37 Legal beagles [see also wild life, stupid people tricks, and snuff] (Urban legends)
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This article is from the Urban legends FAQ, by Terry Chan tchan@dante.lbl.gov and Peter van der Linden linden@eng.sun.com with numerous contributions by others.
37 Legal beagles [see also wild life, stupid people tricks, and snuff] (Urban legends)
T. If you have questions about copyrights, you should really check out
Terry Carroll's copyright FAQ in misc.legal.
F. Guy trims hedges with lawnmower but trims own extremities; sues; wins big!
["The Lawnmower Accident", TMP,"Media Sources and Business Legends" in TCD]
T. Check in various legal databases shows no such case appealed.
Tb.Some people think researching the most trivial legal point is great fun.
F. There are legal limits on how much of your debts you can pay in coins (US)
T. ...Though some Treasury PR flack did imply otherwise for pennies and nickels.
T. ...but there have been legal limits on how much coin a creditor must accept.
T.*...For some strange reason, Canadian law is much clearer on this topic.
T. Woman sued drink co.; she was blinded by bottle cap after opening w/pliers.
F. The US has 70% of world's lawyers.
U. U.S. Supreme Court ruled that "professional wrestling" was entertainment,
not sport.
T. Gerbils are illegal in California.[CA Reg. Title 14, Sec. 671 (c)(2)(J) 1].
Tb.Gerbils are trained to sniff drugs in Canada. Those Canadians!
F. You must be hit thrice before retaliation can be construed as self-defense.
Fb.Hackers couldn't be convicted because system had "Welcome to X system" msg.
...therefore systems now have legal notices instead.
T. There're lots of bogus stories floating about Europe. See:
http://www.cec.lu/en/comm/dg10/em/euromyth.html
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