Court of Appeal of Helsinki, "pelastakaa pedofiilit" decision, R 07/3400

Document type
Court Decision
Country
The E-Commerce Act, Section 16 was applied to issue against a hosting provider an order to remove access to the website. However, probably due to a technical misunderstanding, the order was issued to a DNS provider. However, it is arguable whether a DNS provider is to be considered a hosting provider and could be ordered to remove infringing content from a domain name.
Country
Year
2008
Topic, claim, or defense
E-Commerce
Document type
Court Decision
Issuing entity
Appellate Domestic Court
Type of service provider
DNS Provider
Issues addressed
Trigger for OSP obligations
OSP obligation considered
Block or Remove
Type of law
Civil
General effect on immunity
Weakens Immunity
General intermediary liability model
Takedown/Act Upon Court Order