What would the typical sentence be?

It would depend upon what the person is charged with. Are you asking if someone who did that would be charged with a crime?

You do not have the right to take a work protected by copyright, make some changes and declare it "open source" under the Creative Commons language.

Can I copy the privacy policy and terms and conditions from a competing company and make tweaks to it?

That is quite a bad idea. Aside from potential copyright infringement, how do you know that the contents of both documents are relevant to your...

Can I get a harassment order?

You should consider seeking an Order of Protection in the MA Probate and Family Court. Here is some...

Partnership Dissolution, What is considered appropriate valuation of business?

You say that it is a "partnership" but do you in actuality have an entity (corporation or LLC)?

How much jail time can I expect

This was a setup for a scam which is happening widely across the internet. It starts with a provocative ad posted on Craigslist or a profile on...

What should the profit percentage of a financier who is willing t o invest $150K in a startup Restaurant?

We have handled transactions like this in the past. Normally, the investor is looking for its investment to be paid back out of the first profits...

Why can I not post on craigslist

did you get threatened by the police?

How can i get restitution for a web site that was created for me , but never turned over .....business just closed up

If an LLC closed up you may be out of luck. Do you have all underlying code for the site or were they hosting? Whose name is the domain...

Illegal to troll a business' Facebook page?

Unless your posts can be objectively viewed as threats there is no crime here. Even stupid expression is protected by the First Amendment. How do...