl211mj03es5g576hq90op7dqd@4ax.com>... > I know of an ideal property for a company currently seeking a new > location but I do not have a real estate license. The company is > willing to


Re: Rights of natural child?
On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 11:55:15 -0500, "Edmund Klebe" <eaklebe@qis.net> wrote: >What rights or claims does a natural child, given up for adoption, have upon >the natural parent? >To clarify: does a child given up for adoption 50 years ago, have a claim


Re: Where to register Limited Liability Company (LLC)
On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 11:54:10 -0500, Stuart Bronstein <spamtrap@lexregia.com> wrote: >ccolaso@netzero.com (Charles) wrote: >> I'm thinking of investing in real estate properties ( Resi & >> Commerical) and have decided to by property in New England


Re: Minor in Possession of Alcohol
richsull@earthlink.net (Richard Sullivan) wrote in message news:<9rk950dpuc3j694kr8vulgo6squb8c8krb@4ax.com>... > matthew7169@yahoo.com (Matt) wrote in message > news:<jv7p309522o3dqu7app179u8337pmqoo2p@4ax.com>... > > I am currently a 20 year old jun


Permission needed to send teenage on vacation with friend?
My 14yo is going on vacation for a week with her friend (and her parents, of course) to another state in the US. Since I would be entrusting the care of my daughter to another adult, is there some sort of a document or letter than I should be putting


Re: Ethical / Legal issue?
In article <0sk950thihqvf88dhia32q0bvakt48qtc2@4ax.com>, Petepenguin@webtv.net (P T) wrote: > What if you obtained a satisfactory service, expected to pay for it, and > then received (preliminary) legal advice that you are NOT liable for the > ensu


Re: Debtors' prison v. fraud.
In article <srk9509h92df01ps9fagkkkqklhdhq3go5@4ax.com>, Petepenguin@webtv.net (P T) wrote: > I heard someone remark that in the USA we don't have debtors' prison. > Got me thinking... So you can't be thrown in jail if you can't pay money > to peop


Re: Debtors' prison v. fraud.
In article <srk9509h92df01ps9fagkkkqklhdhq3go5@4ax.com>, P T <Petepenguin@webtv.net> wrote: >How does the law distinguish the grey areas? For example, if a man >borrows money from 1000 people and doesn't repay them, isn't it often >called fraud, and


Re: Blogging, Fair Use & Copyright
In article <3qk950dnatp9omouu5uiqsg3oi9msml6s2@4ax.com>, Richard Silverstein <richards1052@comcast.net> wrote: >I wonder what you make of two websites which serve as online news >directories and which quote entire copyrighted articles from other >ne


Re: Debtors' prison v. fraud.
P T wrote: > I heard someone remark that in the USA we don't have debtors' prison. > Got me thinking... So you can't be thrown in jail if you can't pay money > to people who lent it to you. > > How does the law distinguish the grey areas? For examp


Re: Securities fraud?
In article <1rk9501kjttfmicmqsqgq9fbaprlbdp9bi@4ax.com>, Christopher Green <cj.green@worldnet.att.net> wrote: >No, selling short when you haven't borrowed the shares is a "naked >short". This is allowed in some countries but not in the US. The >brok


Re: Legal jurisdiction of Guantanamo detainees
In article <sqk9509psvqtc9if8p581hcl91fkgfc5l8@4ax.com>, Thomas Anantharaman <tsa@biostat.wisc.edu> wrote: >Except in the case of aliens intercepted before landing on US soil, >where do Customs and immigration officials have greater power under the


Re: Theoretical probate question
In article <mfq35019uva6embujhnil5ubct3r44c7bs@4ax.com>, Arthur L. Rubin <ronnirubin@sprintmail.com> wrote: >Stuart Bronstein wrote: >> Possibly because a lawyer hired to probate an estate in California >> may make 10 to 20 times more money than if


Re: Causation, legally (Re: Minor in Possession of Alcohol)
Michael Jacobs wrote: > Getting back to OP's example, if you send the ballgame tickets > (anonymously or otherwise) to the traffic-ticketing cop, with the > _intent_ (meaning either that is your purpose, or that you know it is > very likely to happe


Re: Bought Car over year ago / no title
vijillante wrote: > Hi, my sister lives in Phoenix. Our grandma bought her a 2002 Kia over > a year ago. She has not been able to afford insurance or the taxes on > the new vehicle (grandma didn't take care of that in Washington state > where the vehi


Re: Contract Laws Apply to Furniture?
It seems "Dan Lanciani" wrote in misc.legal.moderated: > >In article <fiq350lrlr8b3pf0d39s0uor9vl1bf0pol@4ax.com>, >the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm (Stan Brown) writes: >| You ordered something and paid a deposit to seal the deal; >| the merchant special


Re: Want To Learn Law Please Help
It seems "James Lynx" wrote in misc.legal.moderated: > Just for my own interest >I'd like to read books on law. I am a novice at all this so what are >some books that a first year or pre-law law student would read and >study? I don't know if it's


Re: Contract extebded without signature
It seems "Pavel" wrote in misc.legal.moderated: >when I questioned the >company about it, they told me about a clause in the contract that >stated that if we do not give them a written notice canceling the >contract within 30 of the expiration, the co


Re: Ethical / Legal issue?
It seems "P T" wrote in misc.legal.moderated: >What if you obtained a satisfactory service, expected to pay for it, and >then received (preliminary) legal advice that you are NOT liable for the >ensuing debt? Should you pay, would you pay, or would you


Re: Rights of natural child?
"Michael Jacobs" <mjacobslaw@comcast.net> wrote in message news:urk9505k5h9td9jja4tdrqqerapg6mej2k@4ax.com... > "Edmund Klebe" <eaklebe@qis.net> wrote in message > news:<qiq350tj7feecfnt37ee5vlfrqn5uf4vk9@4ax.com>... [snip] > > To clarify: does


Re: Ethical / Legal issue?
"P T" <Petepenguin@webtv.net> wrote in message news:0sk950thihqvf88dhia32q0bvakt48qtc2@4ax.com... > What if you obtained a satisfactory service, expected to pay for it, and > then received (preliminary) legal advice that you are NOT liable for the >


Re: Trademarking common English language words
"Christopher C. Stacy" <cstacy@news.dtpq.com> wrote in message news:uqk950te2vih61meqgk1367dea3tgu52vm@4ax.com... > I remember it being a very common term from the early 1990s, > and still belive it is a generic term. Following your lead, I checke


MODERATOR REMINDER: Header-munging policy
This is a reminder about the misc.legal.moderated policy on submissions containing munged headers such as From: biff@willy.NOSPAMloman.org 1. Posters are free to munge headers (leaving aside forgeries in the name of an actual third party). Spammer


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