10 Jun
2010
10 Jun
'10
11:55 a.m.
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