&gt; Computer software has somehow managed to almost entirely escape liability, avoiding legal responsibility for shipping software with serious defects that makes it not fit for advertised purpose.<p>So did early car manufacturers etc etc.<p>Personally I think if everything had been thoroughly regulated from the start a lot of the innovations we are all benefiting from today wouldn&#x27;t have happened or would have taken far longer time.<p>So I am not against regulations, but I can understand why waiting a bit and thinking very carefully before implementing regulation might be smart.