From: gcook@nospam.ozemail.com.au (remove 'nospam.' to email)
Date: 6/22/98
Time: 3:16:22 PM
Remote Name: 203.108.202.42
Why are software vendors able to sell software which is demonstrably faulty?
If the richest man in the world was selling refrigerators in Victoria, and the product was not of 'merchantable quality' consumers would have a remedy courtesy of the Goods Act 1958 (Vic) and/or the Trade Practises Act 1974 (Cwlth).
There is no reason software should be excluded from the definition of "goods", which includes ALL chattels personal other than things in action or money.
I believe there have been actions in the U.S.A., but I don't know of any in Australia.
Does anyone have any information on Australian actions?
Is anyone interested in starting an Australian action?
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