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by gnopgnip 6y ago
These regulations are largely imposed on the companies seeking investments from the public. If they want to advertise the the general public then they need to complete certain disclosures and audits
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by gnopgnip 6y ago
That would almost completely rule out people renting out a room in their home
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by gnopgnip 6y ago
A class action is more about punishing the wrongdoing than any recovery.
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by gnopgnip 6y ago
Congress did not intend fair use to be an affirmative defense. It is clearly a right under US copyright law. The rights granted to copyright owners in section 106 are expressly “subject to” the fair use defense. The fair use section of the
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by gnopgnip 6y ago
Congress did not intend fair use to be an affirmative defense. It is clearly a right under US copyright law. The rights granted to copyright owners in section 106 are expressly “subject to” the fair use defense. The fair use section of the
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by gnopgnip 6y ago
>If we assume this mostly started around 1980 when lawyers skyrocketed... without it our economy today would be twice the size it actually is This is a flawed assumption. You would need to look at the cost of the alternative. If we had d
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by gnopgnip 6y ago
Generally people use the same amount of data regardless of what plan they have. So from the ISP perspective the backhaul is the same, and you have .1% utilization vs .05% average for the last mile going from gig to 2 gig.
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by gnopgnip 6y ago
>Most people know that "Chicken" McNuggets are only modestly-chicken-based (and are primarily corn starch and whatever other stuff). This is not true. Lookup the ingredients
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By what measure is the US more divided than in the past?
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by gnopgnip 6y ago
It depends how much of a temperature delta you need. In cold climates often the efficiency is comparable or worse than resistive heaters
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by gnopgnip 6y ago
Extraterritorial jurisdiction can apply based on citizenship
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by gnopgnip 6y ago
This is a late reply, but there are a couple big differences. The courts could create a class action, or join multiple claims. Avoiding a class action, where the individual claims are too expensive to be worth pursuing, but as a whole the w
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by gnopgnip 6y ago
That is true, and you can look at the data in different ways. But still most households don't have at least two different high speed internet providers.
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by gnopgnip 6y ago
There are at least 5 ISPs that offer gigabit service in Seattle. Wave is as low as $50. Atlas is $59. Century link is $65 as a promotional period. Google Fiber is $70, Comcast is $100+.
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by gnopgnip 6y ago
>There's usually at least two wired options Per https://www.fcc.gov/internet-access-services-reports approximately only about 25% of census blocks have two or more providers for wired internet. Often within a census
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by gnopgnip 6y ago
Sunshine laws or the equivalent are the start. Without data on the problem it is easy for criminals to stay under the radar, or for the public to know if it is really a problem. A number of states have towing laws that require reporting any
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by gnopgnip 6y ago
Employers pay competitive salaries in SF and NYC because it is a competitive market, and because these employees bring value to the company
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by gnopgnip 6y ago
Amazon requires mediation or arbitration, so there is no access to the judicial system
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by gnopgnip 6y ago
I don't think it would be appealing from people who could choose anywhere to live, there are cheaper places, places with lower taxes and so on. But for people with family in the area, within two hours of Chicago, the $15k, and the othe
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by gnopgnip 6y ago
Is Benton Harbor getting better or worse?
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by gnopgnip 6y ago
In most cases like this, nothing for medical malpractice. Calculating damages for pain and suffering is usually based on a multiplier of the "economic" damages, the medical bills or lost income from missed work. So in a case where
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by gnopgnip 6y ago
"Making minimum wage" in CA means minimum wage( for the whole time you are working, not just when you have a passenger) the employer paying a share of the taxes including unemployment, 3 days of sick leave a year if you work full
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by gnopgnip 6y ago
The legislature could modify existing laws and override precedent set by the courts, to the extent it is not unconstitutional. And the interpretation of what is a contractor or employee has largely not been a constitutional matter, it is ab
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by gnopgnip 6y ago
And AB5 was just clarifying what the law after Dynamex v. Superior Court
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by gnopgnip 6y ago
If they were terrorists, sanctioned by the US government it is already illegal.
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by gnopgnip 6y ago
It is already illegal if the payment is to a group that is sanctioned by the US gov
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by gnopgnip 6y ago
You do have that right, small claims court
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by gnopgnip 6y ago
Look around when you drive at how many other cars have more than 2 people. Here 90% plus have a single occupant, and 1-2% have 3 or more people/kids
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by gnopgnip 6y ago
For most people it is a significant amount of their income. AAA puts the average annual car cost at $7k for a small sedan and 10.8k for a truck.
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by gnopgnip 6y ago
This is partly the cost of liquidity. Look at bitcoin for another example, On the order of $10 billion a year is spent on electricity to keep transactions secure.

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