Document type
Proposed Law
Country
(1) Establishing a statutory ‘safe harbour’ for OSPs so that their liabilities for copyright infringement occurring on their service platforms could be limited, provided that OSPs meet certain prescribed conditions, including the taking of reasonable steps to limit or stop copyright infringement when being notified.
(2) The proposal aims at facilitating OSPs’ handling of alleged infringement balancing the interests between copyright owners and users. Under the proposed ‘safe harbour’ provisions, OSPs’ liabilities for copyright infringement occurring on their service platforms could be limited provided that they meet certain prescribed conditions, including the taking of reasonable steps to limit or stop copyright infringement when being notified.
(3) The ‘safe harbour’ will be underpinned by a Code of Practice which sets out practical guidelines and procedures for OSPs to follow upon notification of infringement such as "notice-and-notice" and "notice-and-takedown". The proposal aims at facilitating OSPs’ handling of alleged infringements balancing the interests between copyright owners and users. See Stanford CIS blog post
Country
Year
2014
Topic, claim, or defense
Copyright
Document type
Proposed Law
Issuing entity
Legislative Branch
Type of service provider
General or Non-Specified
Issues addressed
Trigger for OSP obligations
OSP obligation considered
Block or Remove
Type of law
Civil
General effect on immunity
Strengthens Immunity
General intermediary liability model
Takedown/Act Upon Knowledge (Includes Notice and Takedown)
Notice and Notice