EMail Published, Protected Like Letter
am 15.09.2006 von German American Law Journal :: American Edition
CK - Washington.
A Cologne court called the publication of an EMail a violation of personality or privacy rights of the sender. The matter 28 O 178/06, decided on September 9, 2006, involves an EMail from a corporation that the recipient apparently forwarded to a party which published it on the Internet. The EMail is mentioned as an exhibit and not attached to the decision. Therefore, the exact route of the EMail to the publisher is unclear.
A discussion at the Berlin Blawg turns on whether the decision is a tragic mistake because the court addresses the privacy issue but fails to address the option of a sender to encrypt EMail. The discussion …
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