IP: Blame the victim: vandalized Web sites may be liable for damages: [risks] Risks Digest 21.64

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

And what about the manufacturer of the software djf


>Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 11:00:13 -0700
>From: "NewsScan" <newsscan@newsscan.com>
>Subject: Blame the victim: vandalized Web sites may be liable for damages
>
>Some legal scholars are suggesting that a Web site vandalized by hacker
>attacks may itself be legally liable if its customers suffer damages and if
>the site was negligent in maintaining security. Law professor Margaret Jane
>Radin of Stanford University predicts: "A court is going to say it is
>negligent of you not to implement preventative measures if they are
>reasonably effective and affordable." No reported court decisions have dealt
>with the issue, but Radin says that lawsuits in the near future are highly
>likely to be lodged against companies and network providers targeted by
>"denial of service" attacks.  [*The New York Times*, 24 Aug 2001; NewsScan
>Daily, 27 August 2001
>http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/08/24/technology/24CYBERLAW.html]



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