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Part 4 · Uses presumably authorised by law › Section 11

Flagging of uses authorised by law

(1) If user-generated content is to be blocked automatically when being uploaded and does not constitute minor use as per section 10, service providers are obliged

1.   to inform the user about the rightholder’s blocking request,

2.   to also inform the user when providing the information pursuant to no. 1 of the need to have legal permission pursuant to section 5 for the communication to the public, and

3.   to enable the user to flag the use as authorised by law pursuant to section 5.

(2) If user-generated content is to be blocked automatically only after it has already been uploaded, subsection (1) applies, with the proviso that the content is deemed to be a use presumably authorised by law for 48 hours even without any flagging pursuant to subsection (1) no. 3.

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