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GC> I've been asked to write and produce a corporate
GC> portfolio for a
GC> high tech company in the environmental field.
GC> My question: are there any issues of liability I
GC> should be
GC> concerned about in the writing of this marketing material? I'm
GC> not writing
GC> procedures for any of their technology, but I will likely make
GC> some claims
GC> about that technology, as well as the people and what they can
GC> accomplish.
please keep in mind that this is a strictly European point of view. But I
cannot imagine that your position should be radically different:
- I understand that you collect and organize information your
customer gives you.
- Your customer knows much more about the subject than you do.
- Your customer is able to check your work.
- Your customer is liable for everything he delivers to his
customers.
From this point of view I could imagine that most of your responsibility is on
correct spelling and other things your customer might not be so good at.
But he is to check and re-check the facts you describe.
If the subject should go to court, someone responsible for some product and not
able to read some plain English text should have a bad time...
Greetings from Germany,
Alexander
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