Volunteer Corps of the International Y2K Cooperation Center. These unintended consequences will result in more Y2K damages to your constituents and to our national economy because there are provisions in this bill that will greatly reduce the incentives to responsibly address Y2K , and will thereby promote less Y2K readiness and less Y2K responsibility .
Civil society is based on trust and accountability, and the purpose of law is to ensure it.
The purpose of H.R. 775 seems largely to grant accountability exemptions for those special interests who created and sustained the Y2K problem for the sake of their own short-term profitability . It is my understanding that in each of these cases, warranties and liabilities were enforced, exemptions were not granted before damages were incurred, and insurance coverage was sought as a way of transferring the risks. So too is good software development. Please, don't be fooled in to believing otherwise. Since the consequences of what could be damages arising from Y2K-related faulty dates could continue for decades , H.R. 775 offers relief from the usual accountability we have so far held for those who develop, deliver, and use technological innovations .