[thelist] Smart Tags: Viewer liability?
Martin Kuplens-Ewart
martin at takingitglobal.org
Sat Jun 16 11:02:47 CDT 2001
>>It occurs to me that if the browser ships with the 'smart links' off
>>(what a misnomer huh?) and the VIEWER makes the choice to turn them on
>>. . .
>Good point. BUT.....that tag only has one function. That is to put
smart
>tags on pages. That would make MS liable in a sense wouldn't it?
Photocopiers also have one function: to reproduce documents...
...the copier manufacturers aren't liable for copyright infringement on
the part of the end-user...
...so extrapolating from that, Microsoft would not be liable, as they
provided a tool that when used within a site that allows the smart tags
to be placed, "enhances the user experience"; and is initially
disengaged.
Dem lawyers sure r smart puppies. :P
-m
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