<i>an argument for why a content provider who is making something available to others for free and without obligation has any obligation in return, either legally or ethically, beyond the same basic decency that we all owe to each other.</i><p>A grocery store handing out free samples still has an obligation to make sure it&#x27;s not contaminated, and I really don&#x27;t buy idea that &quot;don&#x27;t send people malware&quot; is significantly less a part of a common decency than &quot;don&#x27;t feed people tainted food&quot; is.