1711	 When Your Computer Needs a Lawyer	 Possible liability for negligence for other torts such as slander of credit and for liability under theories of express or implied warranty guarantees are discussed and legal complications are explained so that users operators owners and leasors of computers may be alerted to potential legal problems. Focus is also on trouble spots in contracting for data processing services in automating record keeping operations in deciding whether or not to automate certain operations and in complying with statutes and regulation relating to record keeping. Information is given on patents copyrights and trade secret protection for programs and the problem of using copyrighted material in information storage and retrieval systems including the pending copyright and patent revision bills. law legal lawyer liability torts negligence contracts warrantees guarantees accounting regulations simulation income tax copyrights patents trade secrets standard of care slander of credit crime criminals record keeping records evidence copying
