CP premonition: suing coders (& VCs) for writing software
http://wired.com/news/business/0,1367,42963-2,00.html Patel also opened the door for a rather curious legal fight that could ultimately hold venture capitalists and other executives responsible for fostering technology that is used to break the law. Matthew Katz, an attorney who has brought numerous lawsuits against various companies on his own behalf, has brought charges against Napster CEO Hank Barry, founder Shawn Fanning, Fanning's uncle John who helped launch the service and Limp Bizkit front man Fred Durst. In what is being termed "tertiary contributory infringement," Katz argued that because these people either developed, funded or supported Napster, they should be held financially responsible for the effects of the system. Patel acknowledged that Katz was unlikely to win his suit, but entertained the notion that individuals could be held accountable for their work. .......... "You created this monster, now you go figure out how to stop it." Was this spoken by: someone to the CIA re Osama someone to Davis re Electricity someone to Napster re Filesharing someone to the USPO re Software patents someone to Microsoft re Legacy code someone to Tanner re Bell someone to Congress re Tax code someone to Stroustroup re C++
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