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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