Secondary liability of internet service providers

In: Ius Comparatum - Global Studies in Comparative Law volume 25

Abstract

Intro -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Chapter 1: A Comparative Analysis of the Secondary Liability of Online Service Providers -- Introduction -- I. Definitional Questions -- A. Online Service Providers -- B. "Secondary" Liability -- II. The Rise of Secondary Liability Claims -- III. Defining Liability Positively or Negatively -- A. The Positive Approach: Standards Establishing Secondary Liability -- B. Immunity Provisions Precluding Liability -- IV. Notice and Takedown -- V. Obligations Without "Liability" -- A. Explicit Regulatory Responses -- B. Cooperative Mechanisms: Assistance in Preventing Unlawful Conduct -- VI. Assimilation and General Principles -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2: Secondary Liability of Internet Service Providers in Poland -- Introduction -- Secondary Liability-Indirect Infringements -- Polish Tort Law and Secondary Liability -- Remedies -- Safe Harbours for ISPs -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Secondary Liability of Internet Service Providers in the United States: General Principles and Fragmentation -- Introduction -- Secondary Liability Standards -- Immunity from Secondary Liability and Safe Harbours -- Best Practices -- Conclusions -- Chapter 4: ISP Secondary Liability: A Portuguese Perspective on Omissions as the Basis for Secondary Liability -- Overview of the Portuguese Legal Framework of ISP's Secondary Liability -- Historical Development of the Secondary Liability of Service Providers in Portugal -- The Concept of an Intermediary Service Provider -- The Relationship Between Primary and Secondary Liability -- The Liability Immunity Standard -- ISP Omissions as Grounds for Liability -- Ascertaining the Liability for Omission in the Case of 'Caching', Hosting and Content Association Services.