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Book SynopsisA New Framework for Intermediary Liability presents a step-by-step framework for determining when internet intermediaries ought to have a duty to act to prevent copyright infringement on their platforms and services.
This timely book argues that intermediary liability for copyright infringement should be focused on an intermediary’s actual responsibility for primary infringement and not simply its capacity to assist copyright owners in challenging infringement. Drawing on long-standing principles in the law of negligence, Kylie Pappalardo argues for a brand-new way to understand intermediary copyright liability and offers a means to distinguish innocent and responsible intermediaries at an early stage. Pappalardo reasons that a duty to act should only arise where the intermediary has causally contributed to the risk of infringement or where they have real and actual control over the actions of primary infringers.
With astute consideration of the links between tort law and copyright, this book will be a compelling read for copyright scholars and researchers interested in intellectual property and technology law. Judges, lawyers and policymakers looking for guidance on how to define intermediary liability for copyright infringement will also find helpful direction in this book.
Trade Review‘Kylie Pappalardo provides a compelling and articulate legal argument for reconsidering allocation of liability of online platforms for copyright infringement. Intermediary liability is an urgent public concern that needs adequate policy solutions as overenforcement might impact negatively upon users’ fundamental rights online. 'A New Framework for Intermediary Liability' deserves immediate attention by lawmakers, judges, scholars, and the public alike.’ -- Giancarlo Frosio, Queen's University Belfast
Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction to intermediary copyright liability 2. Responsibility theory 3. Causation: grounding a duty to act 4. Control in the absence of causation 5. Breaching the duty to minimize the risk of infringement: the negligence calculus 6. Copyright harm 7. Industry codes of practice and reliance liability 8. Conclusion Index
