Legal Questions

Essential legal issues that startups face, including corporate formation, fundraising documentation, founders stock, and board relations.

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1 Answers
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Need a terms of service generator for a web design startup

Does anybody know a good terms of service generator? I need one that, besides inserting company name and etc, will outline my and my customers' rights so I don't have to read the whole thing. I'm...

asked Nov 7 '11 at 07:11
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Rooz Mahdavian
11 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
4.17K Views
Can a US LLC do business in Canada?

We have registered an LLC from New Jersey and now we have have got couple awesome projects from Canada. They are software projects. Can we do them from here (US)? How about the taxes? Can some...

asked Nov 7 '11 at 13:01
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Varchar1
33 points

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2 Answers
1.81K Views
What papers do I need?

I am a Canadian and married to an American, we live in Canada but want to buy a business in the states.What do I need (visa,etc... and how much money is needed for me to move there?.

asked Nov 8 '11 at 03:22
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Barbara
6 points

5 Votes
3 Answers
3.63K Views
What is the legality of apps like Instapaper?

Just wondering if applications like Instapaper are legal and if so how? I've read around a bit and it seems that because the data is being sent by the bookmarklet from the users machine to...

asked Nov 8 '11 at 05:34
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Vdh Ant
146 points

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3 Answers
6.68K Views
Is it legal to make/sell candy from home?

My wife is really getting into making hard candy from home, including cough drops. She's wanting to start selling them on Etsy. But, we're having trouble finding any information on whether or not...

asked Nov 8 '11 at 10:45
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Joshmax
118 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
7.66K Views
What's the difference between an operating agreement and a founders' agreement?

I am part of an LLC and have heard a lot about operating agreements and founders' agreements. What are the differences between the two for an LLC?

asked Oct 29 '11 at 00:38
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Li Zhou
323 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
2.12K Views
Registering a trademark for software

I would like to know if registering trademark for software in some countries is too expensive for us and we develop a software which is hard to copy, can we survive without trademark for software?...

asked Nov 1 '11 at 22:30
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John
38 points

3 Votes
1 Answers
1.82K Views
How can we place a valuation on a start-up LLC per the conditions stated below?

We are forming a new LLC with virtually no monetary or physical assets in the company except for a patent. In case of the untimely demise of one of the members we would like to place a valuation on...

asked Nov 3 '11 at 04:14
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Vince Kasprzak
16 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
2.65K Views
Legal aspects of internalization - selling software online

I'm making an engineering software. It's for a very specific market. The market size of the software, if I take only my country, is too small. But since I'm planning to launch it "cloud based",...

asked Nov 4 '11 at 20:47
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Jbcolmenares
117 points

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1 Answers
1.93K Views
Can a company be guilty of monopolizing just by being very successful?

I don't know if this is the right place, but in our startup, we were discussing the distant future for us. Suppose a software company just sells superior software a low cost and overall becomes the...

asked Oct 16 '11 at 07:10
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Mirov
384 points

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2 Answers
5.2K Views
I am a web model and I signed a contract with a non-compete clause I want to get out with out a problem help?

The contract is for 2 years and im only 2 months into it and it also has a non compete clause/Exclusivity clause ... so i really want to get out of this fast its a bad bad deal.. D. Exclusivity....

asked Oct 18 '11 at 00:06
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Kiki
16 points

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2 Answers
2.39K Views
How do I protect my company name?

I have business I want to start online. I already have the domain name and very soon the logo. I want to offer this services to anyone online. So what is the best way to protect the name of my...

asked Oct 19 '11 at 05:16
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Jean Nicolas Boulay Desjardins
162 points

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2 Answers
2.66K Views
How can I protect my self legally from illegal content from users on my website?

I am building a web app where users will be able to add content to it. Pictures, texte, video, etc. I was wandering what would happen if a user puts something illegal. Am I responsable? Or is...

asked Oct 19 '11 at 12:35
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Jean Nicolas Boulay Desjardins
162 points

7 Votes
5 Answers
3.24K Views
Where can I get cheap and good legal advice?

I am looking for good/cheap legal advice for a web application my friend is building. We will need to write a Term Of Service. Do we really need a lawyer for that? Are there templates out...

asked Oct 19 '11 at 17:23
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Jean Nicolas Boulay Desjardins
162 points

2 Votes
4 Answers
2.44K Views
Finding institutional investment / VC while employed full time

I am currently employed at a large software company and have recently sprouted a new business idea which I believe (as all true entrepreneurs would) has big potential. The concept would likely...

asked Oct 21 '11 at 13:03
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Razrlite
11 points

3 Votes
1 Answers
2.15K Views
Operating a UK limited company from California

Hi anyone that can help! I have a UK limited company which is web based. I am thinking of spending anything upto 12 months in CA and wondered if its legal for me to carry on running my UK business...

asked Oct 22 '11 at 02:40
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Rob Phillips
16 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
2.79K Views
Can you lawfully take over a company if someone steals your idea and they sign a document prior to you revealing your idea

If you hire somebody to develop a product for you, and they take the credit and the idea and make a success out of it, is it possible to have them sign a document stating that if they steal the...

asked Oct 24 '11 at 06:09
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Michael Grigsby
111 points

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2 Answers
3.13K Views
Is sleeping partner considered as investor?

My partner and i are from different countries (1) My partner will fund the startup idea (2) I will be the working partner and the idea will be executed in my home country Please give your advice...

asked Oct 6 '11 at 02:06
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Bt001
11 points

4 Votes
1 Answers
1.79K Views
What are the types of businesses allowed to petition foriegn employees

I have a person from Belgium with exceptional skills and work ethics who i want and trust to work for me. This person can and is willing to help with my company by investing and doing the...

asked Oct 6 '11 at 22:57
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Darlene Nichols
21 points

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2 Answers
3.52K Views
How do I protect my idea before launching my web-service?

I have a unique idea about a web-service. How do I protect against duplicating my idea before launching? I'm afraid I'd end up rivaling against massive number of competitors like Groupon does...

asked Oct 11 '11 at 11:34
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Moe Sweet
141 points