All legal aspects of a business including incorporation, intellectual property and contracts
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Legal Agreement For Supplier
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 ...
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Steps before starting a partnership
I have seen quite a lot of questions/doubts and concerns here on http://answers.onstartups.com about partnerships. Splitting, percentages, responsibilities, legal obligations etc etc.
In my opinion ...
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Starting a software company without registration
I want to sell a software product. I would like to use a brand name e.g. mysoftcompany in the EULA (End User License Agreement) and in the contact details of webpage. So that the software is sold ...
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Business Plan question on owner equity
This is my first business so excuse me. I'm establishing a salary for myself as an employee but suppose I wanted a percentage of sold goods also. Should that be included in the budget against sales or ...
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If my startup buys software code, is the seller or buyer responsible for copyright infringments?
The reason I'm asking is this: I currently run a sole proprietorship. I plan to establish a Limited company in 6 months time. The Limited company will take ownership of all software I produce in the ...
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Disclaimer for application usage
I'm building an application that lets users upload images from their desktop. (A FTP kind of program)
Where do I find a disclaimer text for a program like that? Something that says "I'm not ...
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What are the options for a non US citizen for adding payment options like Amazon Payments to their app?
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 that ...
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Having a US presence for an Indian software firm
We have setup a partnership firm having 2 partners in India. We are a software firm and having client base mainly in US, so we want to show our presence in US by putting our US
address on our ...
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Ownership of IP developed while employed
I'm a 3d software developer working for a manufacturing company on industrial visualization software programs. In the future, I wish to develop 2d/3d games, mapping applications during my free time.
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Legal advice for handling money when serving two sided market
My services handle two types of users: (A) and (B), where (B) are in fact the users of (A).
I act as the mediator between (A) and (B). My website provides marketing services which facilitates (B)'s ...
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Using customers' logo on my website [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can I use the logos of other companies on my site?
This is a legal question, so I suppose I should consult a lawyer ... any lawyers reading this? ;-)
After almost 2 ...
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Can you shield your personal assets under an LLC? [closed]
Situation
I understand that an LLC acts as a legal barrier to protect your personal assets (savings, home, car, etc...) if you were taken to court on a judgment, all of those items unless extreme ...
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Legal issue in displaying information from Social Media sites on my website?
I am planning to have a website where I shall post links to user profiles from Facebook and LInkedIn categorized according to their geographies, interests, profession etc. Are there any legal issues ...
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Is it worth it to create an LLC through Nolo?
Situation
I am in the process of educating myself about the inner workings of an LLC, it's forms of taxation, maximizing deductions, etc. through a couple of books from Nolo, along with Limited ...
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Is it safe to use a trademarked name in a domain name? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can you use a domain name that includes a product name from another company?
When selling products related to an established brand such as Kindle, Apple, Nokia, could ...
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What is the legal and tax implication of a US company (Texas C Corp) hiring employees directly in India
I am the co-founder/shareholder of a US based software startup (Texas C Corp). Due to some personal reasons I have had to move to India and to make the most of it, I am planning on hiring a few ...
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Legalese in other languages
I recently translated my app to German and Spanish. The German translator recommended leaving the copyright notice in English while the Spanish translator translated it. Which is better? My app is ...
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Is this an Endorsement?
Suppose there's a site that runs a blog about computer hardware and on one of the blogs about dealing with old hardware stuff, a blog reader asks something like 'Looking for possible online sites ...
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Is a lawyer needed to draft an NDA?
Do I need a lawyer to write up a non-disclosure agreement? If so how much should this cost on average?
It is a small company and it would be beneficial for them if I did not bring this to other ...
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What should happen first: File for the Business or Find a Place to do Business?
The question came to mind when I went to file for the business which will be an LLC in Florida. One of the questions that came up was the address in which I will be conducting business. On the other ...
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Incorporating after getting sales?
When I make money as a sole proprietorship then incorporate later, do I have to pay taxes as a sole proprietorship on the money I earned as a sole proprietorship?
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Disclosing innovative product to VCs before patent filings
I have this brilliant idea for an educational gadget for children. I don't have patents filed yet but want to talk to VCs regarding funding. How do I protect myself?
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Using guitar solos (cut from commercial music tracks) inside your mobile app
I would like to know about the legal side of using guitar solo cuts inside a mobile app.
The solos will be cut from commercial music of rock bands.
The app will be free.
Can I use solos like that?
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How to avoid idea “contamination” when soliciting advice on a product
We've got a software product going into alpha release and want to invite some super users to test and give feedback. I wonder if there's any sort of steps we should be taking to prevent the issue of ...
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1answer
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What should I watch out for when closing an LLC?
I'm declaring one of my startups kaput and moving on to another. The first venture, Stronico Contact Management, was an llc and had a ten percent partner. We declared it closed by mutual agreement ...
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1answer
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Transfer product into LLC
In the last couple of month, i've built a cloud based application and it's now ready to launch. I also applied for LLC in California in last month, but waiting for the application to complete.
My ...
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Is there such a thing as “legal insurance” available to startups?
As some kind of a follow-up of my previous question about trademark, I am curious to know about legal risks and protection options, particularly in Europe.
As far as I can see, one of the greatest ...
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Can I sell an open source project to my client?
i have one open source project, i want to sell this to my client by making some modification in the existing project. Is it good to sell or is it permissible to sell the open source project to ...
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Why is it that after removing any liability, warranties have expressions like “but in any case not more than $1.50”?
If the non-liability works – it works. If not – why would the second part work?
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Getting started with an LLC
Two friends and I have run a website for a year or so and now we are about to add in our premium model so we can start bringing in some money. I have been advised that we should register an LLC prior ...
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How do I prove my finances to a partner? My partner is afraid I will not give him his full cut
I own and operate a company selling products online. A partner is stepping in and wants to sell our product line across it's websites.
However, my company will accept the payments from the buyers. ...
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Copyrights when selling e-services
I run a limited company in the UK, and when I sell on-line services and digitalised goods to people around the European Union for their personal use, the place of supply is always the UK and I'm ...
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Contract for start-up employees and how to secure myself as the leader of the company
I'm a computer science student and have had an idea for a website for a while. Up until now, I haven't told anyone about it(even my family and girlfriend). Anyways, I decided to tell a friend of ...
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Impact Investment/Tax Questions
I want to take some of the revenue that I generate with the for-profit business I'm starting, and use it to provide start-up social enterprises that I think are interesting with some funding to help ...
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What should require unanimous voting?
What should require unanimous voting by the stockholders or by the board, to protect the minority stockholders?
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Vesting restricted stock and the 83(b) Election
Is it possible to have a Section 83(b) Election when the only risk of forfeiture of the restricted stock is for unvested shares and there are no repurchase rights for vested shares (ie all vested ...
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Partnership Gone Bad
For the past 6 months or so I have been working on a project with 2 partners. Here's the breakdown:
Partner 1: Finance, marketing, sales, legal
Partner 2: Product dev, design, branding
Me: Tech, ...
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Should I change my domain name if there is a company with the same name?
I recently registered a co.uk domain name which I was hoping to use as the site for an e-commerce business. After registering I checked companies house and found there is already a registered Ltd. ...
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Can I run an IT services company online, without having a physical presence?
I am located in India. I currently have a full time job and due to financial constraints, I need to continue this. I intend to start a firm that will provide Web Development Services. I need to run ...
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Company location vs state of incorporation vs residency
Okay, I hope someone can answer my question. My husband has a company incorporated in state A, where we used to reside. He is the only officer and only employee. We moved to state B but kept the ...
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What if the startup I work for gets bought out?
I am the technical founder of the startup that I work for. My software, that I architected, runs on a device that has won a Gold award even before the trade association's show.
The startup is ...
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How do I make sure that my company owns my software?
This seems like a silly question, but I want to make sure that my interests are protected. I own a software development company, LLC in Virginia, and I have a product that I developed and have ...
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Registering a code-signing certificate on an alias name of the company
Our company is registered in Delaware with an office in New York State. We have acquired several code-signing certificates for the past 5 years, and the name of the company we requested to be "on ...
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Business banking for a California startup incorporated in Delaware
We have an startup that was recently incorporated in Delaware but is based in California. We tried to open a business bank account at two different banks in California, and both said they require a ...
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Legal difference between trademark and registered trademark
What are the legal differences between using the two characters ™ and ®?
Does using ™ imply the trademark isn't registered and therefore can be used by one?
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Selling online products purchased from the market
Are there any rules and regulations when selling products purchased from the market in an online store?
This is not affiliate/commission based selling. I'm purchasing products for the retail prices ...
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Image uploading app - Terms of service
I'm currently working on a simple image uploading app that lets you upload images to services like Flickr and Facebook. Do I need a terms of service or some other kind of disclaimer for an app like ...
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Bringing in co-founder after launch
I have been bootstrapping for 1.5 years, coding part-time while keeping my full time job. I have also invested some 10k into my project.
Now, the workload seems to pile up over time, and I know I ...
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Do we need a lawyer before going live?
Once everything technical is said and done and we have a product to go live with, should we contact a lawyer? What kind of protection do we need from the "rotten eggs" out there? I know we need a TOS ...
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Do you need to “be a company” to make money online?
A friend and I have a great startup idea which we plan to put into action at the beginning of the summer. We've also worked some revenues into our business model by allowing users to pay for some ...
