Legal Question in Business Law in Illinois

Business Email

Is it against the law to post an internal email on a public message board.


Asked on 1/17/08, 12:04 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

John Steele Steele Law Firm

Re: Business Email

Depends. If there is proprietary information and you release it to the public, of course. If you signed a document in which you promised not to, then you may be liable in civil court. If you did this in the process of committing a crime, such as harassment, or blackmail, it is a criminal offense. My advice, do not post it. I am not sure of the upside, and there is plenty on the downside.

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Answered on 1/17/08, 4:20 pm


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