If you sold the ladder to your neighbour, you'd be ok cos then it'd be his ladder to do what he wanted with it - and you'd lose the liability as you couldn't prevent him doing whatever he likes with his ladder. That's the big difference. Best thing then is only to *sell *info on OSM map..
On 28 January 2015 at 15:20, Phillip Barnett <phillip.p.barn...@gmail.com> wrote: > And car manufacturers are legally responsible for 40000 deaths every year? > They'd soon be out of business if so. I can't believe that lending your > neighbour a piece of equipment in good working order would make you > responsible for injury. If you knew it was damaged, however, and did not > make your neighbour aware of this fact, then yes, you most likely would be > liable. > > > > On 28 Jan 2015, at 14:24, Pmailkeey . <pmailk...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > A 10 year old who buys cigarettes might conceivably accidentally smoke > them. > > On 28 January 2015 at 14:21, Phillip Barnett <phillip.p.barn...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> So all shopkeepers are liable if they sell a hedge trimmer to someone who >> then cuts off their fingers? I would be very surprised if that was the >> case.... >> >> >> >> On 28 Jan 2015, at 13:52, Pmailkeey . <pmailk...@googlemail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> On 28 January 2015 at 12:10, Ed Loach <edlo...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> > On 28/01/2015 01:13, Neil Matthews wrote: >>> > Do we need an OSM disclaimer >>> >>> The copyright page does include: >>> "Inclusion of data in OpenStreetMap does not imply that the original >>> data provider endorses OpenStreetMap, provides any warranty, or accepts any >>> liability." >>> http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright >>> >>> Ed >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Talk-GB mailing list >>> Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org >>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb >>> >> >> They would say "you made information available to others for the purpose >> of them using that information, you cannot deny some liability for when >> people use that information (whether rightly or wrongly) >> >> In UK law, if you lend a neighbour your ladder and hedge trimmer, if he >> cuts his fingers off as he falls from the ladder, you can be held liable >> for lending him the gear. Basically, on doing the lending you have a duty >> to assess whether he's capable of using the gear safely. >> >> -- >> Mike. >> @millomweb <https://sites.google.com/site/millomweb/index/introduction> - >> For all your info on Millom and South Copeland >> via *the area's premier website - * >> >> *currently unavailable due to ongoing harassment of me, my family, >> property & pets* >> >> T&Cs <https://sites.google.com/site/pmailkeey/e-mail> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Talk-GB mailing list >> Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb >> >> > > > -- > Mike. > @millomweb <https://sites.google.com/site/millomweb/index/introduction> - > For all your info on Millom and South Copeland > via *the area's premier website - * > > *currently unavailable due to ongoing harassment of me, my family, > property & pets* > > T&Cs <https://sites.google.com/site/pmailkeey/e-mail> > > -- Mike. @millomweb <https://sites.google.com/site/millomweb/index/introduction> - For all your info on Millom and South Copeland via *the area's premier website - * *currently unavailable due to ongoing harassment of me, my family, property & pets* T&Cs <https://sites.google.com/site/pmailkeey/e-mail>
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