On May 11, 2022, the Fifth Circuit reinstated Texas state law HB 20 which allows private parties to sue tech platforms with 50M+ MAUs for their censorship of user-generated content based on “the viewpoint of a user or another person”. On May 13, technology lobbying groups NetChoice and the Computer...
We have recently reported on the ban of Twitter and Youtube by the Turkish Presidency of Telecommunications and Communication (TIB). The Turkish Constitutional Court has unanimously decided today that TIB's blocking of Twitter is unlawful and should be lifted as it violates freedom of expression and...
The Turkish Presidency of Telecommunications and Communication (TIB) has put Turkish Internet legislation enacted a few weeks ago to immediate use. As we discussed in a previous blog post, TIB now enjoys enhanced powers to issue blocking orders, even without judicial review. Under this new legal...
Recently, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) decided in Svensson et al v Retriever Sverige that links to authorized works freely available online do not infringe the E.U.-recognized exclusive right of communication to the public. The outcome accords with U.S. law and (so far) allows the Internet to...
Despite fierce opposition from civil society and industry, the Turkish parliament recently amended Law no. 5651, entitled “Regulation of Publications on the Internet and Suppression of Crimes Committed by means of Such Publications”. The amendment was included in two omnibus bills (available here an...
The next meeting of the Stanford Intermediary Liability Lab (SILLab) will take place on Friday, February 14 at 11am in Room B13 at Stanford Law School.
Professor Dan Svantesson from Bond University in Australia will join us for an informal discussion about recent intermediary liability updates in...
Content platforms are under fire in Brazil. The Brazilian Superior Tribunal of Justice (“STJ”) recently found Google liable for copyright infringement for YouTube-hosted videos parodying a well-known commercial. The case raises concerns that copyright enforcement is interfering with freedom of...
Cross posted from ISPLiability blog
In a recent ruling issued by the 15th Section of the Barcelona Court of Appeals – a Section specializing on IP – the Spanish ISP R Cable y Telecomunicaciones Galicia has been ordered to suspend, immediately and for good, the Internet connection of a user who...
Almost three months after the federal elections in Germany, the leaders of coalition parties have finally concluded a non-binding coalition agreement that includes the prospect of expanded hosting provider liability for online copyright infringement.
The agreement says one of the coalition’s aims is...
According to a recently published decision of the German Federal Supreme Court (judgment of 16 May 2013, I ZR 216/11) eBay shall be liable for copyright infringements of third parties if it actively promotes the infringing offers by its own marketing campaign. In such cases the general liability...