Schwemer, Sebastian

Legal analysis of the intermediary service providers of non-hosting nature : Final report / This study was prepared for the European Commission by Sebastian Schwemer, Tobias Mahler, Håkon Styri .-- Luxembourg : Publications Office of the European Union, July 2020 .-- 66 p. : il. ; 1 documento PDF

This study offers a legal analysis of the “intermediary service providers of non-hosting nature”. It analyses the technological and legal evolution around non-hosting intermediary services and the way the existing legal framework for such services could be upgraded in the forthcoming Digital Services Act. The liability privilege is one of the most central aspects in the regulation of online intermediaries (“intermediaries”) both in Europe and other jurisdictions. In Europe, the liability exemptions benefiting certain intermediaries are included in the e-Commerce Directive (ECD).

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978-92-76-21330-7

10.2759/498182 . DOI

Comercio electrónico


marco jurídico
proveedores de servicios intermediarios
intermediario comercial
política comercial
mercado único digital
protección del consumidor


Mahler, Tobias
Styri, Håkon


Comisión Europea. Dirección General de Redes de Comunicación, Contenido y Tecnologías