RE: UKNM: Legal Responsibility of Content

[Rudd Daren]

	Nick Lockett wrote:


		Correct , but it was published by circulation within the offices of

	Norwich Union - equivalent to a closed circulation newspaper.

The readers were therefore the 32rd parties.


Fair point. What I was trying to say (and not to clearly!) was that you

have to be wary of what you say in an email, even in a closed company

environment - let alone on a discussion group like this! 


Daren

0171 448 6603


www.hiscox.com <http://www.hiscox.com> 




	-----Original Message-----

	From:	Lockett, Nick [SMTP:

nlockettsidley [dot] com

]

	Sent:	23 September 1998 13:19

	To:

'uk-netmarketingchinwag [dot] com

'

	Subject:	RE: UKNM: Legal Responsibility of Content



	> -----Original Message-----

	> From:	Rudd Daren [SMTP:

Daren [dot] Ruddhiscox [dot] com

]

	> Sent:	23 September 1998 10:28

	> To:

'uk-netmarketingchinwag [dot] com

'

	> Subject:	RE: UKNM: Legal Responsibility of Content

	> 

	> There has been a recent case where comments on email have led

to a

	> successful lawsuit.

	> 

	> In July, Norwich Union Healthcare agreed to pay damages of

?450,000 to

	> rival insurers Western Provident Association after libellous

rumours

	> about WPA's financial position were circulated by e-mail

between Norwich

	> Union staff, suggesting that Western Provident was insolvent

and was

	> being investigated by the Department of Trade and Industry.

	> 

	> 

	> Daren

	> Internet Marketing Manager

	> 0171 448 6603

	> 

	> www.hiscox.com <http://www.hiscox.com/>

	>