Internet liability

On the Viability of Using Liability to Incentivise Internet Security

Internet use is characterised by externalities, which means that it can be sufficiently profitable for criminal enterprises to flourish. One possible mechanism which could be considered to improve incentives is liability. We conduct a review of the literature relating to liability theory, liability online, and security economics in general and consider the impact that liability on any particula...

The knowledge standard for the Internet Intermediary Liability in China

After the Chinese Tort Liability Law was enacted in 2010, many discussions focus on the liability regime of internet intermediary service providers for illegal content on the internet under the Internet Clause. An online intermediary shall bear joint civil liability with the internet user when it knew that the internet user was taking advantage of its service to commit a tortuous act on its sys...

Internet Service Providers Immune from Liability for Third Party Defamation

Law Enforcement; a Function of Criminal Liability or Civil Liability

Despite the fact that in investigations and legal writings enough consideration has been paid to the founding principles and rules governing civil and criminal liability as well as damages of crime, the legal or disciplinary responsibility accompanying these two types of legal responsibilities has not been taken seriously into account and the people involved it - in particular, the authorities ...

Liability and liability insurance for medical malpractice.

Physicians typically carry virtually complete malpractice insurance coverage. This contradicts standard theoretical predictions that under a negligence rule of liability there should be no demand for insurance, and insurance policies under moral hazard will contain co-payment provisions. It is argued that judicial 'errors' in defining negligence generate a demand for liability and legal defense...