[ILUG] RE: ilug legal issues [Long]

[kevin lyda]

On Fri, Oct 25, 2002 at 09:54:31AM +0100, Breathnach, Proinnsias (Dublin) wrote:
> -----legalise------
       ^^^^^^^^

problem 1:

to the best of my knowledge, you have no training in law.  and i'm not
being snide - neither do i!  that's my problem.  every few weeks i read
yet another stupid legal decision regarding the net that defies common
sense.  i can't fathom how such email disclaimers could be enforced when
sent to a mailing list, but that assessment is based on common sense,
not law.

problem 2:

> Do we __really__ want to add this to the monthly mailman messages (and the
> welcome ones, and as an autoresponder to all incoming mail ??) I personally
> think blatently stating the obvious would be overkill ... but this is a
> democratic society ... and I'll accept the will of my electorate (assuming
> it fits my purpose <g>)

since people sending messages to the list do not need to subscribe, they
won't be warned with the welcome or monthly mails.  if there was some
sort of s/w that caught the mail first and sent out such a warning then i
guess that would be ok.  seems kind of shrink-wrap-license like, though.
but then they're legal (see, makes no sense).

and yes, i know i'm being a pest about this.  however i keep seeing
these email disclaimers on this list.  either they are enforcable and a
possible liability to the ilug and the members of ilug, or they are not
enforcable and therefore both a rude waste of bandwidth of a voluntary
organisation and a threatening manner to interact with the members of
that organisation.  imho, neither sentiment belongs on this list.

kevin

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