Is there a pending change in medical publisher and library liability?
This article addresses the peculiar reluctance of courts to permit suits in negligence and strict liability against publishers for erroneous information that leads to harm. A narrow exception made for airplane landing charts combined with the change in delivery method of medical information is a wed...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries Vol. 4; no. 1/2; pp. 101 - 113 |
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
2007
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| Sumario: | This article addresses the peculiar reluctance of courts to permit suits in negligence and strict liability against publishers for erroneous information that leads to harm. A narrow exception made for airplane landing charts combined with the change in delivery method of medical information is a wedge into medical publishing that will soon eliminate the safe harbor. As medical library Web sites actively participate in electronic delivery, they have the potential to be drawn in as endorsers or actual publishers of erroneous data. |
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