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USA Employment Law: Job Search with Moonlighting
I am a Software Developer contractor but I also want to have my own side-hustle business. This side hustle business might contain programming, research or developing new software products. However, it ...
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Can ex-employer ask/require in a severance agreement that if I plan to disclose information about the severance agreement, I must tell them first?
Can a severance agreement ask/force an employee to inform the ex-employer if they plan to disclose the severance agreement?
My understanding is that the National Labor Relations Act allows me to share ...
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Are there any cases that establish a precedent regarding software patching?
My question concerns the legality of "software patching", specifically making changes to the compiled code of an existing third-party software application in order to alter its behavior. My ...
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Is a Windows license valid on a "computer of Theseus"?
If I buy a computer with a Windows license, and then replace every part of the computer one at a time (cloning the old hard drive to the new one then erasing the old one, or reinstalling Windows on my ...
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Is it considered a breach of confidentiality if data is uploaded to a website which only makes that data available to the uploader?
I'm a developer working at a company that handles sensitive banking information and recently, I've had troubles organising my code and thus posted it in a private repository on Github, which only I ...
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Are there specific laws regarding selling code that executes financial trades?
If I want to start a business selling custom trading code for e.g. stocks/crypto what legal aspects should I be aware of?
Are there general examples of the kinds of contract you might want to absolve ...
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Do I own the copyright of a source code if I work only part of it as a freelancer
If a group of freelancers work on a project without a contract from the client(this one refuses to pay), who own the copyright of that source code? I know in the US, one who write the code own the ...
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What happens if there is no formal agreement between two app developers
Suppose two people, A and B, developed an ios app together doing equal amounts of work.
Suppose that they don't have any written agreements and never registered a company. A registered himself as an ...
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Common Practices around Incorporating License Agreements by Reference
As part of my job, I help to negotiate contracts when my company is purchasing software (or hardware with embedded software). For these significant business relationships, we typically negotiate a ...
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In software contracts, does "all right, title & interest in & to software" provide more protection than "all ownership right, title & interest in..."?
Seems that the addition of "ownership" here is limiting, but I'm not sure whether it really is or how it is.
If the language "supplier retains all right, title and interest in and to ...
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Buy a computer/phone from Apple, disagree to the terms of service after purchase; what's the legal perspective
My question and premise are very simple, but the legal perspectives on the answer are unclear to me.
A person purchases an Apple computer/phone product directly from Apple (any device requiring ...
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Are there any laws around viewing the messages of the members of a site you own?
If I build a website that has a messaging feature between users, what laws are there governing my behavior as the owner of the website?
That is to say, I am the sole moderator and database ...
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Can I flight check-in on someone’s else behalf?
I am not sure if this is the right place to post this and if not please guide me to correct forum.
I am building a software that’ll help travellers with their flights. It’ll auto check-in to the ...
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Agreement for voluntary contribution on a non-open source project
I'm the owner of a free, but non-open source, Android app. I have received many offers by my users to voluntarily contribute by translating the app in other languages.
What does this mean by a legal ...
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Consulting agreement between my corporation and client also includes me individually
I own a Canadian corporation, which consults on software. Recently, I've been offered a contract with a US company. Instead of making the contract solely with my company, it states that "Consultant" ...
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