Maarten Aertsen on Nostr: And there is now a deal on an updated #ProductLiabilityDirective too. On #OpenSource ...

And there is now a deal on an updated #ProductLiabilityDirective too. On #OpenSource press releases say: “Not applicable to free-of-charge open-source software” (parliament) and “Free and open-source software that is developed or supplied outside the course of a commercial activity is excluded from the scope of the directive.” (council)

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20231205IPR15690/deal-to-better-protect-consumers-from-damages-caused-by-defective-products

https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/12/14/agreement-between-the-council-and-the-european-parliament-makes-eu-liability-rules-fit-for-the-digital-age-and-circular-economy/