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Just want to say that any emails I receive are my property. And I can grant consent to Google allowing them to mine these emails. Once you send an email, you ar
by dingo_bat 9y ago
Just want to say that any emails I receive are my property. And I can grant consent to Google allowing them to mine these emails. Once you send an email, you are ceding control to the recipient.
- mdip 9y agoWhile it's nice to think that's actually the case, the legal situation is almost certainly more nuanced. The thing that comes to mind for me is the implicit copyright protection. I'm not sure if that would apply to a message I sent to you, but it may, and if that's the case, it's "my property", not yours. I'd be interested to know if any case law exists on this. Considering how often the DMCA is abused, I wouldn't be surprised if someone tried a DMCA takedown claiming copyright ownership on an embarrassing e-mail sent to someone and then subsequently posted online.