united-states internet
Does a boilerplate legal disclaimer protect authors of content on a website?
<p>Specifically, if the website itself has legal disclaimers to protect itself from litigation arising from legal advice provided on it, would a similar disclaimer claiming to disclaim authors of content on the website protect those authors? </p>

<p>A disclaimer claiming to disclaim authors of content on the website can/cannot protect those authors depending upon:</p>

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<li>Visibility of the Disclaimer on the website</li>
<li>On whether it can be proved that the disclaimer was included intentionally to be brought into the user's notice.</li>
<li>Location of the dispute.</li>
<li>In United States many courts have ruled in favor of the disclaimers if the were strategically placed not to be missed by the user.</li>
<li>In European Union on the other hand there is a directive which strikes down legal obligations which have been imposed and this would make disclaimers unenforceable. </li>
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<p>For more information, please refer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email_disclaimer">This Link</a></p>
