BobOfRoth 0 #1 Posted December 6, 2019 Random I know but who if anyone "owns" an email? For example, I send an email to someone, they reply and a conversation begins, I then decide to post these emails online. Am I breaking any laws? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
RollingJ 2,002 #2 Posted December 6, 2019 I may be wrong, if so I apologise in advance, but so far as I know, so long as you have the other parties agreement, then that is up to you - effectively, the copyright belongs to you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
spider1 11 #3 Posted December 6, 2019 49 minutes ago, BobOfRoth said: Random I know but who if anyone "owns" an email? For example, I send an email to someone, they reply and a conversation begins, I then decide to post these emails online. Am I breaking any laws? Once these e/mails are sent youre then the owner be carefull what you do with them Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Ghozer 112 #4 Posted December 6, 2019 provided you dont show anything that could reveal the identity of the other involved parties (without their consent) you should be good... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
andyofborg 11 #5 Posted December 8, 2019 Probably no one owns emails, however the content will be protected by copyright and possibly also assertions of confidentiality either in the body of the text or a presumption of confidentiality based on the nature of the material or side agreement between sender and recipient(s) that the material will be be kept confidential. I suppose there will also be cases where court orders prevent public disclosure of some information. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Jeffrey Shaw 90 #6 Posted December 31, 2019 ALSO: e-mail "ownership", and defamation consequences, will presumably depend on which legal system applies. An e-mail correspondence between users in different jurisdictions (domiciles)- even England and Scotland- is problematic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...