Is e-mail covered by copyright?
Every e-mail you send and every e-mail you receive is copyright protected. Because copyright law does not require a work – such as an e-mail message – to include a copyright notice for it to be protected, forwarding an e-mail to others and posting it publicly can be a violation of copyright law. Common sense and respect for privacy are needed in such cases. If an e-mail message is obviously intended to be forwarded to announce an event, for example, then you can assume it’s not protected by copyright. However, if the e-mail message is not a routine announcement or information intended to be shared, then it is courteous and legally wise to seek permission before passing it along.
