Injunctions against Intermediaries in the European Union: Accountable but Not Liable?
Nov 2017 · Cambridge Intellectual Property and Information Law Book 41 · Cambridge University Press
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In the European Union, courts have been expanding the enforcement of intellectual property rights by employing injunctions to compel intermediaries to provide assistance, despite no allegation of wrongdoing against these parties. These prospective injunctions, designed to prevent future harm, thus hold parties accountable where no liability exists. Effectively a new type of regulatory tool, these injunctions are distinct from the conventional secondary liability in tort. At present, they can be observed in orders to compel website blocking, content filtering, or disconnection, but going forward, their use is potentially unlimited. This book outlines the paradigmatic shift this entails for the future of the Internet and analyzes the associated legal and economic opportunities and problems.
About the author
Martin Husovec is a Slovak-born lawyer and academic. He is Assistant Professor at Universiteit van Tilburg, The Netherlands, appointed jointly by the Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society (TILT) and The Tilburg Law and Economics Center (TILEC). Husovec holds a Ph.D. (awarded summa cum laude) from the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition and Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich. He is also an Affiliate Scholar at Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society. His work has been cited by many media outlets including The New York Times and The Washington Post.
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