Who owns an e-mail message once it is sent? The sender or the one who recieves the e-mail message? Can the reciever do whatever they want with that message?
2007-11-14 15:13:33 · 4 answers · asked by shawshawshaw 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
An e-mail is like a regular letter as far as property is concerned (except that your computer typically makes a copy of it automatically and it is stored on other computers as well). If you have a copy of a letter that you sent, you can disclose that letter to someone other than the recipient as you see fit. Likewise, the recipient is free to share the letter that you sent with other folks (unless barred by some legal restriction like attorney-client privilege) as they see fit.
2007-11-14 15:28:18 · answer #1 · answered by Tmess2 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Sender, the recipient and the ISP that sent it. Law requires all emails that are sent to be stored by all Internet Service Providers.
2007-11-18 22:34:50 · answer #2 · answered by BeachBum 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one really owns an email message. Its like saying "When i speak, who owns my voice that is traveling in the air, me or the person who hears it?" You are tied to your email message on the internet.
2007-11-14 23:20:30 · answer #3 · answered by Arminhammer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The recipient. They can do whatever they want with it - legally.
If they use it illegally they may face prosecution.
2007-11-14 23:19:17 · answer #4 · answered by Sarah 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋