[libreplanet-discuss] GNU GPL vs Consumer Guarantees Act

[Kesara Rathnayake]

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Hi all,

In one of the talks [1] on 2016 Kiwi PyCon (New Zealand's annual Python 
conference) [2], the presenter mentioned that GNU GPL's "Disclaimer of 
Warranty" is invalid against New Zealand consumer guarantee act [3] which 
offers warranty against any goods or services consumed by consumers.

Does that mean if someone sells a GNU GPL software, is there a chance that 
license could be invalid?

Can the “Consumer Guarantees acts" like these affect the original authors, even 
though they didn't sell the software?

Cheers,
Kesara

References:
[1] https://youtu.be/S-Le3PWHqZA?t=696
[1] https://nzpug.org
[1] http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1993/0091/latest/DLM311053.html
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