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Pushing Back On Stricter Copyright Isp Liability Rules, Pamela Samuelson
Pushing Back On Stricter Copyright Isp Liability Rules, Pamela Samuelson
Michigan Technology Law Review
For more than two decades, internet service providers (ISPs) in the United States, the European Union (EU), and many other countries have been shielded from copyright liability under “safe harbor” rules. These rules apply to ISPs who did not know about or participate in user-uploaded infringements and who take infringing content down after receiving notice from rights holders. Major copyright industry groups were never satisfied with these safe harbors, and their dissatisfaction has become more strident over time as online infringements have grown to scale.
Responding to copyright industry complaints, the EU in 2019 adopted its Directive on Copyright and …