Disclaimer
A disclaimer is generally any statement intended to specify or delimit the scope of rights and obligations that may be exercised and enforced by parties in a legally recognized relationship. In contrast to other terms for legally operative language, the term disclaimer usually implies situations that involve some level of uncertainty, waiver, or risk.
A disclaimer may specify mutually agreed and privately arranged terms and conditions as part of a contract; or may specify warnings or expectations to the general public (or some other class of persons) in order to fulfill a duty of care owed to prevent unreasonable risk of harm or injury. Some disclaimers are intended to limit exposure to damages after a harm or injury has already been suffered. Additionally, some kinds of disclaimers may represent a voluntary waiver of a right or obligation that may be owed to the disclaimant.
Disclaimers vary in terms of their uniformity. Some may vary depending on the specific context and parties involved, while other types of disclaimers may strictly adhere to a uniform and established set of formalities that are rarely or never modified, except under official authority. Some of these formal disclaimers are required pursuant to industry regulation, qualification for protection under a safe harbor, and other situations where the exact wording of a particular clause or document may be dispositive in the event of a legal dispute. (See e.g., Product liability, Toxicity Class, Rule against perpetuities, Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act.)
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A suggestion for a new Twitter disclaimer to be attached to all of Fat Hitler tweets:
Democratic Underground 25 Nov 2020Disclaimer and boiler plate for press releases as on September 30, 2020 (ICICI Bank Ltd)
Public Technologies 24 Nov 2020The Crown should come with a disclaimer that it is fiction NOT fact: Politicians, experts ...
The Daily Mail 21 Nov 2020George Conway hilariously adds his own disclaimer to ridiculous tweet from Trump lawyer
Raw Story 18 Nov 2020Republicans congratulate Richmond on new gig--with a disclaimer
The Advocate
18 Nov 2020
My partner and I spent around $700 to upgrade our home office, and the changes ...
Business Insider 18 Nov 2020Facebook knows that disclaimers on Trump’s misinformation do not work: report
Raw Story 17 Nov 2020This claim is disputed: Disclaimer on Trump's tweets transform into hilarious meme fest
International Business Times 17 Nov 2020We should expect ‘a lot more disclaimers’ on user generated content: Analyst on Big Tech policing content [Video]
Yahoo Daily News 17 Nov 2020Cruz shoots down Dorsey explanation of voter fraud disclaimer: 'You're a publisher when you're doing that'
Fox News 17 Nov 2020Twitter slaps a new disclaimer on Trump’s tweets after he lies about winning Pennsylvania and Georgia
Raw Story 14 Nov 2020James Woods: ‘I tweeted ONE WORD, and Twitter attaches a fraud disclaimer’
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