Compromise Between The Interests Of Information Society Service Providers And Those Of The Victims Of Copyright Infringement, Defamation Etc.

Compromise between the Interests of Information Society Service Providers and those of the Victims of Copyright Infringement, Defamation etc.
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Compromise between the Interests of Information Society Service Providers and those of the Victims of Copyright Infringement, Defamation e.t.c
Over the last two decades, the digital revolution has significantly changed the way people access and understands the news, particularly when it comes to news that is accessed from an online platform. Numerous scholars are of the opinion that manipulative and uncivil behaviors that take place on the online platform may persist and would become worse in the future. This implies that information that is spread on social media and other internet platforms will not be regulated and it will be separated from zones that are regarded as free-for-all.Directive 2000/31/EC, also referred to as the e-commerce directive, tend to address issues concerning the communication of personal data so that copyright information can be protected. Experts worry that free exchange of information will be compromised and lead to copyright infringement and violation of people’s privacy.This paper critically analyzes the compromise between the interests of information society service providers and those of the victims of copyright infringement and fake news.[Tanel Kerikmäe,Regulating Etechnologies in the European Union [recurso Electrónico]: Normative Realities and Trends. (Internet resource. N.d) 128] [KIara Votavova and Jakub Janda, Making online platforms responsible for news content (/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Making-online-platforms-responsible-for-news-content-3.pdf 2017). 3]
Background of the E-Commerce Directive
In the same way that technologies such as TV and radio shaped societies in the past, the internet is increasingly being used in the current generation to shape democracy. Studies have shown that elections that were carried out in 2016 in different parts of the world increasingly utilized social media such as Twitter and Facebook to influence political ideologies and voting patterns.However, the proliferation of misinformation and fake news on online platforms posed numerous challenges to authentic information and copyrighted material. This is one of the main factors that influenced authorities in the European Union to develop strategies that would be instrumental in curbing the spread of misinformation. However, it is important to note that it is increasingly challenging to differentiate between facts and fake news since online platforms are influenced by perceptions of different agents.[Jacob Finkel, et al, Fake News & Misinformation Policy Practicum (https://www-cdn.law.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Fake-News-Misinformation-FINAL-PDF.pdf 2017) 91]
The main aim of the Directive 2001/29/EC, also known as the InforSoc Directive, was to ensure that the various attributes of copyright and other rights associated with the information society were harmonized. Minimum aspects of copyright protection were introduced by the e-commerce directive but it did not set the standards that could be used to safeguard the interests of the public. Therefore, implementation of this direct...