Talk:Intermediary Liability

Definition of an ISP

Libraries are concerned that ISPs should not be over-broadly defined e.g. as to include organisations which are not generally considered to be ISPs such as libraries and educational institutions

-or that a safe harbour is provided e.g. the e-commerce directive "mere conduit" provision

E-commerce directive Article 12 "Mere conduit" 1. Where an information society service is provided that consists of the transmission in a communication network of information provided by a recipient of the service, or the provision of access to a communication network, Member States shall ensure that the service provider is not liable for the information transmitted, on condition that the provider: (a) does not initiate the transmission; (b) does not select the receiver of the transmission; and (c) does not select or modify the information contained in the transmission.

-New Zealand library association (2009) http://www.lianza.org.nz/news/newsroom/news1232571195.html "LIANZA has three major concerns about this section. The first concern relates to the extremely wide definition of internet service provider. As written, every person or organisation that has a website is an ISP, as is every library, school, educational institution, association, government department, company, business and office that provides Internet access to its users or to its staff."

Teresa