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Exactly. If you don't have expertise in house, then it can be cheaper to hire that task out to an outside company rather than hire someone to manage it in hous
by mbreese 16y ago
Exactly. If you don't have expertise in house, then it can be cheaper to hire that task out to an outside company rather than hire someone to manage it in house. This sure sucks for the TV show, but at least they have someone else to hold accountable. If this had happened and they handled their own IT, there wouldn't be anyone but themselves to hold accountable. And you can bet that means a lawsuit with damages.
- jrockway 16y agoBut of course, if the hosting company had any lawyers, their contract says they're not liable for this.
- pero 16y agoHow so? They were negligent. Beyond that, you're also assuming the client didn't have lawyers--there's no way this contract gets signed off on without the vendor absorbing the risk. If all the legal work was done properly, the vendor would end up in court with their insurer.