Search Results
| Search type | Search syntax |
|---|---|
| Tags | [tag] |
| Exact | "words here" |
| Author |
user:1234 user:me (yours) |
| Score |
score:3 (3+) score:0 (none) |
| Answers |
answers:3 (3+) answers:0 (none) isaccepted:yes hasaccepted:no inquestion:1234 |
| Views | views:250 |
| Code | code:"if (foo != bar)" |
| Sections |
title:apples body:"apples oranges" |
| URL | url:"*.example.com" |
| Saves | in:saves |
| Status |
closed:yes duplicate:no migrated:no wiki:no |
| Types |
is:question is:answer |
| Exclude |
-[tag] -apples |
| For more details on advanced search visit our help page | |
Results for legal/
Search options not deleted
6
votes
1
answer
222
views
Why do we have a legal tag if legal questions are not welcome?
The legal tag says:
Questions about legal problems which may arise during software
development or questions about software law, patents and copyrights in
general. … I do not get why legal questions are discouraged if we have a legal tag (seems to be a contradiction). …
- 289
1
vote
1
answer
133
views
Legal Disclaimer in the FAQ
expert legal advice. … What I was thinking was to state the following: the opinions expressed on the site do not constitute expert legal advice and then point to the link for the stack exchange legal disclaimer. …
user39741
1
vote
1
answer
93
views
Answers that are technically not legal
My comment was:
Technically not legal by Apple but you should google the term
Hackintosh. And I say this as a person with 3 genuine macs within arms
reach. … And I say not fully legal rather than illegal, because Apple doesn't seem to be doing anything with shutting down the Hackintosh scene. …
- 2,059
11
votes
2
answers
152
views
Should we add a warning to tag legal
Today I realized we have a tag legal on the main site with the excerpt
Questions about legal problems which may arise during software development or questions about software law, patents and copyrights … But we also have a custom close reason for questions that ask for legal advise or aid, which redirects users to our sister sites OpenSource.se and Law.se. …
- 76.7k
8
votes
2
answers
272
views
Reconciling "no legal advice" and "yes software licensing" [duplicate]
In this question, I had a disagreement with the original asker about whether a legal advice / software licensing question is on topic. … There is enough potential overlap between software licensing and legal advice or aid that the relevant faq question should address this distinction explicitly. …
- 7,610
13
votes
3
answers
1k
views
What types of legal questions are on-topic here?
I know legal issues are in the faq as on-topic but I could not find an existing discussion of it. … Do legal questions such as the iPhone issue or non-paying customer question really have a place here? …
1
vote
2
answers
110
views
Popular, detailed, controversial answer on a legal topic deleted. Appropriate?
Looking for related discussions, I found
"What types of legal questions are on-topic here?" … , for which the
top answer suggests a legal question would be on-topic if it asks something in general terms (and off-topic if it asks for personal legal advice.) …
- 1,493
2
votes
1
answer
44
views
Why Is One Question Closed for Legal Advice and the Other Upvoted?
So I recently submitted a question that got shot-down immediately for asking legal advice. It is as follows: Hybrid Source License That Is Basically Open Source but Prevents Competition? …
- 101
2
votes
3
answers
85
views
Does Software Engineering SE accept GDPR and other legal compliance-type questions?
These are generally closed as not strictly about programming with the recommendation that the OP ask legal questions on Law.SE; however, several OPs have objected that at least some of these questions …
2
votes
3
answers
119
views
Is it against policy here to answer questions of a legal nature unless you're a lawyer?
I answered a legal question, with the usual disclaimer about not being a lawyer. … images from a Tumblr page, would that be considered legal? …
- 705
6
votes
4
answers
186
views
Should "legal advice" or "copyright, trademark, and patent law" be added to the list of thin...
However, people do still ask questions about copyright, trademark, or other legal issues that are best answered by a lawyer and not by software developers. … My personal suggestion is something along the lines of "copyright, patent, or trademark law" with a footnote that legal questions should be directed toward a lawyer. …
Thomas OwensMod
- 84.2k
10
votes
1
answer
132
views
remove [canadian-law] tag?
I think [law] is good enough for legal questions on Pogrammers.SE since every question about legal issues more or less comes with an ask a lawyer anyway disclaimer, and legal questions while allowed aren't …
- 13.4k
5
votes
2
answers
123
views
Should this question be closed or stay open (with or without edits)?
I'm looking at Form screenshot for legal proof of clicking one of the checkboxes? and it feels like a mostly legal problem rather than a software development question. … We have visited legal questions here on meta before (here and here) and the general consensus seems to be that questions pertaining to copyright, trademark, and licensing are fine but other legal concerns …
- 32k
23
votes
1
answer
1k
views
When is a software licensing question on topic?
The help center says:
If you have a question about...
...
software licensing
and it is not about...
...
legal advice or aid
It seems like there is a lot of overlap between those two categories … What types of legal questions are on-topic here?
Reconciling "no legal advice" and "yes software licensing" [duplicate] …
- 7,610
7
votes
4
answers
315
views
What is the difference between software licensing and copyright
Legal questions are off topic here as software developers are not qualified to give legal advice. … Quote taken from here, which is actually a bad example, as the question is really about a legal issue. It was just the most recent question where copyright was cited as close reason. …
- 76.7k