What liability do Intermediary Service Providers have?
The Regulations limit the liability of service providers who unwittingly transmit or store unlawful content provided by others in certain circumstances. There are 3 categories of service providers whose liability is thus limited by the Regulations; those who transmit information (i.e. mere conduits), those who engage in “caching” information, and those engaged in “hosting” information. You should refer to Regulations 17- 22 for a full explanation of the requirements you will have to meet in order to fall within these limitations of liability and in case of doubt you should seek legal advice on such issues.
