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> Making tools is just not a liable line of work. The law says otherwise. https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/products_liability https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/pr
by otterley 2y ago
> Making tools is just not a liable line of work.
The law says otherwise. https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/products_liability https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/products_liability
- lesuorac 2y agoIf I sell you a hammer and the hammer breaks sure I'm liable. If I sell you a hammer and you hammer in somebody's head, I'm not liable. The second scenario is what we're actually talking about for developers. If I write VoIP code and you use it to commit ransomware; nobody is taking a developer to court over it. At best corporate is going to court. Even in the first scenario, you can't sue the individual worker that produced the hammer. You're limited to getting a refund or replacement of the hammer from corporate.