info-mac@utcsrgv.UUCP (info-mac) (07/04/84)
Date: 3 Jul 1984 17:03-PDT Sender: uw-beaver!BILLW@SRI-KL Subject: legal disclaimers in software... From: William "Chops" Westfield <uw-beaver!BillW@SRI-KL> To: info-mac@SUMEX Ya know, a lot of this discussion took place on info-micro about a month back, but people keep bringing up those disclaimers that all software seems to have. Folks, this isnt so that publishers can foist off non-working software on inocent users. Not usually anyway. The purpose is to prevent (say) AT&T from getting sued if a person accidently types 'rm * tmp' and wipes out all his files. This is analagous to film processers being liable for only the cost of your roll of film. I recomend that everyone read a book on selling software to get an idea of what is on the other side. "legal care of your software" by Dan Remmer is quite good. BillW