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Well, IANAL but wouldn't the license of the software protect him from that: THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,

Well, IANAL but wouldn't the license of the software protect him from that: THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

nzjrs 10y ago
Him, maybe. Let's wait until it is tested. But it certainly won't insulate johnny github from liability
at-fates-hands 10y ago
This is more of a disclaimer which won't stand up in a court of law. If he released the software and understood the risk that someone could use it and get into an accident and get killed, then the responsibility is on him. Also, since this isn't released by his company, he alone will be personally responsible without any of the laws that would normally shield a business owner from repercussions of something like this. This is similar to someone releasing malware. The government doesn't just go after the guy who downloaded it and used to get a bunch of credit card numbers, they go after the person who actually wrote the software: MegalodonHTTP Author Arrested in December RAT Raid - http://www.securityweek.com/alleged-author-megalodonhttp-malware-arrested http://www.securityweek.com/alleged-author-megalodonhttp-mal... Ransomware Author "Pornopoker" Arrested in Russia - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-author-pornopoker-arrested-in-russia/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-au... Blackhole Exploit Kit Author Sentenced to Prison - http://www.securityweek.com/blackhole-exploit-kit-author-sentenced-prison http://www.securityweek.com/blackhole-exploit-kit-author-sen... To say he's taking a huge risk is an understatement.

nzjrs 10y ago

Him, maybe. Let's wait until it is tested. But it certainly won't insulate johnny github from liability

at-fates-hands 10y ago

This is more of a disclaimer which won't stand up in a court of law. If he released the software and understood the risk that someone could use it and get into an accident and get killed, then the responsibility is on him. Also, since this isn't released by his company, he alone will be personally responsible without any of the laws that would normally shield a business owner from repercussions of something like this. This is similar to someone releasing malware. The government doesn't just go after the guy who downloaded it and used to get a bunch of credit card numbers, they go after the person who actually wrote the software: MegalodonHTTP Author Arrested in December RAT Raid - http://www.securityweek.com/alleged-author-megalodonhttp-malware-arrested http://www.securityweek.com/alleged-author-megalodonhttp-mal... Ransomware Author "Pornopoker" Arrested in Russia - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-author-pornopoker-arrested-in-russia/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-au... Blackhole Exploit Kit Author Sentenced to Prison - http://www.securityweek.com/blackhole-exploit-kit-author-sentenced-prison http://www.securityweek.com/blackhole-exploit-kit-author-sen... To say he's taking a huge risk is an understatement.