Legal Question in Technology Law in Florida

I was trying to explain to someone the difference between these two scenarios:

1) forwarding a personal email to an unknown thrid party for comment, and

2) sending an email with text or excerpts from a published newspaper story freely available online

They said the two were analagous, I said that they wouldn't make a very good lawyer because forwarding a personal email can be illegal ( I live in FL) while the other is forwarding material which has been officially published


Asked on 9/17/09, 9:55 am

2 Answers from Attorneys
Brent Rose The Orsini & Rose Law Firm

Neither scenario is illegal unless child pornography is involved.

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Answered on 9/17/09, 10:20 am
Sarah Grosse Sarah Grosse, Esquire

One may be news commentary, and another may be defamation of character. It's not "illegal", though unless, as Mr. Rose stated, it it child Pornography.

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Answered on 9/17/09, 2:15 pm


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