Mon, 18 Oct 1993 01:32:47 +0100
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On Sun, 17 Oct 1993 20:23:45 -0400 Carl Reimann <[log in to unmask]>
said:
>Eric, I think your sample disclaimer, admirable though it is, discusses
>the content of information. Any thoughts about how I can disclaim the
>destination, which is beyond my control?
Oh, you mean for a public list? You'd just say the list is open for
anyone to join and you don't even screen subscribers before adding them.
I doubt anyone will sue you for not having prevented Joe from joining the
list (on what basis?). People are more likely to say that you didn't make
it clear to Joe that things don't fall in the public domain the moment
they are posted to the list.
>PS: Would your disclaimer in the last post be changed if the list were
>moderated? If I helped write some messages, in joint projects?
If you moderate the list I guess you do have control over what is posted
and can't make the photocopier claim. If someone posted child porn to the
list and you forwarded the message at 5am while trying to remember where
you left the sugar yesterday, you might well be in trouble, especially
over usenet where it reads "Approved-By: your address". When writing some
messages you are acting as a regular poster, I guess you could stick a
couple "unless specified otherwise". At any rate I'm not a lawyer and
you'll want to make a donation to their retirement fund and get the full
5 pages if you're really worried about it :-)
Eric
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