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Re: CFP: PKI research workshop
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael Sierchio)
Mon Jan 14 11:04:24 2002
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Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 07:49:46 -0800
From: Michael Sierchio <kudzu@tenebras.com>
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To: pasward@big.uwaterloo.ca
Cc: EKR <ekr@rtfm.com>, Ben Laurie <ben@algroup.co.uk>,
Carl Ellison <cme@acm.org>, Phillip Hallam-Baker <hallam@ai.mit.edu>,
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pasward@big.uwaterloo.ca wrote:
> If an automaker disclaimed liability for a vehicle, and a negligent
> design or manufacture resulted in injury or loss, it is my
> understanding that the liability disclaimer notwithstanding, the
> automaker would be held responsible. Why do we believe that the same
> would not be the case for software?
Because insufficient case law exists -- some lawyers are bright
enough to see "pools of liability" with software, esp. known
vulnerabilities used in DDOS, etc. -- and we technologists are
not a litigious bunch.
What do you call someone who had a C average in law school? "Your honor."
That's probably the other problem.
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