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Welcome to the Manila Intermediary Liability Principles!
A few days ago, digital rights advocates and civil society groups gathered together in Manila and approved the Intermediary Liability Principles. The principles…
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Whatsapp at Risk of Suspension of Services in Brazil
A few weeks ago, a judge of the state of Piauí, in Brazil, ordered Whatsapp to suspend its activities in the country. The judge has also issued orders for the s…
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Spanish Court Criminalizes Linking to Copyright Infringing Materials and Reverses Consolidated Case Law
As we reported a few days ago, the recent Spanish copyright reform granted enhanced powers to the Spanish Copyright Commission to target websites providing link…
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AGCOM Regulation Challenged before the Italian Constitutional Court: an Update
As we reported here, the Regional Administrative Tribunal of Lazio (TAR Lazio) referred the question of constitutionality of the AGCOM Regulation regarding Onli…
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Intermediary Liability Updates from Turkey: Forcing Online Intermediaries to Create a Website Blocking-Friendly Infrastructure
Turkish governmental control of web traffic is on the rise. Recently, the Information Technology and Communications Authority (the "ITC Authority") up…
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Spanish Copyright Reform Enters into Force: Special Focus on Online Intermediaries
At the beginning of January, most of the controversial reform of the Spanish Copyright Act entered into force. As it has been widely publicised, the reform has…
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Italian Court Decides an Important Case on Liability of Video-sharing Platforms
A few days ago, an important Italian judicial precedent on hosting providers’ liability has been overturned by the Milan Court of Appeal. The appellate court re…
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December 2014 in Retrospect: Intermediary Liability News and More from the Internet and Jurisdiction Project
December 2014 in Retrospect is available here: http://www.internetjurisdiction.net/observatory/retrospect/2014-december Retrospect is the monthly newsletter o…
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WILMap Updated...and to Be Further Expanded (with Your Help)
After launch in July 2014, the World Intermediary Liability Map (WILMap) has been steadily and rapidly growing. New country pages were added to the WILMap, inc…
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The Reception of Google Spain v Costeja in Germany: Obedience and Disobedience
National courts continue to try to interpret what the European Court of Justice's (ECJ) Google Spain v Costeja (Right to Be Forgotten) ruling means. On Dece…
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November 2014 in Retrospect: Intermediary Liability News and More from the Internet and Jurisdiction Project
November 2014 in Retrospect is available here: http://www.internetjurisdiction.net/observatory/retrospect/2014-november Retrospect is the monthly newsletter o…
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French High Court Orders to Block The Pirate Bay
A few days ago, France joined the list of countries blocking access to The Pirate Bay. The High Court of Paris ordered ISPs to “implement all necessary measures…