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Digital Services Act as a new era for platform liability - A fine thread between copyright enforcement and freedom of expression

Olsson, Raluca LU (2023) HARN63 20231
Department of Business Law
Abstract
Online platforms have gained significant economic and societal importance in the
last decade; the public debate on their extending influence, responsibilities and
liability has also reached unprecedented levels. Platforms entered most product and
service markets and disturbed trade, information exchange and communication, by
shifting the offline into the online environment; their use of existing data
innovatively resulted in the adoption and delivery of a vast range of digital services.
This paper researches this fascinating field: how to effectively regulate online
platforms, which use data/information flows globally and impact most aspects of
our economic and social lives, sometimes eluding or keeping beyond legal systems
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Online platforms have gained significant economic and societal importance in the
last decade; the public debate on their extending influence, responsibilities and
liability has also reached unprecedented levels. Platforms entered most product and
service markets and disturbed trade, information exchange and communication, by
shifting the offline into the online environment; their use of existing data
innovatively resulted in the adoption and delivery of a vast range of digital services.
This paper researches this fascinating field: how to effectively regulate online
platforms, which use data/information flows globally and impact most aspects of
our economic and social lives, sometimes eluding or keeping beyond legal systems
and fundamental rights?
The DSA Regulation is an ambitious legislative act, designed to modernize and
harmonize the digital services in the EU single market. It introduces extensive due
diligence obligations towards online platforms/search engines, concerning all types
of illegal information.
This paper is focused on two main areas surrounding the DSA Regulation. First, it
looks at the evolution of the platform liability for copyright-relevant content and
how the DSA regulation relates to the previous copyright acquis. Second, it
questions how the individualised rules for platforms are expected to impact the
freedom of expression.
The DSA Regulation shifts the focus from the existing platform liability issue, by
devising different layers of responsibilities and enforcement, according to the type and influence of the intermediary; most requirements are to be fulfilled by
individualised actors (VLOP/VLOSEs). At the same time, the DSA Regulation
regards the freedom of expression as a main objective and uses several references
to this fundamental right throughout. (Less)
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author
Olsson, Raluca LU
supervisor
organization
course
HARN63 20231
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
Digital Services Act, DSA, DSM directive, platform liability, copyright, freedom of expression
language
English
id
9120828
date added to LUP
2023-06-19 16:34:50
date last changed
2023-06-19 16:34:50
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  abstract     = {{Online platforms have gained significant economic and societal importance in the
last decade; the public debate on their extending influence, responsibilities and
liability has also reached unprecedented levels. Platforms entered most product and
service markets and disturbed trade, information exchange and communication, by
shifting the offline into the online environment; their use of existing data
innovatively resulted in the adoption and delivery of a vast range of digital services.
This paper researches this fascinating field: how to effectively regulate online
platforms, which use data/information flows globally and impact most aspects of
our economic and social lives, sometimes eluding or keeping beyond legal systems
and fundamental rights?
The DSA Regulation is an ambitious legislative act, designed to modernize and
harmonize the digital services in the EU single market. It introduces extensive due
diligence obligations towards online platforms/search engines, concerning all types
of illegal information.
This paper is focused on two main areas surrounding the DSA Regulation. First, it
looks at the evolution of the platform liability for copyright-relevant content and
how the DSA regulation relates to the previous copyright acquis. Second, it
questions how the individualised rules for platforms are expected to impact the
freedom of expression.
The DSA Regulation shifts the focus from the existing platform liability issue, by
devising different layers of responsibilities and enforcement, according to the type and influence of the intermediary; most requirements are to be fulfilled by
individualised actors (VLOP/VLOSEs). At the same time, the DSA Regulation
regards the freedom of expression as a main objective and uses several references
to this fundamental right throughout.}},
  author       = {{Olsson, Raluca}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Digital Services Act as a new era for platform liability - A fine thread between copyright enforcement and freedom of expression}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}