Who is liable for bugs and security flaws in software?

Communications of the ACM

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 25-27

  Cusumano, Michael A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER PROTECTION; MICROSOFT (CO); PRODUCT QUALITY; SOFTWARE PRODUCTS;

COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COMPUTER VIRUSES; CONSUMER ELECTRONICS; COSTS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PRODUCT LIABILITY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

SECURITY OF DATA;

EID: 4243100594     PISSN: 00010782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/971617.971637     Document Type: Review

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