2017/0131/D
EC/EFTA
DE Deutschland
  • SERV60 - Dienstleistungen im Zusammenhang mit dem Internet
2017-06-29
2017-04-03

Electronic media services

Draft Third Act amending the Act on electronic media

To ensure legal certainty for wireless local area network (WLAN) operators, the Act on electronic media [Telemediengesetz] shall clearly set out the extent of internet access providers' liability. Providers shall also be made exempt from many cost obligations currently in force, in particular for cautions. It shall be clarified that WLAN operators will not be obligated to register users in advance, to make a password compulsory, or to alter the service provision, though providers will still be free to take these measures voluntarily. It shall also be clarified that service providers may still be obligated to remove or block the use of information under general legislation by court or official orders, even if they are not responsible in accordance with §§ 8–10. For service providers pursuant to § 8(3), the act shall also stipulate the conditions under which court orders can be imposed on them to block the use of information, so as to prevent the law being broken again.