| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science |
| Editors | Karen K. Kemp |
| Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Ltd |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781412953962 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781412913133 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 |
Abstract
Legal liability refers to a subjection to a legal obligation or the obligation itself. In the language of the law, one becomes “liable” or incurs a legal liability when one commits a wrong or breaks a contract or trust. Legal liability may be either civil or criminal according to whether it is enforced in a civil or criminal court of law. Creating, providing, and/or using geographic information (GI) may attract obligations of a legal nature. For creators, providers, and users of GI, legal liabilities may stem from a failure to fulfill or comply with the term of a written or oral agreement through to wrongful acts (torts), including the failure to act and causing another party to suffer harm, economic loss, or damage
