Liability for the dissemination of defective information

Charles Walter ; Thomas F. Marsteller X-ray Instrumentation Associates (United States)

Abstract

Three cases illustrating potential dangers found within the text of books are described. In one case, the information is inherently dangerous. In another case, the information is inherently dangerous but could be made less dangerous by including precautionary information. In the third case, the information is dangerous because it is incorrect. The use of contract law and negligence law to recover damages for injury caused by dangerous information is discussed.

Journal
IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
Published
1987-09-01
DOI
10.1109/tpc.1987.6449069
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  1. Journal of Business and Technical Communication
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