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Responsibility for unreliable software
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Source Ethics in the Computer Age archive
Proceedings of the conference on Ethics in the computer age table of contents
Galtinburg, Tennessee, United States
Pages: 175 - 177  
Year of Publication: 1994
ISBN:0-89791-644-1
Author
Nancy J. Wahl  Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Sponsors
SIGCAS: ACM Special Interest Group on Computers and Society
Midsoutheastern ACM Chapter : Midsoutheastern ACM Chapter
Publisher
ACM  New York, NY, USA
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ABSTRACT

Unreliable software exposes software developers and distributors to legal risks. Under certain circumstances, the developer and distributor of unreliable software can be sued. To avoid lawsuits, software developers should do the following: determine what the risks are, understand the extent of the risks, and identify ways of avoiding the risks and lessening the consequences of the risks. Liability issues associated with unreliable software are explored in this article.


REFERENCES

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1
Palermo, C., "Software Engineering Malpractice and its Avoidance," Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering, Research Triangle, NC, Oct. 1992, pp 20-30.
 
2
Levy, L. and Bell, S., "Software Product Liability: Understanding and Minimizing Risks," High Tech. Law Joumal, Vol 5, Spring 1990, pp 1-27.

CITED BY
Jeff Bollinger, Economies of disclosure, ACM SIGCAS Computers and Society, v.34 n.3, p.1-1, December 2004

INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  K. Computing Milieux
  K.5 LEGAL ASPECTS OF COMPUTING

Additional Classification:
  D. Software
  D.2 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
      D.2.4 Software/Program Verification
          Subjects: Reliability

  K. Computing Milieux
  K.5 LEGAL ASPECTS OF COMPUTING
  K.7 THE COMPUTING PROFESSION
      K.7.m Miscellaneous
          Subjects: Ethics**


General Terms:
Human Factors, Legal Aspects, Reliability

Collaborative Colleagues:
Nancy J. Wahl: colleagues

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