why to post disclaimers on forums and the jail time you can do if you don't post them
 

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"I am NOT a copyright lawyer. The above is only my opinion. For proper legal advice consult with a qualified legal person."

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HELP! PLEASE! WHY!!! is this type of statement always posted on internet forums when anyone makes a comment relating to anything serious or even remotely related to law related things??

What??? is it ILLEGAL to make a comment about anything whatsoever legally related without including a disclaimer like this?????

I really really don't get this and it really kind of makes me sick reading it from so many people all the time when they make what is obviously their own personal comment.

Why the hell should I have to post a disclaimer to make a statement about any dam thing I please? Is this not a free country?

Can you really go to jail or be sued for making a public comment about the law without posting an "i am not a lawyer" type disclaimer???? If so I think that is a really evil law, I should be able to make any comment I wish in a public forum whether I am right or totally wrong without posting some disclaimer at the end.

What is the deal with this? Does anyone know?
Thank you.

Bolo.

Re: why to post disclaimers on forums and the jail time you can do if you don't post them
 

> QUOTED from a prior post..

> "I am NOT a copyright lawyer. The above
> is only my opinion. For proper legal advice
> consult with a qualified legal person."

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> HELP! PLEASE! WHY!!! is this type of
> statement always posted

Bolo,

Here are a couple of things I know about this:

1)Lawyers are not allowed by their professional ethics to provide legal advice in general, outside the context of the lawyer-client relationship. You will therefore not find real advice given away for free online by credentialed lawyers, only general information.

2)It would be really stupid for a non-lawyer to pretend to give general advice on the law. The law is too complicated for a non-lawyer to make authoritative statements about it. Also, by its nature the law depends very much on the individual circumstances of a situation. So disclaimers like the above show that the person who said that is aware of all this.

3)People online, in forums and elsewhere, keep trying to get legal advice from unqualified people. The most responsible and intelligent reaction is to try to steer them in the right direction - away from any gross misconceptions and toward a consultation with a qualified lawyer.

I hope this is helpful.

Marcia Yudkin
(Not a lawyer, only a daughter and sister of one.)




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