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Software Liability

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Software Liability for programmers and users

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There is no denying the fact that the use of software in consumer and industrial products has increase many folds . Also , they are the chief control part of these products . It is true that software could be expensive and poor quality but it could also be cheap and top quality Other reasons what make software an ideal thing is that it does not wear over time , it could be protected from getting copied by

competitors , it can be easily upgraded and also the cost of making it is not that high All these reasons explain the excessive use of software in today 's world (Voas and McGraw , 1997

Unfortunately the software defects are also on the rise with this increasing use of software . The smallest of error could be injurious or even lethal . Deaths are rare but the fact is that they do occur . So software has added a new aspect to what is known as product liability software liability . It is mostly the inferior quality software that causes these accidents , injuries and deaths

Some of the possible software errors in medical equipment that could result in serious consequences include : patient and data do not match faulty readings in an auto analyzer , poor software design causing errors in arrhythmia monitor and cardiac monitor , incorrect cardiac FVC values and many others . These are just some of the examples that could take place . The demand...

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