But you no doubt scroll to the bottom of a EULA and click the I accept button. If you are found to be in violation of some part of that EULA (not too hard to do considering the confusing nature of MS licensing) are you not responsible, even if you simply hit F8 without reading the entire doc?
John W. Cook System Administrator Partnership For Strong Families 315 SE 2nd Ave Gainesville, Fl 32601 Office (352) 393-2741 x320 Cell (352) 215-6944 Fax (352) 393-2746 MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I,CompTIA A+, N+ -----Original Message----- From: Webb, Brian (Corp) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 3:21 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Sig lines & disclaimers (was RE: Happy new year) I know this is OT, but like Kurt, I get kinda annoyed by all these as well. The confidentiality statement says the information "is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed". If my name is on the TO line, it is addressed to me... I think Kurt has a point about it being at the end. I certainly don't read every e-mail I get to the end. Some interfaces even cut it off if it gets too long... Isn't reading the message the same as "reviewing" the message? -Brian -----Original Message----- From: John Cook [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 11:22 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Sig lines & disclaimers (was RE: Happy new year) Everyone is entitled to their opinions. Said disclaimer was approved by a legal group on retainer (that's a group of board certified lawyers if it's not clear) that actually knows what they are talking about, which school of law did you graduate from? If you actually read it you would have realized that while reading the message was fine (even if you received it by mistake) doing anything other than destroying it (unless you were the intended recipient) is prohibited. You DO read the entire text of every EULA you click ok for don't you?????? John W. Cook System Administrator Partnership For Strong Families 315 SE 2nd Ave Gainesville, Fl 32601 Office (352) 393-2741 x320 Cell (352) 215-6944 Fax (352) 393-2746 MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I,CompTIA A+, N+ -----Original Message----- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 12:07 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Sig lines & disclaimers (was RE: Happy new year) On 1/2/08, David Lum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Flamed? Damn...I see no reason for flames as I understand the need for > such disclaimers, I'm just glad I don't have to do that....yet. If I > had to do a CMA disclaimer I'd just have a link that points to one. > Takes Internet to get e-mail, takes Internet to read the > disclaimer...in effect it takes HTTP + e-mail to make anything said in > the e-mail "legitimate". Hey, that's not much worse than some of the EULA's > we see, right? > > Lawyers will likely disagree, but hey, I'm allowed to like my own > theory right? Not worth a flame, but that disclaimer is certainly not worth including, either. No lawyer worth his salt will defend such a thing in court, because it's basically worthless. Not only is it a footer, which means you only get to see it *after* you've read the message, you can't enforce it after it's arrived in someone's inbox by mistake. Kurt <snip> > CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: The information transmitted, or contained > or attached to or with this Notice is intended only for the person or > entity to which it is addressed and may contain Protected Health > Information (PHI), confidential and/or privileged material. Any > review, transmission, dissemination, or other use of, and taking any > action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other > than the intended recipient without the express written consent of the > sender are prohibited. 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