On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 4:27 PM, Kerim Aydin <ke...@u.washington.edu> wrote: > 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.
I agree. Maybe we should legislate it?
