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November 4, 2005
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Who Holds the Liability Bag?
I am not a lawyer and so can't hazard much more than a guess, but wouldn't Sony be liable if someone's machine got cracked using the exploit that Sony/BMG installed? They might claim that the flaw lay in the original OS and not in their code, but I can't imagine Microsoft would let that claim stand. Certainly they'd be liable for contributory damages, even if not criminal penalties?
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1. Rob Hyndman on November 4, 2005 12:52 PM writes...
There may be issues unique to U.S. law, but in general such liability would be disclaimed in the click-through agreement.
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