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0 pointsMirioron6y ago0 comments

An unlicensed image is something you consciously include - every image you don't explicitly have the license for is considered unlicensed. You can then get a guarantee in writing when you buy a license for an image. Nothing like that exists for accessibility. There is no 30 second test that will guarantee you that you are not going to get sued over accessibility problems on your website. Now imagine if that even has the possibility of bankrupting you. Would you even consider the risk of making a website? Now it's not just the people with disability that can't use the website - nobody can, because the website doesn't exist.

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NeedMoreTea6y ago

This has always applied in the UK since the disability act.

The chain of liability is similar, the requirement for clause in supplier contract is similar. Yet the third-party (OpenCart) appears to be where liability rests. So she needs to counter sue her supplier. That's just how it works.

So I see no difference at all for an aware store owner who wants a website.

im3w1l6y ago

Seems like an undue burden to place on a small business owner. Having to both defend in one lawsuit and sue another party when they likely aren't knowledgeable or willing to take the risk of either.

NeedMoreTea6y ago

shrug That's the legal system. I didn't make it.

A clause in supplier contract guaranteeing whatever - accessibility or all images being licensed covers you.

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NeedMoreTea6y ago

This has always applied in the UK since the disability act.

So I see no difference at all for an aware store owner who wants a website.

im3w1l6y ago

Seems like an undue burden to place on a small business owner. Having to both defend in one lawsuit and sue another party when they likely aren't knowledgeable or willing to take the risk of either.

NeedMoreTea6y ago

shrug That's the legal system. I didn't make it.

A clause in supplier contract guaranteeing whatever - accessibility or all images being licensed covers you.

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