INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT: CHALLENGES IN PRACTICE, THEORY AND EDUCATION, VOLS 1AND 2

Michael Lang

doi:10.1007/978-0-387-78578-3_2

INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT: CHALLENGES IN PRACTICE, THEORY AND EDUCATION, VOLS 1AND 2

Michael Lang

Business Information Systems

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Abstract

Websites which rely on user-generated or user-supplied content (USC) run a variety of legal risks, as innocent, uninformed or malicious users may post material which infringes copyright, is defamatory, obscene or otherwise illegal. Amongst the strategies which developers might use to mitigate these risks are indemnities, moderation of content and designing systems in order to avail of the various safe harbours which have been developed specifically for online service providers. As the first two strategies have a number of legal and practical drawbacks, the primary protection must be the safe harbours. In an increasingly globalised world, it is unsafe to ignore foreign laws and therefore USC sites Should employ a robust but measured notice-and-takedown procedure.

Original language	English (Ireland)
Title of host publication	The Risks of User-Supplied Content Online
Number of pages	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78578-3_2
Publication status	Published - 1 Sep 2009

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Kennedy, R,Barry, C,Conboy, K,Lang, M,Wojtkowski, G,Wojtkowski, W

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