Comment by prepend

This was addressed in the UCC and is pretty simple actually as each state implements laws to saw who has jurisdiction and how to handle.

It also bypasses the federal government in that the code is established by some big council and implemented in (most) states.

That’s why when I live in Missouri and buy something from a vendor in New York, they still have to accept returns, issue refunds, provide for basic warranties, etc. and if I have problems I can easily get remediation in state courts.

There’s 50+ years of where this works ok. Not perfect and lots of room for improvement. But better than the current shitshow that exists like this article describes. If we had the minimum level of legal structure, it would be so helpful.

Because of UCC, if I give away a product for free, I have to support it through its commercial life. So if I hand out knives, for free, and they explode after 20 years, I must still support it. Even if they come with a form that users have to click that says “I will not sue PrependCo if these free knives explode.”

Google’s free (and even non-free) services are causing harm to people and aren’t being supported.