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Re:Sony software updates breaks movie theater projectors by verve_rat on Sunday December 31, 2023 @02:35PM (#38826835)
I think you are confused about how laws work. A law can cover sales and transactions without any criminal penalties. It can layout the ground for civil actions, to be taken by either government entities or the effected parties themselves.

Just because a law is created doesn't mean a new crime with criminal penalties is created.

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Re:Sony software updates breaks movie theater projectors by hypeatei on Sunday December 31, 2023 @03:10PM (#38827108)
You're right, there doesn't have to be criminal penalties. Codifying compensation requirements for buggy software seems like it would need to be very broad and effectively a useless law, though.
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Re:Sony software updates breaks movie theater projectors by verve_rat on Sunday December 31, 2023 @04:48PM (#38827798)
Not really, just a simple law that said software vendor are liable for actual loss caused by their products would have a huge impact.

Courts are our mechanism for sorting out the details, not legislation.

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