Re: [Fwd: Re: [gNewSense-users] PFV call for help.]
On Jan 26, 2008 2:52 PM, Michael Below <mbelow@antithese.de> wrote:
> Just wondering: Is there a legal system on earth that would accept a
> disclaimer like "TINLA"?
Perhaps first of all we need to ask if there is a legal system on
earth that would regard contributing to this mailing list as
constituting "legal advice" in the first place.
> One, it is probably not intelligible to people coming to this list for
> legal advice. A disclaimer that can't be understood by its target
> audience shouldn't have legal meaning.
People shouldn't be coming on to this list for "legal advice". That's
not what it's for.
> Two, this disclaimer tries to force its own judgement onto the legal
> system. If the statement you are referring to is legal advice (which is
> a question of legal interpretation), you shouldn't be able to define it
> away post factum. A pipe is a pipe, even if you put a sign "This is not
> a pipe" beneath it.
Up to a point. But I don't think it is a case of whether something is
"legal advice" in the abstract, but whether (a) the person sending the
message owes its readers a duty of care, and (b) whether the readers
are entitled to rely on the message as legal advice. That seems pretty
unlikely to me - or I wouldn't post on this list at all, disclaimer or
no disclaimer - and so the need for a full, explicit disclaimer seems
minimal. "TINLA" just makes the point that bit clearer, in a
light-hearted and generally accepted manner.
John
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Or in other words: TINLA.
;-)
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