On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 17:01, Tanstaafl wrote: > Anyone who imposes those ridiculous disclaimers, claiming that it is required > by law when it is *not*, is a moron.
It is called prudence, a concept that you are obviously unfamiliar with. I can't speak for Europe, but I can assure that in the united states there are several law firms whose sole means of income, is suing companies who fail to have such disclaimers on _all_ of their communications, regardless of whether or not they are internal, or external of the company that they are suing. Communication includes text messages, IM, phone calls, voice mail, email, blog postings, twitter tweets, snail mail, and package deliveries, amongst other things. As I wrote before, you have to look at case law, statute law, and regulatory law, before tossing aside the notion that such disclaimers are required by law. Whilst a lawsuit can be, and in some industries is nothing more than the daily cost of doing business, if that much, avoiding a lawsuit saves money, and as such, is what the prudent companies in those industries where being sued daily is a normal business activity, do. [I have worked for several firms that were on the receiving end of those law firms. Those law firms won more often than not. If it was a jury trial, those law firms were assured of a win. On a bench trial, it was fifty/fifty that those law firms would win.] I am not a lawyer. This is not legal advice. jonathon --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
