Copyright Act 1994

Acts permitted in relation to copyright works - Internet service provider liability

92C: Internet service provider liability for storing infringing material

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"What happens if an internet service stores something that breaks copyright rules?"

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You use the internet to share things with others. If you share something that infringes copyright, the internet service provider might store it. The internet service provider does not infringe copyright if they do not know the material is infringing. They must delete the material if they find out it is infringing. You might be using an internet service to share things. If the material you share infringes copyright, the internet service provider will not be in trouble if they do not know about it. But if they know or find out, they must delete the material as soon as possible. They must also tell you that they have deleted the material. If the internet service provider deletes your material, it does not stop the copyright owner from taking action against you. The copyright owner can still take you to court for infringing their copyright. The internet service provider must follow the law and delete infringing material to avoid trouble.

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Part 3Acts permitted in relation to copyright works
Internet service provider liability

92CInternet service provider liability for storing infringing material

  1. This section applies if—

  2. an Internet service provider stores material provided by a user of the service; and
    1. the material infringes copyright in a work (other than as a result of any modification by the Internet service provider).
      1. The Internet service provider does not infringe copyright in the work by storing the material unless—

      2. the Internet service provider—
        1. knows or has reason to believe that the material infringes copyright in the work; and
          1. does not, as soon as possible after becoming aware of the infringing material, delete the material or prevent access to it; or
          2. the user of the service who provided the material is acting on behalf of, or at the direction of, the Internet service provider.
            1. A court, in determining whether, for the purposes of subsection (2), an Internet service provider knows or has reason to believe that material infringes copyright in a work, must take account of all relevant matters, including whether the Internet service provider has received a notice of infringement in relation to the infringement.

            2. An Internet service provider who deletes a user’s material or prevents access to it because the Internet service provider knows or has reason to believe that it infringes copyright in a work must, as soon as possible, give notice to the user that the material has been deleted or access to it prevented.

            3. Nothing in this section limits the right of the copyright owner to injunctive relief in relation to a user’s infringement or any infringement by the Internet service provider.

            Notes
            • Section 92C: inserted, on , by section 53 of the Copyright (New Technologies) Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 27).