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This law was first created in 2004. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 794<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":61823,"section_number":"59.1-504.1","catch_line":"Warranty and obligations concerning noninterference and noninfringement","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-504.1\/"},{"id":82986,"section_number":"59.1-504.3","catch_line":"Implied warranty; merchantability of computer program","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-504.3\/"}],"permalink":{"id":262095,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64119,"identifier":"59.1-504.10","token":"59.1\/43\/4\/59.1-504.10","url":"\/59.1-504.10\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-504.10\/","token":"59.1\/43\/4\/59.1-504.10","dublin_core":{"Title":"No implied warranties for free software","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-504.10","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

a.<\/span> In this section, “free software<\/span>” means a computer program with respect to which the licensor does not intend to make a profit from the distribution of the copy of the program and does not act generally for commercial gain derived from controlling use of the program or making, modifying, or redistributing copies of the program. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

b.<\/span> The warranties under §§ 59.1-504.1<\/a> and 59.1-504.3<\/a> do not apply to free software<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNO IMPLIED WARRANTIES FOR FREE SOFTWARE (\u00a7 59.1-504.10)\n\na. In this section, “free software” means a computer program with\nrespect to which the licensor does not intend to make a profit from the\ndistribution of the copy of the program and does not act generally for\ncommercial gain derived from controlling use of the program or making,\nmodifying, or redistributing copies of the program.\n\nb. The warranties under §§ 59.1-504.1 and 59.1-504.3 do not apply to\nfree software.\n\nHISTORY: 2004, c. 794.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}