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Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers


From: Owen DeLong <owen () delong com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:55:19 -0700


On Jun 9, 2010, at 11:05 PM, JC Dill wrote:

Owen DeLong wrote:

Software has been out of control for a long time and I hope that the gov't will start by ruling the "not responsible 
for our negligence or the damage it causes" clauses of software licenses invalid.

The beauty of my "attractive nuisance" argument is that the EULA doesn't shield Microsoft from the damage their 
software causes to a 3rd party such as the ISP who has to deal with the botnet infections of their customers. 
jc


Yep... Much the same as my suggestion merely involves applying the same product liability standards as
every other industry faces to software.

Owen



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