On  Sun, 17  Oct 1993  19:01:00 -0400  Carl Reimann  <[log in to unmask]>
said:
 
>However,  the fact  is that  there  is no  one body  of applicable  law,
>because our group is international.
 
Actually, for  each individual violation  there is probably at  least one
set of  applicable laws :-) Personally,  if I were really  worried I'd go
for something like:
 
Neither Joe Smith nor the  University of Someplace, collectively referred
to as  "XYZ-L management",  author, edit  or hold  title to  the material
posted to this  mailing list, and therefore assume  no responsibility for
its contents. The XYZ-L mailing  list and associated archive are provided
on an 'as is' basis, without  any commitment whatsoever. The foregoing is
in lieu  of all other warranties  express or implied, including,  but not
limited to, the  implied warranties of merchantability and  fitness for a
particular purpose. The mailing list is a software device that replicates
electronic messages  in a  fashion similar to  a mundane  photocopier, ie
without  scanning them  for  contents, relevance  or appropriateness.  In
particular, XYZ-L management  is not in a position to  guarantee that the
information  posted  to   the  list  does  not   constitute  a  copyright
infringement. XYZ-L management reserves the right to remove messages from
the archive if they violate <country/state>  law or if they are otherwise
considered inappropriate, and to reject  future postings from the authors
of such messages. XYZ-L management assumes no responsibility for possible
misuse of the information posted to  the mailing list and, in particular,
XYZ-L management is not in a position to prevent subscribers from further
redistributing that  information, or  to detect that  such redistribution
has  taken  place.  Subscribers  are  advised  not  to  post  copyrighted
information  to the  mailing list,  and  to bear  in mind  that the  list
reaches an international audience, whereas copyright laws differ from one
country to another. Under no circumstance will XYZ-L management be liable
for consequential  damage, even if  XYZ-L management had been  advised of
the  possibility  of such  damage.  If  any  of  the provisions  in  this
disclaimer are invalid under any applicable  statute or rule of law, they
are to that extent to be deemed omitted.
 
If you're still worried, I'm sure any  good lawyer could expand this to a
half-dozen pages,  and then you'll have  to throw in another  page or two
about viruses for good measure :-)
 
  Eric