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Comment by FiloSottile

5 years ago

> now I guess you're gonna get a lawyer threat letter to take down the whole blogpost because you've revealed private conversations without both parties' consent?

Absent any NDA or other contract, there is nothing requiring the other party’s consent to publish correspondence in the US.

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orliesaurus  5 years ago

What about option 3) here [1] - this email was initiated by Replit's CEO - so publishing the original email is...bad? [1] https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/3980/is-it-legal-to-...

  • stonogo  5 years ago

    What is option 3? Nobody numbered anything. If you're talking about copyright, this is obviously fair use.

    • mijoharas  5 years ago

      The comment you are answering to refers to option 3 in the link that they post. It refers to the first answer to the question in that link, the relevant text is:

      > 3. Offensive to a Reasonable Person: Publication of the private facts in question must be offensive to a reasonable person of ordinary sensibilities.

      The question is about whether it is illegal to publish a private email.

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