Mailig List IPR

[itshowcase]

I have been told that if we rent our mailing list to third parties, all they have to do is call the list, subscribe them to their newsletter and then the record legally belongs to them. Is this correct?

[peterjhale]

Depends on what your customers agreed to when they signed up to your list.

If you said "your email may be rented out to third parties" and they agreed to this, then you are OK

[stratigen]

Originally Posted by itshowcase

I have been told that if we rent our mailing list to third parties, all they have to do is call the list, subscribe them to their newsletter and then the record legally belongs to them. Is this correct?

What does it say (on this subject) in the "terms and conditions" in the contract you sign with people using your lists? Have you permission (from all the people on your mailing list) to sell their details to third parties?