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Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2007 07:07:45 -0800
From: "Craig A. James" <cjames@modgraph-usa.com>
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Bill Moran wrote:
> I'm curious, what problem does the disclaimer cause?
> 
> I wrote the following TOS for my personal system:
> https://www.potentialtech.com/cms/node/9
> Excerpt of the relevant part:
> "If you send me email, you are granting me the unrestricted right to use
> the contents of that email however I see fit, unless otherwise agreed in
> writing beforehand. You have no rights to the privacy of any email that you
> send me. If I feel the need, I will forward emails to authorities or make
> their contents publicly available. By sending me email you consent to this
> policy and agree that it overrides any disclaimers or policies that may
> exist elsewhere."
> 
> I have no idea if that's legally binding or not, but I've talked to a few
> associates who have some experience in law, and they all argue that email
> disclaimers probably aren't legally binding anyway -- so the result is
> undefined.

No, it's not legally binding.  Agreements are only binding if both parties agree, and someone sending you email has not consented to your statement.  If I send you something with a copyright mark, you'd better respect it unless you have a signed agreement granting you rights.  Federal law always wins.

Disclaimers are bad for two reasons.  First, they're powerless.  Just because Acme Corp. attaches a disclaimer doesn't mean they've absolved themselves of responsibility for the actions of their employees.  Second, they're insulting to the employees.  It's a big red flag saying, "We, Acme Corp., hire clowns we don't trust, and THIS person may be one of them!"

Craig