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The New Product Liability Directive

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• matthewmorgan 2y ago
  Ever feel there are too many politicians and lawyers, and they need to make work for themselves?
  • lantry 2y ago
    No, I'm in the US, where I feel that there's a distinct lack of politicians and lawyers on the side of the public/consumers/lower class
  • M95D 2y ago
    Responsibility of software devs must begin somewhere, no?
• a2128 2y ago
  A quick reading of this. It applies to not only physical products but also software and CAD files too. Free and open-source software "that is developed or supplied outside the course of a commercial activity" is exempt. However, where software is supplied in exchange for a price, or for personal data used other than exclusively for improving the security, compatibility or interoperability of the software, and is therefore supplied in the course of a commercial activity, this Directive should apply. Types of damages which people have a right to claim compensation (through national courts) also include: death or personal injury, including medically recognised damage to psychological health; destruction or corruption of data that are not used for professional purposes. Presumably, the Cat Mario flash game may be a defective product if it has caused damage to your psychological health
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