DocumentCode :
1487900
Title :
Software engineering and the law
Author :
Cosgrove, John
Author_Institution :
Cosgrove Comput. Syst. Inc., Playa del Rey, CA, USA
Volume :
18
Issue :
3
fYear :
2001
fDate :
5/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
14
Lastpage :
16
Abstract :
For good or otherwise, the legal system has discovered the world of computers and its practitioners. Anyone opening a daily newspaper knows that litigation involving computers and software has exploded in recent years. On balance, the net effect of this attention might be positive because it gives practitioners an economic incentive to improve the way we work. Indeed, lawyers might well be the ones who provide the incentives for realistic contractual commitments, worst-case software engineering development practices, and a total organizational commitment to quality. Something similar happened to the US automobile industry, benefiting both car makers and the public
Keywords :
contracts; legislation; professional aspects; software development management; software quality; US automobile industry; economic incentive; lawyers; legal system; litigation; quality; realistic contractual commitments; software engineering; total organizational commitment; worst-case software engineering development practices; Engineering management; Job shop scheduling; Law; Legal factors; Manufacturing; Programming; Software engineering; Software quality; Software systems; Systems engineering and theory;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0740-7459
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/52.922719
Filename :
922719
Link To Document :
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