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Hi. I have been
reading up a little on the topic of software liability. Specifically, it is reasonable to hold
software manufacturers liable for the defects and vulnerabilities in their
software? I would be interested to
read opinions on this question. It
seems that some corollary questions are, Is it possible to write a “perfect”
piece of software of any real complexity—like an operating system or an
office suite? Is the manufacturer
liable for attacks made on their software?
One comparison on that question was that of the Firestone tire debacle—they
were held liable for the defect in their product. But the response to this was that it is
not analogous. Rather, to hold a
manufacturer like, say, Microsoft liable for the actions of the Blaster programmer
would be inappropriate in the same way as holding Firestone responsible for
someone shooting out a tire they made. Anyway, what think ye? Andrew |
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