RE: UKNM: Legal Responsibility of Content

[Lockett, Nick]

	> The interesting thing about this case was that the email was internal

	> and never sent to a third party.


	Correct , but it was published by circulation within the offices of

Norwich Union - equivalent to a closed circulation newspaper. The readers

were therefore the 32rd parties.


> -----Original Message-----

>

From: Rudd Daren [SMTP:Daren [dot] Ruddhiscox [dot] com]

> Sent:	23 September 1998 10:28

>

To: 'uk-netmarketingchinwag [dot] com'

> Subject:	RE: UKNM: Legal Responsibility of Content

> 

> There has been a recent case where comments on email have led to a

> successful lawsuit.

> 

> In July, Norwich Union Healthcare agreed to pay damages of ?450,000 to

> rival insurers Western Provident Association after libellous rumours

> about WPA's financial position were circulated by e-mail between Norwich

> Union staff, suggesting that Western Provident was insolvent and was

> being investigated by the Department of Trade and Industry.

> 

> 

> Daren

> Internet Marketing Manager

> 0171 448 6603

> 

> www.hiscox.com <http://www.hiscox.com/>

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