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ARTICLE · 07 JULY 2017

German Parliament To Adopt WiFi Act And Hate Speech Act This Week

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In two last-minute decisions, the German Parliament will likely adopt the WiFi Act and the Hate Speech Act in the last session of the current legislative term. The parliament will vote on both bills...

GermanyMedia, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment
Sven Schonhofen LL.M.
Sven Schonhofen LL.M.
Dr. Alexander Hardinghaus, LL.M.
Dr. Alexander Hardinghaus, LL.M.
Thomas Fischl
Thomas Fischl
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In two last-minute decisions, the German Parliament (Bundestag) will likely adopt the WiFi Act (Entwurf eines Drittes Gesetz zur Änderung des Telemediengesetzes) and the Hate Speech Act (Entwurf eines Gesetzes zur Verbesserung der Rechtsdurchsetzung in sozialen Netzwerken) in the last session of the current legislative term. The parliament will vote on both bills on 30 June 2017.

Scope of the WiFi Act

The WiFi Act shall contribute to increase the availability of open WiFis across Germany and is available online in German here. The bill will change the current provisions in the German Telemedia Act. Providers of open WiFis shall not be liable as intermediaries (so-called "Störerhaftung") anymore if a user of a WiFi violates intellectual property rights by using the WiFi.

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