> If software developers were held legally liable in this manner, a > couple of things would happen. > > 1. Prices of software would double or triple or?? They would certainly > increase. > > 2. Development would slow down to a relative crawl, as the risk of > releasing new, unproven software became too great. > > Do we want either of those things to occur? Yes, if it results in a reliable piece of sofware in which files don't change from fully functioning to completely corrupt in a matter of seconds. Paul -- Paul Zimmer ZAP! (Zimmer Audio Production) www.zimmeraudio.com