LIABILITY OF INTERMEDIARIES: COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE

Author – Judith Rose Chirayath, Student at National University of Advanced Legal Studies

Best Citation – Judith Rose Chirayath, LIABILITY OF INTERMEDIARIES: COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE, ILE Competition and Company Law Journal, 1 (1) of 2023, Pg. 23-28, ISBN – 978-81-961120-6-6.

ABSTRACT

The organizations and individuals that make it possible for people to access the internet are called intermediaries. Intermediaries on the Internet connect parties or help them conduct transactions with one another. Presently, intermediaries are held liable for IP infringement to the degree that they actively take part in the process and are not only acting as service providers. As such, they have a duty to monitor what is published on their platform. The issue of intermediary liability has grown in importance with 60% of people utilising the internet to communicate and express themselves. In order to offer efficient online governance and administration under the law, the issues concerning intermediaries’ liability must be defined in order to not only prohibit infringing conduct but also to identify infringers and acts that constitute such infringement. In this essay, the topic of intermediary liability is explored, along with its extent and scope, as well as the legal systems that control it both inside and outside of India