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