Hacker News with Generative AI: Liability

No good deed goes unpunished: can we now be sued over software we give away? (kevinboone.me)
Until recently, developers have generally assumed that the creators of open-source software are not subject to liability in negligence.
Open Source, Law, Software Development, Liability
61 points by ingve 5 days ago | 50 comments
Ask HN: Contracting – dealing with ambiguous requirements and liability (ycombinator.com)
I'm talking with a client who wants me to help integrate three pieces of software that are already in development. They are new to custom software and they contracted out each piece without specifying that each of the three should talk to each other.
Contracting, Software Development, Liability, Project Management
11 points by hnacct2001 85 days ago | 6 comments
3rd circuit rules companies are liable for their algorithms (reuters.com)
Legal, Algorithms, Liability
4 points by nhod 176 days ago | 0 comments
Questioning the conventional wisdom on liability and open source software (lawfaremedia.org)
Law, Liability
29 points by curmudgeon22 297 days ago | 28 comments