Archive for October, 2008

Is it legal to record conversations at work if your boss is harrassing you?

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Jon T asked: I live in California. If you are employed by someone who harasses you frequently, but only when you’re alone so that there would be no evidence, would it be legal to record him doing it? Or would you just have to deal with it?

Is it legal to show rented mailbox address as a residence address?

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Arslan asked: I have been moving around for a while and moving from one apartment to another. This seems to continue further till I marry, get a permanent job and set up a permanent address. And I am really tired of following up with adress changes.
Right now I am in Maryland, I am not [...]

Is Online Gambling Legal?

Sunday, October 26th, 2008

Kesh K asked: The increasing popularity of online gambling has created a storm in the world of gaming and betting. However, the biggest ongoing debate these days is bout the legal status of online gambling. As you hear different things from different sources, it becomes difficult to decide what is, in fact, the truth. And [...]

Is it legal to summarize university lectures and upload them to my blog for educational purposes?

Friday, October 24th, 2008

um asked: I’m currently studying in USA. I find that the lectures here are amazing. I think I could help other students (especially in my home country) to understand what I learned by summarizing the ideas I’ve got from the classes and upload them to my personal blog for other students to read. Is it [...]

Is it legal to put random photos on my website without permission?

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

carpe_diem asked: I take random photos from my camera on the streets of people. Is it ok to put it on the web? Everyday we see such photos in flickr or videos in youtube… Are they all legal? The people in the photos are unaware of their faces put on the web.