February 25, 2018
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Belgian Supreme Court, 29 April 2016, ref. C.15.0052.F
Nearly two years after the European Court of Justice has issued its famous judgment on the right to be forgotten, in its famous Google Spain Case, the Belgian Court of
Information Society Code (November 7, 2014)
The law combines most telecoms regulations in a consolidated code. It includes previous E-Commerce liability provisions without changes. The data retention legislation was maintained in place with some minor amendments.
Copyright Act 404/1961, July 8, 1961 (as in force from June 1, 2015)
Section 60a empowers a court to order an intermediary of those users to disclose information of subscribers who make copyrighted content available to the public "to a significant extent". Section
Marco Civil da Internet - “Brazilian Civil Rights Framework for the Internet"
Federal Law no. 12.965, April 23, 2014
The law introduces a liability exemption for Internet connection providers and the application of the safe harbor doctrine for other Internet application providers. Article 18 addresses the liability of Internet
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Administrative Authorities and Content Removal
A central question shaping the debate on intermediary liability and freedom of expression online concerns which decision-makers are empowered to impose restrictions on the flow of information on the Internet.