Archive for July 2008

Mr. Q asked: I’m screen printing tshirts and have taken color photos from the internet, removed their backgrounds, removed the color, and made them into silhouette-style images. Is this legal or does this break copyright rules? I intend on selling the shirts, and the images only look about 20% like the original photographs.

Posted Thu, Jul 31st, 2008. Listed under: Uncategorized. 1 Comment.

Passionate Praiser asked: I live in Michigan and want to rent a home. I found a guy who said that he would rent out this home that he purchased at a Sheriff sale. He said that there was still a redemption period that allows the original homeowner to pay what they owe and [...]

Posted Thu, Jul 31st, 2008. Listed under: Renting & Real Estate. Tagged as: . 2 Comments.

dcpro50 asked: In the DC area, some housing postings say they are looking for a single person (for example, to take up a basement apartment). Is it legal for a landlord to specify that only a single person can occupy it, or is there some law that prevents this restriction? Some of these [...]

Posted Wed, Jul 30th, 2008. Listed under: Renting & Real Estate. 7 Comments.

Too old to care asked: A company hung some expensive heat repellant screens on my home but the screens are not pulled tight enough - they have ripples in them, like they’re wavy. They can be tightened but they won’t return my calls. What legal steps do I take to force them to [...]

Posted Mon, Jul 28th, 2008. Listed under: Uncategorized. Tagged as: . 4 Comments.

Bin Yummy asked: I am wondering if it is legal to find out how much the teachers and administrators received in salaries from the public school systems and have this published. This could help get raises for the underpaid and call for action against those overpayed.

Posted Sun, Jul 27th, 2008. Listed under: Law & Ethics. 4 Comments.

Jennifer J asked: I am looking to organize a fundraiser to offset costs incurred by individual players on my sport’s National Team. The national govering body for the sport is a not-for-profit organization, but this would not directly involve that organization in any way. Would a sweepstakes with “suggested donations” being payable online [...]

Posted Sun, Jul 27th, 2008. Listed under: Law & Ethics. 1 Comment.

RedEagleLaughing asked: It amazes me how many things Apple says about PCs that simply isn’t true. How is this legal?

Posted Sat, Jul 26th, 2008. Listed under: Law & Ethics. 3 Comments.

Caroline S asked: I really want to put a film onto a phone and I was wondering, is there any legal way to do it? I know you need to burn it to your computer and convert the file but I can’t find any free legal applications.

Posted Wed, Jul 23rd, 2008. Listed under: Uncategorized. Tagged as: . 4 Comments.

craigmont asked: A friend of mine lives in Aberdeen, Washington. He says he sees lots of high school kids rideing in the back of pickup trucks. Is it legal because there has never been seatbelts in the bed of the truck, or is it illeagal?

Posted Tue, Jul 22nd, 2008. Listed under: Uncategorized. 6 Comments.

williamson_john5050 asked: My step-mother just had her appendix removed. During surgery, the doctor found cancer. The original surgery cost around $20,000.00. My father nor her has health insurance. The hospital will not remove the cancer until the first bill is paid in full. Is this legal?

Posted Mon, Jul 21st, 2008. Listed under: Uncategorized. Tagged as: . 16 Comments.