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> now I guess you're gonna get a lawyer threat letter to take down the whole blogpost because you've revealed private conversations without both parties' consen
by FiloSottile 5y ago
> now I guess you're gonna get a lawyer threat letter to take down the whole blogpost because you've revealed private conversations without both parties' consent?
Absent any NDA or other contract, there is nothing requiring the other party’s consent to publish correspondence in the US.
- jll29 5y ago+1 Finally someone raising the valid point about "it all depends on the legal paperwork signed."
- orliesaurus 5y agoWhat about option 3) here [1] - this email was initiated by Replit's CEO - so publishing the original email is...bad? [1] https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/3980/is-it-legal-to-publish-email-that-someone-sent-to-me https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/3980/is-it-legal-to-...
- stonogo 5y agoWhat is option 3? Nobody numbered anything. If you're talking about copyright, this is obviously fair use.
- mijoharas 5y agoThe comment you are answering to refers to option 3 in the link that they post. It refers to the first answer to the question in that link, the relevant text is: > 3. Offensive to a Reasonable Person: Publication of the private facts in question must be offensive to a reasonable person of ordinary sensibilities. The question is about whether it is illegal to publish a private email.
- orliesaurus 5y agoThanks for doing a better job than me at clarifying my post, I appreciate it!