Does an email account constitute a "letterhead"? (was Re: [LINK]Licences required for IPTV)

[Ivan Trundle]

On 15/03/2006, at 11:11 AM, Webb, KerryA wrote:

> Stil wrote:
>>
>> The dialog below raises an interesting point. If someone
>> *does* write from an email account that belongs to an employer,
>> is that equivalent to writing a letter on the employer's letterhead?

In a court of law, it is the equivalent of writing on letterhead. In  
practice, the tone and the direction of the content could possibly be  
argued. However, the *principle* is that it is the letterhead  
equivalent. And *can* be used for this purpose.


>> Or is it just the equivalent of stealing stationery?

Only if the employer gives instructions to staff NOT to use e-mail  
for non-work-related activity. This has been thrashed out ad nauseum  
on Link and elsewhere before.

>>
>
> Good questions - and it highlights that we're still trying to work  
> out how this Internet thingy functions.

We might be trying to work it out, but lawyers are ahead of us in  
that regard.

iT

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