Legal Question in Securities Law in California

Re: Sarbanes-Oxley and software vendors compliance

Well, I suppose there are two possible avenues under which an obligation might arise.

The first would be if there were something in Sarbanes-Oxley itself that imposed an obligation upon software vendors. While I haven't read the entire Act, so it MAY contain such a provision, I strongly doubt it.

The other possibility is that your agreement or license with your vendor may have an express or implied covenant or warranty of fitness, etc. that could be brought to bear against the vendor. This is also somewhat unlikely, but worth investigating. My hunch is that typical software vendors are pretty careful to avoid liability for future changes in the evironment in which their product is used, especially changes in the law. Still, look into it.