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On 04/04/14 18:42, Shark8 wrote:

>> *Liability* in software business will suffice.
>>
>> Regulation, or Law, that would require software to have measurable
>> properties, and such that would allow customers to sue.
>
> Customers can already sue.

For the most part, no they can't sue. Many software licenses tend
to be long for a reason and at this length they carefully limit
responsibility of licensor for damages the software could cause.

Search them for "LIMITATION", "some states" and "may", or
have a look at how vague an instrument an EULA is.
You can't be a billion dollar company and not be pay a few
lawyers to draft a valid license for a handful of products,
can you? Oh, wait, that's upside down...