Legal Questions

Q1. Does every account (PayPal,Sendgrid,Heroku,AWS,Mailchimp) need to be in a company's name to make the company liable for anything that might go wrong, not the founders (to a reasonable degree of...

Incorporation Legal Liability Paypal

asked Jul 22 '12 at 16:41

Dmurtagh
157 points

Google states that Google Public DNS does not permanently store personally identifiable information (source ). However, imagine that in the future "permanently storing personally identifiable...

Legal

asked Jun 16 '12 at 21:37

Pacerier
317 points

I invented a new software based hardware technology which can solve many problems. I know getting a patent takes a very long time and is not an easy task. Do I have to apply and wait to get a...

Ideas Legal Patent

asked Jun 18 '12 at 04:51

Eric
6 points

Three friends and I have started an internet startup. Since we didn't really have much legal information and we all are friends, we never had any NDA in place or any IP protection. Now, we are...

Legal

asked Jun 18 '12 at 19:10

Gentrobot
122 points

I came across Microsoft Surface today, and one tiny detail get me thinking. There is a small "TM" next to the word "Surface", can they do that? Can a common word like surface be trademarked like...

Legal USA Trademark

asked Jun 19 '12 at 17:09

Martin Kristiansen
102 points

I'm starting to write a business plan for a possible future startup. We're still not a company and we're pretty much in garage-mode still holding to our day jobs. I was looking at example business...

Legal Business Plan

asked Jun 22 '12 at 00:06

Orchestrator
149 points

We were in California for 2.5 days at a trade show in 2010. Our company is an LLC in Oregon. We are required by the show promoter to have a Board of Equailization number, and we pay sales tax to...

Legal Tax

asked Jun 25 '12 at 15:16

Mary Ann
1 point

I run a small Luxembourg-based consulting company and I'm about to start organizing events such as short seminars (2 hours) to long workshops (up to 5 days). I'd like to tour the USA and possibly...

Foreign Legal

asked Jun 25 '12 at 23:24

Roy Dictus
343 points

A good friend and I had an idea for a software/mobile device related business last year, but haven't had the time to develop it yet. He is currently taking a software engineering class at his...

Software Legal

asked Jun 26 '12 at 07:37

Ekoostik Martin
171 points

My company (or soon to be) is looking at becoming an S-Corp. Right now most of our funds are tied up in the company and we can't really afford to hire an attorney to do the work for us. Can we get...

Incorporation Legal S Corp

asked Jun 29 '12 at 04:58

Mike
19 points

I'm currently on a J-1 visa and I understand that I'm not allowed to be paid by any company or organization other than my sponsoring organization. However, is it legal for me to 'work' for a...

Equity Visa Legal

asked Jun 29 '12 at 07:27

Dawood
101 points

We are a software vendor and provide tools for other software developers. One of large companies requested information in order to determine whether our software is subject to Federal Export...

Software Legal Regulation

asked Jul 2 '12 at 10:07

Poopsky
195 points

We recently formed a c-corp in DE and are currently bootstrapping as we look for outside investment. Since we are currently based outside of DE, we will need to file as a foreign corporation at...

Incorporation Legal

asked Jul 3 '12 at 05:42

User18626
6 points

I already have an LLC, however, It's not the brand name I want to use for my business. Should I do a DBA under that LLC? I would like to apply for a trademark on the brand, so would this structure...

Getting Started Ecommerce Legal Corporate Structure Trademark

asked Jul 3 '12 at 20:43

User18631
16 points

I have started a small business based around a machine which can fabricate parts from a limited subset of material. I eventually want to get a larger machine which will remove the limitations but I...

Legal

asked Jun 5 '12 at 18:33

Jason
124 points

I have a B2B SaaS web app. In most cases my clients are small or medium sized organizations and we have annual contracts. In other words, they sign the contract, according to which they are 'locked...

Contract B2B Legal Saas Terms And Conditions

asked Jun 9 '12 at 01:03

Salmon
970 points

We have a software which supports scripting. One of our main competitors has a software which works in the same way. I wonder if it is legal for our software to support their properiatery...

License Legal Intellectual Property

asked Jun 11 '12 at 17:36

Noway
192 points

I am a videographer in San Diego, CA and I'm fairly new to working freelance. I've recently aquired a Fictitious Business Name (or DBA) under my first and middle name (my stage name when I was...

Legal Legal Documents DBA Legal Entity

asked Jun 12 '12 at 06:41

Melissa
6 points

I'm 15, and I want to repair computers, which I've recently found out is considered a business even if I just do it from home? Can someone start a business when they're under 18?

Getting Started Legal USA

asked Jun 14 '12 at 08:03

Orcris
148 points

Amazon payments has a strict list of requirements including having a US EIN or SSN, a state driver's license and US residency. Google Checkout is not yet available in Canada. What are the steps...

Payments Legal Delaware Payment Gateway

asked May 27 '12 at 17:47

Calydon
26 points