Law No. 34‐05 amending and supplementing Law No. 2‐00 on Copyright and Related Rights

Law No. 2-00 on Copyright and Related Rights as amended and supplemented by Law                No. 34‐05 defines a service provider as an operator of facilities for online services or for access to networks with no alteration of the content between the points specified by the user and of his choice.

A service provider shall bear civil liability for unlawful activities such as:

• promotion, encouragement or significant contribution to a violation of copyright or related rights committed by another person; or

• supervision or control of infringements to copyright or related rights committed by another person.

A service provider shall be criminally liable where the above mentioned acts were committed deliberately. 

In some circumstances, a service provider may benefit from limitations on liability for infringements of copyright or related rights that it did not control, initiate or direct.