On Fri, 19 Dec 1997 17:31:32 GMT Phil Sykes wrote:
>
>
> Chris said
>
> >I'm currently OCRing a lot of articles, and I'm a little concerned
> >about legal liability for any mistakes that creep in. We proofread
> >carefully, but from my previous experience as a journalist, I know
that
> >not all mistakes get spotted, even with 3 people double-checking
> >everything at every stage!
> >
> >If an error appears in an OCRed article, are we legally responsible
and
> >could we be sued by the author and/or publisher? I raised this
question
> >at a recent seminar and got a variety of replies.
>
> Yes, you get a lot of replies when you ask whether you can be liable
for
> making mistakes when publishing. But there*s only one answer: YES!
<SNIP>
> Context matters too. If you are supplying information which people
are
> likely to use to make really important decisions then the standard
of care
> has to be higher. In an American case, Greenmoss Builders v Dun &
> Broadstreet, D&B were found liable because they told Greenmoss*s
bankers
> mistakenly that they were bankrupt.
Presumably "Dun & Bradstreet". Just one of those minor errors?!
Peter.
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