On Mon, 16 Aug 2010, Kerim Aydin wrote: > On Mon, 16 Aug 2010, omd wrote: > > So, what sort of disclaimers work? > > Looking through all this, I think disclaimers should have no direct legal > effect other than to alert people that something might be wrong. Then, if > a truthiness case is brought, an "honest" disclaimer about minor uncertainty > (or truly difficult situations) would be grounds for guilty/discharge (or not > bringing the case at all) while disclaimers to protect someone who's making > an obnoxious play wouldn't get them out of punishment. This leaves it up > to the discretion of the judge. > > I know this isn't the current precedent but it's cleaner than the current > state and leaves disclaimers in the "be nice" realm.
Followup: One important thing to consider is the difference between: "I do X. It may not work." which disclaims the ability to X but not the attempt, versus: "I may nor may not do X" which disclaims the attempt/assertion that one is attempting to do X. -G.
