Legal Question in Technology Law in Nevada

Potential liability for content on website
While living in Canada I am also suject under laws in the USA when I post on american websites.

The website is for people who enjoy picking locks for a hobby. They are but a simple mechanical puzzle. The site offers info that is available in any public library. No secret material is posted.

If Steve, a 16 year old kid in the USA logs on, learns how to pick locks from our site, might the victims of Steve's B&E spree have a cause of action against the admin / webmaster and/or authors of content at the site.

Does the fact that the info is availble from many other websites and public libraries absolve our site from liability.

Asked on 5/13/05, 1:32 pm

David Anderson Anderson Business Law LLC

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Re: Potential liability for content on website

Do you realize there are websites with instructions to make nuclear devices?

I wouldn't worry about liability. Even in the USA we still have the 1st Amendment.

Answered on 5/13/05, 3:34 pm

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