The regime of liability for intermediaries of services of communications companies is a highly critical issue. The related regulations outlined by the e-commerce directive have been effectively unable to keep pace with technological innovation.

As a result, different types of hosting have been created: network providers; access providers; information location tool providers; host providers; content providers and active hosting.

Perani Pozzi Associati has acquired significant experience in and out-of-court with regards to the liability of providers over hosted or transmitted content, defending well-known Internet Service Providers in legal proceedings.

In addition to defending hosting providers, defining policies for action and reporting to legal authorities in the event of content unlawfully present on proprietary servers, the firm defends holders of rights in order to obtain the removal of content unlawfully hosted by providers, also in cases of online counterfeiting.