Quote from: DeathAndTaxes on February 26, 2014, 04:06:53 AM

Quote from: Notanon on February 26, 2014, 02:41:22 AM

I think I wouldn't be surprised if the Bitcoin devs face a lawsuit eventually as a result for knowing about the transaction malleability issue for about 3 years and not making a serious effort to address it.

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It would be like buying a car "as-is" and then suing because it doesn't meet your needs. "AS IS" = "AS IS" and is pretty well established in civil law.

oh yes, it's well established that you can't waive away total liability on if negligence can be proven