TIPO's Press Release There was a controversial SOPA-like bill proposed by Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) last year, which authorized TIPO to block websites from other jurisdictions if it deems the role of website in contributing copyright infringement is "obvious." The bill was withdrawn due the severe opposition from online communities and significant coverage in media.
Section 27B (6) as amended by Section 174 of the Electronic and Postal Communications Act, 2010 requires Content Service Providers to comply with copyright law and regulations.
(1) Section 104, provides for the establishment of a code of conduct for Content Service Licensees. The envisaged code is to inter alia prohibit the provision of content which is indecent, obscene, false, menacing or otherwise offensive in character. (2) Section 118(d) makes it an offence for any person to permit any network services or application services under the person’s control to be used by persons without assignments or relevant class assignments of electronic addresses under section 117 (3).
Part VII (§§50-52) of the Electronic Transactions Act dealt with the issue of ‘Intermediaries and Telecommunications Service Providers’. The statutory provisions generally employ a ‘mere conduit’ approach, and do not require intermediaries to actively monitor electronic records and transmission. When knowledge arises that information in a data message or electronic message may result in liability, intermediaries and telecoms service providers are required to remove the information from their systems, and in the case of criminal liability, notify the appropriate law enforcement authority. The legislation also allows for the government to establish subsidiary regulations for codes of conduct and standards to which intermediaries and telecommunications service providers must comply. However, it is understood that no such...
(prepared by Swiss Institute of Comparative Law for Council of Europe)
This is one of series of country reports prepared for the Council of Europe in 2015. Other countries' reports, and responses from national governments, are available here. The studies undertake to present the laws and, in so far as information is easily available, the practices concerning the filtering, blocking and takedown of illegal content on the internet.