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An Analysis Of Email Disclaimers

Posted by timothy on from the by-reading-this-you-agree-to-send-your-sister dept.

akintayo writes "Recently more amd more organisations have required email sent from their accounts to contain an attached disclaimer. This disclaimer is supposed to describe the recipient's rights to 'use' that email. This slate article analyzes the legality and impact of one such disclaimer, and finds it somewhat lacking."

2 of 334 comments (clear)

  1. Legal != Sensible by drdanny_orig · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The author makes one unfortunate assumption, IMO. Whether or not such disclaimers make sense is immaterial. If a court finds them binding, they are binding. And remember, judges are just lawyers with state-approved uniforms.

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  2. Re:Limit this crap to four lines... by Nobody+You+Know · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Actually, if you aren't the intended recipient, the notice itself prohibits you from doing what it requests.

    If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that...the taking of any action in reliance on the information herein is strictly prohibited.

    It then tells you:

    If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender and delete this message.

    Wouldn't notifying the sender be taking an action based on the information contained therein, and thus be expressly prohibited?