Sentence examples for liable for enabling from inspiring English sources

Threats of lawsuits have arrived from the record industry and software manufacturers, contending that universities are liable for enabling copyright infringement because their networks are the conduits for illicit trading.

In essence, the DVD case does not center on traditional copyright issues, like how much of a given work may be freely copied, or how many copies may be legally made, or even -- as in the Napster case -- who can be held liable for enabling someone else to make illegal copies.

"The records…will reveal transactions by persons who may be liable for United States income taxes and will enable the Internal Revenue Service to investigate whether those persons have complied with internal revenue laws," the petition says.

Just because you got caught doesn't make whatever or whomever enabled you to cheat liable for your actions.

What's at issue is whether the companies who make the software that enable the sharing are liable for contributing to the rampant copyright infringement that takes place.

Mr. Giddens also suggested holding directors and officers liable for maintaining controls on customer money, and getting rid of loopholes that enabled MF Global to tap customer money by overestimating overseas customer funds.

The regulations state you may be a UK citizen and passport holder and have paid UK national insurance, but if you are not "ordinarily resident" in the UK you would be liable for charging, and would be expected to either pay or offer health insurance to enable the hospital to recoup charges for your treatment.

Companies such as Twitter and Facebook are keen to describe their sites as enabling communications, rather than publishing content – a crucial distinction which means that they are not liable for trolling or abuse.

ARTS & LEISURE Justices to Hear Net Case The Supreme Court agreed to decide whether services that enable copyrighted songs and movies to be shared over the Internet can be held liable for aiding copyright infringement.

In addition, a considerable number of British cases, decided in the absence of national legislation expressly enabling claims for extraterritorial human rights abuses and therefore based on principles of common-law tort, have revealed a willingness to hold corporations liable for human rights violations perpetrated abroad.

Is BP liable for both whammies?