IP: Blame the victim: vandalized Web sites may be liable for damages: [risks] Risks Digest 21.64

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

And what about the manufacturer of the software djf


> Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 11:00:13 -0700
> From: "NewsScan" <newsscan () newsscan com>
> Subject: Blame the victim: vandalized Web sites may be liable for damages
>
> Some legal scholars are suggesting that a Web site vandalized by hacker
> attacks may itself be legally liable if its customers suffer damages and if
> the site was negligent in maintaining security. Law professor Margaret Jane
> Radin of Stanford University predicts: "A court is going to say it is
> negligent of you not to implement preventative measures if they are
> reasonably effective and affordable." No reported court decisions have dealt
> with the issue, but Radin says that lawsuits in the near future are highly
> likely to be lodged against companies and network providers targeted by
> "denial of service" attacks.  [*The New York Times*, 24 Aug 2001; NewsScan
> Daily, 27 August 2001
> http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/08/24/technology/24CYBERLAW.html]



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