Website hosts should not cave in to one anonymous complaint.(News) From: The Journal (Newcastle, England) | Date: November 11, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 MGN Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: By Mark Evans

Under the European E-commerce Directive, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) run the risk of being liable for the content of websites they host. Mark Evans reports.

To avoid liability, the terms and conditions under which companies host sites must forbid use of their hosting services for material that may infringe other parties' copyright or infringe other laws. On top of this, they must not know of any such infringement by their hosted si...