信息产品责任研究

信息产品存在缺陷导致损害,其提供者是否应当承担类似于有体物产品责任的严格责任?这是一个值得研究的问题。尽管信息产品具备大规模生产、大批量流通等导致严格责任的属性,但对言论自由的威胁、对无限责任的担忧使得信息产品的严格责任目前只能在十分有限的范围内成立。事实性、应用型信息的作者应就产品存在的缺陷对受害人的损害承担过错责任,出版者、发行者应就产品存在的缺陷对受害人的损害承担严格责任。

A Comparative Study on Liability for Information Products: In perspective of American Law

Where injury occurs because of the defects inherent in information,shall the provider of the information bear the same strict liability as that arising out of or pertaining to corporeal products.While large-scale production and marketing of information justify imposition of strict liability for information product,for fear that freedom of speech may be impaired or strict liability may be abused,as of,strict liability for information products is adopted only in very limited areas.Mainly,the author of factual and applied information shall be liable for compensation for the personal injury suffered by the victim of the defective information.Further,the publisher and the distributor shall bear strict liability for personal injury suffered by the victim of the defective information.