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Is it legal for india to ban major platforms and websites under Geospatial Information Regulation Bill 2016
“No person shall depict, disseminate, publish or distribute any wrong or false topographic information of India including international boundaries through internet platforms or online services or in ...
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Process after signing a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cross-border M&A in Malaysia
If a listed company in Malaysia signed a MoU for cross-border M&A (merger and acquisition), what kind of process does the company needs to take?
For example, announcement to their stakeholders;
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If Microsoft and Activision Blizzard are both based in the USA, how does the UK have standing to block the merger?
Per this story from the BBC or Bloomberg
The UK Competition and Markets Authority has apparently decided to block the merger of Microsoft and Activision Blizzard. The story notes: "To go through,...
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Is adjusting the shipping rates after purchase allowed?
So, I (USA) recently made an order at an online store (Japan). I paid with debit. My order was taking a while to ship but I thought nothing of it because I'm patient and shopping online is just like ...
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Can the US break-up a foreign company (specifically Bayer) after it has merged with an American one due to an increase in market power?
In 2018 Bayer and Monsanto had a huge merger. In the future it is possible that it will be in the US's interest to reverse their decision due to the sudden shift in market pressure. That said Bayer is ...
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Receiving transactions to a company bank account located in a different country
Can a company based in a country A receive incoming transactions to a bank account that belongs to the company but is in a different country?
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As a French citizen owning an Estonian company, can I be sued for that company activity by another French company under French law?
Within the following situation:
I have the French nationality.
I have an Estonian company, created as part of the e-Residency program.
This company purpose is doing "web scraping", ...
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Is it possible for a juridical/legal person (a company) to have multiple nationalities?
While the answer to this question may be an obvious yes, my question is more related to what defines a legal person per se. A natural person can have multiple nationalities, but the "person" ...
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Non US company raised equity by issuing shares to non accredited investors,does re-domiciliation to Delaware cause retroactive breach of US laws?
As per the title I would like to know if anybody knows what happens if a foreign non -- U.S. company ( offshore ) raises equity by advertising and soliciting investors included but not limited to ...
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Is it lawful to discount products below its cost to sell other products on the same sale?
Suppose a company in Singapore buys some hardware for $100, develops some software for it, and wishes to sell the integrated solution for $200 to a foreign customer. The invoice lists the hardware ...
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Can we set up our company in a different country in order to protect our IT and assets from litigation?
I'm working with a startup in a country where laws are loose at best. After reviewing the privacy laws that bind us by doing business in this country, there seem to be an endless amount of ways that ...
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What stops Chinese companies from printing “Made in US” on their products?
I was wondering if manufacturers of any country are legally bound to print the true origin of the product while exporting to other country? If yes, who makes sure they are printing the real origin of ...
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Can the U.S government break up an international monopoly?
In the event a national monopoly forms such as a major railway or oil company, the U.S government (or any other government) can choose to take action such as breaking up that company into smaller ...
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Is it legal to use Web crawler for data gathering?
I live in Uk, I am programmer and I have built a personal system that goes to some foreign housing web sites and extracts data from adverts going add by add (using crawler/scraper/web spider), I then ...
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What if a DAO (decentralized autonomous organization) breaks the law?
A DAO is a decentralized organization, typically powered by cryptography. It works much like a business, but without borders. Although a DAO typically receives instructions from its stockholders, it ...
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How to verify a ISO (9001, 27001, 14001) certification claim?
Many company websites are showing that the company is ISO 9001, ISO 27001 and/or ISO 14001 certified.
Is there any way to request, or registrar to check, the company's certificate globally and to ...
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Can I legally use (read/encode to/decode from) the MP3 format without paying a license fee?
I noticed a lot of different questions about the subject MP3 in the legal website (https://law.stackexchange.com/search?q=mp3). But none of them answer my question really.
First of all, I'm thinking ...
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Is it legal to ask an unknown person to buy something for me abroad, and then buy it back?
I assume of course that laws will differ by country, and I'm interested in those differences, though there should be some common aspects.
There are several layers to my question.
We agree that your ...
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How to protect my idea in another country?
I have an idea about possible creation of a product that in my opinion would be on demand among smartphone users. I have found a potential company In Switzerland and I think about offering them my ...
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Limit the usage of my software product
Given I am selling my video software online is it legal not to sell it to certain customers who are supposed to use it for processing "adult" content? If they check a tickbox before purchase where ...
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Can suits be filed in small claims courts from overseas?
I often see freelancers suggesting to other freelancers to use the small claim courts to get paid when the client is in another country. Already with the small claim court, there's a maximum amount ...
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Are there legal reasons to maintain addresses for my clients?
If I'm opening a hosting company and would there be any legal reason or requirement to obtain the home or business addresses of my clients?
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Selling stuff online + fundraiser campaign questions (EU)
Let's say I have a friend who owns a factory and makes rings and necklaces according to my unique design (1000 pieces order minimum). I want to sell them strictly online, and I'm sure that I won't be ...
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When is misrepresentation and concealment allowed in negotiating contracts?
Suppose I, or a company I own, want to purchase a domain name from an existing owner. Am I allowed to blatantly lie about the interests I represent and why I want the domain?
Can I, for example, buy ...
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Should a foreigner have a US-based company to sell through Amazon cloud-based warehouses?
Let's borrow and expand on Can a foreigner setup an unstaffed company in United States?.
Everyone knows that you can rent computing resources from Amazon.com in the cloud, but not many know that they ...
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Restrictions on international data storage?
Firstly, I apologize for any brevity in my question and description. I'm under a NDA and can't really give out specifics.
A company in the Netherlands is saying that it would not be lawful for them ...
