Is it slander or defamation of character to make a post on social media warning fellow businesses of a dead beat shop?

Ive had some experience with the FDCPA and it only applies to third party debt collectors and not to the creditor itself. In NY, there is a...

Can a judge order a persons information removed from the internet if that person has been threatened with death from ISIS?

You should note that Intellus and other similar sites are purchasing their data from yet other sources, such as the credit bureaus, etc. The best...

My 8 year old sons picture is featured on a college web site without consent. Is that legal?

It is not illegal in terms of it being a crime but it may be "actionable", meaning that he might have rights being violated. How are they using...

Can I leave an LLC without legal repercussion of competition and duplication and start my own business exact type?

This questions sounds like it is right out of the news! It may depend on any specifics of the Virginia LLC statute but if you have not signed the...

I signed a hotel agreement stating I would pay for room even if I cancelled. I cancelled more than 90 days in advance but they

It would depend on the precise wording of the agreement and possibly any local consumer affairs laws in the locale. Without seeing the agreement,...

Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 - What exactly does ''ShareAlike'' mean?

The condition of use for the right to use the work is that any work that contains it is also distributed on the same basis. I do not believe that...

Is your former employer claiming ownership in the photos of the cakes or in the designs of the cakes?

Can a member of a partnership establish a trademark as a sole owner of a business

Based upon the limited amount of information you provided it seems as if the name of the group is owned by the partnership and not by an...

I own domains which contain a name of a company who trademark that name. Could they take it away from me?

Were you aware of that company and the trademark when you registered the domain names?

What can or can't I post on Facebook?

Let me start off by expressing that I understand your frustration over the situation. To answer your question, is it illegal to post information...