Liability for User Generated Content - Part 2
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- Course Aims:
This CPDcast series aims to examine the liability of online publishers for user-generated content. In part two we will examine the implementation of the E-Commerce Directive in Germany and France and discuss the section 1 defence located in the Defamation Act 1996. We will also examine requests for the disclosure of the identity of anonymous users.
- Outcomes:
- After completing the course you will:
- Know how and when the E-Commerce Directive was implemented into German law;
- Know how and when the E-Commerce Directive was implemented into French law;
- Understand how the US handles UGC;
- Know the key principles of the section 1 defence under the Defamation Act 1996;
- Understand how requests for the disclosure of the identity of anonymous users should be handled;
- Know practical steps to help minimise liability.
- Level:
- Complex
- Classification:
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Legal Principles
Legislative Updates
Practical Guide
- Sources and References:
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- E-Commerce Directive 2000/31/EC;
- Telemedia Law (Telemediengesetz);
- Communications Decency Act 1996;
- Digital Millennium Copyright Act;
- Defamation Act 1996;
- Godfrey v Demon Internet [2001] QB 201;
- Tycon Energy Corporation v The Motley Fool (2008) (unreported).
In this two part CPDcast series, Timothy Pinto, a solicitor at Taylor Wessing, discusses the liability of online publishers for user-generated content. He examines the areas of particular risk, the advantages and disadvantages of moderation, the internet hosting defence, what to do with requests for the disclosure of the identity of anonymous content providers and finally a summary of practical steps to minimise liability. In part two, Timothy continues to examine the implementation E-Commerce Directive 2000/31/EC in Germany and France and discusses the section 1 defence outlined in the Defamation Act 1996. He also explains how requests for the disclosure of the identity of anonymous users should be handled.
Podcast added: 20/07/2009
Podcast last reviewed: 2011-07-25
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