Such is the case with the ever-popular Year 2000 Computer Bug, capitalized out of fear and respect, in which computers are unable to understand the dates of the 21st century. The so-called Y2K bug has long been recognized as a technological problem. But its fame may rest on its status as a legal issue. I don't know whether the net result of that is a lot of litigation or none at all.
Chances are, it's the first possibility.
Litigation everywhere First, the obligatory explanation of the Y2K problem itself. Fixing this problem is not especially challenging, but it is enormously time-consuming. First there is the problem of identifying which programs, computers and devices are vulnerable to the problem. This is followed by testing the programs and devices to ensure they work properly. This is very important, because as the millennium approaches, the question of whether a system, program or device will continue to function becomes, well, very important.