OT: Legal "disclaimers" and e-mail

[Walter Vaughan]

Kenneth Brody wrote:

> And you thought the "this message is confidential, etc. etc. etc"
> signature blocks were obnoxious?  How about getting them in two
> languages, like this one I just received?
>>ESTE MENSAJE Y SUS ANEXOS PUEDEN CONTENER INFORMACION
>>CONFIDENCIAL, PROTEGIDA Y LEGALMENTE PRIVILEGIADA CON LA
>>INTENCION DE QUE SEA UTILIZADA POR LAS PERSONAS U
>>ORGANIZACIONES A QUIENES ESTA DIRIGIDA, POR LO QUE  SU USO
>>ES EXCLUSIVO PARA SU DESTINATARIO. SI USTED HA RECIBIDO
>>ESTE MENSAJE POR ERROR, FAVOR DE ELIMINARLO E INFORMAR AL
>>REMITENTE DEL MENSAJE A TRAVES DE UN CORREO DE RESPUESTA.
>>SI ESTE ES EL CASO, LE NOTIFICAMOS QUE QUEDA ESTRICTAMENTE
>>PROHIBIDA LA DISTRIBUCION O REPRODUCCION DE ESTE E-MAIL Y/O
>>SUS ANEXOS. GRUPO POPULAR NO SE HACE RESPONSABLE DE LAS
>>OPINIONES VERTIDAS EN ESTA COMUNICACION QUE NO ESTEN
>>ACORDES CON SU QUEHACER Y FINES, Y QUE NO SE REVISTAN DE UN
>>CARACTER OFICIAL. ESTA INSTITUCION NO ES RESPONSABLE POR
>>CUALQUIER ACCION U OMISION DE TERCERAS PERSONAS NO
>>AUTORIZADAS, RELACIONADAS A LA INFORMACION CONTENIDA EN
>>ESTE MENSAJE O SUS ANEXOS.

Bablefish is not so good translating this...
THIS MESSAGE And ITS ANNEXES CAN CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION, LEGALLY 
PRIVILEGED PROTE'GE'E And WITH The INTENTION OF WHICH IT IS USED BY The PEOPLE 
Or ORGANIZATIONS To THOSE WHO THIS DIRECTED, REASON WHY ITS USE IS EXCLUSIVE FOR 
ITS ADRESSEE. IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED EAST MESSAGE BY ERROR, PLEASE TO ELIMINATE IT 
And TO INFORM To the SENDER Of the MESSAGE To TRAVES OF An ANSWER MAIL. IF THIS 
IT IS The CASE, WE NOTIFIED To HIM THAT IT IS PROHIBITED The DISTRIBUTION Or 
REPRODUCTION OF THIS Email AND/OR ITS ANNEXES STRICTLY. POPULAR GROUP DOES NOT 
BECOME PERSON IN CHARGE OF The OPINIONS SPILLED IN THIS COMMUNICATION THAT 
AGREED NoncEsten WITH THEIR TASK And AIMS, And THAT ARE NOT HAD WITH An OFFICIAL 
CHARACTER. THIS INSTITUTION IS NOT RESPONSIBLE BY ANY ACTION Or OMISSION FOR 
THIRD PEOPLE NoncAuthorized, RELATED To The INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS 
MESSAGE Or ITS ANNEXES.