> >> In other words, by WRONGLY attaching confidentiality notices, courts
> >> might decide to ignore them even in cases where you imagined they
> >> ought to be legitimate...
>
> > I've thought about that before and agree completely. Unfortunately this
> > disclaimer is added by our perimeter UTM device, which has no way to
> know
> > what is 'public' and what is 'confidential'
>
> Which, indeed, is exactly the sort of fact that would invalidate any
> subsequent claims of confidentiality based on the notice. You should
> point out to your organization's lawyers that this type of requirement
> accomplishes nothing except making them look like fools.
>
I've forwarded it to the powers that be and they can decide what they want
to do. I'm just the IT Manager to make the magic happen when they decide
they want it ;D
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