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Source:NewsScan Daily, 27 August 2001 ("Above The Fold")

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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. (New York Times 24 Aug 2001)
http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/08/24/technology/24CYBERLAW.html

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