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Gamespy Installer Spreads Nimda

Posted by michael on from the more-than-you-bargained-for dept.

NSG writes "Yahoo News is running this story about the Nimda virus infecting some Gamespy Arcade 1.09 installers. Approximately 3,100 infected files were served in a seven hour period. What responsibility does Gamespy have to the users who downloaded the infected file?"

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  1. None, I'm guessing... by Shade,+The · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Legally anyway. I haven't looked at the EULA for Gamespy (haven't downloaded it, actually), but I'm betting some large odds it'll have some clause in it saying they're not responsible even if it destroys your computer, sets fire to your home, and heralds the End of the World.

    Whether this will stand up in court would be interesting to see, though. And the precedent it would set would be very wide ranging.

    1. Re:None, I'm guessing... by yomahz · · Score: 4, Insightful


      Legally anyway. I haven't looked at the EULA for Gamespy (haven't downloaded it, actually), but I'm betting some large odds it'll have some clause in it saying they're not responsible even if it destroys your computer, sets fire to your home, and heralds the End of the World.

      You mean like this one and this one, and this one, and every other EULA I've ever read?

      --
      "A mind is a terrible thing to taste."
  2. Re:Liability? Read their TOS. by I+Want+GNU! · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Not necessarily. Just because a company states that it isn't liable for anything doesn't mean it is. Several rights cannot be forfeited in contracts. If they could, companies could make people indentured servants instead of foreclosing on them. The EULA is designed to make a user think he or she has no rights, not to actually take them all away (although it does take away some rights).