Legality of Self-Signed Certificates

Are there any legal issues with the data presented in a self-signed certificate? For example, if I present data in a self-signed certificate that does not accurately reflect our company (i.e. another it presents another company's Common Name), is this illegal? Obviously we not trying to get this cert signed by a certificate authority, but just want to open up a server presenting this info for testing. Didn't know if copyright laws would pertain to a self-signed certificate ...

[490 byte] By [kcook_stla] at [2007-11-26 15:16:27]
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One major legal issue is that it can't be used to prove anything in a court of law, e.g. non-repudiation. So any transaction based on it is not really secure.
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