Bottomley: Solving the Looming Developer Liability Problem

James Bottomley writesthat open-source developers are increasingly likely to be held liable forflaws in their code and suggests a solution:

Indemnification means one party, in particular circumstances,agreeing to be on the hook for the legal responsibilities ofanother party. This is actually a well known way not of avoidingliability but transferring it to where it belongs. As such, it'seasily sellable in the court of public opinion: we're not lookingto avoid liability, merely trying to make sure it lands on thosewho are making all the money from the code.