[tahoe-dev] The Liability Question.

[Bruce Long]

That's a great question for the EFF. Does anyone know someone from there?

On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 9:05 PM, Ted Rolle Jr. <stercor at gmail.com> wrote:

> Are we liable?
>
> The phone company is never thought to be liable if people do bad things
> using their lines.
> But, the phone company has lawyers that have helped settle this issue in
> their favor.
> I do not believe we have such resources.
>
> Here's an example:
> Hackers can discuss hacking techniques on the telephone, but the telco is
> not liable.  That is, I don't believe they are.
> Hackers can transmit viruses over telephone lines, but I don't believe that
> the phone company accepts liability.
>
> One issue that is not clear is when suspicious material is stored on Google
> Docs.  I don't know what they (or the law) would do in such a case.
>
> Are there any federal guidelines that would take precedence over state
> legislation (in the US)?
> Interpreting every state's legislation would be can of worms/Medusa's
> head/Pandora's box.
>
> Is there anyone with knowledge of the legal aspects of the issue?
> It will just continue to come up in the future.
>
> And deep pockets have a way...
>
>  Ted
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