New York Internet Law Questions & Answers
Q: Do I have a case if so what do I do
I purchased a clawee app & purchased coins the cams glitched making it impossible to win and it did it on almost every game they had the side cams angled on weird spots like the wall & in a clawee game that makes it so u can't judge where to drop it I contacted them for my money back they told me... Read more »
So, you want to sue over a Facebook game...?
Read over the agreement you signed when you gave them money. This is likely where the trail will end, as you'll quickly discover that they probably have the right to do what they did.
Also, how much did you pay them? If we're talking... Read more »
Q: I am a US resident. I have a prior DUI from 1995. Guilty and convicted. Can I enter Canada today?
This is a Canadian immigration law question. Check with your Buffalo-area US immigration attorneys for a referral.
Q: Can I sue my child's school for failing to secure his personal data?
I do not practice in this area. But I noticed that no one picked up your question for almost a month. Please keep in mind that if the matter involves a public school, the City of New York, or city agency, notice of claim issues could be involved, which can be in the order of days. Consulting an... Read more »
Q: Trademark issue from previous owner?
I did a deal to buy an website, the owner of the website, agreed to sell me the full website with the trademark, however after I sent all the money, he just sent me the domain name, and he decided not to follow with our agreement. He is currently keeping the trademark and ask me a crazy amount of... Read more »
Do you have a written agreement that shows he agreed to assign the trademark to you? If so, enforcing the agreement may be the easiest option.
Q: Is it illegal to suggest someone should be raped or that they are "asking to be raped" online?
That’s a general question and it depends largely on the individual circumstances, but here is my shot; it is likely not illegal nor a civil tort to generally “suggest “X” should be raped”.
The second statement has a better chance being viable in civil court, under the theory of... Read more »
Q: My daughter is 15 and a 19 year old is threatening her in school and social media. Can I press charges for harassment?
In New York, there are a number of harassment laws. Generally such laws prohibit a wide array of activities intended to harass, annoy, threaten, or alarm people.
If this 19 year old is threatening and engaging in behavior that would cause a reasonable person to feel annoyed, then at the... Read more »
Q: I was in a long-distance relationship with a guy from Florida who threatened to leak my nudes
He started to threaten me when we broke up, it happened multiple times, and after each time he said he deleted my pictures.
I don't know if he still has them or not, what can I do if I find out he leaked them?
My recommendation: hire a Florida attorney to discuss the issue, and write your former boyfriend a letter. If he is trying to obtain something from you under threat of releasing the photos, the local district attorney may also be interested and perhaps able to help.
Q: A friend directed me to a web site that was using a photo of my 9 year old daughter. No permission or consent was given
By me or her mother. The site also was asking for donations for the homeless. My daughter is not homeless. What can I do , is this a violation of her rights?
Certainly sounds like a "false light" case. You should contact a member of the NY State Trial Lawyers Assn who handles libel and similar cases--they give free consultations.
Q: Can something be filed to keep info from being public on internet?
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It depends on what kind of information you're talking about. More details are necessary to provide a professional analysis of your issue. The best first step is an Initial Consultation with an Attorney such as myself. You can read more about me, my credentials, awards, honors, testimonials, and... Read more »
Q: is public access tv considered public domain?
i wanna post a rare interview from a public access tv show from the early '90's onto my YouTube channel but don't wanna get my channel deleted
Probably not, contact the shows producers and ask for permission / a license.
Q: What do I sue a person who I bought a bunch of bunch of defective stuff online from but they don't live in New York?
If it's a small value, you can sue in small claims court. More details are necessary to provide a professional analysis of your issue. The best first step is an Initial Consultation with an Attorney such as myself. You can read more about me, my credentials, awards, honors, testimonials, and media... Read more »
Q: I purchased something from a third party seller off of Amazon, but amazon shipped it
-- who do I go after -- Amazon or the seller?
Depends on the problem: if shipping issues, then Amazon; if product issues, then seller. More details are necessary to provide a professional analysis of your issue. The best first step is an Initial Consultation with an Attorney. You can read more about me, my credentials, awards, honors,... Read more »
Q: can facebook be sued when a user posts private videos about someone else?
A statute insulates social media from such suits. More details are necessary to provide a professional analysis of your issue. The best first step is an Initial Consultation with an Attorney. You can read more about me, my credentials, awards, honors, testimonials, and media appearances/... Read more »
Q: Hi I'm wondering the legality of using quotes on prints. For instance can I quote two people debating on twitter?
I'm looking to create prints that have quotes from popular figures and selling them online. I'm not looking at using trademarked names, movie quotes, or song quotes. Though those might occasionally show up in the quotes themselves.
It sounds like you're contemplating committing copyright infringement, unless you specifically license the right to use such content from the author.
See: http://www.aeesq.com/business-law/intellectual-property-attorney/
More details are necessary to provide a professional analysis... Read more »
Q: What can I do if someone else owns a domain that I want for my business? It has the same name.
You can reach out to them to buy it. Cybersquatting laws might apply, depending on the facts. More details are necessary to provide a professional analysis of your issue. The best first step is an Initial Consultation with an Attorney. You can read more about me, my credentials, awards, honors,... Read more »
Q: Can a citizen blogger writing a blog for free on a newspaper website claim censorship if that newspaper removes a post?
It seems like you are confusing your first amendment freedoms with "censorship" and a private enterprise's right to control it's content. In any case more information would be necessary as too would further research.
Q: My Slack team has produced content Jan-Mar 2017 and not gotten paid as usual. Bosses avoiding questions. What can we do?
My Slack team is a hired international group of writers and videographers producing content for a YouTube channel. The curator who hired us and manages the Slack team has not paid us for all of 2017 despite many videos being produced, uploaded and making money for the YouTube channel. The manager... Read more »
1. Contact the New York State Department of Labor if you performed services in New York State or your employer has a presence here.
2. Serve a demand for wages due on your employer or sue for breach of contract or for services rendered in court. Federal court has unique requirements so... Read more »
Q: Can I sue a guy in NY court who has two residences (FL and NY) over a rental fraud in FL done over the internet?
I am a resident of VA and over the New Year holidays I took my family to FL for a week. I arranged a rental via internet on a legitimate website. I was contacted by owner, signed the rental agreement and foolishly wired him money. He cancelled on me a week prior the vacation start date and refused... Read more »
You can probably sue him in New York small claims court because he has a residence in New York, and he is likely subject to the long arm jurisdiction statue in New York State.
The good thing about about shoeing in New York small claims court is that it is extraordinarily cheap, uses a... Read more »
Q: I'm getting harassed on twitter by someone using a fake name
- am I able to sue to find out the real identity of the person?
Why not just block the person and report them to Twitter rather than making a lawsuit out of it? More details are necessary to provide a professional analysis of your issue. The best first step is an Initial Consultation with an Attorney. You can read more about me, my credentials, awards, honors,... Read more »
Q: I'm getting notices of violating copyright on something I put up online - how do I fight this?
What are your defenses? For example, See: http://www.unc.edu/~unclng/copyright-defenses.htm
More details are necessary to provide a professional analysis of your issue. The best first step is an Initial Consultation with an Attorney. You can read more about me, my credentials, awards,... Read more »
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