Act 460/2003, on the Exercise of Freedom of Expression in Mass Media, June 13, 2003 [English version]

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Legislation
Country
The law includes additional provisions on freedom of expression. Most importantly, hosting providers have no "editor" responsibility. In this regard, Sections 17–20 and 22 apply to technical operations "consisting solely of the technical production, transmission, intermediation or distribution of publications or network messages" (Section 3). Those provisions include a possibility for the court to order the disclosure of information to identify the message in a network if its publication is a criminal offence (Section 17) or to cease the distribution of a message with similar characteristics (Section 18).
Country
Year
2003
Topic, claim, or defense
General or Non-Specified
Document type
Legislation
Issuing entity
Legislative Branch
Type of service provider
General or Non-Specified
Issues addressed
Trigger for OSP obligations
OSP obligation considered
Data Retention or Disclosure
Type of law
Civil
General effect on immunity
Strengthens Immunity
General intermediary liability model
Takedown/Act Upon Court Order