liability

Points of entry to literature on software vendor liability and responsibility include -

• Michael Rustad & Thomas Koenig's 2005 'The Tort of Negligent Enablement of Cybercrime' in 20 Berkeley Technology Law Journal 1553
• Emily Kuwahara's 2007 'Torts v. Contracts: Can Microsoft Be Held Liable to Home Consumers for Its Security Flaws? in 80 Southern California Law Review 5 (PDF), 997-1036
• Michael Gemignani's 1982 'Product Liability and Software' in 8 Rutgers Computer & Technology Law Journal, 187–99
• David Hall's 1983 'Strict Products Liability and Computer Software: Caveat Vendor' in 4 Computer Law Journal 373–400
• Kevin Pinkney's 2002 'Putting Blame Where Blame Is Due: Software Manufacturer and Customer Liability for Security-Related Software Failure' in 13 Albany Law Journal of Science & Technology 43
• Michael Maule's 1992 'Applying Strict Products Liability to Computer Software' in 27 Tulsa Law Journal 735, 752
• Jim Prince's 1980 'Negligence: Liability for Defective Software' in 33 Oklahoma Law Review, 848–55

Literature on liability in relation to data loss, such as Vincent Johnson's 2005 'Cybersecurity, Identity Theft, and the Limits of Tort Liability' in 57 Southern Carolina Law Review, 255-311 (PDF), is highlighted here.

Consumer warranties and protection are discussed here.

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