[HIGHLIGHTS] New EU directive revolutionizes liability for consumers: “Complete reversal of risk distribution”

New EU directive revolutionizes liability for consumers: “Complete reversal of risk distribution”. As of: February 13, 2024, 6:49 p.m By: Lisa Mayerhofer CommentsPressSplit With the new EU directive, software, for example in vacuum cleaner robots, should also fall within the scope of product liability.

However, open source software that is developed or provided outside of a commercial activity is exempt from these regulations. The current product liability directive dates back to 1985.