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Re: product liability (was: Virus Update)
From: Andrew Brown <twofsonet () graffiti com>
Date: Tue, 9 May 2000 16:50:33 -0400
While this is true, license agreements for most software products indicate that the product is expressly sold "as-is", and that you agree explicitly that the manufacturer is not responsible. This would most likely kill any product liability lawsuits, especially because the product performs to specification.
it sounds nice, but it doesn't always work that way. cigarettes are routinely sold with warnings that they'll kill you (okay, they're "bad" for you in all sorts of ways), yet people still buy them and sue the manufacturers when they get sick. on the other hand, walking around with a loaded gun and a big sign that said "warning: do not stand in front of" would certainly not absolve me of any legal liability in the event that someone did actually stand in front of me and get shot. or the gun manufacturers, who also get sued. i wonder why no one has sued the steel foundries or tobacco plantations yet... -- |-----< "CODE WARRIOR" >-----| codewarrior () daemon org * "ah! i see you have the internet twofsonet () graffiti com (Andrew Brown) that goes *ping*!" andrew () crossbar com * "information is power -- share the wealth."
Current thread:
- Re: product liability (was: Virus Update) Jim Mercer (May 09)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: product liability (was: Virus Update) Owen DeLong (May 09)
- Re: product liability (was: Virus Update) Stephen Kowalchuk (May 09)
- Re: product liability (was: Virus Update) Andrew Brown (May 09)
- Re: product liability (was: Virus Update) Daniel Senie (May 09)
- Re: product liability (was: Virus Update) Stephen Kowalchuk (May 09)
- Re: Re: product liability (was: Virus Update) Shawn McMahon (May 09)
- Re: Re: product liability (was: Virus Update) Jim Mercer (May 09)
- RE: Re: product liability (was: Virus Update) Roeland Meyer (E-mail) (May 09)