Actually in the US their are laws that pretty much say what the warranty is and how the manufacturer is responsible, but the law also gives the manufacturer the right to weave the responsibility. Pretty much making the law useless. All they have to do to get out of the warranty is say that it is sold as is. Or what they usually do is provide a limited warranty. It's called limited, because they place limits on the warranty. Meaning you would of actually got a better warranty if they didn't offer a warranty at all.