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Jon Lech Johansen said code he himself wrote for VLC , a free cross-platform media player , is among the projects that First4Internet has infringed upon . Many tires are designed for specific vehicles , for specific performance ; consequently , tires perform differently depending on the type and design of the vehicle on which they're mounted and how and where that vehicle is used . In order to ensure the greatest protection for the safety of those families , it is incumbent on us to obtain the most accurate and comprehensive information possible . Analysts indicated that the industry is split on the issue based on companies ' specific interests . Hewlett-Packard ( NYSE : HPQ ) and Novell offer limited indemnification programs , but " Microsoft 's indemnification may help its partners and customers sleep better at night , but the potential for closed source and open source intellectual property infringement are the same , " she said . " However , Mulligan said it 's not lost on the industry 's critics that it has chosen to go after end-users rather than the file-sharing networks , which suggests " the issue of the exact legality of file sharing is , at the very least , still not a closed matter . Well , it 's difficult to be specific because it varied depending on the period of tire manufacturer . " The trend is obvious and the only question is how fast the incumbent networks will move out in front of it , " said Enderle . In a layman 's way that we as laymen can understand , what has Ford determined to be the specific defect or defects of these Firestone tires ? TREAD Act that was passed last year by Congress was that field data would become readily available on a prompt basis so that we could look at it and that - - it was transparent to everyone , not only to the tire companies .