legal advice anybody?

[captain cojones]

muchas gracias sandtigger! ive printed it out and filed it. cheers mate.

dave.

[Byrdthefisherman]

I've had very little legal training, but surely this person putting these letters to publish could block out or "gag" the names and identities of the partakers. since this is a normal letter going to afriend I'm not sure that would be a breach of privacy. My training was in Business law so I'm very little help, but like I said surely this old "friend" will not publish the names, just the content.

[Byrdthefisherman]

Know that I think of it:

She probably can do this, heres why:

1)Theres no confidential agreement between the partakers (not that I'm aware of)

2)The letter or letters to the receipiant may be used at her aid or disclosure as long as:

They are not slanderous, defamate, or bind that person (your wife) to any criminal or illegal activity.

I'm no attorney but I would think its possable for your wife to remain annymous in the publishing if she desires

[Byrdthefisherman]

Sorry for any mispelling

[Peter Waller]

Doesn't a question of copyright come into this? Afterall your wife wrote the letters, they are surely her copyright.

[Lid]

Peter, you are right. Here's some of what's in the link from Sandtiger.

quote:

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However, this does not mean he can do what he likes with the letter or its contents, as to which there are two main qualifications.

 

The first is that copyright in the letter belongs to the writer, so that the recipient may not copy or publish it without the writer's consent but, as with any other copyright work, information contained in the document, though not its precise words, may be communicated to a third party without the writer's consent, unless - which leads me to the second qualification - such information is of a private and confidential nature or unless, where the writer himself has published the letter to a third party, the recipient also needs to publish it in order to refute an attack on his character or reputation contained in it.

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[ 04. May 2005, 09:33 AM: Message edited by: Lid ]