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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: &#39;Verdana&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;">It is common these days for email messages to contain a disclosure notice, which may include statements such as:
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: &#39;Verdana&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;">You must read the notice</span></li></ul>

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<li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: &#39;Verdana&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;">The views expressed in the accompanying email are not necessarily those of the company
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: &#39;Verdana&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;">The email and any attachments should be checked for viruses.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span>&nbsp;Do these notices carry any <strong>legal</strong> force?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Why or Why not?</span></p>
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