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I’ve always wondered this - why do internet comments have to explicitly say “I’m not a lawyer and this is not a legal advice”? I think that it’s pretty obvious
by fermienrico 8y ago
I’ve always wondered this - why do internet comments have to explicitly say “I’m not a lawyer and this is not a legal advice”?
I think that it’s pretty obvious and needless. What’s the consequence of not having a disclaimer? Internet has a lot of noise and it is the responsibility of the reader. I never understood why people have to say this.
Same goes for “I am not a Doctor”.
Are there any legal ramifications to:
A) Comment has legal terminology and kind of sounds like legal advice but has no disclaimer.
B) What if someone falsefully claims they’re a Lawyer and puts out a comment on the internet?
I am bothered by this since the dawn of the internet and never understood it.
- acchow 8y agoI think it's just a friendly reminder to read with caution. People need reminding.
- dlubarov 8y agoThere was a good discussion about this on law.SE: https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/596/what-legal-liability-does-ones-participation-on-stack-exchange-carry https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/596/what-legal-liabi...
- jacques_chester 8y agoFor a few years I studied law. The first lecture was, essentially: "You are not lawyers. Do not give legal advice. Do not claim to know anything. You are not lawyers". Since I dropped out, I am doubly not a lawyer.