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This article reminds of Daniel Stenberg (the developer of curl) and the emails I recall seeing him display on occasion that think he is responsible for them being hacked etc. because someone (everyoneish) bakes curl into their tools.

I wonder if this new legislation might muddy the waters as to whether people like him might actually get sued for the software they provide to the world?

Even if the legalese doesn't actually support the notion that this could happen, we won't know for sure until someone puts it to the test. Which means someone needs to get sued so the actual law is tested in a courtroom. A chilling effect for any developer who doesn't have big money backing them. The risk of getting sued or even the very notion of it might just be too great to risk it and not worth the hassle for majority of people.