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Author Topic: Can an Email be used as a Dated Document ?  (Read 749 times)

Jp

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Can an Email be used as a Dated Document ?
« on: 09-13-09 at 11:27 am »
Can an Email be used as a Dated Document ?
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Re: Can an Email be used as a Dated Document ?
« Reply #1 on: 09-16-09 at 01:33 pm »
Since this question has been left dangling for a few days, I'll give you my non-legal, seat of the pants opinion.

As with documents in general, an e-mail can be used as evidence; think of all those corporate scandals  that used e-mails as proof of some nefarious act.

And like other documents, its validity can be challenged.  Typically it would more difficult to authenticate an e-mail than (for example) a properly signed, dated, and witnessed inventor's notebook.
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