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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: product liability (was 'we should all be uncomfortable with theextent to which luck..')
Dan Hollis wrote: > > On Wed, 25 Jul 2001 [email protected] wrote: > > Your analogy is flawed. > > The question is, should Firestone be responsible for someone going around > > slashing the tires? No they shouldn't. > > Then why should Microsoft or any other software manufacturer be responsible > > for the damage done by third parties? > > Better analogy: > > Microsoft is advertising "high security padlocks", but is instead selling > locks that dont work at all. > > -Dan OK... I'll admit this might be a better analogy. However, I don't believe that my analogy is "should Firestone be responsible for slashing tires". My analogy was "Given that road hazards exist, and given that Micro$oft knew their tires were particularly vunlerable to this obvious road hazzard, did Micro$oft have a greater responsibility for recall or should they be subject to recovery of damages by injured third parties." In my opinion, they should, indeed, be in such a situation. If you SELL a product that you know is defective or later learn is defective in design such that it is likely to cause or contribute to harm, your failure to recall that product actively creates a liability for the consequences. Owen
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